In honor of the start of Advent, I’m posting this picture which I actually made for Nathan’s use concerning the APU website. Technically, though, this is in honor of the Advent after next, concidering this is when they first see the star.

This month’s group topic was “Halo”. You can thank Nathan for the title.

Visit Albino Kraken for Nathan’s entry and the links to everyone else’s.

This month’s group topic was to design a coat-of-arms for a Dickens character. Mine is of Bradley Headstone (The Schoolmaster) from Our Mutual Friend.

Check Albino Kraken for the links to other people’s.

Level: 1

Banner: green

Movement: 2 hexes

Retreat: 2 hexes/flag

Morale: Special: the hydra is not bold but receives support from adjacent enemy units.

Weapon: bite—melee only. Special: having three heads, the hydra may attack up to three enemy units in one turn. It cannot, however, attack any unit twice in one turn.

Damage: 2d

Bonus Strike: yes

Lair: N/A

Warriors of the Dragon’s Teeth: If the hydra has personally killed a banner bearer, it may produce a foot unit of same race, banner color, and weapon type (long swords become short swords) on an adjacent hex at the cost of #figures + 1 lore (a single banner bearer = 2 lore; a fully healthy unit = 5 lore).

This month’s group topic was on movies from the Summer of 2009.

Visit Albino Kraken for Nathan’s entry and the links to everyone else’s.

Class: Mad Alchemist

Cost: 9

Phase: Command Phase (Play alongside your Command card)

Target: Any elevated terrain hex

Effect: Target may move up to 1 hex/level + 2 hexes in a straight line. Roll 3d against all units on the target or in its path. Banner color and lore rolled count as hits. Flags count as retreats. Target may not move through other terrain hexes. Target must stop in a countryside hex.

Class: Mad Alchemist

Cost: 8

Phase: Command Phase (Play in reaction to your opponent’s command card)

Target: All river hexes, bridges, and fords

Effect: Targets are impassable until the start of your next turn.

Class: Mad Alchemist

Cost: 7

Phase: Command Phase (Play alongside your Command card)

Target: Any hex (except for rivers, lairs, and landmarks)

Effect: Place a permanent crater* hex on targeted space. If a unit is on the targeted hex, roll 1d/level + 2d against unit.

*Crater:

-Does not block line of sight.

-Ranged weapons can not fire into nor out of crater except at point-blank.

-Unit moving in must stop for entire turn.

-Unit moving in may still battle.

-out > in = 3d max.

-in > out = 2d max.

Class: Mad Alchemist

Cost: 6

Phase: Command Phase (Play alongside your command card)

Target: 1 forest hex

Effect: For levels 1 and 2, place 1 forest hex/level in a strait line from the target. For level 3+ place 1 forest hex/level in an adjacent group with the target. Forest hexes must be placed on countryside hexes.

Class: Mad Alchemist

Cost: 6

Phase: Command Phase (Play in reaction to your opponent’s command card)

Target: All enemy units

Effect: Targets move one less hex for the entire turn.