"I see shapes of Men and of horses, and pale banners like shreds of cloud, and spears like winter–thickets on a misty night. The Dead are following." –Legolas, The Return of the King
When Revealed: Add The Stone of Erech and Army of the Dead (enemy side faceup) to the staging area. Each player may raise his threat by 3 to detach Overcome by Fear from his threat dial and set it aside, out of play.
"Yes, the Dead ride behind. They have been summoned." –Elladan, The Return of the King
While Stone of Erech is the active location, each Oathbreaker enemy loses the Phantom keyword and gets -20 engagement cost.
When The Stone of Erech leaves play as an explored location, the players win the game.
"Here will the hammer–stroke fall hardest. And for that reason Mithrandir came hither in such haste. For if we fall, who shall stand?
–Beregond, The Return of the King
Setup: Set Minas Tirith, Grond, The Witch-king, and each copy of Wraith of Wings aside, out of play. Search the encounter deck for a copy of Pelennor Field and make it the active location. Shuffle the encounter deck. The players may attach Esquire of Rohan and Esquire of Gondor to different heroes.
...companies came and were hailed and cheered and passed through the Gate, men of the Outlands marching to defend the City of Gondor in a dark hour.
–The Return of the King
Skip the quest phase and combat phase.
Forced: At the end of the planning phase, place 1 progress here.
...at east the city was besieged, enclosed in a ring of foes. The Rammas was broken, and all the Pelennor was abandoned to the Enemy. –The Return of the King
When Revealed: Each player takes control of each ally he owns in the staging area and exhausts it. The first player adds Minas Tirith, Grond, and The Witch-king (Captain side faceup) to the staging area. Each other player searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a different enemy and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.
...since the middle night the great assault had gone on. –The Return of the King
The White City Besieged gets +4 quest points for each player in the game.
The players cannot travel to Pelennor locations.
Forced: When an enemy is destroyed, place progress on this stage equal to that enemy's total 
(progress must be placed on the active location first).
Against all odds, the Ring–bearer has found his way into The Black Land of Modor, but a dangerous journey still lies before him and The Eye of Sauron yet searches for the spies who escaped from Cirith Ungol.
Setup: Add Mount Doom and The Tower of Barad-dûr to the staging area. Make Brake of Thorns the active location. Each player searches the encounter deck for a different location and adds it to the staging area. Shuffle the encounter deck.
Fordo and Sam gazed out in mingled loathing and wonder on this hateful land. Between them and the smoking mountain, and about it north and south, all seemed ruinous and dead, a desert burned and choked.
–The Return of the King
Dire. This stage gets +4 quest points for each player.
The first treachery revealed each quest phase is immune to player card effects and gains surge.
The outriders and scouts of the army have cut you off from the bridge. You desperately seek the likeliest place to cross the Anduin.
Players cannot travel to West Bank locations.
Each player cannot play or put into play more than 1 card from his hand each round.
The cold waters of the Anduin river rush before you, but the current is weaker here and you have to cross. The outriders and van of the Dark Lord's army are closing fast behind, and their archers will make the attempted crossing even more dangerous. The bravest members of your band turn back to distract the oncoming horde, so that the rest of you might escape.
Progress tokens from card effects cannot be placed on this quest card or the active location.
Players cannot travel to East Bank or West Bank locations.
In order to commit characters to the quest, a player must first choose a hero or 1 Ranger of Ithilien card he controls. Discard each chosen card from play.
Setup: Set each copy of Great Barrow, Standing Stones, and Hollow Circle aside, out of play. Shuffle the encounter deck.
After rescuing the hobbits from Old Man Willow, Tom Bombadil has invited Frodo and his friends to stay the night in his house. There they are greeted warmly by his wife, Goldberry, the River–daughter.
Skip the quest phase.
Forced: At the end of the round, place 1 progress on this stage.
"Let us shit out the night!" she said. "For you are still afraid, perhaps, of mist and tree–shadows and deep water, and untame things. Fear nothing! For tonight you are under the roof of Tom Bombadil."
–The Fellowship of the Ring
Radagast asks that you travel to Dol Guldur to measure the Enemy's strength there. The Anduin vale is too closely watched, so you make your way through the perils of Mirkwood forest.
When Revealed: The opposing team searches the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for a card with 1 or less (cost 2 or less if there are two or more players), set it aside, and shufles the encounter deck. Reveal the set aside card. Its 'when revealed' effects cannot be canceled.
When Revealed: The opposing team searches the encounter deck and discard pile for a location with cost 2 or less, adds it to the staging area, and places a resource on it. Shuffle the encounter deck.
The location with a resource on it is immune to player card effects and the players cannot travel to it while this stage has any quest points remaining. This stage cannot be defeated while the location with a resource on it is in play.
Radagast asks that you travel to Dol Guldur to measure the Enemy's strength there. The Anduin vale is too closely watched, so you make your way through the perils of Mirkwood forest.
When Revealed: The opposing team searches the top 5 cards of the encounter deck for a card with 1 or less (cost 2 or less if there are two or more players), set it aside, and shufles the encounter deck. Reveal the set aside card. Its 'when revealed' effects cannot be canceled.
This stage gets +5 quest points per player.
Forced: At the beginning of the quest phase, Rider of Mirkwood makes an immediate attack against the first player.
It has been years since there was news of Balin's expedition to Moria, but in recent months there have been rumors of growing darkness there. You traveled to the Mines to investigate these tidings. Upon reaching the Doors of Durin, you are surprised to find a foul–smelling pool at its feet, and a fell creature blocking your way.
Setup: Each player adds 1 resource to each of his heroes' resource pools. Add The Watcher to the staging area.
While this stage has at least 5 progress on it, The Watcher is considered to be engaged with each player and attacks each player in turn order during the combat phase. (Deal and resolve a shadow card for each attack.)
Forced: When The Watcher is defeated, flip it over and add Chamber of Mazarbul to the staging area.
This stage cannot be defeated while The Watcher is in play.
It has been years since there was news of Balin's expedition to Moria, but in recent months there have been rumors of growing darkness there. You traveled to the Mines to investigate these tidings. Upon reaching the Doors of Durin, you are surprised to find a foul–smelling pool at its feet, and a fell creature blocking your way.
Setup: Each player adds 1 resource to each of his heroes' resource pools. Add The Watcher to the staging area.
While this stage has at least 5 progress on it, The Watcher is considered to be engaged with each player and attacks each player in turn order during the combat phase. (Deal and resolve a shadow card for each attack.)
Forced: When The Watcher is defeated, flip it over and add Chamber of Mazarbul to the staging area.
This stage cannot be defeated while The Watcher is in play.
As the presence draws near, doubt and fear surround you like a vast shadow. You must find daylight, your must escape from the Black Pit...
While Search for an Exit is the active quest card, only flip it to side 2B at the beginning of the staging step.
Forced: At the end of the round, shuffle the discard pile into the encounter deck and discard the top 5 cards. Resolve the "when revealed" effects of each copy of A Foe Beyond discarded by this effect.
No more than 1 progress can be placed on this stage each round.
If the players defeat this stage, they win the game.
Players may bypass this quest card at the end of the combat phase.
As the presence draws near, doubt and fear surround you like a vast shadow. You must find daylight, your must escape from the Black Pit...
While Search for an Exit is the active quest card, only flip it to side 2B at the beginning of the staging step.
When Revealed: Deal 1 damage to each questing character.
Players may bypass this quest card at the end of the combat phase.
"As I stood there I could hear orc–voices on the other side: at any moment I though they would burst it open. I could not hear what was said; they seemed to be talking in their own hideous language. All I caught was ghâsh: that is 'fire'."
–Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring