Monday Middle-Earth Mania March 30th
Monday MESBG Mania #17: BIRTH OF A LEGEND
Monday 30th March 6:30pm
3 x 70min rounds
500pt good or evil force
Scenarios taken from the Matched Play Guide
Miniature 3’ x 3’ boards
This is tournament with a twist, so please read the below rules carefully.
What if Mauhur had been chosen to lead the pursuit of the Fellowship? What if Isildur had not fallen to the Ring? What if Gorbag had killed Shagrat, instead of the other way around? Come to BIRTH OF A LEGEND to find out!
In this tournament, we will be forgoing the usual army leaders and giving our second-rate heroes a chance to stand in the spotlight. Here is the process for promoting your new leader:
Pick your army.
If your army has a mandatory named model as its General, you cannot take that model. They have been killed in battle, never rose to power, or were otherwise forgotten to history!
Pick a hero from your army’s roster to be your General – this cannot be a hero of legend or a monster. (If the army has a generic / unnamed model as its mandatory leader, that hero is still OK. If your new General comes as a pair or a group, e.g. the King’s Champion, these bonuses only apply to a single selected model.)
All army bonuses that apply to your army’s General now apply to the new model instead. (E.g., in Atop the Wall, friendly models can gain their ‘Fight to the Last Man’ rule from Hurin.)
Raise this model’s Attacks, Wounds, Might, Will and Fate by 1 each, to a maximum of 3. (If the starting value is 3 or higher, do not increase it.)
Raise Fight Value by 1.
Improve Courage by 1, to a maximum of 3+.
Raise Defense by 1, to a maximum of 7 after wargear (if the starting value with wargear is 7 or higher, do not increase it.)
Raise Heroic Tier by 1 level. (Fortitude becomes Valour, Valour becomes Legend.) The upgraded Heroic Tier must be the highest in your army list, as usual when picking your General.
Choose one Heroic Action from the following list to gain: Heroic Challenge, Heroic Defence, Heroic March, Heroic Resolve, Heroic Strength, Heroic Strike.
Add 20% on to the model’s cost, factoring in wargear, rounding up to the nearest 5.
(For example, Gothmog (120) + Warg (20) + Shield (5) = 145. Adding 20% of this (29) gives 174, which we round to 175. You could also just multiply by 1.2!)
Gain two of the following special rules: Horse Lord, Expert Rider, Woodland Creature, Terror, Resistant to Magic, 12” Stand Fast.
Create a physical copy of your new General’s profile and have it checked by the TO on arrival! Include all special rules and army bonuses that apply. (Pens and templates will be available on the night.)
Please send any questions to the TO (Dan Stuart) prior to the event for clarification – there will be an FAQ sheet.
Any matched play-legal 500pt force is OK to be used (factoring in the new points cost of your chosen General). There are no painting requirements - bare plastic is fine but WYSIWYG is requested. Please get in touch with me at
[email protected] if you need to check any aspects of your army's eligibility.
Scenarios will be taken from the Matched Play Guide and adapted for 3’x3’ boards, but don't worry if you don't have a copy of this – there will be plenty of copies around on the night.
Rounds will be 70 minutes, and to fit everything in we will be kicking off with registration at 6:30pm – we will start early if everybody is present.
To finish rounds promptly, we will call ‘no new turns’ 5 minutes before the end of the round, with a strict dice down when time is called.
Schedule:
6:30 arrival, registration and briefing
6:55 round 1 pairing
7:00-8:10 game 1
8:15-9:25 game 2
9:30-10:40 game 3
10:45 Prizes and handshakes
The ticket price is made up of your regular table fees (£4.50 - no need to sub in on the night) and a £2.50 contribution to prize support, all of which will go back into these events.
NWGC MEMBERS just pay £2.50 prize support on the night, payable at the bar. Please email us at
[email protected] to get registered onto the event in advance.
After purchasing a ticket, please
CLICK HERE to sign up to the event on Longshanks as soon as possible.
Please sign up before the day of the event to avoid any delays. List submissions are not required, but please consider bringing a list printout if you think it's needed!
Tickets can be purchased on the night at the bar if required.
Registration cut off is at 6:55. Byes may be used in case of odd numbers. Late attendees will be given a forced draw for game 1, but will be dropped if you can’t make it in time for game 2. If you’re unable to attend on the night, or can only make the first date, please let the TO (Dan Stuart) know as soon as possible!
REFUND CUT-OFF DATE:- Monday 23rd March