W5 - Yazlochar - Brainstorming

YAZLOCHAR
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Figure - "Drider Fanglord" from DD, Savage Encounters

General: Utgar
Planet: Toril

Species: Drider
Unique Hero
Class: Messenger
Personality: Menacing
Large 5

Life: 4
Move: 7
Range: 1
Attack: 3
Defense: 3
90 Points

TEST OF LOLTH
Yazlochar's Species is considered to be Drow and Arachnid in addition to Drider.

LOLTH'S MESSENGER
After revealing an Order Marker on Yazlochar's Army Card and taking a turn with Yazlochar, if Yazlochar is unengaged, you may take a turn with a Drow Hero or Squad you control.

IMMOBILIZING WEB
When an opponent's small or medium Common figure moves onto a space within 2 clear sight spaces of Yazlochar, that figure must end its move there and must subtract 1 from its Attack value.


Character Bio: BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Yazlochar means web messenger in the Drow language. Scytale and Dok each created a custom for this figure, and I borrowed heavily from their powers.


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Great start!! Love the Web idea!

There is a new "drider" just released:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/D-D-Icons-of-the-Realm-Rage-of-Demons-26-55-Drider-/331651751000?hash=item4d37fc1c58:g:2SgAAOSwuTxV8jJO


More availability, so lower price for this mini.

What do you think about swapping the Bonding so he takes a turn after the Squad or Hero - and drop the 'unengaged' part?

I already have the original Drider, so let's stick with it. It was a gift from you, by the way. Perhaps the new released Drider can come in down the line.

The order of who takes a turn when kind of limits the points - if you aren't successful with the attack, then you can't take a turn with a squad/hero. So, do you risk an attack and just move him into a spot where he can protect with the web and then let his buddies do the work.

Let me theory-scape some more . . .

OP updated with first attempt at card. I think I would like to keep the order of the bonding as is and the unengaged part intact for now to limit points and make Yazlochar more strategic to play.

Cool, we can play-test the Bonding as is.

Army Ideas:
#1
Yazlochar ... 90
Deepwyrm Drow x3 ... 300
Estivara ... 380
Bellochar ... 450
Chain Fighter x2 .. 500

* Since Yazlochar can bond with a Hero that would include the Chain Fighters.  Otherwise, I would totally drop the Marro Warriors in here for 50-points of range.


#2
Yazlochar ... 90
Deepwyrm Drow x4 ... 370
Bellochar ... 440
Elaria the Pale ... 500

* Elaria adds +1 to Hide in Darkness for the Drow. With Bellochar that could be a +7 (+1 Elaria, +6 Shadow).  This army lacks range and is very vulnerable to special attacks.

Changing name to Barinyon

This figure played very well in the June 9th event.

The "Web" power was very effective against melee squads and stopped me from jumping on him to go after his Order Markers. It was well-played by my opponent, who stayed engaged with my Raelin so he couldn't take other turns but my squad figures couldn't make it up to him (he'd skitter to a different hex side to make it harder for me to reach him).

I'd say he's a great addition to the Drow faction.

Belochar (Shadowcast) was also very powerful (with Hide in Darkness at 10+) which was a big problem for my Army which lacked a Special Attack.


But excellent design!!

I concur. I think this figure is ready. But I am not sure of the name . . .

Bhintran,? Yazlochar works.