The Book of Deepwyrm Drow

[Fencerjared]

Originally Posted by Grungebob

The most the figure can receive from that attack is one wound.

Wow, that was completely not how I saw that going. That's the answer, I guess.

[Frylock]

I posted this in the pre-release discussion, but I like:

Braxas for squads
4x Drow for heros
Otonashi for a color-themed army

[Fencerjared]

That's what Spite and I, and some others, argued as well, but the ruling has been made.

[spiteofthedice]

Reluctantly admitting defeat and adding it to the Book.

EDIT: Actually, I can't put a good clarification into words because I don't personally understand the ruling, but it's posted anyway.

[Sherman Davies]

Originally Posted by spiteofthedice

Reluctantly admitting defeat and adding it to the Book.

EDIT: Actually, I can't put a good clarification into words because I don't personally understand the ruling, but it's posted anyway.

Why not just adapt what's in the Book of Sujoah?

Originally Posted by Book of Sujoah

Special Case: For a power like Crixus & Migol's One Shield Defense, if you inflicted at least 1 wound on the initial attack roll, even though that's the MOST you could hit them with, inflicting the wound, will still trigger the poison roll. If you roll a 10-19, you can't inflict the wound, so you can't re-roll, but if you roll a 20, the defending figure would STILL be destroyed! (Hasbro FAQ)

[Warlord Alpha]

Don't worry, Warlord can help! (sort of?)

Q. Poison Weapons vs. Figures with One-Shield Defense
Is a figure with One-Shield Defense (Migol Ironwill or Crixus) subject to the Drow's Poison Weapons?

A. If the Deepwyrm Drow are rolling for Poison Weapons because of the result of an attack and the figure with One-Shield Defense rolls at least one defense die, the figure with One-Shield Defense will still only take one wound.

If the figure with One-Shield Defense is taking a leaving engagement attack the figure with One-Shield Defense will take both wounds.

[Fencerjared]

Wow, I completely misunderstood where you were going with the reference to the Book of Sujoah, and didn't even see the "special case" section of the rule above the one I quoted. Yeah, this situation was definitely already covered, so at least this is consistent with previous rulings.

[Sherman Davies]

No worries, I should've just quoted it in the first place and saved a lot of confusion.

[spiteofthedice]

Done. Thanks SD and Warlord.

I'll say a final word on this since I was so adamantly against the ruling. I noticed that the card does NOT say "you may roll the d20." It just says "roll." I suppose the idea is that the Drow simply have an attack that is capable of causing 2 wounds, and even though it uses the d20, it is not meant as a separate ability but as an extension of their normal attack.

That's how I choose to make myself feel better. Thank you to everyone who got involved in answering a very good question for the Book.

[dok]

spite, I think you should clarify the ruling in two ways:

1. Make it clear that Migol/Crixus can be poisoned if they fail to roll any shields.
2. For the same reason, make it clear that they can be poisoned on leaving engagement attacks.

[Bladethorne]

Thanks, Gorthan, I just wasn't about to go looking for all those heroes they bond with. They have too many.



~Bladethorne

[wriggz]

I was running a game with the Drow, and although everyone complains that they are "frail" or "slight" in size (they need some vitiam D) it makes it surprisingly easy to hide them in and around LoS blockers.

This is a case where size does matter and that size is small!