Dunland is my favorite culture. They love site control, I love site control. They love big skirmishers, I love big skirmishers. They hate archery... yeah, I do too.
This new breed of Dunlending is more focused, and more deadly, than before. For now they only really care about 3 things: whether or not they're bearing a weapon, whether or not they control a site, and whether or not there's a companion bearing one of their Shadow conditions.
Yup. That's the new mechanic for Dunland (and, as you'll see a couple of posts down,
![[Isengard]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/isengard.png "Isengard")
Men). For every hut that they send up in flames, they want at least one do-gooder to walk away traumatized. I saw the potential for this kind of mechanic buried in cards like
Harmless and
Lying in Wait, and when it came time to flesh things out I found it extremely easy to do so. It's almost like Decipher wanted the same thing but never got around to finishing it.
Like I said a few days ago, I've left the card titles of each card with a link to its previous version. That way you can look at the before-and-after. In many cases all I had to do was change the culture, but at other times it came down to re-envisioning the card, maintaining its particular flavor while imbuing it with the new culture's personality. And, whenever I could, I've tried to move minions into what I called micro-groups, so that minions that work closely together actually appear to be from the same scene. For Shadows II, almost all of the Dunland minions use images from Saruman's speech in Isengard.
![[1]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/1.png "1")
Bloodthirsty ![[Dunland]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/dunland.png "Dunland")
Regroup Event
Spot 2
Men to wound an unbound companion.
The ferocity of the Dunlendings is not easily slaked.11R3
![[5]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/5.png "5")
*Chieftain of Dunland Man Minion
Strength 11
Vitality 2
Site Number 3
Fierce.
Skirmish: Spot a site you control and remove
![[2]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/2.png "2")
to make a
Man strength +2.
Skirmish: Spot 2 sites you control and remove
to make a
Man strength +3.
Skirmish: Spot 3 sites you control and remove
to make a
Man strength +4
11R4
Driven From the Plains Support Area Condition
Each time you take control of a site, you may exert a
minion to make the Free Peoples player wound a companion.
Response: If your
Man wins a skirmish, discard this condition to replace the fellowship's current site with a site from your adventure deck.
The Hillmen sent the villagers before them like lambs to the slaughter.11C5
![[3]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/3.png "3")
Dunlending Ambusher
(Formerly
Vicious Dunlending)
Man Minion
Strength 9
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Each time this minion is assigned to a skirmish, you may play a transferable
condition from your discard pile.
A swath of terror cut across the fields of Rohan.11S6
Dunlending Backstabber
(Formerly
Harrying Hillman)
Man Minion
Strength 8
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Lurker.Each time a character is killed or discarded during a skirmish, you may make this minion strength +3 until the regroup phase.
Though Dunlendings are by no means cowardly, their prowess in battle seems to manifest more as victory grows more assured.11U7
![[4]](https://lotrtcgdb.com/forums/Smileys/classic/4.png "4")
Dunlending Fighter
(Formerly
Grousing Hillman)
Man Minion
Strength 10
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Each time this minion wins a skirmish, you may discard 2
cards from hand to take control of a site.
The speech of Saruman stirred the hearts of the Dunlendings into a murderous frenzy.11C8
Dunlending Marauder
(Formerly
Engrossed Hillman)
Man Minion
Strength 9
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Each time this minion wins a skirmish, you may discard 2
cards from hand to take control of a site.
Years of disquiet manifested as consuming rage with the arrival of Saruman.11C9
Dunlending Rebel
(Formerly
Primitive Savage)
Man Minion
Strength 8
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Response: If you transfer a
condition to a character, remove
to make a
Man or
minion strength +1 until the regroup phase.
By the design of Saruman, Dunland's renewed aggression against Rohan came about as the Uruk-hai prepared for their own invasion.11C8
Dunlending Rioter
(Formerly
Crazed Hillman)
Man Minion
Strength 9
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Response: If another
Man is about to take a wound, wound this minion to prevent that.
Already given to fierce passions, a warrior of Dunland easily loses control in the heat of battle.11C9
Dunlending Stormer
(Formerly
Wrathful Hillman)
Man Minion
Strength 11
Vitality 2
Site Number 3
While you control 2 sites, this minion may not take wounds.
Skirmish: If you control a dwelling or plains site, discard 2
cards from hand to make this minion
damage +1."‘For behold! the storm comes, and now all friends should gather together, lest each singly be destroyed.'"11R10
Dunlending Trapper Man Minion
Strength 8
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
Lurker.
Assignment: Discard a
card from hand to assign this minion to an unbound companion.
His traps catch men as well as beasts.11U11
Dunlending Zealot Man Minion
Strength 7
Vitality 1
Site Number 3
While you control 2 sites, each
Man is strength +2.
"…unfriendly to the Dunedain, hating the Rohirrim."11C12
Harmless Support Area Condition
While borne by a companion, the fellowship archery total is -1 and bearer cannot use its special abilities.
Maneuver: Spot a site you control or a
Man bearing a hand weapon to transfer this condition from your support area to a companion.
11U13
In the Wild Men's Wake Response Event
If a
Man wins a skirmish, play a transferable
condition from your discard pile, then transfer it to the losing companion. If you control 2 sites, make that minion
fierce until the regroup phase.
11R14
Lying in Wait Support Area Condition
Each
Man bearing a hand weapon is strength +2 while skirmishing bearer.
Skirmish: Spot a site you control or a
Man bearing a hand weapon to transfer this condition from your support area to an unbound companion.
11C15
Pursuing Horde Support Area Condition
To play, spot 3
Men.
Each time the fellowship moves, if this condition is borne by a companion, you may play a
Man from your discard pile.
Response: If the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, spot a
Man to transfer this condition from your support area to a companion.
11R16
*Saruman, Coldly Still Wizard Minion
Strength 8
Vitality 4
Site Number 4
While you can spot another minion, Saruman may not be assigned to a skirmish.
Each
Man bearing a hand weapon is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Saruman to play a
weapon from your discard pile.
"Take back the lands they stole from you!"11R17
Unbridled
(Formerly
Frenzied Dunlending)
Skirmish Event
Make a
Man strength +2 (or strength +3 if skirmishing a companion bearing a
condition or if you control 2 sites; strength +6 if both).
While Dunlendings lack the skills of the trained soldiers they attack, they carry in them a well-honed hatred.11C18
War Trident Hand Weapon Possession
Strength +2
Bearer must be a
Man.
While you control a site, bearer may not take wounds (except during a skirmish).
So poisoned were they by Saruman's cunning deceits that wounds went unheeded and death was not considered.11C19
*
Wulf,
Stampeding Chief Man Minion
Strength 10
Vitality 2
Site Number 3
Fierce.Regroup: Exert Wulf and discard a
condition borne by a companion to take control of a site.
No more would Rohan stand against his kind.11R20
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