The Book of The Riddler

[Griffin]

The Book of The Riddler

C3G DC WAVE 2
BRAVE AND THE BOLD

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Arkham Asylum set.
Its model number and name are #105 / Edward Nigma.

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Arkham Asylum set.
Its model number and name are #011 / The Riddler.

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Character Bio - Edward Nashton has had a fondness for solving riddles for as long as he can remember. He won prizes as a child for solving puzzles faster than the other children (even though he cheated), and he worked at a carnival later in life, also cheating people out of their money by giving them impossible puzzles and tasks to accomplish. These exploits lit a fire to a part of Edward's mind that wanted to prove that he was smarter than everyone else. This arrogance grew into a compulsion, until Edward found himself committing crimes as The Riddler, a masked criminal persona that was created to get the attention of the Dark Detective; Batman. The Riddler became obsessed with pulling off the perfect crime and leaving just enough clues behind to keep Batman guessing. Eventually, the game of cat and mouse ended with The Riddler in Arkham Asylum, but even it's cold iron bars are not near enough to match the wits of Gotham's Mr. E of Mysteries, Prince of Puzzles, Crowned King of Conundrums... The Riddler.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Q: If I have Riddler and Penguin both in my army, which do I roll for first? Riddle Me This, or Self-Importance 16? Both powers activate after revealing an Order Marker on Riddler.
• A: The official ruling on powers that activate simultaneously, is that if you control both figures, you choose the order in which they activate. Quick strategic tip: You probably want to activate Riddle Me This first just about every time!

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

Classic:

• N/A

Marvel:

• N/A

C3G:

• As a Unique Human Hero, The Riddler may be healed by Alfred Pennyworth's Field Medic special power.

Synergy Benefits Offered

Classic:

• N/A

Marvel:

• N/A

C3G:

• Criminals receive an extra attack die when attacking figured without an Order Marker due to The Riddler's Criminal Ambush special power. Current Criminals include: Absorbing Man, Bad Cops, Bodyguard, Clayface, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Hired Guns, Intergang Agents, Joker Goons, Killer Croc, Lex Luthor (Battle Suit), Metallo, Mysterio, Parasite, Rhino, Sandman, Scarecrow, Scorpion, Street Thugs, Trapster, Wizard.
• As a Human, The Riddler allows adjacent friendly Civilians to roll an additional attack and defense die due to their Strength in Numbers special power.
• As a Mastermind, after revealing an Order Marker on and instead of moving with The Riddler, you may move up to 3 Bodyguards you control with the Security Detail special power.
• As a Mastermind, after revealing an Order Marker on and instead of attacking with The Riddler, you may attack with the Hired Guns with the Trigger Happy special power.
• As a Mastermind, The Riddler can add 1 to Talia al Ghul's Attack number via her Divided Loyalty special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Playtest 1 (complete) 140 points
  
• Playtest 2 (complete) 140 points
  
• Playtest 3 (complete) 100-140 points

[quozl]

Cool!

[IAmBatman]

Love the mini figure (and have it).
The comic picture is a tough call - but I think I might like the last one best.
I think he's a perfect fit as yet another Mastermind (can't wait until you get out some more of the criminal faction to pump up these Masterminds).
So if he gets initiative, he can't be attacked at all, but he has to have a whole round devoted to him. I can see this being annoying when he's the last figure on the battlefield, but other than that, I don't think it's that bad. Happily, there are increasingly special powers that can cause wounds or destruction without attacks as well, so that will help things from getting too crazy as well.
Still, playtesting will have to show whether that power should only affect normal attacks or not. I think it's fine as is for now, but it's something worth keeping an eye on.
I love Surprise Attack.
Riddle Me This is a bit wordy (necessarily) but I think it will be fun in gameplay. Mr. Helm might think it seems too much like roleplaying, though. (But, I like it).

[Griffin]

SURPRISE ATTACK
If The Riddler or any Criminal you control within 2 clear sight spaces of Riddler attacks a figure with no Order Markers on its card, add 1 to your attack.

I updated this power so that other criminals working for The Riddler can benefit from its usage. This will make him feel more like a Mastermind. Thanks A3n and Bats.

[Scapemage]

Same love for the mini which I also own. I'm liking comic art 4(which I used) or 5. But Suprise Attack will be underused...there isn't a ton of ways Ridler ora Criminal can attack without ANY Order Markers on it's card. Maybe changing it to Unrevealed Order Markers...

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by scapemage921

Same love for the mini which I also own. I'm liking comic art 4(which I used) or 5. But Suprise Attack will be underused...there isn't a ton of ways Ridler ora Criminal can attack without ANY Order Markers on it's card. Maybe changing it to Unrevealed Order Markers...

I think Riddler's other powers (Riddle Me This in particular) is going to make Sneak Attack a heck of a lot easier to use ...
Or maybe I'm misunderstanding you and you completely misread the power - it's the defending figure who should have no Order Marker on its card for the power to trigger.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by scapemage921

Same love for the mini which I also own. I'm liking comic art 4(which I used) or 5. But Suprise Attack will be underused...there isn't a ton of ways Ridler ora Criminal can attack without ANY Order Markers on it's card. Maybe changing it to Unrevealed Order Markers...

I updated the text for the power, I think it was misleading you. Hopefully its intentions are now much more clear.

[Scapemage]

Thanks, it makes MUCH more sense now.

[mrcrimson]

Absolutely love befuddling tactics. For comic art, I like the Jim lee hush riddler pic the best. I'm just a sucker for Jim lees art(although I don't really care for his poison ivy)

[Griffin]

OK, poll time. Please vote on your favorite comic picture. A-F

[Griffin]

As long as A3n or GO are OK with it, I prefer Option C.

[GreyOwl]

I like C and F. I'm sort of worried C might be hard to fit into a card window, but we can always try.