Based on my experience running two games, one with a High Elf + Elf of Lindon, the other with an Elf of Lindon, this change seems punitive and unnecessary. Elfs already have a drawback, and Shadow Scars are already frightening enough, as only 1 can be removed in Yule at the cost of 5 Advancement Poi...
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1192053011/moria-through-the-doors-of-durin/faqs Pdfs are included for all print items according to the FAQ. :) Good chance they even send the pdfs for things like Tales from the Lone Lands earlier, rather than when it officially releases in November. Hope this h...
Remember that 6s add an additional success. In your example you don't need to pass all three rolls, your successes could go 2/0/1, so the % chance of overall success you have calculated is incorrect, as it doesn't allow for 6s adding additional successes. So even against TN 15, 3d, no favoured skill...
p99 "Multiple Success icons can be used to trigger different results, or the same one multiple times." - So yes, you can indeed chuck a load of 6s at Heavy Blow for a huge hit! Note that shield trust can be selected multiple times, but different opponents must be chosen. In the 1st edition...
I think "Miserable" in the 5e adaptation is customised for the game, not a standard D&D thing. TOR 1e and 2e have a similar condition, which works well, not sure if the D&D version's mechanics don't work so well? In TOR 2e, rolling an eye of Sauron on the d12 normally counts as a 0...