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The Book of Quorik Warwitch

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The Book of Quorik Warwitch

C3V Wave 4 - Aquilla's Answer - Heroes of Darkspire Pass

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The figure used for this unit is a D&D Minis figure from the Lords of Madness set. Its model number and name is Kenku Wing Mage (26).

Character Bio: Bird-like slaveowners from Marr, the Raptorians are the Vipers’ most hated enemy. The Quorik Warwitch uses her mystic orb to strike down the enemy--entire swarms fall before her--but most disturbing of all is that not a single one of her victims bears visible wounds.

When at last an enemy gets close to her, the Warwitch smoothly slips out of the attack, fluttering her way to a new perch.

The Vipers and Warwitch charge into battle, although this time they are fighting alongside each other. Einar’s discipline is stalwart, and he will not allow petty squabbling to ruin the war effort. Utgar and Valkrill’s forces now face the Orb of Pain.


Special powers said:
ORB OF PAIN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 1, 2 or 3.
Quorik Warwitch starts each turn with 6 attack dice. Choose any non-adjacent figure within range and attack by rolling 1, 2 or 3 attack dice. Quorik Warwitch may keep making special attacks with 1, 2 or 3 attack dice until she has rolled all 6 attack dice. Quorik Warwitch may target the same or different figures with each attack.

FLUTTER
If Quorik Warwitch is attacked by an adjacent opponent's figure and at least 1 skull is rolled, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 1-9, roll defense dice normally. If you roll a 10 or higher, Quorik Warwitch takes no damage and may immediately move up to 2 spaces. If Quorik Warwitch is engaged when she starts to flutter, she will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

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


  • Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flutter to ignore a wound from a leaving engagement attack?
    A: No.     Leaving engagement attacks are not attacks. Flutter works only on normal and special attacks.

    Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flying when moving due to Flutter?
    A: Yes.     Note that she will not take any leaving engagement attacks when she starts to fly when she is using her Flutter special power.

    Q: Does the Quorik Warwitch have to move in order to flutter?
    A: No.     Just like Isamu, the Quorik Warwitch can "move 0" when using Flutter. In fact, she may have to, in certain circumstances. For instance, if the Quorik Warwitch is locked down Cyberclaw, she cannot move, but she can still use Flutter by moving 0. If someone is standing on the Glyph of Rannveig, the Quorik Warwitch cannot fly, but she can still use Flutter, either by moving 0 or by walking.

    Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flutter against Lolth's Wrath Special Attack?
    A: Yes, if she is adjacent to Pelloth.     When the Warwitch is chosen to take a wound, she may roll for Flutter to avoid that wound if she is adjacent to Pelloth at the time. If she is still within 2 clear sight spaces of the chosen Drow figure when she ends her Flutter movement, she may be chosen to receive another wound. If she is also still engaged with Pelloth, she would be able to roll for Flutter again.
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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Offered

Synergy Benefits Received
  • BEAKFACE SNEAKS: Flocking
    As a Raptorian, the Quorik Warwitch can move via the Beakface Sneaks' Flocking special power.
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-
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Power Ranking & Master Index
A ranged flyer with a defensive power is devastating in the right matchup, if underwhelming in others. B+

Unit Strategy Review- TBA

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Your C3V Rules Team has suggested the following Rulings and Clarification(s) for this unit:

R&C said:
Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flying when moving due to Flutter?
A: Yes. Note that she will not take any leaving engagement attacks when she starts to fly when she is using her Flutter special power.

Q: Does the Quorik Warwitch have to move in order to flutter?
A: No. Just like Isamu, the Quorik Warwitch can "move 0" when using Flutter. In fact, she may have to, in certain circumstances. For instance, if the Quorik Warwitch is locked down Cyberclaw, she cannot move, but she can still use Flutter by moving 0. If someone is standing on the Glyph of Rannveig, the Quorik Warwitch cannot fly, but she can still use Flutter, either by moving 0 or by walking.

Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flutter against Lolth's Wrath Special Attack?
A: Yes, if she is adjacent to Pelloth. When the Warwitch is chosen to take a wound, she may roll for Flutter to avoid that wound if she is adjacent to Pelloth at the time. If she is still within 2 clear sight spaces of the chosen Drow figure when she ends her Flutter movement, she may be chosen to receive another wound. If she is also still engaged with Pelloth, she would be able to roll for Flutter again.
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We request that the person who created this thread add these to the OP, if they're not already there. Thanks very much!
 
I don't know what role she was "designed" to play, but she worked really well in a clean up role. The game was a four player 500 pt. free for all. My army was

Beakface Sneaks x10
Quorik Warwitch
Havech Eridacators

The Sneaks were able to thin out some of the other armies. By the time they were mostly gone the warwitch was able to finish the game for me. The combination of the special attack with the flutter defensive power was pretty potent. Another great figure from C3V. :)
 
She was designed to beat up on poor Vipers and other low defense squaddies. :(
 
Since Flutter is not actually a flying/"pass over" power, and it doesn't say it requires her to fly, I assume the QW can Flutter by flying and/or by walking, right?
 
Q: Can the Quorik Warwitch use Flying when moving due to Flutter?
A: Yes. Note that she will not take any leaving engagement attacks when she starts to fly when she is using her Flutter special power.
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Seems to imply that you can choose to fly or not when you flutter.
 
Oops, I should have checked the R&Cs first. I had just come off a long chunk of research and was posting late; sorry about that. Anyway, my follow-up question is this:

As written, the QW avoids LEAs on her first space of Flutter movement, but does not avoid them on her second. This is an unprecedented situation, since all the other LEA-avoidance powers that pin the LEA benefit to the start of the move are in situations where there can't be any new engagements created during the move (they're all on either "pass over" powers like stealth flying, or "place" powers like teleporting).

Was that the design intent? Am I correct to play the QW as having to suffer any LEAs that would occur on the second space of Flutter movement? Or is she supposed to avoid all LEAs during the entire Flutter in all circumstances?
 
Looks to me like she would not take LEAs with Flutter as long as she was flying, due to the first space of movement being protected, and then due to the fact that she passes over other figures while flying. If she decided to walk (I can't think of a good reason to do so) she could take subsequent LEAs.
 
If the Glyph of Rannveig(sp?) were active she would have no choice but to walk.
 
ThugMisting said:
Can Quorik Warwitch roll for Flutter when taking leaving engagement attacks?
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Since Flutter only works when you are engaged, and leaving engagement attacks happen after you have started moving away, my guess would be no, since you aren't adjacent once they get to roll for the LEA. This is how I have played the Warwitch.
 
Leaf_It said:
ThugMisting said:
Can Quorik Warwitch roll for Flutter when taking leaving engagement attacks?
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Since Flutter only works when you are engaged, and leaving engagement attacks happen after you have started moving away, my guess would be no, since you aren't adjacent once they get to roll for the LEA. This is how I have played the Warwitch.
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I’m pretty sure leaving engagement strikes occur before you move the figure. So...
1) I declare I’m leaving engagement then
2) opponent rolls then
3) i take a wound (or not) from the result
4) I move my figure

Flutter could be used against disengage attacks but you’d only be able to use
The 2 spaces from the power to move. The key here is that you have to declare your intent to disengage before you actually move the figure and the attack is technically occurring while you’re Still engaged, not once you’ve moved to a different space.
 
Leaving engagement attacks are not attacks (despite the name). Similarly, Omnicron Snipers do not get double skulls during leaving engagement attacks. Poor choice of terminology on the original designers' part.
 
Necro has it right. "Attack" refers only to a normal or special attack, and not to LEAs (or "passing swipes" as we sometimes call them).

So Flutter doesn't work against them.

EDIT: R&C added in the OP to that effect.
 
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That's unfortunate wording. I wonder why they changed the terminology from passing swipes to leaving engagement attacks, since although the latter is a more immediately clear title, it can lead to some confusion like this.
 
Astroking112 said:
That's unfortunate wording. I wonder why they changed the terminology from passing swipes to leaving engagement attacks, since although the latter is a more immediately clear title, it can lead to some confusion like this.
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No one changed anything. They've always been "leaving engagement attacks" in Heroscape. Wordier and more confusing, yes, but never changed.
 
NecroBlade said:
Astroking112 said:
That's unfortunate wording. I wonder why they changed the terminology from passing swipes to leaving engagement attacks, since although the latter is a more immediately clear title, it can lead to some confusion like this.
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No one changed anything. They've always been "leaving engagement attacks" in Heroscape. Wordier and more confusing, yes, but never changed.
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I thought that the first edition of the Rise of the Valkyrie Rulebook referred to them as "passing swipes" instead of leaving engagement attacks? My apologies if I've misremembered, I just thought I had read something about that in the past.
 
All 3 of those figures are a lot bigger than the petite Quorik Warwitch.
 
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