[Astroking112]

Finally updated this thread again with Arboris from the most recent Custom Contest:

Arboris - Unique Ent Clean-Up Hero, Winner of Dr.Goomonkey's Springtime Custom Competition

Miniature:

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Traits and Abilities:

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GENERAL = ULLAR
PLANET = FEYLUND
SPECIES = ENT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = GUARDIAN
PERSONALITY = PROTECTIVE
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 1

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 2
POINTS = 95

OVERGROWTH
At the beginning of every round, you may place a green Overgrowth marker on this card. When Arboris receives one or more wounds, you may 1 Overgrowth marker from this Army Card to ignore all wounds. A maximum of 3 Overgrowth Markers can be placed on this card.

BY THE ROOTS
When attacking or defending with Arboris, you may roll 1 additional die for every Overgrowth marker on this Army Card.

Thought Process:

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I spent most of the design time contemplating various figures using terrain pieces to try and capture the theme of an Ent, but it wasn't really jiving for me at the time. Shortly before the deadline, I decided to think about the fundamental theme that I wanted to go for, and growth seemed like the natural choice (pun fully intented).

Arboris kind of sprang about as a result from that, because I loved the idea of a figure that was constantly growing bigger as the enemy tried to cut it down to size. I considered a lot of other approaches as well, whether it was adjusting the height of the figure based off of the markers (dropped because I figured it was far too complex and unnecessary), increasing the base movement and dropping it as Arboris grew, or even letting him outright heal himself. Ultimately, I was most fond of the simpler design using Overgrowth Markers for health and only increasing his power over time.