The Way Into Mordor - Wraiths (10/9: "Always creeping, creeping.")

[DáinIronfoot]

Alright, I made a rather significant change to Change Is Coming. The text is unchanged, but the time you use it is. Let me know if that's any better.

There's also this to help get those discarded Wraiths back....

All Dead, All Rotten
Condition • Support Area
Response: If fellowship moves to a marsh, discard this condition to play a twilight Wraith from your discard pile; that minion's twilight cost is -1 for each Ring-bound companion you can spot.
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil....A fell light is in them.'"

[Thranduil]

Alright, I made a rather significant change to Change Is Coming. The text is unchanged, but the time you use it is. Let me know if that's any better.

I still think it should cost , maybe with a spotting requirement.

•All Dead, All Rotten
Condition • Support Area
Each time the fellowship moves to a marsh, you may play a twilight Wraith from your discard pile. That minion's twilight cost is -1 for each Ring-bound companion you can spot (limit -3).
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil....A fell light is in them.'"

I don't much like this card in the culture - it's like an uber-Goblin Hordes! And for a culture that doesn't do recursion of minions very well except shuffling them into the deck. I would prefer something entirely different, though I love all the marsh stuff.

Also, have you noticed that almost every condition you make is unique? I'd like to see more non-unique conditions.

Thranduil

[FM]

THIS condition could be non-unique and get discarded to play the minion. It'd balance it, AND allow some culture bleeding as to let minions have recursion at a reasonable cost.

[sickofpalantirs]

listen to felipe, and I would like to see some non unique condition as well.

[Elf_Lvr]

Felipe's idea is neat, but I think it's fine as-is, if you fancy it more.

[lem0nhead]

•All Dead, All Rotten
Condition • Support Area
Each time the fellowship moves to a marsh, you may play a twilight Wraith from your discard pile. That minion's twilight cost is -1 for each Ring-bound companion you can spot (limit -3).
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil....A fell light is in them.'"

Wow awesome, and quite unique not seen anything like it or this good before. Would remove the limit as its only really gonna punish ring bound rangers.

[DáinIronfoot]

Changed All Dead, All Rotten as suggested. Good now?

This may be the end of the culture already. I didn't intend for it to be very large to begin with anyway. Perhaps another Wraith or two wouldn't hurt...I'll see what I can come up with.

[lem0nhead]

Still dont think you need a limit. 

[sickofpalantirs]

ditto my lemony colleague.

[Gate Troll]

Alright, I made a rather significant change to Change Is Coming. The text is unchanged, but the time you use it is. Let me know if that's any better.

There's also this to help get those discarded Wraiths back....

All Dead, All Rotten
Condition • Support Area
Response: If fellowship moves to a marsh, discard this condition to play a twilight Wraith from your discard pile; that minion's twilight cost is -1 for each Ring-bound companion you can spot (limit -3).
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water. I saw them: grim faces and evil....A fell light is in them.'"

I'd remove the limit or make it cost and be unique. Neat idea.

[DáinIronfoot]

Removed the limit. Ring-bound companions are all the rage again in this set with the return of Ring-bound rangers, so it's awfully powerful without that limit, but I suppose there has to be SOMETHING to help keep all those R-B companions in check, eh?

FINALLY, a bevy of new cards. It's been hard getting back into DCs after my extended break, but I'm getting there. Enjoy!

Flickering Candles
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 4
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight. To play, spot a twilight minion.
"‘They're all round us now. Are we trapped?'"

No-frills swarmer, period. Figured such a minion could be useful, and if nothing else, gives you an easy way to spot plenty of twilight/Wraith minions for all the things that trigger off of them.

Now, we transition from to . I didn't want to leave completely out of the fun, since the original Dead Marshes Wraiths were from that culture and all. I chose to focus on the corpse-like Wraiths with and leave the more whispy, ghostly Wraiths to the culture.

Anyway, onward and upward....

Dead Things
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight.
This minion is strength +2 for each character in the dead pile.
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water.'"

You'll notice a theme here, with these Wraiths liking things in the dead pile.

Pale Shapes
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 7
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight. Fierce. To play, spot a twilight Wraith.
Each time a Free Peoples character is killed, add a burden.
"‘The Dead can't be really there! Is it some devilry hatched in the Dark Land?'"

See what I meant?

•The Fallen
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 14
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight.
While the fellowship is at a marsh, twilight minions cannot take wounds (except during skirmishes).
Regroup: Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player wound a Ring-bound companion (or wound an unbound companion twice).
"‘I know not who they are; but I thought I saw there Men and Elves, and Orcs beside them.'"

Shotgun Enquea on steroids! Use this beast to kill off companions, then load up on burdens with your Pale Shapes and make your Dead Things big! Oh, and there's also this....

Always Creeping
Event • Shadow or Regroup
Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a character in the dead pile from the game to add a burden (or 3 burdens if played during the regroup phase).
"‘Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plain for days and months at the Black Gates. But the Marshes have grown since then, swallowed up the graves....'"

Too much? Or appropriately evil?

[MR. Lurtzy]

For the last one, you should probably exert a minion instead of spotting one.

[Thranduil]

Flickering Candles
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 4
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight.
To play, spot a twilight minion.
"‘They're all round us now. Are we trapped?'"

Seems fine. Could have site 3 though.

Dead Things
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight.
This minion is strength +2 for each character in the dead pile.
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water.'"

Seems alright. I'm missing enduring though...

Pale Shapes
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 7
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight. Fierce. To play, spot a twilight Wraith.
Each time a Free Peoples character is killed, add a burden.
"‘The Dead can't be really there! Is it some devilry hatched in the Dark Land?'"

Doesn't seem all that great. I would perhaps swap fierce for enduring and give him a few more vitality (I would give him more vitality anyway).

•The Fallen
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 14
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight. To play, spot a Wraith.
While the fellowship is at a marsh, twilight minions cannot take wounds (except during skirmishes).
Regroup: Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player wound a Ring-bound companion (or wound an unbound companion twice).
"‘I know not who they are; but I thought I saw there Men and Elves, and Orcs beside them.'"

This one I think should definitely be fierce. Also, I don't feel the need for the spotting requirement.

Always Creeping
Event • Shadow
Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a character in the dead pile from the game to add 3 burdens.
"‘Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plain for days and months at the Black Gates. But the Marshes have grown since then, swallowed up the graves....'"

Very nice - nicely balanced evil thanks to enduring Wraiths! In fact I would have more enduring Wraiths (as I was getting at before) so that this card was better.

Thranduil

[menace64]

Flickering Candles
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 4
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight.
To play, spot a twilight minion.
"‘They're all round us now. Are we trapped?'"

[Nitpick!]The 'to play' clause should be on the same line as your keyword.[/Nitpick!]

Dead Things
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight.
This minion is strength +2 for each character in the dead pile.
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water.'"

Honestly, I think this guy could safely get +3 strength instead of +2.

Pale Shapes
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 7
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight. Fierce. To play, spot a twilight Wraith.
Each time a Free Peoples character is killed, add a burden.
"‘The Dead can't be really there! Is it some devilry hatched in the Dark Land?'"

The problem is that he wouldn't last long enough. I haven't been following your set as closely as I should be... is there some kind of archery prevention I don't know about?

•The Fallen
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 14
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight. To play, spot a Wraith.
While the fellowship is at a marsh, twilight minions cannot take wounds (except during skirmishes).
Regroup: Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player wound a Ring-bound companion (or wound an unbound companion twice).
"‘I know not who they are; but I thought I saw there Men and Elves, and Orcs beside them.'"

I sure do like the name and lore tied together. But I don't think it needs the spotting requirement, unless you have a specific purpose for writing it in. It won't get splashed due to the low vitality, and is only ever good with lots of Wraiths.

Always Creeping
Event • Shadow
Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a character in the dead pile from the game to add 3 burdens.
"‘Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plain for days and months at the Black Gates. But the Marshes have grown since then, swallowed up the graves....'"

Hmm. I thought this was all right at first, but on second thought I think it would make a better/more balanced regroup event. It's got too much "haha you can't do anything about this" to it as is.

[sickofpalantirs]

Removed the limit. Ring-bound companions are all the rage again in this set with the return of Ring-bound rangers, so it's awfully powerful without that limit, but I suppose there has to be SOMETHING to help keep all those R-B companions in check, eh?

FINALLY, a bevy of new cards. It's been hard getting back into DCs after my extended break, but I'm getting there. Enjoy!

Flickering Candles
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 4
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight.
To play, spot a twilight minion.
"‘They're all round us now. Are we trapped?'"
fine.

Dead Things
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 6
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight.
This minion is strength +2 for each character in the dead pile.
"‘They lie in all the pools, pale faces, deep deep under the dark water.'"

perhaps a limit?

Pale Shapes
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 7
Vitality: 1
Site: 4
Twilight. Fierce. To play, spot a twilight Wraith.
Each time a Free Peoples character is killed, add a burden.
"‘The Dead can't be really there! Is it some devilry hatched in the Dark Land?'"
fine.

•The Fallen
Minion • Wraith
Strength: 14
Vitality: 2
Site: 4
Twilight. To play, spot a Wraith.
While the fellowship is at a marsh, twilight minions cannot take wounds (except during skirmishes).
Regroup: Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a burden to make the Free Peoples player wound a Ring-bound companion (or wound an unbound companion twice).
"‘I know not who they are; but I thought I saw there Men and Elves, and Orcs beside them.'"
fine

Always Creeping
Event • Shadow
Exert a twilight Wraith and remove a character in the dead pile from the game to add 3 burdens.
"‘Tall Men with long swords, and terrible Elves, and Orcses shrieking. They fought on the plain for days and months at the Black Gates. But the Marshes have grown since then, swallowed up the graves....'"

give the freeps a way to rpevent IMSO