Roaming
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Roaming is a pseudo-loaded keyword which is automatically applied to Minions which are played to a site earlier than their Home Site. No minion is printed with that keyword, but there are plenty of effects which key off a roaming minion (or which force a minion to become roaming, to more easily be affected by the aforementioned effects).
Minions who are roaming at the time they are played must pay a Roaming Penalty of extra Twilight. Being made roaming after they are played does not incur this penalty.
Rules Entries[edit]
Each minion is normally played to a certain range of sites beginning with the minion's site number. If the minion is played to (or is currently at) a site that has a lower site number, that minion is roaming. The player must pay a roaming penalty by removing an additional two twilight tokens when playing that minion.
Block symbol has no effect on whether a minion is roaming or not.
A minion with a site number of 4 must remove 2 more twilight tokens to play at site 3 (or site 3- roaming section
List of Cards that Interact with the Roaming Pseudo-Keyword[edit]
Portrait | Card Name | Culture | Card Type | Game Text |
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Eregion's Trails (1C104)
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Event | Maneuver: Exert a ranger to make each roaming minion strength -3 until the regroup phase. | ||
Swordsman of the Northern Kingdom (1C117)
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Event | Skirmish: Make a ranger strength +2 (or +4 when skirmishing a roaming minion). | ||
What Are They? (1C119)
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Event | Maneuver: Spot a ranger to discard a roaming minion. | ||
Arrows Thick in the Air (4U110)
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Event | Archery or Skirmish: Exert 2 Ring-bound Men to wound each roaming minion. | ||
Curse Them (4C113)
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Event | Skirmish: Exert a Ring-bound Man to cancel a skirmish involving a roaming minion. | ||
Faramir, Captain of Gondor (4R116)
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Companion • Man | Ring-bound. Ranger.
The twilight cost of each other While skirmishing a roaming minion, Faramir is strength +2. | ||
Faramir's Bow (4R118)
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Possession • Ranged Weapon | Bearer must be Faramir.
He is an archer. Skirmish: If Faramir is skirmishing a Man or a roaming minion, exert Faramir to wound that minion. | ||
Faramir's Cloak (4R119)
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Possession • Cloak | Bearer must be Faramir.
Each roaming minion skirmishing a Ring-bound Man is strength -1. | ||
Henneth Annûn (4R125)
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Condition | Plays to your support area.
While the fellowship is at site 6 Skirmish: Spot a | ||
Mablung, Soldier of Gondor (4U127)
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Companion • Man | Ring-bound. Ranger. To play, spot a Ring-bound Man.
Skirmish: Exert Mablung to exhaust a roaming minion he is skirmishing. | ||
Ranger of Ithilien (4C130)
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Companion • Man | Ring-bound. Ranger.
When this companion is in your starting fellowship, his twilight cost is -1. While skirmishing a roaming minion, this companion is strength +2. | ||
Ranger's Bow (4C131)
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Possession • Ranged Weapon | Bearer must be a Ring-bound Man.
Skirmish: If bearer is skirmishing a Man or a roaming minion, exert bearer to wound that minion. | ||
Sword of Gondor (4C134)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be a While skirmishing a Man or a roaming minion, bearer is damage +1. | ||
War and Valor (4C135)
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Event | Skirmish: Make a | ||
Guarded (7R101)
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Condition • Support Area | To play, spot 3 Each time the fellowship moves, add a threat or discard this condition. Regroup: Discard this condition to discard a minion (or all roaming minions). | ||
Long Prepared (7U109)
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Condition • Support Area | To play, add 2 threats.
Skirmish: Exert a Discard this condition at the start of the regroup phase. | ||
Madril, Faramir's Aide (7U110)
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Companion • Man | Ranger.
Skirmish: If you have initiative, discard 2 cards from hand to wound a roaming minion Madril is skirmishing. | ||
Ranger of Minas Tirith (7C115)
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Companion • Man | Ranger.
While skirmishing a roaming minion, this companion is strength +2 and damage +1. | ||
Stand to Arms (7U120)
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Event • Skirmish | If you have initiative, discard 2 cards from hand to wound a roaming minion skirmishing a | ||
While We Yet Live (7U128)
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Event • Skirmish | Make a roaming minion skirmishing a | ||
Concealment (12C44)
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Event • Skirmish | Make a | ||
Faramir's Sword (12R48)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be Faramir.
He is damage +1. Each minion skirmishing Faramir at a battleground or forest site is roaming. | ||
Invigorated (12U51)
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Condition • Support Area | Skirmish: Discard this condition to heal a | ||
Tireless (12C52)
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Condition • Support Area | Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a | ||
Ithilien Blade (15C62)
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Possession • Hand Weapon | Bearer must be a While you can spot a roaming minion, bearer is strength +1. Maneuver: Exert bearer twice to discard a roaming minion. | ||
Mablung, Ranger of Ithilien (15U63)
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Companion • Man | Ranger. Hunter 1. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)
Skirmish: Exert Mablung to wound a roaming minion he is skirmishing. | ||
Silent Traveler (15C69)
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Companion • Man | Ranger. Hunter 1. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)
At the start of each skirmish involving this companion and a roaming minion, you may reinforce a | ||
Unyielding Ranger (15C71)
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Companion • Man | Ranger. Hunter 1. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +1.)
This companion is strength +1 for each roaming minion you can spot. | ||
Faramir, Bearer of Quality (17R28)
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Companion • Man | While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, add 2 burdens or 2 threats.
Skirmish: While Faramir is the Ring-bearer, you may wound Faramir to make a minion skirmishing a | ||
Madril, Loyal Lieutenant (17S30)
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Companion • Man | Ranger. Hunter 1.
While you can spot a roaming minion, your Maneuver: Exert 2 rangers to make a minion site number +2 until the regroup phase. | ||
Ranger of the White Tree (17S33)
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Companion • Man | Ranger. Hunter 1.
When this is in your starting fellowship and you can spot an unbound Maneuver: Exert this companion and spot a roaming minion to make him defender +1 until the start of the regroup phase. | ||
Valleys of the Mark (4R293)
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Condition | Each time your opponent plays a roaming minion, you may spot a villager to exert that minion. | ||
Pippin, Wearer of Black and Silver (7R324)
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Companion • Hobbit | Skirmish: If Pippin is not assigned to a skirmish, return him to your hand to wound a roaming minion twice. | ||
It Draws Him (18R31)
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Event • Shadow | Spot a | ||
Uruk Scout (2C47)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Tracker. Damage +1.
The roaming penalty for each Response: If an event is played that spots or exerts a ranger, exert this minion to cancel that event. | ||
Uglúk, Servant of Saruman (4R176)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Tracker. Fierce.
The roaming penalty for each | ||
Goblin Scrabbler (2C64)
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Minion • Orc | When you play this minion, you may discard an | ||
Bill Ferny, Swarthy Sneering Fellow (2R75)
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Minion • Man | Nazgûl are not roaming.
The Free Peoples player may not assign a character to skirmish Bill Ferny. Discard Bill Ferny if underground. | ||
Orc Ambusher (1C261)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The roaming penalty for each Response: If a Free Peoples regroup event is played, exert this minion to cancel that event. | ||
Orc Assassin (1U262)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The roaming penalty for each Assignment: Spot two Hobbit companions to make the Free Peoples player assign a Hobbit to skirmish this minion. | ||
Orc Scouting Band (1U270)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker.
The roaming penalty for each Skirmish: Exert this minion to wound a character it is skirmishing. | ||
Orc Scout (2C89)
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Minion • Orc | Tracker. The roaming penalty for each Response: If an event is played that spots or exerts a ranger, exert or discard this minion to cancel that event. | ||
Fires Raged Unchecked (7R269)
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Condition • Support Area | The site number of each While you can spot 3 threats, each | ||
Sauron's Hatred (7U310)
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Condition • Support Area | To play, spot a Shadow: Remove a threat to play a | ||
Advance Captain (10R75)
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Minion • Orc | Each roaming | ||
Advance Marauder (10C76)
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Minion • Orc | Skirmish: exert this minion to make a roaming | ||
Advance Regular (10C77)
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Minion • Orc | Each roaming | ||
Advance Scout (10U78)
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Minion • Orc | Shadow: Exert or discard this minion to make each | ||
Flames Within (10C85)
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Condition • Support Area | While you have initiative, each of your Skirmish: Discard this condition to make a | ||
Mordor Fiend (10C91)
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Minion • Orc | Shadow: If you cannot spot another minion and there are 3 or fewer twilight tokens, add | ||
Rank and File (10U96)
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Condition • Support Area | Each time a roaming | ||
White Hand Scout (17C130)
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Minion • Uruk-hai | Damage +1. Hunter 2. (While skirmishing a non-hunter character, this character is strength +2.) | ||
Bree Streets (1U328)
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Site | The roaming penalty for each Nazgûl you play to Bree Streets is -2. | ||
Hollin (2C119)
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Site | Plains. Uruk-hai are not roaming. | ||
Rohirrim Camp (7U336)
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Site | Plains. If the Shadow has initiative, minions are not roaming.
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Loaded Keywords | ||
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Numeric | Decipher | Damage + X • Defender + X • Ambush X • Hunter X • Toil X |
Non-numeric | Decipher | Aid • Archer • Enduring • Fierce • Lurker • Muster • [Roaming] • Sanctuary • Ring-bearer • Unhasty |
Item Class | Decipher | [Classless] • Support Area • Armor • Brooch • Box • Bracers • Cloak • Gauntlets • Hand Weapon • Helm • Mount • Palantír • Phial • Pipe • Ranged Weapon • Ring • Shield • Staff |