Superfrog's Customs - Two Thralls 11/12

[superfrog]

Originally Posted by Leaf_It

I feel like making Nhah Scirh Sword a 4 or more would be a better approach. Take height, and/or have a unique attack +1, and/or bring Skull demons to boost his attack, (Finn, Tealord, Bahadur, etc) to increase the chances. Even with a requirement of 4 or more, it's like a better Venomous Sting, since no matter how high your attack is boosted, you still only need 4 or more. Venomous Sting on the Wyvern is all skulls for the same effect, and the Wyvern's attack is 4, so any attack bonus, is a debuff to the ability. With 6 move, you can probably position pretty well.

You're probably right here. Especially against dragons, he'll be rolling 6 dice decently often, which makes 3 skulls really easy.

[flameslayer93]

I like the overal design (especially with the 4-skull requirement). Any reason for his personality of Driven? Wild is fairly reasonable for the mini.

If I buy the mini, I’ll probably be ripping this guy. Great work!

[superfrog]

Yeah, he could easily be wild. Driven was a bit of a nod to the fanatical cultists theme, but wild might work better.

[Sir Heroscape]

Love this design. Very cool. I think the SoV could use another Icarian

[superfrog]

Thinking about it. I'll probably run it through the SoV thread and see if the figure is passable as an Icarian.

[superfrog]

A few changes:

Leader --> Zealot
More cult-y, more shark-y, less generic and boring.

Driven --> Wild
Having Zealot as the class gives the theme I was looking for with Driven, and Wild works well to supplement that theme.

Nhah Scirh Sword: 3 skulls --> 4 skulls
Makes him a little less potent, more in line with his 70 points. Wording also gets an update to match Maul.

[Sir Heroscape]

So cool. Loving this guy.

[Leaf_It]

If anyone is still hung up on the name "Nhah Scirh Sword" you can always just call it, Icarian Blade, or something like that.

[superfrog]

I've got a Nhah Scirh cult background/bio in mind that explains his Zealot class as well as his lack of armor, which I think ties him in nicely. But that is a good backup plan.

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by superfrog

I really like this guy, especially since it gives us another Icarian. 7-move cultists will be a scary boost for them, but it fits well and I like the use of Leadership here.

It's interesting to combine Leadership with a shark-style unit, though. His low defense with a useful movement boost will make him a prime candidate for assassination, and his good offensive potential (especially against dragons) will tempt players into using him earlier on than may be ideal. It'll be interesting to see this in practice.

I really like Zealot as the class. It fits the cult theme well and feels unique, which is a huge plus in my book. Wild seems a little weird to me, but not enough to feel out of place.

On the topic of him being Nhah Scirh or not, I think that the different color, style, and weapons seem like they could easily come from a different "cult" on Icaria (especially since we have so many different official Nhah Scirh sculpts that match the same style already). Interesting bios are always a pleasure, though, so I'd look forward to seeing the lore behind the Nhah Scirh Sword and how he acquired it.

Great unit, superfrog! I like it so much that I picked up the sculpt when I found it at GenCon.

[superfrog]

Always nice to hear that somebody else picked up one of my customs!

A sharky unit with a movement boost like that is a bit odd as you said, but it just makes him a little more interesting to play. Do you let your 7-move Nhah Scirh wreak havoc? Or do you try to get a devastating hit on Nilfheim? Or do you try to play halfway and see what opportunities come up?

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by superfrog

Always nice to hear that somebody else picked up one of my customs!

A sharky unit with a movement boost like that is a bit odd as you said, but it just makes him a little more interesting to play. Do you let your 7-move Nhah Scirh wreak havoc? Or do you try to get a devastating hit on Nilfheim? Or do you try to play halfway and see what opportunities come up?

I agree. It's a refreshing change of pace from more conventional cheerleader units, and it feels nice to have an aggressive character who also makes his troops slightly more aggressive like this.