Heroquest remake by Hasbro - The BIG discussion thread

[Fallensaviour]

So the unlocked warlock stretch goal is it female only? Or do we get an alternate male version like the rest of the heroes?

[Sinned]

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[Jesperj]

looking forward to playing the new heroquest,
but there is nothing that beats the old game

[Orc26]

As far as the currently released information, the warlock is female only. If Hasbro wants to tell me I'm wrong, I'm all for it.

[Goblin-King]

looking forward to playing the new heroquest,
but there is nothing that beats the old game

Well time will tell...

But seriously, how many here can claim they play the game exactly as is out of the box with NO houserules or modding at all?
Sure, we all fondly remember our first kiss, but honestly I think HeroQuest has a lot of room for improvement. If they fix quest errors and rules ambiguities I'd say this has the potential to be truly awesome.

Anyways, no matter how you view this, it's a win.
Even if you hate the art and miniatures... Even if you don't live in the US...
You still get new official quests. You still get new heroes and spells. You get a lot of new content. HeroQuest lives... AGAIN!

[Stig]

Absolutely!! Im still not over the shock given how much was written explaining that this was literally impossible for many complicated reasons.

[FainFlynn]

So the unlocked warlock stretch goal is it female only? Or do we get an alternate male version like the rest of the heroes?

But, isn't a warlock just a male witch? Having a female warlock makes no sense whatsoever.

[Goblin-King]

So the unlocked warlock stretch goal is it female only? Or do we get an alternate male version like the rest of the heroes?

But, isn't a warlock just a male witch? Having a female warlock makes no sense whatsoever.

There are (as far as I know) no clear definition of witch, wizard, sorcerer, warlock. They all just vaguely mean "someone who use some sort of magic".
In modern media however, it's become pretty common that warlocks are magic users who gain their powers from some sort of deal with a demon.
That's why the new HQ warlock has that crystal corruption going on I guess. Because of forbidden powers.

[FainFlynn]

So the unlocked warlock stretch goal is it female only? Or do we get an alternate male version like the rest of the heroes?

But, isn't a warlock just a male witch? Having a female warlock makes no sense whatsoever.

There are (as far as I know) no clear definition of witch, wizard, sorcerer, warlock. They all just vaguely mean "someone who use some sort of magic".
In modern media however, it's become pretty common that warlocks are magic users who gain their powers from some sort of deal with a demon.
That's why the new HQ warlock has that crystal corruption going on I guess. Because of forbidden powers.

I dunno, just stinks of PC-ness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock#: ... witchcraft.

Warlock
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For other uses, see Warlock (disambiguation).
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.[1]

Etymology and terminology
The most commonly accepted etymology derives warlock from the Old English wǣrloga meaning "oathbreaker" or "deceiver"[2] and was given special application to the devil (c.1000).[3] In early modern Scots, the word came to be used as the male equivalent of witch (which can be male or female, but has historically been used predominantly for females).[4][5][6] The association to the term "oathbreaker", "liar", or "traitor" was possibly associated with witches and wizards in Scotland as they were seen as someone who made a pact with Auld Hornie (the devil) and thus had betrayed the Christian faith and broke their baptismal vows.[7] From this use, the word passed into Romantic literature and ultimately 20th-century popular culture. A derivation from the Old Norse varð-lokkur, "caller of spirits", has also been suggested,[8][9][10] but the OED considers this implausible due to the extreme rarity of the Norse word and because forms without hard -k, which are consistent with the Old English etymology (“traitor”), are attested earlier than forms with a -k.[11]

History
Although most victims of the witch trials in early modern Scotland were women, some men were executed as warlocks.[12][13][14]

In his day, John Napier was often perceived as a warlock or magician for his interest in divination and the occult, though his establishment position likely kept him from being prosecuted.

[warlordaxe]

Well i hope this warlock business is the only PC-ness that wormed its way into the game......