by bamonson
Rafamir wrote:
Intriguing ideas, Bruce. I too have toyed with a FP event card that would allow a fourth route for the Fellowship, but I don't see why the Elven fleet wouldn't just send Frodo and any Companions to shore in a small launch anywhere along the southern coast. Why not Pelargir at least? The Corsairs card that produces another tile draw (like Balrog of Moria) is a nice counter to this, but I think the Hunt damage = # of ships is too strong and there's little thematic basis for the corsairs scouring the sea for Elven ships or the Ring.
Yes, I see your point on the hunt damage being # of ships. So how about this: When the hunt tile is drawn any number applies as normal. When an eye is drawn then the SP rolls a number of dice equal to the number of ships and scores one hunt damage for each roll of 4+?
Thematically, I realize that there's no precedent to Corsairs hunting for the ring, etc., but there are times in the books where Frodo (and Bilbo before him) will use the ring to get out of a tough spot. I can certainly see this happening on a ship suddenly boarded by pirates! :arrrh: In fact, he might need to use the ring A LOT since he'd likely be a stowaway on board their ship until they got back to port. The only question is where is that chubby boy Sam going to hide? ;-)