my next wishlist special rule

[dusk1983]

Following the trend from my post yesterday, here's a rule i think would be very characterful for dryads/branchwraiths. This very thing is mentioned in their army entry, so i figured lets wishlist a rule!

Fey Allure: Dryads are feral creatures of raw primal fury, but often use their alluring illusions to tempt foes away from their companions where they become easy prey
After deployment but before the rolls for first turn, each dryad unit on the table may select a single core unit in the opposing players deployment zone. That unit becomes enchanted by them. The enchantment is dispelled immediately if any wood elf unit attacks the enchanted unit. On the enchanted unit's first turn, the unit must take a leadership test on 3d6 or sacrifice all other actions to march (not charge) their full distance directly towards the unit that has enchanted them. This includes marching through difficult and dangerous terrain. Even skirmishers cannot shoot after this march, although any wizards may cast spells as normal. Any unit with magic resistance OR a hero or Lord takes the leadership test on 2d6. Units immune to psychology are not affected.

Fey Seduction: (Branchwraith only) If dryads are masters of allure, then branchwraiths are experts. They seduce and slay the mightiest of generals and the most powerful of wizards
As Fey allure, except the branchwraith chooses one hero or lord and any mounts or units with the chosen hero or lord to take the leadership test on 3d6. Please note that if a branchwraith is fielded with a unit of dryads, she gets this separate ability, meaning two enemy units might lose their first turn to marching directly towards the dryad unit.

Thoughts?

[Moose123]

For the branchwraith I would make the hero leave his unit and march forward on his on. Then you killing blow him with waywatchers. Oh yeah! Then you sit back and laugh because all of his characters got shot down on your turn one or two. Brancwraith and waywatcher spam could become popular and it's really fluffy.
I like this rule but dryads are already pretty good, some of the best 12 point infantry out there actually.

[dusk1983]

For the branchwraith I would make the hero leave his unit and march forward on his on. Then you killing blow him with waywatchers. Oh yeah! Then you sit back and laugh because all of his characters got shot down on your turn one or two. Brancwraith and waywatcher spam could become popular and it's really fluffy.
I like this rule but dryads are already pretty good, some of the best 12 point infantry out there actually.

I initially thought about hero/lord vulnerability but thought it would just be too dirty. However these rules aren't OP *and* they still fit in with sneaky bastard wood elf tactics seeing as we get to competely disrupt our opponents deployment and battle line with carefully placed dryad units and optimal choices of enchantment. I also like the idea of inflicting casualties by forcing a march through a forest (better yet a venom thicket). this kind of ability would really aid in our efforts to "divide and conquer", perhaps even redirecting some scary units for a turn or two.

As for drayds being good, i feel they *were* good before skirmishing became a dirty word for anyone without a bow.

[Baardah]

Great idea to add a little wish list rule every day. I liked em both.

[dusk1983]

Great idea to add a little wish list rule every day. I liked em both.

Thanks! means a lot coming from an active council member, seeing as I imagine you've seen a million other wishlist rules.

That said, all creative juices are dried up on this topic at the moment so my daily wishlist is going to stop after two days until i have something worth saying again.

[Baardah]

Hehe. Like I said. We don't go on limiting and locking topics to be jerks. It's mainly to keep te forum tidy and to have valuable input on a subject collected in a meaningful thread, rather than hundreds of threads with 3 comments each.

If I could suggest something in this interest....

Rather than making a new thread each day, you could post your new wishful suggestion in the same thread. Perhaps altering the color of the wish posts to differentiate them from the replys.
Then go edit your opening post and call the thread 'wish of the day' or something and slap a date on there too. Also keeps the thread alive even if there is a gap between the new rule suggestions.

[dusk1983]

thankyou very much. thats a very good idea, which I'll do next time I think of something worth putting up. :-D