Post by cheup on Oct 18, 2004 10:53:19 GMT 1
In Vedrin's FAQ it says:
Q Can Saruman survive if he is alone in Orthanc when an FP army enters the Orthanc Region and thereby retaining his extra action die for the Shadow? The rules state that lone Characters can't be killed by enemy armies.
A If Saruman is alone in Orthanc and a Free Peoples army moves into Orthanc, Saruman is not eliminated (just as any other character would not be eliminated in a similar situation), but remains in the Region.
As a consequence, the Isengard mustering power (Voice of Saruman) would not be usable anymore: no units can be recruited in Orthanc. However Isengard Elite units will still count as Leaders and the extra Action die provided by Saruman will remain in the Action Dice pool of the Shadow player.
Saruman would be removed if any Ent card is played as an event.
I have two questions:
1.) Does Orthanc now belong to the FP player and therefore counts as 2 VP or not? This would apply to any other situation where a companion or minion is alone in a region which contains a stronghold.
2.) Is it possible to kill Saruman with an Ent event card after an FP army has moved into Orthanc (where Saruman was alone).
And one additional comment:
For me it is kind of strange that Saruman can be killed if he is protected by an army but if he is alone with himself is unkillable.
For other companions and minions this is OK, because they hide themselves and are not to be located by the enemy, but for Saruman it is clear that he is in Orthanc.
Q Can Saruman survive if he is alone in Orthanc when an FP army enters the Orthanc Region and thereby retaining his extra action die for the Shadow? The rules state that lone Characters can't be killed by enemy armies.
A If Saruman is alone in Orthanc and a Free Peoples army moves into Orthanc, Saruman is not eliminated (just as any other character would not be eliminated in a similar situation), but remains in the Region.
As a consequence, the Isengard mustering power (Voice of Saruman) would not be usable anymore: no units can be recruited in Orthanc. However Isengard Elite units will still count as Leaders and the extra Action die provided by Saruman will remain in the Action Dice pool of the Shadow player.
Saruman would be removed if any Ent card is played as an event.
I have two questions:
1.) Does Orthanc now belong to the FP player and therefore counts as 2 VP or not? This would apply to any other situation where a companion or minion is alone in a region which contains a stronghold.
2.) Is it possible to kill Saruman with an Ent event card after an FP army has moved into Orthanc (where Saruman was alone).
And one additional comment:
For me it is kind of strange that Saruman can be killed if he is protected by an army but if he is alone with himself is unkillable.
For other companions and minions this is OK, because they hide themselves and are not to be located by the enemy, but for Saruman it is clear that he is in Orthanc.
