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mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Welcome to the campaign. On this adventure, our heroes shall be:





A Shadow of the Past

quote:

You are playing Campaign Mode.
"The Shire, he may be seeking for it now, if he has not already found out where it lies. Indeed, Frodo, I fear that he may even think that the long-unnoticed name of Baggins has become important."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring


Setup: Attach Mr. Underhill to the Ring-bearer. Add Gandalf's Delay to the staging area. Shuffle Gildor Inglorion and The Ring Draws Them into the encounter deck.

1A - Three is Company

quote:

The ring Frodo Baggins inherited from his uncle Bilbo is indeed The One Ring. After conferring with the wizard Gandalf, Frodo decides to leave the Shire and take the Ring to Rivendell.
Frodo's friends insist on joining him in his adventure, but danger finds them sooner than anticipated when Black Riders appear in the Shire...


Setup: Set Bucklebury Ferry aside, out of play. Add 1 Black Rider to the staging area and make Bag End the active location. Shuffle the encounter deck.

pre:
Round One
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 1A - Three is Company
Quest Points: 0/1
Victory Points: 0

Active Location
Bag End
Quest Points: 0/1

Staging Area
Total Threat: 4

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 22

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drúadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Pippin (The Black Riders)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2

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

Hand:
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dîn)
Mithrandir's Advice (The Steward's Fear)
Secret Paths (Core Set)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)


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

Hand:
Guard of the Citadel (Core Set)
Pelargir Ship Captain (The Morgul Vale)
Squire of the Citadel (The Blood of Gondor)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
A Very Good Tale (Over Hill and Under Hill)


Rarity
Threat: 32

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

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

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Rúmil (The Three Trials)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)
Horn of Gondor (Core Set)
Pursuing the Enemy (Trouble in Tharbad)


Amoeba102
Threat: 23

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

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

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
Power in the Earth (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Lorien Guide (Core Set)
The Favor of the Lady (Core Set)
Wandering Took (Core Set)

Action Queue:
==> All Players: Mulligan hand, yay or nay?

mongol fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Nov 6, 2014

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Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Nay on the mulligan, I think this might be decent

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

I am pretty sure I want the mulligan.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
By the way I have a question about threat. I read the rulebook but I couldn't see it mentioned and I'm just concerned I missed it. Do allies/attachments count towards threat?

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Rarity posted:

By the way I have a question about threat. I read the rulebook but I couldn't see it mentioned and I'm just concerned I missed it. Do allies/attachments count towards threat?

Your heroes determine your starting threat. Allies/Attachments don't affect threat unless they say they do.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

CirclMastr posted:

I am pretty sure I want the mulligan.

CirclMastr's new hand:


Errand-rider (Heirs of Numenor)
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~

mongol posted:

Your heroes determine your starting threat. Allies/Attachments don't affect threat unless they say they do.

Thanks!

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Mulligan

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
No Mulligan

(As an aside, I'll be working on the update in my game thread now)

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Amoeba's new hand:

Northern Tracker (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Hasty Stroke (Core Set)
Unexpected Courage (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)


Start of round one coming this morning.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
1B - Three is Company

quote:

When a player fails a Hide test, each Nazgul enemy in the staging area engages that player. (Trigger Forced effects after resolving this effect.)
The players cannot advance unless Bag End is in the victory display.

The ring Frodo Baggins inherited from his uncle Bilbo is indeed The One Ring. After conferring with the wizard Gandalf, Frodo decides to leave the Shire and take the Ring to Rivendell.
Frodo's friends insist on joining him in his adventure, but danger finds them sooner than anticipated when Black Riders appear in the Shire...

quote:

Peril

When a player reveals an encounter card with the Peril keyword, he must resolve the staging of that card on his own without conferring with the other players. The other players cannot take any actions or trigger any responses during the resolution of that card's staging.

Hide X

Hide X is a new keyword in this scenario. When an encounter card with Hide X keyword is revealed, the player who revealed the card must make a Hide test. If the encounter card with the Hide X keyword also has a "When Revealed" or "Forced" effect, the Hide test must be resolved before resolving the rest of the card.

Hide Tests

When a player is instructed to make a Hide test, that player may exhaust any number of characters he controls to commit those characters to the Hide test. Then, that player discards the top X cards of the encounter deck where X is equal to the Hide X value. Add the total threat of the discarded cards and compare it to the total willpower of the characters committed to the Hide test. If the total threat of the discarded cards is greater than the total willpower of all characters committed to the Hide test, then that player fails the Hide test. If the total willpower of the characters committed to the Hide test is greater than or equal to the total threat of the discarded cards, then the Hide test is successful. After the Hide test resolves, characters are no longer committed to the test.
pre:
Round One
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 1B - Three is Company
Quest Points: 0/1
Victory Points: 0

Active Location
Bag End
Quest Points: 0/1

Staging Area
Total Threat: 4

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 22

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

Mirlonde (The Drúadan Forest)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Pippin (The Black Riders)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/2

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

Hand:
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dîn)
Mithrandir's Advice (The Steward's Fear)
Secret Paths (Core Set)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Asfaloth (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

Hand:
Errand-rider (Heirs of Numenor)
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)
Tome of Atanatar (The Blood of Gondor)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Valiant Sacrifice (Core Set)


Rarity
Threat: 32

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

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

Théoden (The Morgul Vale)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/4

Hand:
Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Rúmil (The Three Trials)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)
Horn of Gondor (Core Set)
Pursuing the Enemy (Trouble in Tharbad)
Rohan Warhorse (The Voice of Isengard)


Amoeba102
Threat: 23

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

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

Fatty Bolger (The Black Riders)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/3

Hand:
Northern Tracker (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Hasty Stroke (Core Set)
Unexpected Courage (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
A Test of Will (Core Set)

Action Queue:
==> All Players: Planning phase

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
Play Asfaloth on Mirlonde
Play Mithrandir's Advice to draw 3 cards

Spent three total resources from my three lore heroes

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Mirlonde rides the pony
and Draws three cards!


GTR's new hand:

Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dîn)
Secret Paths (Core Set)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Play Errand-rider, then play Envoy of Pelargir adding 1 resource to Boromir.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Attach Horn of Gondor to Theoden and Rohan Warhorse to Legolas
Spent 1 resource each from Theoden and Legolas

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

play unexpected courage on eowyn, pay with one from each. on phone, hard to type.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
UC is only two resources, so I left one on Eowyn.

Boromir summons his country men
Theoden and Legolas enjoy the benefits of men (phrasing...)
Eowyn is wicked courageous


pre:
Round One
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 1B - Three is Company
Quest Points: 0/1
Victory Points: 0

Active Location
Bag End
Quest Points: 0/1

Staging Area
Total Threat: 4

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 22

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

Mirlonde (The Drúadan Forest)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/3
Attachments: Asfaloth

Pippin (The Black Riders)
Resources: 0
Wounds: 0/2

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

Hand:
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dîn)
Secret Paths (Core Set)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)

CirclMastr
Threat: 34

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

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

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

Envoy of Pelargir
Wounds: 0/1

Errand-Rider
Wounds: 0/1

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


Rarity
Threat: 32

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

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

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

Hand:
Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Rúmil (The Three Trials)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)
Pursuing the Enemy (Trouble in Tharbad)

Amoeba102
Threat: 23

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

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

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

Hand:
Northern Tracker (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
Hasty Stroke (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
A Test of Will (Core Set)

Action Queue:
==> All Players: Commit characters to the quest

mongol fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Nov 8, 2014

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Imrahil goes questing

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
Mirlonde and Pippin go Questing
Exhaust Asfaloth to Place a Progress Token on Bag End
Draw 2 Cards from Bag End Reaction for 2 Hobbit Heroes (Pippin, Frodo)
Amoeba draws 1 card from Bag End Reaction

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Nobody goes questing

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

eowyn quests, exhaust unexpected courage to ready eowyn.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
10 willpower vs 4 threat currently in the staging area.

Mirlonde's pony rides through Bag End. Pippen, Frodo and Fatty get some cards!


GTR's new cards:
Gandalf (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)


Amoeba's new card:
A Light in the Dark (Core Set)


Time to Stage! (Holy Surges, Batman!)

1. Black Steed [Treachery, Surge. When Revealed: Attach to a Nazgûl enemy in play, if able. (Counts as a Mount attachment with the text: "Limit 1 per enemy. Attached enemy gets -10 engagement cost and gains: 'Forced: At the end of the refresh phase, return attached enemy to the staging area.'")]
1b. Have You Seen Baggins? [Treachery, Peril. Surge. When Revealed: Attach to a hero. (Counts as a Condition attachment with the text: “Limit 1 per hero. Forced: After a player fails a Hide test, discard attached hero.”)]
1c. Stock Road [Location, 3 Threat, 3 QP, While Stock Road is in the staging area, add 2 to the total [Threat] of the discarded cards when a player resolves a Hide test. Travel: The first player must make a Hide 1 test to travel here.]
2. The Marish [Location, 3 Threat, 4 QP, Forced: After a player fails a Hide test, shuffle a Nazgûl enemy from the discard pile into the encounter deck, if able.]
3. Gildor Inglorian! [Objective-Ally, The first player gains control of Gildor Inglorian. Forced: At the end of the round, discard Gildor Inglorian. The first player may spend 1 [Fellowship] resource to cancel this effect.]
4. Black Rider [Enemy, 4 Threat, Hide 2. Cannot have non-Morgul attachments. Forced: After engaged player fails a Hide test, Black Rider makes an immediate attack.]

Black Steed attaches first Black Rider, engagement cost is now 25.
GTR has to resolve Have you Seen Baggins?
GTR gains control of Gildor Inglorian
Amoeba102 must do a Hide Test.

14 Threat vs 10 Willpower


Action Queue:
All Players: Pitch to Eowyn/Play actions?
GTR: Which hero to attach Have You Seen Baggins? to?
Amoeba102: Commit characters to Hide Test.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

Discard Galadhrim's greeting to give Eowyn +1 Willpower

Exhaust Eowyn, Eleanor and Fatty to Hide.

Better safe than sorry, got to make sure I pass the Hide test.

We should try to not fail the Quest, but neither add any quest token and progress. We need to deal with the Black Riders first if possible.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Is there any way we can hit that 14 threat without me having to discard? My hand's low already and these cards all link up nicely.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

GTR might have a threat negation card, seeing as he is lore-sphere. But he doesn't have the resources. We could just try to keep the quest failure to as small as possible. I was thinking of using Fatty's ability, but I want as much willpower as possible for the Hide test.

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot

Amoeba102 posted:

GTR might have a threat negation card, seeing as he is lore-sphere. But he doesn't have the resources. We could just try to keep the quest failure to as small as possible. I was thinking of using Fatty's ability, but I want as much willpower as possible for the Hide test.

I did take too much of a risk by not leaving any lore resources up. I can stop the Nazgul engagement if we want later, but thats about it. I can cancel an encounter with the Ring and draw again, but then we wouldn't be able to keep Gildor around.

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

Discard Tome of Atanatar to Eowyn's ability

and weep for a little bit.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Just a reminder, pitching to Eowyn will increase her willpower for both questing and the hide test, in case that affects how you use your dudes.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

I have 8 Willpower with current discards, and there will be a minimum of 2 threat. I'd expect to draw at most 5 threat (for average cases). Only for extreme edge caes would I draw more. Maximum draw would be 8. I should probably be okay with the current level of committed willpower. It depends on whether you prefer to take on 2, 1, or 0 threat.

Rarity
Oct 21, 2010

~*4 LIFE*~
Eh, it ain't worth me taking a risk this early.

Discard Pursuing the Enemy for Eowyn

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot
Discard Envoy of Pelagir for Eowyn

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

As for "Have you seen Baggins", attach to the most useless Hero (Just in case). So Probably Fatty.

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot

Amoeba102 posted:

As for "Have you seen Baggins", attach to the most useless Hero (Just in case). So Probably Fatty.

Sounds good. Attach Condition to Fatty

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?

Gravy Train Robber posted:

Sounds good. Attach Condition to Fatty

GTR has to attach it to one of his characters. Peril acts as if that player is alone.

Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

I thought it just meant other players can't assist, i.e. play event cards to interfere, and that they could still choose among all players heroes. Though we aren't supposed to confer.
I'm still a bit confused by wording I've seen, and can't see exact clarification. Only the player who draws it is able to interact with the card, but whether that player can interact with other players stuff is unclear. For instance the Treachery card with Peril that makes you add a Nazgul enemy to either the staging area or engaged with the first player gives you the option of dealing with the first player - but then the trachery card is still only interacting with the player who drew the card, while the Nazgul enemy interacts with the first player.

We should just go with Mongol's interpretation, and GTR can pick again. We just have to never fail a Hide test.

Amoeba102 fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Nov 10, 2014

Gravy Train Robber
Sep 15, 2007

by zen death robot

mongol posted:

GTR has to attach it to one of his characters. Peril acts as if that player is alone.

I'll attach it to Pippin. Poor Pippin.

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
Everyone discards, boosting Eowyn up to 8 willpower. 14 v 14. Dead even.

(btw, I noticed I mistyped Bag End's quest points. I'm going to let it go, though)

Eowyn, Eleanor and Fatty try to hide. 10 Willpower. Discarding two cards:

Crawling Towards Him (0 Threat)
Green Hill Country (2 Threat)

10 willpower vs 2 threat. Hide successful!

Action Queue:
All Player: Actions?
GTR: Travel?

mongol
Oct 11, 2005

Ronald Reagan? The actor!?
pre:
Round One
Quest: A Shadow of the Past, 1B - Three is Company
Quest Points: 0/1
Victory Points: 0

Active Location
None

Staging Area
Total Threat: 14

Gandalf's Delay (Burden)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)
Attachments: Black Steed
Stock Road (3 Threat, Location, 3 QP)
The Marish (3 Threat, Location, 4 QP)
Black Rider (4 Threat, Enemy)

Player Boards

Gravy Train Robber FIRST PLAYER
Threat: 22

Faramir (Assault on Osgiliath)
Resources: 1
Wounds: 0/5

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

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

Gildor Inglorian
Wounds: 0/3

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

Hand:
Anborn (The Blood of Gondor)
Ithilien Archer (Encounter at Amon Dîn)
Secret Paths (Core Set)
Take No Notice (The Black Riders)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Warden of Healing (The Long Dark)
Gandalf (Core Set)
Envoy of Pelargir (Heirs of Numenor)

CirclMastr
Threat: 34

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

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

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

Envoy of Pelargir
Wounds: 0/1

Errand-Rider
Wounds: 0/1

Hand:
Sneak Attack (Core Set)
Sword that was Broken (The Watcher in the Water)
Valiant Sacrifice (Core Set)

Rarity
Threat: 32

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

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

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

Hand:
Descendant of Thorondor (The Hills of Emyn Muil)
Rúmil (The Three Trials)
Eagles of the Misty Mountains (Return to Mirkwood)

Amoeba102
Threat: 23

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

Hand:
Northern Tracker (Core Set)
Hasty Stroke (Core Set)
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core Set)
A Test of Will (Core Set)
A Light in the Dark (Core Set)

mongol fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Nov 10, 2014

CirclMastr
Jul 4, 2010

No actions for me.

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Amoeba102
Jan 22, 2010

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