The trading thread here and eBay are the only places I've seen glyphs lately. Good luck.
~Z
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HeroScape Glyphs -- Definitive List
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The trading thread here and eBay are the only places I've seen glyphs lately. Good luck.
~Z
Master of Disaster
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Auggies, ok I'll check that out. And here I thought the Witherwood glyph was official. Thanks for the info bud, I sure appreciate it.
flameslayer93
I could go
Bolt of Witherwood is official, just never produced. Samuel Brown is a unit who is official, but wasn’t produced either. Both were released during the DnD era, so that is pretty much why they weren’t made.
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Just_a_Bill
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FWIW, the references I could find to Revenant's Tome all seem to be copying the same incorrect text. Here's the actual language from my physical card for the glyph:
Here are the differences vs. what's in the OP:
As an aside, there's also a semi-amusing self-contradiction mistake on the card. It wants to make the revived figure lose its powers, but it also makes the revived figure totally immune to all glyphs.
We know what they meant, of course: "is not affected by any special powers on any other Glyph or Army Card".
This figure may use this tome after revealing an order marker on its Army Card. Before taking that turn with this figure, place one previously destroyed Unique figure from your Army onto any empty space(s) within 5 clear sight spaces of this figure. Immediately make a normal attack with the placed figure, then destroy the placed figure immediately afterward. While the placed figure is on the battlefield, all of its special powers are considered to be negated. The placed figure is considered to have a Life of 1, and it is not affected by any special powers on any Army Card or Glyph while on the battlefield.
Here are the differences vs. what's in the OP:
As an aside, there's also a semi-amusing self-contradiction mistake on the card. It wants to make the revived figure lose its powers, but it also makes the revived figure totally immune to all glyphs.
We know what they meant, of course: "is not affected by any special powers on any other Glyph or Army Card".
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gatormustang
Member
I am getting a 3D printer and thanks to those on this site that have been working on 3D STLs for models, terrain, and game components I will soon be able to print out my own glyphs. I have been looking for all of the glyph cards and images that I can glue to the 3D printed glyph tokens that I will be printing. Can someone provide me with the link from Heroscapers where I can find all of the card images and the images that I can glue to the glyphs.
gatormustang
Member
@White Knight this is great I have downloaded the files. I truly appreciate the assist on getting all of the glyph stickers and and the booklet.
gatormustang
Member
Does anyone know if there is a Glyph label template and a Glyph Card template?
Just_a_Bill
Well-known member
Yeah, they feel pretty pointless to me without actual artwork showing an object lying on the ground. Might as well just put a list in the rulebook, "here are some more ideas we came up with for how you could use Brandar."
A lot of these individual issues give me an overall feeling that the new publisher is happy to publish the work other people already did and try to earn a profit from it, but is not interested in paying attention to all the little details that make Heroscape Heroscape. Honestly, if Scape had debuted in this current format back in 2004, I never would have been interested enough to try it, nor spend the (literally) thousands of dollars I spent over the years on it. Others still would have, of course, but the player base is not monolithic. Different people want different things, and the original game had very much a "something for everyone" vibe back then. Now it appeals to a significantly narrower spectrum of players. AoA has thrown away so many of the things that made Heroscape compelling for me, and other people like me. Most of whom don't seem to even come to Heroscapers any more. A few of us still do, but it seems a good chunk of us are not buying the new offerings. They've replaced some solid, important elements with a lot of loud but shallow razzle-dazzle. I'm really not sure why I keep showing up and hoping a tiny bit that SOMEBODY in charge will figure out what they need to do so they can start taking money again from the people in my category. Clearly at this stage it's not gonna happen.
But not to worry! We really only need the hardcore gamers and the tournament crowd who we hope will buy anything that has a Heroscape logo on it, no matter how high the price or how low the production quality. Step 3, profit!
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The real shame is that the new glyph effects are great.
(And from the old Haslab rulebook, we know they were devised by the war council).
Disengage, removing one glyph, a more flexible healer than Kelda, and Sudden Movement are all great. They're not as game-controlling as Astrid or Jalguard, and speak to the wide open design space of glyphs.
I'm still supporting RenegadeScape as long as they're releasing Haslab/War Council stuff. But I have VERY low expectations for if/when they attempt their own designs.
(And from the old Haslab rulebook, we know they were devised by the war council).
Disengage, removing one glyph, a more flexible healer than Kelda, and Sudden Movement are all great. They're not as game-controlling as Astrid or Jalguard, and speak to the wide open design space of glyphs.
I'm still supporting RenegadeScape as long as they're releasing Haslab/War Council stuff. But I have VERY low expectations for if/when they attempt their own designs.
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Just_a_Bill
Well-known member
There's a particular vibe I've gotten from their promotion of this launch. It's similar to when a new Star Trek licensee is all excited about the product they're making, and the spokesperson tries to tell you what a big fan they are and how as a kid they really loved Doctor Spock and Mr. Zulu. We're repeatedly reminded that we should not mistake the enthusiasm and marketing hype for a deep understanding of what's important about the license they've bought or a strong commitment to detail, because those things are likely not a big part of the mix when a third party has bought the rights to make money off of someone else's creation. They bought this thing, and they're probably too busy trying to bring it to market to worry about details that they aren't personally invested in. This is probably a factor in why there's now a list of mistakes as long as our arm.
Just a minor rules question, it may have been answered previously in this thread.
Would I be correct to think that if you use Revenant's Tome to attack with a Viking Champion or Misaerx, (or any other figure with a 'Spirit' ability), since the figure is destroyed a second time while its abilities are negated, you would not be able to place it on a unique card again, instead remaining in its own army card, useless?
Would I be correct to think that if you use Revenant's Tome to attack with a Viking Champion or Misaerx, (or any other figure with a 'Spirit' ability), since the figure is destroyed a second time while its abilities are negated, you would not be able to place it on a unique card again, instead remaining in its own army card, useless?