You choose three characters to respond to some request for aid or posting about a job, they spend a week or two away from the party completing it, and upon their return they give a brief summary of the adventure they had, along with spoils of the trip and some job experience
Between the main set and the pre-constructed Commander decks, Tales of Middle-earth adds four Sauron cards, and Sauron, the Dark Lord is easily the most striking
These are used inside standard sleeves (sleeve-within-sleeve) to protect cards from dust, dirt or other damages (e.g frequent shuffling)
For three booster packs and a few loose singles, anything over $30 would be a tough sell in comparison to a Bundle box, which has more packs in it and an included scene of its own
I think this would better preserve the research
Decks draw extra cards so they can actually do something, and when a deck is built around extra draw with Wizards, players must ask: "What's the win condition?" There are a few answers to try, including intentional self-decking or "you win the game" effects