[Chris Perkins]

I like the direction of the "Master of Buckland" power; it feels right for each hobbit to have something 'unique' to them and it fits nicely with the thematic-ness of 'Scourging of the Shire' - giving the hobbits the ability to fight together.

Another idea is to give Merry some kind of SA against undead figures (because of the damage his dagger from the barrow-wights did to the witch king), either with a higher attack or lowering the defense of the undead figure. Just more food for though. Merry probably wouldn't have both this and a bonding with a Gondor/Einar hero though (as briefly discussed in the Pippin thread) as they're a bit repetitive in their thematic overlap.