Mercenaries as heroes

[Daedalus]

@Ken-
If the Janitor wants to become a Hero, first he'll have to clean up his act.

@Blackthorn-
One more thought on the Scout with alternate gear: Start him with a Tool Kit and a Shortsword. The Movement bonus does the rest. My preference is to allow him to reroll one of his red dice, keeping the higher result (rather than adding +2). I'd set his stats equal to a Dwarf.

[Blackthorn]

Hmm...this is not as simple as it first seemed. Maybe all four mercenaries can't be converted into heroes. I'll start with the crossbowman since he's my favorite. My thoughts are now that he has the same stats as the dwarf. His starts with a light crossbow (2 AD) and his unique ability is that he can use it while attcking an adjacent foe. This way he can keep an advantage even after other charcters collect enough gold to purchase the 3 AD crossbow from the armory. I would also have a limited supply of bolts, but that's a house rule I plan to implement so I would not indicate this on his character card.

[Daedalus]

Not sure if you saw the thread or not, so here's how I plan to handle bolts:

A replacement quiver costs 100 gold coins (the first quiver's price is part of purchasing a Crossbow). If 2 Black Shields are rolled when firing the Crossbow, then the bolts are exhausted. It should happen about every 13 or 14 shots.

[I also favor weapon damage, so I plan to reserve 3 Black Shields for that. Basically, a half-cost repair would be necessary to remove a -1 Attack Die penalty.]

Don't worry about the specific number of bolts in a quiver. If the Black Shields come up early, then consider the bolt case and remaining bolts as damaged and rendered useless (or the Crossbow can be jammed/damaged and in need of an expensive repair). If the double/triple Black Shields come up much later, assume that many bolts were recovered to be used again. The main thing is that on average bolts will need to be purchased at more-or-less regular intervals, so no tracking is necessary.

[Oops. Just read up on your Crossbow thread. I see you're not interested in random tracking. No matter. Counting used bolts on a sheet or making cards works, too. -edit]

[*lemony goodness*, we're posting at the same time. Glad you like it. Go with what works for you. -edit]

[knightkrawler]

Now that is of course a better rule than my one combat die after every use, black shield means projectiles are exhausted.

[Blackthorn]

Daedalus, that's a very well thought out yet simple rule. I like it.

[Blackthorn]

Okay, here is the Crossbowman as a beginning hero. His starting weapon is not as powerful as the crossbow in the armory (which he can purchase later), but he has the ability to fire at an adjacent target which gives him a unique advantage. As far as house rules regarding ranged weapons, expendable ammo, recoverable bolts, shields, changing weapons, etc....well, that's up to Zargon.

[Daedalus]

He seems workable, but playtesting will show if a starting ranged attack is too good or not. I like the stats you picked and the basic advantage--nice and easy.

[ken]

I don't think he belongs in heroquest at all.

Well, my man, its a free country, and you are entitled to your own views. Likewise, so am I .

[el_flesh]

Ethica wrote:
I don't think he belongs in heroquest at all.

Careful or you'll find a plunger stuck up your...

The Janitor isn't known for his peaceful nature.

[ken]

Daedalus » Wednesday September 26th, 2012 6:46pm

@Ken-
If the Janitor wants to become a Hero, first he'll have to clean up his act.


Well, he is certainly fully equipped to do that! Even has his "plunger"