The Grey Company (8/2: "I bid you stand, Men/Dwarves/Elves of the West!")

[Beregond25]

•Angbor, The Fearless
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Knight. While you can spot Aragorn or a Wraith, Angbor is twilight cost -1 and gains the Aragorn signet.
Response: If a companion wins a skirmish, exert Angbor twice to remove a threat.
"‘Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster. Now that the fear of the Dead was removed they came to aid us and to look on the Heir of Isildur....'"

I am new to this but maybe make it if a Gondor wraith wins a skirmish exert Angbor twice and exert another companion to remove a threat.

•Grey Host
Companion • Wraith
Strength: 12
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Damage +1. Enduring. To play, spot 2 Wraiths (or Aragorn) and add 2 threats.
Grey Host's twilight cost is -2 for each ranger and Wraith you can spot.
Each time Grey Host kills a minion in a skirmish, you may remove a threat.
"‘...the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned.'"

High cost but good for the card. Nice
Like the Lore

off subject but Legolas could have ranger

[sickofpalantirs]

•Angbor, The Fearless
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Knight. While you can spot Aragorn or a Wraith, Angbor is twilight cost -1 and gains the Aragorn signet.
Response: If a companion wins a skirmish, exert Angbor twice to remove a threat.
"‘Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster. Now that the fear of the Dead was removed they came to aid us and to look on the Heir of Isildur....'"
fine by me



•Grey Host
Companion • Wraith
Strength: 12
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Damage +1. Enduring. To play, spot 2 Wraiths (or Aragorn) and add 2 threats.
Grey Host's twilight cost is -2 for each ranger and Wraith you can spot.
Each time Grey Host kills a minion in a skirmish, you may remove a threat.
"‘...the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned.'"

Ah...I always loved big beatstick companions...

[lem0nhead]

•Angbor, The Fearless
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Knight. While you can spot Aragorn or a Wraith, Angbor is twilight cost -1 and gains the Aragorn signet.
Response: If a companion wins a skirmish, exert Angbor twice to remove a threat.
"‘Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster. Now that the fear of the Dead was removed they came to aid us and to look on the Heir of Isildur....'"

Not a great ability but hes solid enough of a companion by his stats.

•Grey Host
Companion • Wraith
Strength: 12
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Damage +1. Enduring. To play, spot 2 Wraiths (or Aragorn) and add 2 threats.
Grey Host's twilight cost is -2 for each ranger and Wraith you can spot.
Each time Grey Host kills a minion in a skirmish, you may remove a threat.
"‘...the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned.'"[/i

So hes the big ent of the wraith world i see. Seens ok i reckon.

[Ulmo]

•Angbor, The Fearless
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Knight. While you can spot Aragorn or a Wraith, Angbor is twilight cost -1 and gains the Aragorn signet.
Response: If a companion wins a skirmish, exert Angbor twice to remove a threat.
"‘Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster. Now that the fear of the Dead was removed they came to aid us and to look on the Heir of Isildur....'"

Balanced with vitality 4 and double exertion

•Grey Host
Companion • Wraith
Strength: 12
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Damage +1. Enduring. To play, spot 2 Wraiths (or Aragorn) and add 2 threats.
Grey Host's twilight cost is -2 for each ranger and Wraith you can spot.
Each time Grey Host kills a minion in a skirmish, you may remove a threat.
"‘...the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned.'"

Always liked Host of Fangorn and Ent Horde with the cost reduction. Not sure about adding 2 threats to play though, seems a bit steep.  Could be defender +1 if more minions than comps?  Vitality 4?

[DáinIronfoot]

I'll consider tweaking Grey Host, Ulmo. I had thought about a conditional defender bonus myself....

For now, let's finally get to some events, shall we? We've hinted at them quite heavily with several of these companions, so let's start with ones that also tie into the threat theme. :hey:

Heeded Them Not
Event • Skirmish
Spot a Dwarf and add a threat to exert a minion skirmishing that Dwarf.
"‘...we came then at last upon battle in earnest.'"

Felt Not the Horror
Event • Skirmish
Spot an Elf and add a threat to make a minion skirmishing that Elf strength -3.
"‘And lo! in the darkness of Mordor my hope rose....'"

Just wanted to give Dwarves and Elves a simple threat-adding event. But the main event is below....

This Day We Fight!
Event • Skirmish
Spot Aragorn and X threats to make each character with the Aragorn signet strength +X (limit +3) until the regroup phase.
"‘I bid you stand, men of the West!'"

Bwaha! I rarely make events that can so drastically beef up the bulk of your fellowship, but I felt like if you work hard enough to get several companions with a certain signet AND a decent amount of threats, you ought to get rewarded for it. Is it too much, though?

[lem0nhead]

Heeded Them Not
Event • Skirmish
Add a threat to wound a minion skirmishing a Dwarf (except the Ring-bearer).
"‘...we came then at last upon battle in earnest.'"

I dont like events that can be abused by playing them without getting the effect. Id say Spot a dwarf and add a threat to wound a minion skirmishing that dwarf. Apart from that it seems ok, not sure if its not a 2 cost.

Felt Not the Horror
Event • Skirmish
Add a threat to make a minion skirmishing an Elf (except the Ring-bearer) strength -3.
"‘And lo! in the darkness of Mordor my hope rose....'"

See above.

This Day We Fight!
Event • Skirmish
Spot Aragorn and X threats or X twilight tokens to make each character with the Aragorn signet strength +X (limit +3) until the regroup phase.
"‘I bid you stand, men of the West!'"

Think you should pick one or the other because as it is this is insanely powerful. And it should probably be threats as pool is easy to add and inconsequential.

[Ulmo]

I like the changes you made after lem0n's suggestions.
Looks like they're all balanced.
This Day We Fight was far too powerful when adding twilight, glad you changed it to threats only.

[Thranduil]

•Angbor, The Fearless
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Knight. While you can spot Aragorn or a Wraith, Angbor is twilight cost -1 and gains the Aragorn signet.
Response: If a companion wins a skirmish, exert Angbor twice to remove a threat.
"‘Angbor of Lamedon came up with all the horsemen that he could muster. Now that the fear of the Dead was removed they came to aid us and to look on the Heir of Isildur....'"

I feel like he does not need resistance 7, but is otherwise fine.

•Grey Host
Companion • Wraith
Strength: 12
Vitality: 3
Signet: Aragorn
Damage +1. Enduring. To play, spot 2 Wraiths (or Aragorn) and add 2 threats.
Grey Host's twilight cost is -2 for each ranger and Wraith you can spot.
Each time Grey Host kills a minion in a skirmish, you may remove a threat.
"‘...the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned.'"

I think much cooler would be something like strength 5 vitality 7, or some other ridiculous distribution of stats that makes this guy's enduring phenomenal.

Heeded Them Not
Event • Skirmish
Spot a Dwarf (except the Ring-bearer) and add a threat to wound a minion skirmishing that Dwarf.
"‘...we came then at last upon battle in earnest.'"

I'm not sure what the reason is for the parentheses - the RB is always Gimli, and it's comparable to PAthS. Perhaps make it more by making it exert not wound (given that Dwarves like to kill through damage bonuses).

Felt Not the Horror
Event • Skirmish
Spot an Elf (except the Ring-bearer) and add a threat to make a minion skirmishing that Elf strength -3.
"‘And lo! in the darkness of Mordor my hope rose....'"

Again, not sure why it needs the parentheses (there are no balance issues I can see).

This Day We Fight!
Event • Skirmish
Spot Aragorn and X threats to make each character with the Aragorn signet strength +X (limit +3) until the regroup phase.
"‘I bid you stand, men of the West!'"

NO LIMITS! This card is currently very disappointing. Make it cost and lose the limit, or perhaps make it add the threats in the first place.

Thranduil