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

[Yodaking]

The pic tag of "I wouldn't eat those berries if I were you" suggested a potential danger. Venus fly trap types, poisoned mushroom spewing clouds, tangling weeds/vines, etc.

[Killometer]

Top left reminds me of a sundew. Maybe has entangling goo?

[Anitar]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

The pic tag of "I wouldn't eat those berries if I were you" suggested a potential danger. Venus fly trap types, poisoned mushroom spewing clouds, tangling weeds/vines, etc.

But if you have to be told not to eat them, doesn't that mean there must be a reason to want to in the first place?
Like, say, if the berries might heal or hurt you (roll a d20 for that).
Or if the oversized spikes give you a Defense boost (because they're rigid), but might hurt you on the way in (because they're spikes).

[Yodaking]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. If a terrain item only has a negative effect, you just won't go near them and only having a giant throw you at one would it ever come into play. So I would imagine their is both a positive and negative component, tempting you to risk the negative effect for the chance of a positive game impact.

[Tornado]

Trees that eat Squad figures to put the Hero back in Heroscape.

[Hogg]

Originally Posted by Mr Migraine

Of course, Hasbro didn't account for players like myself who throw away Heroscape minis after a couple of games, but that's not their fault.

You reuse figures? Ewww. Fresh ones for me every time.

Although that meant I was stuck playing Gladiators and Agents exclusively for a few years there...

[AMIS]

I like these plants. The more the better. A couple of almost LOS blockers and jungle trees. Whether they attack those beside them or not...it's the aesthetics that count.

Looking forward to more...

[chas]

The only Scape House Rule I've ever introduced--except for specific scenario rules--is that you can't fire at a figure between Evergreen Trees, as I consider that a solid obstacle. However, for Bushes, I consider the LOS is blocked if it goes through the center of the bush! These variations will make my consideration more interesting and varied.

[Mr Migraine]

Originally Posted by chas

The only Scape House Rule I've ever introduced--except for specific scenario rules--is that you can't fire at a figure between Evergreen Trees, as I consider that a solid obstacle. However, for Bushes, I consider the LOS is blocked if it goes through the center of the bush! These variations will make my consideration more interesting and varied.

I like that rule and have previously considered playing that way. Seems weird to be able to shoot a finger or sliver of a body with full dice.

[Relenzo2]

Originally Posted by chas

The only Scape House Rule I've ever introduced--except for specific scenario rules--is that you can't fire at a figure between Evergreen Trees, as I consider that a solid obstacle.

Oh, yeah. I agree that shooting at a figure's left elbow as if they're in clear sight is silly. This is why my longest-standing house rule is a partial cover rule--figures receive 1 or 2 extra defense dice depending on how much of their hit zone is obscured.

And it seems that many people--including on this forum--have independently invented very similar rules. It feels like a rule that SHOULD have been in vanilla Heroscape. Without it, 90% of obstacles don't actually do anything to line of sight. But with it, everything just feels right. Ticalla Jungle plants? Work exactly the way you'd want them to, with no special terrain rules required. Papercraft sandbag bunkers? Work exactly as you'd want them to. Weird AoA plant with a hole in it? No problem.


...Hello again, by the way! I stepped out for a hot minute. Excited to see new Scape coming in.

[nyys]

While I agree it's not all that thematic to hit a figure normally even if you can only see a fingernail, lets not forget that Scape was designed for kids age 8+ and for the sake of simplicity I think it was a wise choice

Originally Posted by Relenzo2

Oh, yeah. I agree that shooting at a figure's left elbow as if they're in clear sight is silly. This is why my longest-standing house rule is a partial cover rule--figures receive 1 or 2 extra defense dice depending on how much of their hit zone is obscured.

And it seems that many people--including on this forum--have independently invented very similar rules. It feels like a rule that SHOULD have been in vanilla Heroscape. Without it, 90% of obstacles don't actually do anything to line of sight. But with it, everything just feels right. Ticalla Jungle plants? Work exactly the way you'd want them to, with no special terrain rules required. Papercraft sandbag bunkers? Work exactly as you'd want them to. Weird AoA plant with a hole in it? No problem.


...Hello again, by the way! I stepped out for a hot minute. Excited to see new Scape coming in.

[AMIS]

Originally Posted by nyys

While I agree it's not all that thematic to hit a figure normally even if you can only see a fingernail, lets not forget that Scape was designed for kids age 8+ and for the sake of simplicity I think it was a wise choice

Hitting a fingernail would be a really lucky hit! Or unlucky depending on how you look at it.

But this does bring up the question of is this game still being designed for 8+

Being on the "+" end of that (and then some) I would hope so. The simplicity of the rules was always a plus.