What is your favourite Val family?

Nierite · **Posted:** Sat Oct 19, 2013 2:59 pm

So, I tried to make this as a poll, but alas I can only have 10 options in that format:

What is your favourite Val family? Which do you think is the most effective from a mechanics standpoint? Which do you think are underpowered?

I have always been partial to the val'Virdan and Emman myself, though to be honest I really like what the val'Ossan have become in this iteration. The one I like LEAST in the current rules is probably the val'Assante' as nothing there really gets me excited.

wilcoxon · **Joined:** Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:12 pm **Posts:** 1037

Personally, I'm partial to val'dellenov.

val Holryn · **Posted:** Sat Oct 19, 2013 9:51 pm

... val ... HOLRYN!!!

Mechanically it really depends on what you want to do. Val Mehan make great sorcerers and archer's. Virdan is awesome in melee for smite action. Dellenov claws rock too for a way to beat the damage die/tick cost trade off. I think Tensen is a little flat this edition. Assante also doesn't do a lot for me.

PCI Eric · **Joined:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:48 pm **Posts:** 214

val'Holryn. But then, I was a val'Holryn back before Arcanis was a product.

Vashti · **Joined:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:19 pm **Posts:** 6

Val'Sheem. A free Fate point per day is HUGE.

Invareday · **Joined:** Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:09 pm **Posts:** 5

I have always been partial to val'Virdan.

vrog · **Joined:** Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:36 pm **Posts:** 11

I like the Val'Ishi and the Val'Inares, for completely different reasons:

the Val'Ishi, for the most part, aren't in the business of screwing over other people. They tend others, destroy the blessed of neroth, and tend to the souls of humanity; none of which leave much time for formenting plots;

the Val'Inares, on the other hand, control the gates of Anshar. Now, as far as I've seen, there is only one legion dedicated to Anshar, and it has yet to be deployed into battle. They just guard the gates. Considering the costs to use a gate, the Val'Inares have to be extremely wealthy, yet they never flaunt their wealth. It makes me wonder what they're doing with all their money...

Haakon_val'Ishi · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:51 pm

val'Holryn.

I was one in the original campaign. The fact that we don't the bloodlines origins has always intrigued me.

Nierite · **Posted:** Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:57 pm

My only gripe with the val'Holryn's is that they really don't have any mechanics to them aside from "choose another family and apply their powers." As such they don't really have too much of an individual flavour in my opinion.

Storywise, they're great. Mechanically, meh.

drafit · **Joined:** Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:22 am **Posts:** 66

Well according to my Elorii friend named Llamafen, the answer is "Any so long as they are dead." as he plays with a gold plated acorn that has engraved "Val" on it.

But Kenny's favorate is Val'dellenov. Nothing like going wild side.

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