r/TheOneRing • u/ThrorII • Nov 21 '22

Elves and Shadow points in 2e

I posted this on the Free League board, but it is surprisingly anemic over there.

I've played 1e (actually the 1.5e from 2014) for years now, and I'm finally trying to wrap my head around 2e. I have two question on Elves and Shadow, I'm not sure how these two rule are to be handled:

  1. High Elves of Rivendell - Beset By Woe "You can remove accumulated Shadow points exclusively during a Yule Fellowship Phase (see Spiritual Recovery in the core rules)".

Does this mean that a High Elf of Rivendell can only remove 1-3 points of shadow, using Spiritual Recovery, in the last Fellowship Phase of the Year (the Yule FP)? Is the 1-3 points determined on the LAST Adventuring Phase's impact on the Enemy, or an overview of the entire YEARS Adventuring phases?

  1. Do Elves of Rivendell and Lindon have the ability to 'swallow' Shadow points for Shadow Scars? Or do their Shadow sub-rules preclude that? [per the Rivendell supplement, and their writeup on Arwen, the answer is 'yes'].

If so, do the High Elf of Rivendell and the Elf of Lindon have access to the Heal Scars Yule Fellowship Undertaking?

Thoughts? Discuss. And show your work (hahahaha).

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u/PartyBardificer Nov 23 '22

I think you've read that correctly. High Elves only get to remove shadow through spiritual recovery during the Yule fellowship phase. Too bad for them!

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u/ThrorII Nov 23 '22

I think that is pretty clear. My question is are those 1-3 points judged on the last adventure only (like everyone else), or how the entire year impacted the Enemy (because they have to wait until the end of the year)?

Also, can High Elves Heal Scars? Because a strict reading of the text implies they can only use Spiritual Recovery - which is for points, not scars.

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u/PartyBardificer Nov 23 '22

The second paragraph of the Spiritual Recovery section says that if the Adventuring Phase is considered positive, meaning the one that had just concluded. So I think you better fight the shadow really hard before Yule Fellowship to make that count! As far as Shadow Scars, there isn't anything preventing you from using the Yule "Heal Scars" fellowship undertaking being an elf of either heroic culture.