davidlhsl's Battles

[davidlhsl]

David: “Happy Valentine’s Day, Sports Fans! I’m David, and I’m single! That means all the money I spend is on myself. So, nyeah! Next to me is a man who isn’t so lucky. Crack out the whip for my good friend, Bob!”

Bob: “Thanks, David. However, I consider myself lucky to be married to such a beautiful woman.”

David: “Does your wife know about her?”

Bob: “David, when we cut to commercial, you’re going to be somebody’s very bloody Valentine. You might even wind up as some hungry animal’s dinner.”

David: “Later, Bob. If there’s one thing I love more than being single, it’s C3G. Did you know they’re having a contest?”

Bob: “Yes, David. Why do you think I’m here?”

David: “To escape your wife’s tuna surprise?”

Bob: “David, I’m in no mood for your jokes tonight. I should be spending Valentine’s Day evening with my wife instead of you. I hope we’re not working late.”

David: “I’m just funning you, bestest of Bob-Buddies! Here, take this.”

Bob: “What is this? Another one of your pranks?”

David: “Open it, Bob.”

Bob (opens envelope David handed him and examines contents): “David! This is a gift card to that new restaurant that opened. And… and there’s a card with a note. Lessee… Omigosh! It’s a reservation for me and my wife!”

David: “And I have a limo out front right now that has already picked up your wife. Have fun!”

Bob (wipes tear from eye, then hugs David): “I wish you wouldn’t be so nice to me, David. It would make killing you so much easier.”

David: “Try not to forget how foreplay works, Bob. Now go!” (Bob leaves) “Ok, so Mike is with his girlfriend tonight, Pam is likely forcing her new boyfriend to eat a bug or something, and I’m pretty sure Sock Puppet is fighting off the women with a stick. I guess it’s up to me to announce this upcoming battle. I thought it would be a great idea to show my love for C3G by doing something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: play that Star City Bank scenario, ‘A City Overrun,’ from the World’s Finest rule book.”

Spoiler Alert!

Whoops! Hee! I do love throwing down with Anti-Monitor, but he isn’t listed in the scenario. Ok, now this battle is timed for 8 Rounds. Team Robbers consists of Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman, and three squads of Street Thugs. They also begin the game with the Glyph of Loot, and they decide to let Catwoman take the Loot at the start of the game.

On the other side, Team Cops consists of Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), Black Canary, and four squads of 5th Precinct Beat Cops. Whichever team has possession of the Loot at the end of 8 Rounds is the winner. If the Loot is on the ground, then the battle will be decided by points on the board.

Oh, and four glyphs are mixed and placed on the map. They are: Team-Up, Smilex, Reinforcements, and Super Speed. Finally, squad figures are allowed to carry the Loot, though the Loot will go onto the squad’s Army Card rather than being dedicated to a specific squad figure.

Anti-Monitor has walked off the field, though he'll remain nearby in case Joker goes wild. We’ll take a commercial break, seeing how Bob isn’t here to shove my face into a shredder. Then later, we’ll get this party started!

Burt’s Beer: The beer for lovers. It’s the beer Romeo and Juliet drank when they committed suicide.

[tcglkn]

Cool, I've never run the World's Finest campaign so I haven't ever played this one.

[IAmBatman]

I think the Fan Four scenarios are a bit more cohesive as a campaign, but the World's Finest scenarios are a lot of fun! Definitely a labor of love (appropriate for today) by the team.

[davidlhsl]

Star City Bank, Rounds 1-2

Spoiler Alert!

We’re back, and you’re not going to believe the chaos that we’ve had here in the stadium during the break. Catwoman keeps texting Anti-Monitor in an attempt to bring him into the game, Two-Face has been arguing with the officials over which coin would be tossed for Round 1 Initiative, and Joker has been lobbying the Street Thugs in an effort to replace Two-Face with Harley Quinn.

The other team has been relatively calm, other than a brief skirmish among the Cops over who would get stuck with the raspberry filled donut. I can’t understand that myself, as I like raspberry filled donuts. Now I’m getting hungry again, so I’d better switch the subject.

Anti-Monitor did return to the field briefly to warn both sides of dire consequences if they both didn’t fall back into their respective start zones for the start of the battle. We usually rely on Sock Puppet for that, but you can’t beat Erase From Existence for a little motivation.

Ok, the field is set, and we’re ready to begin!

Round 1
Team Cops take the Initiative, and Two-Face is overheard to exclaim an obscenity. Joker also kicks the ground, as he’s banking on his Reorganized Chaos to throw off the opposing team. Three Cops march forward. Green Arrow has been consulting with Black Canary over whether to try the Glyphs, but Black Canary feels that exposing the Reinforcement Glyph before they lose their Cops would be a bad idea. I’ll go into detail if the glyph appears, but I’ll just mention that as a Temporary Glyph, its effects must be used once revealed, and then it goes Poof!

Catwoman steps out of the vault and starts her climb halfway up the ladder inside the bank. If she had started just outside the vault, she could’ve used her Expert Climbing to reach the top. After she left, a weird looking gentleman named Harold Bemis rushes into the vault with a book and slams the door shut. I think the book he was carrying was titled, Dickens for Dummies.

Green Arrow steps forward and into the water.

Street Thugs give a turn to Two-Face, who steps outside the bank. Then Thugs from both sides and one from inside step forward. One takes aim at a Cop and fires with +1 Rule the Streets bonus for being on asphalt. The Cop also gets +1 Clean up the Street protection against common squaddies. 0sk vs 2sh. It’s a good thing Black Mask didn’t see that.

Black Canary decides to go around the water, though she didn’t make it much farther than if she had simply joined Green Arrow in the wading pool.

Street Thugs bond to Two-Face, who take to a high asphalt space to show the boys how it’s done. He flips the coin, and it’s Good Heads. That ends his turn. Thugs move, and two have sight and height on that Cop. 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (11 remaining). Another has sight on a Cop and Black Canary. Due to the Cop’s Protect and Serve, which allows a Cop to sacrifice himself if an adjacent figure would receive a wound from an attack, the Thug fires at the Cop. 1sk vs 2sh.

At the end of the first round, Team Robbers open quite aggressively.

Spoiler Alert!

Round 2
Cops once again win initiative, thwarting Joker for the moment. Green Arrow climbs out of the water towards the structure in the center, and fires his Exploding Arrow Special Attack at Two-Face, which would also affect two adjacent Thugs. 3sk!!! Two-Face defends with 3sh, but the two Thugs go down easily (1sh/0sh = 10 remaining).

Street Thugs bond to Two-Face, who takes position in the middle of the road to fire up at Green Arrow. He’d better fire his shots before the 11:00 bus comes into town! First comes the flip of the coin, and it’s the scratchy Heads! 2sk vs 3sh. He flips the coin, and he gets another attack! 3sk vs 2sh = 1w (3 left). Another coin flip: Cat Scratch Fever Heads! 4sk vs 1sh = KO! That’s going to hurt the other team. Just for curiosity’s sake, Two-Face flips the coin a final time: Heads. That’s fine, as there are no other targets. As for the Street Thugs, who simply stare in amazement for a moment, they move into position. One is able to fire on the Cop next to a very shaken Black Canary: 1sk vs 1sh.

Cops vow revenge. Two climb on either side of the middle structure, while another joins Black Canary. They fire at the Thugs below. 2sk vs 2sh. 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (9 remaining)

Catwoman takes her Loot to the top of the vault inside the bank. I’ll assume Harold Bemis is still reading his book.

Two Cops reach the roof, while the other breaks from Black Canary to approach one of the Thugs. First Cop on roof fires down at Two-Face. 1sk vs 2sh. The other fires down on a Thug. 3sk vs 2sh = KO! (8 remaining) Final strike at another Thug. 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (7 remaining) Although Green Arrow is down, Team Cops are knocking down the Thugs.

Thugs bond to Two-Face, who decides to risk taking the nearby glyph. He is one to gamble. It’s the Glyph of Reinforcements, which is a Temporary Glyph that allows him to return 3 of the previously destroyed Thugs next to him (10 remaining). That’s a huge blow to Team Cops. Two Face flips a coin and fires at a Cop. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (10 remaining) Two-Face can’t see the ones on the roof, so ends his turn without a flip. One of the Thugs fires down at Black Canary, who is currently outside the protection of the Cops! 0sk. Three others take to the center of the street and fire up at the Cops on the roof. 2sk vs 2sh. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (9 remaining) 1sk vs 2sh.

This has been a brutal round for Team Cops.

Spoiler Alert!

[davidlhsl]

Star City Bank, Rounds 3-5

Spoiler Alert!

Round 3
The Cop on the roof fires down at a Thug. 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (9 remaining) Another fires up at a Thug. 1sk vs 0sh = KO! (8 remaining) The final fires at Two-Face. 0sk.

Thugs bond to Two-Face, who enters the center structure. He is not going to play defensively! He flips a coin, but Heads will calm him for the moment. Two Thugs in the street fire up at the Cop on the roof. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (8 remaining).

Cops move from their start zone positions, and two enter the water. They fire up at Two-Face. 0sk. 0sk! 1sk vs 1sh!! Somebody is going to have some paperwork waiting for them when they return to the precinct!

Thugs bond to Two-Face, who steps down to engage two Cops. What is this guy doing? Uh, oh! He’s flipping for Heads You Live, Heads You Die. He’ll roll for each Cop, and them himself, to deliver a wound with a Scratchy Head. The coin flips into the air as the Cops hold their breath. Safe! Safe! Now the flip for himself: Safe! Two Thugs enter the center structure and fire down on Cops. 4sk vs 1sh = KO! (7 remaining) 3sk vs 1sh = KO! (6 remaining)

Black Canary moves next to Two-Face and shrieks her Canary Cry Special, which will affect Two-Face and two Thugs. 3sk! Two-Face rolls 2sh = 1w (3 left). 2sh and 0sh kills both Thugs (6 remaining).

Thugs bond to Two-Face, who flips for Heads You Live/Die. First the Cop: Safe! Next is Black Canary: Safe. Now for Two-Face: Safe. Thugs move.

Spoiler Alert!

Round 4
Black Canary holds engagement with Two-Face while taking high ground. She strikes down at Two-Face with her regular attack. 4sk vs 2sh = 2w (1 left). Since she rolled 3 or more skulls, she can attack again with her Fists of Fury. 4sk vs 2sh = KO! Two-Face is taken down with enough spare change for the bank’s vending machines.

Without their Crime Lord, Thugs must take the round themselves. Should they press the attack, or fall back? Both: Two fall back, while two hold position in the street to fire up at Black Canary. By the way, the bus is late. 2sk vs 3sh. 3sk vs 2sh = 1w (3 left)

Cops storm ahead and fire at the Thugs. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (5 remaining) 0sk. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (4 remaining) The question everybody asks now is this: How far has Harold Bemis read in that book of his?

Thugs withdraw inside the bank, with two climbing up the ladders on the side of the vault.

Cops charge forward! One is able to fire up at a Thug inside. 1sk vs 1sh.

Three Thugs climb up to the top of the vault, while the other steps outside onto concrete for the bonus and fires down at the Cop. 2sk vs 2sh. We’ve got quite a shoot out, but Team Cops only has 4 Rounds remaining to take that Loot!

Spoiler Alert!

Round 5
Black Canary charges ahead and unleashes her Canary Cry Special Attack, but the Thug blocks (3sk vs 3sh).

Joker is extremely miffed at his team’s initiative rolls. He steps outside the bank and fires his regular attack down at Black Canary. 3sk vs 2sh = 1w (2 left). Wanna Hear Another? No, he could’ve if he had tried his Special Attack.

Cops spring into action and surround Black Canary. First strike is up at the Thug: 0sk. Again: 2sk vs 2sh. Again! 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (3 remaining) They really wanted to take the Thug down in the first attack in order to target Joker.

Thugs inside the bank continue their climb, with two almost at the roof. The one next to Catwoman asks for a peek inside the Loot’s suitcase, but she whips him into submission.

Kinky!

Black Canary takes height over Joker and strikes down. 4sk vs 2sh = 2w (4 left). Fists of Fury unleashes another strike: 5sk vs 1sh = KO! Who’s laughing now???

Two Thugs reach the front of the roof, and they both have major height advantage on the figures below. The first fires down on Black Canary: 2sk vs 1sh = 1w (1 left). The other cannot see Black Canary, so fires down at a Cop. 1sk vs 2sh.

What a battle! Team Cops are closing in, but will they make it? Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion!

Spoiler Alert!

[davidlhsl]

Star City Bank, Rounds 6-conclusion

Hey, I was able to finish the battle!

Spoiler Alert!

Round 6
Cops storm inside the bank, with one holding position next to Black Canary for protection. They fire up at Catwoman! 2sk vs d20=8 (no Stray)/1sh = 1w (8 left) Catwoman loses the Loot! However, the special rules state that Catwoman determines where the glyph lands, and she places it next to her. The second fires: 1sk vs d20=16=Stray! Catwoman takes the Loot. The final fires up at the Thug next to the Cat. 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (2 remaining)

The Thugs on the roof pull back and fire down on the Cops at the entrance. I hope they don’t disturb Harold Bemis in the vault. Shhhhhhh!!! Sheesh! No respect for the book worms. Then again, maybe he should’ve gone to the library to read. Have you ever heard of anybody holding up a library?

“Get down! Nobody move! Put the books into the sack, lady! Do what you’re told, and nobody gets hurt! Hey, you! I believe that book is overdue! (Blam!)”

Back to the battle, Thugs fire down at Cops. 3sk vs 0sh = KO! (5 remaining) I’ll keep the donut jokes to myself, as I have a feeling I’m looking at a speeding ticket on my way to work tomorrow. Second attack: 2sk vs 1sh = KO! (4 remaining)

Black Canary runs into the bank and takes cover in the vault. She can use her Canary Cry, and it will affect figures regardless of elevation! That means that Catwoman and one of the Thugs will be affected. 4 skulls!!! Catwoman rolls 17 on the d20 to avoid damage with Stray. The Cop rolls 2sh = KO! (1 remaining) That’ll put hair in your ears!

The Thug on the roof positions himself to get a clear shot on Black Canary. 1sk vs 3sh.

Cops move, with one firing up at Catwoman. 1sk vs d20=4/1sh.

Catwoman uses Expert Climbing to drop to ground level without risking falling damage, and she snaps her Whip Lash Special at Black Canary. Ooooo, kinky!!! I wonder if this will give Bob’s wife some ideas for tonight? 3sk vs 0sh = KO! It’s up to the Cops to save the day!

Round 7
Cops take the lead. One considers trying a glyph in the hopes of Super Speed, but decides to charge ahead. The one inside the bank reaches the lower ladder rung to give himself height on Catwoman and fires. 3sk vs d20=17, and Catwoman Strays away.

Catwoman moves towards the Cop and snaps her Whip. 2sk vs 2sh blocks.

Cops move into position. One fires up at the Thug on the roof. 3sk vs 3sh blocks! Cop on the ladder fires down at Catwoman. 2sk vs d20=19 for Stray. She moves into the vault and steps on Harold Bemis’ glasses!

“That’s not fair! That just isn’t fair!”

If you haven’t figured out who Harold Bemis is, I would invite you to check out “Time Enough at Last” from The Twilight Zone. Dooo dooo dooo dooooooo!!! Back to our regularly scheduled program.

Catwoman is out of range of the other Cop.

Catwoman charges forward and cracks her whip. 1sk vs 1sh.

A Cop reaches the roof of the vault as Harold Bemis continues to cry below. Two Cops engage Catwoman to hopefully keep her from pulling back into Whip Lash range. That special attack only works on non-adjacent figures two spaces away. Cops open fire. 2sk vs d20=6/0sh = 2w (6 left). The Loot flies away, and she places it on the roof next to the Thug! 0sk. 2sk vs d20=4/1sh = 1w (5 left).

Catwoman strikes a Cop. 1sk vs 1sh.

Round 8
This is the final round!!! The Cops must take the Loot, as they don’t have the points to win.

Cops continue to fire on Catwoman, while one climbs towards the roof. 1sk vs d20=5/0sh = 1w (4 left). 1sk vs d20=11/1sh. 1sk vs d20=1/0sh = 1w (3 left).

Catwoman takes another swing. 1sk vs 0sh = KO! (3 remaining)

Cop reaches the roof and fires on the Thug. 1sk vs 0sh = KO! (0 remaining) He can reach the Loot in the next turn! The other fires at Catwoman. 2sk vs d20=5/2sh.

Catwoman simply cannot do anything to retrieve the Loot, so she swipes at the Cop. 2sk vs 0sh = KO! (2 remaining).

The Cop reaches the Loot at his team’s very last turn in the game. Realizing she’s defeated, Catwoman decides to take Harold Bemis to Lenscrafters. Maybe that’ll shut him up.

This battle really went down to the wire, and it was a fantastic way to show my love for C3G! This scenario was created during C3G’s beginning. C3G has a ton of great designs that will be released in 2012, and you simply don’t want to miss it!

For all of us at Burt’s Beer, which is mostly me due to everybody else having somebody to spend Valentine’s Day with, I’ll wish you a knockout hangover and a hot cup of tea when you recover. Good night!

[SirGalahad]

As usual, David - Great stuff!!!

[davidlhsl]

David: "We've got..."

Bob: "Announcements!!!!"

David: "I was going to say 'Bird Flu,' but I guess we do have announcements."

Bob: "My wife and I really appreciate what you did for us on Valentine's Day, so we have something special for you. Open it!"

David: "Oh, boy! It's another package! Wait... the last package I opened went Ka-Ba-Ba-Boom!"

Bob (laughs): "No, it's perfectly safe."

David (opens package): "Tea!!! Hey, there's Earl Grey, some Assam, a Pi Lo Chun, and a green tea with citrus flavoring. Mmmmm, I want to try the citrus first!"

Bob: "Have at it, buddy. I'll stick with Burt's. That's the beer that does go Ka-Ba-Ba-Boom."

David: "Mmmmm, I'll steep in water brought to small bubbles at 1 minute!"

Bob: "Shouldn't you boil the water?"

David: "Not for green tea, Bob."

Bob: "Sounds complicated. The only thing I have to worry about when drinking Burt's is making certain I have my health insurance card on me for when I get wheeled into the emergency room."

David: "Ooooo, I love this smell!!! Oh, we're forgetting our announcements!"

Bob: "Huh? Oh! C3G has a contest, and they have a ton of great prizes! The deadline is Feb. 29, and it asks the simple question --"

David: "Does Bob's wife shave her arm pits?"

Bob: "I just knew you wouldn't go too long without making fun of my wife! Back to the contest: there are currently only two submissions posted that we know about. Come on, folks! Show your love for C3G! Win free stuff!"

David: "Like a night with Bob's wife in the sack!"

Bob: "Must - resist - urge - to - kill - David - during - commercial!"

David: "Later, Bob! Folks, there's still time to post an entry. And while we're on the subject of C3G, they've just released an awesome Ghost Rider custom! This design is smoking! In addition, C3G's public designs have fleshed out their Simian faction, and I'm dying to battle with some figures that I haven't yet played. So I need to print some cards and set up the Dark Dimension map for another battle!"

Bob: "Awesome! You've been taking some breaks lately, so I was worried we would have to wait for another throwdown."

David: "That's not all, Bob! I've also come up with another idea that I want to try called Time/Space Rift! And I want to use Sherman Davies' customs to put those rules for a run."

Bob: "Yowza! This thread has seen a lot of fun rules. We've had Mirrored Universe, Shazam!, Secret Identities, and the recent Battlelore Rules. How does Time/Space Rift work?"

David: "I'll save that for the battle, Bob. In fact, I'm going to play that battle first, so it'll be the next action that we'll see."

Bob: "My cup of Burt's runneth over, David! Hey, your water's boiling."

David: "Aaaaagh! Well, nuts. No worries. I'll just pour this out, and heat up some fresh water."

Bob: "Why don't you just let it cool down?"

David: "It's been boiling too long, which flattens the taste of the water."

Bob: "You're kidding! Tea sounds so complicated."

David: "It's only due to the wide variety of types that are available. Anyway, let's not bore our viewers with my little hobby."

Bob: "Stay tuned, and be sure to check out that contest!"

[davidlhsl]

David: “Good to be back with you, Sports Fans! Have a cold one and join me, David! I’m sitting next to my co-anchor, Bob!”

Bob: “Thanks, David! Oh boy! Let’s skip all the preliminaries, and tell us how Time/Space Rift is going to work!”

David (laughs): “You’re really that excited, huh?”

Bob: “More excited than the time I opened a can of Burt’s Beer and did not find a rat in it.”

David: “Yeah, Burt’s has their production problems.”

Bob: “Don’t keep us in suspense any longer!”

David: “Ok, here it comes. Sock Puppet, would you do the honors?”

Mike: “Ready to assist, guys!”

Bob: “Mike, you’re not fooling anybody. There’s only one Sock Puppet.”

Mike: “Which is why I’m filling in, because Sock Puppet isn’t here. He’s on vacation this week.”

David: “I forgot about that. Ok, Mike. Fill us in on how Time-Space Rift will work in the upcoming battle.”

Originally Posted by ”Mike”

Ok, I’m a little fuzzy on the details, but we’re going to have a spare period between rounds where figures will get to take a turn, then we’ll roll dice to move everybody around. I think that’s it.

Bob: “Huh?”

David: “I’m missing Sock Puppet already. Where’s Pam?”

Pam (enters): “I’m working over notes for another battle, guys. What do you need?”

David: “You’re familiar with my Time-Space Rift battle rules. Right?”

Pam: “Wrong.” (leaves)

Bob: “I guess if you want anything done correctly –“

David: “I’ll just do it myself!”

Originally Posted by ”David”

After each Round Ends, there will be a Rift Phase. This Phase is not to be considered as being a round. There are two parts to this phase: Time Rift and Space Rift.

Time Rift: Each team will have a randomly selected numbered order marker returned to the Army Card that it occupied during the previous round. All other order markers are considered removed. The two order markers are then revealed in number order, and each Army Card may take a turn with that order marker in order. If both teams have the same order marker number, the player who won initiative in the previous round goes first.

If the figure taking the turn was destroyed in the previous round but had a revealed order marker at the time it was destroyed, it is returned to the same (or closest) place it was destroyed, takes its turn, and then is removed from the battlefield.

Once both teams play their respective turn, the Rift Phase will proceed to Space Rift.

Space Rift: For each figure on the battlefield, roll a d6 twice. The first roll determines direction, and the second determines distance. That figure is then place on its new location, unless it isn’t empty or contains molten lava. In that case, you’d reduce the distance by 1 until you have either an empty non-molten space, or the original location.

David: “Bob, I’m leaving out some of the technicalities to keep your skull from exploding.”

Bob: “I really appreciate that, David. We’re still putting Sherman Davies’ customs on the field, aren’t we?”

David: “Oh, yeah! I decided to have a Marvel/DC matchup. Team Marvel consists of the Fantastic Four: Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Thing, and the Human Torch. Team DC consists of Superman, Supergirl, Batman, and Hawkgirl! I love you, Hawkgirl!”

Bob: “Wait, I think Sherman Davies has created two versions of her.”

David: “That’s correct! This will be the one with the Nth Metal Mace.”

Bob: “And we’ll have the battle here on C3G’s Dark Dimension. How about we allow Space Rift to plunk figures into molten lava?”

David: “No, I think I’ll keep the rules where they are. So grab a case of Burt’s Beer while the battlefield gets prepared. We’ll return some time tomorrow once the action begins!”

[davidlhsl]

David: “The action is about to begin, Sports Fans! We’re hitting the field using Time/Space Rift Rules!”

Bob: “That’s right, David. And Sherman Davies’ customs have taken their starting positions. He’s the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne, David.”

David: “At least until the toilet paper runs out.” (laughs uproariously)

Bob (snickers): “DAVID! Sorry, SD!”

David: “Listen, have a great battle. I’ve got to leave.”

Bob: “Before the battle begins? But you’re the only one who knows how these rules are supposed to work.”

David: “I’ve found a perfect replacement who is the master of space and time, so you’ll be in good hands.” (leaves)

Bob: “And who might that be?”

Anti-Monitor (suddenly appears): ”Ready to assist!”

Bob: ”Oh crap!”

Burt’s Beer: The beer you wish you could go back in time to not drink.”

Team Marvel vs Team DC (Rounds 1-2)

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Bob: “We’re playing C3G’s knockback and lava rules.”

Anti-Monitor: “Batman has the ability to see all of his opponent’s order markers. So he can tell that Thing has the X. Superman takes the first turn, which will give +2 to the move and +1 to the attack of his other team mates for the rest of the round. He flies ahead, but opts not to put himself on the lava field hill.”

Bob: “Invisible Woman flies forward.”

Anti-Monitor: “How could you tell if she’s invisible?!” (laughs loudly and slaps Bob on the back hard, which knocks him over the desk)

Bob (groans as he picks himself up and returns to his seat): “Oooof!”

Anti-Monitor: “Sorry about that, Little Buddy.”

Bob: “Oooooof, don’t call me your little buddy.”

Anti-Monitor: “Fair enough. Supergirl flies forward and lands on the other side of the lava hill from Superman.”

Bob: “Mr. Fantastic strides towards Invisible Woman. It works similar to flying.”

Anti-Monitor: “Batman moves to join Superman with the help of his +2 move from Superman.”

Bob: “Human Torch flies next to Invisible Woman. That’s the end of the round.”

Anti-Monitor: “It’s now time for a Time Rift! Team Marvel gets OM2, which will give Mr. Fantastic a turn. Team DC gets OM2 for Supergirl. Being the same number, Supergirl will go first. Remember: this is outside a round, so she no longer has the bonuses from Superman’s Inspiring ability. She flies ahead.”

Bob: “Mr. Fantastic strides in front of Invisible Woman.”

Anti-Monitor: “Now we’ll have the Space Rift. Each figure will roll to determine direction and distance. Let’s show our viewers the board positions before and after the rift.”

Spoiler Alert!

Anti-Monitor: “Superman and Supergirl shoot way ahead.”

Bob: “Yes, but this could really hurt the Fantastic Four. Invisible Woman provides a Force Field 11 to her team mates within 4 clear sight spaces. Space Rift knocked Mr. Fantastic out of range.”

Anti-Monitor: “Since this isn’t part of a round, Mr. Fantastic does not have to check for lava field damage.”

Round 2

Anti-Monitor: “Superman is up, which gives his team members +2 move/+1 attack for the rest of the round. Superman flies to the center hill and fires his Heat Vision Special Attack up at Mr. Fantastic. Superman will be able to re-roll any single non-skull die. It’s 1sk re-rolled to 2sk vs 0sh = 2w (3 left)”

Bob: “Thing stomps forward.”

Anti-Monitor: “Supergirl joins Superman and fires her own Heat Vision up at Mr. Fantastic. It works just like Superman’s, but with 1 fewer die. 2sk re-rolled to 2sk vs 1sh = 1w (2 left).”

Bob: “Mr. Fantastic moves off the lava field and back into Invisible Woman’s Force Field protection. First, he attempts a Gadgeteer 13 roll on Supergirl. A successful roll allows him to negate one of her abilities. D20=18! He’ll negate her Heat Vision. Mr. Fantastic now fires at Supergirl. 2sk vs 2sh.”

Anti-Monitor: “Without her ranged special attack, Supergirl must engage Mr. Fantastic to strike. She opts to risk lava field to get a height bonus. Invisible Woman rolls the d20 for Force Field 11. D20=8, which fails. That protection would’ve allowed Mr. Fantastic to use her Defense of 6. 3sk vs 1sh/3sk = KO! Since Mr. Fantastic has a revealed OM, we’ll mark his position on the board in case he is selected for Time Rift.”

Bob: “Thing climbs up to strike up at Supergirl. 5sk vs 3sh/5sk = 2w (3 left). Supergirl checks for lava field damage, and takes a wound (2 left).”

Anti-Monitor: “It’s the end of the round. OM1 returns to Superman, and OM2 returns to Mr. Fantastic (2 of his 5 wounds that were used to knock him out in the previous round are considered off the card temporarily). Mr. Fantastic is placed back on his position where he was knocked out. Superman fires his Heat Vision at Thing. He could target Mr. Fantastic to knock him out again and protect Supergirl, but he opts for potential damage. After all, Mr. Fantastic will still be removed from the game after the Time Rift. 1sk re-rolled to 2sk. Invisible Woman’s Force Field fails again. 2+1sh (the extra shield is from Thing’s Rocky Hide). No damage.”

Bob: “Mr. Fantastic can’t use Gadgeteer due to Time Rift occurring outside of a round. He strides to the other side of Supergirl for a height advantage, taking no engagement strike damage. He strikes down at Supergirl. 3sk vs 2sh = 1w (1 left). Mr. Fantastic is now removed from the field. That was fun, but why return KO’d figures like that?”

Anti-Monitor: “It sort of gives the feel for going back in time and playing an Order Marker a second time. Since Mr. Fantastic was alive at his second turn, he returned to take that turn again. And when he was taken out, I indicated the wound markers dealt during the KO consider them off the card during the Time Rift.”

Bob: “So now we do the Space Rift.”

Anti-Monitor: “Exactly. We’ll just show positions after the Rift. More action to follow!”

Spoiler Alert!

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Team Marvel vs Team DC (Rounds 3-5)

Spoiler Alert!

Round 3

Bob: “Thing moves next to Superman and strikes. 2sk vs 2sh/2sk.”

Anti-Monitor: “Superman moves around Thing and strikes. Invisible Woman’s Force Field fails again! 5sk vs 2+1sh/1sk = 2w (5 left) and 4 knockback spaces. Thing lands in lava field.”

Bob: “Invisible Woman flies up and fires up at Supergirl. Her Invisible Strike will cause Supergirl to roll 1 fewer die, which cancels Supergirl’s height advantage. 1sk vs 4sh isn’t enough.”

Anti-Monitor: “Superman lands next to Thing and strikes down. Force Field finally works, which allows Thing to defend with 6 dice. 7sk vs 2+1sh/2sk = 4w (1 left) and 5 knockback spaces. Thing splashes into molten lava! D20=2=KO! Thing has an unrevealed OM, so we’ll mark his position.”

Bob: “Human Torch risks potential lava field damage to strike at Supergirl on level terrain. Human Torch has Double Attack. 2sk vs 2sh. 1sk vs 1sh.”

Anti-Monitor: “Hawkgirl flies forward. At the end of the round, lava field damage takes down Supergirl and does no damage to Human Torch. Now for Time Rift! Thing returns with OM1, and Hawkgirl gets OM3. Thing appears in the molten lava, but doesn’t check for damage until he moves into it. He’s simply knocked back to far from the action to strike anybody, so he simply vanishes. Hawkgirl joins Batman.”

Bob: “And now for Space Rift!”

Spoiler Alert!

Round 4

Bob: “Invisible Woman really was pushed back during the Space Rift. She flies to the top of the lava hill and fires down on Superman. Superman rolls 1 fewer die due to Invisible Strike. 1sk vs 1sh. The Fantastic Four simply can’t make anything happen.”

Anti-Monitor: “Superman strikes Human Torch. 4sk vs 3sh/1sk = 1w (3 left) and 3 knockback spaces. That actually knocks him back into Invisible Woman’s Force Field range.”

Bob: “Yeah, but that has only worked once in this battle. Human Torch pulls back towards Invisible Woman and strikes down at Superman with his Double Attack. 1sk vs 2sh. 0sk.”

Anti-Monitor: “Hawkgirl flies to the center hill.”

Bob: “Invisible Woman moves off the lava field and fires down at Superman. 2sk vs 3sh.”

Anti-Monitor: “Batman uses the Grapple Line 3 to take the center hill with Hawkgirl.”

Bob: “Time Rift! Invisible Woman get OM3, and Batman gets OM3. Invisible Woman is first, and she fires down at Superman. 0sk. I’m glad David isn’t here to see this. He likes the Fantastic Four. Batman steps forward and fires his Batarang Special Attack up at Human Torch. Force Field fails. 2sk vs 3sh. Batman can fire his Batarang a second time. Again, the Force Field fails. 0sk.”

Anti-Monitor: “And we’ll have a Space Rift as we go into the next round.”

Spoiler Alert!

Round 5

Bob: “Human Torch flies back towards Invisible Woman and fires his Double Attack down at Superman. 2sk vs 3sh. 2sk vs 2sh.”

Anti-Monitor: “Superman lands next to Invisible Woman and strikes down. 6sk vs 2sh/4sk = KO! Invisible Woman has no revealed order markers, so she won’t be able to return during Time Rift.”

Bob: “And she loses the turn.”

Anti-Monitor: “Batman grapples next to Human Torch and strikes with the +1 bonus from Superman’s Inspiring ability. 2sk vs 1sh = 1w (2 left).”

Bob: “Human Torch has a Nova Flame, but the chances of knocking anybody out with it is slim. He’ll fight on. He moves between Batman and Superman and strikes down at Batman with his Double Attack. 2sk vs 1sh = 1w (4 left). 2sk vs 1sh = 1w (3 left).”

Anti-Monitor: “Superman considers repositioning to avoid knocking Human Torch into Batman. However, Superman opts to risk the potential knockback damage on Batman in order to hopefully take down Human Torch. 3sk vs 1sh/3sk = KO! And that’s the game! Adding insult to injury, Superman picks up a case of Burt’s Beer and smashes over Human Torch’s body.”

Bob: “That’s out of character for Superman, isn’t it? I’ll have to tell David how much I like the Time/Space Rift rules. Anti-Monitor, it was a pleasure announcing the battle with you.”

Anti-Monitor: “The pleasure is all mine. And now, I’ll leave and erase some folks from existence.”

Bob: “Thanks for tuning in, and good night!”

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David: “I’m back, Sports Fans! I’m David, and he’s Bob.”

Bob: “Thanks, David. You missed a great battle! Those Time/Space Rift rules were fun.”

David: “How did the Fantastic Four do?”

Bob: “No so Fantastic.”

David: “Then all is well in the universe. If I root for a team, they lose. We’ve got more action on the way.”

Bob: “Yeah, you promised a battle with Ghost Rider, and you wanted to add the Simians in the action.”

David: “Thanks to a discussion in C3G’s promo thread about listing figures one hasn’t played, I put together my own list. I still have several figures I haven’t put into play.”

Bob: “Great! I guess that means we’ll have another battle on the way.”

David: “Actually, there will be three.”

Bob: “Three battles?!”

David: “Yeppikins. Three. The first two battles will be one team vs. another team. The final battle will be played using One Good Thing Leads to Another Rules. These rules are pretty simple. You have each side fielding two teams, and only one team is placed on the board for each side. They battle as normal. Once a team is defeated, place the other team for that side on the start zone and continue. Keep playing until one side loses both teams.”

Bob: “That sounds pretty simple.”

David: “I actually considered having each side fielding three teams and calling it the Three Strikes Rules. But I’d like to see how it works with two teams, as it may be a case where the side losing their team first might have a more difficult time catching up. With two teams, I think it’ll still provide a fun game. With three teams, I fear it may reach a point where it could simply be obvious who will win while the battle is still fighting. That’s never any fun.”

Bob: “Any special rules for the first two battles?”

David: “Nope. I’ve drafted eight teams, and I’ve mixed some tokens which I’ll draw to determine which teams face off in each battle. I've drawn the first two teams for the first battle. Let’s introduce them. Sock Puppet, hit me with your best shot!”

Originally Posted by ”Sock Puppet”

Ready to assist!

Team Monkey Business
Solovar, Gorilla Grodd, Gorilla-Man, Gorilla City Warriors x 3 (1020 points)

Team Man Show
Wonder Man, Mister Mxyzptlk, Plastic Man, Multiple Man x 9 (1005 points)

Bob: “I’ve got dibs on the Man Show! I’m sure you wanted the Monkeys anyway.”

David: “You know it. I’ll be pulling bugs out of your hair during the battle.”

Bob: “And eating them. Right?”

David: “Ugh. I didn’t think about that. I think I’ll just munch on a banana instead.”

Bob: “I do what I always do and drink Burt’s Beer.”

David: “It should be more fun than a barrel of monkeys!”