Retribution Character Unit based on NQ fluff? (SPOILERS)

[Gho5t]

For those that have read the latest No Quarter fluff, did anyone else think, damn, this would be an amazing character unit for our faction?

Here's kind of how I figured the unit would work in-game:

Whole unit would probably have Arcane Assassin, Pathfinder, and AD. Maybe Stealth?

? Eyre could have two hand crossbows, Gunfighter, and Phantom Seeker. Probably RAT 6-7? While in play, perhaps grants Stealth to the group?

? Aysha would use a MHA template, but perhaps have a *action Swift Attack, Thresher, or Backswing-type of thing. Maybe to balance it out, she'd only have Reach instead of the 4" range?

? Helyoss would be a type of Soulless, but maybe with a *action that grants the unit Sacred Ward? Also, he'd probably have two blades instead of one.


I think this kind of format would be a great character unit, and I'd love to field it. The only issue with this particular group is (SPOILER)

Helyoss dies.



Thoughts?

[Bloodshovel]

that'd be awesome. I may have to go pick up the issue now if for no reason other than the fluff.

Newsflash: Nayl dies every game. the Soulless always die.

[currentlyunknown]

that'd be awesome. I may have to go pick up the issue now if for no reason other than the fluff.

Newsflash: Nayl dies every game. the Soulless always die.

Nayl never dies. Because he should never be on the table. Ever. He's free in the Garryth theme...I still don't bring him.

[DesertSpiral]

I wouldn't care what they did - if we got a charactor who's name was (albeit bastardised) Helios i'd love it .

Ok, so some names just have romantic appeal for whatever personal reasons...

[Bloodshovel]

Nayl never dies. Because he should never be on the table. Ever. He's free in the Garryth theme...I still don't bring him.

He does when character restrictions say Eiryss won't be stripping focus in this list.

[Mastershake]

He does when character restrictions say Eiryss won't be stripping focus in this list.

I would say if you're using 3 lists this is the case, but at some point you can have her in all 3 lists

[magi]

Sounds fun to me. I wouldn't worry about the 4" reach on Aysha, as she will be hampered by the fact that she's a member of a unit. Especially if her bonus is thresher.

[Mastershake]

Sounds fun to me. I wouldn't worry about the 4" reach on Aysha, as she will be hampered by the fact that she's a member of a unit. Especially if her bonus is thresher.

*insert mental image of Aysha*

"OMG I am so sorry guys"

[kaitou]

For those that have read the latest No Quarter fluff, did anyone else think, damn, this would be an amazing character unit for our faction?

Here's kind of how I figured the unit would work in-game:

Whole unit would probably have Arcane Assassin, Pathfinder, and AD. Maybe Stealth?

• Eyre could have two hand crossbows, Gunfighter, and Phantom Seeker. Probably RAT 6-7? While in play, perhaps grants Stealth to the group?

• Aysha would use a MHA template, but perhaps have a *action Swift Attack, Thresher, or Backswing-type of thing. Maybe to balance it out, she'd only have Reach instead of the 4" range?

• Helyoss would be a type of Soulless, but maybe with a *action that grants the unit Sacred Ward? Also, he'd probably have two blades instead of one.

*snip*

I thought the same thing, though I'm not sure about the stats other than Helyoss's abilities.

[Mazin1]

*insert mental image of Aysha*

"OMG I am so sorry guys"

Unless she has a rule that grants the other modles in her unit The ability called "uh guys...DUCK!"

[DesertSpiral]

Like the scatter gunners?

[5-Cents]

Maybe Aysha would have the rules from that Chain Adept from one of the leagues, the one with rapid strike.

[AJ the Ronin]

So Helios (the Sun, Hyperion), Erinyes (the Furies) and...for the life of me I remember anything that match Aysha

[Edchopp]

So Helios (the Sun, Hyperion), Erinyes (the Furies) and...for the life of me I remember anything that match Aysha

A sassy black lady singer?

[Bloodshovel]

Isha is also the name of a type of prayer.

[AJ the Ronin]

Isha is also the name of a type of prayer.

If we move from the Greek/Roman naming convention there is also a Hindu concept that is close to Aysha. And here is Ishtar but that is a big streach.

Didn't knew about the prayer. Interesting read.

[Houston]

So Helios (the Sun, Hyperion), Erinyes (the Furies) and...for the life of me I remember anything that match Aysha

For Aysha, ancient Greek lacks a good way to represent the 'sh' sound, which is why it would be very hard to figure out the Greek word (if any) that PP is trying to reference. The transliteration convention elves use in naming also deviates from the normal method. (i.e. the Greek upsilon 'υ' is normally transliterated as a Roman 'u' or 'y' but the Retribution seems to use the Roman 'y' when translating the Greek iota 'ι' as well.) For Aysha, the closest I could find is the root αισχ- (aisch-) which means 'shame' or 'disgrace.'

EDIT: Aisha was the name of a favored wife of Mohammed and is also the Swahili word for life. No idea if either of those would be more relevant to the storyline. I'm still waiting on my copy of NQ.