WFMC Mobile - Art for The Kingdom of Rohan Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 2/11]

Getting back to the art for WFMC Mobile!!


Here are a couple of the Formations from The Kingdom of Rohan, showing one of each type of formation that is supported in the current Rohan list. Keep in mind that Rohan is very heavy with cavalry formations - that means that the majority of them will be similar to the image at the top-left.

Starting from the top-left, here we have a Formation in 3x2 Configuration of The Sons of Eorl. They are sporting their wide array of special rules, as well. This is what makes Rohan Cavalry so Unique - they have a wide array of additional special rules which make them very dangerous to encounter. Behind the Sons of Eorl is Eomer, King of Pelennor. He is the only Monster that is included within the Rohan Army List. He is armed with a Bow in addition to thrown weapons and other special rules to make him an intimidating addition with his Very Hard to Kill Special Rule, as well. Over on the right is a 2x3 Configuration Formation of Oathsworn Militia. While they are not overly powerful - they do provide a good staple for infantry for relatively inexpensive cost. They are very useful when fielded in small company count formations to allow the cavalry formations to line up for flank and rear attacks.




LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WFMC PROGRESS SERIES

• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Work in Progress [Part 1/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Update ... Progress still being Made [Part 2/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - WFMC Continuing to Come Together [Part 3/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Formations Look Like REAL Formations and Groundwork for Reconfig Costs Put in Place [Part 4/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Load Previous Data & Reconfig Costs/Restrictions [Part 5/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Fixed Expended Move Costs Round-to-Round and Added Color to the Reconfiguration Combo Box [Part 6/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Movement Modifier Checkboxes Work Properly and Zoom Capability [Part 7/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Implementing the Options for Rotation [Part 8/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Calculating the Translation Distance for Vanilla WotR Rules of Movement [Part 9a/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Calculating the Translation Distance for Vanilla WotR Rules of Movement (Continued) [Part 9b/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Starting the Implementation of the Mobile Version on iPhone/iPad [Part 10/12]
• WotR Formation Movement Calculator - Continuing to Implement the Mobile Version on iPhone/iPad [Part 11/12]
• TBD [Part 12/12]

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LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF MOVEMENT TYPES AND LIMITS SERIES

• Movement Types and Limits Series - Translational and Rotational Movement [Part 1/23]

• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 2-3 Companies [Part 2/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 4 Companies [Part 3/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 5 Companies [Part 4/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 6 Companies [Part 5/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 7 Companies [Part 6/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 8 Companies [Part 7/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 9 Companies [Part 8/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Summary of Infantry Formations by Company Size [Part 9/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Infantry Restrictions of Reconfiguration by Formation Name Summary [Part 10/23]

• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised of 2-3 Companies [Part 11/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised for 4 Companies [Part 12/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised of 5 Companies [Part 13/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised of 6 Companies [Part 14/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised of 7 Companies [Part 15/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Cavalry Formations Comprised of 8 Companies [Part 16/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Movement of Infantry Formations Comprised of 9 Companies [Part 17/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Cavalry Movement Example 1 from Page 33 of WotR Rulebook Analysis [Part 18/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Cavalry Movement Example 2 from Page 33 of WotR Rulebook Analysis [Part 19/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Cavalry Movement Example 3 from Page 33 of WotR Rulebook Analysis [Part 20/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Reconfiguration Summary of Cavalry Formations by Company Size [Part 21/23]
• Movement Types and Limits Series - Cavalry Restrictions of Reconfiguration by Formation Name Summary [Part 22/23]
• Using WFMC to Verify Movement Examples [Part 23/23]

LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE WFMC MOBILE ART SERIES

• Art for Gondor and Arnor Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 1/11]
• Art for Kingdom of Rohan Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 2/11]
• Art for Elven Kingdoms Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 3/11]
• Art for Dwarf Holds Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 4/11]
• Art for Forgotten Kingdoms Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 5/11]
• Art for Mordor Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 6/11]
• Art for Fortress of Isengard Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 7/11]
• Art for Misty Mountains Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 8/11]
• Art for Fallen Realms Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 9/11]
• Art for Angmar Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 10/11]
• Art for City of Dale Companies and Formations of Various Supported Types [Part 11/11]

Complete Army Profile Documents are Finally Here and Ready to Download

It is the 2 year anniversary of this blog, and appropriately the time has finally come for the PDFs with the profiles to be posted and available for download!

Head over to the download page where you can get a copy of the files that have already been updated and completed!

Why not get them, print them off and have the full set of profiles available? With nearly 300 pages of profiles already posted and available - and the remaining coming very soon - you could finally have the full set - looking consistent, with clarification and completeness finally available for your games.

Also as you can see - there are pages that are ready that have not yet been provided up on the blog ... so you get an early preview and can start playing with the new profiles immediately!

What are you waiting for? Get some now while they are marked down - before they go back to full price!

All WotR Evil Army Lists - Bundled

To download and unlock all 5 of the PDFs for Evil Armies (Mordor, Isengard, Misty Mountains, Fallen Realms, & Angmar), click the Buy Now button below! The PDF will be delivered to your email address that you provide during checkout. $112.49 (Original Price) $79.95 (30% Off - Purch. Individually) $59.99 (Nearly 50% Discount!)

This is a 254 Page PDF that includes all of the Evil Lists above in a single file for batch purchase. It includes the full set of rules for Wargear, Upgrades, Special Rules, Heroic Actions & Epic Actions associated to each formation within the Army List.

Extending the Angmar List with Missing Profiles - Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]

Next in the queue are the profiles from the Angmar List that have become Legendary Formations:

• Azog, the Pale Orc astride the White Warg
• Fimbul's Hunters
• William (Bill) the Troll
• Tom the Troll
• Bert the Troll

These new profiles add one new Cavalry and four new Monsters to the List.


NEW LEGENDARY FORMATIONS FOR ANGMAR

1. Azog, the Pale Orc astride the White Warg
2. Fimbul's Hunters
3. William (Bill) the Troll
4. Tom the Troll
5. Bert the Troll

1) AZOG, THE PALE ORC ASTRIDE THE WHITE WARG
For your entirely monster list, the leader of choice would of course be Azog's legendary monster Formation. Imagine it ... Azog on his white warg, a swarm of common Mirkwood Spiders and a winged Nazgul with the Witch King and the Necromancer allied in from the Mordor list just for good measure? That'd be so much fun - and think about it ... it would look almost like an SBG Army fighting in War of the Ring!

2-3) FIMBUL'S HUNTERS AND WILLIAM (BILL) THE TROLL
Fimbul's hunters are an advanced version of the Hunter Orcs profile that we saw earlier. They get Advanced Fell Sight as well as the ability to be upgraded with Bows - to take full advantage of their Expert Rider special rule.

As for Bill the Troll - here is a powerhouse that can cause significant damage to any wary formation. He has Very Hard to Kill, which alone makes him a Hero that could be around for a very long time in the game and other special rules that will easily change the flow of each phase. Cool thought - play all 3 of the Trolls against some Hobbits or some Dwarves ... that'd be a blast!

[Note that only the first page of each of the profiles is actually shown above - there is a second page for each that includes the Epic Actions that these two formations can perform.]

4) TOM THE TROLL
Continuing with Tom, we have a very strong troll that can last against any other formation. He also has the special rules to paralyze - which could change a Fight Phase very easily.

5) BERT THE TROLL
Bert follows suit with the other two Hobbit Trolls. While not as "powerful" he still is a match for an other troll within any other list.

So, there we have it - the updates for the Legendary formations within the Angmar list. Go grab a copy below, and start playing with the updated and extended profiles, today!

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LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

Updates and Extensions to the Rules for Fates - Black-hearted Trees, Curse of Morgoth, Tokens of Terror, & Haunted Wasteland [Part 14/24]

Here is the next set of Fate Updates! The weeks seem to be flying by so quickly ... There is a pretty substantial change made to the Curse of Morgoth ... it now seems more like a "curse" since it impacts both players instead of just one. Also, the Haunted Wasteland fate had quite a bit of updates as well - there was no clarification on how to use this fate against monsters or other formation with a greater than 1 Resilience Value, so the clarification has been updated. Everyone enjoy - and as always, if you have any feedback or comments, feel free to provide them!

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 Fates - Greed for Glory, Cursed Armor of Udun, Tainted Palantir, & Banner of Barad-dur [Part 11/24]

Here are the next set of Fates for Evil Armies. This set provides mostly the point updates that were required to bring them in-line with the others that are available. Enjoy!

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 Fates - Morgul Blades, Dark Shrine, & Entslayer [Part 10/24]

Now we get to move on to the Fate Updates! Evil gets their turn to obtain the special and new "toys" that the Fates can provide. Just like before, we have updated the point cost and the text to clarify the special rules. You should notice that Morgul Blades has had the static value of 4 changed to be a +2 bonus (that way it is more useful for those two-handed armed formations) and has had its points changed to be based upon the total number of companies within the formation - not just a flat cost. Also, Dark Shrine has been updated to be similar in rules to the Seat of Ancient Power Fortune, but it has a little additional boost, as well. And finally, there is Entslayer - which will provide the same role as Dragonslayer and Monsterslayer from the last post.

Everyone enjoy! Sorry I didn't get to post last week ... I've started a new "real life" job and it has been pre-occupying my time!

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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 - 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 - 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]

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!

Extending the Dwarf Holds with Missing Profiles - Common Formations [Part 6b/13]

The next Army List to be extended is The Dwarf Holds. Recall from Part 2/12 that the set of missing profiles for the Dwarf Holds Army List included the following:

• Thorin Oakenshield
• Thorin Oakenshield, King Under the Mountain
• Dwalin the Dwarf
• Dwalin, Champion of Erebor
• Balin the Dwarf
• Balin, Champion of Erebor
• Dori the Dwarf
• Dori, Champion of Erebor
• Nori the Dwarf
• Nori, Champion of Erebor
• Ori the Dwarf
• Ori, Champion of Erebor
• Oin the Dwarf
• Oin, Champion of Erebor
• Gloin the Dwarf
• Gloin, Champion of Erebor
• Bifur the Dwarf
• Bifur, Champion of Erebor
• Bofur the Dwarf
• Bofur, Champion of Erebor
• Bombur the Dwarf
• Bombur, Champion of Erebor
• Fili the Dwarf
• Fili, Champion of Erebor
• Kili the Dwarf
• Kili, Champion of Erebor
• King Thror
• King Thrain
• Erebor Warrior Kinband
• Grim Hammer Kinband
• Thorin's Company
• Thrain the Broken
• The King's Herald
• Dwarf King

Each of the SBG profiles were considered carefully and determined the best means by which they would be integrated into the WotR list. It was finally decided that there would be 2 new common formations (the Erebor Warrior Kinband and the Grim Hammer Kinband with their respective captains), 3 new legendary formations (Thorin's Company, The King's Herald, and Thrain the Broken), and finally 28 new Epic Heroes from the list above. Also, there are updates for several other of the Dwarf Profiles to make them more in line with the intent of their army list - being defensive foot units.

It turns out that due the number of changes that are included in the updates to the Dwarves one post would be too large to attempt to cover everything, so to mitigate that to some degree I've split it up into multiple sub-parts. The first part was technically the "sneak peak" for Thorin's profiles (by the way, they have since been finalized). This part will deal with the Common Formations that have been added and the minor changes that have been updated. The third part will be the new Legendary formations and finally the forth part will cover a sub-set of the Epic Heroes.

Might as well get on with it ...

As mentioned above, the Dwarves are intended to be the slow but hard "tanks" of an Army List. To allow for this to be accomplished, we have given the majority of the common formations an ability to "upgrade" their armor to be more robust. Here is an example of Dwarves that are wearing Standard Armor in their profile - and now have the ability to up to Heavy Armor or Mithril Armor (this could be an upgrade that would make the dwarves more apt to tackle that Dragon head-on):

Furthermore, the Shieldbearer has always been a rather "boring" command hero - We have upped his special rules to be more in line of a worthy hero and increased his point cost accordingly.

UPDATED COMMON FORMATIONS FOR DWARVES

1. Dwarf Warrior Kinband

The Dwarves within Vanilla WotR are initially armed with Two-Handed weapons. We have changed it to make the profile easier to read - and to be consistent with other profiles to start them with Shields and allow them to exchange their shields for Two-handed weapons for free as an Upgrade Option. Also, as mentioned above, the new upgrade options for Heavy Armor and Mithril Armor are also available to the formation. The Shieldbearer has been given his new rules to make him more of a viable hero and the Dwarf King has also been added as a command hero (with the "now standard" Heroic Strike Special Rule that Kings have seemed to acquire across factions). All-in-all, I think that this has finally made the dwarves a great core unit ... adding in an Epic Hero with Bestow Pathfinder (Mountain) and possibly Bestow Terror - with their upgrade to Mithril Armor - and 6 companies strong ... they could be a real scary force to recon with, now!

NEW COMMON FORMATIONS FOR DWARVES

1. Erebor Warrior Kinband
2. Grim Hammer Kinband

1) EREBOR WARRIOR KINBAND

The Erebor Warrior Kinband is a rather straight forward core unit of Dwarves - with the exception that they are armed with Pikes.

Due to their anti-Cavalry charge equipment they do not get the upgrade option for armor, but I am sure they are more then capable then holding their own.

2) GRIM HAMMER KINBAND



The Pick Hammers of the Grim Hammers is very reminiscent of the Mob Rule special rule that evil rank-and-file armies have (i.e., Goblins and Orcs). This will allow them to be more effective in spite of their smaller Company Size Limits (4). Combined with the +1 to hit from their Two-handed weapons, this small but destructive force will bring down some major damage!

There we have it for the Common Formations - after Thanksgiving we will get into the other parts, so stay tuned!

LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

Extending the Dwarf Holds with Missing Profiles - Sneak Peek at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]

I know that everyone is getting excited about the Dwarves updates getting published, so I figured that I would give a highlight to Thorin's profiles (so to give everyone a little taste of what is to come)!

 

As you can see, Thorin Oakenshield is a great addition to the Dwarf Army List! The dwarves are now more resilient and can wreck havoc on basically all the enemy races.

I really like this version of Thorin, too. There is nothing that says that each Dwarf Hero MUST have Bestow Pathfinder (Mountains) - so to save a few points, it wasn't added. Plus he has the "anti-Azog" flair that was intended with this profile, as well.



















LINKS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SBG TO WOTR CONVERSION SERIES

1. Describing the Process [Part 1/13]
2. Creating the Full List of Needed Profiles and Assigning WotR Armies [Part 2/13]
1. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Good Armies [Part 2a/13]
2. Status Update for Progress on Profile Creation and Army List Document Writing - Evil Armies [Part 2b/13]
3. Extending the Gondor & Arnor List [Part 3/13]
4. Extending The Kingdom of Rohan List [Part 4/13]
5. Extending The Elven Kingdoms List [Part 5/13]
6. Extending The Dwarf Holds List [Part 6/13]
1. Sneak Peak at the Profiles for Thorin [Part 6a/13]
2. Common Formations [Part 6b/13]
3. Legendary Formations [Part 6c/13]
4. Epic Heroes [Part 6d/13]
7. Creating The City of Dale List [Part 7/13]
8. Extending The Forgotten Kingdoms List [Part 8/13]
9. Extending the Mordor List [Part 9/13]
10. Extending The Fortress of Isengard List [Part 10/13]
11. Extending The Misty Mountains (Moria) List [Part 11/13]
12. Extending The Fallen Realms List [Part 12/13]
13. Extending the Angmar List [Part 13/13]
1. Common and Rare Formations [Part 13a/13]
2. Legendary Formations [Part 13b/13]
3. Epic Heroes [Part 13c/13]

WotR Magic - New Epic Abilities for Spell Caster Upgrades [Part 6/7]

Anyone who has played with an Evil Spellcaster has probably come across the Epic Ability Epic Ruination when using Saruman, The Necromancer, Sauron, or Kardush the Firecaller. This ability is used in conjunction with the Spells of Ruin to improve the potency of those spells for an Epic Hero (or Legendary Formation that is of Epic Stature). Here is how the Ability reads for the Spells of Ruin:

So, the logical question to follow after reviewing this Epic Ability is: Why do the Spells of Ruin have an Epic Upgraded Ability, but none of the other Magic Disciplines get the same love?

Well - the time has come to reveal those new Epic Abilities and finally fill that gap.

SPELLS OF DISMAY

SPELLS OF COMMAND

SPELLS OF WILDERNESS

SPELLS OF DARKNESS

The means by which we determine if a Hero can have an upgrade and how much it will cost is pretty straight forward. The general rule is that if the Hero is an Epic Hero (or Legendary Formation) that has access to a Magic Discipline and is of substantial visibility within the Film or Books then they should qualify for the Upgrade Option to allow the new Epic Abilities. Following the formula for Epic Abilities, they cost 10 Points per Ability for the Epic Hero - so, we've set the price as such.

Furthermore, in order to not impact the set of rules that we have already taken so much time to balance and provide baseline points for - we make them an Upgrade Option, which means that they are not a standard included Epic Action, but must be purchased in order to be used. If you look at the Post for Mordor, you will see that there are the profiles for the Witch-King and the Necromancer that include the Upgrade Options.

Here are some of the candidates for the new Epic Abilities that may be included in upcoming updates:

EPIC DISTRESS

• The Necromancer
• Ringwraiths
• The Witch-King
• Gandalf
• Saruman
• Sauron

EPIC DIRECTION

• Radagast
• Gandalf
• Galadriel
• Elrond
• Saruman

EPIC NATURALIZATION

• Radagast
• Elrond
• Thranduil
• Arwen

EPIC SHADOW

• The Necromancer
• Ringwraiths
• The Witch-King
• Sauron

LINKS TO OTHER MAGIC RULES UPDATE POSTS

1. Updates to the Rules for the Spells of Dismay [Part 1/7]
2. Updates to the Rules for the Spells of Command [Part 2/7]
3. Updates to the Rules for the Spells of Wilderness [Part 3/7]
4. Updates to the Rules for the Spells of Ruin [Part 4/7]
5. Updates to the Rules for the Spells of Darkness [Part 5/7]
6. New Epic Abilities for Spell Caster Upgrades [Part 6/7]
7. How to combine spells effectively [Part 7/7]