"Morsbana" -- any ideas?

[IshMEL]

So I have this mini, the Elf Warlock (Starter Set):



I've got some Wizard custom ideas, but nothing really Elfin, so I was going to make her a Morsbane proxy figure. (I don't own him yet). Making a proxy card is pretty easy -- change the name to Morsbana, make it "Wand of Negation" instead of Rod, boom, done. But maybe I should take the opportunity to change M up a bit. He's only ranked a C+.

So I throw out this question to you all: if you were redesigning Morsbane (with this mini), what would you change?

[Simval]

I guess it depends if you have rhe elves or not.

If you do, well maybe giving him a boost with the other elves could be a good thing... Like a bonus to her negation power if there are enough elves adjacent.

Also, giving her one more defense than him could be a great boost !

[IshMEL]

I have a bunch of Elf Wizards -- Arkmer, Ulginesh, Haduc, Jorhdawn, and Emirroon. A d20 boost for Negation is a cool idea -- maybe if the other Elf Wizards are near the target?

[Simval]

Hmm, not sure that would work.

The elves need to move as a little group if they want to stand a chance... I don't know the wizard's names, but one of them can teleport them, Kintela goves a defense boost to all the adjacent elves, the other girl has a special attack ehich gets better for every elves close to her...

Morsbana getting a bonus for every elves adjacent (or a little bit farther) would work better. Well in my opinion !

[Lyrgard]

Adding +1 to the D20 roll for each adjacent elf is an obvious idea, seeing how the elves' group works, but beware to not make him overpowered. adding +3 to the power mean that on 17+ (20% chance) you can kill any unique figure ! And negate powers on 13+ (40%). It is a little too much, I think.

Another, yet simple, idea, is to just give him ... range ! They are elves wizzard ! Why can't Morsbane attack at range ? Haduc, Arkmer and Ulginesh has basic range (from 5 to 7), Chardris and Jorhdawn have ranged special attack.
Just giving Morsbane range would make him tadly better because if you don't succeed at negating a figure, at least you didn't waste a turn because you probably got to attack.
I would give him a range of 6 (on par with the range of his rod of negation) and call it a day !

[IshMEL]

I like that idea! She will have a Range of 6. I think I'd have to increase her cost with that. My costing formula says that at a Range of 1 she's worth 90 points, but with a Range of 6 she's at 115. (I give 5 points per Range). That's without Rod of Negation. Maybe I'll try her at 110 points and see how that works. Thanks again for the suggestions!

[Sir Yeshua]

Hmm... Interesting... What's the manufacturer of the mini? I might have to try this...

I would start her at 100 points and see how she does.

EDIT: I found the mini, it's from the D&D starter set.

[Simval]

I agree, 100 points seems right. With an attack of only 3, her range of 6 is not so dangerous... You should test her with other elves and see what she's got !

[Arch-vile]

Cool ideas! I've always felt Morsbane was the odd Wizard out; his powers never referenced the others.

One of my earliest & favorite customs was a re-do of Morsbane. I upped his stats substantially, increasing points to compromise. It makes "Morsbane" a much better use of an Order Marker, because if he fails to Negate, he can still pack a punch. He's still frail, however, but it's a needed weakness.

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