Post by medievalthomas on Oct 6, 2017 20:43:20 GMT
Working on creating a Fire Breathing Dragon (as in Tolkien or Martin - both books and HBO version) using DBX mechanics. If your a HOtt purist this will have not interest to you but for those who would like a Dragon a bit more like those on page, screen and legend here are some working ideas:
Dragons – are a type of Great Beast that Flys and often uses breath weapons. If unridden, they appear randomly. They have all the characteristics of Great Beasts, except they:
* have a Combat Factor of: +3 Young; +4 Old; +5 Great Wyrm
• have an MA of 10BW;
• have the Fly Ability;
• count as Flankers only if in a Hard Flank position;
(no corner/side edge only overlaps)
• have the Breathe Fire Ability;
(prevent Destroyed Undead Hordes from regenerating)
• get the Shock Ability against HF and Knights entirely in Good and/or Rough Going;
(Destroy on More; HF = Heavy Foot i.e. Blades, Spears etc.)
• Characters get the Cry Havoc Ability against them as Dragon Slayers.
(Characters Destroy on Equals)
Unridden Dragons are unpredictable and prone to flying off at the worst possible moment.
Consequently Unridden Dragons are not deployed at the start of the game but instead must be Summoned using CPs. You can also re-Summon Unridden Dragons that have Fled from the board. Unridden Dragons are:
• afflicted with the Timid Attribute;
(converts Recoil results into Flee results)
• cannot be used as Generals;
• are Clumsy.
(cost 2 PIPs to move)
It costs 6 CPs to Summon an Unridden Dragon at the start of a player’s Bound. The Dragon must appear in rear edge contact with their side’s rear board edge but not within 2BW of an enemy Stand. They cannot move this Bound. Thereafter they move normally.
A Ridden version has a controlling rider mounted on the Dragon’s back making them more reliable and less likely to Flee so are not Timid or Clumsy and can be uses as a General. In addition a Ridden Dragon deploys with the rest of the army at the start of the game.
Ideas under consideration/playtest:
Recoil like Behemoths - crushing those in the way
Evade against Shooting (turn Shooting Recoils into Flees) but give Cry Havoc (Destoryed on Equals - a lucky shot!)
Light troops (Ps, Aux, LH etc.) get Cry Havoc v. Dragon (Destroy on Equals - a lucky shot!)
TomT
Dragons – are a type of Great Beast that Flys and often uses breath weapons. If unridden, they appear randomly. They have all the characteristics of Great Beasts, except they:
* have a Combat Factor of: +3 Young; +4 Old; +5 Great Wyrm
• have an MA of 10BW;
• have the Fly Ability;
• count as Flankers only if in a Hard Flank position;
(no corner/side edge only overlaps)
• have the Breathe Fire Ability;
(prevent Destroyed Undead Hordes from regenerating)
• get the Shock Ability against HF and Knights entirely in Good and/or Rough Going;
(Destroy on More; HF = Heavy Foot i.e. Blades, Spears etc.)
• Characters get the Cry Havoc Ability against them as Dragon Slayers.
(Characters Destroy on Equals)
Unridden Dragons are unpredictable and prone to flying off at the worst possible moment.
Consequently Unridden Dragons are not deployed at the start of the game but instead must be Summoned using CPs. You can also re-Summon Unridden Dragons that have Fled from the board. Unridden Dragons are:
• afflicted with the Timid Attribute;
(converts Recoil results into Flee results)
• cannot be used as Generals;
• are Clumsy.
(cost 2 PIPs to move)
It costs 6 CPs to Summon an Unridden Dragon at the start of a player’s Bound. The Dragon must appear in rear edge contact with their side’s rear board edge but not within 2BW of an enemy Stand. They cannot move this Bound. Thereafter they move normally.
A Ridden version has a controlling rider mounted on the Dragon’s back making them more reliable and less likely to Flee so are not Timid or Clumsy and can be uses as a General. In addition a Ridden Dragon deploys with the rest of the army at the start of the game.
Ideas under consideration/playtest:
Recoil like Behemoths - crushing those in the way
Evade against Shooting (turn Shooting Recoils into Flees) but give Cry Havoc (Destoryed on Equals - a lucky shot!)
Light troops (Ps, Aux, LH etc.) get Cry Havoc v. Dragon (Destroy on Equals - a lucky shot!)
TomT
