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Offline Grey Panda

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Adding Fantastical or Supernarural Soliders
« on: 19 October 2015, 08:41:51 PM »
I'm definitely not a fan of adding racial differences to Frostgrave; I love the simplicity of the game as is.

However after watching Ash's latest video where an Owlbear featured in place of a regular bear I thought it might add a little flavour to add simple ability modifiers to "supernatural" or fantastical creatures (I have a large Reaper Minotaur mini that would grace any evil warband) These modifiers could have a point cost (perhaps +50 per +1 modifier of a primary characteristic (F & S) (+25 per point of movement)There could be limits on the advancements.

Of course these changes are not required to include your favourite mini but if it looks like a large monstrous aberration of nature!  I thought it might be more interesting to make use of a few larger minis for the warbands with a little backstory (a magical experiment going wrong and resulting in the apprentice's former girlfriend resembling a four armed white gorilla  on steroids (she formally had just two arms)

Any thoughts? If this was used as a house rule what should the point cost be on increasing characteristics?
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Offline Hupp n at em

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Re: Adding Fantastical or Supernarural Soliders
« Reply #1 on: 21 October 2015, 02:00:52 AM »
I bought a box of WGF Samurai on a whim, and while they're not bad, I think I'd rather use Perry for my eventual Samurai project.  So I'm going to paint some of them as Terracotta/stone construct soldiers for either an Enchanter or Necromancer warband.   :D

Offline Knightofspades

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Re: Adding Fantastical or Supernarural Soliders
« Reply #2 on: 21 October 2015, 08:41:24 AM »
Why not just have the minotaur as a greater demon?
I know what I would think a minotaur was if I saw one in real life.  :o

Offline tyrionhalfman

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Re: Adding Fantastical or Supernarural Soliders
« Reply #3 on: 21 October 2015, 08:45:20 AM »
I'm using beastmen as minor demons so a Minotaur would work as a greater demon for me

Offline Awesome Adam

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Re: Adding Fantastical or Supernarural Soliders
« Reply #4 on: 24 October 2015, 02:28:16 AM »
For big beasty, I'd use the Templar, or Barbarian, stat line and cost. Change him to a beast. Beasts can't carry anything, so to make up for that new limitation I would give him the W mod bonus for an animal companion (as per the Witch Spell). Include the +2 Damage modifier that the Templar or Barbarian would have for using a 2 handed weapon.

Move 5 Fight +4 S 0 Armor 12 Will +3 Health 12 +2 Damage 100GC
or
Move 6 Fight +4 S 0 Armor 10 Will +5 Health 14 +2 Damage 100GC

 

 

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