The Book of Father Caylus

[Curt]

The Book of Father Caylus

C3V Wave 23 - Yngvild's Vision - Heroes of the Outlands

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The figure used for this unit is a Dungeons & Dragons miniature from the Rage of Demons set. The name of the figure is Human Wizard.

Character Bio (taken from the home page): The brutal Father Caylus leads the Acolytes of Vorganund in their bloody, profane rituals. His staff is powered by wicked sorcery, and saps the strength of the mighty. With this new darkness unleashed on Valhalla, Valkrill's demonic forces grow ever stronger.

Spoiler Alert!

General: Valkrill
Species: Human
Uniquity: Unique
Type: Hero
Class: Cleric
Personality: Merciless
Size: Medium
Height: 5

Master Stats
Life: 4
Move: 5
Range: 1
Attack: 3
Defense: 3
Points: 55

Basic Stats
Move: 5
Range: 1
Attack: 4
Defense: 4

STAFF OF ENFEEBLEMENT
Start the game with one Enfeeblement Marker on this card. After moving and before attacking, you may place your Enfeeblement Marker on the Army Card of a Unique Hero within 4 clear sight spaces of Father Caylus. For the remainder of the round, that Unique Hero subtracts 1 from its Move and Attack values and cannot attack with any special attack. At the end of the round, return your Enfeeblement Marker to this card.

BRUTAL TASKMASTER
If there is a revealed Order Marker on Father Caylus, all Clerics you control that start their turn within 4 clear sight spaces of Father Caylus may add 2 to their Move value and add 1 to their Attack value. This power does not affect Father Caylus.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

Q: If Father Caylus uses Staff of Enfeeblement on a Unique Hero, and is killed later in that round, do the Staff of Enfeeblement effects persist?
A: Yes, for the remainder of the round. Staff of Enfeeblement has a specified duration, which continues to take effect even if Master Caylus is killed, negated, etc.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

- Ebon Armor: Animated Materiel & Eternal War
As a Unique Human, a destroyed Ebon Armor you control may be placed on Father Caylus's Army Card to replace Father Caylus upon his own destruction.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Clerics
As Clerics, the following units may benefit from Father Caylus's Brutal Taskmaster special power:
- Acolytes of Vorganund
- Ana Karithon

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Rankings
- TBD

Unit Strategy Review
- TBD

[nyys]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Curt again.

Thank you!

[P_J_Keller]

Can I reveal the X order marker to activate Brutal Taskmaster?

[Son of Arathorn]

Originally Posted by P_J_Keller

Can I reveal the X order marker to activate Brutal Taskmaster?

Good question! Definitely not. You can only reveal an "X" Order Marker if the card text specifically says so, as in: "you may reveal an "X" Order Marker to activate yada yada special power..."

[P_J_Keller]

Thank you for answering that

[Scytale]

The C3V Rules Team would like to add the following R&C:

Q: If Father Caylus uses Staff of Enfeeblement on a Unique Hero, and is killed later in that round, do the Staff of Enfeeblement effects persist?
A: Yes, for the remainder of the round. Staff of Enfeeblement has a specified duration, which continues to take effect even if Master Caylus is killed, negated, etc.

[Curt]

Originally Posted by Scytale

The C3V Rules Team would like to add the following R&C:

Added, thanks!

[TreePowerz]

Any thoughts on carrying Father Caylus to the center of the map with Theracus and then using his Staff Of Enfeeblement to shut down early advances from special attack heroes like Q9, Nilfheim, Zelrig, etc? For only 95 points, this could be an unexpected way to stop those power houses from controlling the board.