Gondorian Infidel Heroes and How I handlez themz

Hello, friend of Melkor ;-)

This time I have decided to let you guys in on Gondorian heroes (HERETICS!!!) and let you know what they can do to the Easterlings (MY CITIZENS!!!) and all the ways I can stop them in their tracks!!

First on the list is the one I can't appreciate a thing about, infidel or not: DENETHOR!!!

Here's his pic:

I guess everyone in America got sick of this squidgy freak
cuz he is no longer available to US-based GW hobbyists like
me..... LOLOLOLOL. Actor for him is quite brilliant tho :-)

Seriously, the only thing this guy hates more than Easterlings is his younger son Faramir. Great father, M-I-Right? He may have a Fight, Defense and Courage 5, an Attacks and Wounds of 2, and a Will store of 3, but he also has the element of Broken Mind, where I can somehow control him should he fail a Courage Test.

My Plan: One thing I could do is send Khamûl rocketing towards this guy on his flying steed (Tolkien says the Ringwraith's flying steeds are called the Nazgûl), spending a Will Point on racking up his melee to 6 (up from 5) and throwing a Hurl attack at him once I win the fight, sending him flying D6+3" (Horned Nazgûl Strength 7 vs Denethor Str 4) and aim him at Minas Tirith soldiers, that way he can risk their lives and I can end Faramir's misery by having Denethor suffer a Strength 6 crash-land. If this does not settle, no problem: Next turn I will cast Black Dart at this fool, causing a Strength 9 his against his Defense 5, therefore needing only a roll of 3 or higher to finish him.

Next on the list is the Gondorian who happens to be the only epic one (in other words, this one's my favorite character in the film trilogy): BOROMIR!!

There are two versions of this character in game: Boromir
of Gondor and Boromir of the White Tower (depicted)

Ah, yes, Boromir, the only chivalrous Gondor person other than Faramir! Boromir is the bigger threat to my Confederacy of Caliphates (Rhûn) though. His Fight and Courage of 6 and his Defense is 6 as well, he even has 3 attacks and 3 wounds!! If that's not enough, then he has the biggest Might store of any sentient being in Middle earth at a Might store of SIX!!!

My plan: If Boromir is on foot, then I will make Khamûl cast Transfix on Boromir, channeling it. Then, I will send Amdûr charging into Boromir, spending one of Amdûr's Might points on adding D6 to his Fight 6 (to a maximum total sum of 10). Then, Amdûr will use his 6 dice (2 attacks on his file, 3rd from charging a model on foot, the other three being double attacks from enemy being prone) and roll for 3 or more results of 5 or 6. If Boromir is on horseback, I will do the same but instead send an Easterling King or Dragon Guard on Chariot with halberd charging into Boromir then I will have the Chariot driver unleash both a Piercing Strike and a Rend in the same dice roll, that way a maximum Strength of 6 or 7 is competing against a barrier of 4 rather than 6, therefore requiring only 3 or more results of 3+, rather than that many of 4+.

Then we come to his, in my mind, more chivalrous brother Faramir!

The guy on the left is Faramir, the guy on the right is a
mostly-useless fellow named Damrod...

Well, I am often told Faramir is a better person then Boromir. However, Faramir is also a better shooter than Boromir (24" firing range on bow and hits on dice score of 3+, while Boromir in this game can't even throw daggers like he could in the first LotR film), and Faramir has Fight, Defense and Courage 5 as well as 2 wounds, 2 attacks, equal melee strength at a 4.

My Plan: Should Faramir be on foot, um..... I think I will have Amdûr Lord of Blades charge him from his armored horse, using a Might point to rack of his (Amdûr's) Fight from a 6 to a 7, 10, or something in between. Then, once Faramir is prone, Amdûr will roll for double results of 5 or 6. However, if this Faramir guy is on Horseback, then I will instead use an Easterling King on Chariot with Easterling halberd rolling his way, NOT spending Might because Easterling Kings cannot regain might from killing enemy heroes like Amdûr can. Instead, the Easterling King will declare Piercing Strike on Faramir during the charge. This Easterling King will use his 2 in 3 chance of winning (as of the halberd letting the Easterling King win on a dice score 1-4) to win and his chariot to knock Faramir prone, then will roll D3 to see how much tougher he gets (hopefully to Strength 7) and then will unleash Rend attack.

Let's talk about an enemy champion who only appeared in the books: Prince Imrahil of Dol Amroth.

He leads the Swan-Knights, a the-books-only order of
Gondorian elite soldiers.

Um.... How do I explain this guy? Been a while since I read the LotR book and therefore I cannot for the life of me what specific actions he did as an individual. However, in this battle-game, he has roughly the same Stat line as Boromir, but with a Defense of 7 and a Might-Will-Fate line of 3-3-3.

My Plan: I do not care whether this one is on foot or horseback, the take-down procedure will be the same: Send Khamûl rocketing towards him on Horned Nazgûl, spending a Might Point on Fight increase to D6 result +5 being up to but not exceeding 10, and a Will point on racking up his attacks value to 3 (up from the Horned Nazgûl's 2, cuz cavalries adopt the best of both the rider AND the mount) and then roll 4 dice (4th from charging as monstrous cavalry). Once Khamûl wins, Imrahil will be prone, allowing Khamûl to roll 8 dice at Str 7 against Imrahil's Strength 4 (Rend attack!). Imrahil won't stand a chance due to me only needing 3 or more scores of, well..... 3 or higher.

Finally, we come to the ultimate Gondor King: Aragorn Elessar!!!!!

The mighty King of Gondor. For 1075 years (by Tolkien
reckoning) Gondor has had no king because of the
Easterlings, but here comes Aragorn....

This guy, this guy, this guy.... I am well aware that in the book and film he is very chivalrous but can get very aggressive when necessary. GW did a fine job reflecting that because his Fight and Courage are both friggin SIX!! At Defense 7 despite not having a shield, he is the best-protected enemy of Rhûn. What's more, he can spend one Might point per turn without reducing his Might Store!!

My Plan: Even Aragorn cannot stand up to my strategic reasoning. I have a number of ways I can think of icing him, but I am going to explain one of them: First Khamûl will channel Transfix to reduce his Fight Value and Attacks to 1, then Khamûl will slam into Aragorn, and once the Fight is won by Khamûl he will then subject Aragorn to a Rend Attack of six dice and Strength 7 (because my Khamûl's winged monster-steed, or Nazgûl, will come horned). I can come up with other ways, but this is the one I feel like sharing >:-)

Now that that's done, Great One Melkor can rest assured that his chosen ones will be seizing Gondor in his name. Next time I feel like posting anything it will be this post but pertaining to Rohan heroes instead......

~KP