The Book of Vulcanmech Incendiborgs

[infectedsloth]

The Book of Vulcanmech Incendiborgs

C3V Wave 2 - Age of Chaos - Dwarf and Soulborgs



The printer-friendly PDF

The figures used for this unit are AT-43 figures from the Red Blok set.
The name of the figure is Strielitz Kolossus Unit Box.

Character Bio:

Spoiler Alert!

"Burn all, burn everything. Fire is bright and fire is clean"

In the beginning, during the reign of the Mariedian Empire, Fireborgs, manufactured by the Vulcanmech corporation, were just devices, tools to cleanse contamination with fire.

But then the soulborgs rose to power. Soulborg overlords repurposed the Fireborgs as twisted machines of war, transforming them from servants of the Mariedians into monstrous creatures of fire and violence--the Vulcanmech Incendiborgs. New programming took over, and they were given a new mission: the entire world was contaminated, and it must burn.

The Incendiborgs cleansed the world of Mariedian, burning away the messiness and imperfection of nature. They began to consume all remaining life, burning even the soulborgs around them. As the last forests of Mariedian turned to ash, Alpha Prime was born.

From their position locked in fiery conflict on Alpha Prime, the Incendiborgs were summoned to a new world, a world that technology had barely begun to touch, a world that was vibrant and alive--a world that was a tinderbox waiting for a light.

The Vulcanmech have arrived, and now Valhalla will burn.

Redundant Systems
Start the game with 3 Redundant Systems markers on this army card. After a Vulcanmech Incendiborg receives one or more wounds, you may remove 1 Redundant Systems marker form this card to ignore all wounds.

Flamethrower Special Attack
Range Special. Attack 4.
A Vulcanmech Incendiborg that does not attack normally may use Flamethrower Special Attack. Choose 2 spaces in a straight line from the attacking Vulcanmech Incendiborg. All figures on those spaces that are in line of sight are affected by Flamethrower Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.


-Rulings and Clarifications-

Flamethrower Special Attack.
Q: If a Vulcanmech Incendiborg is engaged and wants to use the Flamethower Special Attack, must the first hex of whichever fire-line he chooses include an engaged enemy figure?
A: Yes, if a Vulcanmech Incendiborg is engaged, the first figure attacked must be adjacent to that attacking Vulcanmech Incendiborg.

-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received:

- KHOSUMET THE DARKLORD : Relentless Assault
Having a Relentless personality, Vulcanmech Incendiborgs may benefit from Khosumet the Darklord’s RELENTLESS ASSAULT attack bonus.

EXECUTIONER 616 : Remote Detonation
Vulcanmech Incendiborgs can be exploded by Executioner 616.

Synergy Benefits Offered:

KNIGHTS OF BLACKGAARD : Relentless Army Attack Bonus
As Relentless figures, Vulcanmech Incendiborgs may be included in an army with Knights of Blackgaard without negating their attack bonus.

-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-
TBA


-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

Power Ranking and Master Index

Sculpt poll: Vulcanmech Incendiborgs

Vulcanmech Incendiborgs- If they can work their way to high ground before their markers are gone, they will often dominate the game. A

Unit Strategy Review
TBA

[infectedsloth]

My first attempt at a "Book", so let me know if I missed anything.

[awesomeunleashed]

Probably want to make it "Age" of Chaos. Also, Redundant Systems is missing its last period and "does" is spelled incorrectly in FTSA.

I need to get my hands on these, if only because I'm skeptical of thier super-high cost...

[ZBeeblebrox]

Originally Posted by awesomeunleashed

Probably want to make it "Age" of Chaos. Redundant Systems is missing its last period and "does" is spelled incorrectly in FTSA.

I need to get my hands on these, if only because I'm skeptical of thier super-high cost...

You can always proxy first if you are skeptical.

[Bothi]

*Snip*

I was wrong, don't know how to delete post D:

[cmgames]

The Flamethrower wording leaves it open to interpretation, but it may warrant clarification JIC. If a Vulcanmech Incendiborg is engaged and wants to use the Flamethower SA, must the first hex of whichever fire-line he chooses include an engaged enemy figure?

~Z

[Anitar]

Originally Posted by cmgames

The Flamethrower wording leaves it open to interpretation, but it may warrant clarification JIC. If a Vulcanmech Incendiborg is engaged and wants to use the Flamethower SA, must the first hex of whichever fire-line he chooses include an engaged enemy figure?

~Z

Same as Mimring and Rhogar: yes.

[rym]

Am I correct in assuming that, where the Flamethrower SA states "2 spaces", the limiting factor is LOS? Meaning, if a figure was 12 hexes away, but in a straight line from the base of the Vulcanmech, and the Vulcanmech could see the figure, then I could attack that figure (and obviously another figure adjacent to the first figure, if one so happened to be there)?

If so, then that power totally rocks and certainly justifies their (the Incendiborgs) high point cost.

Kudos on a pretty cool unit, guys.

[MegaBunnySuicide]

Originally Posted by rym

Am I correct in assuming that, where the Flamethrower SA states "2 spaces", the limiting factor is LOS? Meaning, if a figure was 12 hexes away, but in a straight line from the base of the Vulcanmech, and the Vulcanmech could see the figure, then I could attack that figure (and obviously another figure adjacent to the first figure, if one so happened to be there)?

If so, then that power totally rocks and certainly justifies their (the Incendiborgs) high point cost.

Kudos on a pretty cool unit, guys.

As the power says in the part that's in bold below it is only 2 space from the attacking figure not how you were suggesting.

Flamethrower Special Attack
Range Special. Attack 4.
A Vulcanmech Incendiborg that does not attack normally may use Flamethrower Special Attack. Choose 2 spaces in a straight line from the attacking Vulcanmech Incendiborg. All figures on those spaces that are in line of sight are affected by Flamethrower Special Attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

[dok]

Originally Posted by rym

Am I correct in assuming that, where the Flamethrower SA states "2 spaces", the limiting factor is LOS? Meaning, if a figure was 12 hexes away, but in a straight line from the base of the Vulcanmech, and the Vulcanmech could see the figure, then I could attack that figure (and obviously another figure adjacent to the first figure, if one so happened to be there)?

Nope; as Anitar said, it's the adjacent space and the next one, just like Rhogar and Mimring (who use the same phrasing).

I understand the skepticism about the price tag. It might help to think of them like a unique hero with triple attack and 6 life, only they can't suffer more than one wound in any attack, and they start to lose attacks hydra-style after the fourth wound. Do you see how that can be pretty good? While these guys are not quite as potent as the other 180 point large soulborg option that's out there, they are very dangerous.

[Anitar]

Originally Posted by rym

Am I correct in assuming that, where the Flamethrower SA states "2 spaces", the limiting factor is LOS? Meaning, if a figure was 12 hexes away, but in a straight line from the base of the Vulcanmech, and the Vulcanmech could see the figure, then I could attack that figure (and obviously another figure adjacent to the first figure, if one so happened to be there)?

If so, then that power totally rocks and certainly justifies their (the Incendiborgs) high point cost.

Kudos on a pretty cool unit, guys.

It says

2 spaces away from the attacking Incendiborg

Like Fire Line (and Dragon Breath), the limiting factor is whether those two spaces are right next to the 'borg.

Seriously people, we've had powers like this before...

[cmgames]

Originally Posted by Anitar

Same as Mimring and Rhogar: yes.

I knew it would work that way, but I went and checked the Books of Mimring & Rhogar and the FAQ, and neither one clarified this question up front. I did find it buried on page 9 of The Book of Mimring, but that is the sort of clarification I think should be right up front.

I haven't actually read the wording of Mimring's Fire Line SA in years, so when I read this card I thought "since the attack does not target a figure, but instead chooses a line of spaces, and since the engagement rule restricts you to choosing an engaged figure as the target of an attack, the Flamethrower SA is open to argument of interpretation."

~Z