I've played through all four Starter Set scenarios, as found in the Battle of Pelennor Fields starter set. I was surprised how much fun these (generally) were, even in solo play. I think these are 4 great learning scenarios, although I think more experienced players may still find them enjoyable.

The playthroughs can be found here:
https://aiwendil.net/battle-of-pelennor ... -overview/

Or individually:
Scenario 1: Charge of the Rohirrim
https://aiwendil.net/battle-of-the-pele ... -rohirrim/

Scenario 2: Théoden's Last Stand
https://aiwendil.net/battle-of-the-pele ... ast-stand/

Scenario 3: The March of the Dead
https://aiwendil.net/battle-of-the-pele ... -the-dead/

Scenario 4: The Battle of Pelennor Fields
https://aiwendil.net/battle-of-the-pele ... or-fields/



Did anybody else play these? What are your thoughts?

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Very nice! I think you are the first I've seen that has played these scenarios.

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Nice job! I've added them to the sbginventory.com.

Zorpazorp did a playthrough of these on YouTube, which reminds me that adding those videos to sbginventory.com has been on the TODO list for too long. I'll add them after posting this.

Random comments:

Scenario 1: "It also shows how devastating cavalry can be"

Yep, although Rohan gets a huge boost from the scenario special rules which they don't usually get. I've seen some really ineffective charges due to the so-so unboosted Fight Value. (Those results could also be my poor dice rolling and/or tactics, too, of course.....)

Scenario 2: "first turn ...Witch-King casts a Channelled Black Dart, using 6 Will points"

That seemed like a lot of Will to use right off the bat. And then he pretty much muffed the roll! I figured he was toast, but I'm glad he managed to pull the win off anyway. (Spoilers!)

Scenario 3: I recognize the Osgiliath ruins, but not the houses. Are they some kind of Lego kits or something? I thought they were pretty effective.

Scenario 4: "the Riders of Rohan ... use their bows. It is quite effective, as 4 Morannon Orcs with shields die as a result."

Wow, that /is/ really effective. My archery often tends to be kind of disappointing. Maybe my expectations are too high. It's cool to see a really useful volley though.

Thanks for posting these. I really enjoyed reading them and looking at the pictures.

Thanks both!

@Dave

1. You're right, cavalry can be very hit-and-miss, but when it's a hit, they generally can hit very hard!

2. Yeah 6 Will is a lot. When I decided that I was under the presumption that he actually had his full 20 Will and forgot about his Crown of Morgul re-roll. Given the scarcity of Might, I thought I wanted to guarantee a good D3 wounds on a channelled Black Dart. But then I realized for these scenarios the Witch-King only has 2 M, 12 W and 2 F.

3. The houses are from TTCombat, part of the Streets of Venice range. https://ttcombat.com/collections/streets-of-venice
They are not too expensive, so I bought a lot of them and painted about half of them in a white/grey scheme for Osgiliath / Minas Tirith / Gondor. I plan to paint the rest in a light yellow/red scheme for Dale, if/when I ever get to the Hobbit.

Here are some more pictures, mixed with other terrain from different suppliers:



4. The Rohan Riders did have the advantage that they didn't move so didn't suffer that penalty on their To Hit roll. But I agree, normally their shooting isn't quite so effective.

Thanks for commenting! And maintaining the excellent sbginventory!

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Very interesting, thanks!

Once I finally have all those models painted, I will probably give them a play through too!

Thanks for the pointer to TTCombat. That's a nice looking Minas Tirith / Osgiliath you've got going.

Those buildings do look excellent for Gondor!

Thanks everyone!

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