Vyliria, a closer look.
The last Queen of the Woods may have dying flesh and a visage that inspires terror, but that doesn’t stop her from being a powerful ruler for her people. Older than some cities, the Elvish Grey Queen was once the Green Lady who sang to the trees in the sacred groves until they were all cut to the ground and burned by Vesh. Vyliria of the family of Ellion can feel the doom of her people approaching, but she is resolute, and as terrible as a storm. She will not let the world forget the glory of the elves so quickly.
TIER 1 SKILLS
DISTRACTION (INTERACT)
You may move a trapped worker in range to an adjacent tile.
WEAKEN (SPECIAL)
Place a -1 shield token on 1 creature in range.
CURE POISON (HEAL)
Remove all poison tokens from 1 hero in range (including yourself).
ELFSTEP (MOVE)
Anything: Your hero may use 1 move action.
TIER 2 SKILLS
FAR-SIGHT (PASSIVE)
You can now explore adjacent tiles without moving on to them.
BOLT (SPECIAL)
Deal 2 damage to 1 creature in range. Ignore shields.
TREE BLESSING (PASSIVE)
When your hero is on a forest tile your basic heal does +3.
PROTECT (PASSIVE)
Incoming basic attacks are reduced by 2.
TIER 3 SKILLS
BLESS (PASSIVE)
Instantly gain 3 stat points to spend on your hero. You may increase any hero stats in any combination.
FRENZY (SPECIAL + ATTACK)
Perform 2 basic attacks, 1 immediately after the other.
MOTHERSONG (SPECIAL + HEAL)
Perform 2 basic heals, 1 immediately after the other.
STONE WARD (SPECIAL)
Place 1 wardstone token on your current location (tile).
Vyliria’s skills provide several passive upgrades that can make her much more powerful without introducing new actions, yet skills such as Tree Blessing require strong positional play.
Would you prefer to free a trapped worker from a creature, or would you like to move during another players turn?
Are you going to take Tree Blessing and try to keep near the forests, or perhaps explore tiles without moving onto them?
Which of Vyliria’s skills will you choose?
Frank West
Frank West is a gamer and designer based in Bristol, UK. He published his first board game, The City of Kings, in 2018 and now works on other games and organising events in the local area. His goal? To design and publish games focusing on immersive themes, fun mechanics and beautiful components. If you have any questions or would just like a chat, feel free to get in touch at any time!