Astro's Custom Units [Update 5/26/21: WWII Medic]

[Heroscaper 101]

He seems pretty fun to have, is Honor Beyond Death for Samurai Heroes or Samurai squads. The Unstoppable might be useful, you can take a turn with him before taking off the battlefield.

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by Heroscaper 101

He seems pretty fun to have, is Honor Beyond Death for Samurai Heroes or Samurai squads. The Unstoppable might be useful, you can take a turn with him before taking off the battlefield.

They were definitely a lot of fun to use when I playtested them earlier today! Honor Beyond Death works for both Samurai Heroes and Samurai Squads. Unstoppable can be really nasty in the right match-up, I think.

[Astroking112]

SEMIA THE KYRIE WARRIOR
Bearer of the Scythe of Dauði

Valkrill's Vengeance - Growth and Decay (4/4)



The figure used is Deathpact Angel #25 from the D&D: Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica set. Semia the Kyrie Warrior is a single-spaced figure.

CHARACTER BIO:

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TBA

CARD TEXT:

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GENERAL = VYDAR
PLANET = VALHALLA
SPECIES = KYRIE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = WARRIOR
PERSONALITY = ARROGANT
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 6

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 6
POINTS = 200

THE BELL TOLLS
After revealing Order Marker 3 on Semia the Kyrie Warrior, before taking that turn with her, you must destroy an adjacent figure if possible.

FLYING
When counting spaces for Semia's movement, ignore elevations. Semia may fly over water without stopping, pass over figures without becoming engaged, and fly over obstacles such as ruins. When Semia starts to fly, if she is engaged, she will take any leaving engagement attacks.

DESIGN NOTES:

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I found this miniature whilst searching for suitable Kyrie sculpts, and it just about instantly stood out for two main reasons: it was a perfect Vydar Kyrie, which we've seen very little of, and just about everything about the design felt like it evoked death.

Both of these aspects felt very exciting to me, so I wanted to tinker around with the idea and see what could come of it. I ended up settling on perhaps the most powerful destruction ability in the game, a chomp that could work on any figure, be it a Nagrub or Jotun, but I wanted to tie this to a very rhythmic sense. Every 3rd Order Marker is the only chance that Semia has to utilize her only non-flying ability, leading armies built around her to have a different pacing than most strategies.

Both players know that on OM3, anything adjacent to Semia has a good chance of being destroyed, which can lead to some interesting plays such as disengaging early to avoid destruction, tying her down with weaker squad figures to avoid losing an important hero, and more. With this being her main ability, she's forced to try and use it to fill out her high point cost (one attack of 4 is a sad trade-off), although she does have some great survivability to make it a little easier.

Overall, I don't see her being competitively viable at all because of how easy it can be to tie her down, but she feels like a very fun design that leads to some new plays and strategies for each player.

-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• ATLAGA THE KYRIE WARRIOR : KYRIE LEADERSHIP
  As a Kyrie, Semia the Kyrie Warrior adds one to her Move due to KYRIE LEADERSHIP.
  
  
• COMMAND COURIER : COMMAND DISPATCH
  As a Medium Vydar Unique Hero, Semia the Kyrie Warrior may take a turn due to a Command Courier’s COMMAND DISPATCH ability.

Synergy Benefits Offered

• N/A

As always, any comments or feedback are appreciated.

[Arch-vile]

That's a really interesting design. It's super predictable (and avoidable if your opponent plans OMs effectively) but she's durable enough she'll probably get a chance to use it at some point. I'm guessing she'd be hard to play and require some strategy changes when playing against her.

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

That's a really interesting design. It's super predictable (and avoidable if your opponent plans OMs effectively) but she's durable enough she'll probably get a chance to use it at some point. I'm guessing she'd be hard to play and require some strategy changes when playing against her.

Yeah, I wanted to balance the power of the auto-destroy with a predictability on the level of what we saw with Ornak. Since it always happens at a specific time during the round (and before she can move that turn), there's ample room to play around her, especially if you have some squad figures to spare.

[Heroscaper 101]

Originally Posted by Astroking112

Yeah, I wanted to balance the power of the auto-destroy with a predictability on the level of what we saw with Ornak. Since it always happens at a specific time during the round (and before she can move that turn), there's ample room to play around her, especially if you have some squad figures to spare.

Nice custom that you thought of and I the special power too.


P.S. How do I make books for my own customs. I am asking for advice, so I can use less pages.

[Pumpkin_King]

Originally Posted by Heroscaper 101

P.S. How do I make books for my own customs. I am asking for advice, so I can use less pages.

You don't. Just keep them all in one thread. Please don't use the "book" format, it confuses people.

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by Heroscaper 101

Nice custom that you thought of and I the special power too.


P.S. How do I make books for my own customs. I am asking for advice, so I can use less pages.

Thanks for the compliment!

I wouldn't make new threads for different customs. If you want to see the forum code that I use to organize my customs, you can Quote one of my posts and take a look. I've just found that organizing my customs in this thread this way helps me keep track of everything easily, but you can present your customs in your own thread however you prefer.

[Astroking112]

SKRIT
Ratfolk Alchemist

QC3 Customs Contest - Potions in the Dark (1/1)



This card art was created by Dr.Goomonkey. The figure used is Ratfolk Alchemist from the Pathfinder Maze of Death set. Skrit is a single-spaced figure.

CHARACTER BIO:

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Scurrying paws patter across the camp. Utgar's forces have stopped for the night, but the darkness does not slow the Ratfolk. Dancing between shadows from the campfires with her dagger at the ready, Skrit silently makes her way through the camp.

A twig suddenly snaps beneath her feet, alerting one of Utgar's Minions. Before he can speak, she releases her special serum, watching his eyes glaze over as he wonders absent-mindedly away. She has a target to destroy: she'll reach it one way or the other.

CARD TEXT:

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GENERAL = ULLAR
PLANET = FEYLUND
SPECIES = RATFOLK
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = ALCHEMIST
PERSONALITY = TERRIFYING
SIZE/HEIGHT = SMALL 3

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 1
POINTS = 40

MISDIRECTION SERUM 12
After moving and before attacking, you may choose a figure within 3 clear sight spaces of Skrit and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 12 or higher, you may move that figure up to 3 spaces. Figures moved by Misdirection Serum 12 never take any leaving engagement attacks.

MISDIRECTION CLOUD
After Skrit rolls defense dice against a normal attack from an opponent's figure, immediately choose any number of figures adjacent to her. One at a time, you may move each figure up to 3 spaces. Figures moved by Misdirection Cloud never take any leaving engagement attacks.

SNEAK ATTACK
If Skrit is attacking an opponent's figure that is adjacent to at least one other figure you control, add 2 dice to Skrit's attack.

DESIGN NOTES:

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This design was made as an entry for Dr.Goomonkey's QC3 Summertime Customs Contest. As a result, there were a couple of limiting factors placed on it, namely the following three traits:

• The size must be Small.
• The figure must have a defense of 1.
• The figure must have an ability that uses the 20-sided die for a purpose other than inflicting wounds or destroying enemy figures.
• The personality must be Terrifying.

Inspiration finally struck me when I found the Ratfolk Alchemist sculpt, which I thought could be a lot of fun with the giant potion in its hand. Skrit sounded like a vaguely rat-like name, and I quickly settled on a potion of her concoction that disorients and repositions enemies.

She's pretty cheap given her 1 defense and lack of a true defensive power (I wanted to avoid giving her Disengage or the ability to move with her own defensive power to make her feel more unique than many rogue-ish characters and emphasize her role as an alchemist), but the movement powers that she has should be fun to use and have a high level of creativity. For just 40 points, she might not be a bad filler to throw in to let you move up to 6 of your figures from your starting zone if she's targeted, and on a lava map she'd be an absolute nightmare.

She's still probably a bit weak for her points with how easily she'll fall, but against melee squads in clean-up she'll be pretty frustrating to fight against, and the potential for using Misdirection Serum 12 on your own unit to get a Sneak Attack should be fun anyway.

-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• ACOLARH : ULLAR'S AMULET
  As a unit that follows Ullar, Skrit may benefit from Acolarh's ULLAR'S AMULET movement bonus.

Synergy Benefits Offered

• N/A

As always, any comments or feedback are appreciated.

[flameslayer93]

An important note about Skrit; friendly attacks do trigger Misdirection Cloud! So technically you could have something like a Deathreaver swing at her to move 6 minis! Could be deathreavers, could move Raelin. That extra movement flexibility could very well be a balance problem. Imo, I’d set it so that opponent’s figures have to take the attack, if only to prevent turns where 9 Deathreavers move.

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by flameslayer93

An important note about Skrit; friendly attacks do trigger Misdirection Cloud! So technically you could have something like a Deathreaver swing at her to move 6 minis! Could be deathreavers, could move Raelin. That extra movement flexibility could very well be a balance problem. Imo, I’d set it so that opponent’s figures have to take the attack, if only to prevent turns where 9 Deathreavers move.

That's a really good catch. Being incentivized to attack her yourself definitely isn't the intended theme; I went ahead and updated the power text now to specify that it can only work against attacks from opponents. Thanks for pointing that out!

[Pumpkin_King]

Loooooove her. I love the mini and attempted to do a treatment of it a while back, but I never felt like I got it right. Skrit is great.