Light & Shadow - Complete Card List

[Thranduil]

Okay, to all reviewers!

Now we're going to have a little detour into "reprint and review land". So, to start things off, let's have a thesaurus reprint (I didn't want to reprint Brace of Coneys exactly because I didn't want it to be limited to Ring-bound Hobbits, but I wanted a simple burden removing common, and this seems to do that job quite well!):

Brace of Rabbits
Possession
Bearer must be a companion.
Fellowship: Discard this possession to remove a burden.
L C 145

Then I will have a tentative replacement for my Mr. Underhill:

•Frodo, Mr. Underhill
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
(Res): 10
Ring-bound.
In region 1, Frodo is strength +2.
In region 2, Frodo is strength +1.
L C 150

Is this good? I'm worried it might be too good, and it's competing with Weary from the Journey which is just a really strong RB. I want to do something with either regions or Free Peoples cultures, but I can't think of a decent build of it for a common RB. Do you guys have any ideas?

And I also want your input on something else. I'm trying to use a decent number of reprints, because MTG design has converted me to the view that reprints are important. I need an uncommon reprint, which can be from sets 1-10 (this set would rotate King block out) but I'm not sure which to choose. I was thinking Narrow Escape because it's a staple card if you're going to make an all Hobbit deck, but I'm not sure it is anymore thanks to Sam, BoGN and Bill the Pony, Dearly Loved. What do you guys think? What is the common or uncommon that you would want reprinted?

Sorry for asking you for all these ideas, but I find cards very tough to design.

Thranduil

[Gerontius]

Mr. Underhill's second line is pretty powerful, but compared to WftJ it's fine. A reprint Sam, GEW would be awesome, but that isn't a c/u. I think Brave and Loyal is a card I use a fair amount and it makes for some interesting deckbuilding, but I haven't seen many of the more competitive players use it. Other ideas: There and Back Again, You Must Help Us, NFFatrod...

[sickofpalantirs]

I like brave and loyal...also sudden fury
underhills fine

[lem0nhead]

That Frodo is ok now. Sorry but dont particularly like the shire culture so have no desire to see any reprints. The very idea of a bunch of short arse hairy midgets fending off a pack of uruks is absolute bollards, it shouldnt have been a fighting stand alone culture ever.

[Smeagollum]

Nothing wrong with this Frodo. Nice combo with Gandalf.

[Thranduil]

So once we've sorted out the issue of the reprint (which you can now find at this link), I look and find that there are only 3 cards left to post (except for the obvious Hobbit Sword). So, without further ado, here they are!

•Pippin, Thain of the Shire
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Pippin's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Pippin is strength +3 and cannot take wounds in skirmishes.
L U 153

•Merry, The Magnificent
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Merry's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Merry is strength +3 and defender +1.
L U 154

Stand As One
Event • Skirmish
Unless the fellowship is in region 3, exert 5 companions (or 3 companions) to remove your Ring-bearer from a skirmish.
L R 161

[sickofpalantirs]

So once we've sorted out the issue of the reprint (which you can now find at this link), I look and find that there are only 3 cards left to post (except for the obvious Hobbit Sword). So, without further ado, here they are!

•Pippin, Thain of the Shire
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Pippin's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Pippin is strength +3 and cannot take wounds in skirmishes.
L U 153
kewl!

•Merry, The Magnificent
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Merry's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Merry is strength +3 and defender +1.
L U 154
I likey.

Stand As One
Event • Skirmish
Unless the fellowship is in region 3, exert 5 companions (or 3 companions) to remove your Ring-bearer from a skirmish.
L R 161

I think it could cost less... 3 exertion is a heavy enough cost. 1 twilight would be fine.

[DáinIronfoot]

•Pippin, Thain of the Shire
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Pippin's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Pippin is strength +3 and cannot take wounds in skirmishes.
L U 153

I understand wanting to do valiant, but storywise, it really doesn't make much sense. Perhaps a knight instead?

Like him a lot, though.

•Merry, The Magnificent
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Merry's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Merry is strength +3 and defender +1.
L U 154

Here, valiant makes sense in all respects. A bit weaker than Pip, but that's okay, because he definitely still has his uses.

Stand As One
Event • Skirmish
Unless the fellowship is in region 3, exert 5 companions (or 3 companions) to remove your Ring-bearer from a skirmish.
L R 161

It is with cards like this that the lack of lore is most glaring. No real frame of reference, and thus the flavor takes a big hit. But it's a fine card. A bit expensive though, perhaps....

[Thranduil]

I understand wanting to do valiant, but storywise, it really doesn't make much sense. Perhaps a knight instead?

It doesn't make sense in the sense of the word, but I'm not using it like that anymore! You'll notice there was a valiant Sam a while back, and if you ignore the fact that the keyword has only ever before been put on Men, it makes just as much sense on Pippin and Sam as it does in Éomer.

It is with cards like this that the lack of lore is most glaring. No real frame of reference, and thus the flavor takes a big hit.

I could not agree more! This is me being a bit lazy. I keep meaning to go through these cards and give them lores, but I somehow never get round to it.

Thanks for your thoughts, guys!

Thranduil

[Gerontius]

I like the idea of doing the Hobbits as they were after the ring was destroyed-- maybe have something else hinting at the difference between them and the other hobbits. As well as Valiant.
Sweet cards though!

[lem0nhead]

•Pippin, Thain of the Shire
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Pippin's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Pippin is strength +3 and cannot take wounds in skirmishes.
L U 153

Holy moly cant take wounds in skirmishes? I like him but i think thats crazy, you cant kill the little bugger!

•Merry, The Magnificent
Companion • Hobbit
Str: 3
Vit: 4
Res: 8
Unyielding. Valiant (Merry's resistance is not modified by the number of burdens).
While you can spot 4 companions with resistance 8 or more, Merry is strength +3 and defender +1.
L U 154

Defender +1 aint great on a hobbit but otherwise fine.

Stand As One
Event • Skirmish
Unless the fellowship is in region 3, exert 5 companions (or 3 companions) to remove your Ring-bearer from a skirmish.
L R 161

Stop bypassing rules you big cheat! Nah seriously, i dont like it much to be honest, this screams making a card just to get round a ruling, which as much as you do/dont like it D expressed there reasons very clearly and we should stick to that. It came back in the day when they seemed to actually care about the game so id honour that.

[Smeagollum]

Yeah, maybe change that part of Pip in that he can't take more then one wound?

Like Merry!

About the event.. maybe it's better to reassign the minion to another companion and make the minion fierce?

[Thranduil]

Stop bypassing rules you big cheat! Nah seriously, i dont like it much to be honest, this screams making a card just to get round a ruling, which as much as you do/dont like it D expressed there reasons very clearly and we should stick to that. It came back in the day when they seemed to actually care about the game so id honour that.

That's interesting, I hadn't actually thought of Stand As One as a way of bypassing the cancelling skirmish rule - I didn't make this card because I don't like that ruling, I actually think it was very sensible - I just wanted a card to save the Ring-bearer.

Yeah, maybe change that part of Pip in that he can't take more then one wound?

About the event.. maybe it's better to reassign the minion to another companion and make the minion fierce?

Both excellent ideas. I will think on these, and I'll probably post some more cards later. In the meanwhile, any other opinions or discussion on this lot would be greatly valued!

Thranduil

[Smeagollum]

Stop bypassing rules you big cheat! Nah seriously, i dont like it much to be honest, this screams making a card just to get round a ruling, which as much as you do/dont like it D expressed there reasons very clearly and we should stick to that. It came back in the day when they seemed to actually care about the game so id honour that.

That's interesting, I hadn't actually thought of Stand As One as a way of bypassing the cancelling skirmish rule - I didn't make this card because I don't like that ruling, I actually think it was very sensible - I just wanted a card to save the Ring-bearer.

Yeah, maybe change that part of Pip in that he can't take more then one wound?

About the event.. maybe it's better to reassign the minion to another companion and make the minion fierce?

Both excellent ideas. I will think on these, and I'll probably post some more cards later. In the meanwhile, any other opinions or discussion on this lot would be greatly valued!

Thranduil

Actually.. I made some kind of bypass as well in the cards I've designed. Not that I wanted to x the skirmish, but I just wanted to see some kind of new mechanic... So I see your problem here....

[lem0nhead]

Lol you really didnt see it as an alternative to cancel? Its practically a paraphrase of it and does exactly the same thing. Well thats why i dont like it, though if i removed that from my opinion for a second, i think it would probably be balanced.