Hello One Ringers!,
Some time ago, I got a GW Chaos Fury without its wings in an auction on ebay. I've converted it slightly, and it came out as follows:
(More pictures can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=24486&start=20 .)
Now I will use this model as one of the many nameless creatures Morgoth created. Some of these might have survived onto the Third Age and have fled into the deep places of the world. Gandalf mentions that there are old creatures down below in Moria and I imagine these were first created by Morgoth.
Now for this background, I was thinking about the following house rules:
Creature from the Deep 125 points
7" 5/4+ 6 5 2 3 4 */6/*
Claws (never considered unarmed)
Special Rules
Terror
Throw Stones. These have a range of 8" and a Strength of 4.
Cave Dweller.
Mountain Dweller.
Resistance to Magic.
Lonely Creature. A Creature from the Deep does not have a Stand Fast! In addition, no other models can profit from Heroic Actions that a Creature from the Deep calls.
Primeval Strength. A Creature from the Deep may use his Will in the same way as Might and Fate. Secondly, before a combat (but after declaring shielding) a Creature can use one point of Will to either add 1 to his Fight Value, Strength or Attacks for the duration of the fight. In addition, after a combat in which a Creature from the Deep has killed at least one opponent, it will regain 1 Will point lost earlier in the battle.
Heightened senses. A Creature of the Dark does not need line of sight to charge.
Preserving Nature. If a Creature is wounded, he must immediately pass a Courage test with a -2 modifier. If the test is passed, nothing happens. If the test is failed, the Creature flees to safety. Remove him as a casualty.
Magic:
Aura of Dismay: 5+
Aura of Horror: 5+ (duration: exhaustion)
- Unchannelled: all Good models within 6" will get a -1 modifier to their Courage (this is not cumulative to other similar modifiers like Harbinger of Evil).
- Channelled: all Good models within 12" will get a -1 modifier to their Courage.
Note that this Creature will mostly be used in small, cramped hallways and passages of an inch to a few inches at most (my Dwarf Mine board). Therefore, there won't be much shooting going on, and this will make him less vulnerable than he might seem at first. I was thinking about making him 100 points for normal battles and 120 for battles in the mines, where shooting is virtually non-existent. Also, it is not playtested yet.
Feedback would be much appreciated, especially on the points cost. Also, a better idea for its name (or 'title' so to say) would also be nice.
[EDITED: was 100 points and Courage 5 before]