[Blue Trails]

After spending more time on this site and reacquainting myself with photo-editing software, I think I can make this thread a little more pleasant to browse. I'll start with a recent update to a previously-posted unit.

Original figure image credit goes to Paizo, Inc.

The figure used for this unit is a Pathfinder Battles figure from the Darklands Rising set. The name of the figure is Arboreal Regent. The figure's base is double-spaced.

Character Bio:

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Coming soon...

Card Text:

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NAME = Mimameid
GENERAL = ULLAR
PLANET = FEYLUND
SPECIES = AESASKR
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = STEWARD
PERSONALITY = RESOLUTE
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 14

LIFE = 8
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5
POINTS = 200

ARBOREAL BODY
You may treat Mimameid as an evergreen tree for the purposes of special powers on Army Cards you control. No figure can move normally through a space occupied by Mimameid.

THICK ROOTS
If Mimameid has not yet moved this round, opponents' small and medium figures treat all land spaces within 2 contiguous clear sight spaces of Mimameid or within 2 contiguous spaces of a tree or jungle piece within 2 clear sight spaces of Mimameid as 1 level higher for the purpose of entering such a space.

CRASHING BOUGHS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1 + Special. Attack 3.
You may choose one figure adjacent to the defending figure to be affected by Crashing Boughs Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. If an opponent's figure is within 2 spaces of Mimameid, and its base is no more than 6 levels above Mimameid's base or 6 levels below Mimameid's base, Mimameid may add 1 to the range of Crashing Boughs Special Attack when attacking that figure.

Designer's Thoughts:

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This update is relatively similar to the earlier version of Mimameid easily locatable on this very page. Further play showed that Mimameid struggled to earn its points against several melee compositions even when backed by Raelin, as 8L/4D turned out to be poor defenses for an expensive figure that often sees no more than a single OM per round and that likes to be placed in the map's most frantic areas. Moreover, Thick Roots, which was intended to be Mimameid's defining ability, was much less potent than anticipated; in one memorable game, an Air Elemental drafted as filler better protected a certain cheerleader from incoming squaddies than did Mimameid. As a result, I revisited a few ideas from Mimameid's first draft to general success; an added defense die pushes Mimameid' durability from near Valguard's level to near Charos's, while the wider area of effect on THICK ROOTS makes Mimameid significantly harder to avoid on the right map.

As would be expected, these buffs warranted a price increase; in testing, the new Mimameid was worth 140-180 points on flat, treeless maps and 190-220 points on hilly, tree-heavy maps. Because of the general tendency in this game to price map-dependent units based on their best-case scenarios, the latter point range seemed more appropriate. Moreover, I don't mind the idea of a treant being saved for woodland maps, so the lessened general viability is not a major concern.

-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

- Acolarh: Ullar's Amulet
As a figure who follows Ullar, Mimameid may benefit from Acolarh's Ullar's Amulet movement synergy.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Arboreal Body: Tree-Dependent Powers:

- Eilan Sidhe: Through the Green
- Eilan Sidhe: Nature's Protection
- Quasatch Hunters: Jungle Tracking

As always, any comments are welcome, and critiques are appreciated.