METW - The White Hand Player’s Guide Copyright Pierre Jonas Castillo c 2001 edited by Markus Richartz with contributions from: Benjamin A. Sorensen (b_took) Contents 1 Introduction 7 2 Fallen-Wizards 8 2.1 Alatar . .8 2.2 Alatar specific stage resources . .9 2.2.1 Bow of Alatar . .9 2.2.2 The Great Hunt . .9 2.2.3 Huntsman’s Garb . 10 2.2.4 Join the Hunt . 11 2.2.5 Orome’s Warders . 11 2.2.6 Squire of the Hunt . 11 2.3 Gandalf . 12 2.4 Gandalf specific stage resources . 13 2.4.1 Await the Onset . 13 2.4.2 Chambers in the Royal Court . 14 2.4.3 Gandalf’s Friend . 14 2.4.4 Give Welcome to the Unexpected . 15 2.4.5 Grey Embassy . 15 2.4.6 The Grey Hat . 16 2.4.7 Ring of Fire . 16 2.5 Pallando . 17 2.6 Pallando specific Stage Resources . 17 2.6.1 Arcane School . 17 2.6.2 Pallando’s Apprentice . 18 2.6.3 Pallando’s Hood . 18 2.6.4 Prophet of Doom . 19 2.6.5 Stave of Pallando . 19 2.6.6 Truths of Doom . 20 2.7 Radagast . 20 2.8 Radagast specific Stage resources . 21 2.8.1 Friend of Secret Things . 21 2.8.2 Girdle of Radagast . 22 2.8.3 Glove of Radagast . 22 2.8.4 Master of Shapes . 23 2 Contents Contents 2.8.5 Pocketed Robes . 23 2.8.6 Radagast’s Black Bird . 24 2.8.7 Shifter of Hues . 24 2.8.8 Winged Change-Master . 25 2.9 Saruman . 26 2.10 Saruman specific Stage resources . 27 2.10.1 The Forge-Master . 27 2.10.2 Many-coloured Robes . 28 2.10.3 Man of Skill . 28 2.10.4 Saruman’s Machinery . 29 2.10.5 Saruman’s Ring . 29 2.10.6 The White Hand . 30 3 Characters 31 3.0.7 Doeth (Durthak) . 31 3.0.8 Euog (Ulzog) . 31 3.0.9 Lugdush . 32 3.0.10 Ugluk . 32 3.0.11 Ill-Favoured Fellow . 32 3.0.12 Sly Southerner . 32 3.0.13 Squint-eyed Brute . 33 4 Stage Resources 34 4.1 General Events . 34 4.1.1 A Merrier World . 34 4.1.2 A New Ringlord . 35 4.1.3 A Strident Spawn . 35 4.1.4 An Untimely Brood . 36 4.1.5 Bad Company . 36 4.1.6 Blind to all Else . 37 4.1.7 Delver’s Harvest . 37 4.1.8 Double-Dealing . 38 4.1.9 Earth-Eater . 38 4.1.10 The Fortress of Isen . 38 4.1.11 Fortress of the Towers . 39 4.1.12 Gatherer of Loyalties . 40 4.1.13 Gnawed Ways . 40 4.1.14 Great Patron . 41 4.1.15 Great Ruse . 41 4.1.16 Guarded Haven . 41 4.1.17 Hidden Haven . 42 4.1.18 Legacy of Smiths . 42 3 Contents Contents 4.1.19 Mischief in a Mean Way . 43 4.1.20 Never Refuse . 43 4.1.21 Plotting Ruin . 44 4.1.22 Shameful Deeds . 44 4.1.23 Spells Born of Discord . 44 4.1.24 Thrall of the Voice . 45 4.1.25 War-Forges . 45 4.1.26 Wizard’s Myrmidon . 46 4.1.27 Wizard’s Trove . 46 4.2 Factions . 47 4.2.1 Greater Half-Orcs . 47 4.2.2 Half-Orcs . 47 4.3 Items . 48 4.3.1 Keys of Orthanc . 48 4.3.2 Keys to the White Towers . 48 5 Fallen-Wizard Sites 49 5.0.3 Deep Mines . 49 5.0.4 Isengard . 49 5.0.5 Rhosgobel . 50 5.0.6 The White Towers . 51 6 Hero Resources 52 6.1 Allies . 52 6.1.1 Noble Steed . 52 6.2 Events . 52 6.2.1 Promptings of Wisdom . 52 6.2.2 The White Council . 53 6.2.3 The White Wizard . 53 6.3 Factions . 54 6.3.1 A Panoply of Wings . 54 6.3.2 Beasts of the Wood . 55 6.3.3 Wild Horses . 55 6.3.4 Wild Hounds . 55 7 Minion Resources 57 7.1 Events . 57 7.1.1 The Black Council . 57 7.1.2 Counterfeit . 57 7.1.3 Crept Along Cleverly . 58 7.1.4 The Fiery Blade ..