II:10 The Breaking of the Fellowship

No new characters named.

III:1 The Departure of Boromir

No new characters named.

III:2 The Riders of Rohan

*Eomer (Le hero, Ta hero)

Eomund (Sp ally)

*Theoden (Sp hero, Ta hero)

[Thengel]

*Eothain (Le ally)

[Eorl]

Hasufel

Garulf

Arod (Ta attachment)

Eomund died in 3002, just one year after Bilbo's party. Garulf was the rider of Hasufel, the steed loaned to Aragorn. Arod has his card, but Hasufel and Garulf do not -- luckless still!

III: 3 The Uruk-Hai

*Ugluk (enemy)

*Grishnakh (enemy)

Lugdush

Mauhur

The scout that reports the lone rider is called Snaga by Ugluk, and it is capitalized as if it were a proper name, but Snaga is the orcish for slave, and Snaga appears as a non-unique enemy card in Treason of Saruman (three copies). The two orcs with dialogue get their own enemy cards, but Lugdush and Mauhur are left out of their only opportunity for glory.

Lugdush and Mauhur do appear in the Nightmare version of The Uruk-hai. I remember being really happy to see them when I opened the pack! It looks like Beorn doesn't have the Nightmare version of that quest catalogued yet.

25 minutes ago, Authraw said:

Lugdush and Mauhur do appear in the Nightmare version of The Uruk-hai. I remember being really happy to see them when I opened the pack! It looks like Beorn doesn't have the Nightmare version of that quest catalogued yet.

He's actually got the nightmare versions up till Shelob's Lair.

http://hallofbeorn.com/LotR?CardSet=The Uruk-hai Nightmare

16 minutes ago, stimpaksam said:

He's actually got the nightmare versions up till Shelob's Lair.

http://hallofbeorn.com/LotR?CardSet=The Uruk-hai Nightmare

Oh interesting, I was looking here:
http://hallofbeorn.com/LotR/Scenarios/The-Uruk-hai

My mistake -- I just pulled up the enemies for Treason of Saruman without remembering the nightmare version.

III:4 Treebeard

*Treebeard (Lo hero, N ally)

Leaflock (Lo ally)

Skinbark (Ta ally)

[Wandlimb]

*Quickbeam (Ta hero, Lo ally)

Orofarne

Lassemista

Carnimirie

I am using the common speech version of Ent names here, but not the Elvish; although Treebeard himself uses the Elvish versions more often (e.g. Fimbrethil instead of Wandlimb]. I'm also assuming the three last are names of specific Rowan trees and not just untranslated Elvish/Entish words.

This chapter is also (I believe) the first place the Old Took's given name, Gerontius, is given. His parents were prophetic!

III:5 The White Rider

No new characters named.

III:6 The King of the Golden Hall

[Felarof]

*Grima Wormtongue (objective ally, Lo hero, enemy)

*Hama (Ta hero, Sp ally)

[Telchar]

Theodred (Le hero)

[Galmod]

*Eowyn (Sp hero, Ta hero)

Firefoot (Ta attachment)

The initial guard at the gate has dialogue, but is not named. I am speculating that Galmod, father of Grima, is not alive during the period of the game, but it could easily be otherwise. He would be an unlikely choice for an ally in any case. His son has the singular distinction of being an objective ally, a hero, and an enemy.

Grima all around

On 2/11/2019 at 5:44 PM, dalestephenson said:

Orofarne

Lassemista

Carnimirie

(...) I'm also assuming the three last are names of specific Rowan trees and not just untranslated Elvish/Entish words.

These three names are noticeable Quenya names meaning "mountain-dwelling" "leaf-grey" and "with adornment of red jewels" respectively. Tolkien wrote this in letter 168.

III:7 Helm's Deep

*Erkenbrand of Westfold [Le hero]

*Ceorl (Le ally)

*Gamling the Old (Sp ally)

[Helm the Hammerhand]

A few unnamed Rohirrim have dialogue in the chapter. Erkenbrand is referred to often in this chapter, but has no dialogue within it -- we do get to hear him speak in the following chapter.

III:8 The Road to Isengard

Grimbold of Westfold (Ta ally)

*Elfhelm (Le hero, Sp ally, Ta ally)

Saradoc Brandybuck

Paladin Took

[Tobold Hornblower]

Elfhelm does not speak in this chapter, but does later. He has the singular distinction of having two different ally versions and also a hero version. Saradoc and Paladin deserve their own cards as they were the Master of Buckland and the Thain at the time of the game, Thain Paladin was already fighting the ruffians when the four hobbits of the fellowship returned to raise the shire.

Old Toby is named on an event card.

III: 9 Flotsam and Jetsam

Beechbone (Ta ally)

III:10 The Voice of Saruman

No new characters named.

III:11 The Palantir

No new characters named. However, contrary to what I have written earlier in this thread, we *do* get dialogue attributed to the Lord of the Rings himself, via Pippin. In fairness, Pippin says he didn't speak, but he just looked and Pippin understood.

IV: 1 The Taming of Smeagol

Uncle Andy (Gamgee?)

I'm cheating a bit here, he was mentioned in Lothlorien for the first time but I missed him -- this is his second appearance. The Longfather-Tree of Master Samwise lists him as Andwise Roper of Tighfield, born 1323 S.R. with no death date listed. Sam's grandfather Hobson was known as Roper Gamgee, but as a third generation roper I wonder if Andy simply went by Roper instead of Gamgee, as Sam's own son became a Gardner. Sam refers to Andy in this chapter in the past tense ("him that was the Gaffer's eldest brother"), but at only 78 at the time of Bilbo's party was likely living during the period of the game, if perhaps no longer rope-walking. It's interesting that Sam calls him Gaffer's "eldest brother", when "elder brother" would sufficiently distinguish him from Halfred, Gaffer's younger brother.

IV: 2 The Passage of the Marshes

No new characters named.

On 2/18/2019 at 6:21 AM, dalestephenson said:

III:11 The Palantir

No new characters named. However, contrary to what I have written earlier in this thread, we *do* get dialogue attributed to the Lord of the Rings himself, via Pippin. In fairness, Pippin says he didn't speak, but he just looked and Pippin understood.

Saruman as a Hero character confirmed hahaha. Just kidding but seriously in the final deluxe expansion where they flip the tables and you are battling an evil army against good. Trying to Quest to break their human defenses, elven magic seals and dwarves traps. With new evil spheres so the decks don't match and then a whole new world of gameplay.

If this insane idea ever becomes anything I want to run a Saruman, Grima, and Witchking deck and call it the fallen men. Hahaha.

Anyways carry on with your good work here! Been interesting to read.

IV: 3 The Black Gate is Closed

No new characters named.

IV: 4 Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

*Faramir (objective ally, Le hero, Lo hero, Le ally)

*Mablung (Ta hero, Lo ally)

*Damrod (Lo hero, Sp ally)

I'd like to see another Faramir hero, because he's so cool and neither of his hero versions are sufficiently cool.

1 hour ago, dalestephenson said:

IV: 4 Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

*Faramir (objective ally, Le hero, Lo hero, Le ally)

*Mablung (Ta hero, Lo ally)

*Damrod (Lo hero, Sp ally)

I'd like to see another Faramir hero, because he's so cool and neither of his hero versions are sufficiently cool.

I agree. When you ally core version is definetely far better than your two hero version something is wrong

That's mostly because the ally version is widely applicable, whereas the heroes are key players only in particular decks (e.g. Ents for Leadership Faramir) or particular circumstances (e.g. Battle questing for Lore Faramir). But in those circumstances they can be very impressive indeed.