The Book of First Officer Bok-Bur-Na

[Myriadite]

The Book of First Officer Bok-Bur-Na

Battle for the Wellspring - Age of Annihilation



Basic Side:

Spoiler Alert!

If you cannot see the Army Card graphic, check Renegade's Story Page for stats and special powers, plus "character biography" and other non-game unit info.

Character Bio: Marro, like any sentient species, have varied cultures. Some revel in a cruel caste system, engineering their own kin from birth to be servants and workers. But others are more egalitarian. To them, the hive is a source of comfort, and a way to feel belonging with their fellows in a harsh world.

When the sinister Valkyrie General Utgar summoned Marro indiscriminately to serve him, some were inevitably from different hives. Thus, Bok-Bur-Na has been separated from his kin. He misses them terribly. And he will do anything to make Utgar, and all the Valkyrie, pay dearly for the emptiness he now feels in his soul.

FIRST OFFICER BOK-BUR-NA
Utgar / Marr / Marro / Unique Hero / Captain / Terrifying / Medium 5
Life 5 / Move 5 / Range 5 / Attack 2 / Defense 3 / Points 125

INTIMIDATE
Small and medium figures within 3 clear sight spaces of Bok-Bur-Na reduce their Defense Value by 1 when attacked by a Captain or Pirate you control.

SWASHBUCKLER
After attacking with Bok-Bur-Na, you may attack an adjacent figure 1 additional time. Bok-Bur-Na's Attack value is increased by 2 for the second attack.

UTGAR'S CUTLASS 14
When Bok-Bur-Na destroys an adjacent figure with a normal attack, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 14 or higher, remove one wound marker from Bok-Bur-Na. Bok-Bur-Na cannot use Utgar's Cutlass on destructable objects.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

- ADMIRAL EJ-1M : Admiral's Orders:
As a Captain, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Admiral EJ-1M's ADMIRAL'S ORDERS.

- ADMIRAL EJ-1M : Boarding Party Special Attack:
As a Captain, Bok-Bur-Na may be moved by Admiral EJ-1M's BOARDING PARTY.

- DREADNAUTS OF NEW TORTUGA : Captain's Orders:
As a Unique Captain, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Dreanauts of New Tortuga's CAPTAIN'S ORDERS activation synergy.

- KNAVES OF THE SILVER SCIMITAR : Captain's Orders:
As a Unique Captain, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Knaves of the Silver Scimitar's CAPTAIN'S ORDERS activation synergy.

- ORNAK : Red Flag of Fury
As a unique hero that follows Utgar, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Ornak’s RED FLAG OF FURY activation synergy.

- SU-BAK-NA : Hive Supremacy
Belonging to the Marro race, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Su-Bak-Na’s HIVE SUPREMACY d20 enhancement.

- TORIN : Evil Eye Protection
As a medium unit who follows Utgar, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Torin’s EVIL EYE PROTECTION.

Synergy Benefits Offered

- IMTIMIDATE : Captain or Pirate figures:

• Cornelius Breech, the Derelict Prince
• Crimson Widow
• Dorim, the Bulkhead Brawler
• Dreanauts of New Tortuga
• Exiles of the Sundered Sea
• Fia Bonny, the Void Siren
• First Officer Bok-Bur-Na (he also benefits from his own power)
• Killian Vane III
• Knaves of the Silver Scimitar

- CORNELIUS BREECH THE BLACKGUARD PRINCE : Mutiny:
As a Unique Captain, if Bok-Bur-Na is chosen by any or all Pirate Squads for The Captain's Way special power and receives a wound or is destroyed, Cornelius Breech the Blackguard Prince may become their chosen Captain for the rest of the game.

- DREADNAUTS OF NEW TORTUGA / KNAVES OF THE SILVER SCIMITAR : The Captain's Way:
As a Unique Captain, Bok-Bur-Na may be chosen to be Dreanauts of New Tortuga's and Knaves of the Silver Scimitar's chosen captain for THE CAPTAIN'S WAY.

C3V and SoV Custom Synergies

Spoiler Alert!

Synergy Benefits Offered

Synergy Benefits Received

ATARAXIS THE STARLICH : TERROR ENHANCEMENT FIELD
As a terrifying figure, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Ataraxis' Terror Enhancement Field when attacking opponents’ figures within 5 spaces of Ataraxis.

MYRDDIN : MYSTIC SACRIFICE
As a Medium Unique Hero, Bok-Bur-Na may benefit from Myrddin's 20-sided die enhancement.

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Rankings

ryguy266: First Officer Bok-Bur-Na: Face him off against a ton of cheap squad figures and you’ll be all set. B
(Subject to change)

OEAO: B-
(Subject to change)

Matthias Maccabeus (Melee Perspective): C-
(Subject to change)

Master Index
AoA Proxy Model Thread
Is this design finished?
Is this compatible with C3V/SoV?

Unit Strategy Review
- TBD

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-2022 Haslab Campaign Version-

Spoiler Alert!

[Anitar]

Since he's Medium+Utgar, Torin's Evil Eye Protection works through him.

Since he's Terrifying, he can make use of Ataraxis's Terror Enhancement Field.

[Myriadite]

Thank you very much, @Anitar !

[Nukatha]

Bok-Bur-Na is a hivelord without a hive.
Irrespective of his official bio, and the questionable choice in shorts, here's the environmental storytelling I infer from his army card and sculpt:
His name ends in -Na, like our two previous mounted Hivelords.
However, he doesn't have a mount, and since he clearly won't be snacking on entire Nagrubs, he can't be a Hivelord in-game.
He has the Terrifying personality, like two of the previous Hivelords (and Tul-Bak-Ra) as well.
I thus consider him akin to Jack Sparrow. Jack is a captain with out a ship. BBN claims the name "-Na", and may have been a hivelord at some point, and refuses to lose the title, in spite of losing his hive.
He seems reasonably okay with calling himself a Captain, projecting some authority amongst the new Pirate faction.
But now consider his abilities. He's a Jack-of-all-trades, master of none.
He can drop foe's defenses by 1, but at shorter range than evil Raelin, and only works for Pirates.
He can double attack, but only at melee and only one hit is at full strength
He can heal on kill, but only at melee and only 35% of the time, unlike Life Drain. (40% with Su-Bak-Na on his team, of course, but unless a Marro pirate squad shoes up, you probably won't run them together).

Clearly Bok-Bur-Na slots more easily into a Pirate team than a Marro one, but non-Hivelord Marro Heroes have historically been rather standalone.

Actually, the Hivelord-without-a-hive story seems consistent with his AoA bio, if we choose to read it as a propaganda piece, akin to something written by a murderous pirate with a heart-shaped tattoo reading "Mother":

When the sinister Valkyrie General Utgar summoned Marro indiscriminately to serve him, some were inevitably from different hives. Thus, Bok-Bur-Na has been separated from his kin. He misses them terribly. And he will do anything to make Utgar, and all the Valkyrie, pay dearly for the emptiness he now feels in his soul.

He just wants his "family" back. Of course, he was the terrifying and great Hivelord over them, with "family ties" more akin to a queen bee and her thousands of worker children, rather than what most species consider familiar bonds, but he's got a good PR team to make him seem like a gentle father, unlike that ruthless Tor-Kul-Na.


A one-line change is all it would have taken to make him a versatile choice in either a Pirate or Marro army: Intimidate should work with Marro units. At least the og Marro Warriors can be hired Crimson Widow to count as Pirates. Hopefully she releases soon.