May 24th, 2020, 04:49 PM
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Empty Fist Shaking Power Codex Architect
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Join Date: April 26, 2008
Location: USA - VA
Posts: 2,542
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Re: [Pod 2] Sorin of the Eternal Thirst
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Originally Posted by Astroking112
Just popping in to offer some thoughts on Sorin!
I get that the sculpt looks like a vampire, but he's one of the few historical opportunities that we have in this box, so I wanted to bring up my idea of turning him into Vlad the Impaler again. This was the rough draft that I posted in the Pre-Brainstorming Thread about a year ago, for reference:
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Vlad III
Human
Unique Hero
Count
Cruel
4 Life
5 Move
1 Range
3 Attack
4 Defense
70-90 Points
Paralyzing Stare 13
After moving and before attacking, choose any small or medium figure adjacent to Vlad III. Roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 13 or higher, the defending figure cannot roll defense dice if attacked by Vlad III this turn.
Gore
If Vlad III inflicts one or more wounds on a Unique Hero with a normal attack, you must place 1 additional wound marker on the defending figure's Army Card.
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The idea is that Gore symbolizes the torture and cruelty that Vlad was known for without fiddling with an aura of fear or other complex mechanics, and Paralyzing Stare is just downright nasty to heroes with that combo. Lower stats allow for a lower point total, too, since the majority of our units are hovering around 100 points right now.
Anyway, I just wanted to bring up the possibility of a take on Vlad again in case the idea was buried by the passage of time. Given that Vlad III inspired the tale of Dracula, I think that the pale-skinned Sorin looks like a great opportunity for a loose take on the character.
Feel free to pick anything out of that draft if it sticks. I look forward to seeing what y'all come up with in any case.  |
That sounds like a cool figure for sure, but Sorin doesn't look like Vlad.
Vlad needs a funny hat and a 'stache.
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