"The Road goes ever on and on, down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." -Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring
The Deck I used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Here we go on another adventure. If you have read my alternate Lord of the Rings Saga, thank you for returning and giving this a look. If you are new, …
Continue reading We Must Away, Ere Break of Day: Playthrough
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“In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit…” And thus began the published legendarium of one of the greatest literary minds of our age. This was the first step into Middle-earth for many of us, and so we were swept off onto The Road leading there to the Lonely Mountain and back again …
The Deck I used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Player Deck Set-up: Deck OneThreat: 29Frodo Baggins (Fellowship, TRD)Aragorn (Tactics)Sam GamgeeGrima Contract: Fellowship Attach The One Ring to Frodo Baggins Deck One Starting Hand:Elf-stoneDunedain WarningGimliBoromirA Good HarvestPippin We’ll keep these …
The Deck I used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Player Deck Set-up: Deck OneThreat: 30AragornAmarthiulThurindir Deck One Starting Hand:Vigilant DunedainAndrath GuardsmanSecret VigilRound ShieldHauberk of MailThe Long Defeat While none of these cards are without utility, I think I could …
The Deck I used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here. The narrative for the quest can be read here. Encounter Deck Set-up:Add Wainriders, Wolves from Mordor and Snaga Scouts to the Staging Area Set The Witch-King aside, out of play. Player Deck Set-up: Deck OneThreat: 30Denethor (Leadership)Boromir (Leadership)Prince Imrahil …
The Decks I have used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here and here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Encounter Deck Set-up:Add Gandalf’s Delay to the staging area.Shuffle Panicked, Weight Of The Ring, Lust for the Ring, Pursued by the Enemy, and Followed by Night into the encounter deck. Add Mount Doom and The …
The Decks I have used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here and here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Encounter Deck Set-up: Put Pursued by the Enemy, Followed by Night and Saruman’s Voice into the encounter deck and shuffle it. Add 2 copies of Wraith on Wings, …
The Decks I have used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here and here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. Encounter Deck Set-up: Add Gandalf’s Delay to the staging area. Shuffle Panicked, Weight Of The Ring, Lust for the Ring, Pursued by the Enemy, and Followed by Night into the encounter deck. Set Shagrat aside, …
The Decks I have used for the quest, and the notes for them, can be found here and here. The narrative for the quest can be found here. We have come to it at last: the great battle of our time. Is it weird that I am feeling genuinely nervous about this scenario or do …
Continue reading The Battle of the Pelennor Fields: Playthrough
And so we come to it at last, the final part of the trilogy. It's been a long time coming, but I am pleased to present you with the first chapter dealing with the final acts of my alternate Lord of the Rings, as dictated by how the cards have led us thus far. The …
