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Card Errata and Rulings
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-= AAA =-
Abductor
Does not affect Ringwraiths.
Aiglos
Would not get the bonus for Doors of Night when used in company vs. company combat.
Akh rahil
Card Erratum: Change "...gives -1 penalty to one..." to "...modifies any one character's body
by -1 for the rest of the turn.
See also Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Alatar
Card Erratum: Change "he must tap and make a corruption check immediately following
the attack." to "he must make a corruption check immediately following the attack, and, if
untapped, he must tap."
Alatar can force someone to draw 0 cards when he moves.
When Alatar uses his special ability he must face a strike. Alatar overrides all other effects
pertaining to the assigning of strikes.
Alatar must teleport and declare he is facing a strike before any other strikes are assigned.
Allies Alatar controls are discarded when he teleports.
Align Palant¡r
Card Erratum: Add "May not be duplicated on a given Palant¡r."
Align Palant¡r can be stored.
Ancient Stair
Replacing the site card is considered movement, without a movement/hazard phase.
Anduin River
The "otherwise" on this card should be read as "alternatively."
Angmar Arises
May not be used to play creatures keyed to double Shadow-lands.
Arkenstone
Card Erratum (minion version): Change "and all cards he controls" to "and all non-follower
cards he controls.' [Effective 7/13/96]
Army of the Dead
Card Erratum: Add "May not be influenced by an opponent."
Ash Mountains
The "otherwise" on this card should be read as "alternatively."
A Short Rest
This card only allows the extra card draw for moving companies that actually have a site
path. It cannot be used with Under-deeps movement, or special movement cards like
Belegaer.
Assassin
Card Erratum: Gives 2 MP, not 1.
If an attack from Assassin is given more than one strike, each additional strike becomes an
excess strike (-1 prowess modification) against the attacked character. An Assassincan never
assign strikes to more than one character.
You may decide to cancel one of the attacks after facing another attack.
@ As a special case, you may cancel the first attack of an Assassin by tapping a character,
after strikes are assigned.
A Strident Spawn
Allows you to play Half-orcs without Bad Company in play.
Await the Advent of Allies
Read "is wounded" as "becomes wounded."
"Playing a resource at the site" means playing a resource that taps the site or a resource that
requires the site.
Aware of Their Ways
Consider sites to be unique cards for the play of this card.
-= BBB =-
Baduila
Read "If Baduila is discarded" as "If you choose to discard Baduila."
Bad Company
Does not allow you to start with a character that says he cannot be in the starting company.
Bade to Rule
Bade to Rule may only be played if you are playing an actual Ringwraith deck, not a
Fallen-wizard or Balrog deck.
The Balance of Things
The Balance of Things may be revealed as an on-guard card so long as at least one character
in the company during whose site phase The Balance of Things is revealed carries at least
one corruption source.
The Balrog
Makes a company overt.
Balrog of Moria
You cannot get the MP from a Balrog of Moria that you played.
Bane of the Ithil-stone
Bane of the Ithil-stone will only cancel effects outside of normal play as outlined in the
rules.
If a card has multiple effects, Bane of the Ithil-stone will only cancel those effects that
concern searching through decks and discard piles.
See also Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Beater and Biter
Beater and Biter increases the bonus the weapon gives, so maximums on the weapon still
apply.
Bill the Pony
Card Erratum: The body should be 10, not 6.
Bill the Pony's special ability may not be used at an Under-deeps site.
Replacing the site card is considered movement, without a movement/hazard phase.
For a Fallen-wizard the nearest Haven is the site listed as the nearest Haven on the hero
version of the site you are currently at.
Blackbole
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an automatic- attack, or hazard
keyed to his site.
Blackbole may attack in company vs. company combat, but he may not defend.

The Black Enemy's Wrath
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Black Rain
A Fallen-wizard may use this to play a hero ring item, but a Ringwraith player could not.
Book of Mazarbul
Card Erratum: Replace "tap the bearer during the organization phase" with "tap Book of
Mazarbul during your organization phase."
Bridge
Reset to hand size before moving to the second site.
Burglary
If you fail the roll for Burglary, you cannot then play an item.
See also Rulings by Term, Burglary Attempts.
-= CCC =-
Chance of Being lost
Chance of Being Lost will change your site path.
See also Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Chill Douser
Does not receive benefits from itself, although it is affected by other Chill Dousersplayed
previously in the turn on the same company.
C¡rdan
Cancels creatures keyed by region type, not by name.
Corsairs of the Umbar
Card Erratum: Add "May also be played at any sites in Elven Shores, Eriadoran Coast,
Andrast Coast, Bay of Belfalas, or Mouths of the Anuin."
Cracks of Doom
Card Erratum: Add "Only playable during the site phase." Remove "Otherwise, discard The
One Ring."
Pledge of Conduct played on the bearer of the One Ring for this check will discard Cracks
of Doom without effect.
Creature of an Older World
Makes a company overt.
This card will not put a Ringwraith into Fell Rider mode if there are any other allies in the
company.
Cruel Caradhras
Card Erratum: Replace "Minas Morgul" with "Imlad Morgul."
This card can be played on a company using region movement to leave a site in an affected
region.
-= DDD =-
Deeper Shadow
Card Erratum: This is a short-event, not a long-event.
Deeper Shadow can cancel hazards by reducing the hazard limit to the point where the
hazard resolving is no longer playable. If this is done to an on-guard card, the card is
returned to the player's hand.
The character must be moving to the site to change the site type. This works even though the
site is not technically part of the site path. The character must also be moving to lower the
hazard limit.
Deep Mines
Card Erratum: Add "Cannot be duplicated on a given Wizardhaven." [Effective 4/20/98]
Deftness of Agility
The extra strike is dealt with in a separate strike sequence.
Despair of the Heart
The corruption check occurs before the body check.
Dodge
Card Erratum: Replace "his body check is modified by -1." with "his body is modified by -1
for the resulting body check."
Double-dealing
You may only play items as listed on the card in front of you, although they may be of the
other alignment.
Doubled Vigilance
Can be revealed on-guard.
Dragon's Blood
If the body check forced by Dragon's Blood fails, the character is not wounded.
Dragon's Desolation
Playing Dragon's Desolation to make a Dragon playable at a Ruins & Lairs does not
necessarily require you to play a Dragon later in the turn.
Dragon's Hunger
Card Erratum: Replace "Otherwise, the attack is canceled." with "Otherwise, the attack is
canceled and the opponent must reveal his hand."
This card can be played regardless of how much of the hazard limit is used up, and may also
be played against an automatic-attack. The opponent must discard a hazard creature from his
hand if he has one.
Drowning Seas
Card Erratum: Remove "Cannot be duplicated."
Dwar of Waw
See Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Dwar Unleashed
Dwar must already be in a mode to use this card.
Dwarven Rings (all)
Give +7 to direct influence to Dwarves.
Dwarven Ring of Barin's Tribe
The site has to be untapped to use this ring.
Dwarven Ring of B vor's/Dr£in's Tribe
Card Erratum: One "reshuffle the play deck" is sufficient.
Dwarven Ring of Th‚lor's/Thr r's Tribe
Card Erratum: Values in parenthesis and brackets apply to Dwarf bearer. The prowess/body
modifications should read: "+2(4)/+1."
-= EEE =-
Elf-song
When Elf-song saves a character from being discarded it also saves that character's items.
Elf-song will effectively stop influence attempts against characters.
Elven Cloak
Can cancel a strike keyed to two or more Wilderness.
Emerald of the Mariner
Emerald of the Mariner is considered a source of 0 corruption points.
Enchanted Stream
Enchanted Stream stops you from moving in the first place, so effects that keep your
company from being returned to their site of origin do not stop it.
Ent-draughts
Card Erratum: Replace "as a minor item" with "in addition to an ally or faction which has
been successfully been played at Wellinghall."
Escape
Cannot be played on a wounded character.
Evenstar
Can be played even if there are no Wilderness in play.
Does not affect attacks.
-= FFF =-
Fair Sailing/Fair Travels cards
See Turn Sequence, Organization Phase, Choosing a New Site.
Fate of the Ithil-stone
Fate of the Ithil-stone must be tapped before entering Barad- d r, in order to rotate it 180
degrees.
Favor of the Valar
Favor of the Valar requires you to draw 8 cards, not to your hand size.
Fell Beast
This card can be played and resolved before any Nazg l is played with it. A Nazg l must
be played as the first declared action in the chain of effects following the resolution of Fell
Beast, or else this card is returned to its player's hand. This card can be played on an existing
Nazg l attack, but the extra playability this card provides would not apply.
Fever of Unrest
The Dragon played is not considered keyed to anything.
Flatter a Foe
Against attacks with two of the types listed, use the harder number.
Focus Palant¡r
Will not allow a Ringwraith to use a palant¡r.
Foolish Words
All versions cannot be duplicated on a given character.
Card Erratum: Add "Cannot be duplicated."
Foul Fumes
Will tap all sites in play that meet the requirements.
Foul Fumes will not continually keeps sites tapped, it is only applied once to each site each
turn.
See also Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Freeze the Flesh
Freeze the Flesh will stop your opponent from gaining kill marshalling points from a
character he eliminated in company vs. company combat.
# Cannot be used on your Ringwraith to keep you from losing the game.
Fury of the Iron Crown
Orc and Troll characters may use a creature enhanced by Fury of the Iron Crown as a
trophy.
A player only gains marshalling points from the creature if he would have recieved them
normally.
-= GGG =-
Gandalf
Must be in the same company as the ring he tests.
Gates of Morning
Gates of Morning discards hazard environments when it resolves, even if Peril Returned is
in play. [effective 11/17/97]
Giant
Card Erratum: Add "Giant."
Girdle of Radagast
Does not affect the regions in starter movement, except for the starting and ending regions.
Gloom
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Goldberry
You may tap Goldberry to cancel an effect declared earlier in the same chain of effects that
would return Goldberry's company to its site of origin.
Goldberry cannot prevent a company from returning to its site of origin that failed its roll to
move to an adjacent Under-deeps site.
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an attack.
Gollum
The text on Gollum is an ability that you can choose to use.
Gollum's Fate
This card is considered to target both The One Ring and Gollum. This means it cannot be
played on your opponent's The One Ring or Gollum.
Golodhros
He may use his special influence ability only during an opponent's movement/hazard phase.
His tapping to use his special ability does not count against the hazard limit.
Good Sense Revolts
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Gothmog
Gothmog is not keyed to anything, the Orc or Troll he is played after must be keyed to a
Shadow-land or Dark-domain.
Great Bats
Makes a company overt.
May tap to give +1 prowess to characters in combat.
Great Goblin
Card Erratum: "Unique. Orc. One Strike"
Great Lord of Goblin-gate
Card Erratum: "Unique."
Makes a company overt.
Great-road
Card Erratum: Replace "opponent draws twice" with "opponent draws up to twice"
If you have two movement/hazard phases on the turn you played a Great Road, you return to
the Haven at which you started the turn.
Replacing the site card is considered movement, without a movement/hazard phase.
Great Secrets Buried There
The item must be normally playable at the Under-deeps site.
See Tournament Rulings, Great Secrets Buried There and Rulings by Term, Card Effect
Limitations.
Great Ship
Card Erratum: Add "Tap a character in target company during the organization phase to
play Great Ship on that company." Replace "...contains a coastal sea region..." with
"...contains a coastal sea region and no consecutive non-coastal sea regions..."
Allows the canceling of one creature or the canceling and discarding of an event that targets
the company in question or an entity associated with that company.
Greed
Is triggered by a special ring item being played, but not by items being transferred.
Guarded Haven
You may not use this card as a starting stage resource. [Effective 8/27/98]
Gwaihir
Card Erratum: Should read "you may discard Gwaihir during the organization phase to
allow his company..."
-= HHH =-
Half an Eye Open
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Halfling Strength
If used to heal a Hobbit when healing effects affect all characters in a company, Halfling
Strength will heal all other wounded characters in the company.
Healing Herbs
Cannot stop a body check.
Healing of Nimrodel
See Turn Sequence, Organization Phase, Choosing a New Site.
Heedless Revelry
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Card Erratum: Change "after the successful play" to "in response to the play." [Effective
8/27/98]
Does not interfere with the playing of the card it is revealed in response to.
Helm of Her Secrecy
You can play multiple Helms of Her Secrecy in one chain of effects. The player should make
sure that he does not take the option of playing Eowyn out of his hand until the first copy
declared is resolved.
Helm of Fear
Has no effect on a non-Ringwraith.
Here is a Snake
Here is a Snake does not prevent the use of hazards already on the table.
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Here, There, or Yonder?
The ally does not have to be chosen or played until after the dice are rolled.
Hermit's Hill
To play a major item here, Hermit's Hill must be untapped
Hidden Haven
If both players reveal this as a starting stage card, on the same site, at the same time, it is set
aside, and may not be played on that site by either player until the game begins.
Hidden Knife
Hidden Knife is effectively an attack.
Hoarm rath of Dir
See Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Hold Rebuilt and Repaired
Card Erratum: Add "Playable during the site phase."
See also Turn Sequence, Site Phase, General.
Horses
Card Erratum: Add "Playable only at the end of the organization phase."
Hour of Need
May not be played in the Under-deeps.
The Hunt
The discarding and revealing of the card do not have to be in any specific order.
Huorn
Card Erratum: Add "Awakened Plant."
-= III =-
Ice-orcs
Card Erratum: Change the Shadow-hold symbol into a Ruins & Lairs symbol.
Icy Touch
If two of these are in play, they both trigger at the same time, and the second one is
discarded without effect.
Incite Denizens
When copying an attack put on the site by another card, Incite Denizens will not copy any
other effects of the card.
When copying an attack put on the site by another card, the Incite Denizensattack will
disappear if the other card is discarded.
In Darkness Bind Them
May not be used to play creatures keyed to double Shadow-lands.
Ind r Dawndeath
Only one wounded character has to discard an item, and the hazard player chooses which
character and which item they bear.
See also Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Inner Cunning
The site type for the agent's home site is the one you would use if you went to visit the site.
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
In the Heart of His Realm
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
In the Name of Mordor
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Ioreth
Card Erratum: Replace "Healing card" with "Healing effect."
Will not duplicate the untap portion of a healing effect on tapped but unwounded characters.

Iron-road
Replacing the site card is considered movement, without a movement/hazard phase.
Iron Shield of Old
Card Erratum: Add "Shield." [effective 11/17/97]
-= KKK =-
Kham l the Easterling
The number of cards discarded is set at the time of declaration.
The cards are discarded from your opponent's hand.
See also Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Knowledge of the Enemy
Removes cards from the game, not just from play.
-= LLL =-
Last Child of Ungoliant
Makes a company overt.
Leaf Brooch
The item being replaced by the Leaf Brooch being discarded must be in play to satisfy any
targeting restrictions. When it comes time to discard that item, discard Leaf Brooch instead.
If used to replace a gold ring after a successful test, the bearer of the gold ring item gets the
special ring item, not the bearer of the Leaf Brooch.
Leaflock
Allows the canceling of one creature or the canceling and discarding of an event that targets
the company in question or an entity associated with that company.
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an automatic- attack, or hazard
keyed to his site.
The Lidless Eye
Playing this card discards its player's Bade to Rule and prevents him from subsequently
playing Bade to Rule.
You may only play this card if none of your opponents are Ringwraiths.
Long Dark Reach
The creature does not count against the hazard limit.
A creature must be played if there is one available.
Long Winter
Will tap all sites in play that meet the requirements.
Long Winter will not continually keeps sites tapped, it is only applied once to each site each
turn.
Lucky Search
Card Erratum: Replace "Discard all revealed cards except the item." with "Reshuffle all
revealed cards except the item back into the play deck." Add at the end of the first paragraph
"Discard item if the scout is wounded by this attack."
You are not allowed a minor item after the Lucky Search item.
A Noble Hound does not face the attack instead of the character that played Lucky Search,
because the strike is never assigned.
Lure of Expedience
Will trigger when a gold ring item is tested and a special item is successfully played.
Will trigger when an item is transferred.
Can be played on-guard and will trigger a corruption check when revealed in response to an
item played.
Lure of Nature
Card Erratum: Replace "at the end of each movement/hazard phase" with "after all other
hazards have been played."
Corruption checks from Lure of Nature do not trigger if its bearer's company returns to its
site of origin.
The corruption checks caused by Lure of Nature happen at the end of the afflicted
character's movement/hazard phase. Of course, the character's player can play resources to
modify the corruption checks. The hazard player is allowed to play hazards in response, if
the hazard player has enough hazard limit remaining. Hazards so played must directly affect
the corruption checks caused by Lure of Nature. The hazard player can play no other
hazards, no creature, no new corruption cards, etc.
Lure of Power
Two Lure of Powers only force one check at -4, and both are discarded.
Lure of the Senses
The corruption checks happen at the end of the untap phase.
-= MMM =-
Magical Harp
Can be used at the Free Council.
Mallorn
Card Erratum: The first sentence should read: "Playable at Bag End only if Earth of
Galadriel's Orchard is stored there."
Many Turns and Doublings
If Gates of Morning is in play, Many Turns and Doublings can cancel hazards by reducing
the hazard limit to the point where the hazard resolving is no longer playable. If this is done
to an on-guard card, the card is returned to the player's hand.
Marvels Told
May be played during the site phase by a character in another company, as if he were in the
company resolving their site phase.
Memories Stolen
This card is played after strikes are assigned, and the skills are lost as long as this card is in
play.
Messenger to Mordor
Cards stored with Messenger to Mordor must be storable at a generic Darkhaven, not a
specific one.
Mind Ring
May not be used by a Fallen-wizard to play a six mind character.
Mistress Lobelia
May not retrieve minor items unless they are listed as playable on the site or the item.
Misty Mountains
The "otherwise" on this card should be read as "alternatively."
Morannon
Card Erratum: Should read "This card is used as a Dark-hold site card in the region of
Ud n that is moved to..."
Mordor in Arms
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
More Alert than Most
The minimum of one strike still applies while Gates of Morning is in play.
More Sense than You
If there is only one character in the company, the attack is discarded without effect, but not
canceled. The attack is still considered faced.
Morgul-horse
To bring a Nazg l permanent-event back into your hand, Morgul- horse must be declared
after tapping the Nazg l is declared and before it resolves.
The alternative effect of this card can be played and resolved before any Nazg l is played
with it. A Nazg l must be played as the first declared action in the chain of effects
following the resolution of the alternative effect of Morgul-horse. If a Nazg l is not played
immediately following the resolution of this card, this card is returned to its player's hand.
This card cannot be played for no effect just to discard it.
Morgul-knife
The corruption is received immediately following the attack.
Morgul Night
Morgul Night is not discarded if Doors of Night leaves play.
Mountains of Shadow
The "otherwise" on this card should be read as "alternatively."
Mount Doom
If the site type of Mount Doom changes, creatures may be keyed to the new site type, but not
to the old site type.
Mouth of Sauron
Card Erratum: Add "Man."
M mak
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Muster
Card Erratum: Replace entire text with: "Warrior only. An influence check against a faction
by a warrior is modified by adding the warrior's prowess to a maximum modifier of +5."
Muster Disperses
Muster Disperses cannot be revealed as an on-guard card.
My Precious
Does not count as Gollum for the purposes of Gollum's Fate or any other card that
specifically calls for Gollum.
May not be played as a character.
Does not give -1 MP to minions.
Must be face-up to gain two actions.
His attack is successful if all of the strikes are successful. His attack fails if any of his strikes
fail.
-= NNN =-
Narya
Because of the way that timing rules work, characters tapping in support have no effect on
the corruption check, since they will be untapped when the support resovles.
See also Rulings by Term, Corruption.
The Nazg l are Abroad
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Neeker-breekers
Card Erratum: Add "Does not effect Wizards."
Nenseld‰ the Wingild
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an attack.
New Friendship
The influence bonus from New Friendship applies only to the diplomat, but the corruption
check bonus applies to any character in the diplomat's company.
News Must Get Through
Cards stored with News Must Get Through must be storable at a generic Darkhaven, not a
specific one.
News of the Shire
Affects all versions of Bag End.
Night
The bonuses for Men and D£nedain do not apply to attacks.
Noble Hound
Card Erratum: Add the sentence: "If Noble Hound is tapped or wounded, treat it as though
it were untapped for the purposes of assigning strikes."
Nobody's Friend
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
No Escape From My Magic
Card Erratum: Change "Playable on any faction in play" to "Playable on any unique faction
in play."
Not at Home
Cannot cancel any attack or automatic-attack except one from a Dragon, Drake, or Troll.
-= OOO =-
Old Forest
Card Erratum: Replace "healing cards" with "healing effects."
Old Friendship
The influence bonus from Old Friendship applies only to the diplomat, but the corruption
check bonus applies to any character in the diplomat's company.
Old Man Willow
Card Erratum: Add "Awakened Plant."
Old Road
May be used to influence an opponent's faction only when you are attempting to bring your
copy of the faction into play.
The Old Thrush
Card Erratum: Add "Cannot be duplicated on a given attack."
Cannot be used against agents, since none of them have a listed prowess of 13 or greater.
The One Ring
Can be used multiple times in a turn if the corruption checks are successful.
"Starting prowess" refers to the prowess printed on the character card.
If the bearer is a Ringwraith, The One Ring does not provide corruption to the characters in
the company.
Cannot be played after a test from storing a gold ring.
Open to the Summons
Card Erratum: Replace "minion company" with "company."
Does not allow you to start with a character that says he cannot be in the starting company.
Orc Mail
Cannot be played on a company with allies in it, as there are no Dwarf or Hobbit allies.
-= PPP =-
Padding Feet
@ Card Erratum: Replace the first sentence with: "Playable during the site phase on a lone
scout minion (no other characters or allies in his company) at the same site as an opponent
hero company containing a hobbit."
Palant¡r of Amon Sul
Discard immediately if its company contains less than two characters while moving.
Palant¡r of Orthanc
Cannot be used on site cards.
Palant¡r of Osgiliath
Discard immediately if its company contains less than four characters while moving.
Only copies tapping effects of other Palant¡ri, not continuous effects.
The Pale Sword
The corruption is received immediately following the attack.
You must control both the Pale Sword and the Nazg l it is played on.
Pallando
Can only see the top card of an opponent's discard pile.
Panalopy of Wings
The Radagast bonus applies if you have a character manifestation of Radagast in play, or if
you have declared you are playing Fallen-Radagast.
Peril Returned
Will not stop Gates of Morning from discarding hazard environments when it resolves.
[effective 11/17/97]
Plague
Card Erratum: Change "At the end of the target's movement/hazard phase" to "At the end of
your opponent's turn." [Effective 8/27/98]
Praise to Elbereth
Nazg l events discarded by Praise to Elbereth have no effect.
Which characters are tapping to discard which events must be declared when Praise to
Elbereth is declared.
Nazg l permanent-events that are targeted by Praise to Elbereth may not be tapped in
response to its play.
Prophet of Doom
"Number of regions between" includes the region of Pallando's site and the region the
faction is played in.
P kel-men
Card Erratum: Add "P kel-creature."
-= QQQ =-
Quiet Lands
Card Erratum: Replace "is reduced to half its original prowess (rounded up)." with "is
reduced by half (rounded up)."
Quickbeam
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an automatic- attack, or hazard
keyed to his site.
-= RRR =-
Radagast's Black Bird
This is a two mind ally.
Rats
Only an unwounded character may be wounded by this card.
Rebuild the Town
Card Erratum: Replace "Playable on" with "Playable during the site phase on."
See also Turn Sequence, Site Phase, General.
Reforging
You can use it on hoard items.
Reaching Shadow
May not be used to play creatures keyed to double Shadow-lands.
Ready to his Will
Note that cards like Rank Upon Rank are applied as a passive condition, once an attack of
the right type is in play. Therfore you can play and successfully resolve Ready to His Will in
respons to the declaration of Rank Upon Rank's effect.
Regiment of Black Crows
Makes a company overt.
May tap to give +1 prowess to characters during combat.
Reluctant Final Parting
Card Errratum: Add "Determine nearest Haven using site cards of the same alignment
(minion/hero) as the ally." [Effective 4/20/98]
Reluctant Final Parting has no effect on The Balrog.
Ren the Unclean
If you tap Ren, then you cannot play resources to aid your character's corruption checks.
Your characters may tap in support.
The moving player makes corruption checks first. Each player decides the order of the
corruption checks for their characters.
See also Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Rescue Prisoners
Card Erratum: This cards gives 2 marshalling points, not 3. Add "You receive the
marshalling points for this card only when it is stored."
Returned Beyond All Hope
Returned Beyond All Hope "un-eliminates" a creature, allowing any manifestations of that
character to be played.
This card may target creatures still in play as trophies.
Rhosgobel
Card Erratum: Replace "healing cards" with "healing effects."
Ride Against the Enemy
Hazards have no effect on the attack, and any resource effects that benefit the attack are
cancelled. The attack may still be cancelled.
You may not use a Wizard your opponent has played Sacrifice of Form on.
The character gets any appropriate combat bonuses list on his card.
Ringlore
Card Erratum: Add "Playable only during the site phase. Tap the sage and the site."
The Ring's Betrayal
The ring must be chosen at time of declaration if the character bears more than one.
River
Card Erratum: Should read "Playable on a site. If a company that has moved to this site this
turn does not tap a ranger, it must do nothing during its site phase."
You have until the beginning of the site phase to tap a ranger, and you may tap the ranger at
the beginning of the site phase without entering the site.
R”ac the Raven
Card Erratum: Replace "no modifications to the influence check are required." with "treat
this influence check as if it was made by a diplomat."
His special ability may only be used during the site phase.
He can make the attempt by himself.
Using this ally to make an influence attempt does not tap a site, and may be done if his
company is at a tapped site.
Rumor of Wealth
Can be played on-guard.
Ruse
If Ruse is played by a scout who is the only character in the company, the attack has no
effect. If there is a creature card it is discarded. The attack is considered faced but not
canceled.
-= SSS =-
Sable Shield
A bearer who did not tap while facing a strike will not tap if the strike is successful.
A detainment strike will not discard the Sable Shield.
Sack over the Head
Affects any Hobbit or Dwarf wounded by the attack, not just those wounded by the Troll.
Sacrifice of Form
Card Erratum: Replace "-3 to any body checks" with "+3 to any body checks."
After Sacrifice of Form is played, you may not play a different Wizard and your opponent
may not play the Wizard you sacrificed.
This card is played after strikes are assigned.
See also Turn Sequence, Site Phase, Company versus Company Combat.
Secret Entrance
Can be played on a company that does not move.
See also Turn Sequence, Organization Phase, Choosing a New Site.
Secret Passage
Does not work if the site type changes.
See also Turn Sequence, Organization Phase, Choosing a New Site.
Siege
Card Erratum: Change the Border-land symbol in the first line to a Border-hold symbol.
Goes away when the site it was played on is discarded.
If you move to a site with Siege played on it, any effect which can give you a second
movment/hazard phase that turn will allow you to avoid the effects of Siege.
Sentinels of Numenor
Sentinels of Numenor will not give an extra marshalling point to Army of the Dead.
Shadowfax
Card Erratum: "an additional site card may be played and an additional movement/hazard
phase."
Cannot use his special ability if another ally is in the company.
Silent Watcher
Card Erratum: Gives 1 marshalling point, not 0. Add "P kel- creature."
Skinbark
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an automatic- attack, or hazard
keyed to his site.
Slayer
Card Erratum: Gives 2 marshalling points, not 0. Add "Slayer."
Only one attack can be canceled by tapping a character.
All of the strikes will go against the same character.
Sly Southerner
This is a two mind character.
Snaga-hai
Can be influenced at any site they can be played at.
Sneakin'
Will still affect the company if its size rises above 2 after resolution.
Something Has Slipped
The -2 applies for each character that is wounded.
Wounding an ally triggers this card.
You cannot "become wounded" if you are already wounded before the strike.
So You've Come Back
If two companies join, and both companies have a So You've Come Back played on them,
the hazard player chooses which one to discard.
A character in a company with just allies is by himself for the purposes of this card.
Spider of the Morlat
Spider attacks from Spider of the Morlat played as a permanent- event are considered
detainment vs. minion companies.
Squint-eyed Brute
This is a two mind character.
Star of High Hope
Does not affect attacks.
Stay Her Appetite
Card Erratum: Change "plus two" to "plus five." [Effective 11/3/97]
If Stay Her Appetite is played on an ally with no prowess, there is no attack, but all other
affects of the card apply.
Stealth
Prevents the revealing of a creature on-guard.
Sudden Call
You may not shuffle Sudden Call into your deck while you are drawing cards. Drawing
cards is an indivisible action.
Summons from Long Sleep
Card Erratum: Change "When the reserved creature is played, another Dragon or Drake
may be reserved." to "Discard this card after the reserved creature attacks."
Reseving the creature does not count against the hazard limit.
Sun
Does not affect attacks.
Swarm of Bats
Does not help an attacking company in company vs. company combat.
-= TTT =-
They Ride Together
Company size is still limited to seven.
Thing Stolen
Playing the item will tap the site if it is not already tapped.
Thong of Fire
The prowess requirement only applies when transfering or playing Thong of Fire, and
includes modifications to the character's prowess.
Thorough Search
Card Erratum: Replace "...to play any item normally found at its current site." with "...to
play a minor, major, or gold ring item normally found at its current site."
Thrall of the Voice
Does not allow starting with a character that specifies it may not be in the starting company.
Threats
For this card, your prowess is calculated when it resolves.
Tidings of Bold Spies
Tidings of Bold Spies only copies attacks, not effects that allow certain creatures to become
automatic-attacks.
Tolfalas
Card Erratum: Should read: "Playable: Items (minor, major, greater*) *Scroll of Isildur
only."
Tom Bombadil
Card Erratum: Change "that targets a company" to "that targets a company, or an entity
associated with a company."
Traitor
Card Erratum: Replace the last paragraph with "This card is discarded when a character
fails his corruption check."
Two Traitors have no extra effect and are both discarded with the next failed corruption
check.
Traitor cannot be revealed as an on-guard card.
This is an attack with the same race as the character attacking, and a normal prowess of ten
plus the character's prowess.
Characters facing a Traitor when it is not their turn may not play resources, but may still tap
for full prowess.
Treebeard
Card Erratum: Replace "Redhorn Gap" with "Redhorn Gate."
May tap to give +1 prowess to another character facing an automatic- attack, or hazard
keyed to his site.
True F na
Combat modifiers that modify prowess only against a strike do not count when determining
the Wizard's prowess.
When this spell is used against an agent, the agent does not receive the two 6-sided dice
bonus.
See also Turn Sequence, Site Phase, Company versus Company Combat.
Twilight
Card Erratum: Add "This card may be played at any time during any player's turn."
Can target a card that has not yet resolved.
Can be played as a resource during your opponent's turn.
"Two-headed" Troll
Makes a company overt.
-= UUU =-
The Under-galleries
You cannot play Morannon at The Under-galleries. However, you can play Ancient Stair
from Morannon, move to The Under-galleries, and zip back to Morannon at the end of the
turn.
Ursiev of Treachery
You may not use this item to assign a third strike to the character.
Use Palant¡r
Card Erratum: Change text to "Sage only. Tap sage to enable him to use one Palant¡r he
bears for the rest of the turn."
Use Your Legs
All strikes by the entire company count for capturing Hobbits.
The characters placed off to the side are not considered prisoners for MP purposes.
-= VVV =-
Veils Flung Away
Card Erratum: Each body check is modified by -1, not +1.
Vilya
Card Erratum: Vilya should now read: "Playable on Elrond only. +4 prowess, +2 body, +6
direct influence until the end of the turn. If Elrond is at Rivendell and your play deck has at
least 5 cards in it, you may take 3 resource cards of your choice from your discard pile and
shuffle them into your play deck. Elrond makes a corruption check modified by -3. Cannot
be duplicated on a given turn."
Voices of Malice
May be played during the site phase by a character in another company, as if he were in the
company resolving their site phase.
-= WWW =-
We Have Come to Kill
We Have Come to Kill may be used to bring in agents, but not Ringwraiths.
You must have enough influence to control the character to play this card.
Were-worm
Wounding an ally discards an item.
Where There's a Whip
Only characters with a mind and prowess less than the Whip bearer's will untap.
@ The body check will discard Orcs and Trolls.
White Mountains
The "otherwise" on this card should be read as "alternatively."
The White Tree
Card Erratum: Add "Discard the Sapling of the White Tree."
Will of Sauron
Long-events are only discarded if Will of Sauron ceases to be in play, not if one particular
card leaves play.
The Windlord Found Me
Can be used to recover a Wizard discarded with Sacrifice of Form.
You can play your Wizard at the Haven when you store this card even if Saw Further and
Deeper is in play.
@ Card Erratum: Add "If you do not place this card with a character after the attack,
discard it."
Winds of Wrath
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
Winged Change Master
Only affects Radagast when using region movement.
Witch-king of Angmar
Although he becomes a long-event when tapped, he is discarded when the effect resolves
just like other Nazg l. The long-event effect will remain until the appropriate time.
See also Rulings by Term, Nazg l.
Withdrawn to Mordor
To discard an on-guard card with Withdrawn to Mordor you must do so before the card is
revealed.
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Wizard's Laughter
Card Erratum: Change "Wizard only." to "Wizard only during opponent's site phase."
Wizard's Myrmidon
Can be played wiht another card, like Squire of the Hunt, that reduces the influence required
to control the character. Use the lower number to control the character.
Wizard's Ring
Card Erratum: Replace "Ignore any effect that would discard this item" with "Cannot be
stored, stolen, or transferred."
This is not a ring item.
Wolf-riders
The "playable on ..." conditions of the first paragraph do not apply to the second paragraph.
Wolves
Card Erratum: Change "Animals" to "Wolves."
Worn and Famished
See Rulings by Term, Card Effect Limitations.
The Worthy Hills
Since this site never taps, no free minor items may be played here.
(minion) The Worthy Hills effect of not tapping does not interfere with the satisfying of
active conditions.
Woses of Eryn Vorn
Card erratum (minion version): Change "Man faction" to "Wose faction."
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