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[DarthLegolas]

Spoiler Alert!

Originally Posted by VikingThyme

Here’s what I have:

Name: Darkthorn Dryad
General: Ullar

Species: Dryad
Uniqueness: Common Hero
Class: Sentinel
Personality: Tricky
Size/Height: Medium 5

Life: 1
Move: 5
Range: 1
Attack: 2
Defense: 3
Points: 20

Forest Song 8
When an opponents figure starts it’s turn within 4 clear-sight spaces of a Darkthorn Dryad you control, you may first roll the 20-sided die. If you roll an 8 or higher, the affected figure must first use its normal movement to move at least one space closer to the nearest Darkthorn Dryad you control (it can then use the rest of its movement normally). Creatures affected by Forest Song 8 cannot make attacks against a Darkthorn Dryad this turn. Forest Song 8 does not affect soulborgs and dryads.

Tree Stride
If a Darkthorn Dryad ends her normal movement adjacent to an evergreen tree, you may immediately place her on an empty space adjacent to an evergreen tree within 10 spaces of the Darkthorn Dryad. If the Darkthorn Dryad is engaged before using Tree Stride, she will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

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I like how this turned out, but I’m not sure that Forest Song is as clear as it could be. The intention is that a figure influenced by the song needs to use the first part of their move to get one space closer to the Dryad, even if that means spending movement on climbing or taking opportunity attacks. After that initial approach, the figure is free to do what it likes, I.e it snapped out of the trance. It’s also supposed to prevent figures from using any form of special movement.

This sets up the Darkthorn Dryad to be an obnoxious control unit with mild self protection. Tree Stride lets her move among the trees, getting out of danger once the enemy has been thoroughly distracted, or moving to the action to disrupt opponent positioning.

No miniature yet, I need to find an easy way of uploading images.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback!

Welcome to the custom community! This is a good start; I like the idea of a low-point unit with minor area control

A couple notes. What happens when 5+ figures of the same common squad start their turn within 4 spaces? Do you roll 5+ times even though only 4 (or less) get activated a turn? Or would only the figures the opponent activates need to roll? I would assume the latter, which may read:
"When an opponent's figure starts it's MOVEMENT within 4 clear-sight spaces..." This will narrow down the d20 rolls to just the figures activated. And this still works even if the opponent didn't actually intend to move the figure at all (if i'm not mistaken.) As activated figures still go through the movement "phase" even if they move 0 spaces.

Other minor things, you use "creature" instead of "figure" at one point which is incorrect. and I would personally let the Darkthorn Dryad use any tree rather than specifically evergreen trees. Seems unnecessarily limiting otherwise.

As for uploading images: Heroscapers needs a host site to take images from. Easiest one to me is Imgur if want to use an image from your computer but you can really use any site that you can upload images to. (If you found the image you want online, you can just use that one). Then copy the image link. then back in heroscapers, click the "insert image" button and paste.

Always happy to see a new face and look forward to more stuff you make!