The Land of Sorrow with The Golden Liberator – January 23, 2022

Starting Hand

• Westfold Horse-breeder
• Grimbold
• Unexpected Courage
• Reforged
• Quick Strike
• Rohan Warhorse

Setup

• Captives facedown under thevcamps
• Ulwarth under The Storehouse
• Lorgan under Slave Quarters
• Arador and Borlach under The Barracks
• Threat – 31
• Find and attach The One Ring to Glorfindel
• Find and add Strength and Courage to hand

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Honour Guard

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Unexpected Courage on Dain
• Strength and Courage on Glorfindel (Great start combat wise, but not great for questing)

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Arwen
• Total Quest Power = 3

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Rolling Plains
• Total Staging Area Threat = 7

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• Threat – 35

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• The Storehouse
• Lorgan +3 attack and -30 engagement cost

4.2 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none

5.2 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Lorgan

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Lorgan

• Threat- 36
• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Dain
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – +0 attack because no camps in the victory display (Nurn Slaver)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • Mine Elrond’s Counsel, Asfaloth, and Winfola for +3 defense
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 2
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Lorgan

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Glorfindel
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • Exhaust The One Ring for +3 attack
  • Threat – 37
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 11
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 8
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Lorgan destroyed and added to the victory display

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 40
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none

Turn 2

1.3 Draw

• Light of Valinor (That will help tremendously with questing)

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Light of Valinor on Glorfindel
• Westfold Horse-breeder
• Add Rohan Warhorse 2 to hand

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Dain
• Arwen
• Glorfindel
• Westfold Horse-breeder
• Total Quest Power = 8

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Overseer’s Whip just surges
• Painful Fatigue exhausts Glorfindel and deals 1 damage to him.
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +4 The Storehouse progress (4 / 4), explore it, and add it to the victory display.
• Edrahil rescued.

3.4 Action(s)

• Ready Dain with Unexpected Courage.

4.2 Travel

• The Barracks
• Gorlach added to the staging area, and he can’t take damage this round.

4.2 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none

5.2 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• Borlach

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Borlach

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Dain
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Borach +2 defense (Cruelty of Mordor)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • Mine Quick Strike, Light of Valinor, and Reforged.
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Discard Rohan Warhorse 2 for a resource on Arwen.

6.7 Player Attacks

• none

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 42 (Really need an Elrond’s Counsel)
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none

Turn 3

1.3 Draw

• Reforged 2

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Reforged Winfola on Arwen
• Reforged Asfaloth on Glorfindel
• Rohan Warhorse on Glorfindel

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Arwen
• Glorfindel
• Westfold Horse-breeder
• Edrahil
• Total Quest Power = 11

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Watchtower
• Total Staging Area Threat = 5

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +5 The Barracks progress (5 / 5), explore it, and add it to the victory display
• Arador rescued.
• +1 Quest progress (1 / 15)
• Draw Ethir Swordsman

3.4 Action(s)

• +2 Rolling Plains progress (2 / 4) from Asfaloth
• Quick Strike to have Glorfindel attack Borlach.
• Exhaust The One Ring for +3 attack for 11 total and deal 9 damage.
• Threat – 43
• Borlach destroyed and added to the victory display

4.2 Travel

• Slave Quarters
• Ulwarth attacks
• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Dain
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – Deal 1 damage to Dain (Weary Lands)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • Mine Elven-Light for +1 defense
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • Ready Dain with Unexpected Courage

4.2 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

• 2 archery to Arwen and 1 to Glorfindel

6.2 Action(s)

• none

6.3 Enemy Attacks

6.4b Enemy – Ulwarth

• 6.4b Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.1 Defender – Dain
• 6.4.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.4.2 Shadow – +1 attack (Easterling Raider)
• 6.4.2 Action(s)
  • Mine Hidden Cache and Unexpected Courage for +2 defense
  • 2 resources added to Arwen
• 6.4.3 Determine combat damage – 0
• 6.4.3 Action(s)
  • none

6.7 Player Attacks

6.8b Target – Ulwarth

• 6.8b Attackers
  • Glorfindel
• 6.8.1 Action(s)
  • none
• 6.8.2 Total Attack – 8
• 6.8.3 Damage Dealt – 7
• 6.8.3 Action(s)
  • none
• Ulwarth destroyed and added to the victory display.

7 Refresh

• 7.3 Threat – 44
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • Eleven-light to draw Westfold Horse-breeder.
• Discard Elven-light for a resource on Arwen.

Turn 4

1.3 Draw

• Hidden Cache

1.3 Action(s)

• Elven-light draw A Test of Will
• Discard Elven-light for a resource on Arwen.
• Elven-light draw A Test of Will 2 (maybe Edrahil will draw a Elrond’s Counsel for me)

2.2 Planning

• Ethir Swordsman

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Arwen
• Glorfindel
• Westfold Horse-breeder
• Edrahil
• Ethir Swordsman
• Total Quest Power = 13

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Warrior of Rhun
• Total Staging Area Threat = 8

3.3 Action(s)

• +2 Rolling Plains progress (4 / 4) via Asfaloth to explore it
• Staging area threat – 6

3.4 Quest Resolution

• +3 Slave Quarters progress (3 / 3) to explore and add it to the victory display.
• Farin rescued.
• +4 quest progres (5 / 15)
• Draw Elfhelm