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So I am considering attending NOVA next year and while considering the prospect, I am considering the hero-only event. Helm's Deep being one of my favourite scenes, I figured it would only be fair to consider that theme. I am not very experienced with named characters nor much magic but I have a year to prepare.

Below I have provided a list of the characters and their equipment that I am considering for the theme.

Pool of Characters
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List 1
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Hey, You Have My Sword!
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Aragorn, Isildur's Heir w/ Elven Cloak
Legolas w/ Armour
Gimli, son of Gloin
Haldir, Defender of Helm's Deep
Theoden w/ Heavy Armour, Shield
Gamling, Captain of Rohan w/ Royal Standard of Rohan
Gandalf the White
(865/905)
Eomer, Marshal of the Riddermark w/ Shield, Throwing Spears
(950/1000)

The idea between this list is to have the core characters involved in a way that also grants buffs every which way. This list is inspired by the film.
- Aragorn grants Banner Re-rolls to Legolas, Gimli, and Haldir and they form the infantry core that can shoot 3 bows (5 shots) at the enemy cavalry/casters.
- Gandalf leads the men of Rohan in their glorious charge + Theoden/Gamling.
- Gamling provides a Might outlet depending on the situation.

There is redundancy in banner re-rolls between Gamling and Aragorn to keep the fights in my favour. The infantry can ignore terrain, mostly, so they can open new fronts on the enemy.

Weak links: Theoden exists because why not, but other than his banner/courage bonus for Haldir, he can be used as an auxiliary. Though I suspect I will go full-fluff and have him be the general if Aragorn/Gandalf do not take it. I do not know how well I can handle wraiths or magic in general but hopefully that is something that Gandalf is good at. I do not expect the bow fire to offer much other than forcing melee opponents to come to me or to dismount horses.

If I do not take any mounts, I can throw in Grimbold/Hama with little effort.

Thoughts, input, critique, kind words?