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The combo of Aura of Terror and Arcane Protection is definitely something that I'm still feeling out. It's worth noting that the Samurai suffer less from the attack decrease than most opponents will, though, on account of their Counterstrike, which is partially why I don't exclude them from the aura. The other main reason is that his ability to counter range shores up a major weakness for the Samurai (even if it is in a limited capacity), so I don't want the bonus to feel "free." I could see him being used as a relay point to protect the Uniques so they can actually engage ranged forces, but I do want to avoid causing too much frustration. Quote:
The thematic clash between a terrifying demon and one that protects his teammates is the main thing that bothers me about this design. Aura of Terror should affect your teammates to keep in line with Akumaken (and to avoid drastically increasing the power of the Samurai), but the theme is weakened by your other figures being frightened by a figure that simultaneously protects them, I think. I could rename Arcane Protection to Demonic Protection or the like to slightly address this, but I'm not convinced that this addresses the problem. Proud Member of Platyfly!
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Balance: Gilliam is 85 points, like the Ice Troll Berserker, but Gilliam has only one special power
Playability: I have playtested this version of Gilliam today on October 14, 2018. He is medium so the base doesn't have to be big. The power are clear & understandable, I hope. Creativity: His Final Guard power is new. He may have 2 automatic shields against Normal Attacks & Special Attacks, only if Gilliam is the last Guard standing. Theme: He might be a knight, champion or something. Accessibility: There are +20 of this sculpt at Troll and Toad and Magic Mini Man Here is the miniature and army card for this unit. |
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I'm curious if you can nail a theme for this mini that explicitly helps the Samurai or not. Formerly known as capsocrates -- Remixed Master Sets - challenge yourself with new terrain combinations! -- Colorado Fall 2023 Multiplayer Madness -- caps's Customs Redux - caps's multiplayer maps - caps's maps - Seagate -- Continuing Classic Heroscape: C3V SoV |
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I'm fine with only indirectly helping the Samurai, which is why Aura of Terror works against all figures. Of the two powers, I'm leaning most towards altering Arcane Protection to fit the design more. Proud Member of Platyfly!
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Demonic Reprisal When Tero Akuma, or any Samurai you control adjacent to Tero Akuma, rolls defence dice against a normal attack from a non-adjacent figure, roll Einar Valkyrie Dice. If you roll more skulls than the attacking figure, the attacking figure receives one wound for each skull rolled greater than the number rolled by the attacking figure. |
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Aura of Terror is great. It ties in to Akumaken and the chosen personality and also works for the mini. t
The mini doesn't demand it, though, so it could be that you go back to the drawing board and what you come up with doesn't feel nicely with it anymore. That would be okay. The second power feels tacked on. Formerly known as capsocrates -- Remixed Master Sets - challenge yourself with new terrain combinations! -- Colorado Fall 2023 Multiplayer Madness -- caps's Customs Redux - caps's multiplayer maps - caps's maps - Seagate -- Continuing Classic Heroscape: C3V SoV |
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Arcane Protection is the thing people are having a hard time with, I'm sure. If he were only helping himself, I don't think you'd be getting a lot of pushback, but the protective aura definitely sticks out on a demonic character.
Fwiw, I don't think that's really a problem. It's generally good to lean on tropes, so that someone picking up a unit can get a good intuitive feel for what's going on with it. But not every unit needs to be rigidly defined by tropes. Totally fine to have something on a card that might make someone raise an eyebrow and look up the bio to see what a figure's about. (Granted, if you go that route, you dang well better have a decent bio for them to look up!) Like, Drake Alexander's shtick is what... katana-wielding WWII soldier with superspeed? That's not exactly a stock character we've seen before, and you couldn't totally suss out his story just from the card and the mini. A demon that doesn't operate in a stereotypically evil/selfish way seems fine to me - especially given the allegiance to Einar rather than one of the more evil generals. Admittedly, that's a take from someone with hardly any classic customs under his belt. If you do end up looking to rework it so that the theme is a little more intuitive for people, I'd keep the mechanics close to where they are now and just rebrand it a little. Don't emphasize that he's protecting friendlies, so much as that he's punishing opponents. |
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Thanks again to everyone for their feedback! I'm going to rework Arcane Protection and post a new version of Tero in my own thread once it's ready. Proud Member of Platyfly!
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Re: Freelance Feedback Focus Group (3FG) - New Thread!
What do you think about this version of Gilliam.
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I think he has three defensive powers, which is too many.
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Is this version of Gilliam any good.
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