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The Charnel Golem Stats!!
joshuaslater:
These are from the Old Silverback, but he wants everyone to playtest this before it's set in stone. This thread will be only for playtest notes, so please keep the chatter down to a minimum. I have a pdf but can't get it to stick to the forum, so I'll be sending it to all and sundry who are more computer savvy than I am to help. In the meantime, enjoy the model, and have fun.
CC:13 RC:8 PW:0 LD:8 AC:3 WD:3 ST:6 MV:3 AR:22 DEF:0 SZ:3 CT:90
Special Rules: Immune to Hand-Held Missile Weapons, Cannot Run, Cause Revulsion*, Writhing Tendrils (4)**, Absorption***
Equipment: Bone Tooth Hammer, ST +8 for a total of 14
Requirements: A single Charnel Golem may be included in a Devout Force with a Warped Lord. Forces with a Visceramancer may have many.
Notes:
*CAUSE REVULSION:
Many creatures intimidate their opponents with showy displays of bravado or menace, while others rely on cunning or deception. Then there are those creatures that are so alien and so completely unnatural that many beings have the innate good sense to stay away from them entirely. While a Charnel Golem causes Fear in Mortal Opponents (as per the standard rules), it imposes a penalty to LD tests for Beasts of -4.
**WRITHING TENDRILS (4)
Moving about on a mass of squirming intestine and animated flesh, the Charnel Golem's undulating method of movement is more than just a source of conveyance or revulsion.
Any model moving to attack the Charnel Golem in close combat loses their charge bonus as the writhing mass of flesh forces their balance into question and assaults those warriors with viciously sharp barbs, corrosive eruptions and random bone shards.
Additionally, an attacking models CC score is reduced by 4 while their DEF adjustment is increased by 4 as they fight to get to the core of the creature.
***ABSORPTION
Models killed by a Charnel Golem are absorbed by it if the Golem spends one action to assimilate the fallen flesh into its own mass. It does not matter how many foes a Charnel Golem kills in a turn, whether it is one model or three, if they are within three inches of the Golem they are all absorbed with the cost of one action. A Golem must do this either on the same turn it has killed its foes or on the first action of its next turn.
Once assimilated, the Charnel Golem essentially regenerates its wounds. If it absorbs more than its maximum 3 wounds, keep a six-sided die on hand and keep track of the extra flesh and bone mass it has stored. If it absorbs six wounds above its basic 3, the Golem splits into two Charnel Golems.
Coil:
Interesting. I see a couple of things, but I'll get back to that later tonight.
joshuaslater:
I've fielded this model before, and it is really fun to have on the board. I've seen it crap out and do poorly like any individual on a bad day, and I've seen it kick butt when played tactically and with some luck. Run it a few times, and really kick the tires. That is the point of this being posted as it is.
Please put the model on the board and see how it performs before jumping to conclusions.
P.S. It really plays as disgusting as it looks. :P
Southpaw:
I like it at first glance, will need further review. Only thing that sticks out in my brain at this point is that the rules need to state what type of creature it is (Undead, Infernal, etc) for spells/abilities that affect certain creature types.
SP
Topkick:
A couple things jump out at me at first glance and asked Jason to run his Devout in our play test. I intend to run it as printed to see if the problems are really there and then if necessary tweak it a bit. When do you want the results? We don't get together as often as some groups and want to make sure we get our response back in time.
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