Hey everyone,
This is Leo your friendly, Conquest, Community Manager and do I have some amazing updates for you to start your week with!
Just as promised it’s Monday and it’s time to see some more TLAOK update goodness – don’t worry next article is First Blood!
Old Dominion - Updates
NEW TREASURE – Hierotekton (Treasures, The Grim Crypt), – 15 Pts
(Hierodiacon and Archimadrite Only) The [Character] gains Bone Golems Army List Entry as a Mainstay. If this artifact is bought on the Hierodeacon Bone Golems in this Warband lose [The Creed] and gain [The Fallen Pantheon] Battlefield role.
The [Character] must attach to The Bone Golems Regiment, changes their Type to Brute, gains the Impact (2), Aura of Death (2) Special Rules and adds +1 to its Clash and Attacks Characteristics
Bone Golems
Now 60pts per Stand
Text Adjustment – Surrounded by Fear and Dead Men
Last sentence changes to: Each friendly stand destroyed as an effect of this ability grants one additional Empowerment Token to the Fallen Pantheon Pool.
Developer notes: We know that there was a lot of confusion on whenever it is 9 or 12 for our favourite statues therefore we clarified the intent.
Spires - Updates
Developer notes: This is another set of small quality of life updates for Spires we had in our backlog. We want to make sure that every strain has its use case and it can be used more often while maintaining risk associated with using it. Moreover we want to give you some more strategic options and better flow of a game.
Merchant Prince
Add TEXT: The Best That Money Can Buy: The Regiment this [Character] is currently attached to suffer half Wounds (Rounding up) from the Decay Special Rule.
Developer notes: Merchant Prince is expensive for a reason, but broadly it can be problematic to find a place for him outside of lists specifically tailored for him.
The Directorate- Lobotomytic Override
[Always Active] Once per Round, immediately upon drawing a Command Card, but before performing any Draw Events, you may place it next to the Command Stack face down, without revealing it, and Draw the next Card. Place the first Command Card either on the top or bottom of the Command Stack and proceed with Activating the second.
- If you put the Command Card on the top, upon drawing that Card without using the Entourage Rule, should it be a Regiment it may use its Strain Expression [Draw Event] without suffering the Decay Special Rule.
- If you put the Command Card on the Bottom, upon drawing that Card should it be a Regiment it gains +2 to its Attacks Characteristic until the end of the Round.
This ability cannot be Activated if there is only one Command Card left in your Command Stack.
Developer notes: We love this sect rule, but sometimes it is not enough to make an impact on your game. Therefore we shot two birds with one stone and also made sure you can use strains more often if you time it right or deal devastating blows with your last activation.
High Clone Executor- Ruthless Competence
Change the first sentence to: “Friendly Infantry Regiments using Strain Expression [Draw Event] gain +1 to their March Characteristic until the end of the Round.”
Developer notes: We wanted something to justify adding non-clone regiments into HCE Warlord lists for more variety and also give HCE “Ruthless Competence” vibes. Moving faster seems like a good idea.
Lineage Prideborne
Gain Action – Action: Sharpshot (Out-of-Combat Action) Target one Enemy Regiment within Character’s Barrage Range, it suffers 1 Wound. This does not trigger resolve tests.
Lineage Highborne
Action: Mighty Swing (Combat Action) Target one Enemy Regiment Engaged with Regiment this Character is attached to, it suffers 1 Wound. This does not trigger resolve tests.
Developer notes: We wanted something to justify adding non-clone regiments into HCE Warlord lists for more variety and also give HCE “Ruthless Competence” vibes. Moving faster seems like a good idea.
Master of Flesh – Move to Eccentrity (Clone Character Only) 15 Points
Once per Game: Should this [Character] be destroyed, instead of removing it from play you may immediately replace a non-Command Stand in the first Rank of Friendly Regiment with this [Character] Stand. The Regiment may not currently have a [Character] attached and must have a matching [Character]’s Type. The replaced Stand is removed as a casualty, but it does not count towards making the Regiment Broken or Shattered. The [Character] does not count as being destroyed as a result.
Note: Should this character be removed as a consequence of the Duel action it can still join the same regiment it was attached to if it’s possible.
Consumption Beast
Points go down to 190 (from 200)
Developer notes: Overshadowed by Abomination a little bit – Should be even now.
Leonine Avatara
Strain: Longshot
Clash: Reduced to 2 (from 3).
Developer notes: One of the best shooting Regiments in the game and therefore had to be tuned down a bit when Engaged.
Stryx
Points go down to 110 (from 120).
Developer notes: A small incremental buff.
Force Grown Drones – Optimized Fodder
This Regiment can only suffer a maximum of 6 Wounds from any given instance of the Decay Special Rule. In addition, should this Regiment consist of at least 6 Stands during List Building:
The Regiment Strain ability permanently changes to Lethal Demise (2) and adds +1 to its March Characteristic.
The Regiment Regeneration Draw Event permanently changes to Regeneration (+4).
Developer notes: A small incremental buff.
Onslaught Drones
March characteristic increased to 6 (from 5)
Points increased to 135 from 130
Developer notes: It was hard to find a place for it. Should be easier now.
Vanguard Clone Infiltrators
Add text to Army List Entry – Should this Regiment consist of less than 4 stands, its stands contribute barrage to the volley action regardless of Rank.
Developer notes: We quite like the square formation!
Hyperadrenal Stimulation – 10 pts (from 20)
Degenerative Aura – remove lethal demise note from it (app bug fix)
No Matter the Price – 20 pts (from 30)
Linked Neuroreceptors – 10 pts (from 15)
Endocrine Overstimulation – Remove
Convulsive Doom – 10 pts (from 15)
Developer notes: Minor cost rebalance.
NEW APPARATUS- Affliction Absorption
Once per Round: When another Regiment within 8” suffer wounds from Decay Special Rule you can allocate that wounds into the Regiment this [Character] is attached to. These wounds do not trigger resolve tests. These wounds cannot be avoided or reduced.
Designer note: Your Regiment can absorb more wounds than it can take and as a result be destroyed by Affliction Absorption.
Avatar Projection: (Biomancer, Pheromancer, or Merchant Prince only) This Eccentricity can be purchased multiple times.
The [Character] changes their Type to Brute, gains the Impact (3) Special Rule and adds +1 to its Clash and Attacks Characteristics.
Developer notes: Works well in Weavers. Should do the same here.
Mutations – Each Character can now buy multiple mutations.
Developer notes: Mutations should be the signature of Spires – no limits here