Forge World’s Unlikely Heroes Defend Middle-earth & Helm’s Deep
November 9, 2019 by brennon
I'm a big fan of Rohan in The Lord Of The Rings and Middle-earth so it was awesome to see Forge World release this pair today, some unlikely defenders of Helm's Deep. Meet Aldor & Haleth here, beleaguered yet valiant defenders for the forces of Good.
If you remember the siege of Helm's Deep you'll know these two. Haleth was the young warrior who Aragorn talked to outside of the armoury, testing his sword and steeling him for the battle to come. He is then joined by Aldor, the ageing warrior who began the battle by unleashing his lucky shot and catching a bellowing Uruk-Hai.
Full and up-to-date rules for them are available in Rohan At War but you can also check out their experimental rules as part of a download link HERE. Haleth gets bonuses for fighting alongside Aragorn and he gives a boost to other Rohan warriors around him as, despite his young age, he fights on valiantly.
Aldor has some fun rules too, always firing first in the Shoot Phase (before anything else) and even getting to reroll Hits and Wounds thanks to his uncanny ability to find a shot regardless of his many winters in service.
These are awesome heroes for adding a bit more colour to your games and I like the idea of using them in some smaller skirmish games, perhaps buoyed to fight on and join others of their kin to hunt down Orcs across Rohan.
What do you make of this pair?
" If you remember the siege of Helm's Deep you'll know these two..."
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I like these and they will definitely be added to my Rohan forces. These characters are only in the film so I would expect them to play on the tabletop they way they are in the film, so I’m not sure about the special rule for Aldor. In the film his nerves get the better of him and he releases the arrow by mistake. I like his special rule but it isn’t helping me recreate that film moment all that well. I’d rather he was much more random in action.
They made @avernos shoot arrows and forced @dignity to wear a wig? oO
I DO like these sculpts, I also like the idea of these “mini hero’s” taking to the field. AND the paintjob on these is much better from the FW studio painter than we’ve seen of late. Ooooh errr a “positive” post from me, I feel a little funny and need to sit down 😀
Great for people wanting to have new hero’s to game with.
Or people just looking for characterful miniatures for an RPG…
Yup
£21 for two average models? The question begs to be asked: how does Forge World stay in business? Have they convinced customers they are boutique sellers simply by the price of their models? I just don’t get it.
Great scuplts and fun rules, but the price means no. If They were in a blister for £8.00, I would have the entire range.
They look great, but resin minis for £10.50 each is far to much.
I really like these and moreso that GW are kind of looking back at stuff (okay, FW) and releasing stuff. It is also really cool that these guys aren’t professional soldiers, warriors or powerful heroes: just two people trying to survive the battle.
Hmm pretty nice.
I’m looking forward to the book. Nice models too. May end up getting them but there are other priorities at the moment.