Tag Archives: LOTR LCG
Quest Profile 081: Beneath the Sands
Take a closer look at the southern spiders lurking beneath the debatable and desert lands of Harondor!
Of Orcs: Part I – Origins
Guest author Vardaen answers the burning question of where Orcs come from in a new feature article at Master of Lore.
Quest Profile 004: The Hunt for Gollum
Where is that dreaded Stinker? Begin our retrospective journey through the Shadows of Mirkwood with Quest Profile 004: The Hunt for Gollum!
Quest Profile 003: Escape from Dol Guldur
Enter the cavernous dungeons of the Necromancer in Quest Profile 003: Escape from Dol Guldur!
Quest Profile 002: Journey Along the Anduin
Continue the new quest profile series at Master of Lore with a closer look at the most popular scenario of the Core Set — Journey Along the Anduin.
Quest Profile 001: Passage Through Mirkwood
In this new series on Master of Lore, we will profile individual scenarios, with an eye towards the geography and inspiration from Tolkien’s text. First up is the first quest of the game — “Passage Through Mirkwood”!
Elfhelm
A tall figure loomed up and stumbled over [Merry], cursing the tree-roots. He recognized the voice of the Marshal, Elfhelm. ‘I am not a tree-root, Sir,’ he said, ‘nor a bag, but a bruised hobbit. The least you can do in amends is to tell me what is afoot.’ The Lord of the Rings […]
To the Sea! To the Sea!
To the Sea! To the Sea! With the release of The Grey Havens, we are taking to our ships and setting sail to chase dreams on the high seas. But wait! What does the ocean have to do with the lands of Middle-earth? After all, the Fellowship of the Ring was composed of the […]
Azain Silverbeard
My pleasant surprise at realizing that Brok Ironfist actually has a name rich in Tolkienian lore has now been matched by disappointment that our latest unique FFG-created Dwarf ally, Azain Silverbeard, appears to have no grounding in the Professor’s work. The prefix ‘Az-‘ may mean ‘war axe’ (related to our English word ‘adze’) which is […]
Denethor
It’s no easy job, managing a kingdom, let alone one on the brink of collapse. Invaders to the east, a lackluster neighbor to the west, pirates to the south, orcs all around, and oh yeah, the devil himself knocking at your doorstep. Let’s not forget that your oldest son is dead (the one you liked) leaving you […]
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