The Book of Walker

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Walker

C3G IMAGE WAVE 21
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Horrorclix figure from the Base set.
Its model number and name are #010-012 / Zombie Cop.

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Character Bio - Walkers “relentlessly hunt and eat humans. Even a small […] bite causes a fatal fever that kills in hours or days, depending on the victim. Amputating a bitten limb can sometimes prevent the fever. A [...] bite itself does not cause a person to turn; since the outbreak, every corpse becomes [infected] regardless of how it died, with the only known 'cure' being the destruction of the brain. [The Walkers] move slowly and are not especially dangerous, except in large numbers or with the element of surprise” (Wikipedia, 2014).
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Q: Can I continue to bring back Walkers with Viral Infection if I no longer control any Walkers on the battlefield?
• A: Generally, unless otherwise stated, powers stop working after all the figures from the card are destroyed. There is nothing in Viral Infection to except it from this rule, so therefore once all figures with the Viral Infection special power that you control have been destroyed, you can no longer use Viral Infection to bring any of your destroyed Walkers back.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a common Undead Devourer, Walker has these
  • Common Synergies, has these
  • Undead Synergies,
  • may be activated by Lurker, due to its Zombie Apocalypse special power, and
  • may be revived by a figure with the Viral Infection special power. Current figures with the Viral Infection special power.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Walker may revive a common Undead Devourer with its Viral Infection special power. Current common Undead Devourers.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a Common figure, Walker interacts differently with these special powers.
• As an Undead, Walker interacts differently with these special powers.
• Walker's Viral Infection special power cannot be used when a figure is destroyed if that figure is tiny, small, large, huge, an Android, a Construct, or Undead. Current tiny, small, large, and huge figures. Current Androids, Constructs, and Undead.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Second playtest: (Smithy Winfred)
• Third playtest: (Aggressive Sock)
• Fourth playtest: (Tornado)
• Fifth playtest: (Heroscaper Guy and extra)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Flame Gryphon

[IAmBatman]

NAME = WALKER

SPECIES = UNDEAD
UNIQUENESS = COMMON HERO
CLASS = DEVOURER
PERSONALITY = RELENTLESS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 1

MOVE = 4
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 2
DEFENSE = 2

POINTS = 50

WALKING DEAD
After an opponent reveals a numbered Order Marker on an Army Card that opponent controls, you may immediately move each Walker you control up to 2 spaces. If a Walker ends this move engaged with one or more enemy figures that he was not engaged with at the beginning of this move, you may immediately choose one figure that Walker is engaged with and roll 1 unblockable attack die against that figure. When moving with Walking Dead, a Walker will take any leaving engagement attacks.

VIRAL INFECTION
When an opponent’s medium figure that is not an Android, Construct, or Undead is destroyed, replace that figure, if possible, with any previously destroyed common Undead Devourer in your army.

[IAmBatman]

I figured this is a good, basic one to start with. Any preferences for figures? Lots of good choices here. I'm just going to proxy with the official Heroscape ones myself.

With travels coming up for the holidays, I'll probably be slow to get to the initial here, but I'm hoping to get the initial done before my Christmas road trip at least, so I can tackle the next two starting in January.

[TrollBrute]

Are you planning to save WAVES OF THE UNDEAD for the Lurkers, or have you dropped that idea?

Looks pretty good here, though it'll be tough to gauge their full potential until the other Zombies come along.

I will also just be using Classic Zombies, but I think one of the Horrorclix figures would be the best way to go. The Shambling, Hardhat and Cop look best to me for the Walkers.

[A3n]

All looks good here.

[IAmBatman]

I'm going to save Waves of the Undead for the Lurkers, yeah. They'll be the lynchpin for the faction. These guys will be the core, and the simplest iteration. So I figured I'd do these guys, then the Roamers, and then put the cost of combining the faction together into the Lurkers. The Lurkers will also be the toughest to kill.

Since these are common heroes, and there should therefore only be one sculpt for each, I'm thinking Shambling Zombie here, Zombie Cop for the Roamers, and for the Lurkers, LP posted a picture of a Horrorclix figure around here somewhere that had a woman on a rolling board or something ... the theme was some hillbilly thing, but with some blood painted on, it'd be perfect. Do you know what I'm talking about, LP?

[johnny139]

My preference would be, as stated, either ZOMBIE LAWYER or HARDHAT ZOMBIE for the mini.

EDIT: But Shambling is equally fine (and I actually have that one I think!), and "Inbreeder" is the mini you're thinking of.

Powers look good as well. Very zombie-ish.

[IAmBatman]

Inbreeder is the one, yes. That's the plan for the Lurker.

Oooh, I really like the Lawyer. Maybe that one here and the Shambler for the Roamer?

Honestly, a lot of it is going to come down to what we can get pictures for.

[quozl]

Should Viral Infection read "destroyed by a Walker"?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by quozl

Should Viral Infection read "destroyed by a Walker"?

If we're going with Walking Dead style zombies, then anything alive has been infected by the environment and will come back as a zombie when it dies.

[IAmBatman]

OK, I've let this one hang a bit as I've been busy, but it doesn't look like any changes are needed (let me know if I'm wrong!) so I'm sending this one out to the ERB!

[IAmBatman]

Thanks! Sounds like testing should start at 50 at least, if not higher (especially given their potential to get nastier as the faction is built).

Cheers,
Bats

Originally Posted by dok

Ooooh, interesting one.

Obviously the stats are bad, but I don't think that matters too much, because they have perfect OM efficiency (i.e. you never need an OM on them). Even if they were 1/1 they'd still be decent. Just a handful of them are pretty useful, because you can just slow-roll the rest of your army while they move up and get cut down, and then you get them back with kills. It's really the engagements and the autowounds that drive their power.

They are positively devastating against squad-based armies - probably the best anti-squad squad in the game, as the walkers will just keep coming and coming.

In a competitive build, I'd pretty much always want a few of these guys if their cost is anywhere south of 60 or so. The autowounds are just too tasty to pass up. I might even just shoot my own walkers to start the game if I thought they weren't going to get into position fast enough. They'll be back soon enough.