caps' customs -Speed Customs highlighted- 11/4/13

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Spotlight on Speed Custom Entries

Originally Posted by capsocrates

I'm really proud of the designs I submitted to some of Soundwarp SG-1's Speed Custom contests (be sure you check them out) so I thought I would showcase them in my thread.

Each of my cards were made by danieloche. Let me say he did an awesome job!

Here they are:

Challenge 3

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Number of Entries: 9
Figure: Field Agent from Horrorclix
Special Rules: None

My thoughts on the design process:

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Challenge 6

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Number of Entries: 7
Figure: Namrah and Skeletal Priest from World of Warcraft
Special Rules: The contestants had to make a card for both figures, the cards had to be opposites of each other in some way.


My thoughts on the design process:

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Challenge 7

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Number of Entries: 5
Figure: Horned Hunter from Mage Knight
Special Rules: The contestants had to inculde one power that was titled 'Call of ___'

My thoughts on the design process:

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None shared yet.

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Yeenoghu's Hunters

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Valkrill

figures under consideration

Gnoll Claw Fighter from the D&D Minis Night Below set - at least ~170+ available for $2-$5
Demonic Gnoll Priestess from the D&D Minis Blood War set - at least 42+ available for $3-$7
Gnoll from the D&D Minis Aberrations set - at least 67+ available for $2.25-$5.00

Gnolls
Unique Squad - 3 figures
Hunters
Relentless
Medium

1 life
6 move
1 range
3 attack
5 defense

100 points

EVADE DEATH
At the start of the game, place 3 black Hunter markers on this card. When a K'vir receives one or more wounds, you may remove 1 Hunter marker from this card to ignore all wounds.

HUNTER'S MARK
At the start of the round, if there is an order marker on this card, place a Hunter marker from this card on the card of an enemy Unique Hero. When the marked Hero is destroyed, return the Hunter marker to this card. When attacking a figure with a hunter marker on their card, a K'vir rolls 3 additional attack dice.

DISENGAGE
K'vir are never attacked when leaving an engagement.

Kevfalcon the Stormbreaker (formerly Joena)

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Aquilla

Goliath
Unique Hero
Champion*
Fearless*
Medium 6 - here is the figure

*subject to change

7 life
5 move
1 range
3 attack
4 defense

185 points

DEADLY STRIKE
When attacking with Joena the Stormbreaker, all skulls rolled count for one additional hit.

WHIRLWIND ATTACK
Joena the Stormbreaker may attack any or all figures adjacent to him. Roll each attack separately. Joena the Stormbreaker may not use Deadly Strike when using Whirlwind Attack.

Deathwalker 6000 (temporary name, any ideas?)

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A new mech I'm toying with. I'd like to buy the Mech box the C3V is looking at and use one of the ones they're not using. I know Sparks looks a little weird with "wound markers he has" but that's how Krug's Wounded Smash is written.

5 life
5 move
5 range
3 attack
5 defense

140 points

SPARKS
When Deathwalker 6000 attacks an adjacent figure, he adds one automatic skull for every two wound markers he has.

OVERLOAD SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 8. Attack 4.
After using Overload special attack, roll one attack die. If a skull is rolled, inflict one wound on Deathwalker 6000. If the target of Overload special attack was adjacent to Deathwalker 6000 when he made the attack, you may also inflict one wound on the target.

Zezz

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Vydar

Xeph
Unique Hero
Assassin
Relentless
Medium 5 -- the figure is the Xeph Soulknife

3 life
7 move
1 range
3 attack
3 defense

60 points

SOULKNIFE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 2. Figures defending against Soulknife Special Attack may roll a maximum of two defense dice. If Zezz inflicts a wound on an opponent's Unique Hero with Soulknife Special Attack, if that unique hero has one life left, Zezz inflicts one additional wound on that Unique Hero.

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

Al'lannon

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Jandar

Human
Unique Hero
Warrior
Brave
Medium

5 life
5 move
1 range
2 attack
3 defense

140 points

WELLSPRING BLADE
Al'lanon may add one to his attack dice for each wellspring marker on this card. After the defending figure rolls defense dice, you may remove one wellspring marker from this card to add one automatic skull to the roll.

WELLSPRING ARMOR
You may add one to Al'lanon's defense for each wellspring marker on this card. After rolling defense dice, you may remove one wellspring marker to add one automatic shield to your roll.

WELLSPRING RECOVERY
Al'lanon starts the game with 2 gray wellspring markers on his army card. When revealing a numbered order marker on Al'lanon, if there are less than 2 wellspring markers on this card, you may also reveal the 'X' order marker to place one wellspring marker back on this card.

Ayrin

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I'm thinking of an elf archer figure for Ayrin. I've looked at several, but haven't quite decided which is the right one.

Ullar

Elf
Unique Hero
Ranger
Valiant (?)
Medium 5

5 life
6 move
7 range
3 attack
3 defense

135 points

POINT BLANK SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 2. Attack 4.
If Ayrin inflicts at least one wound with Point Blank Special Attack, and the defending figure is not destroyed, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

CALL TO BATTLE
After taking a turn with Ayrin, if he inflicted at least one wound on that turn, you may move up to 2 Elf figures you control up to 3 spaces each.

Ari'cristle

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Ullar

Elf
Unique Hero
Emissary
Diplomatic
Medium (5?)

5 life
6 move
1 range
2 attack
3 defense

60 points

ANCESTRAL RECONCILIATION
For the duration of the game, for the purpose of all special abilities and special attacks, all Drow figures you control are also considered Elf figures that follow Ullar and all Arachnomancer figures you control are also considered Wizards.

DIPLOMATIC GIFT
Any time you roll the 20-sided die for a Drow Army Card, you may add 1 to your die roll.

Fingulf

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Einar

Tiefling
Unique Hero
Fighter
Disciplined
Medium 5

6 life
6 move
1 range
5 attack
3 defense

120 points

BLADE EXPERTISE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 3. All figures roll one fewer defense die when defending against this attack. When Fingulf attacks with Blade Expertise Special Attack, he may attack one additional time.

DEFENSIVE EXPERTISE
When Fingulf rolls defense dice against a normal attack from an adjacent hero, the attacking hero rolls one fewer attack dice. Fingulf always adds one additional defense die when rolling defense dice against Squad figures.

Gareth the Scarlet Fury

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Einar


Human
Unique Hero
Fighter
Resolute
Medium 5
5 life
5 move
1 range
4 attack
5 defense
140 points

Sure Strike
After an opponent's figure attacked by Gareth the Scarlet Fury rolls defense dice, if as many shields are rolled as the number of skulls rolled by Gareth the Scarlet Fury, you may add one unblockable skull to this attack.

Shield of Fortitude
After Scarlet Fury rolls defense dice, if there are excess shields, you may remove one wound marker from this army card.

Trellyn

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Jandar

Elf
Unique Hero
Archmage
Valiant
Medium 5

4 life
5 move
6 range
3 attack
3 defense
90 points

Magic Shield
Once per turn, when Trellyn, or a small or medium unique hero you control within 4 clear sight spaces of Trellyn, would receive one or more wounds from a non-adjacent opponents' normal attack, you may roll the 20 sided die. If you roll a 16 or higher, the defending figure receives no wounds.

Frederick Wolfgang

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Einar

Human
Unique Hero
Mercenary
Greedy
Medium 5

5 life
5 move
1 range
4 attack
3 defense

110 points

Greatsword Special Attack
Range 1. Attack 4.
Choose a figure to attack. Any figures adjacent to both Frederick Wolfgang and the chosen figure are also affected by Greatsword Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

Motivated By Greed
After revealing an order marker on this card, if there is at least one treasure glyph on this card, you may add 1 to Frederick Wolfgang's move and attack values until the end of the round.

To the Highest Bidder
After taking a turn with Frederick Wolfgang, If there is not at least one treasure glyph on this army card, roll the 20-sided die once for each opponent's figure within 3 clear sight spaces of Frederick Wolfgang with at least one treasure glyph on its army card. Subtract 1 from your roll for each treasure glyph on their card, to a maximum of 3. If you roll a 1-2, remove any Order Markers on this Army Card, then give the card to the opponent controlling that army card. If you roll a 3 or higher, nothing happens.

League of Heroes

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The idea that I'm most excited about is this common-hero pseudo squad. I've never seen anything like this done before (although I suspect the C3V's new Deathstrike thralls will have a similar synergy with the Preyblood's). I call them the "League of Champions." They offer a little help to Tandros and Brandis, but they seem to work best with each other.

League Captain

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Jandar

Half-Elf
Uncommon Hero
Captain
Dauntless

4 life
5 move
1 range
4 attack
4 defense

90 points

LEAGUE COMMAND
After revealing an order marker on this card and taking a turn with this League Captain, you may take a turn with up to three common fighter heroes you control.

ENCHANTED SWORD
Roll the 20-sided die. If you rolll a 1-15, nothing happens. If you roll a 16-20, add 1 die to League Captain's normal attack.

CAPTAIN'S GLORY
Each time this League Captain destroys an opponent's Unique Hero, you make take another turn with this League Captain.

Human Elite

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Einar

Human
Common Hero
Fighter
Disciplined
Medium 5

1 life
5 move
1 range
3 attack
5 defense

30 points

LEAGUE OF HEROES
After revealing an order marker on this card and taking a turn with a Human Elite, you may take a turn with one Unique Fighter or Ranger hero or up to two Common Fighter heroes you control.

FOLLOWING SWING SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 3. Before attacking with Following Strike Special Attack, you may choose a figure that is also adjacent to the attacking Human Elite. If the defending figure receives any wounds from Following Strike Special attack, roll an attack die. If a skull is rolled, the chosen figure receives one wound.

Dwarf Elite

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Aquilla

Dwarf
Common Hero
Fighter
Stoic

1 life
5 move
1 range
4 attack
4 defense

30 points

LEAGUE OF HEROES
After revealing an order marker on this card and taking a turn with a Dwarf Elite, you may take a turn with one Unique Fighter or Ranger hero you control or up to two Common Fighter heroes you control.

FEARLESS ADVANTAGE
A Dwarf Elite rolls an additional attack die when attacking or defending against large or huge figures.

CLIMB X2
When moving up or down levels of terrain, a Dwarf Elite may double his height.

Elf Elite

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Ullar

Elf
Common Hero
Fighter
Precise
Medium 4

1 life
5 move
7 range
2 attack
2 defense

30 points

LEAGUE OF HEROES
After revealing an order marker on this card and taking a turn with an Elf Elite, you may take a turn with one Unique Fighter or Ranger hero you control or up to two Common Fighter heroes you control.

EVASIVE 2
When an Elf Elite rolls defense dice against an attacking figure who is not adjacent, add 2 defense dice to the defense roll.

COUNTER SNIPER
When attacking a non-adjacent figure whose range value is greater than 4, an Elf Champion always adds 2 attack dice.

Prototype Ideas for Additional "Elites" - last updated 6/28/12

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Orc Elite

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Valkrill

Orc
Common Hero
Fighter
Wild

1 life
5 move
1 range
5 attack
1 defense

30 points

CHARGING ASSAULT
Orc Elite may add 3 to his Move number as long as he is unengaged prior to moving. Orc Elite must be able to move adjacent to an opponent's figure in order to use Charging Assault.

DISENGAGE
Orc Elite is never attacked when leaving an engagement.

LEAGUE OF HEROES
After revealing an order marker on this card and taking a turn with a Orc Elite, you may take a turn with one Unique Fighter or Ranger hero or up to two Common Fighter heroes you control.
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This is basically a kamikaze fighter for the League. I have done now playtesting--this is just an idea, and I don't intend to include it in my initial SoV submission.

Gnome Elite

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Jandar

Gnome
Common Hero
Fighter

1 life
5 move
1 range
1 attack
2 defense

35 points

DEADLY STRIKE
When attacking with Gnome Elite, all skulls rolled count for one additional hit.

SHIELDS OF VALOR
When defending with Gnome Elite, each shield rolled counts for one additional block.
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Again, just an idea I'm playing with. Heroscape has no gnomes yet, so I thought this might be cool. There are many other ways to go about this, of course. I don't intend to include any form of this fighter in my initial SoV submission.

Outcast - added 6/28/12

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Aquilla

Hybrid
Uncommon Hero
Hunter
Relentless
Medium 4/5

3 life
7 move
1 range
4 attack
3 defense

60 points

THE HUNT 11
After revealing an order marker on this card, before taking a turn with this this Outcast, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll an 11 or higher you may take a turn with any hunter you control before taking a turn with this this Outcast.

FRENZY
After you take a turn this Outcast, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 16 or higher you may take another turn with this Outcast.
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These guys make an all-hunter / all-hybrid army a little more feasible.I have, at times, considered Poison Weapons as a third ability for this card, but I think if they need anything, they need something that's helpful vs. squads.

Mastermind - added 6/28/12

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Vydar

Warforged
Unique Hero
Leader
Inspiring

5 life
5 move
1 range
2 attack
2 defense

120 points

MASTERMIND'S COMMAND
After revealing an order marker on Mastermind, instead of taking a turn with Mastermind, you may take a turn with one of the following that you control:
• 2 Warforged Heroes, or
• 1 Warforged Hero and/or 1 Warforged Squad
You may choose which card to activate first. Any figure in the above list that is taking a turn instead of Mastermind must be within clear sight of Mastermind before moving. After using Mastermind's Command, roll 1 attack die. If a skull is rolled, place 1 wound marker on this Army Card. You may not use Mastermind's Command to take a turn with Mastermind.

WARFORGED COMBAT LEADERSHIP
All Warforged you control except Mastermind recieve an additional attack die when attacking a figure adjacent to them.

WARFORGED RESOLVE
When rolling defense dice against a normal or special attack, Mastermind always adds 1 automatic shield to whatever is rolled.
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Mastermind gives the Warforged more of what they need to move into the A-/A range. Mastermind + 3xWarforged + Siege makes a tough 480 point bundle.

Tacticals

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Einar

(Human?)
Common Squad
Fighters
Disciplined

1 life
5 move
1 range
3 attack
3 defense

70 points

MARTIAL HERO BONDING
Before taking a turn with Tacticals, you may first take a turn with any Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger Hero you control.

TACTICAL MOVEMENT
When taking a turn with this army card, you may attack with Tacticals that did not move this turn. You may never attack with more than 3 Tacticals in one turn.

TACTICAL ADVANTAGE
When attacking with a Tactical you control, the defending figure subtracts 1 from its defense dice for every two Tacticals you control that it is engaged with.

TACTICAL ASSISTANCE
When a friendly Paladin, Fighter, or Ranger hero attacks a figure that is engaged with at least two Tacticals you contol, the attacking hero may add 1 die to their attack.
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Tactical Movement was the inspiring power for this squad--the others came as I was writing it up. Tactical Advantage is very similar to the Goblins' mob ability, but its slightly easier to use. Tactical Assistance lets Tandros/Rhogar/La-Hire/Brandis get an extra attack die, which is nice. I'm considering an automatic skull, but that seems really strong and I want these guys to have a bread-and-butter feel; 80 points, tops.

Also, I'm trying to find a better name. Other potential classes for them are Warrior, Soldier, Tactical, and Elite.

[elvenwizard9]

Interesting abilities! I like this unit. I am assuming it is a two-man squad?

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Originally Posted by elvenwizard9

Interesting abilities! I like this unit. I am assuming it is a two-man squad?

The version using the Hunter's Mark is probably going to be played as a 2-man squad. Depending on how I modify it after playtesting it could be a 3-man squad.

The simpler version (without Hunter's Mark) is a 3-man squad.

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I still have more ideas cooking up, but I want to refine these ones before I go any further. The figures that I most want to work on are the K'Vir brothers and Joena the Stormbreaker. They seem the closest to being ready for playtesting to me. I think The Lost One and Heath are also close to ready.

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Added the latest version of the K'Vir brothers. Removed everything else.

K'Vir Brothers:

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[Arch-vile]

Joena is very neat, a combo hero and squad killer, depending on which special power you use. Interesting. 3 attack with double skulls is going to hurt, especially with 5 def/7 life.

I think he'd be played more as a hero killer, charging into battle to engage the opponent's best hero, whirlwinding squads along the way. Definitely an interesting figure.

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Originally Posted by Arch-vile

Joena is very neat, a combo hero and squad killer, depending on which special power you use. Interesting. 3 attack with double skulls is going to hurt, especially with 5 def/7 life.

I have playtested him very little--he's actually had no playtesting since I made some major changes to his card, but I did test the 7life, 3attack, deadly strike. He killed Q10 in a single attack when Q10 had height--he rolled 3 skulls and Q10 rolled nothing. He hits really hard, and he has the potential to hit harder with height, glyphs, finn, etc.

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

I think he'd be played more as a hero killer, charging into battle to engage the opponent's best hero, whirlwinding squads along the way. Definitely an interesting figure.

Mmhmm, I'm looking forward to trying him some more in the near future.

[S1leNt RIP]

Sup! New here, but I figure I might be able to lend some insight!

First off, K'Vir seem really cool! I feel like they may be a little strong for 100 points, but only by about 10-20 points. Just a gut reaction. Hunter's Mark coupled with Evade Death is a great and fun mechanic, and lends itself to strategy more than a lot of units. Boss unit! (Where are the figures?!?)

Now, Joena.

First off I feel like Joena sounds like a more feminine name to me. I think it's the "ah" sound at the end. I'd drop it for flavor reasons!

Everything else on him looks good for the price, with the possible exception of Deadly Strike. You mentioned yourself that height, glyphs and buffs could really make him crazy, and because of that I would lower him to 2 attack dice, or increase his point cost by about 40.

Yeah...

Either that or completely remove his Whirlwind attack or lower his health or defense by 1 or 2. As is, he has tools to deal with everything except for ranged squads (which is a matter of a couple more order markers). He seems absolutely devastating, beefy, and with a anti squad attack thrown in.

But, playtesting will be the determining factor in really finding out whether he's too good.

Final thing, I'd change Whirlwind Attack to...

Whirlwind Special Attack
Range 1. Attack 3.
You may attack any and all figures adjacent to Joena with whirlwind special attack once per turn.

(I'm sure awsomeunleashed or Scytale would be able to make sure the wording is perfect, but I think it's cleaner, simple, and consistent with most of heroscape).

Boom!

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Originally Posted by S1leNt RIP

Sup! New here, but I figure I might be able to lend some insight!

First off, K'Vir seem really cool! I feel like they may be a little strong for 100 points, but only by about 10-20 points. Just a gut reaction. Hunter's Mark coupled with Evade Death is a great and fun mechanic, and lends itself to strategy more than a lot of units. Boss unit! (Where are the figures?!?)

I don't have any figures picked out at present. I had them as Drow originally, but Drow figures are not widely available, so I'm looking for something else. I'm actually thinking about putting those abilities on a Lizardfolk Uncommon or Unique Hero instead.

Originally Posted by S1leNt RIP

First off I feel like Joena sounds like a more feminine name to me. I think it's the "ah" sound at the end. I'd drop it for flavor reasons!

Everything else on him looks good for the price, with the possible exception of Deadly Strike. You mentioned yourself that height, glyphs and buffs could really make him crazy, and because of that I would lower him to 2 attack dice, or increase his point cost by about 40.

Yeah...

Either that or completely remove his Whirlwind attack or lower his health or defense by 1 or 2. As is, he has tools to deal with everything except for ranged squads (which is a matter of a couple more order markers). He seems absolutely devastating, beefy, and with a anti squad attack thrown in.

But, playtesting will be the determining factor in really finding out whether he's too good.

Final thing, I'd change Whirlwind Attack to...

Whirlwind Special Attack
Range 1. Attack 3.
You may attack any and all figures adjacent to Joena with whirlwind special attack once per turn.

(I'm sure awsomeunleashed or Scytale would be able to make sure the wording is perfect, but I think it's cleaner, simple, and consistent with most of heroscape).

Boom!

Thanks for the feedback! Jonah was the name of a Hebrew Prophet and I liked the way it looks and sounds as Joena, but I'll think about your suggestion.

Thus far, every character with Deadly Strike has had an attack of 2 or less. I wanted him to have a high damage potential so I went for the 3. Playtesting could show him to be overpowered, but with no bonding option I'm not so sure. Q9 is 180, so I'm a little reluctant to put him over that at all. Sgt. Alexander is 170, which is probably where Joena belongs, but I want to test him at 160 and see how it goes. When he had lower defense and no whirlwind, he was overpriced at 170 because he just couldn't last out a battle.

Whirlwind Attack actually has at least two precedents. Raelin from Swarm of the Marro, and Master Win Chiu Woo. I just changed the name to add the Deadly Strike clause, but there's no reason I couldn't call it Whirlwind Assault.

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Here's the unpolished version of an idea I just had for a new mech (probably one from the box C3V is using). I don't actually want him to be a Deathwalker, that's just his filler-name. I know Sparks looks a little weird with "wound markers he has" but that's how Krug's Wounded Smash is written.

Deathwalker 6000

5 life
5 move
5 range
3 attack
5 defense
140 points

SPARKS
When Deathwalker 6000 attacks an adjacent figure, he adds one automatic skull for every two wound markers he has.

OVERLOAD SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 8. Attack 4.
After using Overload special attack, roll one attack die. If a skull is rolled, inflict one wound on Deathwalker 6000. If the target of Overload special attack was adjacent to Deathwalker 6000 when he made the attack, you may also inflict one wound on the target.

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Here are some ideas I've been tossing around for a while.

Zezz

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Aquilla

Xeph
Unique Hero
Assassin
Relentless
Medium 5 -- the figure is the Xeph Soulknife

5 life
6 move
1 range
3 attack
4 defense

140 points

SOULKNIFE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 2. Zezz may use Soulknife Special Attack after using his normal attack. Figures defending against Soulknife Special Attack may roll a maximum of two defense dice.

TELEPORTATION
Instead of moving Zezz normally, you may choose any empty space that is on the same level and within 10 spaces of Zezz. Place Zezz on the chosen space. When Zezz starts to Teleport, if he is engaged he will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

FINISHING STRIKE
If Zezz inflicts a wound on an opponent's unique hero, if that unique hero has one life left, Zezz inflicts one additional wound on that unique hero.

Al'lannon

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I haven't quite picked a figure for this one yet, but I'm looking at these two, among others:





Jandar

Human
Unique Hero
Warrior
Brave
Medium

5 life
5 move
1 range
3 attack
3 defense

140 points

WELLSPRING BLADE
Al'lanon starts the game with 3 gray wellspring markers on his army card. Al'lanon may add one to his attack dice for each wellspring marker on this card. After rolling attack dice you may remove one wellspring marker from this card to add one automatic skull to the roll.

WELLSPRING ARMOR
Al'lanon starts the game with 3 gray wellspring markers on his army card. You may add one to Al'lanon's defense for each wellspring marker on this card. After rolling defense dice, you may remove one wellspring marker to add one automatic shield to your roll.

WELLSPRING RECOVERY
When revealing a numbered order marker on Al'lanon, if there are less than 3 wellspring markers on this card, you may also reveal the 'X' order marker to place one wellspring marker back on this card.

Ayrin

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I'm thinking of an elf archer figure for Ayrin. I've looked at several, but haven't quite decided which is the right one.

Ullar

Elf
Unique Hero
Ranger
Valiant (?)
Medium 5

5 life
6 move
7 range
3 attack
3 defense

120 points

POINT BLANK SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 2. Attack 4. If Ayrin inflicts at least one wound with Point Blank Special Attack, he may inflict one additional wound on the defending figure.

ELF HERO SUPREMACY
All Elf heroes you control add one to their roll when rolling the twenty-sided die.

CALL TO BATTLE
After taking a turn with Ayrin, if he inflicted at least one wound on that turn, as many Elf figures that you control as the number of wounds he inflicted that turn may move 3 spaces.

Ari'cristle

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Ullar

Elf
Unique Hero
Emissary
Diplomatic
Medium (5?)

5 life
6 move
1 range
2 attack
3 defense

120

ANCESTRAL RECONCILIATION
For the duration of the game, for the purpose of all special abilities and special attacks, all Drow figures you control are also considered Elf figures that follow Ullar and all Arachnomancer figures you control are also considered Wizards.

LURK IN SHADOWS
If Ari'cristle is on a shadow space, opponents' figures must be adjacent to attack him with a normal attack.

DROW SUPREMACY
Any time you roll the 20-sided die for a Drow Army Card, you may add 1 to your die roll.

Lord Heath (I don't think I like this name)

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Jandar

Human
Unique Hero
Warlord
Resolute
Medium 5

5 life
6 move
1 range
4 attack
4 defense

100 points

COMBAT EXPERTISE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 4. All figures roll one less defense die when defending against this attack.

DEFENSIVE EXPERTISE
When Lord Heath rolls defense dice against a normal attack from an adjacent figure, the attacking figure rolls two less attack dice if it is a hero figure, and one less attack die if it is a squad figure.

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if Combat Expertise SA proves too strong, I'll bump it and his normal attack down to 3. I had his SA at 3 and his NA at 4, but then there was rarely any reason to use the SA, because more attack is worth more than less defense. I've playtested him a few times.

Finally, the idea that I'm most excited about is this common-hero pseudo squad. I've never seen anything like this done before (although I suspect the C3V's new Deathstrike thralls will have a similar synergy with the Preyblood's).

I call them the "League of Champions." They're tough, but altogether they're pretty pricy, so I don't think they're too tough at all. I haven't had a chance to playtest them at all and don't have specific figures in mind for them (except for the Elf Champion, which will be one of the aforementioned elf archers).

It is on purpose that the Dwarf and Elf champions both have synergy with Tandros Kreel (and any other Human Fighters that may come along down the line).



Human Champion

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Einar

Human
Common Hero
Fighter
Disciplined

1 life
5 move
1 range
3 attack
5 defense

40 points

COMMON ALLY
After revealing an order marker and taking a turn with a Human Champion, you may take a turn with one common dwarf fighter and one common elf fighter you control.

LESSER CLEAVE
When Human Champion attacks an adjacent figure, you may choose one figure that is also adjacent to Human Champion. If the defending figure recieves any wounds from Human Champion's attack, roll one attack dice. If a skull is rolled, the chosen figure recieves 1 wound.

Dwarf Champion

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Aquilla

Dwarf
Common Hero
Fighter
Stoic
Medium 4

1 life
5 move
1 range
2 attack
3 defense

45 points

ANCIENT GRUDGE
After revealing an order marker and taking a turn with a Dwarf Champion, you may take a turn with one human fighter you control.

DEADLY STRIKE
When attacking with a Dwarf Champion, all skulls rolled count for one additional hit.

TOUGH
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack, a Dwarf Champion always adds one automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

Elf Champion

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Ullar

Elf
Common Hero
Fighter
Precise
Medium 4 (?)

35 points

ANCIENT GRUDGE
After revealing an order marker and taking a turn with an Elf Champion, you may take a turn with one human fighter you control.

DEFENSIVE AGILITY
When Elf Champion rolls defense dice against a normal attack from an adjacent figure, one shield will block all damage.

EVASIVE 2
When Elf Champion rolls defense dice against an attacking figure who is not adjacent, add 2 defense dice to the defense roll.

League Captain

Spoiler Alert!

Jandar

Human
Uncommon Hero
Captain
Resolute (?)
Medium 5

4 life
5 move
1 range
4 attack
4 defense

100 points

LEAGUE COMMAND
After revealing an order marker on this League Captain and taking a turn with this League Captain, you may take a turn with up to three fighter common heroes you control.

CAPTAIN'S GLORY
Each time this League Captain destroys an opponent's Unique Hero, you make take another turn with this League Captain.

[Dad_Scaper]

Fingulf's defense of 4, coupled with Defensive Expertise, makes him a *beast* against melee armies.

I would guess 110 points is light even without League Command, and League Command is a big one.

On the Human Champion, did you look at Cleave for precedent for Following Strike? It gets tricky because of Scatter, etc.

I like the power selection and stats for the Dwarf Champion. The cost might be about right; playtesting will decide it.

I like the Elf Champion, too.

Again, playtesting will fine tune the prices.