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    Arts of War
    Lords
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    Plan
    Lords
    Leeward Battle Line
    Hold: Play in Battle to halve all Missile Hits (round up) to Friendly Lords, unless Enemy Leeward Battle Line.
    Culverins and Falconets
    At start of Round 1 of Battle, this Lord may discard this card to add 1 die roll of Missile Hits.
    Y1
    Flank Attack
    Hold: Play to Intercept without rolling and become Attacker in that Battle.
    Culverins and Falconets
    At start of Round 1 of Battle, this Lord may discard this card to add 1 die roll of Missile Hits.
    Y2
    Escape Ship
    Hold: Play upon Death check if Yorkist Route (4.5.1) to Port for any Routed Yorkists to go into Exile instead.
    Muster'd my soldiers
    Gather'd flocks of friends
    Each Battle at a Friendly Stronghold, this Lord adds 2 Men-at-Arms and 1 Longbowmen. Remove them after Battle.
    Y3
    Jack Cade
    Rebel leader calls himself a Mortimer
    This Levy
    Yorkist Lords in or adjacent to Yorkist Dominated Areas each add 2 free successful Parleys.
    We done deeds of charity
    Each Tides of War, this Lord may pay 1 or 2 Provender (may Share) for +1 Influence point each.
    Y4
    Suspicion
    always haunts the guilty mind
    Hold: Play in Battle for participating Yorkist Lord to check Influence. Success Disbands 1 Lancastrian Lord at Battle with lower Influence rating.
    Thomas Bourchier
    Archbishop of Canterbury
    This Lord starts in any Friendly City Command +1.
    Y5
    Seamanship
    This Campaign
    Yorkists may Sail for just 1 Command action.
    Great Ships
    This Lord’s Ships count double for Sail and Supply and connect all Ports of all Seas for Parley, Supply, and Tax.
    Y6
    Yorkists Block Parliament
    This Levy
    Lancastrians may not Levy Vassals except by Event.
    Harbingers
    This Lord’s Supply actions draw twice the usual Provender.
    Y7
    Exile Pact
    This Campaign
    Yorkist Lords may use a Command action to place their cylinder into a Friendly Exile box (at no Influence cost).
    England is my Home
    When going into Exile, this Lord instead Disbands to the next Calendar box.
    Y8
    Escape Ship
    Hold: Play upon Death check if Yorkist Route (4.5.1) to Port for any Routed Yorkists to go into Exile instead.
    Barricades
    At Friendly Strongholds, this Lord’s Men-at-Arms have Armour 1-4 and Longbowmen and Militia have Armour 1-2.
    Y9
    Tax Collectors
    Each Yorkist Lord may immediately conduct a Tax action to receive twice the usual Coin.
    Agitators
    This Lord can use a Command action to Deplete an adjacent Neutral or Enemy Stronghold or flip Depleted there to Exhausted.
    Y10
    Blocked Ford
    Hold: Play upon Approach to prevent Exile (all Lords there Battle).
    Yorkists Never Wait
    This Lord Marches alone (not in a Group) on Road as if Highway.
    Y11
    Parliament's Truce
    Hold: Play to prohibit all Approach and Intercept for the rest of this Campaign.
    Soldiers of Fortune
    When Levying Troops, this Lord may pay 1 Coin to also add 2 Mercenaries (from pool).
    Y12
    Aspielles
    Yorkist spies
    Hold: Play to inspect all Lancastrian Held cards and 1 Hidden Lancastrian Lord mat (1.5.3).
    Scourers
    This Lord’s Forage actions always add +1 extra Provender.
    Y13
    Richard of York
    Lord Protector
    This Levy
    Yorkist Influence ratings +1 for Parley.
    Burgundians
    This Lord at any Port adds 2 Handgunners (once, maximum).
    Y14
    London for York
    If Yorkist Favour at London, add a second Favour there - London changes Favour only by Event or Pillage.
    Naval Blockade
    This Lord at a Port cancels Lancastrian actions using Ports on that Sea unless a roll of 1-2.
    Y15
    The Commons
    This Levy
    each Yorkist Levy Troops action may add up to 2 Militia extra (from pool).
    Beloved Warwick
    This Lord can Levy Troops for 5 Militia (from pool) instead of the Stronghold’s listed Troops.
    Y16
    She-Wolf of France
    Queen without dowry
    Shift each Yorkist Vassal’s Calendar marker 1 box right.
    Alice Montagu
    This Lord’s Vassals have +1 Service and are immune to For trust not him.
    Y17
    Succession
    Richard declared Henry's heir
    This Levy
    1 Parley action by each Yorkist Lord costs less by -1 Influence point and automatically succeeds.
    Irishmen
    This Lord in Ireland or at Port on Irish Sea can Levy Troops for 5 Militia (from pool) total, no Depletion or Exhaustion.
    Y18
    Caltrops
    Hold: Play in Battle to add +2 Melee Hits against the Enemy each Round.
    Welshmen
    Each Tides of War, Yorkists Dominate Wales with this Lord and 3+ Friendly Strongholds there.
    Y19
    Yorkist Parade
    Hold: Play if London Friendly and York or Warwick there. This Levy Yorkist Influence ratings +2.
    York's Favoured Son
    This Lord has Influence +1 and Command +1
    Y20
    Sir Richard Leigh
    Yorkist Mayor of London
    Remove Lancastrian Favour from London or, if neutral, place Yorkist Favour there.
    Southerners
    Each Tides of War, Yorkists Dominate the South with this Lord and 5+ Friendly Strongholds there.
    Y21
    Loyalty and Trust
    This Levy
    any 1 Yorkist Lord has Lordship +3.
    Fair Arbiter
    This Lord at a Friendly Locale has Influence +1 and Lordship +1.
    Y22
    Charles the Bold
    Edward IV's brother-in-law
    Add 1 Coin and 1 Provender to each Yorkist Lord on map.
    Burgundians
    This Lord at any Port receives 2 Handgunners (once, maximum).
    Y23
    Sun in Splendour
    Hold: Play in Levy if Edward IV on Calendar (even as Exile) to Muster him at any Friendly Locale where no Lancastrian Lord.
    Hastings
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Hastings (free), adds 2 Men-at-Arms units, and has Command +1.
    Y24
    Owain Glyndwr
    Welsh hold rebel in memory
    This Campaign
    no Lancastrian March or Sail to any Strongholds in Wales.
    Pembroke
    Each Battle in Wales, this Lord adds 2 Longbowmen. Remove them after Battle.
    Y25
    Dubious Clarence
    The weakest brother
    If Edward IV on map, he may check Influence to Disband Clarence.
    Fallen Brother
    If Clarence is Dead or Shipwrecked, this Lord has Influence +2 and Lordship +1.
    Y26
    Yorkist North
    Gain 1 Influence point for each Yorkist Stronghold and each Yorkist Lord in the North.
    Percy's North
    Each Battle in the North, this Lord adds 4 Militia. Remove them after Battle.
    Y27
    Gloucester as Heir
    This Levy
    Gloucester may Parley +3 times for 0 Lordship.
    First Son
    Edward, son of Edward IV
    Each Tides of War, Yorkists add +1 extra Influence point.
    Y28
    Dorset
    The Staffords' lesser branch
    This Campaign
    Devon at Exeter Parleys for no Influence cost and automatic success.
    Stafford Branch
    Duke of Buckingham's family
    Exeter and adjacent Strongholds add 1 more Provender or Coin than usual to this Lord’s Supply or Tax.
    Y29
    Regroup
    Hold: Play in Battle for a Lord once to roll each of his Routed Troops’ (modified) Protection for them to recover.
    Captain
    This Lord is a Marshal in any Locales where no Friendly Marshal or Lieutenant.
    Y30
    Earl Rivers
    Woodville family head
    Add up to 2 Militia to each Yorkist Lord on map.
    Woodvilles
    Powerbrokers under Edward IV
    This Lord Levies Troops without Depleting or Exhausting Strongholds.
    Y31
    The King's Name
    is a tower of strength
    This Levy
    Gloucester (not Richard III) may cancel each successful Lancastrian Levy action by paying 1 Influence point.
    Final Charge
    As Richard III (not Gloucester) this Lord’s Retinue once per Melee Strike may suffer +1 Hit to add +3 extra Hits against Enemy.
    Y32
    Edward V
    This Levy
    Gloucester (not Richard III) has +3 Lordship.
    Bloody thou art,
    bloody will be thy end
    When this Lord as Richard III (not Gloucester) wins a Battle, skip Death checks. All Routed Lancastrian Lords Die.
    Y33
    An honest tale speeds best
    being plainly told
    Through end of this Campaign (including in Levy), each Lancastrian Parley costs +1 extra Influence point.
    So wise, so young
    Each Tax by this Lord as Gloucester adds +1 extra Coin. Discard if Richard III.
    Y34
    Privy Council
    This Levy
    all Yorkist Influence ratings +1.
    Kingdom United
    Each Battle in the North, South, or Wales, this Lord as Gloucester adds 3 Militia. Remove them after Battle. Discard if Richard III.
    Y35
    Swift Maneuver
    Hold: Play in Battle. Whenever a Lancastrian Retinue Routs, if desired, immediately end the Round.
    Vanguard
    In Battle, this Lord may choose his Engagement to be the only one fought in Round 1.
    Y36
    Patrick de la Mote
    Chief Cannoneer, Master Founder
    Hold: Play in Battle for Yorkist Culverins and Falconets to add 2 dice of Hits (not just 1 die).
    Percy's North
    Each Battle, this Lord with a Route (3.4.1) to Carlisle adds 2 Men-at-Arms. Remove them after Battle.
    Y37
    Leeward Battle Line
    Hold: Play in Battle to halve all Missile Hits (round up) to Friendly Lords, unless enemy Leeward Battle Line.
    Culverins and Falconets
    At start of Round 1 of Battle, this Lord may discard this card to add 1 die roll of Missile Hits.
    L1
    Flank Attack
    Hold: Play to Intercept without rolling and become Attacker in that Battle.
    Culverins and Falconets
    At start of Round 1 of Battle, this Lord may discard this card to add 1 die roll of Missile Hits.
    L2
    Escape Ship
    Hold: Play upon Death check if Lancastrian Route (4.5.1) to Port for any Routed Lancastrians to go into Exile instead.
    Muster'd my soldiers
    Gather'd flocks of friends
    Each Battle at a Friendly Stronghold, this Lord adds 2 Men-at-Arms and 1 Longbowmen. Remove them after Battle.
    L3
    Be sent for
    to return from France with speed
    This Levy
    Muster Lancastrian Exiles from anywhere on the Calendar.
    Heralds
    This Lord at Port may use full Command card for an Influence check. If successful, shift a Lord cylinder on Calendar to next Turn.
    L4
    Suspicion
    always haunts the guilty mind
    Hold: Play in Battle for participating Lancastrian Lord to check Influence. Success Disbands 1 Yorkist Lord at Yorkist Lord at Battle with lower Influence Rating.
    Church Blessing
    This Lord’s Men-at-Arms have Armour 1-4.
    L5
    Seamanship
    This Campaign
    Lancastrians may Sail for just 1 Command action.
    Great Ships
    This Lord’s Ships count double for Sail and Supply and connect all Ports of all Seas for Parley, Supply, and Tax.
    L6
    For trust not him
    Hold: Play in Battle for a participating Lord to attempt to Levy (3.4.3) a regular Enemy Vassal at Battle onto the Lord’s own mat.
    Harbingers
    This Lord’s Supply actions draw twice the usual Provender.
    L7
    Forced Marches
    This Campaign
    lone Lancastrian Lords (not Groups) March on Road as if Highway.
    Hay Wains
    This Lord’s Carts count double for March and Supply.
    L8
    Rising Wages
    This Levy
    Yorkist Lords must pay 1 Coin per Levy Troops action.
    Quartermasters
    This Lord Levies Troops without Depleting or Exhausting Strongholds.
    L9
    New Act of Parliament
    This Campaign
    Yorkist Parley takes entire Command card.
    Chamberlains
    This Lord’s Supply and Levy Troops do not Deplete the Stronghold at his or her Vassals’ Seats.
    L10
    Blocked Ford
    Hold: Play upon Approach to prevent Exile (all Lords there Battle).
    In the Name of the King
    Sealed royal letter
    This Lord has Influence +1 for Parley.
    L11
    Ravine
    Hold: Play on an Enemy Lord in Battle. Round 1, ignore that Lord for Engage and Strike.
    Commission of Array
    This Lord can Levy Troops from adjacent Friendly Strongholds where no Enemy Lord.
    L12
    Aspielles
    Lancastrian spies
    Hold: Play to inspect all Yorkist Held cards and 1 Hidden Yorkist Lord mat (1.5.3).
    Expert Counsellors
    This Lord has Valour +2.
    L13
    Scots
    Each Lancastrian Lord on map may add up to 1 Men-at-Arms and 1 Militia to his or her mat.
    Percy's Power
    While this Lord is in the North, Lancastrian Pay (3.2) there is free.
    L14
    Henry Pressures Parliament
    Yorkist lose 1 Influence point per Vassal they currently have Mustered.
    King's Parley
    Upon Yorkist Approach to this Lord, discard this card to cancel that Approach and end Command card.
    L15
    Warden of the Marches
    Hold: Play upon Death check in the North. Move any Routed Lancastrians to a Friendly Stronghold there instead of rolling Death or Disband.
    Northmen
    Each Tides of War, Lancastrians Dominate the North with this Lord and 3+ Friendly Strongholds there.
    L16
    My crown is in my heart
    This Levy
    Henry VI may Parley twice for 0 Lordship (with Influence checks).
    Margaret
    takes the reins
    Each Tides of War, this Lord at a Stronghold outside London or in an Exile box adds +2 Lancastrian Influence points.
    L17
    Parliament Votes
    This Levy
    1 Parley action by each Lancastrian Lord costs less by -1 Influence point and automatically succeeds.
    Council Member
    Each Tides of War, this Lord adds +1 Lancastrian Influence point.
    L18
    Henry's Proclamation
    Yorkists shift all their Vassals’ Calendar markers to the current Turn box.
    Andrew Trollope
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Trollope (free) and has Valour +1.
    L19
    Parliament's Truce
    Hold: Play to prohibit all Approach and Intercept for the rest of this Campaign.
    Veteran of French Wars
    This Lord has Valour +2.
    L20
    French Fleet
    This Campaign
    Yorkist Lords may not Sail.
    My Father's Blood
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Clifford (free) and has Valour +1.
    L21
    French Troops
    Add 2 Men-at-Arms and 2 Militia to a Lancastrian Lord at a Port.
    Stafford Estates
    At outset of each Campaign, this Lord receives 1 Coin and 1 Provender.
    L22
    Warwick's Propaganda
    Select 3 Yorkist Strongholds. For each, Yorkists either pay 2 Influence points or remove Favour.
    Montagu
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Montagu (free), and his Retinue has Armour 1-5.
    L23
    Warwick's Propaganda
    Select 3 Yorkist Strongholds. For each, Yorkists either pay 2 Influence points or remove Favour.
    Married to a Neville
    This Lord at a Friendly Locale with Warwick has Influence +2 and Command +1.
    L24
    Welsh Rebellion
    Remove 2 Troops from each Yorkist Lord in Wales OR, if no Yorkist Lords there, 2 Yorkist Favour from Wales.
    Welsh Lord
    Each Battle in Wales, this Lord adds 2 Longbowmen. Remove them after Battle.
    L25
    Henry Released
    If London Favours Lancastrians, add 5 Lancastrian Influence points.
    Edward
    Prince of Wales
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Edward (free) and has Valour +1.
    L26
    L'Universelle Aragne
    Louis XI of France, a cunning King
    Select 2 Yorkist Mustered Vassals. Their Lords check Influence for each - failure Disbands the Vassal.
    Barded Horse
    This Lord’s Retinue and his or her Vassals have Armour 1-3 against Missile but Armour 1-5 against Melee.
    L27
    Rebel Supply Depot
    Hold: Play after a Lord or Group Marches or Sails to a Port for them to receive 4 Provender and ignore their next Feed.
    Loyal Somerset
    This Lord at the same Locale as Margaret has Influence +1 and Valour +1.
    L28
    To wilful disobedience
    and rebel!
    Remove Yorkist Favour from 2 Strongholds at or adjacent to a Lancastrian Lord and not at or adjacent to Yorkist Lords.
    High Admiral
    This Lord can Sail to Ports where Enemy Lord(s), triggering Approach (4.3.5).
    L29
    French War Loans
    Add 1 Coin and 1 Provender to each Lancastrian Lord on map.
    Merchants
    This Lord for 1 Command action and successful Influence check removes 2 Depleted or Exhausted at his location and/or adjacent.
    L30
    Robin's Rebellion
    Place and/or remove up to 3 Favour total in the North.
    Yeomen of the Crown
    If this Lord’s Retinue fails an Armour roll, she may instead Rout 1 of her Unrouted Men-at-arms units.
    L31
    Tudor Banners
    If Henry Tudor is at a Friendly Stronghold, mark all adjacent Strongholds that are free of Yorkist Lords with Lancastrian Favour.
    Two Roses
    Henry Tudor, married to a York, enjoys Lancastrian support.
    This Lord’s Vassal Levy always succeeds
    L32
    Surprise Landing
    Hold: Play after Sailing to a Port to add a free March action.
    Philibert de Chandée
    French royal envoy
    Each Battle at or adjacent to Friendly English Channel Port, this Lord adds 2 Men-at-Arms. Remove them after Battle.
    L33
    Buckingham's Plot
    backfires
    This Levy
    each Yorkist Vassal Levy costs +2 extra Influence points.
    Piquiers
    French pikemen
    This Lord’s Men-at-Arms and Militia have Armour 1-4 until 3 of them Rout.
    L34
    Margaret Beaufort
    Henry Tudor's mother
    This Levy
    Henry Tudor may attempt to Levy any Vassals on the map.
    Thomas Stanley
    This Lord Levies Special Vassal Stanley (free). Once per Levy, he can Levy Troops for 0 Lordship.
    L35
    Talbot to the Rescue
    Hold: Play upon Death check to Disband any Routed Lancastrians instead of rolling for Death.
    Chevaliers
    French knights
    This Lord’s Men-at-Arms suffer -1 Armour against Missiles but Melee Strike x2.
    L36
    The Earl of Richmond
    is with a mighty power landed at Milford
    This Levy
    Lancastrian Vassal Levy always succeeds.
    Madame La Grande
    Louis XI's daughter Anne finances Tudors
    Each Pay segment (3.2) that this Lord at or adjacent to a Friendly English Channel Port, he receives 1 Coin.
    L37