Superfrog's Customs - Two Thralls 11/12

[Lamaclown]

Originally Posted by superfrog

The self-destruct thing is a big deal for Thralls, I agree. All 4 Thralls we have have some power that causes them to die (Blood Hunger, Return to the Grave Special Attack, Engorge, and Pounce). This continues the pattern with Unstable Surge, which is arguably the most likely to cause death of any of those powers (since it triggers every time you take a turn). I think you probably missed the fact that you have to roll to kill your own Surgecoil Thrall every time you take a turn with it.

I'm a dink. After reading your reply I went back and re-read the card. Yep, it is in there.

Nothing to see here, move along...

So, I like it

[Pumpkin_King]

You could easily say it was Esenwein using forbidden science to Frankenstein a corpse back to life with the power of electricity.

Also, it might be cool to have the Surge be able to "leap" to further figures as a semi-ranged ability.

[superfrog]

Originally Posted by Pumpkin_King

You could easily say it was Esenwein using forbidden science to Frankenstein a corpse back to life with the power of electricity.

Yeah, that's a good way of expressing what I had in my mind

Also, it might be cool to have the Surge be able to "leap" to further figures as a semi-ranged ability.

I'll consider that if I ever feel these guys need a boost. Right now, I'm content for the Darkprowl to be a "ranged" option for the Thralls.

[superfrog]

A little lasso action for the Lawmen.

Some inspiration from @Astroking112 , especially for the personality.

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by superfrog

A little lasso action for the Lawmen.

That miniature is great cowboy for this lawman. You may need to update your post.

[Sir Heroscape]

Yessssss. Love this. So simple, so thematic...just awesome.

[superfrog]

Why do I need to update my post?

Thanks for pointing me to this miniature, by the way.

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by superfrog

Why do I need to update my post?

Thanks for pointing me to this miniature, by the way.

Just the title which is still covers the Surgecoil Thrall not Levi Wade.

[Arch-vile]

That's a rootin' tootin' cowboy right there! I like your reuse of Wrangle from the coatl competition.

[Pumpkin_King]

Huh. We talked about this in the discord, but I honestly didn’t think it would turn out this good.

I’d still probably rather give him a 2 at range and just assume he has a gun, but the ability set is perfect.

[Astroking112]

I'm glad to see that those spitballed ideas actually work. Wrangle works really well here, especially as an addition to a Chain Grab-esque power. I also think that the Arrogant/Aquilla combo is a good excuse for his vibrant color scheme.

As expected, he really is unique as a Lawman. It'd be interesting to take him with PK's Clayton Pierce and the burgeoning Lawmen faction--being able to wrangle key targets away in a Shootout is definitely something that the cowboys will appreciate, even if they may end up blasting a shotgun in Levi's face as a result.

My only concern is that he might not be consistently useful. With a 45% chance on Lasso and a melee attack of 3, he'll likely be the last choice for an offensive addition to a Shootout, especially since you're likely going to try and keep him engaged to only one figure, which you can't guarantee unless you don't use the lasso. I almost feel like a slightly higher price and a more powerful Lasso is justified here, even if it's as small as upping the odds to 50-60% or the range to 4. Of course, that's just theoryscaping, but I don't see much of a reason for Lasso to be significantly worse than Chain Grab, considering how much danger you'll have to put Levi in to get a chance at using it and his unique nature.

[superfrog]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

That's a rootin' tootin' cowboy right there! I like your reuse of Wrangle from the coatl competition.

I'm glad you noticed! There's a few differences, but I saw that Ch'Mana card again and decided that I could use that concept.

Originally Posted by Pumpkin_King

Huh. We talked about this in the discord, but I honestly didn’t think it would turn out this good.

I’d still probably rather give him a 2 at range and just assume he has a gun, but the ability set is perfect.

I think the cowboys could use a normal of 3, especially when it's easy to get height.

Originally Posted by Astroking112

I'm glad to see that those spitballed ideas actually work. Wrangle works really well here, especially as an addition to a Chain Grab-esque power. I also think that the Arrogant/Aquilla combo is a good excuse for his vibrant color scheme.

As expected, he really is unique as a Lawman. It'd be interesting to take him with PK's Clayton Pierce and the burgeoning Lawmen faction--being able to wrangle key targets away in a Shootout is definitely something that the cowboys will appreciate, even if they may end up blasting a shotgun in Levi's face as a result.

My only concern is that he might not be consistently useful. With a 45% chance on Lasso and a melee attack of 3, he'll likely be the last choice for an offensive addition to a Shootout, especially since you're likely going to try and keep him engaged to only one figure, which you can't guarantee unless you don't use the lasso. I almost feel like a slightly higher price and a more powerful Lasso is justified here, even if it's as small as upping the odds to 50-60% or the range to 4. Of course, that's just theoryscaping, but I don't see much of a reason for Lasso to be significantly worse than Chain Grab, considering how much danger you'll have to put Levi in to get a chance at using it and his unique nature.

I kind of want Levi to fall between Guilty and Johnny points-wise.

If I end up doing a bunch of tests, I'll probably consider dropping the roll and/or increasing the range. It is worth noting that I didn't put a same-level restriction on Lasso, which makes it a great candidate for lava dunking. If I make it closer to automatic, I'll have to change that.

With any kind of Shootout mechanic, you can put an early turn on Levi, have him Lasso somebody in close, and then take advantage of the lowered defense for the rest of your Shootouts.