Vassago

[Lord Pyre]

Vassago



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NAME = VASSAGO

UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
SPECIES = HORSE
CLASS = COMPANION
PERSONALITY = UNYIELDING

SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 8
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 100

HELL STEED
Instead of the move phase of an adjacent unengaged Small or Medium ally that is a Hell Lord or in The Sworn faction, you may give Vassago a move action. Then, after moving Vassago, place that figure adjacent to Vassago.

HELLFIRE HORSE 16
After a move action with Vassago, roll a d20 for each adjacent enemy, adding 4 if there is a Hell Lord or a The Sworn ally adjacent to Vassago. On a 16+, that enemy takes 1 wound.

SWORN PROTECTION
If an enemy is engaged with Vassago and a Hell Lord or a The Sworn ally, that ally is a priority target and figures engaged with it can only attack priority targets.

FACTION = THE SWORN
PUBLISHER = COFFIN
KEYWORDS = Animal, Mount
SYMBOLS = FLYING

SPRING 2024 - ANNIVERSARY: A wild horse from hell, only Lady Death's own fiery passion could make a connection with Vassago. Since then, they have been inseperable.

Resources and Rulings
• The suggested figure for this unit is a repainted D&D figure: Monster Menagerie: Unicorn
• See this card's wiki page for synergies and strategies!
• Base Clarification: Vassago is a double-based figure

Credits
• Legacy design: Lord Pyre
• Card art: japes
• Comic creators: Brian Pulido

Updates
• N/A

[Lord Pyre]

Changes are that I cut the carry out of the wounding part, and let him do it on his own without needing a rider. Then he can be a draft in companion armies if you'd like. He does get a bonus for the rider though. The roll itself is higher than in 1.0 to compensate, also dropped defense down to 5 since he was just a bit too chunky in my opinion.

Made him an even 100 now. The changes are pretty low impact I think, but I can still run some sanity tests if ya'll want.

[Arch-vile]

Nice. I’d add the Animal and Mount keywords like Battle Cat has.

[Lord Pyre]

Keep forgetting about the animal one thanks. What's the idea for the Mount keyword?

[Soundwarp SG-1]

It's for animals that might spontaneously turn into mountains.

[IAmBatman]

I was going to at play off of it with Fisto, but something anyone known for riding skills could use.

[Lord Pyre]

I guess my question is, is that mechanic worth it if half the mounts can only be ridden by certain figures? Like here Vassago has all the synergy on his card. Not wasting space on the riders' cards. Will Fisto do something cool with him even if he can't ride him?

Not against it or anything, just strikes me a bit odd.

[MrNobody]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

Will Fisto do something cool with him even if he can't ride him?

Gross.

[IAmBatman]

It’d probably be based on using the mount as a mount. Fisto is still pretty up in the air though and an interaction between him and Vassago is not a priority for me at all.

[Lord Pyre]

Oh sure. I'm just wondering if its worth making a whole keyword if most "mounts" do all the heavy lifting themselves? If Fisto has a specific one he thematically works with, is it worth just synergizing them rather than using a keyword on a bunch of stuff that really doesn't care about it?

Unless its something like he can activate multiple mounts, then there's use. Just curious if its needed essentially.

[IAmBatman]

None of them are needed (keywords) but it could be a fun design space to riff off.

[Lord Pyre]

Do you guys want sanity testing here?