A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....
Yoda and Sy Snootles are ready to join your team
Now that the minis for both are done, I’ve also created deployment cards for both so that they can be played in Imperial Assault. When it comes to creating new deployment cards, there are a few things to consider:
- Does the deployment card bring something new and unique to the game?
- Do the abilities and stats fit the character represented by the deployment card?
- Does the deployment card have a healthy mix of strenghts and weaknesses/vulnerabilities?
As a general rule of thumb, I always try to give these utility and make them clearly defeatable at the same time – when it comes to custom cards and game stats, I often see people fall into the trap of making their favorite characters too powerful and not balance their strengths with some weaknesses or vulnerabilities.
The cards are created using a neat tool created by a community member over at the FFG-forum. You can find the download link here:
When it comes to Yoda, many people want to see him jumping around like a derwish on coke with his lightsabre. I don’t understand why, because that’d be the stupid Yoda. I wanted the humbled, wise Yoda from Empire Strikes Back and REBELS, who is a much more interesting character. To hammer that home, I made him a non-combatant whose utility comes from his ability to support and strengthen your other figures, and disrupting hostile figures:
As for Sy Snootles, I wanted to make her fun to play and giver her some back-stabbing ability. She benefits from not fighting, but can be moved into a perfect position to grab objectives before your opponent can, contest objectives or shoot hostile figures in the back at a crucial moment:
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