And with a single bound he was free! In something that is going to become a habit, I refer once again to durinsfather’s description of this quest:
Escape from Dol Guldur is one of the quests that I have beaten once, after many attempts, and never looked back at.
Amen, father.
Now, anyone who has read the Planning post for this quest (with emphasis on the ‘one’) might reasonably note that it’s not the quest’s fault that I made a complete hash of constructing decks for it and persisted with these decks long past the point where it should have been obvious that it wasn’t working. It would certainly be fair to note that a lot of the angst was down to the situation I was in and a reluctance to proceed with making notes unless I was convinced that I could win, an attitude that if I intend to carry into every quest should make me stop right now before I get to the Mountain of Fire. Considering I won with my very first attempt with the cobbled-together decks, it’s likely you will win more often if you simply reset early and/or cheat the appropriate prisoner into captivity.
All reasonable and fair, but that would be to ignore the overall context of this quest. Continue reading “Escape from Dol Guldur: Refresh”