Good Pig's Starcraft Customs - 6 Terran / 3 Zerg units

[Good Pig]

It's been like 5 years, but I'm revisiting this page after realizing some of these designs weren't half bad. Just needed some polishing up.

Terran Units


SPACE MARINES
Miniature: Reaper Bones - IMEF Trooper Skids, IMEF Trooper Slyder, IMEF Trooper Aztec

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HUMAN
COMMON SQUAD (3)
SOLDIERS
BRAVE
MEDIUM 5

Life 1
Move 5
Range 6
Attack 2
Defense 3
70 points

STIM PACKS
While taking a turn with Space Marines, each of them may attack one additional time. After using this ability, choose one of the Space Marines that attacked this turn to receive a wound.

MEDIC
Miniature: Reaper Bones - IMEF Medic

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HUMAN
COMMON HERO
SOLDIER
MERCIFUL
MEDIUM 5

Life 1
Move 5
Range 5
Attack 2
Defense 3
20 points

SOLDIER SUPPORT
After taking a turn with a Soldier Hero or Squad you control, you may move one Medic you control up to 5 spaces.

MEDPACK 15
If a Space Marine, Firebat or Medic you control is adjacent to one or more friendly Medics and receives one or more wounds, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 15 or higher, ignore any wounds.

FIREBAT
Miniature: Reaper Bones - Torch McHugh

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HUMAN
UNCOMMON HERO
SOLDIER
WILD
MEDIUM 5

Life 2
Move 5
Range 1
Attack 4
Defense 3
40 points

FLAMETHROWER SPECIAL ATTACK
Range Special. Attack 4.
Choose 3 spaces in a straight line from this Firebat. All figures on those spaces who are in line of sight are affected by Flamethrower Special Attack. Roll 4 attack dice once for all affected figures. Affected figures roll defense dice separately.

TOUGH
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack, this Firebat always adds 1 automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

JIM RAYNOR
Miniature: Reaper Bones - Nick Stone

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HUMAN
UNIQUE HERO
LEADER
CONFIDENT
MEDIUM 5

Life 5
Move 5
Range 6
Attack 4
Defense 4
130 points

PENETRATING ROUND
When attacking with Jim Raynor’s normal attack, it can cause knockback.

GRENADE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Lob 12. Attack 3.
Choose a figure to attack. No clear line of sight is needed. Any figures adjacent to the chosen figure are also affected by the Grenade Special Attack. Roll 3 attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

RAYNOR’S RAIDERS
Before rolling for initiative, if there is at least one Order Marker on this card, you may choose to double the result of your roll. Raynor’s Raiders can be used once per game.

SARAH KERRIGAN
Miniature: Reaper Bones - Sarah Blitzer

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HUMAN
UNIQUE HERO
SCOUT
TRICKY
MEDIUM 5

Life 4
Move 5
Range 8
Attack 3
Defense 3
120 points

CLOAKING
Sarah Kerrigan cannot be targeted by an opponent’s non-adjacent figure for an attack or special power that requires clear sight.

PHANTOM WALK
Sarah Kerrigan can move through all figures and is never attacked when leaving an engagement.

NUCLEAR STRIKE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 6. Attack 7.
If Sarah Kerrigan did not move this round, you may use Nuclear Strike Special Attack. Choose a figure to attack. Any figures within 2 spaces of the chosen figure are also affected by Nuclear Strike Special Attack. Sarah Kerrigan only needs a clear sight shot at the chosen figure. Roll 7 attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. Sarah Kerrigan can be affected by her own Nuclear Strike Special Attack. Nuclear Strike Special Attack can be used once per game.

TYCHUS FINDLAY
Miniature: Reaper Bones - Reggie Van Zandt

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HUMAN
UNIQUE HERO
OUTLAW
EGOTISTICAL
MEDIUM 5

Life 6
Move 5
Range 1
Attack 5
Defense 4
130 points

CHAIN GUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 2.
If you roll at least one skull with Chain Gun Special Attack, you may attack again with Chain Gun Special Attack. You may continue attacking with Chain Gun Special Attack until you do not roll a skull.

Zerg Units


ZERGLINGS
Miniature: Heroclix - Brood Warriors

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ZERG
COMMON SQUAD (3)
CREATURES
RELENTLESS
SMALL 3

Life 1
Move 6
Range 1
Attack 2
Defense 2
35 points

ZERG RUSH
At the start of the first round of a game, after all Order Markers have been placed, you may move all Zerglings you control up to 6 spaces each. They must end their Zerg Rush movement on an empty space.

FRENZY
After you take a turn with Zerglings, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 16 or higher you may take another turn with Zerglings.

HYDRALISK
Miniature: Heroclix - Brood

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ZERG
UNCOMMON HERO
CREATURE
FEROCIOUS
MEDIUM 4

Life 3
Move 5
Range 5
Attack 3
Defense 3
55 points

RANGED DOUBLE ATTACK
If this Hydralisk is not engaged, after attacking it may attack one additional time.

ARMOR PIERCING
Opponent’s figures roll 1 fewer die when defending against this Hydralisk.

MUTALISK
Miniature: Nexus Ops board game - Rubium Dragons

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ZERG
UNCOMMON HERO
CREATURE
TRICKY
MEDIUM 5

Life 4
Move 6
Range 4
Attack 4
Defense 3
105 points

RICOCHET SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 3.
Choose a figure to attack. You may also choose a second figure within 3 clear sight spaces of the targeted figure and a third figure within 2 clear sight spaces of the second figure to be affected by Ricochet Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

FLYING
When counting spaces for this Mutalisk's movement, ignore elevations. this Mutalisk may fly over water without stopping, pass over figures without becoming engaged, and fly over obstacles such as ruins. When this Mutalisk starts to fly, if it is engaged it will take any leaving engagement attacks.

[aquamaniac27]

hm. for 50 pts, the zerglings r kinda weak. IMO. it costs 200 pts for 16, and that would make a decent zerg rush.

I've been toying with StarScape ideas for the past couple years, and have always come back to making it somewhat like the Marro, where Zerg have the Lair, Terran Barracks/Factory, and Protoss Gateway/Starport... (I'm totally blanking on the Protoss' ship structure's name is...)

Then have zerg cheap, terran in the middle, and protoss expensive to simulate resource cost.

Anyway, they look great, but if you are trying to make it seem like you are playing Starcraft with Heroscape rules... It seems more like the army was just planted there than built.

But good customs. And I love Starcraft!

[Good Pig]

Thanks for the feedback. I pumped out almost all the Terran and then ran out of steam/time to do more of the Zerg or any Protoss yet. I'll have to get back to it some time soon.

Originally Posted by aquamaniac27

hm. for 50 pts, the zerglings r kinda weak. IMO. it costs 200 pts for 16, and that would make a decent zerg rush.

The idea for these guys was to make them a cheap, swarming squad that were able to reach their target first. Thus the extra defense against ranged attacks and 7 move (9 starting next to the queen). Any specific ideas on how to make them better? maybe cheaper?

Originally Posted by aquamaniac27

It seems more like the army was just planted there than built.

Yeah, I thought in order to keep it in the Heroscape format you'd have to sacrifice any tie in to building structures, gathering resources, etc. Just focus on the units themselves and how to make them fun and fit as closely to how they function in the video game.

[LordEsenwienIV]

Nice work!! +rep

[DrummerScaper97]

These are really cool! I think they fit Heroscape well and their powers are similar to their abilities in the game. Great job!

[aquamaniac27]

Hm. Most of my ideas center around [the zerg] being able to reproduce them [zerglings] like [the] hive does drones. The point of a zerg rush is to cripple your opponent at the beginning, giving yourself a head start. Waste to many points on this, and it will end up even...

It all depends on how you want to play it really...

EDIT: Either bump the attack of the zerglings up to 3, or cost down to 40. (2 attacks of 6 for 50 pts per squad, or 2 attacks of 4 for 40 pts per squad.)
I think the first will convey the feel of a true zerg rush better than the latter, but it may be a little over powered...

[Good Pig]

I did leave it open for the possibility of height advantage though since it isn't a special attack, but an ability. So it could potentially be 2 attacks of 6.

[Agent Minivann]

To really preserve the Starcraft theme, you could do cheaper and weaker versions of these cards, and then have upgrade cards that cost more, but they add the extra powers. For something like the zerglings you could only give them Scale, and then have the other two as draftable upgrades. It might be more trouble than its worth, but it might be a cool thing to try.

[Good Pig]

Originally Posted by Agent Minivann

To really preserve the Starcraft theme, you could do cheaper and weaker versions of these cards, and then have upgrade cards that cost more, but they add the extra powers. For something like the zerglings you could only give them Scale, and then have the other two as draftable upgrades. It might be more trouble than its worth, but it might be a cool thing to try.

That's a great idea. It could also be used to give them bonuses to existing powers/stats. +1/+2 on a d20 roll for a special ability. Attack +1, Move +1 etc. It'd be like buying a glyph for your figures without having to hold it. The point totals for games would probably need to be more like 600-700 instead of the standard 500-550.

I've been going gung-ho on my D&D customs as of late, but I'll definitely circle back to the Zerg soon. Now if only there were miniatures to use.

[Relenzo2]

I like Starcraft, but I think you're stuck with the SC board game minis. The Seige tank is a vehicle very close to my heart, now, and I have some choice words about it.

The difference between Seige Mode and normal mode is that Seige has huge range, power, and as you figured out splash area. But the cost is the immobility of being in Seige Mode. It should be one can't use this attack if the tank moved this turn! Also, Range would be 8 or 9 and attack might be four, but also could be 5.
Keep up the work. Lemme' know if you get cards.

[Good Pig]

5 year old thread necro! Updated the OP with new and improved designs, 5 Terran and 2 Zerg units. These units should all have miniatures that can be used for them. I'm planning on updating the info with specific models once I get home later tonight.

[Good Pig]

Added Mutalisk to the Zerg units. Put down the miniatures to use for each design.

Kudos to @Sherman Davies for the power he created that I reused for Ricochet Special Attack. It captures the theme perfectly for what the Mutalisk do in the game.