SDG Campaign Rules for Custom Units

From the Village Games forum.  Written by our fearless leader, Mike Z.

These are official rules for creating new unit profiles for Songs of Blades and Heroes. They allow players to use any figure in their collection without having to shoehorn it to fit the existing profiles.

However, like any system where math is involved, it is possible to game the system and create a unit that is more powerful that its point cost would indicate.

The campaign is not about creating uber-units to fight other uber-units nor is it about surprising your opponent with your latest creation. Therefore, the following system will be used to introduce new units into the campaign:

Non-Combat Special Ability

What: The player takes an existing profile and adds a non-combat ability such as Diplomat or Brewmaster.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 day before it is used. No vote is needed.

Name Change

What: The player takes an existing profile and changes the name
How: The group votes to allow or disallow the new profile based on theme.

Stat Modification

What: The player takes an existing profile and modifies the Quality and Combat scores.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 week before it is voted upon. The group votes to allow or disallow the new profile. In addition, any member of the group may request a playtest of the new profile before voting.

New Unit

What: That player takes an existing profile and modifies the special abilities or create a new profile from scratch.
How: The new profile is posted on the message board at least 1 week before it is voted upon. A playtest is required before the group votes. After the playtest, the group votes to accept or reject the profile.