Lands of Shadow - Vote Now to Save the Hobbits!

[menace64]

New Revealed Keywords:
Alliance: [Culture X] (You may replace [Culture] with [Culture X] anywhere in this card's gametext).
Dominate (A character skirmishing this character may not exert).
Flanking (If this character is not assigned to a skirmish, at the start of another of your character's skirmishes, you may exert this character to replace that character in the skirmish).
Pillage (When this minion wins a skirmish, add ).

So we've seen the Wainriders. I've laid down a few rumors as to what else is going on in [i[Lands of Shadow[/i] but at this point I've got to assume none of you know what to expect. Let me say that there's still a great multitude of new things to reveal.

On the Free Peoples side of things, the Grey Company - bound together by more than just race, these guys give the Rainbow Fellowship a whole new meaning. And then there's the alliance between Rohan and Gondor with Gandalf standing strong on the sidelines. There's even a whole new batch of cards revolving around Frodo, Sam, and Smeagol on their quest to Mount Doom.

Oh yeah... and the Army of the Dead, too. Hehe. I can't really say much about them. 

But let's be honest here. The focus of this set is Shadow. The Wainriders we've seen, but there's more to offer. The Witch-king has his own cycle of cards, bringing out the most vile of his dark talents. And the forces of Mordor have been redesigned to wield despair as their chief weapon. But even then, Gollum still has the power to single-handedly bring doom to the fellowship.

So vote. And we'll see what comes next.

Dwarf Culture (2 Cards):
1. Gimli, Champion of Many Battles
2. The Honor of Gimli

Elven Culture (6 Cards):
3. The Compassion of Legolas
4. Elladan, Of the Grey Company
5. Elrohir, Of the Grey Company
6. Legolas, Champion of Many Battles
7. News from Rivendell
8. Sure-sight of the Elves

Gandalf Culture (4 Cards):
9. Gandalf, Guardian of All Free Folk
10. Glamdring, Blade of the Istar
11. In Stead of the Steward
12. Passed From My Sight

Gollum Culture (6 Cards):
13. Beyond the Black Border
14. Crazed by Fell Longing
15. Gollum, Desperate for The Ring
16. Sméagol, Traveler in a Dark Land
17. Sméagol's Promise
18. Uneasiness

Gondor Culture (14 Cards):
19. Andúril, Blade of the Coming King
20. Aragorn, The King Returned
21. Aragorn, Of the Grey Company
22. Black Banners
23. Great Need of Aid
24. Halbarad, Northern Kinsman
25. Headbutt
26. The Hour of Men
27. Let Justice Be Done Upon Him!
28. The Path of Prophecy
29. Raising of the Grey Host
30. Ranger of the Grey Company
31. Soldier of the West
32. The Tide is Broken

Raider Culture (26 Cards):
33. Broad-shield
34. Chariot Company
35. Chariot Lord
36. Chariot Master
37. Chariot Shielder
38. Chieftain of Rhûn, Lord of the Tribes
39. Eastern Scimitar
40. From Lands of the White Sun
41. Great Chariot
42. Great Horse
43. Heavy-armored Horse
44. In Service
45. Riding Axe
46. Stampeding
47. Swift Raid
48. Tempest of Hooves
49. Tribute of Horses
50. Under Sway
51. United by Hate
52. Variag Assaulter
53. Variag Charger
54. Variag Rider
55. Wainrider Scout
56. Wainrider Tribe
57. Wainrider Veteran
58. Wildman of the North

Rohan Culture (13 Cards):
59. Answering the Call
60. Courage and Legacy
61. Death-wielding Rider
62. Éomer, Unscathed in Battle
63. For Lord and Land
64. Gúthwinë, Blade of the Riddermark
65. Herugrim, Blade of the First Line
66. Let Hammer Fall
67. On the Wind
68. Rallied All Horse and Man
69. Such Fury Unseen
70. Sweep the Field
71. Théoden, Lord of the Horse-realm

Sauron Culture (27 Cards):
72. All Powers Assembled
73. Descent
74. Durthang
75. Durthang Lieutenant
76. Durthang Long-sword
77. Durthang Seeker
78. Durthang Sentry
79. The Footsteps of Doom
80. Forges of War
81. From Lands of the Stricken
82. Gorgoroth Battalion
83. Gorgoroth Mutilator
84. Gorgoroth Warlord
85. Great Garrison
86. Grond, Wrought of Malice
87. In Deepest Dark
88. Join With Him
89. Land is Emptied
90. Monumental Works
91. Mordor Battleaxe
92. Quakes of New War
93. Slaves of Núrn
94. Udûn Protector
95. Udûn Sentinel
96. Udûn Servitor
97. Udûn Watchman
98. Where the Shadows Lie

Shire Culture (8 Cards):
99. Frodo, Traveler in a Dark Land
100. Frodo's Test
101. I'm So Sorry
102. Let Him Go
103. A Part Yet to Play
104. Sam, Traveler in a Dark Land
105. Sting, Blade of the Chosen
106. Sword of Samwise, Blade of the Brave

Wraith Culture (22 Cards):
107. Brought Terror Before Them
108. Cursed Warrior
109. Dwimorberg Phantom
110. Feast on His Flesh
111. Forgotten Fortress
112. Hour of Need
113. Insurmountable Will
114. King of the Dead, Unliving Lord
115. No Escape
116. Oaths Fulfilled
117. The Pale Blade, The Abhorrer
118. Seek the Dimholt Road
119. So Shall They Stand Again
120. Spectral Banner
121. Spectral Horse
122. Spectral Spear
123. Sword of the Dead
124. Twilight Host
125. Unrelenting Spirit
126. The Witch-king, The Undoing of Man
127. The Witch-king's Beast, The Devourer
128. Wraith of the Twilight City

Adventure Path (10 Cards):
129. Bitter-fought Field
130. Dwimorberg
131. Far Harad
132. Inland Plains
133. Linhir
134. The Mouth of Gilrain
135. Pelargir
136. Sea of Núrnen
137. Sea of Rhûn
138. Stone of Erech

[MR. Lurtzy]

Wainriders FTW!

[menace64]

Man... I sure hope the votes aren't all over the place, because I really can't make up my mind here. I'm in the mood to write up some preliminary DCs... argh. Indecision at 2 in the morning always ends badly.

[lem0nhead]

Gondor/Rohan! Now what can I use my 30% off?

[menace64]

Hey sorry guys, but my internet's been down since Tuesday (I'm over at my parents' house right now).

On the plus side, I already have HALF of this set FINISHED. All of , , , and most of the cultures are done. In fact, the only culture I haven't worked on so far is - simply because I'm trying to develop a truly unique mechanic for them.

I'm really, really excited to show you guys my work... these are easily the best cards I've ever created!

[menace64]

All right. New poll is up. Vote away.

[sickofpalantirs]

I'm gonna have to say gandalf...I like those titles...and it'd be short.

[menace64]

Well, since Gandalf only has the 4 cards to its name, I think I'll get those spoiled while more time passes in the poll.

[Gate Troll]

Gimli and Legolas, definitely.