The Book of Draugr Thrall

[quozl]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

More cannon fodder is always cool.

A bit expensive for cannon fodder at 125. Any chance of lowering the points to make them more like cannon fodder?

[johnny139]

I could see dropping them a bit, but under 100 would feel unthematic here. These guys should feel like a threat to Thor and an Asgardian army - we already have a lot of "swarmy" zombie types, so I like them in a middle tier position.

[IAmBatman]

1400 points gets you Hela and 7 of them, which seems like a nice little army to take on a pack of Asgardian heroes with.

[Yodaking]

I kind of feel like they should have 3 life and more defense, since Hela summons Thralls with 3 life.

[johnny139]

I can see the logic there. I went with a "takes a licking, keeps on ticking" type of undead but I think "one good hit and they fall apart" is equally valid, particularly considering the sculpts. Could keep their cost down too. Any other preferences there?

[IAmBatman]

Takes a licking and keeps on ticking = zombie for me. One good hit and they fall apart = skeleton for me.

[Tornado]

I sort of like idea of theit Life matching the 3 Life of the Thralls Hela creates.
3 is not terrible with a decent defense.

[Lord Pyre]

I love the idea here, but Hela can only resurrect once per game, right? In which case these guys probably won't be the top choice for that unless it's the only option. I'd love for her to be able to summon more somehow.

[Yodaking]

I doubt she would resurrect them unless she has no other options available, but if she does then at least they would be at full strength rather then 1/2 strength, it's just the theme of all Thrall's in play having the same starting life that appeals to me.

[johnny139]

So while I originally was leaning toward the high life low defense, I think if we're focusing in on skeletons here, I agree with Bats that lower life reflects their "brittleness." And I don't mind the symmetry as a bonus. So I'll switch to the following stats:

LIFE = 3

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 5

Which I think should drop them a little bit closer to 100? If we pin them at 95 it gets Hela + Draugr x5 at an even 1000, and that's exactly 50% of an Asgardian Warrior. Which, yeah, I know it doesn't really scale like that, but I think it's a decent goal at least.

Anyone with a strong preference for the 6 Life/2 Defense version want to chime in?

[IAmBatman]

Those stats plus Super Strength gets you 80 points on the calculator. From there, it depends on how much you think the stats are worth. 100 might be a bit low, but you could start testing there.

[johnny139]

Stats adjusted, set at 105 for testing. I'll go through the checklists soon-ish - moving soon, so I probably won't have time for testing until June anyways.