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If I commit no characters, does the quest phase still happen and do I still take threat?

The rulebook's quest resolution says players raise threat by the shortfall, with no exemption for an empty quest.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game rulebook · Rulebook · Phase 3: Quest
  • picklethehutt · Community · 2021-08-30
  • Zambo · Community · 2011-04-26
  • toliveischrist77 · Community · 2016-06-26
  • Zambo · Community · 2011-04-27

Yes. Staging still happens and the 0 committed willpower is compared with the threat in the staging area. If the threat is higher, every player raises their threat by the difference, so holding back is a real cost.

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