Council of Elrond

Hi,may Ringwraith follower use their magic ability?Somewhere I read that they can but can’t find it anymore.Just to be sure.Thanks. Uwe

Uwe wrote: ↑Wed May 24, 2023 12:31 pm Hi,may Ringwraith follower use their magic ability?Somewhere I read that they can but can’t find it anymore.Just to be sure.Thanks. Uwe

The rule on Ringwraith Followers is: "A Ringwraith follower may not use any of its special abilities. Uvatha’s ability to automatically join another Ringwraith’s company is an exception to this."

But there is a clarification in the MELE Errata and Clarification:
This is repeated in the CRF under "Ringwraith Followers"

They may not use the resources restricted to "your Ringwraith".

Hi,thanks for clarification.Uwe

More precisely: Ringwraith Follower may not use abilities (of its card or other cards) that are referred by "(as) your Ringwraith".

This translates to:

A Ringwraith follower (see the previous page) may not use any of its special abilities. Ûvatha's ability to
automatically join another Ringwraith's company is an exception to this.
from Lidless Eye

in conjunction with

Ringwraith followers may still use magic as printed on their card.
from CRF.

I believe that first sentence of this post is an idea behind the rules.
And that this also applies to the resource cards; Bade to Rule and Ringwraith Unleashed may not by used by Ringwraith Follower.

Bade to Rule and the Unleashed cards all mention "your Ringwraith" or "as your Ringwraith." A Ringwraith Follower is not played "as your Ringwraith." Certain special abilities of Ringwraiths mention "as your Ringwraith" also. Is this what you are mentioning? Or something more?

The rules even say:
A Ringwraith follower may not use any of its special abilities. Uvatha’s ability to automatically join another Ringwraith’s company is an exception to this.

Uvatha's ability is a special ability. Of course this follows from the rules on Characters.

Special Abilities: Some characters have special abilities that are detailed on their cards. Special abilities include corruption check modifiers, influence bonuses, and prowess bonuses. For example, Shamas has an influence bonus against the Dunlending faction.

The rules limit the Ringwraith follower's use of their special abilities. Some text effects not "used". Maybe they are not even special abilities in that case.

Another one:What happen to Ringwraith followers if, for example Khamul as my Ringwraith is discarded by a body check.Do they still travel to the revealed site?

Also thank you for this.Uwe