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CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Play Pelargir Ship Captain (leaving 2 resources on Boromir).

Quest with Imrahil.

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Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Looks like we're going for it.

Play Northern Tracker, using resources from Fatty x 2, Eowyn and Eleanor.

Quest with Eowyn and Northern Tracker.

Amoeba102 fucked around with this message at 06:35 on Dec 12, 2014

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
Play Gandalf to finish off injured Black Rider
Exhaust Asfaloth to finish exploring location
Quest with Pippin, Envoy, Gandalf

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Gravy Train Robber posted:

Play Gandalf to finish off injured Black Rider
Exhaust Asfaloth to finish exploring location
Quest with Pippin, Envoy, Gandalf


Do you want to finish active location or one of the locations in the staging area? Between the Northern Tracker and Asfaloth, you could clear the stock road to help with hide tests.

Nevermind.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Cards played, locations explored, Black Rider sniped.

19 willpower committed to the quest.


Based on what you guys do, it could change staging area quite a bit, so I'm going to do it slowly.

First card:
Hunting for the Ring

Hunting for the Ring posted:

Doomed 2.
When Revealed: Starting with the last player, each player must either return a Nazgūl enemy engaged with him to the staging area or make a Hide 2 test.

pre:
Round Three
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 2B - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Quest Points: 0/14
Victory Points: 1

Active Location
None.

Staging Area
Total Threat: 11

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Stock Road (3 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Bamfurlong (2 Threat, Location, 1/2 QP)
Pathless Country (2 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber 
Threat: 26

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 3
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drśadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Asfaloth EXHAUSTED

Pippin (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Have You Seen Baggins?

Envoy of Pelargir EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/1

Gandalf (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)

CirclMastr
Threat: 38

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/5
Attachments: Sword that was Broken

Boromir (Heirs of Numenor) 
Resources: 2
Wounds: 0/5

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Pelargir Ship Captain (The Morgul Vale)
Wounds: 0/2

Hand:
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Valiant Sacrifice (Core Set)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)


Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 36

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Rohan Warhorse

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Horn of Gondor

Eagles of the Misty Mountains
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: 1 Eagle Card

Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Wounds: 0/2

Gildor Inglorian EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Mr. Underhill, The One Ring

Hand:
Ru“mil (The Three Trials)
Elven Mail (The Three Trials)

Amoeba102
Threat: 27

Eowyn (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Unexpected Courage

Eleanor (Core Set)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Northern Tracker (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
A Test of Will (Core Set)
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Lorien Guide (Core Set)
Action Queue:
Everyone: Cancel or make a hide 2 test.

mongol fucked around with this message at 22:39 on Dec 12, 2014

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

This card always annoys me so much. It always trips me up because I don't stay engaged with Black Riders due to my play style. I sometimes wish to interpret it as being able to fulfil the first part of the treachery (return a Black Rider engaged with you) by doing nothing if you don't have one engaged. Like you can either choose to do X or Y; you choose X and oh I have no engaged Black Riders.
But I know this is wrong.

Play A Test of Will, Pay with Eleanor.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Amoeba102 posted:

This card always annoys me so much. It always trips me up because I don't stay engaged with Black Riders due to my play style. I sometimes wish to interpret it as being able to fulfil the first part of the treachery (return a Black Rider engaged with you) by doing nothing if you don't have one engaged. Like you can either choose to do X or Y; you choose X and oh I have no engaged Black Riders.
But I know this is wrong.

Play A Test of Will, Pay with Eleanor.

Yup, they have clarified that if you can do only one of the options, you have to do that. I always figure the game doesn't give you any breaks.

Treachery cancelled! 2nd card!

Rode Like a Gale

quote:

When Revealed: Return each engaged Nazgūl enemy to the staging area. If no enemies were returned to the staging area by this effect, Rode Like a Gale gains surge.

2nd 2nd Card!
Crawling Towards Him

quote:

Peril. Hide 2.
When Revealed: If you have failed a Hide test this phase, remove each character you control from the quest.

Action Queue:
Amoeba102: Hide 2 test

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Exhaust Unexpected courage to ready Eowyn.
Hide with Eowyn. Eleanor and Fatty. Wait and see if I need to discard a card to boost Eowyn's threat.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
6 willpower towards hide test. +3 to Hide value from Stock Roads and Ally.

Two cards discarded:


Piercing Cry
Stock Road

6 willpower vs 6 hide. Hide successful.

Third card:

Piercing Cry

quote:

Peril.
When Revealed: Search the encounter deck and discard pile for a Nazgūl enemy. Either add it to the staging area or put it into play engaged with the first player. Shuffle the encounter deck.

Action Queue:
GTR: Take a Black Rider from Deck or Discard? Staging area or engaged with Rarity?

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Due to the time of the year, I'm sure participation will be spotty. I open it up to the group to make the decision:

Take a Black Rider from Deck or Discard? Staging area or engaged with Rarity?

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
As long as someone else engages the other black rider i think we can take out both of them

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Definitely from the deck. If Rarity is up to engaging it, so be it.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Black Rider comes from the deck and engages Rarity!

Last Card!


Another Hunting for the Ring

quote:

Doomed 2.
When Revealed: Starting with the last player, each player must either return a Nazgūl enemy engaged with him to the staging area or make a Hide 2 test.

Action Queue:
Everyone but Rarity: Hide 2 test
then, Rarity: Return Black Rider or Hide 2?

pre:
Round Three
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 2B - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Quest Points: 0/14
Victory Points: 1

Active Location
None.

Staging Area
Total Threat: 11

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Stock Road (3 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Bamfurlong (2 Threat, Location, 1/2 QP)
Pathless Country (2 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)
Hunting for the Ring (Treachery)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber 
Threat: 28

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 3
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drśadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Asfaloth EXHAUSTED

Pippin (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Have You Seen Baggins?

Envoy of Pelargir EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/1

Gandalf (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)

CirclMastr
Threat: 40

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/5
Attachments: Sword that was Broken

Boromir (Heirs of Numenor) 
Resources: 2
Wounds: 0/5

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Pelargir Ship Captain (The Morgul Vale)
Wounds: 0/2

Hand:
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Valiant Sacrifice (Core Set)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)


Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 38

Enemies:
Black Rider
Wounds: 0/6

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Rohan Warhorse

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Horn of Gondor

Eagles of the Misty Mountains
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: 1 Eagle Card

Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Wounds: 0/2

Gildor Inglorian EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Mr. Underhill, The One Ring

Hand:
Ru“mil (The Three Trials)
Elven Mail (The Three Trials)

Amoeba102
Threat: 29

Eowyn (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Unexpected Courage EXHAUSTED

Eleanor (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Northern Tracker (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Lorien Guide (Core Set)

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

You can't be loving serious. Goddamn I hate this encounter deck.
I should never have sent Eleanor to hide the first time, but I thought we would be in the clear.
I WILL fail my hide test, and Pippin will die and I will have some black riders on me attacking. Fuuuck.

What's the order here, Rarity does there check last, so at most I would only get one Black Rider attacking me. Since I won't be hiding first, uh, maybe if someone is able to fight them could ignore hiding to take it on. I'll bring back Pippin when I have the resources.

I don't really know what's the best course of action.

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

I really don't know. I'm 'last player' I think, I can probably successfully hide but then just have to chump-block with the ship captain and pray I get something to handle the black rider. And if I fail the check, what happens? Every black rider slaps me, just one, what?

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

CirclMastr posted:

I really don't know. I'm 'last player' I think, I can probably successfully hide but then just have to chump-block with the ship captain and pray I get something to handle the black rider. And if I fail the check, what happens? Every black rider slaps me, just one, what?

The quest card specifies that the Black Riders in the staging area come down and attack. If there are no Black Riders in the staging area, no penalty for failing the hide, other than Pippin's untimely death.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
So if someone else fails a hide test and pulls the Black Rider in the staging area can I purposefully throw my hide test and just be left with the Black Rider I'm already engaged with?

Cause if so CirclMaster can flunk his test too, chump block his rider and then we should be able to take both of them down. I think.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Yeah, you could just let the hide test fail so long as you can handle the black rider attacking twice. Once for the hide test fail and once during the combat phase.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

We definitely need to travel to bamfurlong.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
So... what we doing?

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

I'll skip the Hide test.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
CirclMastr commits 0.

Hide cards:


Lure of the Ring
Piercing Cry

3 vs 0. Hide fails. Pippin dies, Imrahil readies, and Black Rider engages and attacks

Action Queue:
CirclMastr: Defend

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Ship Captain dies in a Valiant Sacrifice because I need cards.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

When it gets around to me, no hide either. Because I can't :v:

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Yeah, I'm flunking my hide test as well

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
Poor Pippin
No hide

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
The Ship Captain goes down with his ship. Valiantly.

Shadow card:


Pathless Country

quote:

Shadow: After this attack, the attacking enemy engages the next player then makes an immediate attack.

CirclMaster's new cards:

Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Sneak Attack (Core Set)


Action Queue:
Rarity: Defend

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Well balls, that fucks up my attack plans. Don't suppose anyone can cancel that? If not:

Defend with Descendent of Thorondor
Deal 2 damage to the Black Rider, attach Descendent of Thorondor to Eagles of the Misty Mountains

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Descendant of Thorondor defends, and dies. Eagles of Misty Mountains buffs up.

Shadow card:


Evil Crow

quote:

Shadow: If you have failed a Hide test this round, this attack is considered undefended.

Unfortunately, since there are no enemies in the staging area, Descendant of Thorondor's effect whiffs. Also, note that if Rarity fails her hide test, there will be two Black Riders attacking her. If she returns a Nazgul to the staging area, it will come down when Amoeba fails his hide test and attack him.

Action Queue:
Rarity: Return a Nazgul to the Staging Area or Hide 2?

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Oh god everything is terrible :gonk:

I have no idea what to do :(

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Hope everyone had a happy holiday.

My advice would be to attempt the hide test. During combat, your eagle should, in theory, be able to survive an attack, assuming no bad shadow cards. Then, you could use Mr Underhill to cancel the other attack. Hopefully then you can muster enough attack to kill one of the riders.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
*pokes*

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

It's all in Rarity's hands.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Sorry guys been busy with Xmas stuff.

Hide with Theoden and Bard

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Hiding time!

Green Hill Country
Rode Like a Gale

6v6. You're good.

Ameoba fails his hide. GTR fails his hide. So, after that epic staging, 17 willpower vs 7 threat. 10/14 progress on the quest.


pre:
Round Three
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 2B - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Quest Points: 10/14
Victory Points: 1

Active Location
None.

Staging Area
Total Threat: 7

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Stock Road (3 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Bamfurlong (2 Threat, Location, 1/2 QP)
Pathless Country (2 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber 
Threat: 28

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 3
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drśadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Asfaloth EXHAUSTED

Envoy of Pelargir EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/1

Gandalf (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)

CirclMastr
Threat: 40

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/5
Attachments: Sword that was Broken

Boromir (Heirs of Numenor) 
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Sneak Attack (Core Set)

Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 38

Enemies:
Black Rider
Wounds: 0/6
Black Rider
Wounds: 0/6

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Rohan Warhorse

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Théoden (The Morgul Vale) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 4
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Horn of Gondor

Eagles of the Misty Mountains
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: 2 Eagle Cards

Gildor Inglorian EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Mr. Underhill, The One Ring

Hand:
Ru“mil (The Three Trials)
Elven Mail (The Three Trials)

Amoeba102
Threat: 29

Eowyn (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Unexpected Courage EXHAUSTED

Eleanor (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Northern Tracker (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Lorien Guide (Core Set)
Action Queue:
Anyone: Pitch to Eowyn to make more progress?
Rarity: Travel?

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Travel to Bamfurlong :getin:

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Pitch Sword that was Broken to Eowyn because how did I draw so many? :(

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Oh yeah, ready Theoden

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Back from long weekend. I'm assuming we're ready for combat.

Traveled, Theoden readies. Riders attack!

pre:
Round Three
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 2B - A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Quest Points: 11/14
Victory Points: 1

Active Location
Bamfurlong: 1/2 QP

Staging Area
Total Threat: 5

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Stock Road (3 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)
Pathless Country (2 Threat, Location, 1/3 QP)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber 
Threat: 28

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 3
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drśadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Asfaloth EXHAUSTED

Envoy of Pelargir EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/1

Gandalf (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dīn)

CirclMastr
Threat: 40

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/5
Attachments: Sword that was Broken

Boromir (Heirs of Numenor) 
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Sneak Attack (Core Set)

Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 38

Enemies:
Black Rider
Wounds: 0/6
Black Rider
Wounds: 0/6

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Rohan Warhorse

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/4

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 4
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Horn of Gondor

Eagles of the Misty Mountains
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: 2 Eagle Cards

Gildor Inglorian EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2
Attachments: Mr. Underhill, The One Ring

Hand:
Ru“mil (The Three Trials)
Elven Mail (The Three Trials)

Amoeba102
Threat: 29

Eowyn (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Unexpected Courage EXHAUSTED

Eleanor (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders) EXHAUSTED
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3

Northern Tracker (Core Set) EXHAUSTED
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Lorien Guide (Core Set)
Action Queue:
Rarity: Defend two attack or do shenanigans, or whatever.

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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Discard Mr. Underhill and defend with Eagle of the Misty Mountains

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