Heroscape: Age of Annihilation is here! Back it on Haslab! - Page 104

caps · #**1237** September 6th, 2022, 04:24 PM

Today's designer's notes

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DESIGNER'S NOTES - DAY 029- "A LIVING TIDE OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION" The Oathbound are the Craven Court’s vanguard shock troops, rushing ahead of the main attack force to overwhelm defenses and locate weaknesses to exploit during the main advance. Their adaptive strategies allow them to modify their unit composition based on real-time assessments of the enemy, sometimes spreading out across the battlefield as smaller units of Oathbound Legionnaires, swarming across and over the battlefield, to engage multiple adversaries, distracting them form the Craven Court reinforcements close behind. Other times, the Oathbound will gather together into an Oathbound Phalanx, placing their sheer weight in numbers together against a single weak point and shatter their opposition in a massive hammer blow of razor sharp teeth and deathly talons.

TerminX · #**1238** September 6th, 2022, 04:31 PM

Oathbound Phalanx is the sickest thing since Melter Deathforge

Anitar · #**1239** September 6th, 2022, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by capsocrates

Today's designer's notes

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Originally Posted by capsocrates

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Originally Posted by Encarmine

DESIGNER'S NOTES - DAY 029- "A LIVING TIDE OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION" The Oathbound are the Craven Court’s vanguard shock troops, rushing ahead of the main attack force to overwhelm defenses and locate weaknesses to exploit during the main advance. Their adaptive strategies allow them to modify their unit composition based on real-time assessments of the enemy, sometimes spreading out across the battlefield as smaller units of Oathbound Legionnaires, swarming across and over the battlefield, to engage multiple adversaries, distracting them form the Craven Court reinforcements close behind. Other times, the Oathbound will gather together into an Oathbound Phalanx, placing their sheer weight in numbers together against a single weak point and shatter their opposition in a massive hammer blow of razor sharp teeth and deathly talons.

I must admit, "a pile of 21 bugs" (assuming I counted that right) is not at all what I expected a Hero to be. Good stuff.

I also like how much these units embody the philosophy behind the Court. They look like a ravenous, savage horde of bug monsters; but as the names will tell you, they're a regimented army with rules and principles.

Airborne Elite 5 · #**1240** September 6th, 2022, 04:46 PM

This is an interesting concept. I wonder if you will be able to shift its form in the middle if the game?

Zeldarck · #**1241** September 6th, 2022, 05:01 PM

Does someone know if Haslab for Heroquest was delivered to Europe? On the Haslab page for heroquest there is a "Not available to ship to Quebec, Canada.", so I am worry for non-US heroscaper

caps · #**1242** September 6th, 2022, 05:15 PM

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This is an interesting concept. I wonder if you will be able to shift its form in the middle if the game?

Ooh, I bet it is. I only saw the "Unique Squad" bit of the image and didn't notice the "Unique Hero" bit.

Son of Arathorn · #**1243** September 6th, 2022, 05:47 PM

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This is an interesting concept. I wonder if you will be able to shift its form in the middle if the game?

Ooh, I bet it is. I only saw the "Unique Squad" bit of the image and didn't notice the "Unique Hero" bit.

And now I wonder, would the change from Hero to Squad be at-will and both-ways? Based on the lore for the faction so far, I would guess so. The alternative would probably be "starts game as Hero, fractures into Squad on death," which could be a dynamic for a different hive-mind hero. Perhaps a new Marro Hivelord that's just two dozen Nagrubs in a trenchcoat?

Taeblewalker · #**1244** September 6th, 2022, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by capsocrates

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Originally Posted by Airborne Elite 5

This is an interesting concept. I wonder if you will be able to shift its form in the middle if the game?

Ooh, I bet it is. I only saw the "Unique Squad" bit of the image and didn't notice the "Unique Hero" bit.

And now I wonder, would the change from Hero to Squad be at-will and both-ways? Based on the lore for the faction so far, I would guess so. The alternative would probably be "starts game as Hero, fractures into Squad on death," which could be a dynamic for a different hive-mind hero. Perhaps a new Marro Hivelord that's just two dozen Nagrubs in a trenchcoat?

Awesome imagery!

Garenex · #**1245** September 6th, 2022, 06:22 PM

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Think outside the box for a minute. What if it's really 65 Height, but only the bottom 11 or so are modeled? That way, we'd get eight independent based legs "ankles down". There's no worry about finding enough grouped-space for the figure to move, it's not a single-piece mold. Different heights? doesn't matter, each leg moves independently like part of a squad. There could also be another "floating" head unit to attack its targets, and the legs could kick/stab/crush adjacent units. Each leg/head could be targeted. And this would be reasonable, production-, price- and paint-wise.

As it happens, I do have a quote about that...

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The figure is just a giant disembodied foot/part of a leg that stomps around the battlefield and calls in "off board" artillery

This is just the kind of thing that Encarmine is writing down in his little notebook!

This is a fascinating idea. Basically operates like a squad, but maybe they all have to stay within so many spaces of each other, but considered a hero for other abilities.

Grungebob · #**1246** September 6th, 2022, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeldarck

Does someone know if Haslab for Heroquest was delivered to Europe? On the Haslab page for heroquest there is a "Not available to ship to Quebec, Canada.", so I am worry for non-US heroscaper

I believe it wasn’t initially, but that changed during the campaign.

About Quebec, this is an issue just with Quebec. I think if you recall, Heroscape never shipped to Quebec because they have a French language import rule if I recall.

skyknight · #**1247** September 6th, 2022, 07:12 PM

And now we finally get to see the nightmares in my head. I’ve had this idea for years and years and was thrilled to finally get it to paper. Along with the new Design Team we were able to make this one sing. It’s an absolute blast to play.

chas · #**1248** September 6th, 2022, 09:04 PM

And I thought the Cyborgs were icky! These guys go all the way to yucky. How do you sleep at night?

Great idea, switching between Hero and Squad.

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