Ballista

[Aro23r]

Ballista
(Contraption)

Image: Looks like a giant crossbow, but situated on supports and launches giant spears.

Movement: 1 space (It's a heavy object...)
HP: 56 (Like the Lightening Ward)
Armor: 18% (again, like Lightening Ward)
Blocking: 0% (Its a giant wooden structure, can't really block)
Recovery: 4 turns. (2 if move only, and 2 if attack only)
Power: 28 (Dragon power)
Range: 5 spaces (one less than scout, two more than LW)
Affected by LOS, and must shoot in a straight line only, much like the attack pattern of a Witch. Also, if there are two units, one of them being one space behind the other, it would hit both of them. (i.e. Ballista 0 0 X Y Z) The shot would hit both X and Y targets, but Z would be unaffected. (Much like the Beast Rider's attack pattern.)

This unit's attack can be blocked.

Also, this unit must be 'prepped' before use, could be animated by the loading of the arrow/spear. A person must spend one turn to load this unit before unleashing its awesome power and range. After it is prepped, it is able to move/attack as normal, and this prep is followed by zero recovery time.

What do you guys think?

[ArcPaladinZero]

It seems like a fairly balanced unit to me, it might be a little heavy on the HP or armor side, given the fact that there could be a cleric. You put one of these things close to the front and it could easily lay down a few units quite quickly.

[Aro23r]

As it should be used...lol i got my idea for this by watching Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, on thursday...lol.

[astarothus]

sounds good for defense.. How many units does it count?

[abyaly]

Originally posted by Aro23r
As it should be used...lol i got my idea for this by watching Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, on thursday...lol. woah, that is creepy. i also watched it on thursday with some friends and suggested that a ballista would have been useful there

[sooner4life]

for the movment make it 2 squares

make the attack pattern were it can turn a round and shoot from a diffrent direction

take away the "prep" turn thing

make it so its ATK cant be blocked (cause that dosent make sence that they can block a giant spear coming out of the sky)

then it will be perfect :cool:

[Wyvern]

i really like the idea, bt many ballistas have been suggested (fire emblem fans of coarse)