Hi all!

I started a (not so) little hobby project that combines my effort to replay, and play, every quest with Aragorn as the focus, or included in every deck.

I'm playing solo, as much as it is possible vs some quests, and yes, Aragorn will be in every deck.

I thought of it like a tome that recounts the events of his life, long after he passed, possibly compiled by Arwen and Eldarion.

I've only just started, so content includes Hunt for Gollum, but I plan to post weekly.

In addition to the quests and game themselves, I'm writing short narratives that a) act as introductions or transitions to the quests, and b) literally adapt the actual events in my games into a coherent narrative.

For example, I take notes after rewatching the game and note what enemies, locations, or treacheries, etc, may have appeared and write around them. Think of it like interactive fanfic, I guess.

Finally, I'm posting my gameplay to YouTube. There are also deck construction and theme pieces for each quest.

Okay, that's a lot! But, here's the link! I hope some enjoy and read along. I'll post a reply with each update. If you hate it, well, keep it to yourself

https://bookofelessar.wordpress.com/

(The narrative pieces so far cover Intro to Hunt for Gollum, the Hunt for Gollum quest itself, and the transition from Hunt for Gollum to Conflict at the Carrock.)

Hi all, Friday update!

Deck construction for Conflict at the Carrock.

https://bookofelessar.wordpress.com/the-book-of-elessar/deck-construction/conflict-at-the-carrock/

Gameplay and quest narrative should be coming by Monday.

I think this will be my schedule moving forward!

Sounds like a very cool project! Should be an interesting take on the quests and story lines.

I'll definitely check it out.

Hi all!

Thursday update: The Carrock at Night . https://bookofelessar.wordpress.com/the-book-of-elessar/narratives/the-carrock-at-night/

This narrative piece covers my actual gameplay for "Conflict at the Carrock."

I originally recorded the quest on Friday (the 13th) and over the weekend, noticed too many silly mistakes, and then, my export of the video only managed to do like 8 minutes of it. So, needless to say, it was defeated by Friday the 13th weirdness. I recorded it anew this week and wrote up the narrative.

Sorry for the wall of text, I wanted to go ahead and post it while at work, so I can't upload any images.

Gameplay should be on YouTube tomorrow!

Thanks!

As promised, here is the video link! Enjoy!

A Journey to Rhosgobel deck construction.

https://bookofelessar.com/the-book-of-elessar/deck-construction/a-journey-to-rhosgobel/

Gameplay and narrative to come tomorrow.

"A Shadow on Golden Feathers"

This narrative covers my gameplay for A Journey to Rhosgobel.

https://bookofelessar.com/the-book-of-elessar/narratives/a-shadow-on-golden-feathers/

Here is the gameplay video for Journey to Rhosgobel!

New quest this week, Hills of Emyn Muil!

Read the deck construction here, featuring two new heroes to the series.

https://bookofelessar.com/the-book-of-elessar/deck-construction/the-hills-of-emyn-muil/

The narrative continues with "Hunters Upon Amon Hen," which covers the Hills of Emyn Muil quest. Gameplay uploaded later today!

https://bookofelessar.com/the-book-of-elessar/narratives/hunters-upon-amon-hen/

Here is the gameplay for Hills of Emyn Muil!

Deck Construction for Dead Marshes is up. This is an easy one, but first appearance by Leadership Aragorn!

https://bookofelessar.com/deck-construction/the-dead-marshes/

Per usual, narrative and gameplay on Friday.

The story continues with "Caught in the Mire," covering The Dead Marshes.

https://bookofelessar.com/narratives/caught-in-the-mire/

Gameplay for Dead Marshes.

Wrapping up the decks for the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle with Return to Mirkwood!

https://bookofelessar.com/decks/shadows-of-mirkwood-decks/return-to-mirkwood/

Updating to finish the Shadows of Mirkwood cycle, with the narrative and gameplay for Return to Mirkwood.

https://bookofelessar.com/narrative/shadows-of-mirkwood-narratives/through-the-depths-of-mirkwood/

Hello everybody! The series returns with the Dwarrowdelf cycle.

Deck construction for Into the Pit can be found here: https://bookofelessar.com/decks/dwarrowdelf-decks/into-the-pit/

Also, the gameplay video can be found here:

Narrative for Into the Pit is live. This tale begins back when Aragorn was young, so it doesn't not directly follow from the last cycle. Enjoy!

https://bookofelessar.com/narrative/dwarrowdelf-narrative/the-weight-and-the-shadow/

Monday update with the deck and gameplay for Seventh Level.

https://bookofelessar.com/decks/dwarrowdelf-decks/the-seventh-level/

Hi all, here is the narrative for The Seventh Level.

https://bookofelessar.com/narrative/dwarrowdelf-narrative/in-darkness-and-in-doubt/

The deck for Flight from Moria, at last. I didn't get to upload the video, which is longer than most, last night, so video later this evening.

https://bookofelessar.com/decks/dwarrowdelf-decks/flight-from-moria/

And here is the game!

Skip ahead to 25:30 if you only want to see the successful game.

The narrative for Flight from Moria is now live, "Beneath the Shadow of Death."

https://bookofelessar.com/narrative/dwarrowdelf-narrative/beneath-the-shadow-of-death/

I've posted deck construction for The Redhorn Gate.

https://bookofelessar.com/decks/dwarrowdelf-decks/redhorn-gate/

And the gameplay for Redhorn Gate!

Next update is Friday with the narrative for this quest.