The Book of Nick Fury
 

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Character Bio - Born and raised in the area of New York City known as Hell's Kitchen around 1920, Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a World War II veteran, having led the famous Howling Commandos, a highly trained first-strike squad, as a sergeant in the United States Army's G-2, or Intelligence, Section. After he was injured by a grenade during the Second World War, he began annual injections of the Infinity Formula, which greatly slowed his aging. This grenade was also the cause of the eye injury that eventually cost him the vision in his left eye. Fury began covering the eye with a cosmetic black eye-patch, which became one of his trademarks, after he lost its vision.

While still in the CIA, he recruited Richard Parker and Mary Parker to rescue Agent Ten. Fury also became the superhero liaison for the superhero family called the Fantastic Four. He was then recruited by Anthony Stark, who is secretly the Invincible Iron Man, to be the next director of SHIELD, an international anti-espionage agency under the aegis of the UN. Under his command, SHIELD became the primary organization in dealings with superhuman activities and forged an alliance with the superhero team known as the Avengers.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Q- Can I put Order Markers on Nick Fury and use his Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. special power to take a turn with a unit on the battlefield while Nick Fury isn't on the battlefield due to not yet being placed by his Helicarrier Drop Team special power?
• A- In short, no. While you can legally place Order Markers on Nick Fury's card while he is not on the battlefield, you can't actually take turns with him. And since Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is "instead" of Nick Fury's turn, it requires that he be able to take that turn for him to be able to give that turn to a different figure.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, Nick Fury has these Human Synergies.
• As an Agent, Nick Fury has these Agent Synergies.
• As a figure that starts the game off the battlefield, Nick Fury has these Off-the-Battlefield Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Nick Fury may choose up to 3 other Agents for his Helicarrier Drop Team special power. Current Agents. Chosen Agents gain these Off-the-Battlefield Synergies.
• Nick Fury may activate both an Agent Hero and an Agent Squad with his Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. special power. Current Agents.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a Human, Nick Fury interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Original LD: GreyOwl
• Initial Playtest: tcglkn Additional tests
• Second Playtest: johnny139
• Third Playtest: Karat
• Art by: tcglkn

The Book of Nick Fury - Final Editing
 

NAME = NICK FURY


SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = AGENT
PERSONALITY = DAUNTLESS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 220

HELICARRIER DROP TEAM
At the start of the game, choose up to 3 other Agent figures in your Army. The chosen figures and Nick Fury are the Helicarrier Drop Team. The Drop Team does not start the game on the battlefield. Once per game, before initiative is rolled, you may place the Drop Team on any empty spaces on the battlefield. You cannot place them adjacent to each other or other figures.

DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
After revealing a numbered Order Marker on this card and instead of taking a turn normally with Nick Fury, you may immediately choose one Common or Unique Hero you control to take a turn. Nick Fury may be that chosen hero. If the chosen hero is an Agent, you may also take a turn with an Agent Squad you control. You may choose which unit to activate first.

ADAPTIVE CAMOUFLAGE
For each defense die Nick Fury receives from height advantage or terrain when defending against a non-adjacent attack, Nick Fury receives one additional defense die.

Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

Comic picture ideas:

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Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

I could see LMD over SHIELD Leader.
The Hellicarrier power already helps him help SHIELD guys and I think SHIELD Snipers would be broken with SHIELD Leader.

Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

SHIELD Snipers are already broken honestly, or at least grossly undercosted. They should cost about 60 a piece.

GREAT write up GO. This is a great time for C3G. :up:

Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

So what's the best way to handle that? Adjust the cost of the SHIELD Snipers?

I like both Helicarrier and SHIELD Leader, because the Helicarrier is a one-time only power. SHIELD Leader can be used all the time.

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Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

:oops: Good point!

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Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

Snipers they may be, but at some point, we seriously need to revisit that design, and unless we create a sniper that has a D20 power.... those Spotters need some editing too.

Re: The Book of Nick Fury - Design
 

I'm more concerned about how easy Fury will make life for the Spotters. Order Marker management with Snipers and Spotters is the only thing currently holding the Snipers in check, IMO.
Also, I think the power level of the SHIELD Leadership is a bit crazy high unless Black Widow and all future agents are going to be pretty weak. I think he's closer to 260 than 160 as written.