Foreboder

There exist horrors of various sizes and capabilities, and some of the most disturbing ones are those that are less physically imposing. The very appearance of these creatures is an assault on the mind—it can shatter sanity and fray nerves. The Foreboder serves as a conduit for the power of its infernal master, and the presence of one of these floating beings is accompanied by a sensation of mental oppression. It glows with sickening radiance, which provides a brief forewarning before unholy magic is sent through it.

Basic Info

• Template:Horror

Abilities

• Template:Eyeless Sight
• Template:Flight
• Template:Soulless
• Template:Phase Shift
• Template:Psycho Static
• Template:Channeler

Weapons

Tendrils
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		1				4				9
Template:Chain Weapon Template:Magical Weapon

Theme Forces

• Template:Dark Legacy
• Template:Hearts of Darkness, but only if taken by Princess Regna

Thoughts on the Foreboder

Foreboder in a Nutshell

The Foreboder is the Infernal channeler, and is a lesser Horror with only a single Essence, so it can be easily summoned, but can be easily maintained for a modest Essence cost, or can be fired off as a kind of fire-and-forget-and-let-it-disappear channel missile.

Combos & Synergies

• All three Masters love to have at least one Foreboder on the table, thanks to their superior spell casting abilities.
  • Agathon is a spell slinger through & through. It really likes to have at least two Foreboders on the table, one able to threaten an assassination (Scything Touch, followed by as many Dark Fires as possible) and the other to threaten the army (using Hellmouth, Scything Touch, and Dark Seduction to clear lanes for Horrors or Cultists). In practice, this means list building with at least three, more often four.
  • Zaateroth is an upkeep caster, and as such mass Purifications can really ruin her day. Having a Foreboder on the table makes it much easier to get the required upkeeps where they need to be without risking Zaat herself.
  • Omodomos cares the least about having a Foreboder, only having one spell that can be channeled. However it is a pretty decent one, especially in conjunction with his Hellhounds rule (use Breath to soften up a group of heavy infantry, then send in a Desolator as a soul vacuum).
  • Great Princess Regna Gravnoy it is the cheapest way to include her in a force and she has 2 spells worth channelling.

When to Summon

Most of the time you'll want to start the game with Foreboders in your battlegroup instead of summoning them. With the Psycho Static rule, it can't do its main job the turn it is summoned. You're also paying an opportunity cost by summoning a lesser horror instead of a more expensive/impactful heavy, since you can only summon one horror a turn, and it always costs you a Marked Soul. Still, if you have a specific plan for the following turn, or you can't spare the essence for a heavy horror, it can be worth it to get one of these little guys on the field for your opponent to worry about. Just make sure you can leave it in a spot where it won't die immediately.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Little offensive output.
• Fragile. It has similar defensive stats to the Convergence channeler Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex, and will die once it gets hit.

Tricks & Tips

• These things die like none other. Hide them in woods or cover for maximum survivability.

Other

Trivia

• Released with the Faction launch (2019.06)