Important questions!

[genghissean]

1. Rules state that after a companion has been taken as a casualty, you must take the rest as corruption, but on the hobbit cards their special ability allows them to separate. Does the card supersede the rules, like in most cards? A game is balancing in Mordor right now, I'm in the crack of doom, I just eliminated Smeagol to reduce 3 damage by one, so I'm at 12, if I can now use the hobbits guide ability, and separate, I win.

2. Incidentally, if I take a casualty and Gollum becomes the guide, can he reveal himself to reduce in further by one?

3. Balrog & Galadriel. "If not in play" does NOT mean or ever has been right? Thus, if the witch king dies you can bring in the Balrog right?

4. I know there's an answer to this but I couldn't find it in my FAQ print out during the game, if Gandalf cancels Nazgul leadership, then the SP cannot play any card that needs to reduce Nazgul Leadership right?

[Krieghund]

1. Yes, you can. Congratulations!

2. No.

3. Correct.

4. Correct, however they may still play cards that rely on Nazgul presence.

[genghissean]

yeaaaah! That makes me happy! So I could use Boromir's horn to reduce one, then eliminate Boromir to reduce 2 more, and THEN use Pippin's guide ability to separate (which immediately kills him anyway in Mordor) to reduce the damage a total of 4. Correct? all on one hunt tile (the special dice tile on the role of a 4).

[Krieghund]

Yes, assuming that neither Legolas nor Gimli is still in the Fellowship.

[genghissean]

....and if merry is still in the fellowship, I could also use his special "separate from the fellowship" ability immediately to increase the total reduction of 5! Which I believe is the max amount of reduction possible in the game on one hunt tile. Can you think of any scenario it reducing damage more or equal to 5?

[Krieghund]

Gandalf or Strider as Guide with Merry and Pippin would also be five.