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Announcing: Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set
Have you ever wanted to contribute to the future of Heroscape? How about the next Master Set?
@Astroking112
put forth a wonderful opportunity here, and he along with several other Heroscapers (including myself,
@Pumpkin_King
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@flameslayer93
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@All Your Pie
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@capsocrates
) would like to lead the Heroscapers community in making it a reality. While not a C3V project, we aim to be as Valhalla Customs compatible as possible, to hopefully be as well-liked as those "official unofficial" units, and to maybe even submit units to the SoV down the road.
Here are our goals and what we're proposing:
There are as many as 24 viable units - prepainted Planeswalkers, translucent figures, and a handful of opaque figures - between the three Arena of the Planeswalkers sets. That's 1.5x the number of Heroes and Squads in the original Rise of the Valkyrie! Together we can create a new Master Set that would provide a cheap, available source of units for Heroscapers old and new to dive into the wonderful world of curated customs. huge thanks to @LoveElemental for the pictures The useable units will be split into groups of 4 known as Pods. Our team that has been brainstorming this project will group 4 of them with the 2 Glyphs that need Heroscape-compatible powers (Knowledge and Recall) and the cryptolith Destructible Objects into a special "Pod." We will design those in parallel with helping run the rest of the project. The remaining 20 units are where you, the Heroscapers community, come in! We'll put up a poll of figures for you to vote on 4 to turn into "Pod A." You will then vote on 2 Project Leads (PL) from among a list of long-standing, high reputation Heroscapers to lead that Pod. Finally, we will take 5 volunteers to form a total of 7 "Pod A" members. The Heroscape community volunteers will be the backbone of designing and playtesting the unit. The elected PL are there to suggest the initial design ideas or directions for the units, then keep the process moving, stepping in as needed, and run any necessary votes. Meanwhile, we will repeat this process to create a "Pod B", and so on, as long as there are enough volunteers from the community. There will be a total of five Pods (plus the special Pod that includes the Glyphs and DOs). How many Pods we get up and running at once depends on your participation! Community members of each Pod can comment anywhere in the project, but are encouraged to focus on their Pod and let the PL keep their eyes on the other Pods and the project as a whole. Other members of the public are encouraged to help playtest, and can comment as well, but Pod members will have final say over their units. This will be a collaborative, public project, but we hope to let our teams do their best and only interrupt if necessary. This Master Set is intended to be a stand-alone set. Synergy with existing units - official or VC - should not be the core of any design, but isn't ruled out if that direction makes sense for the unit. Before we consider this project complete, and a true Master Set, we will also be designing maps and scenarios. We even have some ideas for the limited terrain pieces! Some maps and scenarios, though, will be designed with other terrain in mind to give players a starting point for mixing it up. First and foremost, however, we want everyone, whether they've been playing for years or if this is their first Heroscape purchase, to be able to jump right in and enjoy what this system has to offer! So, fellow Heroscapers, we need your help! Come join us on this community project to provide Heroscape with an exciting source of new units in Heroscape's newest Master Set! [Note: Info on the sets used and the name of this project here, huge shoutout to flameslayer93 for the additional detail here.] [Also note: All units will be classic Heroscape, not MtG re-themes.] Pod 0 Main thread (follow links to Pod 0 units). Arena of the Valkyire - Help create Heroscape's next Master Set! Trade List C3V Brainstorm never not funny Pepperony - 14/09/13 Last edited by NecroBlade; May 24th, 2019 at 01:58 PM. |
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Re: [AotV] Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set (Main Threa
Posting because I approve. !
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Re: [AotV] Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set (Main Threa
I'm glad that we've gotten this up!
As a quick clarification, we're proceeding with the name Arena of the Valkyrie (AotV) as a nod to both the original Rise of the Valkyrie Master Set and the Arena of the Planeswalkers sets that are being used for this endeavor. In case anyone isn't aware, the names of these sets are Magic: The Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalkers, Battle for Zendikar, and Shadows Over Innistrad. All of the units that @NecroBlade mentioned are dispersed throughout those three boxes, so if you're interested but don't have these figures, they're fairly easy to find! Proud Member of Platyfly!
Custom Units — Maps & Scenarios Battle Reports The Case for a VC Master Set |
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Re: [AotV] Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set (Main Threa
Very exciting!
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Re: [AotV] Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set (Main Threa
Cool stuff. Glad to see y’all taking this on.
C3G can be played with official Heroscape, but it's not recommended.
DISCLAIMER: C3G claims no ownership of the characters or artwork used for C3G customs. All rights for the characters belong to their respective publishers/creators. C3G cards are not intended for sale, and C3G does not authorize any party to profit from C3G cards. |
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Awesome to see this getting off the ground!
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We will super appreciate any volunteers and are already looking for anyone who is willing to chip in.
My customs. NE Ohio Tourney - TBA SW Ohio Tourney - NHSD 550 points AotV - Colliding the minis of AotP with the world of HS. |
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Re: [AotV] Arena of the Valkyrie: New Master Set (Main Threa
So from what I'm understanding, the intention behind this project is to make a Heroscape set using the AotP figures and components, but leaving out the Magic: the Gathering theme? The OP was a little unclear as to whether the MTG theme would remain or whether the heroes and squads would be renamed/rethemed.
If the set is completely rethemed, does this also mean that the Spell cards, etc. will be unused? I'm not saying it should be done one way or another, I'm just trying to gain a better understanding of the project. I believe the OP refers to a complete retheme, but I could see an MTG-themed Heroscape set working, similar to how the Underdark set was D&D themed. |
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This sounds like an awesome project! I'm glad it's getting done. I hope to be able to help!
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