A SCENARIO FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS
After the attack at Weathertop, Strider and the Hobbits made their way toward the Ford of Bruinen, also known as the Ford of Rivendell. There, all nine Ringwraiths attacked in an effort to turn Frodo to their will and capture their dark master's Ring.
DESCRIPTION
The attack is underway and Arwen must carry Frodo to safety across the Ford of Bruinen. Once across she stands a chance of fighting the Ringwraiths with the help of Aragorn and the rest of the Hobbits.
PARTICIPANTS
The Free Peoples. Arwen, Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin.
The Forces of Darkness. 9 mounted Ringwraiths.
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The Ford of Bruinen. |
On a table 4' x 4' or larger, place a river 24 inches from the edge as shown on the map. Place some trees around the edge of the board, but leave at least 12 inches around the river free of any other scenery.
STARTING POSITIONS
Arwen, Aragorn and the Hobbits set up first, with Arwen and the unconscious Frodo being placed 10 inches from the edge of the board as shown on the map. At the beginning of the second turn the remaining Good forces (Aragorn, Sam, Merry and Pippin) will show up at the edge of the board as indicated on the map. All will be carrying flaming brands.
Once the Good side has set up, the Evil side sets up 9 mounted Ringwraiths at the edge of the board as shown on the map.
OBJECTIVES
Arwen must get Frodo across the Ford of Bruinen and off the edge of the board, while also keeping the Ringwraiths at bay. Meanwhile the Ringwraiths want to capture Frodo and bear him back to Mordor.
The Good side wins if Frodo is carried off the edge of the board as indicated on the map.
The Evil side wins if Frodo is captured and carried off the edge of the board from where they started.
SPECIAL RULES
• The ford is 2 inches wide; enough room for two models on foot to cross over abreast or one mounted model to cross over at a time.
• Arwen counts as being mounted on a horse. She is bearing an unconscious Frodo. To represent this, place the Frodo model so that it is in base-to-base contact with the Arwen model.
• To capture Frodo a model must win a combat with whoever is currently carrying Frodo's body. If Frodo is captured (or saved!) place the Frodo model in base-to-base contact with the individual who won the combat.
• If a model that is not mounted wins a combat and subsequently captures Frodo, they can carry his unconscious body but suffers a -1 inch movement penalty.
• Any model that wins combat and holds a flaming brand can choose to push the losing model back an additional 6 inches (for a total of 7 inches) in a direction they choose instead of the usual 1 inch.
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