The Book of Zogross Hardscale
C3V Wave 1 – "Thormun's Reprieve"
TRIBAL PROTECTION
An opponent's figure that is engaged to one or more Warriors or Protectors you control who follow Ullar may not attack Zogross Hardscale.
OPPORTUNITY STRIKE 15
If an opponent's figure that is engaged with Zogross Hardscale targets any other figure you control with a normal attack, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 15 or higher, no dice are rolled for this attack, no defense dice are rolled, and the attacking figure receives one wound.
The figure used for this unit is Lizardfolk Rogue figure from the D&D Giants of Legend set. Its model number and name is #35 Lizardfolk Rogue.
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Character Bio:
Spoiler Alert!
"Tandros!" Ana called to me as she hurried in from the tavern's common room. I excused myself from the council and allowed her to lead me back to the small room we were using as a hospital. There lay a small girl, filthy and weeping.
Apparently the child had been part of a caravan lost a fortnight ago along the Western Heartlands near the Marsh of Chelimber. Covered in mud and clearly malnourished, she couldn’t do much but cry and cling to Ana’s leg. Sobbing, she told us of an ambush by rogues on a jungle path near an abandoned temple deep in the Sylathorn Swamp. I was familiar with the site, having cornered and killed a werewolf near there some years ago.
We left the next morning, accompanied by Darrak, knowing it could be a trap.
Emerging from behind walls of hanging vines and slithering up out of the water, they came: a score or more of lizardfolk, with more watching us from deeper in the swamp. Most were green, but some had red or yellow highlights, a rarity among their kind. It is well known that most stick to their own colors. I knew immediately what it could mean and that this could bode very ill.
The warriors parted and a larger than average and strangely unarmed lizard man approached us, scanning each of us in turn. Darrak's usual frown deepened to a scowl of disgust.
The "leader" motioned to a group of his kin standing to our left and a stocky, heavily scarred lizard came out, carrying a large, squirming sack. I could hear noises from inside. The creature gently set the sack before us; I looked to Ana to open it.
Moving as cautiously as possible, she opened the sack to reveal the only other survivor of the attack on the caravan: the twin sister of the girl we’d left behind at the tavern. Ana scooped up the child, speaking a few soft reassuring words. "It’s okay sweetie, you’re safe now." She put the child to sleep with a wave of her hand and laid her in the wagon.
What came next was as big a surprise as I've had in my many years as a fighting man: the lizard in charge spoke to us! "I Zogrossss Haaardsssscaale. Weee retuurn chiiildsss. Bhaad Mmennn deeaad. Noooo fiiight, weee traaade." It smiled with knife-like teeth nearly 3 inches in length. Clearing my throat, I replied. "Yes. We trade, no fighting. We’ll work something out with the merchants in the area."
He stretched out his razor-clawed hand as a sign of agreement. I returned the gesture and we shook, something which perhaps no lizardfolk and man had ever done previously. With that, the leader motioned once more and the lizardmen turned, skulking back into the swamps from which they had come.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-
- Q: If a figure adjacent to Zogross Hardscale is attacked by a unit that can hit multiple targets (i.e., Deathwalker 9000's Explosion Special Attack or Othkurik's Acid Splash Special Attack), can Zogross be affected?
A: Yes! If, for example, an Armoc Viper adjacent to Zogross Hardscale is attacked by Othkurik's Acid Spray Special Attack, the player controlling Othkurik may in fact choose Zogross Hardscale as a secondary target. Zogross simply can't be the primary target of such an attack.
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-Combinations and Synergies-
Synergy Benefits Received- - ACOLARH : Ullar’s Amulet
As a follower of Ullar, Zogross Hardscale may benefit form Acolarh’s ULLAR’S AMULET movement bonus
- ARMOC VIPERS : Ullar Warlord Bonding
As a Warlord that follows Ullar, Zogross Hardscale may benefit from Armoc Vipers’ ULLAR WARLORD BONDING activation bonus.
- GREENSCALE WARRIORS : Loyalty to the Lizard King and Lizard King Bonding
As a Unique Lizardfolk Hero, Zogross Hardscale may be chosen as a Lizard King and may benefit from Greenscale Warriors' LIZARD KING BONDING activation bonus
- ROMAN LEGIONNAIRES : Warlord Bonding
As a Warlord, Zogross Hardcale may benefit from Roman Legionnaires’ WARLORD BONDING activation bonus
Synergy Benefits Offered
-TRIBAL PROTECTION: Warriors and Protectors who follow Ullar- *Armoc Vipers
*Atlaga
*Greenscale Warriors
*Jotun
*Protectors of Ullar
*Saylind the Kyrie Warrior
*Warriors of Ashra
-OPPORTUNITY STRIKE: All units you control
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips--Heroscapers Community Contributions-
Power Ranking and Master IndexZogross Hardscale - A tough and effective Lizard King, but doesn't bring quite as much to the table as the big dragons. B
Unit Strategy Review- TBA
