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Definitely wouldn't mind seeing some new options/profiles. Much of the fun of running a BC campaign is seeing your warband develop, with members gaining experience, being promoted, at some point becoming heroes.. and losing out on the promotions is a big deal, lessens the attractiveness quite strongly.
First priority would be to keep the lists distinct, unique. Not every army needs to have models with 2 attacks, models with heavy armour, cavalry and magic. Flavour should also be kept by looking at logical options: Arnor is an infantry warband, if all promotions suddenly make them into mounted troops, that wouldn't really fit (so instead, the only mounted option could be from reinforcements, or as heroes - as it is now).
Another thing to consider would be the models. With current pricing and large numbers of OOP miniatures, getting the right minis is one thing, but converting them to become new troop types probably isn't as attractive. So if Arnor or Númenor gets some new, elite heavy infantry: simply make them resemble Fountain Guard, so that those figures could be used. Cavalry could be not-Swan Knights. Many designs are so iconic that alternative figures are tricky to find, although some may be available; e.g. wild Dunlending troops could be Ulfhednar, Viking Berserkers or any similar figures from producers of Historicals.
Conversely, I also feel not all profiles have to be included in a battle company list; the current Gondor list looks very cluttered, as all profiles are somewhat shoehorned in (also leading to a lack of feeling of promotion; e.g. Ithilien Guard to Ranger of Ithilien).
In a way, it did the reverse with the Mirkwood list: the elite options existed (Rangers, Palace Guard), but normal troops were lacking. I somewhat tailored it to the figures I owned/planned to buy, hence the lack of Mirkwood Elves with bow.
Starting company are regular Elf Warriors (3 blade, 2 spear, 2 bow).
Promotions and Reinforcements as follows:
Promotions
Elf warrior with Elf bow > Mirkwood Ranger
Elf warrior with Wood Elf spear > Mirkwood Elf with Elven glaive
Elf Warrior with Elven blade > Mirkwood Elf with Elven blade and shield
Mirkwood Elf > Palace Guard with spear and shield
Reinforcements table
1 No reinforcements
2 Elf warrior with Elven blade
3 Elf warrior with Wood Elf spear
4 Elf warrior with Elf bow
5 Choose one of the above
6 Roll on the Elite Reinforcements table below
Elite Reinforcements table
1 Mirkwood Elf with Elven glaive
2 Mirkwood Elf with Elven blade and shield
3 Palace Guard
4 Mirkwood Ranger
5-6 Mirkwood cavalry
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Dropped the "1-2 = nothing" as requiring 4 gold is already a big, big thing. Besides, equally-costed Dwarves also only don't get reinforcements on a 1, for just 3 gold. Cavalry only available through reinforcements, to keep them rare (but a decent possibility over the course of a campaign). Also added a note that the Palace Guard and Cavalry special rules work as if the battle company leader is Thranduil.
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