WHAT IF...
The Great Goblin sent out his hordes in
close pursuit of the escaping adventurers, and Gandalf had to summon
Gwaihir and speed ahead to mobilize the Elves of Mirkwood, and the
Beornings, to stem the tide. Thus Gandalf's attention was turned away
from Dol Guldur, and other events kept him busy after that.
The Dwarves and Bilbo reached Erebor,
and aroused Smaug by stealing the Arkenstone, and Smaug laid waste to
Dale and Esgaroth, but was killed by Bard. The men from Dale and
Esgaroth approached Erebor, only to find a defiant Thorin Oakenshield
and his companions.
The Battle of 5 Armies never happened,
and Thorin, relieved by the arrival of Dain Ironfoot, defeated the
small army of men, and became King under the Mountain.
The Necromancer, sensing the weakness
of the Free Peoples of the East, orchestrated an attack by Orcs and
Easterlings.
The Dwarves withdrew to Erebor, leaving
the human forces to be routed by the ravening hordes, who continued
their onslaught through the East Emnet of Rohan, falling into
northern Anórien.
Thorongil once more rode in the service
of Gondor, leading an army to stop the forces of Darkness.
At the ruins of an ancient watch tower,
battle was joined, and the evil hordes defeated – but at a terrible
price: Thorongil had fallen at the head of the counter-attack that
finally broke the forces of the Enemy, and his body was laid to rest,
facing East, in a mausoleum at the foot of the hill, henceforth known
as Amon Thorongil.
During the years to come, the
Necromancer worked his foul machinations, sending out agents to stir
up the Free Peoples against each other. At some point, rumour of a
certain ring worn by the slain captain of Gondor reached his ears
deep beneath the Tower of Dol Guldur, and he became very eager to
confirm this rumour. Not yet ready to reveal himself to the world,
through his dark emissaries he planted the idea in Thorin
Oakenshield, who was known to make decisions based on greed, that the
tomb of Thorongil contained a priceless ancient Dwarven artifact.
Thorin sent out Fíli, leading a strong
expedition force, with the orders to retrieve anything of value from
the mausoleum.
Denethor, using the Palantír, sensed
the imminent danger to his northern borders, and when the Ranger
scouts confirmed that a Dwarven army was approaching, he and his
eldest son took command of a hastily assembled force to meet the
intruders, leaving Faramir to gather the main army and march north as
soon as possible.
It is an Hour of Wolves and Shattered
Shields...
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Special rules for the scenario:
- The ruined mausoleum of Thorongil counts as the Gondorian camp.
- If the Dwarves sack the mausoleum, and their army is broken, they still win a minor victory.
- If the Dwarves sack the mausoleum and break the Gondorian army, the Dwarves win a major victory.
- If the Gondorians keep the tomb of Thorongil intact, and their army is broken, they win a minor victory (they have stalled the invaders long enough for Faramir to arrive).
- If the Gondorians keep the tomb of Thorongil intact, and manage to break the Dwarven army, they win a major victory.
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We started setting up half the Gondorian force
Then the dwarves were deployed in full force (except the miners, who were represented by 2 soil bases).
Took some time, but finally the rest of the humans could be deployed
A view from the other end of the battlefield.
Duregar started moving his miners forward
Denethor called upon the help of the Valar, giving a unit of Fiefdom Warriors the ability to fly (mad as a hatter, that guy ;D)
The dvarven center started advancing
Countered by a unit of fiefdom warriors
More advancing dwarves
The flying warriors leaped towards the enemy supply lines
A unit of dwarven archers moved to counter the advancing flank of the humans
And the fiefdom archers took up a central position to - hopefully - rain death on their foes
A unit of dwarven berserkers move forward on the right flank.
To be continued...
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