The Book of Portable Toilet

[L0B5T3R]

The Book of Portable Toilet

C3G WAVE 36
FOOL ME TWICE


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The figure used for this unit is a painted Portable Toilet figure from the TTCombat City Streets set.
Its name is Portable Toilet.

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Object Bio - Has a sinister Russian Hunter got in the way of your friendly neighborhood do-gooding? Is an ant-sized Thief trying to snatch your cosmic control rod? Is a wild T-Rex hampering your law career? Look no further than the Portable Toilet for all your hiding needs! Just slip into the low-profile blue box on a battlefield near you and disappear!
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-Type of Destructible Object-

• Destructible Object: A Destructible Object can be targeted, destroyed, and removed from play the same way a figure is. See HERE for additional C3G Destructible Object rules.

-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Figures that can move after attacking can benefit from the Portable Toilet by jumping out, attacking and then re-entering. Even better for figures with low defense and life like Hit-Girl.

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Lobster
• Second initial: tcglkn (After Vehicle Rules update)
• Third Playtest: MrNobody
• Art: Figure, Background
• Art by tcglkn

[L0B5T3R]

NAME = Portable Toilet
DESIGNATION = DESTRUCTIBLE OBJECT

COVER = FULL
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON
OCCUPANCY = 1
SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 6

LIFE = 2

DEFENSE = 3

OCCUPIED!
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack, if this Portable Toilet is occupied, add 1 automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

FOUL STENCH
If this Portable Toilet has been occupied this game, figures that are not Androids or Constructs cannot use any special power to pass over this space or any space within 1 space of this Portable Toilet.

Original Design (pre-vehicle rules):

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NAME = Portable Toilet
SECRET IDENTITY = DESTRUCTIBLE OBJECT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 3
DEFENSE = 4

#1
When a tiny, small, or medium figure you control ends its movement adjacent to this Portable Toilet, if this Portable Toilet is not Occupied, you may place that figure on this card. While there is a figure on this card, this Portable Toilet is considered Occupied. Before taking a turn with the Occupying figure, remove it from this card and place it on an empty space adjacent to this Portable Toilet.

#2
When this Portable Toilet is destroyed, if it is Occupied, the Occupying figure receives 1 wound, and that figure is immediately placed on the space previously occupied by this Portable Toilet.

[L0B5T3R]

Mini pics

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Background pics

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[L0B5T3R]

I'm not exactly sure which name we want to give this thing. I've heard: Porta-Potty (with different spellings), Portable Toilet, Chemical Toilet, Porta-John, Mobile Toilet, etc.

[Lazy Orang]

I'll throw in Portaloo, but maybe that's just a British one...

[IAmBatman]

"Breathing period" takes on a whole new meaning with this one .... ick.

The text looks good. Basically you get to go in there and hide.

In terms of text, I'd put the last sentence first, as it's an important clarification to know for the rest of the mechanics to make complete sense, IMO.

Also, make sure you specify that the figure placed back on the battlefield is placed on an "empty" space (or unoccupied, at least).

Is a figure on the Porta-Potty card considered on the Battlefield for victory conditions? Like if your last remaining figure runs to the crapper, do you automatically forfeit?

[Spidey'tilIDie]

I keep thinking that picture is the Tardis! Maybe you could pull a Bob, Carol, Ted, and Ringo and just slap a different name on the same card and call it the Tardis! (As an April Fool's joke!).

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

"Breathing period" takes on a whole new meaning with this one .... ick.

The text looks good. Basically you get to go in there and hide.

In terms of text, I'd put the last sentence first, as it's an important clarification to know for the rest of the mechanics to make complete sense, IMO.

Also, make sure you specify that the figure placed back on the battlefield is placed on an "empty" space (or unoccupied, at least).

Is a figure on the Porta-Potty card considered on the Battlefield for victory conditions? Like if your last remaining figure runs to the crapper, do you automatically forfeit?

Well, you forfeit your honour, certainly. Honestly, I kind of like that ruling, but then it would have fun to have end-game circumstances where your last figure runs to hide in the toilet...
Just thinking, maybe it would work to make this a VDO with a Move of 0 rather than spelling the hiding effect out on the card? Opens new design space if we allow VDOs that aren't vehicles (for bunkers etc.). Does notably leave the special powers blank, though, so unless we're okay with that we'd want to come up with something else simple. I'd kind of be okay with that, though - it's a bleeding portaloo!

Originally Posted by Spidey'tilIDie

I keep thinking that picture is the Tardis! Maybe you could pull a Bob, Carol, Ted, and Ringo and just slap a different name on the same card and call it the Tardis! (As an April Fool's joke!).

Looking up names for it, I did come across the suggestion of Turdis...

[Ronin]

I think I'd probably keep it as a regular DO to avoid confusion and keep it uh... clean.

If it were a 0-Moving VDO, someone might find a way to boost its move and take it for a drive.

Portable Toilet is a good genericized name.

I imagine this should be pretty quick to test - just need to play a few games where you throw a couple on the battlefield.

Quick stab at the wording. I think I'd break it up into two powers just to make it digestible (man oh man do I regret every word choice when talking about this thing):

POWER #1
When a small or medium figure you control ends its movement adjacent to this Portable Toilet, if this Portable Toilet is not Occupied, you may place that figure on this card. While there is a figure on this card, this Portable Toilet is considered Occupied. Before taking a turn with the Occupying figure, remove it from this card and place it on an empty space adjacent to this Portable Toilet.

POWER #2
When this Portable Toilet is destroyed, if it is Occupied, the Occupying figure receives 1 wound, and that figure is immediately placed on the space previously occupied by this Portable Toilet.

Power names... I'm great at em. Does kinda work here, though, eh? We do already have two-power DOs, like the Ice Mountain.

[L0B5T3R]

I agree with all of what you got there Ronin, even the power names! But maybe drop the word Power?

[IAmBatman]

Power One: Occupied!

Power Two: Hit The Toilet

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by L0B5T3R

I agree with all of what you got there Ronin, even the power names! But maybe drop the word Power?

Also works!