[UEP, Proposed] Flies and Spiders Rescue Site

Bandobras Took · Moderator Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 1273

Name: Flies and Spiders Rescue Site

Status: Proposed

Proposal maintainer: Bandobras Took

Categories: Theme

Errata: Playable on a character facing a Spider strike. If the strike is successful, target character is not harmed and is taken prisoner at a Ruins & Lairs or Shadow-Hold. During his untap phase, make a body check for that character modified by +1. If not eliminated, his player then makes a roll (draws a #) adding his body. If the result is greater than 15, the character is automatically rescued into his own company located at the rescue site.
Rescue-attack: Spiders - 3 strikes with 9 prowess.

Problem: Currently, it's impossible to use Flies and Spiders with Shelob, as there are no Ruins & Lairs in Imlad Morgul, Gorgoroth, or adjacent regions. Also, it's impossible for Giant Spiders to actually take characters prisoner in a Mirkwood region. Both of these suck thematically, and dampen the utility of spider hazards vs minion.

Solution: Add Shadow-Holds to the list of possible rescue sites. This allows Shelob's Lair in Imlad Morgul and Sarn Goriwing in Mirkwood.

Pros: A bit of leverage against the Mordor Shuffle.

Cons: Perhaps too much leverage against other Mordor-based minion decks.

Rationale: As a mainly thematic proposal, the rationale is simple: Shelob is described as taking characters prisoner to eat them later, not just killing them outright.

Discussion: None to speak of.

Voting started at: Today.

Voting ends at: About a month from today. Smile

Thorsten the Traveller · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject:

Pro, or con (depending on which side you're on): a few more sites in the Underdeeps to take prisoners also (with Shelob's brood).

Con: spiders don't build or control shadow-hold

. Shelob's Lair should have been ruins and lairs

better.
Con: aa's could be more vicious all over the place, thus rescueing becomes more difficult.

Still, voted yes.

Vastor Peredhil · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 353 Location: Kempen Germany

Great to have people other than the 3 suspects vote, still we might have to decide how to mirror this stuff on the more active forum

mfg Nico

Bandobras Took · Moderator Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 1273

So far, it's unanimous, but with very few votes . . .

Vastor Peredhil · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 353 Location: Kempen Germany

indeed too few votes, another reason to move the voting to the other forum

Vastor Peredhil · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 353 Location: Kempen Germany

again almost 4 views, hey dudes does no one really cares for these?

yours Vastor

Vastor Peredhil · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 353 Location: Kempen Germany

dudes cannot be we only have 4 votes on 500 views, vote and keep UEPs alive Wink

!

yours Vastor

Dirhaval · Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 161 Location: Missouri, USA

First, I understand the rational for increasing the use of the event.
I also understand and agree with spiders not controlling shadow-holds, unless that Dol Guldur legger has a secret passage outside and the orcs know how to avoid the webs.

However, I agree to increase this card's powers.

non-player VOTE: I agree with this change.
Please post your playing results - I like to read them.

Vastor Peredhil · Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 353 Location: Kempen Germany

Bill back from the dead, please due get onto the other forum as well, if you are alive at all and got some spare time, and yes I liked that change but the UEP for it did not pass I believe and UEP stuff has not moved to the Altnernate Section ont he other forum either, but we need more dudes (like you) to work with us Wink