Heroscaper’s Quality Customs (HQC)

[tokomi]

Welcome to Heroscaper’s Quality Customs (HQC)
Purpose:
The HQC was created to exchange ideas within the Heroscape community, discuss them openly, and produce a series of custom units for the players by the players.

Golden Rules:

This section will be updated as the process goes on.

1. Repeat after me: “I am human and prone to make mistakes. I will not hold it against myself or others”.

2. Don’t be offended if your ideas are not used. Feel free to submit it in the next Cycle (more to come)

3. In simple business terms - fast, good and cheap - you can get something fast and cheap, but it won't be good; good and fast, but it won't be cheap; cheap and good, but it won't be fast. This process will take some time at first. Once we have it down we can ramp up and do more.

4. Have fun

5. When you have question feel free to ask them here or in PM.

How does this work:

Stage 1 – Selecting a template
At the start, I will generate three randomly selected templates and create a poll. An Example is provided below.

Rarity: Common
Type: Squad
Squad Size: (2 - 4)
General: Ullar
Point Range: (40 - 100)
Base: Single
Unit Size: Medium
Height Range: (4 - 7)

Note: Anything listed in parenthesis are range values and open to discussion.

Stage 2 – Read Carefully – Submitting Images
Submit no more than two images links to me via private messages of units that best fit the selected template. Please include the Cycle and the Stage in the subject (e. g. HQC#1 – Stage 2 ). If there are more than one unit on the page please include the name of the one submitted. Images provided in the thread will not be considered. Images will be compiled into a single image and a poll will be created.

Stage 3 – Select the units World, Species, Personality, and Class.
I would prefer if we kept to the known entries on the lists below. However, if there is an entry that is reasonable it will be considered. For example, The Heroclix Swamp Thing was selected in stage 2. Feylund ,Treant , Warder, and Disciplined would be a reasonable entry for consideration.



Worlds
Icaria, Earth, Marr
Feylund, Alpha Prime, Valhalla
Grut, Isadora

Species
Dragon, Human, Marro
Elf, Soulborg, Kyrie
Orc, Viper, Wolf
Troll, Doggin, Trolticor
Fiantooth, Moltarn, Primadon
Wulsinu, Undead, Gryphillin
Giant, Dzu-The, Nagrub
Ogre, Insect, Arachnid

Class
Beast, Champion, Warrior
Agent, Warlord, Archer
Deathwalker, Guard, Samurai
Soldier, Scout, Sniper
Drone, Minion, Knight
Devourer, Darklord, Hivelord
Hunter, King, Mount
Sentinel, Monk, Lawman
Protector, Wizard, Queen
Major, Deathstalker, Gladiator
Deathreaver, Ninja, Alphallon
Savage, Warwitch, Ashigaru
Duchess, Lord, Lady
Warden, Archmage, Hive
Stinger, Emperor, Predator
Daimyo


Stage 4 – Submitting Ideas for Game Text
Open exchange of what this unit can and cannot do.

Stage 5 – Coming up with Stat’s and points
Will the unit be a low as Isamu or expensive as Taelord? We'll find out.

Stage 6 – Making Adjustments
Testing and Balance

Stage 7 – Rollup and Feedback
This is the stage where the charcter card is created and


Current Polls and Discussions

HQC#1 - Stage 2

[tokomi]

Buttering Up My Pumpernickel

[CStrife07]

I think there would be a better turnout if we had just submitted unit ideas (ex. Gladiators, Immortals, Dragons etc.) than a template. Just a thought, we've seem something kind of like this before.

[tokomi]

Cstrife07,

Thank you for being the first to respond to the HQC thread. There is a lot of information here for a forum created unit. My goal was to eliminate a lot of "Oh God, not another Utgar custom" or "Elves, its always elves" from the process. The templates are basic blocks that the community votes to create. The submitting of unit ideas begins in Stage 2. You can submit pictures of Gladiators, Immortals, Dragons, and etc. that fits the selected template. This process allows everyone to be heard and reduces the amount of animosity some feel when others ideas are seemingly chosen at random over others. You can get something fast and cheap, but it won't be good; Slow is good for now. I would like to see a solid custom created out the gate and hopefully more will participate. If this does not pan out, we can always change.

[Anthasu1]

We need stamps I'll make them.

I can make a custom to help kickstart this.

[goaliescaper]

lol, that was confusing

[tokomi]

Anthasu1,

I am not sure what you are offering even after the edit. Can you shed some light on this for me?

[Anthasu1]

Sorry, half asleep as I typed that.

I'll make stamps (What you put on the card to show its HQC)

And make a custom card for whatever we are working on.

Hope thats clearer.

[tokomi]

Anthasu1

If you have some concepts in mind, I would love to see what you come up with and welcome the help creating the completed unit.

[Anthasu1]

Cool, I voted for the Ullar Squad, but I can do the others too.

Don't have many customs goin gon at the moment, so I can help with this.

So, do we vote on what minitures to use for the figures?

[tokomi]

updated first post

[tokomi]

We still need images for the custom, feel free to PM them to me.