Re-envisioning the MACE & CHAIN (Flail, aka: Morningstar) in TFT

[Jim Kane]

As the situation stands now in TFT, aside from the minimum ST requirement, and the damage delivered, there is effectively no play-difference between a Mace and a Morningstar - aside from the fact that the Mace may be thrown.

To me, the key PLAY element of a flail (Mace & Chain) which I would like to see put under reconsideration, so as to differentiate it from a "Ball on Stick" Mace, would be something along the lines of:

1) Give the flail user a DX to-hit bonus when attacking a figure who is using a shield; thereby reflecting the ability of the flail to "wrap" over/around the shield of the target - rendering the shield less effective; and the defender more vulnerable to attack when standing against a flail.

Thoughts?

JK