*Gulp*

I can’t believe that NBarden and SoP thought this guy needed to be better. His response ability is sooooo powerful, this guy would be X-ed right away. He completely kills any deck that runs big minions; even Uruks and Nazgul get a smack in the face! For just a discard and a threat you can in effect remove up to 20 twilight.

He’d be bad enough if he was unique, but as a non-unique companion... ouch! If all 4 have weapons, you can pretty much deny the Shadow player any chance of hurting you.

I can’t really think of a way to make him more balanced, but as he is he would just completely kill nearly every deck.

Needs a ’you may’ for the threat ability, since there are times when you might not want to change how many threats are in play.

Dáin’s DC Duos #33

Hail of Dark Arrows
Event • Archery
Make X archers strength -2 until the regroup phase to make the fellowship archery total +X.
“No fireworks you ever imagined equaled the sights that night.”
interesting. From the lore this almost sounds like a spell. Or is is talking about real arrows flying from the sky. It almost seems underpowered to me, i would make it -1, and give it a limit.

The Moon Is Rising
Event • Archery
Exert 3 archers (or exert Bard and add ) and spot a minion to make the fellowship archery total +X, where X is the vitality of that minion.
“Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear. The dragon was circling back, flying low, and as he came the moon rose above the eastern shore and silvered his great wings....The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires of gems in the moon-but not in one place.”
way to overpowered if you can spot bard. i would make it or Exert bard twice or something like that also cut the lore to
“Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear....The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires of gems in the moon-but not in one place.”

Many Provisions
Condition • Support Area
Response: Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may spot a Man companion (or 2 allies) to take a possession (or 2 possessions) into hand from your draw deck.
“‘What help we can offer shall be yours, and we trust to your gratitude when your kingdom is regained.’”

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. Hopefully the day has you looking more like these guys than these guys . Maybe your significant other even has you doing this: .



As for me, I’m stuck at work, away from my wife, so you get cards! Don’t ask me exactly how or why that works...it just does. Trust me.

Oh great, he found the smileys Where’s the ?

Valentine’s day is just another day for me. I don’t have a girlfriend and don’t want one.

Dáin’s DC Duos #33

Okay, we’re finally winding down with the Men. But before we go, there’s some more archery to show off. You didn’t think the ONE archery event I’ve posted so far would be it for them, did you? There’s also a bonus condition, what with this being #33 and all. Seems a good time for a Trio to me! Enjoy!

Hail of Dark Arrows
Event • Archery
Make X archers strength -2 until the regroup phase to make the fellowship archery total +X.
“No fireworks you ever imagined equaled the sights that night.”

Yeesh. Maybe just make it strength -1

Tough choice here. You can really ramp up the archery total and hopefully kill a couple minions off early, but then you leave yourself more vulnerable when the skirmishes start. This is probably best used when there’s just a couple large minions (or one REALLY large one, like Smaug). You can hopefully just overwhelm the Shadow with archery and force them to assign all the wounds to their large minion(s) and take it/them out. Probably less effective against a swarm, but this card is flexible enough that you can do a little or a lot, depending on how much risk you’re willing to take!

The Moon Is Rising
Event • Archery
Exert 3 archers (or exert Bard and add ) and spot a minion to make the fellowship archery total +X, where X is the vitality of that minion.
“Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear. The dragon was circling back, flying low, and as he came the moon rose above the eastern shore and silvered his great wings....The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires of gems in the moon-but not in one place.”

One problem. Most big minions are enduring.

Kinda speaks for itself. My question is whether it is over/underpowered. What do you think?

Many Provisions
Condition • Support Area
Response: Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may spot a Man companion (or 2 allies) to take a possession (or 2 possessions) into hand from your draw deck.
“‘What help we can offer shall be yours, and we trust to your gratitude when your kingdom is regained.’”

Balanced. You won’t get to play them in the regroup phase and it clogs your hand for bad guys, but when your next turn comes it could pay off. Not going to be abused, but its definitely going to be used...especially with a no-minion shadow that simply serves to further the FP.

Kinda wordy, I know, but I think it flows well enough. I wanted to capture the stocking of Thorin’s Company as they set out from Laketown to confront Smaug...getting "many provisions". How’d I do?

Hail of Dark Arrows
Event • Archery
Make X archers strength -2 until the regroup phase to make the fellowship archery total +X.
“No fireworks you ever imagined equaled the sights that night.”

The Moon Is Rising
Event • Archery
Exert 3 archers (or exert Bard and add ) and spot a minion to make the fellowship archery total +X, where X is the vitality of that minion.
“Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear. The dragon was circling back, flying low, and as he came the moon rose above the eastern shore and silvered his great wings....The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires of gems in the moon-but not in one place.”

Many Provisions
Condition • Support Area
Response: Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may spot a Man companion (or 2 allies) to take a possession (or 2 possessions) into hand from your draw deck.
“‘What help we can offer shall be yours, and we trust to your gratitude when your kingdom is regained.’”

interesting. From the lore this almost sounds like a spell. Or is is talking about real arrows flying from the sky. It almost seems underpowered to me, i would make it -1, and give it a limit.

I like it. As for strength/weakness, I think it might be too weak at -2, but too strong at -1... Maybe a cost reduction, or -1 with an additional cost of some sort.

Amid shrieks and wailing and the shouts of men he came over them, swept towards the bridges and was foiled! The bridge was gone, and his enemies were on an island in deep water-too deep and dark and cool for his liking. If he plunged into it, a vapour and a steam would arise enough to cover all the land with a mist for days; but the lake was mightier than he, it would quench him before he could pass through.
Roaring he swept back over the town. A hail of dark arrows leaped up and snapped and rattled on his scales and jewels, and their shafts fell back kindled by his breath burning and hissing into the lake. No fireworks you ever imagined equalled the sights that night. At the twanging of the bows and the shrilling of the trumpets the dragon’s wrath blazed to its height, till he was blind and mad with it. No one had dared to give battle to him for many an age; nor would they have dared now, if it had not been for the grim-voiced man (Bard was his name), who ran to and fro cheering on the archers and urging the Master to order them to fight to the last arrow.

way to overpowered if you can spot bard. i would make it or Exert bard twice or something like that also cut the lore to
“Then Bard drew his bow-string to his ear....The dragon swooped once more lower than ever, and as he turned and dived down his belly glittered white with sparkling fires of gems in the moon-but not in one place.”

Yeah, good quote, but probably a bit long... What about adding "Bard does not add to the archery total."? You then get a 1 cost, 3 exertion to boost the archery total by (probably 2 or 3 at least - above those three archers you already have) or a 2 cost, 1 exertion to boost the archery total by one less than what the other would. With Bard not adding, it’s still a plus overall unless there is no 2 vitality (or more) minion you can spot (in which case, it’s not the time to play the card)

Well, first would be to either remove the response ability, limiting it to one per move, or change ’Each time’ to ’If’.

Dáin’s DC Duos #34

Today, we finally bring the Men to a close...for the time being, at least. I’d still like to beef up their culture a little in the future; they could use some more skirmishing help, and perhaps a couple more cards that tie them in better with Dwarves and Elves, but I’m burned out right now. So that will have to wait for another time.

For now, let’s send them out with a bang. Here’s a slew of cards that come from sets other than Lasting Alliances. It’s more than a Duo, more than even a Double Duo, so just forget this is called, technically, a "duo" and enjoy!

From The Road Ahead, my Fellowship of the Rings set:

•Brand, Leader of the Bardings
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
While you can spot a knight, Brand is a knight.
While you can spot a archer, Brand is an archer.
Each other archer and knight is strength +1.
“‘He is a strong king, and his realm now reaches far south and east of Esgaroth.’”

Nice! Very Nice! !

•Hugin, Consel of the Lakemen
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Man or Wizard.
Each time a Free Peoples card (except characters) is about to be discarded, you may exert Hugin twice (or once if that card is a card) to place that card beneath your draw deck instead.
A former warrior and official counselor to the Master of Laketown, he had become one of his lands’ most respected emissaries.

Except a character...

•Riduan, Man of Dale
Ally • Home 3 [FotR] & 8 [LA] • Man
Strength: 2
Vitality: 3
To play, spot Gandalf or a Man.
Maneuver: Exert Riduan and discard a card from hand to draw a card. If you draw a card of the same culture as the card you discarded, you may heal a character of that culture.
“‘Nowhere are there any men so friendly to us as the Men of Dale. They are good folk, the Bardings.’”

Nice. No suggestions.

Surpassed the Old Days
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot a Man (or exert a Dwarf). Plays on a river or dwelling. Limit 1 per site.
This site’s Shadow number is -1.
When the fellowship moves from this site, you may heal up to two Men or Dwarves.
“‘You should see the waterways of Dale, Frodo, and the fountains, and the pools! You should see the stone-paved roads of many colours!’”

Whoa! Um...maybe add "to play, play the fellowship’s next site (replacing opponent’s site if necessary)" Because the only time this would see play is when your behind, which is not likely since is geared towards a run. In other words, useless unless you have site control.

From The End Of All Things, my Return of the King set:

•Brand, Heir of Bard
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Knight. While you can spot a Man companion, Brand’s twilight cost is -1.
Brand is strength +1 for each other Man companion you can spot (limit +3).
Each time Brand wins a skirmish, you may exert him to heal a Man or unique Dwarf.
“‘...Sauron could have done terrible harm in the North...if King Brand and King Dain had not stood in his path.’”

Dáin’s DC Duos #34
From The Road Ahead, my Fellowship of the Rings set:

•Brand, Leader of the Bardings
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
While you can spot a knight, Brand is a knight.
While you can spot a archer, Brand is an archer.
Each other archer and knight is strength +1.
“‘He is a strong king, and his realm now reaches far south and east of Esgaroth.’”
it shoudl be gains ... archer knight etc

•Hugin, Consel of the Lakemen
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Man or Wizard.
Each time a Free Peoples card (except characters) is about to be discarded, you may exert Hugin twice (or once if that card is a card) to place that card beneath your draw deck instead.
A former warrior and official counselor to the Master of Laketown, he had become one of his lands’ most respected emissaries.
I would just make it one exertion no matter what.

•Riduan, Man of Dale
Ally • Home 3 [FotR] & 8 [LA] • Man
Strength: 2
Vitality: 3
To play, spot Gandalf or a Man.
Maneuver: Exert Riduan and discard a card from hand to draw a card. If you draw a card of the same culture as the card you discarded, you may heal a character of that culture.
“‘Nowhere are there any men so friendly to us as the Men of Dale. They are good folk, the Bardings.’”
fine by me

Surpassed the Old Days
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot a Man (or exert a Dwarf). Plays on a river or dwelling. Limit 1 per site.
This site’s Shadow number is -1.
When the fellowship moves from this site, you may heal up to two Men or Dwarves.
“‘You should see the waterways of Dale, Frodo, and the fountains, and the pools! You should see the stone-paved roads of many colours!’”
theoretically I don’t think it should be support area. works for me

From The End Of All Things, my Return of the King set:

•Brand, Heir of Bard
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Knight. While you can spot a Man companion, Brand’s twilight cost is -1.
Brand is strength +1 for each other Man companion you can spot (limit +3).
Each time Brand wins a skirmish, you may exert him to heal a Man or unique Dwarf.
“‘...Sauron could have done terrible harm in the North...if King Brand and King Dain had not stood in his path.’”

•Brand, Leader of the Bardings
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
While you can spot a knight, Brand is a knight.
While you can spot a archer, Brand is an archer.
Each other archer and knight is strength +1.
“‘He is a strong king, and his realm now reaches far south and east of Esgaroth.’”

•Hugin, Consel of the Lakemen
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Man or Wizard.
Each time a Free Peoples card (except characters) is about to be discarded, you may exert Hugin twice (or once if that card is a card) to place that card beneath your draw deck instead.
A former warrior and official counselor to the Master of Laketown, he had become one of his lands’ most respected emissaries.

•Riduan, Man of Dale
Ally • Home 3 [FotR] & 8 [LA] • Man
Strength: 2
Vitality: 3
To play, spot Gandalf or a Man.
Maneuver: Exert Riduan and discard a card from hand to draw a card. If you draw a card of the same culture as the card you discarded, you may heal a character of that culture.
“‘Nowhere are there any men so friendly to us as the Men of Dale. They are good folk, the Bardings.’”

Surpassed the Old Days
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot a Man (or exert a Dwarf). Plays on a river or dwelling. Limit 1 per site.
This site’s Shadow number is -1.
When the fellowship moves from this site, you may heal up to two Men or Dwarves.
“‘You should see the waterways of Dale, Frodo, and the fountains, and the pools! You should see the stone-paved roads of many colours!’”

•Brand, Heir of Bard
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Knight. While you can spot a Man companion, Brand’s twilight cost is -1.
Brand is strength +1 for each other Man companion you can spot (limit +3).
Each time Brand wins a skirmish, you may exert him to heal a Man or unique Dwarf.
“‘...Sauron could have done terrible harm in the North...if King Brand and King Dain had not stood in his path.’”