Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer, & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]

Here are the final set of Fortune Updates that have been made. There have been point adjustments to the remaining set of existing Fortunes and 2 new ones that have been added as well: Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer. I must say - I am rather excited about all these Fortunes and how they have turned out!

 

Last, but not least, is the crown jewel of Fortunes: Monsterslayer.

There we have it! Any thoughts or ideas or suggestions?

























LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Inner Glory, Song of Elberth, Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]

It seems like I have gotten so busy lately that I haven't had the time to get my Blog Posts put up. Hopefully after the next two weeks things will begin to settle again and I will have the time and the ability to "get back on track". Similar to the last set, the next set of Fortunes contain nothing "new" but only some clarifications and edits to the Special Rules associated to them. The biggest change is for the Blessing of Galadriel Fortune, where the maximum blessing receivable is 2 instead of 3 Might Points. Otherwise, it seems like these were actually pretty close when they were originally written!

So, there we have it ... let me know what you think?!?































LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]

The next set of Fortunes, once again, contain nothing "new" but only some clarifications and edits to the Special Rules associated to them. The biggest change is for the Desperate Heroics Fortune, where the value was changed from returning all starting Might Points to returning a maximum of +4 - up to the starting value. Likewise, the Untained Palintir has is ability to adjust priority rolls to include adjusting the roll up or down, now - this allows it to have its fully intended function of helping to determine "who wins priority for the round". After all, always winning the priority roll may not always be the most strategic desired outcome of the roll. The remaining edits are fairly small and provide clarification.

So, there we have it ... we are definitely making some good head-way through the list of Fortunes. Let me know what you think?!?































LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Steads of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, and Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]

The next set of Fortunes contain nothing "new" but only some clarifications and edits to the Special Rules associated to them. The biggest change is for the Steeds of Pure Blood Fortune, where the value was changed from a static number to a +2" bonus. The remaining edits are fairly small.

The nicest part of the edits for these Fortunes is their new-found affordability! It is definitely a lot more of a temptation to bring one of these along for each 1000 points of your army now (and may actually allow your army to fill in the remaining point gaps to get to an even number).




























LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]

Next on the list is a full set of new fortunes. These help to close up the gap for the areas that still needed bane abilities against them. Notice also that it includes the two new type banes that are a little more costly due to their "awesomeness" factor - Cavalrybane and Monsterbane. If you have been keeping up with some of the other profiles on the blog, you would have noticed that these special rules have already been given to several heroes, as well.

So, let's get on with it ...

There is another week down the drain - I'm back from DC and can likely begin to focus and make more headway again! Thank you everyone for sticking with me and continuing to read and provide great feedback!
































LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]

Here are the next set of Fortunes that have been updated and extended. Similar to what we said in the last post, these fortunes are applied to the entire formation and have their cost associated with the number of companies contained within the formation.

A few things to note: First, Dwarfbane Weapons have been moved from Fates over to Fortunes to keep it with the other bane upgrades. Second, Trollbane Weapons cost a little more due to the fact that Trolls have the Hard to Kill special rule ... so they are still harder to kill. Note that the bonus to dice roll only applies when determining the rolls To Hit against the Troll's Resilience Stat and not the rolls on the Hard to Kill table (it seems like a lot of people get this confused when reading the rule - and a future post will probably talk about this too [wink/wink]).

There is another week down the drain ... I will be back in DC again next week - so it may be hard to get as much accomplished as I may hope! Perhaps I'll swing by the DC Hobbit League and see what's going on there!































LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]

Here are the next set of Fortunes that have been updated and extended. As you can see, there are some that have a straight cost associated with them and others that follow the convention for Hornblowers and Drummers (i.e., they are applied to the entire formation and have their cost associated with the number of companies contained within the formation). This makes these Fortunes seem more like upgrades to a company when building an Army - instead of ridiculously over-priced and unusable secondary thoughts.

For the sake of counting the number of Fortunes, Orcbane Weapons still counts as a single fortune - and applies to a single formation within the army. If you want more than one formation to have the Fortune, then you will still need to meet the point requirements to have 2 or more Fortunes within the Army.

So, there we have it ... you can see that we are making some good head-way and filling in the gaps as we go along.





























LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fortunes - Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]

The time has finally come to begin the unveiling of the updates for Fortunes and Fates - and what a perfect time of the year to do so, during the Holiday Season! So Happy Holidays everyone, where ever you may be - be safe and play on!

The updates are going to take several posts to get through everything. As you can see, I've followed the normal suit of format for these - similar to the profiles. I've also used the formula to calculate their new point cost (since the mass majority of them were extremely overpriced and hardly ever used). After all, Fates and Fortunes are simply Upgrades that can apply across all armies ... so they have been treated as thus.





























LINKS TO OTHER FORTUNE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Athelas, Indomnitable Defiance, & Seat of Ancient Power [Part 1/24]
2. Orcbane Weapons, Manbane Weapons, Goblinbane Weapons, & Elfbane Weapons [Part 2/24]
3. Spiritbane Weapons, Hobbitbane Weapons, Dwarfbane Weapons, & Trollbane Weapons [Part 3/24]
4. Dragonbane Weapons, Wargbane Weapons, Cavalrybane Weapons, & Monsterbane Weapons [Part 4/24]
5. Steeds of Pure Blood, Fate Smiles Upon You, Galadhrim Longbows, & Hero of the Hour [Part 5/24]
6. Mithril Coat, Untainted Palantir, Banner of the Free People, & Desperate Heroics [Part 6/24]
7. Inner Glory, Song of Elbereth, The Blessing of Galadriel, & Wise Counsel [Part 7/24]
8. Ancient Lore, Counter Spell, Forgotten Fortifications, Dragonslayer & Monsterslayer [Part 8/24]
9. Magical Resistance & Blessed Grove [Part 9/24]

LINKS TO OTHER FATE UPDATES AND EXTENSIONS

1. Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]
2. Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]
3. Faltering Nerve, Sigil of the Fallen Kings, The Crown of Carn Dum & There Will be no Dawn [Part 12/24]
4. There Will be no Dawn, Evil Reputation, Tormented Steeds, & Balefire Arrows [Part 13/24]
5. Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]
6. Infestation, Watcher in the Shadows, & Ignore Pain [Part 15/24]
7. TBD [Part 16/24]

LINKS TO OTHER ARTIFACT AND RELICS EXTENSIONS

1. Weapon Cache: Bows and Weapon Cache: Pikes [Part 21/24]
2. TBD [Part 22/24]

WotR Army Roster Example 1000 Point Gondor Army

I decided to write-up my Gondor Army as an example for filling out the WotR Army Roster. It is available on the Downloads Page, clicking the link you can get the full version.


I regularly played Gondor as my main Army. I had Aragorn, Isildur's Heir as my Army leader. Here you can see that my basic cost was 1000 points for my Army. (Also notice that I use the updated point cost of Formations and Heroes based upon previous posts on the blog.) You can also see that all 1000 points are dedicated to Gondor models - and I didn't include 250 points of Allies since I wanted to use more than the 750 points for my Gondor units.

I wrote in the Stats for Aragorn and filled out his Special Rules and Epic Abilities, as well. I then started with my first Common Formation (Minas Tirith Warriors). They don't have anything special from command upgrades or anything ... Likewise for formation 2 and 3. I've found that when playing with my army, 4 Companies in a Formation was about right ... anything more than that and the Company became too big to move ... and anything less that that it didn't seem to "stay around" very long.

Next, I added my Minas Tirith Knights and then the Axemen (Rare Formation) and Grey Company (Legendary Formation).

I then went through the list of Army Validation Checks:

Everything checked out ok!

WotR Army Roster Sheet - Available for Download

Over on one-ring.co.uk there was a post regarding a War of the Ring Army Roster Sheet request. It definitely seems funny that there are currently none out there, doesn't it?!? I've been toying with the idea of putting together an Army Builder that would output an Army Roster in pdf that would summarize the Army Force and provide basically what is being asked for. Here is an example of what it looks like (notice that is is similar in style and structure to the Army Lists that are being updated).

It starts with an overview of the Army - including any allied armies that may be included. It then goes through all the Epic Heroes, where their profile values can be summarized.

It then goes through all the formations within the Army as well - where similarly the stats can be populated accordingly. Notice that there is an example of the Dwarf Warrior Kinband that is populated for Formation #1 up there - using the new Mithril Armor Upgrade that is available from the post for the Updates to the Dwarf Holds for Common Formations. :)

Head over to the Downloads page ... I'll put up a link to allow it to be downloaded in PDF format (before the application is done) so that the greater community can begin to fill it out by hand - if they so choose.
  
Great Idea, Jez13!