The quest of the ring bearer continued with the Pass. Good did very well with the pass getting all the heroes on just one hp left but then mostly evading by pulling back or moving sideways before making a final push. With only three losses the heroes made it to the pass.
Next it was the wild wargs in the woods en route to Moria.
Another strange scenario.
Possibly there to help the good player learn his new abilities with the full fellowship. That was a lot of rules to remember. Lots of wargs too so I drafted in some hyenas and a hound from Conan.
Good started off by keeping his heroes in the centre around bill the pony. Legolas concentrated fire on the wild warg chieftain using his special power to shoot past any cover he tried to use. Then Gandalf hit him with a sorcerous blast.
Good used lots of heroic combats to keep the heroes moving and fighting whilst Legolas held back to use his bow and Frodo kept out of trouble.
Finally Even bill the pony moved forward to be used successfully as bait and to shield Frodo. Unfortunately Pippin was taken out as a casualty whilst Boromir was dealing with the chieftain.
After that as the numbers thinned and they had survived the initial waves the fellowship began to control the situation. Though there were technically more turns to go it was time for the hobbits dinner so we called it as a good victory as it was clearly going to be such.
Was fun and definitely challenging at times such as when the hobbits and the weaker melee heroes were pushed into a tight knot whilst the strongest were drawn out .
The last four figures from the set completed. Contrast paints , mainly Templar black and brown cybor. Gulliman flesh . Then over painted with citadel colours.
Aragorn and Gimli rhinox brown then mixed with graveyard earth or dark flesh as layers gradually lighter. For Legolas camo green base then mix of catechan green and camo for highlights. Blue for tunic and grey for trousers. For cloaks grey then highlights with lighter stages of grey. Washes such as nuln oil especially to armour and sparing use of Devlan mud in the creases. Varnish then corrections and touch ups before final varnish.
Edit: don’t forget to add Strider’s beard (cygor brown) like I did before taking this photo.
Arwen starts on the western edge closely pursued by 5 Nazgul including the Witch King. The Nazgul are weak, just 3 will or 4 for the King. Asfaloth, Arwen’s horse can move 12 per turn!
Good start with priority and Asfaloth races off and Aragorn and the Hobbits move swiftly around the Nazgul to assist but cannot charge the first turn.
Second turn the Nazgul get priority and 3 of the 4 remaining arrive. However several lose their exhausted mounts. Two at least could close to fight Arwen. So far she has resisted their spells. So they could potentially hit Frodo so she calls a heroic move. Aragorn calls a heroic move too and catches up with one Nazgul with his hobbits. They are brave.
Thanks to the heroic move Arwen is safe and she keeps racing away getting closer to the ford but the Northern Nazgul now just close. One loses its mount with a six rolled and then a 6 for thrown so can cast a spell. All are now on the map and really attack hard with Black Darts. Asfaloth is slain and Arwen wounded. Am not entirely sure how this could happen because the scenario seems to propose that Asfaloth needs to cross the ford as a given. So I change the rule to include Arwen.
Any way Aragorn takes out another rider closely pursued by the hobbits whilst Frodo races across the ford and Arwen moves to defend the crossing. Nazgul charge her one being mounted. Her sacrifice is enough though to help Frodo across safely.
Some Nazgul cross safely but three are in the river when Elrond is ready to cast Wrath of Bruinen and bring down the flood to wash them away whilst Aragorn and the Hobbits look on.
The remaining Nazgul are low on will and magic has little effect so close to Rivendell. Frodo resists. However Nazgul do not lose will when attacking Frodo. He survives with a heroic defence.
Finally with more heroic marches Aragorn can rush across. He is beset but this costs Nazgul will and again Frodo gets away losing some Fate. Finally the Hobbits are across and Aragorn hits back. The Nazgul are soon destroyed through loss of will as Frodo races to safety.
Well done Good. A very close game. Evil thought he had it when Asfaloth fell but Elrond arrived on the first turn he could and took out three Nazgul in the nick of time.
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