"More will come" Legions The Battle of the Five Armies Option 4: The Heroes of Ravenhill

Battle of the Five Armies Option 4: The Heroes of Ravenhill

The Erebor Four will now sing "Let the bodies hit the floor"

Participants

Thorin Oakenshield King Under the Mountain

Dwalin, Champion of Erebor 

Fili, Champion of Erebor (Dwarf Bow)

Kili, Champion of Erebor (Dwarf Bow)

Bilbo Baggins, Master Burglar

Legolas Greenleaf  (Elven Cloak)

Tauriel (Elf Bow)

(A tidy 650pts without Wargear!)

How did the bats not just eat these guys on their ride back?

Additional Rules

Thorin or Legolas may take Ocrist for free.

All models count as benefitting from Woodland Creature and Mountain Dweller.

All Dwarf models add Heroic March to their Heroic Actions.

Legolas gains Knife Fighters (Mirkwood Ranger) unless making Strikes with Orcrist, Dwalin gains Dwarven Fury (Young Dwalin), and Thorin gains “To arms!” (Young Thorin).

This bat seemed to be actively helping Legolas

Special Rules

“Cut the head off the snake”

Thorin’s “A Score to Settle” applies to any Enemy Leader, not just Azog. Thorin can call a Heroic Challenge against the Enemy Leader without expending Might. If Thorin is Slain in Combat, he may automatically inflict a Wound against any Enemy model in base contact, applying Orcrist’s Bane rules if applicable.

If Dancing on Ice was like this I'd watch

“Thorin Oakenshield will pass into Legend”

Thorin counts as a 6” banner to all friendly models.

Thorin's legacy is having a pointier nose than his grandfather

“I would save them if I can”

Bilbo gains Sworn Protector (Thorin) and whilst Thorin is alive Bilbo may disengage with enemy models in base contact during his Move Phase on a Turn which began with Bilbo wearing the One Ring. Whilst Bilbo is not wearing the One Ring apply the following effects:

Whilst Bilbo is within 3” of Thorin, Thorin benefits from Master of Battle. Additionally, friendly models within 3” of Bilbo may use his Resistant to Magic rule as if it were their own. 

Bilbo racing to give Thorin the hot goss

Covering Fire

Bilbo may apply his Throwing Stones special rule as though using a Slingshot, allowing for movement with Shooting and up to two Shots per turn with a 12” range. Hits on a natural 6 automatically inflict a Wound.

Legolas when stationary extends his range to 30”, and may re-rolls his to Hit and to Wound rolls when Shooting. Once per game, Legolas may opt to use his Deadly Shot ability to use Orcrist as a throwing knife against an enemy model in Combat with Thorin. If this shot hits, it will automatically cause a wound, applying the effects of Orcrist’s Bane rules if applicable, and for the remainder of the game, Thorin will have Orcrist added to his wargear and Legolas will lose it.

Imagine Legolas accidentally yeets Orcrist through the back of Thorin's skull. He can't have practiced throwing a whole goddamn sword that often.

The Ties of Love

When certain Heroes are slain, apply the following effect to the corresponding friendly model: Increase this model’s Fight Value and Attack value by one each. It is possible for multiple models to benefit from this rule at the same time, though one model may not benefit more than once at the same time.

Fili->Kili

Kili->Fili

Kili->Tauriel

Tauriel->Kili

Tauriel->Legolas

The Meg2: The Revenge of Megolas!

“No more than 100…”

Whilst Thorin and Dwalin are in base contact neither count as trapped. All models from this Legion may re-roll one dice when rolling to Wound in Combat if there is a friendly model within 3”.

I need Dwalin's stamina workout cos I'd knackered after like two, three if I've had weetabix