Hinterlands

@Galas Wow! What a cracking mini-campaign that sounds like! I am so happy to hear you had fun. I always love to hear about people using the Realm Master campaign section as it doesn't get anywhere near the same amount of spotlight the basic Hinterlands does. Adapting the scenario to make it about Skaven and cave entrances is a fantastic idea and I loved hearing about the adventures the Stormcast and Dwarfs went on together. Do let me know if you play any more games!

On 3/1/2017 at 0:48 PM, AmurayiWestgate said:

We played a game recently and we wondered how you would handle units which "transform" into something else.

For instance a dying Pink Horror - will he split into two Blue horrors? Or would you have to pay this for gold as if you would be playing with points?

Also - how is everybody seeing a single Pink Horror casting magic? Technically he is the cheapest full caster in a HInterlands game as a "unit" of Pink Horrors is a Wizard.

Good questions! As per the basic Hinterlands RAW, the Blue Horrors and Brimstone Horrors would not be allowed from a dying Pink horror. This is outlined on Page 3 in the paragraph titled 'Reinforcements'. I think if you wanted to play a bit more loosely you could do so, but you might want to increase the Pink Horror gold cost to account for this. (I would recommend making Pink Horrors 23 gold coins each to account for 14 for the Pink, 5 for the Blue and 4 for the Brimstone). 

With regards to Pink horrors, they are a great choice for a cheap wizard. The rules of 1 are used in Hinterlands, and allegiance abilities (including spell lores) are not. This means they can only cast Mystic Shield or Arcane Bolt which hopefully doesn't make them too strong!

Edited March 3, 2017 by bottle

Hey Bottle, Fantastic Campaign although i do have a question.

Models with the Hero keyword start with 50 experience. (lvl 5)
Does this mean that they get to roll 5 times on the Advancement Table before the campaign starts?

Or do you not roll and is this just a measure that makes the general less Overpowered at lvl 10?

 

22 hours ago, stekr said:

Hey Bottle, Fantastic Campaign although i do have a question.

Models with the Hero keyword start with 50 experience. (lvl 5)
Does this mean that they get to roll 5 times on the Advancement Table before the campaign starts?

Or do you not roll and is this just a measure that makes the general less Overpowered at lvl 10?

 

Great question. This has been asked a couple of times now so I will update the FAQ to include the answer too.

The rule is meant to be played that Heroes do not begin with any advancement rolls. The idea is they already have superior abilities and the 50 experience represents that making them level up slower than regular models.

The rule I am considering (and play testing now) for a future update is that models (regardless of the hero keyword) start with experience based on their wounds profile. I am conscious that currently elite non-hero models such as Kurnoth Hunters are favoured due to the way the rule works. 

Love you can still have smaller monsters. They can take up a large portion of your roster, but create interesting, cinematic battles. They are likely to attract a LOT of attention though.