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Scenario 5: Lurking in the Shadows

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Following the previous expanse and corruption of the Greenwood, more creatures came to dwell, including a spider that outsized and overshadowed all others. The Elves unable to allow this further corruption and attacks upon their kind send out patrol after patrol to identify and find this creature. This time they would either find and deal with it or not return. Forces of Good: 2x Mirkwood Ranger Captain 20x Mirkwood Rangers Forces of Evil: The Spider Queen 6x Giant Spiders 6x Mirkwood Spiders 2x Bat Swarms Additionally, the following rules are in play: Anytime a spider is slain, roll a dice each turn and on a 5+ they will re-enter the board from one of the spider nests. On a 3+ (thanks to Evil winning the previous scenario) Evil choose which nest, on a 1-2 Good choose which nest. These spiders then act as normal. Shooting attacks that target The Spider Queen both suffer from a -1 to hit from and will only causing a wound on a natural 6. The Spider Queen can only spawn a single Broodlin...

Scenario 4: Corruption of the Greenwood

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Following news being relayed to the Elf king by his patrol and further attacks on his people, Thranduil sent a larger band of his rangers to identify the location and reason behind this increase in foul creatures. Forces of Good: 2x Mirkwood Ranger Captain 20x Mirkwood Rangers Forces of Evil: 4 Castellans of Dol Guldur 6 Giant Spiders 6 Mirkwood spiders 6 Fell Wargs 2 Bat Swarms Additionally, the following rules are in play: Evil have 5 objectives to corrupt which occurs if they end a turn touching it having not performed any actions other than moving. Good can un-corrupt these same objectives if they end a turn touching it having not performed any actions other than moving. The scenario ends after 10 turns with the following victory conditions: Good claim victory if two or less objectives are corrupted at the end of the game! Evil clam victory if three or more objectives are corrupted at the end of the game! Deployment The Elves lined up well hidden, utilising the natural trees of the...