Editing Bear

'''Bear''' is a formal game term. A [[character]] bears the cards played on that character. This usually includes [[possession]] and [[artifact]] cards representing the items that character is wearing or using, as with {{Card|Hobbit Sword}} or {{Card|Mithril-coat}}, but it can also include [[condition]]s representing circumstances that only apply to that character, like {{Card|Desperate Defense of the Ring}} or {{Card|Dwarven Heart}}. There are also a handful of conditions, mostly [[weather]] conditions, which are played on a [[site]] rather than a character.

Every player starts the game with the [[Ring-bearer]] bearing [[The One Ring]].

Except for characters, cards in play are always borne by a character or site, or else they are in the [[Support Area]]. A card cannot be both borne by a character and in the Support Area; it is either one or the other, although the bearer may be an [[ally]] in the Support Area. If a character is at a particular site, all cards borne by that character are also at that site. Some cards can be transferred from the Support Area to being borne by a character or vice versa, such as {{Card|Blade Tip}} and all [[Follower]]s.

Cards [[stack]]ed on another card, as with {{Card|Goblin Swarms}} or {{Card|Gandalf's Cart}}, are not borne. Those cards are not in play.

Not to be confused with {{Card|Grimbeorn}}.

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