Falling into the same Trap
It has been a while but I returned to my Shire campaign but last weekend, I got a game in with a friend of my mine. We played Attack on Tuckborough without any modifications and I immediately realised my mistake. Once again with equal numbers of hobbits and ruffians. The ruffians natural advantages quickly began to show. You would have thought I would have learned by now! But it was the first time I have played this scenario and I was playing against an actual opponent.
So, not surprisingly as the melees started to happen the hobbits continued to be out matched. So, to be fair I still think that my opponent played better (& was a bit luckier) but even accounting for that, the equal numbers of hobbits and ruffians is always going to favour the ruffians. On top of that Sid is just a brutal in combat against any other character in the Shire.
After the Battle
Having decided to include this game in the campaign. None, the heroes (or villains) managed to get enough experience to roll on the hero tables. And the hobbits somehow managed to avoid any serious injury.
Rob
