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Re: Sujoah & the Fyorlag Spiders cards on front page
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Re: Sujoah & the Fyorlag Spiders cards on front page
Rather than realism, I think this is a game mechanic that was desperately needed. There are too many things that can affect unique heroes--squads need to be balanced and the spiders do that. For me, it is all about the need to balance out squadscape and I am grateful for the spiders. (Yeah, they are trying to help free the guy, and then running back to their positions, sure...if you need an explanation--maybe the spiders have a sonic effect that hurts the heads of every unit like the one in the webs. I'm okay with this particular oddity b/c of the metagame needs.)
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Re: Sujoah & the Fyorlag Spiders cards on front page
That's right it is a he. It's just that its name sounds female in my native language, Spanish.
I don't care about choosing my army based on strategy. I choose an army based on coolness and personal appeal... even if it means that my units will die trying. Hail to the glory of HeroScape and bravery. |
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Is there a bio yet? Maybe the answer is in the bio. I don't care about choosing my army based on strategy. I choose an army based on coolness and personal appeal... even if it means that my units will die trying. Hail to the glory of HeroScape and bravery. |
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I understand what you are saying--I do like my fantasy/sci-fi to (as far as possible) make sense within its own set of physics/science. But, just for me, I would have been a lot more bothered to see the Spiders only targeting heroes.
Maybe you can think of them as Phase Spiders--able to cross temporal distances to entangle a unit with the same bio-readings as the one they are engaged with. The bio may have an answer. And I'm guessing that this is not going to be a replicated issue--the Spiders seem fairly unique in their design and concept. Sorry if I came across poorly in my earlier post. New? Read this. | The INDEX 2.0 | Mmirg's Maps Magnify Your Scape: BoV | SoV | C3V (Playtest!) | C3G The Dice Tower Con w/ Scape! |
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Maybe we are supposed to think of the squads without order markers as awaiting new orders as one of their teammates is down and out, if only temporarily. If the plan calls for 4 guys to make a strike, and one gets taken out early, wouldn't the mission be "scrubbed" at that point?
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So am I the only science nerd bothered by it being a 'he'? Only female wasps can sting...* For comedy, male wasps have the behavior of stinging, but they are actually poking at you with something much less effective for defense.**
*Yes, I realize how silly this is given the magic and dino riding orcs and so on we already have ** their junk, ewww! |
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Acid blood is more unbelievable, and yet we have the whole series of Alien films. |
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It just gives me a vibe, similar to the Godzilla movie where 'he' is laying eggs all over the place. Uh.... wouldn't that make Godzilla a she?!
That said, I am going to wear this thing out I'll be playing it so much! |
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Re: Sujoah & the Fyorlag Spiders cards on front page
Too much excitement.
Just think. WotC almost didn't release this terrain pack which is IMO the best looking of them all and containing the soon to be most usable squad to ever come out in a terrain pack. Thank you for reconsidering! |
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To the second I say ditto to the max! _________________ still playing: Slim Cessna's Auto Club |
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RE: It just gives me a vibe, similar to the Godzilla movie where 'he' is laying eggs all over the place. Uh.... wouldn't that make Godzilla a she?!
Male seahorses give birth. It's not always black and white where gender roles are concerned. In Godzilla's case, Godzilla is obviously asexual, meaning that gender isn't an issue for him. As for Sujoah, he looks less like a realistic wasp and more like a devilish, fantastical creature crossed between a scorpion and a fly. His stinger just doesn't look wasp-like to me. He's also native to Valhalla, so I wouldn't judge him by real world "earth rules." As for the spiders, we've already seen the same thing with Dund. I believe its set up that way to avoid complication; they want Heroscape to be simpler than other wargames and more accessible, therefore they don't want people having to keep track of which figure was crippled/webbed last turn and which weren't. |
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