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lefton4ya November 5th, 2019 12:37 PM

The Book of Avernus
 
The Book of Avernus

Large Expansion Pack 5 (CVL2) - Navess's Repentance


The printer-friendly .pdf version of this card can be found HERE.

The figure used for this unit is a Reaper figure from the Bones set. Its model name is Large Fire Elemental
The figure fits on a Small or Large peanut style base.

Figure picture and where to buy:


Promotional Text: Avernus, the final arrival from Toril, will burn what he cannot conquer. His scorched-earth tactics make him a great asset for Talingul's construct armies. Good luck putting this fire out, General Jandar!

SPECIAL POWERS
  • WAVE OF FLAME
    Before moving normally with Avernus, and each time Avernus moves onto a space during normal movement, you must roll the 20-sided die once for each figure adjacent to Avernus. If you roll a 14 or higher, that figure receives 1 wound. Figures with the Lava Resistant special power are not affected by Wave of Flame. Avernus cannot roll for Wave of Flame against the same figure more than once per turn.
  • LAVA RESISTANT
    Avernus never rolls for molten lava damage or lava field damage, and it does not have to stop on molten lava spaces.
  • NEGATIVE ELEMENT
    Avernus can never roll defense dice while it is on a water space.

Rulings and Clarifications-
  • Negative Element: Water Plus Bonuses
    Q. If Avernus is on a water space but has other bonuses (glyphs, height advantage, etc) can it roll defense for those bonuses?
    A. No. When on a water space, a Fire Elemental cannot roll any Defense Dice. [FAQ 11.3 for Fire Elemental]
  • Q: Can Avernus roll defense dice if standing on only one water space?
    A: No,
    Negative Element applies even if only half of Avernus's base is in water.
  • Q: If Avernus moves adjacent to Cathar Spearmen, which triggers first, Wave of Flame or Braced Spear?
    A: You dice off to decide the order the powers trigger.
    If there are multiple spearmen that could use Braced Spear, roll one d20 for each of them. All spearmen whose d20 results are higher than Avernus's result then roll for Braced Spear. If Avernus survives, Avernus then rolls Wave of Flame against all eligible targets. After Wave of Flame completes, any surviving spearmen whose d20 results were lower than Avernus's result may roll for Braced Spear.
  • Q: If Avernus moves next to both Parmenio and a Sacred Band, which does Avernus roll for first?
    A: The player that activated Avernus decides the order for Wave of Flame rolls. So the player could choose to roll for Parmenio first in hopes of killing him off before rolling for the Sacred Band.
  • Q: Can Avernus move onto uneven ground (different height hex under each space of Avernus) during its movement and use Wave of flame?
    A: Possibly If there is any possibility that by moving onto a specific space, a double-hex figure could be forced to end their turn on an illegal spot, then that figure is forbidden from moving onto that space. No matter how small the chance may be, if there is any probability of an ability such as Wave of Flame failing, the player is not allowed to move that figure onto a space where failure (and a subsequent forced illegal placement) might occur. If however there is always a guaranteed legal move left, Avernus can move onto uneven ground and trigger Wave of Flame.

-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received
  • TALINGUL: MASTER OF GREAT CONSTRUCTS: As a Large Construct Hero, Avernus may benefit from Talingul's Master of Great Constructs by taking a turn along with one other Large/Huge Construct Hero instead of Talingul.
  • ORNAK : Red Flag of Fury
    As a Unique Hero that follows Utgar, Avernus may benefit from Ornak’s RED FLAG OF FURY activation synergy.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Synergy Imposed
-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Strategy, Tactics and Tips

-Power Ranking-
  • @dok Not quite as devastating as Augamo and Boreos, but a worthy addition to the construct army. B+
  • TBA

superfrog November 5th, 2019 12:41 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Any figure with the Gem of Lava Resistance, as well.

Spuke Boy November 5th, 2019 02:08 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Racheim doesn't have the Lava Resistant power. Avernus also benefits from Ornak's Red Flag of Fury Aura.

DanieLoche November 6th, 2019 09:12 AM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
What does "(CVL2)" stand for ?

~ Dan, trying to figure out any small detail from the Valhalla Custom newcomers... :3

Heroscaper Guy November 6th, 2019 09:24 AM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DanieLoche (Post 2330550)
What does "(CVL2)" stand for ?

~ Dan, trying to figure out any small detail from the Valhalla Custom newcomers... :3

Well the L2 comes from Large Expansion 2.

lefton4ya November 6th, 2019 12:20 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
See recent homepage blog
Quote:

C3V brings you Large Expansion Pack CVL2, otherwise known as:

Navess's Repentance

Large Expansion Pack 5

CVL2 = C3V's second Large Expansion Pack.

DanieLoche November 6th, 2019 02:00 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
I saw that... I guessed it was around such things, but no acronym development convinced me...

A strict definition would be something like
- C3V Large pack 2 => CVL2... but it doesn't feel logic IMO

A "logical" one would have been for example :
- C3V Large Expansion Pack 2 => CLE2 / CLEP2
- C3V Large Pack 2 => C3VLP2 / C3VL2
- Valhalla Custom Large Pack 2 => VCL2 / VCLP2

As is, I just can't understand what the writer has in mind... and it frustrates me. :P

Cleon November 21st, 2019 08:13 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Has anyone tried this figure outside of a Talingul build? I’m not a huge fan of Talingul and it seems quite good for a 135pt. hero. 4 defense, 7 life, rolling multiple Waves of Flame and then swinging for 4 each attack phase is nice. The double space is a plus I think, you can engage a tad more with it. Negative Element still sucks though. Maybe...

Avernus 135
Raelin 80
Krav 100
Warforged x2 160
Eldgrim 30

(Another filler if you’re under 505)

Scytale November 22nd, 2019 05:23 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
The C3V Rules Team would like to add the following R&Cs:
Quote:

Q: If Avernus moves adjacent to Cathar Spearmen, which triggers first, Wave of Flame or Braced Spear?
A: You dice off to decide the order the powers trigger.
If there are multiple spearmen that could use Braced Spear, roll one d20 for each of them. All spearmen whose d20 results are higher than Avernus's result then roll for Braced Spear. If Avernus survives, Avernus then rolls Wave of Flame against all eligible targets. After Wave of Flame completes, any surviving spearmen whose d20 results were lower than Avernus's result may roll for Braced Spear.

Q: Can Avernus roll defense dice if standing on only one water space?
A: No,
Negative Element applies even if only half of Avernus's base is in water.

Q: If Avernus moves next to both Parmenio and a Sacred Band, which does Avernus roll for first?
A: The player that activated Avernus decides the order for Wave of Flame rolls.
So the player could choose to roll for Parmenio first in hopes of killing him off before rolling for the Sacred Band.

kevindola November 22nd, 2019 05:40 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleon (Post 2334778)
Has anyone tried this figure outside of a Talingul build? I’m not a huge fan of Talingul and it seems quite good for a 135pt. hero. 4 defense, 7 life, rolling multiple Waves of Flame and then swinging for 4 each attack phase is nice. The double space is a plus I think, you can engage a tad more with it. Negative Element still sucks though. Maybe...

Avernus 135
Raelin 80
Krav 100
Warforged x2 160
Eldgrim 30

(Another filler if you’re under 505)

I like playing Avernus with Ornak, but maybe the double hero bonding is what you don't like about Talingul.

Yes, Avernus is a nice figure all by his lonesome. Just keep him away from your own units! I played him a few times in a thematic Firestorm. Looks so cool on the board with that army.

Leaf_It November 22nd, 2019 09:32 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
True Murray brought Him to the Utah monthy last year when Avernus was in Public Playtesting. Talingul was not in Public Playtesting, so they ran Avernus in addition to a Fire Elemental build with Kurrok.

Cleon November 23rd, 2019 08:04 PM

Re: The Book of Avernus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by kevindola (Post 2335058)
Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleon (Post 2334778)
Has anyone tried this figure outside of a Talingul build? I’m not a huge fan of Talingul and it seems quite good for a 135pt. hero. 4 defense, 7 life, rolling multiple Waves of Flame and then swinging for 4 each attack phase is nice. The double space is a plus I think, you can engage a tad more with it. Negative Element still sucks though. Maybe...

Avernus 135
Raelin 80
Krav 100
Warforged x2 160
Eldgrim 30

(Another filler if you’re under 505)

I like playing Avernus with Ornak, but maybe the double hero bonding is what you don't like about Talingul.

Yes, Avernus is a nice figure all by his lonesome. Just keep him away from your own units! I played him a few times in a thematic Firestorm. Looks so cool on the board with that army.

Yeah I think he reminded me of Kurrok too much initially so I was a bit turned off by him but looking at him again I guess he's closer to Ornak in his armies, and I like Ornak. I think if he could choose to take a turn with either 2 constructs, or 1 construct+himself I'd like him a lot better. But I do like him more than Kurrok.

Talingul aside, Avernus looks solid.


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