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January 08, 2009, 05:08:49 PM
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[2]Gift of the Evenstar, Symbol of Trust [Elven]
Artifact • Pendant
Resistance +1
To play, spot Arwen. Bearer must be Aragorn.
The aid cost of each [Elven] follower transferred to Aragorn is -1 (or -2 if that follower is Arwen or Elrond).
Each time Aragorn wins a skirmish, you may exert Arwen (or transfer her to your support area if Arwen is a follower) to heal Aragorn or another Elf.
"‘Ae ú-esteliach nad...estelio han. Estelio ammen.'"
I would phrase the first bit slightly differently to make room for non-twilight aid costs: "Each time an [Elven] follower is transferred to Aragorn, you may remove [1] (or [2] if that follower is Arwen or Elrond)."

[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Arwen, Elrond, Aragorn.
Response: If Aragorn or an Elf is about to take a wound, remove an [Elven] token from here or discard this condition to prevent that wound.
"‘I have made my choice....'"
I would also include Galadriel in the list of characters - after all she's Arwen's grandmother and is very important to both Aragorn and Arwen. This card is fine, but I've always loved the burritos following specific bloodlines and would love a Kings' Legacy type card for Elrond, Arwen and Aragorn.

[2] A Good Dream [Elven]
Event • Maneuver
Transfer an [Elven] follower from an unbound companion to your support area to heal that companion (and remove a burden or a threat if that companion has resistance 6 or more).
"‘You told me once this day would come.'"
Pretty good, I like this card.

[1] Still Hope [Elven]
Event • Response
If a burden or wound is about to be added by a Shadow card, spot Arwen or Elrond to prevent that. Then you may discard 2 cards from hand to shuffle this event into your draw deck.
"‘This is not the end...it is the beginning.'"
Interesting, though wounds are not "added" so that's a bit unclear. Not sure I'd use it in a deck, but it's cool. For ultra-usability, I would make the trigger "If a burden is about to added...".

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January 08, 2009, 06:05:45 PM
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[2]Gift of the Evenstar, Symbol of Trust [Elven]
Artifact • Pendant
Resistance +1
To play, spot Arwen. Bearer must be Aragorn.
The aid cost of each [Elven] follower transferred to Aragorn is -1 (or -2 if that follower is Arwen or Elrond).
Each time Aragorn wins a skirmish, you may exert Arwen (or transfer her to your support area if Arwen is a follower) to heal Aragorn or another Elf.
"‘Ae ú-esteliach nad...estelio han. Estelio ammen.'"
what if the aid cost is add 2 burdens? or exertions?

Fortunately, all [Elven] followers in Decipher's sets AND my own DC sets have an aid cost of twilight, and twilight only. Trust me...I checked. I'll just have to make sure that continues, and then we've got no problems. :up:

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January 09, 2009, 12:54:41 AM
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[2]Gift of the Evenstar, Symbol of Trust [Elven]
Artifact • Pendant
Resistance +1
To play, spot Arwen. Bearer must be Aragorn.
The aid cost of each [Elven] follower transferred to Aragorn is -1 (or -2 if that follower is Arwen or Elrond).
Each time Aragorn wins a skirmish, you may exert Arwen (or transfer her to your support area if Arwen is a follower) to heal Aragorn or another Elf.
"‘Ae ú-esteliach nad...estelio han. Estelio ammen.'"

How does the aid reduction work as far as you see Dain? What if its threats or exerting a companion? O and because its insanely specific it could cost 1 easily.

[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Arwen, Elrond, Aragorn.
Response: If Aragorn or an Elf is about to take a wound, remove an [Elven] token from here or discard this condition to prevent that wound.
"‘I have made my choice....'"

My only concern is you could play this in a pure elf deck and reinforce it like a fruit cake and then your elves never die.

[2] A Good Dream [Elven]
Event • Maneuver
Transfer an [Elven] follower from an unbound companion to your support area to heal that companion (and remove a burden or a threat if that companion has resistance 6 or more).
"‘You told me once this day would come.'"

Thats fine. Though as always a threat does not equal a burden.

[1] Still Hope [Elven]
Event • Response
If a burden or wound is about to be added by a Shadow card, spot Arwen or Elrond to prevent that. Then you may discard 2 cards from hand to shuffle this event into your draw deck.
"‘This is not the end...it is the beginning.'"

Nice.

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January 09, 2009, 05:51:18 AM
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Alright, I removed Arwen's Choice from the list (for now, at least) because it seems most folks want a "Legacy" type card instead, and the one person that didn't said it was potentially too powerful. :P

I also tweaked Symbol of Trust as Thran recommended. FM makes a very good point: restricting design space is the exact OPPOSITE of what I try to do.

:gp: to all. New cards (and hopefully a retooled Arwen's Choice) should be up shortly. :up:
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January 09, 2009, 08:57:16 AM
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Okay, sorry for the delay there. I've got a bevy of new and (in my humble opinion) pretty cool cards to finish off this little Elven detour into Elrond/Arwen/Galadriel stuff. First, we start with our completely revamped Arwen's Choice:

[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
Fellowship: Exert Aragorn to play Arwen from your discard pile; Arwen's twilight cost is -1.
Maneuver: Discard Arwen to take Gift of the Evenstar into hand from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard Arwen or Gift of the Evenstar to make Aragorn or Arwen strength +3.
"‘I have made my choice....'"

I love versatility, and this is one of the most versatile cards I've made to date. If you have Aragorn and Arwen around, this card can do all manner of things. Need strength? You got it. Need to set things up with Gift of the Evenstar? This can do that, too. Need to unclog your hand and/or save on twilight a bit? No problem: discard Arwen from your hand rather than playing her, then bring her out with the fellowship ability when you're in a better position to do so. This card bounces Arwen around to frustrate the heck out of your opponent. Is she staying or leaving? You can never be too sure, just like in the films. ;) Versatility AND flavor? Yeah, I'm happy with how this turned out. :up:

Now the ALL-all-new new stuff....

[2] A Greater Power [Elven]
Event
Spell.
Maneuver: Spot Elrond or Galadriel to spot a minion; that minion cannot use special abilities until the regroup phase.
Response: If a Shadow event is played, spot Elrond or Galadriel to cancel that event.
"‘...he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps. There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe...Elrond, and Galadriel, perhaps, now that his wickedness has been laid bare, but very few others.'"

Once again, versatility. Too expensive, though?

[2]Noldorian Legacy [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Each time Gil-galad wins a skirmish, make a minion assigned to an [Elven] or [Gondor] companion strength -2 until the regroup phase.
Each time Elrond (or a character bearing Elrond) wins a skirmish, heal an Elf.
Each time Arwen (or a character bearing Arwen) wins a skirmish, draw a card. If that card is an [Elven] card, you may exert a minion.

You asked for a Kings' Legacy-type, and I am a Dwarf of the people. Here it is, a very close copy of KL itself. Perhaps not overly creative, but cool? I'd like to think so. 8-)

This intentionally has no lore, as a nod to Kings' Legacy and Stewards' Legacy. The same is true of the next card, which ALSO harkens back to a well-known [Gondor] condition....

[4]Elven Council [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, Arwen.
Fellowship: Remove an [Elven] token from here to examine the top X cards of your draw deck, where X is the number of [Elven] tokens remaining here.
Maneuver: Remove an [Elven] token from here to heal a companion with the Elrond signet or bearing an [Elven] card.
Regroup: Remove an [Elven] token from here to reinforce another [Elven] token.

A distant relative of Noble Leaders...on crack. :P Forget the versatility of Arwen's Choice: this takes the cake. No, this takes the entire confectionery shop! Doing some of what each of the four listed characters is good at and mixing it all together makes for a staple card in nearly every [Elven] deck...provided such a deck includes several of the listed Elves and/or good token reinforcement. Surprise, surprise: using the three [Elven] followers in this set meet BOTH of those requirements....

- Play the follower Elrond, Lord of Imladris and use his text to pull Arwen, Lady of Rivendell, Galadriel, Lady in the Golden Wood, or Elven Council from your deck. Whichever one you need at the time.
- Once you have all three followers and Elven Council out, go nuts.
   -- Elrond, Arwen, and the Council heal like crazy. Consider this: transfer Arwen to someone bearing an [Elven] tale or [Elven] artifact to heal them. Then you can remove tokens from the Council to heal them even more. Then, if they win a skirmish, you can use Elrond to heal them (or another eligible companion) AGAIN. Wowzer!
   -- Galadriel chips in by reinforcing tokens on Elven Council using her "each time Galadriel is transferred" ability. And she, of course, can get the three already-posted "The Lady's _______" conditions (which happen to be [Elven] tales ;)) onto companions to make them eligible for all this other fun.

Yeah, I'm very happy with how this has all turned out. Sometimes these things just flow. This is why I still love DCing after years of doing it. :mrgreen:

One more note: I went back and made one little change to the Elrond follower: the bearer now gains his signet. I realized this was a prime opportunity to use it, since I introduced his signet two sets ago.
« Last Edit: January 12, 2009, 07:12:30 AM by DáinIronfoot »
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January 09, 2009, 12:47:35 PM
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Okay, sorry for the delay there. I've got a bevy of new and (in my humble opinion) pretty cool cards to finish off this little Elven detour into Elrond/Arwen/Galadriel stuff. First, we start with our completely revamped Arwen's Choice:

[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
Fellowship: Exert Aragorn to play Arwen from your discard pile; Arwen's twilight cost is -1.
Maneuver: Discard Arwen to take Gift of the Evenstar into hand from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard Arwen or Gift of the Evenstar to make Aragorn or Arwen strength +3.
"‘I have made my choice....'"
uh...ok.  purty cool.


[3] A Greater Power [Elven]
Event
Spell.
Maneuver: Spot Elrond or Galadriel to spot a minion; that minion cannot use special abilities until the regroup phase.
Response: If a Shadow event is played, spot Elrond or Galadriel to cancel that event.
"‘...he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps. There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe...Elrond, and Galadriel, perhaps, now that his wickedness has been laid bare, but very few others.'"
2 would be fine.

[2]Noldorian Legacy [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Each time Gil-galad wins a skirmish, make an [Elven] or [Gondor] companion strength +2 until the regroup phase.
Each time Elrond (or a character bearing Elrond) wins a skirmish, heal an Elf.
Each time Arwen (or a character bearing Arwen) wins a skirmish, draw a card. If that card is an [Elven] card, you may exert a minion.
fine. I'd like some more elven things thought, maybe tokens?

[4]Elven Council [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, Arwen.
Fellowship: Remove an [Elven] token from here to examine the top X cards of your draw deck, where X is the number of [Elven] tokens remaining here.
Maneuver: Remove an [Elven] token from here to heal a companion with the Elrond signet or bearing an [Elven] card.
Regroup: Remove an [Elven] token from here to reinforce another [Elven] token.
wowza.  I'm trying to figure out whether 4 is too much or too litt.e
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January 10, 2009, 10:30:29 AM
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[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
Fellowship: Exert Aragorn to play Arwen from your discard pile; Arwen's twilight cost is -1.
Maneuver: Discard Arwen to take Gift of the Evenstar into hand from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard Arwen or Gift of the Evenstar to make Aragorn or Arwen strength +3.
"‘I have made my choice....'"
I think it would be better if the fellowship ability could fetch Arwen as well (and possibly then miss the twilight reduction). Then it's cool. I would also strive to make a version of Aragorn whose twilight cost is -2 while you can spot Arwen so that you could start both.

[2] A Greater Power [Elven]
Event
Spell.
Maneuver: Spot Elrond or Galadriel to spot a minion; that minion cannot use special abilities until the regroup phase.
Response: If a Shadow event is played, spot Elrond or Galadriel to cancel that event.
"‘...he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps. There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe...Elrond, and Galadriel, perhaps, now that his wickedness has been laid bare, but very few others.'"
I think I would replace the second "spot" with "choose". Otherwise, I think this is fine.

[2]Noldorian Legacy [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Each time Gil-galad wins a skirmish, make an [Elven] or [Gondor] companion strength +2 until the regroup phase.
Each time Elrond (or a character bearing Elrond) wins a skirmish, heal an Elf.
Each time Arwen (or a character bearing Arwen) wins a skirmish, draw a card. If that card is an [Elven] card, you may exert a minion.
I didn't want particularly a Kings' Legacy card, just a bloodline card (like Stewards' Legacy, Wells of Deep Memory etc.). And also I think these are the wrong 3 for a Noldorian bloodlines card given that neither Elrond nor Arwen are actually of the Noldor - in order to be Noldor, you basically need to have seen the lights of the Trees (or be closely descended from one who has like Gil-galad). So I would take Gil-galad, Galadriel and Glorfindel (I'm having trouble thinking up more Noldor that have cards already, but those are definites). Or, I would call the card something else and follow the Elrond/Arwen/Aragorn bloodline who after all are all related (Aragorn being Elrond's great x100 nephew!). I just don't think Gil-galad/Elrond/Arwen makes sense as a bloodline.

[4]Elven Council [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, Arwen.
Fellowship: Remove an [Elven] token from here to examine the top X cards of your draw deck, where X is the number of [Elven] tokens remaining here.
Maneuver: Remove an [Elven] token from here to heal a companion with the Elrond signet or bearing an [Elven] card.
Regroup: Remove an [Elven] token from here to reinforce another [Elven] token.
Certainly interesting. I think the cost is absolutely fine seeing as Elves love expensive cards anyway. I would, however, simplify the fellowship ability to reveal a fixed number of cards (say 4) just to save space on the card.

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January 12, 2009, 01:08:10 AM
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[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
Fellowship: Exert Aragorn to play Arwen from your discard pile; Arwen's twilight cost is -1.
Maneuver: Discard Arwen to take Gift of the Evenstar into hand from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard Arwen or Gift of the Evenstar to make Aragorn or Arwen strength +3.
"‘I have made my choice....'"

The maneuver isnt really worth doing. Otherwise its ok-ish.

[2] A Greater Power [Elven]
Event
Spell.
Maneuver: Spot Elrond or Galadriel to spot a minion; that minion cannot use special abilities until the regroup phase.
Response: If a Shadow event is played, spot Elrond or Galadriel to cancel that event.
"‘...he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps. There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe...Elrond, and Galadriel, perhaps, now that his wickedness has been laid bare, but very few others.'"

Ive always liked cancelling cards but everyone always moans they hand clog, which is why i presume you did the first bit? I love this card therefore, cos i think im one of the few who actually liked and used board is set. Good.

[2]Noldorian Legacy [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Each time Gil-galad wins a skirmish, make an [Elven] or [Gondor] companion strength +2 until the regroup phase.
Each time Elrond (or a character bearing Elrond) wins a skirmish, heal an Elf.
Each time Arwen (or a character bearing Arwen) wins a skirmish, draw a card. If that card is an [Elven] card, you may exert a minion.

Id make the gil galad bonus lesser cos its really easy for him to win. Apart from that cool.

[4]Elven Council [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale. When you play this condition, add an [Elven] token here for each of the following you can spot: Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn, Arwen.
Fellowship: Remove an [Elven] token from here to examine the top X cards of your draw deck, where X is the number of [Elven] tokens remaining here.
Maneuver: Remove an [Elven] token from here to heal a companion with the Elrond signet or bearing an [Elven] card.
Regroup: Remove an [Elven] token from here to reinforce another [Elven] token.

I dont think you need the word remaining as once the token is removed to pay the cost it cant be spotted as part of X. I like the card. Very cool. Maybe 3 cost?

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January 12, 2009, 07:10:04 AM
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[2]Arwen's Choice [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
Fellowship: Exert Aragorn to play Arwen from your discard pile; Arwen's twilight cost is -1.
Maneuver: Discard Arwen to take Gift of the Evenstar into hand from your draw deck or discard pile.
Skirmish: Discard Arwen or Gift of the Evenstar to make Aragorn or Arwen strength +3.
"‘I have made my choice....'"
I think it would be better if the fellowship ability could fetch Arwen as well (and possibly then miss the twilight reduction). Then it's cool.

You mean you'd prefer the fellowship ability to ALSO be able to grab Arwen from the deck? Hmmm. :-k My only worry then is that you could easily toss in four versions of Arwen and then use Aragorn to pull whichever one you need, discarding the others and mixing and matching as you wish. And that's not quite the point. If you don't think that'd be an issue, let me know and I can change it.

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[2]Noldorian Legacy [Elven]
Condition • Support Area
Each time Gil-galad wins a skirmish, make an [Elven] or [Gondor] companion strength +2 until the regroup phase.
Each time Elrond (or a character bearing Elrond) wins a skirmish, heal an Elf.
Each time Arwen (or a character bearing Arwen) wins a skirmish, draw a card. If that card is an [Elven] card, you may exert a minion.
I didn't want particularly a Kings' Legacy card, just a bloodline card (like Stewards' Legacy, Wells of Deep Memory etc.). And also I think these are the wrong 3 for a Noldorian bloodlines card given that neither Elrond nor Arwen are actually of the Noldor - in order to be Noldor, you basically need to have seen the lights of the Trees (or be closely descended from one who has like Gil-galad). So I would take Gil-galad, Galadriel and Glorfindel (I'm having trouble thinking up more Noldor that have cards already, but those are definites). Or, I would call the card something else and follow the Elrond/Arwen/Aragorn bloodline who after all are all related (Aragorn being Elrond's great x100 nephew!). I just don't think Gil-galad/Elrond/Arwen makes sense as a bloodline.

All good points. Technically, Elrond and Arwen may not be Noldorian Elves, but they are definately part of the same lineage as Gil-galad and many of the other Noldor (including all the High Kings): the House of Finwë. So I think the "legacy" they carry definately harkens back to the Noldorians, even if they can't quite be counted among their number.

I had strongly considered Elrond/Arwen/Aragorn instead, but since Aragorn already appears on both Kings' Legacy and Noble Leaders, I figured he had enough cards like this already. Gil-galad has diddly squat, even though just-as-often-appearing Elendil gets both Kings' Legacy and Crown of Gondor to play with. I think it's high time the last High King of the Noldor gets in on the action.

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Id make the gil galad bonus lesser cos its really easy for him to win. Apart from that cool.

True enough, but if Elendil gets it, I think Gil-galad should as well. On second thought, though, I think I WILL tweak it a little to be more Elvish. ;)

Thanks for the comments, guys. Anything else?
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January 12, 2009, 08:19:23 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/12: Forth the Elven Hunters!)
« Reply #129 on: January 12, 2009, 08:19:23 AM »
If there are any more comments on the last cards, feel free to jump on 'em. In the meantime, in the interests of trying to catch lem0n before he logs off for the day :P, we're going to transition into [Elven] hunter stuff now, just as we did for the [Dwarven] culture (Helm's Deep, then Three Hunters).

First, a repost of our Three Hunters version of Legolas:

[2]Legolas, From Distant Mirkwood (G) (re-post)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Archer. Hunter 1.
Legolas may be spotted as an [Elven] companion.
While you can spot Aragorn and Gimli, Legolas gains hunter 1.
Each time Legolas wins a skirmish, you may exert him to make a minion skirmishing a hunter companion strength -1 for each hunter companion you can spot (limit -3) until the regroup phase.
"‘He stands not alone,' said Legolas, bending his bow and fitting an arrow with hands that moved quicker than sight. ‘You would die before your stroke fell.'"


And a repost of a condition that has already appeared in the [Gondor] and [Dwarven] cultures:

[2]A Marvel Among the Three Kindreds [Elven] (re-post)
Condition • Support Area
Tale.
While Aragorn and Legolas each bear a ranged weapon and are each hunters, the fellowship archery total is +1.
While Legolas and Gimli each bear a hand weapon and are each hunters, they are each damage +1.
While Gimli and Aragorn each bear a weapon and are each hunters, they are each strength +1.
"‘With hope or without hope we will follow the trail of our enemies. And woe to them, if we prove the swifter!'"


And now, a couple possessions that tie the follower stuff up with a bow and...well, a bow of a different kind that slides us into hunting. ;) Enjoy!

(0) Horn of the Galadhrim [Elven]
Possession • Horn
Bearer must be an unbound Elf.
Skirmish: Exert bearer and discard a card from hand to make a minion skirmishing an unbound companion strength -1 (or -2 if the discarded card is an Elf or [Elven] follower) until the regroup phase.
"‘That is no orc horn....'"

[1]Bow of the Galadhrim, Great Bow of Lórien [Elven]
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be Legolas.
While the fellowship is at a battleground, forest, or plains site, Legolas gains hunter 1.
Each time another hunter companion wins a skirmish, you may exert Legolas to wound a minion in that skirmish.
"Legolas sat above on the parapet, fingering his bow, and peering out into the gloom."
« Last Edit: January 13, 2009, 05:38:31 AM by DáinIronfoot »
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January 12, 2009, 08:22:30 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/12: Forth the Elven Hunters!)
« Reply #130 on: January 12, 2009, 08:22:30 AM »
If there are any more comments on the last cards, feel free to jump on 'em. In the meantime, in the interests of trying to catch lem0n before he logs off for the day :P, we're going to transition into [Elven] hunter stuff now, just as we did for the [Dwarven] culture (Helm's Deep, then Three Hunters).

LOL predictable much? Im going in 5 minutes and keep waiting here for new DC's til i go. The symbiosis is a beautiful harmony DI!

[1] Horn of the Galadhrim [Elven]
Possession • Horn
Bearer must be an unbound Elf.
Skirmish: Exert bearer and discard a card from hand to make a minion skirmishing an unbound companion strength -1 (or -2 if the discarded card is an Elf or [Elven] follower) until the regroup phase.
"‘That is no orc horn....'"

Could be free i reckon.

[1]Bow of the Galadhrim, Great Bow of Lórien [Elven]
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be Legolas.
Legolas gains hunter 1 for each of the following the fellowship is at: battleground, forest, plains.
Each time Legolas wins a fierce skirmish, you may heal him.
"Legolas sat above on the parapet, fingering his bow, and peering out into the gloom."

Its ok, would struggle justifying using this over the others cos Legy never really tanks.

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January 12, 2009, 08:23:26 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/12: Forth the Elven Hunters!)
« Reply #131 on: January 12, 2009, 08:23:26 AM »
Quote from: DáinIronfoot
[1] Horn of the Galadhrim [Elven]
Possession • Horn
Bearer must be an unbound Elf.
Skirmish: Exert bearer and discard a card from hand to make a minion skirmishing an unbound companion strength -1 (or -2 if the discarded card is an Elf or [Elven] follower) until the regroup phase.
"‘That is no orc horn....'"
Seems a bit UP. Perhaps a resistance bonus?

Quote from: DáinIronfoot
[1]Bow of the Galadhrim, Great Bow of Lórien [Elven]
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be Legolas.
Legolas gains hunter 1 for each of the following the fellowship is at: battleground, forest, plains.
Each time Legolas wins a fierce skirmish, you may heal him.
"Legolas sat above on the parapet, fingering his bow, and peering out into the gloom."
Solid.

January 12, 2009, 11:55:42 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/12: Forth the Elven Hunters!)
« Reply #132 on: January 12, 2009, 11:55:42 AM »
I still contest that Elrond is even part of the House of Finwe. Yes he has some relations to Gil-galad (like a cousin once removed or something) but he also has ancesters from the Edain, the Teleri and so many other different groups that I would not call him Noldorian. Arwen you can make a stronger case for as being the granddaughter of Galadriel, but I'm really not convinced.

Actually, I don't really care about that - my main problem is that it just feels to me like Gil-galad, Elrond and Arwen are a bit of a weird 3 to choose. I would much prefer Gil-galad, Elrond and Glorfindel as 3 Elves who took part in the Last Alliance, for example, and who all can claim Noldorian heritage.

(0) Horn of the Galadhrim [Elven]
Possession • Horn
Bearer must be an unbound Elf.
Skirmish: Exert bearer and discard a card from hand to make a minion skirmishing an unbound companion strength -1 (or -2 if the discarded card is an Elf or [Elven] follower) until the regroup phase.
"‘That is no orc horn....'"
Okay, seems fine.

[1]Bow of the Galadhrim, Great Bow of Lórien [Elven]
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be Legolas.
Legolas gains hunter 1 for each of the following the fellowship is at: battleground, forest, plains.
Each time Legolas wins a fierce skirmish, you may heal him.
"Legolas sat above on the parapet, fingering his bow, and peering out into the gloom."
I don't like all thast hunter bonus on a single card that costs [1]. I would prefer hunter 1 if at a battleground or forest site and a more useful second ability.

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January 13, 2009, 05:58:48 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/13: Green, Smelly Feet...wait, what?)
« Reply #133 on: January 13, 2009, 05:58:48 AM »
Okay, I may reconsider on Noldorian Legacy. I'll revisit that before the culture is over.

For now, I revamped Great Bow of Lórien. How is it now?

While you consider that, here's some new stuff as we fully immerse ourselves in [Elven] hunting. Enjoy! :mrgreen:

[3] Light Feet Run Swiftly [Elven]
Event • Response
If the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, spot an Elf hunter to heal each hunter companion.
"They went in single file, running like hounds on a strong scent, and an eager light was in their eyes."

Too good?

[1] The Green Smell [Elven]
Event • Fellowship
If the fellowship is at a forest, river, or plains site, heal an Elf hunter. Then you may add [2] to place this event on top of your draw deck.
"Legolas took a deep breath, like one that drinks a great draught after long thirst in barren places."

Recycled healing, at the cost of slight deck clog. On the plus side, it's a way to guarantee an [Elven] card is on top of your deck.... :up:
« Last Edit: January 13, 2009, 06:34:37 AM by DáinIronfoot »
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January 13, 2009, 06:28:32 AM
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Re: The Way Into Mordor - Elves (1/13: Green, Smelly Feet...wait, what?)
« Reply #134 on: January 13, 2009, 06:28:32 AM »
You seriously need to change the title of that second one... I about fell out of my chair when I first read it. Something like "Woodland Breeze" or something like that. The Green Smell...  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: