Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing? Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing? Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing? They have passed like rain … Continue reading QOTW Recap: Blood in the Isen
“Dire deeds awake, dark is it eastward. Let horse be bridled, horn be sounded! Forth Eorlingas!“ The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien Cycle: Oaths of the Rohirrim [ALeP] This quest pitted you against a clock of side quests, giving you little time to prepare to take on a host of orcs, clearing a mountain without your … Continue reading QOTW Recap: Mustering of the Rohirrim
“You may think them wonderful, but I have seen a greater wonder in this land, more beautiful than any grove or glade that ever grew: my heart is still full of it. Strange are the ways of Men, Legolas! Here they have one of the marvels of the Northern World, and what do they say … Continue reading QOTW Recap: The Glittering Caves
“All hope was lost when, unlooked for, the Riders came out of the North and broke upon the rear of the enemy. Then the fortunes of battle were reversed, and the enemy was driven with slaughter over Limlight. Eorl led his men in pursuit, and so great was the fear that went before the horsemen … Continue reading QOTW Recap: The Gap of Rohan
“A feeling of fear had been growing on him all day, and he was unable to rest or go to bed: there was a brooding threat in the breathless night-air. As he stared out into the gloom, a black shadow moved under the trees; the gate seemed to open of its own accord and close … Continue reading QOTW: The Aldburg Plot
Having survived the Ambush at Erelas, players have little time to rest as quickly they find the Erelas Beacon under assault by Dunlendings and need to rush to recapture and defend it. This second quest in the Children of Eorl deluxe box and the Oaths of the Rohirrim cycle is not the hardest quest in the game … Continue reading Battle for the Beacon
“In short: the game is not dead. It is alive and well, and the party shall go on a while longer.” - / ALEP, https://alongextendedparty.com/2020/11/23/for-if-we-fall-who-shall-stand Following the release of The Fortress of Nurn an uncertain future awaited the game. The game was in hiatus, it would be over a year until the Revised Core Set … Continue reading Ambush at Erelas
Among all the battles that took place at the end of the War of the Ring, I feel this one has flown under the radar a bit. The battle at Erebor between the armies of Dale and the remnants of Durin's Folk against Sauron's eastern armies was hard fought, and victory came only at the … Continue reading The Siege of Erebor
Vision Of The Palantir 