Characters without Challenge Icons...

By Bigjim22, in 2. AGoT Rules Discussion

New to the game. New to the forums.

So I have played about 3-4 games with the core set. Have a pretty good feeling for the rules I think. I started picking up some chapter packs, upon thumbing through them I noticed a couple of cards that seemed a bit odd to me. For instance.

A King of the North Chapter pack. Defenders of the North. 8 str. Nights watch. Army. No House.

1-My question for this card is without any challenge Icons what good is this card? My thoughts upon thumbing through my cards are; by playing certain agendas you gain certain challenge Icons. Without said Agendas in play then the Defenders of the north would be considered moot?

2- Since I havent played with any cards outside of the core set yet Im trying to figure the use of these cards. Im thinking a hybrid type deck build of these cards with the right agendas could be pretty powerful but possibly more difficult to play?

3- Without a house symbol this card can be played in any house deck?

Sorry for any Newb questions. I filtered through the first few pages of the forums to find my answer, and my curiousity outmatched my patience. Thank you for any repsonses.

Bigjim22 said:

1-My question for this card is without any challenge Icons what good is this card? My thoughts upon thumbing through my cards are; by playing certain agendas you gain certain challenge Icons. Without said Agendas in play then the Defenders of the north would be considered moot?

Bigjim22 said:

2- Since I havent played with any cards outside of the core set yet Im trying to figure the use of these cards. Im thinking a hybrid type deck build of these cards with the right agendas could be pretty powerful but possibly more difficult to play?

Bigjim22 said:

3- Without a house symbol this card can be played in any house deck?

If you are thinking of building a NW deck, keep in mind that you can also use The Wall from Return of the Others to put a NW character into play as a defender in any challenge... this may allow you to use less NW Agendas and still successfully defend challenges.