Tag Archives: Homebrew Cards

Homebrew: Springtime at the Carrock

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Beorn

Spring is a time of change. The cool weather recedes, the plants revive, and animals awaken from their winter slumbers. As the cold weather ebbs away, I’ve been a busy bear crafting a new batch of custom cards. I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Art, Combo, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Media, Series, Theme, Tribal | Tagged Beornings, Creatures, Discard from Deck, Discard Pile Interaction, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Mining, Nature, Seasons, Spring, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Homebrew: Boromir’s Journey

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Beorn

In my recent custom card designs I’ve been interested in double-sided cards with a “upgrade” mechanic. This time I decided to apply that theme to Boromir’s Journey from Mines Tirith all the way to Rivendell where he joined the Fellowship … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Art, Books, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Legendarium, Media, Power, Series, The Lord of the Rings | Tagged Alternate Mechanics, Boromir, Community, Double-sided cards, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Golden Belt, Homebrew Cards, Horn, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Shield, Sword, Tolkien, Upgradable Attachments, War-gear | Leave a comment

Homebrew: The Huntress

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Beorn

The process of designing custom cards for the Beorning Advent was quite enjoyable. One of the strengths of this game is the way that it facilitates, even encourages, card designs around particular themes. With than in mind, I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Literature, Media, Series | Tagged Community, Creatures, Diana the Huntress, Double-sided cards, Encounter keyword, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Woodman | Leave a comment

Celebration: 11 Years of the Hall of Beorn

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Beorn

The years roll by, and it continues to surprise me that a project I started on a whim is still going. Lord of the Rings LCG products are being re-released, but this blog has technically outlived the first official run … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Celebration, Community, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Media, News, Series, Thanks, The Hobbit | Tagged 11 Years, Anniversary, Art, Beorn, Celebration, Community, Double-Sided Hero, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Hall of Beorn Blog, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Thanks | 3 Comments

Beorning Advent: Dec 3 – Bear Cub

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Beorn

Posted in Art, Books, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Media, Series, The Hobbit | Tagged Advent, Advent 2023, Bear Cub, Beorning, Community, December 3, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Homebrew: Songs of Light and Hope

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Beorn

Continuing the series of custom cards no one asked for, this installment focuses on encounter card cancellation effects. The Core Set introduced the two most iconic cancellation effects in the form of A Test of Will and Hasty Stroke. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Control, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Multiplayer, Play Style, Series | Tagged A Test of Will, Cancellation, Community, Elfhelm, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Game Balance, Haldir of Lorien, Hasty Stroke, Hirgon, Homebrew Cards, Idraen, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Shadow Cancellation, Song, Spirit, Strategy, Tolkien, Treachery Cancellation | 2 Comments

Homebrew: Dwarrowdelf

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Beorn

With the reprints planned thus far it looks as though most the Dwarrowdelf cycle will remain out of print for the foreseeable future. A few powerful cards like Elrond and Vilya have been included in the starter decks, but these … Continue reading →

Posted in Archetypes, Community, Custom Cards, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Power, Series, Theme | Tagged Arwen Undomiel Ally, Asfaloth, Daeron's Runes, Dwarrowdelf, Elrond, Elrond's Counsel, Fantasy Flight Games, Game Balance, Homebrew Cards, Imladris Stargazer, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Master of the Forge, Overpowered Player Cards, Power Level, Reprints, Resourceful, Spirit Glorfindel, Strategy, Sword that was Broken, Timely Aid, Tolkien, Vilya, Warden of Healing, We Are Not Idle | 2 Comments

Homebrew: Hidden Courage

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Beorn

This is a continuation in a series of custom cards to rebalance the card pool for draft and other limited formats. If Steward of Gondor is at the top of the list of early cards in need of a redesign, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Con of the Rings, Custom Cards, Events, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Series | Tagged Bear Draft, Community, Con of the Rings, Con of the Rings 2023, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Fast Hitch, Fun, Game Balance, Homebrew Cards, John Howe, Limited Formats, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, Miruvor, Readying, Spirit, Strategy, Tolkien, Unexpected Courage | Leave a comment

Homebrew: Forgotten Lore

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Beorn

Limited formats like the Bear Draft present a particular challenge to designing a balanced metagame. The card counts are skewed significantly by the overall size of pool and constraints on deck size. Common cards have only 3 copies in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Con of the Rings, Custom Cards, Draft, Events, Game Variant, Homebrew Cards, Live Play, Lure of Middle Earth, Multiplayer, Play Style, RingsDB, Series | Tagged Bear Draft, Blessing of Nimrodel, Community, Deck Building, Dunedain Guardian, Fantasy Flight Games, Gatekeeper, Homebrew Cards, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Lore is less popular in draft, Metagame, The Lord of the Rings LCG, Tolkien, Woodman's Axe | 1 Comment

Homebrew: Seal of the Steward

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Beorn

Card game balance is a delicate thing, especially when a game is first released. If the cards in a Core Set are too weak, quests will be too difficult and players will be bored with a lack of options. On … Continue reading →