If I Ran Heroscape (Part 2: Armies)

In my previous blog, I asked what you thought you could do to improve Heroscape overall. I've since had a few ideas on ways to improve some existing armies which I'll share now. But first, let's agree on what I mean by "armies":

Armies (n) - A group of themed and synergistic units in Heroscape typically but not necessarily belonging to the same Archkyrie General. Ex: Orcs, Knights, Vipers.

Now on with the show...

Cowboys - I'd love it if these guys had an Ulginesh-type figure that would allow you to easily field them. It would be somewhat conditional though, since cowboys don't work together by nature. Probably a d20 roll that let you take a turn with a different cowboy each time you succeeded with it- almost like a frenzy. A squad of cowboys would help too.

Gladiators - These guys could really use some squad lovin'. It's a scary thought given Spartucus' powerful enhancement but why else would he cost so much? I'd love to see some animal handlers (mind controlling beasts?), chariot drivers, or swarms of peasant fodder. Stick to the melee thing though.

Primadons - The Nakita's movement bonding felt very forced to me. I thought these guys deserved a full fleshing out among Vydar's armies. Good melee common squads are a rarity and I'd hoped to see some really amazing sculpts here too. "Tough" is such a neat power, it seems like an army based around it in the same way the Samurai are based on Counterstrike would be fun.

Undead - We've got vampires, zombies, a mummy, and ghosts. I'd love to see a lich who can create a skeleton or zombie with a d20 roll out of any destroyed unit, a 5-man squad of skeletons of various sizes, flesh-eating ghouls... there are a lot of directions you could go here. Right now the undead seem to mostly devour the living and add to their own. I would stick with this theme.

Orc Beasts - With Mimring, Krug, and the Swogs, you wouldn't think these guys need much more but I disagree. I'd love to see a Heavy Swog Cavalry unit, maybe 50 points, with the same enhancements, no disengage, 6 move, and 5a/5d. That would give the arrow gruts another melee heavy hitter. Another option is a high-cost (100+), unique hero with a Double Attack-granting aura for Orc Archers.

Wolves - I'm a big fan of the White Wolf werewolf setting, so anything more with these guys would be welcome. More Darklords please! The Anubis/Egyptian theme can be more fully explored as well. I'm thinking of flying Sphynxes who can carry multiple units, giant wolves who serves as the Alphas, and Darklord wizards who can mask the approach of the Wolves with a sort of "fog" as long as he's alive, reducing the Range of every figure on the field.

Kyrie - Just...more of them and of varying costs. The 80-point Jandar Kyrie need a few counterparts who enhance the armies of the generals they're associated with. I shouldn't be surprised to see a Kyrie flying with any of the armies in Heroscape. Their presence should almost be a staple, visually tying the themes back into the setting as a reminder of why WW2 Airborne are shooting at acid-spitting dragons.