The Book of Impossible Man
 

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Character Bio - Impossible Man travelled to Earth after he got bored with his home planet of Poppup, where the evolutionary processes has sped up so much that he can change shape at will. When he got to Earth, he wasn't doing anything evil, just having fun. Because he is so powerful, even the Fantastic 4 couldn't do anything to stop the destruction he was accidentally causing. Eventually Mister Fantastic realized that they couldn't do anything to stop him from doing what he wanted, the only way to stop him was to ignore him and cause him to leave Earth out of boredom.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Impossible Man is an Event Hero and follows Event Hero rules.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• N/A

Outgoing Synergy:

• Impossible Man may add 8 to his roll if he chooses an Adventurer or Scientist for his Shapeshifting Prankster special power. Current Adventurers and Scientists.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial Playtest: tcglkn
• Second playtest: Hidicul
• Third playtest: johnny139
• Fourth Playtest: Karat
• Card Art by tcglkn

Card Updates:
7 March 2021 - Class changed to Trickster

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

NAME = IMPOSSIBLE MAN

SPECIES = POPPUPIAN
UNIQUENESS = EVENT HERO
CLASS = TRICKSTER
PERSONALITY = TRICKY

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 10

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 3
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 8

POINTS = 430

SHAPESHIFTING PRANKSTER
Before taking a turn with Impossible Man, you may choose an adjacent Unique Hero. Roll the 20-sided die, adding 8 to your roll if the chosen figure is an Adventurer or Scientist. If you roll 16 or higher, for this turn you may use any special powers on the chosen figure's Army Card. If the special power refers to the chosen figure or the chosen figure's card, it refers to Impossible Man or Impossible Man's card instead.

IGNORED
If a Unique or Event Hero starts its turn engaged with Impossible Man, the figure may choose to ignore Impossible Man. A figure that ignores Impossible Man cannot target him for any attacks or special powers this turn. If Impossible Man is ignored, he receives one wound and cannot make any leaving engagement attacks this turn.

POPPUPIAN POP
When Impossible Man defends against an attack, and you roll at least two blanks, Impossible Man takes no damage and you may immediately place him on any empty space up to 6 spaces away. When Impossible Man starts to pop, he will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

SUPER STRENGTH
FLYING

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

Good stuff. Though the Shapeshifting power having a bit of overlap with Doctor Doom's Power Drain has me a tad nervous, I think limiting it to Adventurers/Scientists to put him in more of an anti-Fan Four faction really helps with that.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

I might work up another option for you guys to look at later today.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

Poppupian Shapeshifting v 2
Before taking a turn with Impossible Man, you may choose of the following for this turn:
• Add 2 to Impossible Man's attack,
• Add 4 to Impossible Man's range,
• When Impossible Man attacks, he may attack one additional time,
or
• After moving and before attacking, you may choose one small or medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Impossible Man. Place the chosen figure on any empty space within 3 spaces of its original placement. Chosen figures do not take any leaving engagement attacks.


With this power, I would drop his attack value to 1. These options are flexible and I am open to suggestions for more.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

Should that read choose "one" of the following?
I think to keep it nice and clean, I'd go with the first three options and cut the fourth. He doesn't really strike me as the type who needs a "throw" power.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

Like this? I'd really like him to fall in the 400-450 point range if possible just because I feel like that's his power level.
Poppupian Shapeshifting v 2.1
Before taking a turn with Impossible Man, you may choose one of the following for this turn:
• Add 2 to Impossible Man's attack,
• Add 4 to Impossible Man's range,
or
• When Impossible Man attacks, he may attack one additional time.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

I'm not sure of the theme here, please explain. I understood your current one in the OP, that made sense with the character, but I am not following the theme of this version.

Cheers

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

It was just an option to allow him to his harder, farther or faster as he wanted.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

Alright so is everyone happy with the OP? It's been 48 hours and I haven't had many comments.

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

For Shapeshifting, shouldn't he have to be adjacent to the chosen figure? How can he copy special powers just by having clear sight?

Re: The Book of Impossible Man - Design
 

He is just copying whatever someone else can do, he shouldn't need clear sight, its just a way to balance the power.

Wording changes made.