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mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Welcome to part 3 of the campaign! Our heroes are:





Flight to the Ford

quote:

"They have drawn off for the time being. But not far, I fear. They will come again another night, if we cannot escape. They are only waiting, because they think that their purpose is almost accomplished, and that the Ring cannot fly much further."
–Aragorn, The Fellowship of the Ring


You are playing Campaign Mode.
Response: After an enemy is declared as an attacker, shuffle the top card of the burden deck into the encounter deck to cancel that attack. (Any player may trigger this ability.)

1A - Pursued by the Enemy

quote:

Frodo has been gravely injured in the attack at Weathertop and will perish if his companions can’t bring him to Rivendell in time. Strider leads the hobbits towards the hidden valley, anxiously listening for the sound of Black Riders…

Setup: Shuffle each burden card from the Flight to the Ford burden set into a Burden deck. Attach An Evil Wound to the Ring-bearer. Set Ford of Bruinen and The Witch-king aside, out of play. Add The Last Bridge and 1 Fell Rider per player to the staging area. Set the Ring-bearer’s life at 15. Shuffle the encounter deck.

The players cannot advance unless The Last Bridge is in the victory display.

Forced: At the end of the round, reduce the Ring-bearer’s life by 1.

pre:
Round 0ne
Quest: Flight to the Ford, 1B - Pursued by the Enemy
Quest Points: 0/15
Victory Points: 0
None

Active Location
None

Staging Area
Total Threat: 12
Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
The Last Bridge (4 Threat, Location 0/4 QP)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

ChiTownEddie
Threat: 27

Elrond (Shadow and Flame)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachment: Skilled Healer

Glorfindel (Foundations of Stone)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Haldir of Lorien (Trouble in Tharbad)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
A Burning Brand (Conflict at the Carrock)
Treebeard (The Antlered Crown)
Athelas (The Lost Realm)
A Test of Will (Core Set)
Rivendell Blade (Road to Rivendell)

CirclMastr
Threat: 34

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

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

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Noble Hero

Hand:
Pelargir Ship Captain (The Morgul Vale)
Steward of Gondor (Core Set)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Guard of the Citadel (Core Set)

Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 32

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Valiant Warrior

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1

Gildor Inglorian (The Black Riders)
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders)
Wounds: 0/15
Attachments: An Evil Wound, The One Ring

Hand:
Radagast (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
To the Eyrie (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Pursuing the Enemy (Trouble in Tharbad)
Support of the Eagles (Return to Mirkwood)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)

Amoeba102
Threat: 27

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

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

Idraen (The Three Trials)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Tireless Ranger

Hand:
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Dwarven Tomb (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Dwarven Tomb (Core Set)
Fortune or Fate (Core Set)
Action Queue:
Mulligan hand, yay or nay?

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ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
oh god mulligan.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

ChiTownEddie posted:

oh god mulligan.


Wandering Ent (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Elrond's Counsel (The Watcher in the Water)
Asfaloth (Foundations of Stone)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Resourceful (The Watcher in the Water)

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
Well at least that one is usable.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I'm very happy with this hand

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Okay, so two dwarven tombs and two Fortune's or Fate. Yeah, I'll just go ahead and Mulligan.

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Keeping my hand.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
pre:
Round 0ne
Quest: Flight to the Ford, 1B - Pursued by the Enemy
Quest Points: 0/15
Victory Points: 0
None

Active Location
None

Staging Area
Total Threat: 12
Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
The Last Bridge (4 Threat, Location 0/4 QP)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)
Fell Rider (2 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

ChiTownEddie
Threat: 27

Elrond (Shadow and Flame)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachment: Skilled Healer

Glorfindel (Foundations of Stone)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Haldir of Lorien (Trouble in Tharbad)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
Wandering Ent (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Elrond's Counsel (The Watcher in the Water)
Asfaloth (Foundations of Stone)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Resourceful (The Watcher in the Water)
Imladris Stargazer (Foundations of Stone)

CirclMastr
Threat: 34

Aragorn (Core Set)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

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

Prince Imrahil (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Noble Hero

Hand:
Pelargir Ship Captain (The Morgul Vale)
Steward of Gondor (Core Set)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Guard of the Citadel (Core Set)
Visionary Leadership (The Morgul Vale)

Rarity FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 32

Legolas (Core Set)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4

Bard the Bowman (On the Doorstep)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Valiant Warrior

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1

Gildor Inglorian (The Black Riders)
Wounds: 0/3

Frodo Baggins (The Black Riders)
Wounds: 0/15
Attachments: An Evil Wound, The One Ring

Hand:
Radagast (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
To the Eyrie (A Journey to Rhosgobel)
Pursuing the Enemy (Trouble in Tharbad)
Support of the Eagles (Return to Mirkwood)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)
To the Eyrie (A Journey to Rhosgobel)

Amoeba102
Threat: 27

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

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

Idraen (The Three Trials)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4
Attachments: Tireless Ranger

Hand:
Unexpected Courage (Core Set)
Unexpected Courage (Core Set)
Northern Tracker (Core Set)
Northern Tracker (Core Set)
Miruvor (Shadow and Flame)
Strength of Will (Core Set)
Action Queue:
Planning and Questing

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
I'll play stargazer then gaze into the stars.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Wandering Ent (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Gandalf (Over Hill and Under Hill)
Vilya (Shadow and Flame)
Gandalf (Over Hill and Under Hill)
Rivendell Blade (Road to Rivendell)

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.

mongol posted:


Vilya (Shadow and Flame)
Wandering Ent (Celebrimbor's Secret)
Rivendell Blade (Road to Rivendell)
Gandalf (Over Hill and Under Hill)
Gandalf (Over Hill and Under Hill)


Yessssssss.
This order.

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Play Steward of Gondor on Aragorn, saving Boromir's resource, and exhaust it for resources.
Play Guard of the Citadel.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Play Unexpect Courage on Bard. Paying with Eowyn and Eleanor.
Quest with Eowyn.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Amoeba102 posted:

Play Unexpect Courage on Bard.

Aw shucks :3:

No planning or questing

My cards are awesome but expensive :(

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Bard needs to be making Ranged attacks, so at least two of the riders need to hurt frodo and then be optionally engaged if possible. I think we have all the riders in play currently, so only ringwraiths to worry about enemy wise.

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

oh yeah quest with Imrahil.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Oh wait I'm first player, Quest with Frodo and Gildor

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
I'll commit Elrond and Glorfindel

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
17 willpower committed

1. Road Like a Gale

quote:

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

1b. Piercing Cry

quote:

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

2. Pale Blade

quote:

Surge.
When Revealed: Attach to a Nazgûl enemy in play, if able. (Counts as a Weapon attachment with the text: "Limit 1 per enemy. Attached enemy gets +1 [Attack] and cannot take non-combat damage.")

2b. Piercing Cry

quote:

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

3. Pathless Country

quote:

Pathless Country gets +4 quest points while in the staging area.

4. Pathless Country

quote:

Pathless Country gets +4 quest points while in the staging area.

16 threat in the staging area, so far.

Action Queue:
Rarity - Ringwraith, engaged with you or staging area?
Attach Pale Blade to Fell Rider or Ringwraith?
Amoeba - Ringwraith, engaged with Rarity or staging area?
Shenanigans?

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
Wowza, this is going to be rough.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Exhaust Eleanor to cancel Piercing cry.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
I knew I shouldn't have quested Gildor :(

At this point I think my options are either take 2 Fell Riders with Bard and Theoden though that would leave us with more Nazgul left alive next turn or take just 1 Fell Rider though that I don't know if I can do that without someone else losing a hero. My hand is expensive so unless someone can somehow get me a resource before next turn I can't really handle these guys being engaged for that many rounds.

Nazgul in staging area, I don't think I can handle that without a chump blocker.

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
Hmmm Technically Elrond has +2HP from the attachment. I could attempt to take a hit undefended. (obviously last ditch option if I can)
I do have Haldir available for helping attack.
And I can have healing next turn.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

ChiTownEddie posted:

And I can have healing next turn.

If you can get Theoden healed up then I have a decent ally that can take over defending from Bard so I could at least survive 2 rounds of 2 Fell Riders but then if we get more Nazgul coming our way then we're gonna end up swamped.

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.

Rarity posted:

If you can get Theoden healed up then I have a decent ally that can take over defending from Bard so I could at least survive 2 rounds of 2 Fell Riders but then if we get more Nazgul coming our way then we're gonna end up swamped.

Sure, I'll make sure to get healing on next turn.
I hope to have defenders or at least Elrond available to help take some heat off soon...

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

I can have another unexpected courage up next turn as well.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Ok so I take 2 Fell Riders then you guys need to figure out who's getting the Ringwraith

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Circl has a guard.

Are we putting a fell ride rup to 5 attack, or the ringwraith up to 6 attack?

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

Amoeba102 posted:

Circl has a guard.

Are we putting a fell ride rup to 5 attack, or the ringwraith up to 6 attack?

If we give it to the Ringwraith and CMast takes it and blocks with the Guard then Legolas, Bard and Imrahil can take it down and the blade becomes worthless.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Yeah, that's a good option. Boromir and Aragorn are also up.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Guard blocks, Boromir Aragorn and Imrahil can kill the ring wraith.

Leoolas and Bard can pop a fell rider from Eddie or I.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Amoeba102 posted:

Exhaust Eleanor to cancel Piercing cry.

Stricken Dumb

quote:

Peril.
When Revealed: You must either shuffle the top card of the burden deck into the encounter deck and reveal an additional encounter card, or raise each player's threat by 3 and immediately end the quest phase (do not resolve the quest).

This means the two Pathless Countries would be shuffled back into the deck if you choose the later option.

Action Queue:
Amoeba- What will it be?

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

play test of will paying with my last resource

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Amoeba102 posted:

play test of will paying with my last resource

You don't have Test of Will in your hand, you have Strength of Will :(

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

aww crud.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

im pretty sure we're failing the quest by 2 at the moment. if I draw another it will only get worse. end the fed. err end the quest.

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.
I have a +1 WP I can play and we can always discard to Eowyn if we're behind.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

ChiTownEddie posted:

I have a +1 WP I can play and we can always discard to Eowyn if we're behind.

I don't think threat's really going to be an issue long term, I think we're better off taking the small hit now, clearing out the staging area then ploughing ahead next round

ChiTownEddie
Mar 26, 2010

Awesome beer, no pants.
Join the Legion.

Rarity posted:

I don't think threat's really going to be an issue long term, I think we're better off taking the small hit now, clearing out the staging area then ploughing ahead next round

Oh sure, I just meant that if Amoeba is worried about being behind on questing we can get around that and even out for this turn pretty easily.

E: so where are we even at with the staging area/questing/engagement?

ChiTownEddie fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Apr 24, 2015

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Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Once we clear out the Fell Riders we'll only have Ringwraiths to worry about till the Witch King shows up. We can blitz everything once we clear up these enemies.

I'd rather not have more burdens to deal with, we'll have a minimum of one from the Last Bridge, let's keep it at one if we can.

End the questing phase.

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