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menace64 · « **on:** November 13, 2008, 06:26:50 PM »

You crazy people - what with your positive comments and support throughout my Lands of Shadow set - have influenced me to design another set based around the same principle: giving subcultures the strength to flourish *without* the normal set of keywords.

My first idea is to focus on developing some new Free Peoples mechanics as a nice counterbalance to my previous set which has been Shadow-heavy.

The question for you, my allies, is to help me settle on some cultures. I want a fair mixture of already-done themes - like Ents, for example - to apply to this new design philosophy as well as brand-new subcultures to bring into the game... if any more exist.

So. I ask the question: What Free Peoples cultures should appear in this new set?

Gate Troll · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:01:58 PM »

Definitely the

culture because of Ents and Huorns, maybe some

culture, it would be interesting to explore the Buckland and Bree aspects of the story as Decipher never did, perhaps some

culture as well, knights of Dol Amroth anyone?

Thranduil · « **Reply #2 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:14:51 AM »

The Woses, Erkenbrand, Tom Bombadil, the Rangers of Arnor, Southern Gondor.

I might think of a few more themes later!

Thranduil

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #3 on:** November 14, 2008, 10:17:22 AM »

definitly knights of dol amroth. I love dol amroth. Imrahil is probably my favorite TCG card ever.
and you need to make a kick butt version of imrahil...perhaps several kick butt versions.
I mean, this is one of 3 people who escape pelonor unwoudned...he should be AWESOME!
anyway
aside from that, more of the gondor people who came to help minas tirith, huorns, woses, bree, bombadil and 'berry.
dunedain...definitly dunedain. maybe some more elrohir and elladan as well?

Elf_Lvr · « **Reply #4 on:** November 14, 2008, 12:10:56 PM »

Grey Company stuff, although I think you were doing that in your other set already. Dol Amroth knights sound cool. Definitely Bombadil.

menace64 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:55:39 PM »

Ahh! So many good ideas!

I've begun consolidating various materials into a cardlist, tentatively titled Lands of Not-Shadow. The Southern Kingdom of Gondor is definitely in this set, as are cards to help fill-out the subcultures and themes I introduced in my current set.

I'm going to bring Erkenbrand into the game again, along with his followers. Woses... maybe. This does feel like the start of a good set, I dare say.

I'm not too sure about Tom Bombadil. Really, Decipher's take on him is about as close as you can get... if I did anything it would be him as non-character cards (like "Tom's Resolution" and "Tom's Direction"), which would be the same for Goldberry. That doesn't excite me much. They're just as uncardable as they are unfilmable...

Gate Troll, I like your idea about the "rest" of the Hobbits. But how could that be pulled off outside of making followers - a card type I'm pretty much adamantly against.

MR. Lurtzy · « **Reply #6 on:** November 14, 2008, 11:14:08 PM »

Bree would be interesting.

menace64 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2008, 01:22:41 AM »

If I include Bree in this set I'd form it into a complete subculture. But there are three cultures it could easily fall into:

,

, and

.

menace64 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:05:42 AM »

After putting considerable thought into it, I still can't decide what culture Bree should fall into.

would work easiest since it already has characters like Barliman Butterbur and tons of Men support cards, though some split between

and

would make much more thematic sense.

In Lands of Shadow I've tried to write each card to represent as closely as possible what transpires in book and film. That's why the new "Gondor Wraiths" appear as FP cards in the

culture. It forces two cultures to work together which is what happens in the story. For that reason I'd like to put the village of Bree into this new set as both

and

, using some unloaded keyword like Breelander to tie them together.

Or maybe Bree should fall completely into the

culture, since their contact with Gondor is all but dead during the War of the Ring. I actually like this the most so far of the three options.

Any suggestions or criticisms?

Elf_Lvr · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:43:33 AM »

Having

culture men would be a little weird, but I'm sure you could do it. I'd like the

/

split, myself.

Thranduil · « **Reply #10 on:** November 16, 2008, 07:49:35 AM »

Ditto EL. I'm looking forward to this set.

Thranduil

DáinIronfoot · « **Reply #11 on:** November 17, 2008, 12:03:11 PM »

Personally, I'd prefer

for Bree, with perhaps some Men and even Hobbits thrown in. (Yes,

Hobbits. How fun would THAT be?)

But I can see the case for the

/

split. I think

Men would probably be too odd, personally. Even more odd than

Hobbits.

Gate Troll · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2008, 12:36:32 PM »

They're men that live within the boundaries of the Shire, what's so odd about that? Personally I hated the way D shoved all the 'miscellaneous' freeps into the

culture.

menace64 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2008, 05:23:34 PM »

I agree with you, GT. Ents should have got their own culture.

I'm going to continue rolling this Bree business around in my head for a little while, because for now I'm busy working on this new

subculture... :x

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #14 on:** November 18, 2008, 10:24:57 AM »

I can't reconcile men hobbits in my mind. you could make bree the

culture just to maket hings interesting