Core Campaign Escape from Dol Guldur 5 – February 26, 2022

Starting Hand after mulligan

• Stand and Fight
• Steward of Gondor
• Gandalf
• Unexpected Courage
• Sneak Attack
• Ever Vigilant
• (Two dead cards, but Steward of Gondor, Sneak Attack, and Gandalf seems alright. Ever Vigilant to get 2 actions from Gandalf could be really helpful too.)

Setup

• Shadow Key guarded by Necromancer’s Reach which whiffs
• Shadow Key unguarded. (What a great time to see that encounter card!)
• Dungeon Torch is guarded by Dol Guldur Beastmaster
• Gandalf’s Map guarded by Caught in a Web
• Caught in a Web attached to Beravor. (Darn, so much for Steward’s extra resources.)
• Eowyn is face down as the prisoner
• Mendor also face down as a prisoner.
• Valor attached to Gloin.
• Appointed by Fate attached to Gloin.
• (Only 2 staging area threat to start is not bad. Caught in a Web is a bummer, but I have Steward to mitigate it. Also I increased the Miner in the Iron Hills so I might draw into one sooner than later.)

Turn 1

1.3 Draw

• Stand and Fight 2 (That’s half of the Spirit cards in the deck. Hopefully it is the last one for quite a while.)

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• Steward on Beravor
• Exhaust Steward for 2 resources. (I won’t record doing this from here on out. Beravor will get 3 resources per turn essentially.)

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Gloin
• Beravor
• Total Quest Power = 4

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Dol Guldur Beastmaster 2
• Total Staging Area Threat = 4

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• No progress but no threat gained.

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• none

4.2 Action(s)

• none

5.2 Optional Engagement

• none (I’ll wait until next turn when I might have the means to take out one of the Beastmasters.)

5.2 Action(s)

• none

5.3 Engagement

• none

5.3 Action(s)

• none

6 Combat Phase

6.2 Action(s)

• none

7 Refresh

• Pay 2 resources to ready Beravor
• 7.3 Threat – 29
• 7.4 Action(s)
  • none

Turn 2

1.3 Draw

• Steward of Gondor 2 (My draws are really not helping me out here.)

1.3 Action(s)

• none

2.2 Planning

• none

3.1 Quest Phase 3.1 Action(s)

• none

3.2 Committed Characters vs Main Quest

• Beravor (I could Sneak Attack Gandalf into play to quest and deal 4 damage to a Beastmaster. Then Gloin could attack and kill it. I really want the card draw to get some allies. If I take the threat hit of underquesting, I can have Gandalf and Gloin kill a Beastmaster and get to draw 3 cards.)
• Total Quest Power = 2

3.2 Action(s)

• none

3.3 Staging

• Necromancers Plass (I was really hoping for a treachery but I’ll take it over a 3rd enemy.)
• Total Staging Area Threat = 7

3.3 Action(s)

• none

3.4 Quest Resolution

• Threat -34

3.4 Action(s)

• none

4.2 Travel

• Necromancer’s Pass (I don’t want to risk losing Sneak or Gandalf. if don’t travel, I’m going to be too far behind in questing.)
• Randomly discard Gandalf and Stand and Fight.

I concede since now I’ll have to first take an undefended attack with 2 shadows and not be able to kill a Beastmaster. Then I’ll have to engage the second one next round which is going to be too much for my 2 heroes.