dok's D&D minis customs

[dok]

I ended up using the language I developed in my old "re-working Trample Denial" thread. Since this guy can't nagrub heal and only has 5 life, he can't disengage like TKN does, so being able to spend the trample movement but not move will prevent him from getting pinned in too easily.

With this change, I definitely want to do some testing before I drop it below 200. Eliminating trample denial might be a big deal.

[Filthy the Clown]

Cool sculpt and powers. Paired with GGs, that guy will be worth every bit of 200 points (Gelmir + 3 squads of Granite Guardians). Albeit slow moving, but 4 attack/6 defense rockers (6 attack with height[Landslide]!), backed by that beast, are going to slow roll though most things. Fast-moving auto-wounders (black wyrmlings come to mind) will be good counters, though.

[Taeblewalker]

Just glancing at the first posts, I like the Griffon, though I wonder if maybe she's under-costed. Even without the Bonding.

The Skeletal Giants sound really cool, especially the first power. I like the way you handled their skeletal resilience.

Trample Attack is a nice variant on Tetsubo, though I have the equiceph and minotaur, and they seem to me to be medium and large, respectively. I don't know about the other fig.

It's great that you made the Driders Arachnids, but other than that, they seem too derivative of the Deepwyrm Drow.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by dok

I ended up using the language I developed in my old "re-working Trample Denial" thread. Since this guy can't nagrub heal and only has 5 life, he can't disengage like TKN does, so being able to spend the trample movement but not move will prevent him from getting pinned in too easily.

With this change, I definitely want to do some testing before I drop it below 200. Eliminating trample denial might be a big deal.

I like the new language except for one item. I think it should say that he must move to the space the figure formerly occupied, not may.

[Taeblewalker]

Originally Posted by dok

Here's a power I was toying with:

Zombie Slam 12

When a small or medium figure rolls defense dice and is not destroyed by an attack from this Zombie Hulk, immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 12 or higher, you may move that figure one space. A figure moved by Zombie Slam never takes any leaving engagement attacks. A non-flying figure moved by Zombie Slam is subject to falling damage.

It's basically a nerfed version of Shurrak's Knockback. The "one space" terminology automatically means you can only move down or to level spaces.

The power also guarantees that it won't work on slippery ice or heavy snow.

Originally Posted by quozl

I like the new language except for one item. I think it should say that he must move to the space the figure formerly occupied, not may.

Is the Earth Titan a one-space figure?

In any case, both the Titan and Zetchr are very, very good!

[dok]

Originally Posted by Filthy the Clown

Cool sculpt and powers. Paired with GGs, that guy will be worth every bit of 200 points (Gelmir + 3 squads of Granite Guardians). Albeit slow moving, but 4 attack/6 defense rockers (6 attack with height[Landslide]!), backed by that beast, are going to slow roll though most things. Fast-moving auto-wounders (black wyrmlings come to mind) will be good counters, though.

Thanks. Yeah, anything with autowounds does well against the GG+Gelmir combo. Even then they're in Gelmir's aura, though, GGs are basically no stronger than minions, and minions have plenty of bad matchups. Even with the Elementar power, I would probably be more confident playing Glemir+Cuttersx5 or Gelmir+PKx4 or Gelmir+Raelin+Krav+whatever, than Gelmir+GGx3.

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

Just glancing at the first posts, I like the Griffon, though I wonder if maybe she's under-costed. Even without the Bonding.

She is pretty awesome. I just got the sculpt, and boy oh boy am I excited to test her now, although I need to re-base her (I cut the D&D base down to single-hex size, and it would be stable except that the plastic is too soft). Still, I don't think she's really part of any power build I can come up with as-is, so I have a hard time arguing she's undercosted. The ability to carry a friendly into battle and THEN start acting like a Wyvern is really, really cool, but 100 points takes a lot of squads off the table.

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

The Skeletal Giants sound really cool, especially the first power. I like the way you handled their skeletal resilience.

Trample Attack is a nice variant on Tetsubo, though I have the equiceph and minotaur, and they seem to me to be medium and large, respectively. I don't know about the other fig.

As of a few days ago, I have the equiceph and the cyclops. The equiceph is a very big medium figure or a rather little large figure; he looks much better on a single base, for sure, but I don't think he'd fit on a classic medium HS base. The cyclops is bigger, and definitely a double-hexer. Unfortunately, it appears that those figures just don't make a cohesive-looking squad.

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

It's great that you made the Driders Arachnids, but other than that, they seem too derivative of the Deepwyrm Drow.

I agree. Also, based on my understanding of base sizes (I don't have any of those figures) I don't think the sizes of those figures match up well.

Originally Posted by quozl

I like the new language except for one item. I think it should say that he must move to the space the figure formerly occupied, not may.

It should get tested, but I like keeping it as-is. As I said, a 5-life, non-regenerating figure can't be nearly as cavalier about disengaging as TKN is. If you can't disengage, then two squaddies engaging you on opposite sides can keep you from using Rolling landslide without taking a disengagement swipe. The "may" frees you from that. Note that you spend the movement whether or not you make the move, though.

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

The power also guarantees that it won't work on slippery ice or heavy snow.

Heh. Yeah, good point. Good thing I didn't use that one, eh?

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

Is the Earth Titan a one-space figure?

Decidedly not. He's height 11 (I've measured him) and very beefy, and his big feet require a large Grimnak/Mimring-style peanut base.

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

In any case, both the Titan and Zetchr are very, very good!

Thanks! Unfortunately, my newly-found more nuanced understanding of the D&D base sizes leads me to believe that Zetchr would present pretty ridiculous wing-denial issues to melee figures. It would be cool to find out, though...

[dok]

This one is something completely different. I took the (very inexpensive) Trebuchet figure in the new D&D set, and designed a custom destructible object card for it.



The model is too wide for a double-hexer, but would probably fit on a 4-hex shadow tile.

It's basically for scenario use, although I suppose you could design a castle attack map where one side starts in the castle, but there's a well-placed trebuchet on the other side that draws the defenders out. - assuming you have some soldiers to use it. Speaking of which, is the soldier distinction too restrictive? Maybe I should just require a certain number of figures? EDIT: changed the language so that it can get used by anybody that can manage three adjacent figures.

[dok]

I've turned the first post of the thread into a display of the customs that I consider somewhat polished.

[dok]

After some pretty intense edits by the CHCG24 crowd, I've re-done Gelmir, including re-naming him Crag and overhauling his version of Trample Stomp:



I think this new version is much easier to understand. Many thanks to the folks involved in the brainstorming.

[Taeblewalker]

Must he figure he tramples also be on a space where Crag could end his movement?

[dok]

Originally Posted by Taeblewalker

Must he figure he tramples also be on a space where Crag could end his movement?

Nope. Just a spot that he has enough movement to move onto.

Here's a custom card I've been sitting on for a while.

EDIT: this post no longer up-to-date.

Spoiler Alert!

I kept waiting for inspiration to strike and lead me toward giving him some different, creative powers, but I really like both of these powers with him, even if they're re-treads.


He pretty much HAS to have reach (his axe is 2 hexes long by itself!), unless I just give him a range of 2 (which I could, I guess), and those two powers take up the whole card.

He's not a very metagamey figure, unlike most of my cards which I try to make fairly competitive in a standard tournament environment. This guy hits hard as heck but in the end he can only attack once a turn. I might be able to get away with cutting his cost a little bit, but if I make him too inexpensive then he's completely ridiculous in a dungeon crawl or unique hero environment.

[Filthy the Clown]

Originally Posted by dok

Nope. Just a spot that he has enough movement to move onto.

Here's a custom card I've been sitting on for a while. I kept waiting for inspiration to strike and lead me toward giving him some different, creative powers, but I really like both of these powers with him, even if they're re-treads.

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He pretty much HAS to have reach (his axe is 2 hexes long by itself!), unless I just give him a range of 2 (which I could, I guess), and those two powers take up the whole card.

He's not a very metagamey figure, unlike most of my cards which I try to make fairly competitive in a standard tournament environment. This guy hits hard as heck but in the end he can only attack once a turn. I might be able to get away with cutting his cost a little bit, but if I make him too inexpensive then he's completely ridiculous in a dungeon crawl or unique hero environment.

Sweet Jiminy. Give him height and an attack-boosting glyph, and he is a wrecking ball. On that note, a range of 2 will keep him from enjoying Finn's Attack Aura boost, which somehow makes sense. Pretty cool card/sculpt, but I don't think that Knockback will be used much...