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This hero (1/5) is part of the custom expansion
Maze of the Drakon
this hero is
finished
, read about the play-tests
here
FAQ:
Do I recover Fatigue when an attack targeting me is a miss?
Yes.
Do I recover Fatigue when I am affected by the AOE attack like
Fire Breath
or
Blast
and the attack is a miss?
Yes.
Do I recover Fatigue when AOE attack does not deal any damage to me, but deals damage to other affected heroes?
Yes.
What 'if possible to place the Drakon figure in your space' means?
It means 'If possible to fit entire Drakon figure base in your space, considering your occupied space empty'.
How do I move as the Drakon?
Rules for Large Monsters applies to you.
Can I use skills like
Oath of Honor
as the Drakon?
Yes. If it is not possible to expand on the selected target space, expand to the closest possible empty space. Keep in mind, that you cannot perform melee attack if you are not adjacent to a target.
What happens when I am killed as the Drakon?
You place your Hero Token on one of the 4 spaces you occupied (your choice).
What happens when I am killed as the Drakon and then resurrected, do I return as a Drakon?
No, you replace your Hero Token with your figure.
In the end of the Heroic Feat, do I choose where to place my figure?
Yes, you place your figure on one of the 4 spaces you occupied (your choice).
About:
I am integrating heroes from FFG
Drakon 4th
, which includes two heroes from the Descent box & rules art -
Knight and Ranger
and also great proxy for
Tyrus
. I wrap them under custom expansion
"Maze of the Drakon"
. Goal here is to make them interesting as much as possible, bringing something new to the game - I would rather have them weak with something new than overpowered.
Starting with the Knight, warrior archetype. Idea is, that he can use his heroic to turn into tanky 2x2 dragon ( Drakon ) - temporary. I think that being 2x2 character is really strong, especially in some quests. You can easily block passages, objective tokens and cards which affect adjacent targets are incredible. I would prefer buffing defense instead of attack.
It would be much appreciated, if you leave any feedback, suggestion, find typo, fix bad wording, anything.
Artwork:
We have box artwork from Belibr, however big part of his body is missing . Then we have Drakon box art and Drakon hero card .
I decided to use box art and Drakon box art to cover missing piece. I still had to improve image quality and paint some missing parts. Final result is alright, even though it would be great to have his whole body.
Name:
FFG didn't name him, Belibr, artist of the of box art didn't name him and community named him " Angry Geddy Lee, the Ranger Smasher ". However that's just a joke name, so I came up with more Fantasy name:
Ocvist the Dragonslayer
Ocvist is dragon in the Witcher and the design matches fairy tales dragons, Drakon and Smaug - dragon hording gold in the cave. Also in the Witcher you can find Dragonslayer Saesenthessis who is dragon that can transform into human.
Name fit nicely with other heroes like Leoric of the Book , Grisban the Thirsty , Reynhart the Worthy and more.
Fluff text:
“One of you will be allowed to escape. The rest will be my next meal…”
This is official quote from the Drakon 4th from Drakon herself.
Biography:
In Descent from FFG we have nothing . However we have some story from the Drakon 4th:
The Knight story is
here
:
The knight stepped quickly down the spiral staircase, his
chainmail
clinking as he moved. His sword was drawn and clean, and it shone in the torchlight. The knight had already overcome trials in this unnatural labyrinth. He had escaped the allure of the magical harp. He had survived the dragon’s cruel games. He had collected nearly all the gold he needed to escape. Around the corner ahead, he saw it – an unmistakable gleam. Torchlight on golden coins. Only a few more feet and he would have his salvation. But as he stepped forward a windstorm rose around him, and the golden gleam vanished…
The Drakon story is
here
:
Drakon snarled and the heroes she’d captured stumbled away. On other days, she would already have eaten them in a
flurry
of snapping jaws and pitiful screams. Today, it seemed her appetite was diminished. Still, to release these thieves would send the wrong message entirely. And a little game would certainly enliven the dreary chambers of her dungeon. Drakon opened her vast, toothy maw, and hissed, “One of you will be allowed to escape. The rest will be my next meal…”
And
here
:
They had been trapped in the labyrinth for mere hours, but their partnership had
broken
in seconds. The druid moved more carefully now, hand pressed firmly against her side to help the blood clot. She entered a new chamber, and she peered left and right for any sign of Drakon or her former companions. Either would attack on sight, given her
weakened
state. In the center of this room, a wooden horn, carved with runes and archaic sigils, rested on a small altar. Before she set the horn to her lips, not a breath of air stirred the dust underfoot. But then she sounded the horn, and with its booming voice she called the hurricane…
Ocvist story should be +-100 words and should include connection between the Drakon and him, expanding the Knight story.
Idea is that he slayed original female Drakon and people started to call him "The Dragonslayer" without knowing that it was at some cost - that he became one.
Yet to be written.
Stats:
4 Speed, 12 Health, 4 Stamina, 1 Gray defense.
These stats are most common for warriors: Alys Raine , Syndrael , Reynhart the Worthy , Sir Valadir , Nanok of the Blade .
Attributes:
I would go with 5 might - well it's a dragon knight, I would expect him to be strong.
5 Might, 3 Willpower, 2 Knowledge, 1 Awareness.
Exactly same as
Grisban the Thirsty
. Other heroes with 5 might:
Corbin
has 5 2 2 2,
Steelhorns
and
Mordrog
have 5 3 1 2.
Hero Ability:
You have the Drakon card. Each time you are attacked and suffer no Heart, recover 1 Fatigue.
Each time attack that targets you is a miss or is resolved and you don’t suffer any Heart, you recover 1 Fatigue.
- buffed to also works with AOE attacks that does not directly targets you and wording changed to match
Obsidian Scalemail
This is quite general ability to recover fatigue with slightly different condition then other heroes have. I expect this hero to be tank that forces enemies to attack him in his dragon form so I would expect him to have benefit from it. Excellent with Knight's Defend skill.
Item Obsidian Scalemail does the same with stronger effect: "Each time you are attacked and suffer no Heart, recover 2 Fatigue.".
Similar Hero Abilities:
Alys Raine
:
Each time a hero adjacent to you suffers 1 or more Heart from an attack, you recover 1 Fatigue.
Karnon
:
Each time a monster adjacent to you is defeated, recover 1 Fatigue.
Mordrog
:
Each time you suffer 1 or more Heart, you may recover 1 Fatigue.
Varikas the Dead
(CK)
:
At the start of your turn, recover 1 Fatigue.
Heroic Feat:
Use at the end of your turn, if possible to place the Drakon figure in your space. Until the end of your next turn, replace your figure with the Drakon figure.
During your turn until the end of your next turn, if it’s possible to expand, replace your figure with the Drakon figure. By this all unspent movement points are immediately
lost
. During transformation, rules for Large Monsters applies to you, add 1 additional gray dice to your defense pool and your movement is limited to 3. You cannot use Additional movement or items to increase it.
- usage of "possible to place" instead of "possible to expand" since it's always possible to expand by the rules (you just expand on the closest empty space)
- changed from "During your turn" to "Use at the end of your turn" to get rid of lose of unspent movements points.
- reduced text and split into new "Drakon" familiar card.
It doesn't cost action, because it doesn't immediately do something - you just became bigger and stronger, no explosion. Sentence "
if possible to place the Drakon figure in your space
" means "
if possible to fit entire Drakon figure base in your space, considering your occupied space empty
". You replace your figure at the end of your turn and replace it back at the end of your next turn.
In consideration was:
Push enemies away when expanding.
Way too strong, heroic on it's own -
Astarra
Heroic: "
Use at the start of your turn to move each other figure within 3 spaces of you 1 space.
".
Drakon card:
To reduce amount of text from the hero card, I decided to create additional "familiar" card.
While your hero figure is replaced with the Drakon figure, add 1 additional gray die to your defense pool, 1 additional green power die to your attack pool, your speed is limited to 3 and you cannot gain movement points from items or suffering Fatigue.
- added additional green power die to add some buff for Hero turn
- removed "rules for Large monsters applies to you" because it's obvious
- improved sentence to correctly limit movement points gain
You are bigger and you got slightly better defense and attack - that is good enough. As 2x2 hero your biggest advantage is blocking passages, standing on objective tokens, etc.
In consideration was:
Adding
Fire Breath
attack action.
Way too strong, heroic on it's own -
Leoric of the Book
Heroic: "
Action: Perform an attack with a Magic weapon. This attack ignores range and targets each figure adjacent to you. 1 attack roll is made but each figure rolls defense dice separately.
"
Do not buff attack.
During your turn, being 2x2 character which can't spend fatigue to move could be disadvantage and that is not intention. Added green power die as a little bonus - Additional surge/hearth or both is good in every situation.
Add Black defense die instead of Gray.
Instead of doing that, buff of both attack and defense is more appropriate. Warrior already can get additional dices, so adding black die is not necessary.
"
Each time you are not defeated on an attack targeting you, add 1 additional brown die to your defense pool.
"
Clunky, way too much text for such a simple mechanic.
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