[quote=@Chicken]
Also, are we allowed to play a small group of minion-level units rather than a hero character? (Example: instead of playing a Gor or the like, playing a trio of Ungor.)
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I guess, but know that your power will be weaker than an individual hero. Oh, and you'll have to micromanage them all. Canon fodder or soldiers I think would be fine.)