You are playing in Nightmare mode.

Forced: When an enemy with the ambush keyword engages a player during the quest phase, it contributes its to the total in the staging area until the end of the phase.

Begin with the standard quest deck and encounter deck for the Road to Rivendell scenario.

Remove the following cards, in the specified quantities, from the standard encounter and quest deck:

1x Orc Outpost (quest stage 2)

2x Ruined Road

2x Barren Hills

1x Goblin Taskmaster

4x Black Uruks

3x Mountain Warg

3x Bitter Wind

2x Warg Lair

5x Goblin Spearman

2x Goblin Archer

2x Plundered Armoury

Add the new quest card in this Nightmare Deck to the normal quest deck, in stage order. Then, shuffle the encounter cards in this Nightmare Deck into the remainder of the standard Road to Rivendell encounter deck.

Finally, flip this setup card over and place it next to the quest deck. Its effect remains active throughout the game, which is now ready to begin.