New Custom Units

Two new approved units for the campaign.

Both of these units were submitted by Brian.

Elf Knight
Pts:75 Q:2 C:4
SR:Combat Master

Elf Scout
Pts:65 Q:2 C:3
SR:Dashing, Running Blow

Thanks Brian!

New Units For Fun

OK, so not really for the campaign, but they're still fun and I wanted to share them with everyone.  These were created by Gabriel, a friend and fellow gamer who haunts Village Games.

Here are stats from the Modrons from Dungeons and Dragons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modron_(Dungeons_&_Dragons)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/zgmyy13mizy/Modrons.xls

First Custom Units Approved

We playtested the first batch of custom units last night and the following have been deemed fair and balanced for use in our campaign:

Fleshless Reaper
Pts: 42 Q: 3 C: 3 SR: Tailslap, Undead
http://www.vesivus.com/dreamblade/Pics/DB1_Fleshless_Reaper.jpg

Jack of Blades
Pts: 52 Q: 3 C: 4 SR: Free Disengage, Undead
(Uses the Wraith profile without the Flying rule.)
http://dreamcatcher.wizards.com/image.aspx?w=350&path=~/images/dreamblade/Fear/Jack-of-Blades.jpg

Skeleton Champion
Pts: 66 Q: 3 C: 3 SR: Leader, Undead

Colossal Skeleton
Pts: 80 Q: 4 C: 4 SR: Heavy Armor, Huge, Long Move, Slow, Tough, Undead
(A Frost Giant from SDG with the Undead rule.)
http://www.reapermini.com/graphics/gallery/2/02911_w_1.jpg

Morbid Angel
Pts: 42 Q: 4 C: 3 SR: Flying, Undead
Rackham Confrontation figure.

Bone Swarm
Pts: 17 Q: 4 C: 1 SR: Swarm, Undead
http://privateerpress.com/files/imagecache/1up/products/iron-kingdoms/boneswarm.png

Human Ranger
Pts:34 Q:3 C:3+ SR: Shooter-Short

Human Ranger Leader
Pts:63 Q:3 C:3+ SR: Leader, Shooter-Short

Unfortunately, this unit was not found acceptable:

Super Awesome Skeleton
Pts: 83 Q: 2+ C: 6
Special Rules: Lethal vs. Jeff's Warband.

Mainly because it is a skeleton without the Undead ability.  :)

I will be creating a file containing all of the custom units used our campaign and making it available on this blog.

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.