[Archive] Herohammer:� � Avatar of Hashut

Grimstonefire:

My idea for this guy is that he is a hugely powerful special character, but a real loner.  I am toying with the idea of making it so he cannot join units, as befitting a demi-god.

He would be an absolute combat monster, but not impossible to kill through magic or shooting.  I haven’t thought of a name for him yet.  Normally with characters like this the best thing to do is just avoid them, especially dwarf ones.  So I’ve given him a strong ranged attack as well (which would be shooting out of his eyes or something equally as dramatic). :wink:

Avatar of Hashut (WIP name):  425 pts

M  WS  BS  S  T  W  I  A Ld3  8   4   7  5  3  6  5  10
1 Lord choice.

Equipment:  Axe of Unmaking

Axe of Unmaking:

Flaming Attacks.  Any model wounded by the Axe of Unmaking suffers an additional D3+1 wounds with no armour saves allowed.

Special Rules:

Fear

Killing blow

Scaly Skin (1+)

Arc of Darkness:

Bound Spell Power Level 4:  Magical missile with a range of 24�?� causing D6 S5 Flaming hits.

cornixt:

The avoidance thing would be a problem. How about another special rule: Bull Charge - Double M value on the turn he charges (i.e. charges 12" into combat)

Baggronor:

If he is to remain M3 then I suggest vastly decreasing his points cost. I would also give him some form of ward or protection against shooting, being M3 and a 425pt loner is not a great predicament for Hashut’s champion to find himself in when fighting anyone with shooting. At the moment he is almost a free 425VPs.

Personally, I would have thought he would be a Bull Centaur or a sorcerer, or both, surely?

Edit: I think it would be a nice touch if he had somehow acquired Grimnir’s other axe (the one he took with him to the Chaos Gate), the rules are already similar.

Grimstonefire:

Fluffwise doesn’t the white dwarf have that one? Or is it Gotrek? I don’t have my books to hand.

Maybe a 4+ Ward save and drop the points to 375?

Baggronor:

Well, I reckon I could make a Dwarf Lord using the current book who is cheaper than 375 and more powerful.

Maybe:
RoFury RoCleaving Kragg the Grim for S7 5A
Master RoSpite 4+ward
Shieldbearers RoStone 1+ armour plus extra attacks and US 3
comes to 285
He doesn’t do D3 wounds or cause fear, but he does join units.

With being a loner, T5, 3W and just a 1+ save, the guy is easier to kill with shooting (and much much slower) than a Hydra or Varghulf and 3 times the cost. Maybe just give him wings/4 legs?

Fluffwise doesn’t the white dwarf have that one?  Or is it Gotrek?  I don’t have my books to hand.
Probably does actually. I can’t stand Gotrek and Felix so haven’t read em, (presumably the only remaining book title would be ‘Godslayer’ or have they done that one already?) but I think the White Dwarf does have the axe come to think of it.

snowblizz:

Fluffwise doesn't the white dwarf have that one?  Or is it Gotrek?  I don't have my books to hand.

Maybe a 4+ Ward save and drop the points to 375?

Grimstonefire
Yes. While not proven explicitly Gotrek's axe does seem to be the twin of the one the High King bears.

Since this is an Avatar of Hashut. With monster stats. Why not go the whole way and make it such. Up the Mv to 6, 40/50 mm base, can't join a unit, maybe Large Target. Sort of like the Verminlord or DP in DoC book. Even though he'd be faster he would be vulnerable to shooting. Espcially without a massive ward. Just tack on Immunity to Flaming Attacks.

Grimstonefire:

I think 40mm without large target would be better.

How about this, it would give most lords a run for their money.  Or should I set it up a notch again…

For this version he can join units, but another thing I was considering was keeping him a loner, taking his attacks back down to 3, but multiplying them by however many enemy models were in base contact (so if he had 3 models he would have 9 attacks).  

Avatar of Hashut (WIP name):  425 pts

M  WS  BS  S  T  W  I  A Ld3  8   4   8  5  4  6  5  10
1 Lord choice.

Equipment:  Axe of Unmaking

Axe of Unmaking:

Flaming Attacks.  Any model wounded by the Axe of Unmaking suffers an additional D3+1 wounds with no armour saves allowed.

40mm x 40mm base

Special Rules:

Fear

Killing blow

Scaly Skin (1+)

3+ Ward Save

Arc of Darkness:

Bound Spell Power Level 4:  Magical missile with a range of 24�?� causing D6 S5 Flaming hits.

Baggronor:

Starting to look more worth it. Is there any fluff for this guy that you had in mind? It might help to focus his design more. I still think an avatar of Hashut should be a Sorcerer/BC in some way, its what separates CDs from regular Dwarfs, but thats just my take on it. I still reckon wings could work too.