Army of Four

The Greater Ice Elemental ruling over his remaining territory.

Wave: D-1; Champions of Forgotten Realms

Expansion Pack: Glaun Bog Raiders

Home World: Toril

Fights For: Jandar

Number in Set: 11/20

Hit Zones: Whole Body

ATTRIBUTES

Elemental

Uncommon Hero

Construct

Dauntless

Huge 8

STATISTICS

4 Lives

Move-5

Range-1

Attack-6

Defense-4

130 Points

SPECIAL POWERS

Ice Cold: While a Greater Ice Elemental is on a water or ice space, that space and all same-level water spaces adjacent to that Greater Ice Elemental are considered normal ice spaces.  Figures do not have to stop their movement on normal ice spaces.

Ice Spikes 15: If an opponent’s figure moves adjacent to this Greater Ice Elemental, roll the 20-sided die.  If this Greater Ice Elemental is on at least one ice or snow space, add 2 to your dice roll.  If you roll a 15 or higher, the opponent’s figure receives 1 wound.  Figures can be affected by Ice Spikes only as they move into engagement with this Greater Ice Elemental.

Cold Healing: After taking a turn with this Greater Ice Elemental, if it is on at least one snow or ice space, remove 1 wound marker from this Greater Ice Elemental’s Army Card.

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR

The only time we have used this piece in a game it was destroyed in one turn by the Fen Hydra, but that was an unlucky twist of fate and I wouldn’t count on that in picking.  This figure would be invincible a snow battle and still probably, considering everything, under priced in normal battles.  The only time it is over priced is in battlefields where you wouldn’t want it period.  Its’ lack of lives is the only thing that keeps it in check, and usually it gets off a couple heals anyway.  The “Greater” part in its’ name implies that there will be a Lesser Ice Elemental at some point, but who knows with all the strange stuff d & d is doing.

The Knights Templar charge into the spikes of the Greater Ice Elemental.

It’s a fish!  It’s a seal!  It’s a whale!  It’s…… IT.

Othkurik the Black Dragon lurks atop a mound.

Wave: None

Master set: Master set 3; Battle for the Underdark

Home World: Toril

Fights For: Utgar

Number in Set: 6/10

Hit Zones: Whole body

ATTRIBUTES

Dragon

Unique Hero

Young

Tricky

Large 6

STATISTICS

5 Lives

Move-6

Range-1

Attack-4

Defense-3

140 Points

SPECIAL POWERS

Acid Spray Special Attack: Range 4.  Attack 4.  Choose a figures to attack.  You may also choose up to two other figures adjacent to the targeted figure to be affected by Acid Spray Special Attack.  Roll attack dice once for all affected figures.  Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

Lurking Ambush: If Othkurik starts his turn unengaged and on at least one shadow or swamp water space, for this turn add 1  to Othkurik’s movement and add 3 to his Attack value.

Flying: Standard flying.

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR

For being cheaper than Mimring, Othkurik is usually better.  He has exactly the same statistics with Acid Spray and Lurking Ambush against his larger kin’s Fire Line.  Of course, Fire Line has a good range (especially when your enemies are lined up) and Mimring is not plagued by the powers that effect Large people, which is why he has some times where he is better.  But Othkurik is a real deal for those looking for a cheap beastie with a bite.  He is naturely quite good in swamp battlefields and it really helps when there is shadow he can land on.  With the Greenscale Warriors he can be a worthy king, having his subjects maul the enemy while he spits over their heads.  He is picked fairly often in our games, doing himself credit for the most part (save that indecent with Migol Ironwill which you will hear about on his page I’m sure).  Like his large gold cousin he is not much good for tanking and should be used mostly for specialist purposes.

Othkurik prepares to ambush Shiori.

The Wyvern overlooks the battlefield.

Wave: D-1(Dungeons and Dragons 1); Champions of Forgotten Realms

Expansion Pack: Fury of the Primordials

Home World: Toril

Fights For: Aquilla

Number in Set: 6/20

Hit Zones: Whole figure

ATTRIBUTES

Wyvern

Uncommon Hero

Predator

Ferocious

Large 7

STATISTICS

4 Lives

Move-7

Range-1

Attack-4

Defense-4

100 Points

SPECIAL POWERS

Talon Grab: While this Wyvern is flying, you may choose one opponent’s small or medium figure that it passed over this turn.  Place the chosen figure on an empty same-level space adjacent to this Wyvern at the end of its move.  If the chosen figure is engaged when it is moved by Talon Grab, it will not take any leaving engagement attacks.  Figures under overhangs can never be moved by Talon Grab.

Venomous Sting: When rolling attack dice, if this Wyvern rolls a skull on every die, the defending figure cannot roll any defense dice.  Venomous Sting does affect destructible objects.

Flying: Standard Flying

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR

I personally have had no real game experience with this piece.  From mini games we have played he appears to fit in as a specialist that can tank it out with the low to medium hand-to-hand figures, though it’s probably a good idea to keep him away from figures like Sgt. Drake Alexander and Migol Ironwill.  Against most rangers his gift of flying, 7 move, and good stats are a blessing.  It has also been theorized that in a battlefield with pieces from Volcarren Waste, a good way to take out the Hulk would be to Talon Grab him and plunge both figures into molten lava.  Food for thought.

The Wyvern bears down upon its prey.

One who peruses this site might (and better) notice the wide variety of strange names found therein. Such names are almost always not the result of various brain cells running into one another. They are, instead, the highly-sophisticated result of two cells sidling up to a third which they push into the center of a rather astonishing formation of three cells where the third cell finds himself trapped by five cells which have all been before mentioned and if you do not know what I am talking about, then you have not paid any attention to this sentence at all and I wish you would. Now, the cell that finds himself trapped begins to secrete a powerful chemical, known in the world of science as Hemptosphickticlaphiticolarkiticozoanticic fumes. These Hemptosphickticlaphiticolarkiticozoanticic fumes create such a powerful oder, that the other cells immediately flee from the one producing them. These cells race around the brain and bump into other cells, which, in turn, thinking there is some danger at hand, flee in all directions at once. Now, where as it would be impossible to literally flee in all directions at once for you and me, the cells simply split apart, thus creating so many of themselves that they are, in a manner of speaking, running in all directions at once. This sudden production of brain cells tricks the brain into thinking that the production rate must be up. Therefore, when the cells stop running around uttering shrieks far beyond the level of human hearing, The brain thinks that something must be wrong. It therefore casts about within itself, searching for a solution to the problem that it thinks exists but doesn’t while it thinks it does but doesn’t. It comes up with several solutions at once (as most good brains do) and thus creates a vast variety of ideas and words.

When thinking of a name, these moments of, as we sometimes term it,  Inventiveness, come in handy. For example, at this very moment, I am thinking of several different things at once. If mashed together, they might present a rather fearful picture:

So when trying to think of a name, many thoughts melt together and form something completely absurd, unfocused, and dryly humorous.

-The Hemptosphickticlaphiticolarkiticozoanticic One

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