Return to the Paths of the Dead - Abandoning All Reason

[Anvar]

Only via Tombs.

[Thranduil]

Only via Tombs.

Wasn't there a legendary Witch-King?

[Anvar]

Nope - a Witch King with Return that removes from the game if killed.

Anvar

[lem0nhead]

Morgul Prowler
Minion • Orc
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
When you play this minion you may shuffle up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your draw deck.

Meh.

Morgul Sneak
Minion • Orc
Strength: 4
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
When you play this minion you may shuffle a non-minion card from your discard pile into your draw deck.

Ok.

•Morgul Creep
Minion • Orc
Strength: 9
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
When you play this minion you may shuffe 2 cards from your discard pile, or a card from your dead pile, into your draw deck.

Shuffe needs an l! I guess not all DC's can set pulses racing.  

[DáinIronfoot]

Yeah, these all look fine to me.

[sickofpalantirs]

ditto dain the dwarf...

[Anvar]

Ok then, time to move on. So one of the themes of my culture is based on the distinction between being discarded and being killed. This was added late to LotR, and only to break a broken deck. Before the most recent CRD, if you were killed you were also discarded. This is no longer true. Since the theme of my set is death I present a cycle of Orcs that love being discarded. Note that this theme is especially good against Ithilien Blade:

Morgul Servant
Minion • Orc
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), wound an unbound companion.

Servant of Isengard
Minion • Orc
Strength: 8
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), exert a companion.

Servant of Ungol
Minion • Orc
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), discard a condition from play.

[lem0nhead]

Morgul Servant
Minion • Orc
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), exert a companion.

Sweet though this will trigger in the regroup. Is that intentional?

Servant of Isengard
Minion • Orc
Strength: 8
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), wound an unbound companion.

Swap this text and the one above, as if the little guy gets to the regroup he deserves to wound more than a stronger minion if you get me.

Servant of Ungol
Minion • Orc
Strength: 10
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
If this minion is discarded (not killed), discard a condition from play.

Sound.

[Anvar]

Thanks for the comment - you are spot on with the regroup thing. In that regard they are a bit like the Isengard orcs of old. If they survive to the end of the turn then the FP player will be taking quite a lot of pain.

Anvar

[DáinIronfoot]

LOVE the ideas...they all look good.

[Anvar]

Thanks for the reviews. Glad you like the theme. Today we have a Gothmog who works with the theme as seen so far, but also builds the theme of multi culture shadows. The second card is from my big horizontal cycle of Ride cards. Not sure of the power level of this one. Let me know what you guys think:

•Gothmog, Servant of Shadow
Minion • Orc
Strength: 13
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Enduring 1.
If this minion is discarded (not killed) you may spot a card to add 2 threats (if you cannot add a threat, add a burden instead).

(1) Warg Ride
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot 2 minions.
Each time the fellowship moves, you may scour 3 cards. For each Free Peoples card you scour, remove . For each or twilight minion you scour, you may remove to play that minion as if from hand.

[Thranduil]

•Gothmog, Servant of Shadow
Minion • Orc
Strength: 14
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Enduring 1.
If this minion is discarded (not killed) you may discard a minion from hand to add 2 threats (if you cannot add a threat, add 2 burdens instead).

It bugs me a lot that this guy has strength 14 for no particular reason; Gothmog should have strength 13. Other than that, it needs less of a cost for less of a benefit - discarding a minion from hand doesn't seem too playable to me.

Warg Ride
Condition • Support Area
To play spot 2 minions.
Each time the fellowship moves you may scour 3 cards. For each Free Peoples card you scour remove . For each or twilight minion you scour you may remove to play that minion as if from hand.

I think you've overcosted this card. It could even cost I reckon.

Thranduil

[Anvar]

Cards have been altered, with reduced cost and effect on Gothmog (not sure why I gave him strength 14).

Anvar

[lem0nhead]

•Gothmog, Servant of Shadow
Minion • Orc
Strength: 13
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Enduring 1.
If this minion is discarded (not killed) you may spot a card to add a threat (if you cannot add a threat, add a burden instead).


Well UP compared to any of the others, a threat is a measly benefit of his ability.

Warg Ride
Condition • Support Area
To play spot 2 minions.
Each time the fellowship moves you may scour 3 cards. For each Free Peoples card you scour remove . For each or twilight minion you scour you may remove to play that minion as if from hand.

Hmmm lower cost to 1 or even 0 as its good but your minions are costing 2 extra and you might even be removing pool for nothing.

[DáinIronfoot]

•Gothmog, Servant of Shadow
Minion • Orc
Strength: 13
Vitality: 3
Site: 4
Enduring 1.
If this minion is discarded (not killed) you may spot a card to add a threat (if you cannot add a threat, add 2 burdens instead).

I'd reverse that: "...add 2 threats (or, if you cannot add 2 threats, add a burden instead)." NOW I think you'd be cooking, as 2 threats is much more menacing and there's also a better chance of the burdens quickly being added instead.

Warg Ride
Condition • Support Area
To play spot 2 minions.
Each time the fellowship moves you may scour 3 cards. For each Free Peoples card you scour remove . For each or twilight minion you scour you may remove to play that minion as if from hand.

I think would be about perfect.

<Grammar Nazi> And don't forgot a comma after "To play", "fellowship moves", and both "you scour"s. </Grammar Nazi>