Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Personally I think the Regeneration-style healing is a big part of the hook here and I'd be reluctant to move away from it. The healing power as it stands is definitely doing a side of life-drain stuff. Not the main feature, but the life drain theme is in there. It's a different spin on sacrificing people than what we originally had, but it still tracks thematically for me.

Spitballing, here's a third take riffing on Soundwarp's and Ark's:

Slightly amped-up spin (healing on blanks now), but with some potential blowback on Death Mask that you can have someone else absorb. Or you can just risk it. There's still that Doom-y "playing with fire" layer on top (amping the power level but with a possible downside if you're not careful), but it's solidly a healing power vs any kind of life drain thing.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

I can dig it. :up:

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Looks fun to me.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Promising initial feedback! Any thoughts from @japes ? Also any takes on the friendly restriction I wasn't sure about in there?

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

I like that actually.

I’m ok either way on the friendly.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Good with either. I’d imagine it’s just a matter of points really more than balance. May lean towards leaving it open as it creates more strategic placement opportunities.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Awesome! Any other thoughts/feelings/concerns? (From anyone, but particularly calling out @Dr. Jekyll as the last member of the initial brainstorm group)

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Sorry I haven't commented here in a while. I really dig that power, I think it would be cool to leave out the friendly part. Having him put wounds on anyone while attempting to heal would be fun and make some opponents think twice about engaging him. Either way, it sounds pretty cool and is going in a good direction.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

Right on! Updated the SP. Will plan on knocking an initial out this weekend.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Wait for Initial)
 

woo hoo.

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Design)
 

Sorry, late to the party.

Clarifying questions:

The "during that turn" seems like it could cause confusion. Is it referring to the Criminal/Assassin's turn, Death Mask's turn, or the player's turn?

Potential questions (with my understanding of the answers). If these aren't what everyone else is thinking, please advise.

The unblockable against the Target only gets rolled if you take the additional turn with the Assassin/Criminal and the Target received a wound during either the Assassin/Criminal's turn or Death Mask's turn?
(YES)

Target = Superman

OM1 on Death Mask, takes turn with Battlesuit Lex who wounds Target. Death Mask attacks but does not wound Target. Roll the unblockable?
(YES)

OM2 on Death Mask, takes turn with Battlesuit Lex who does not wound Target. Death Mask attacks and wounds Target. Roll the unblockable?
(YES)

OM3 on Death Mask, takes turn with Battlesuit Lex who does not wound Target. Death Mask engages Target and uses BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, wounding Target. Roll the unblockable?
(YES)

Thank you for aiding with an old man's feeble-mindedness. :grandfather:

Re: The Book of Death Mask (Design)
 

(Allowing that this isn't really a Ronin LD, my understanding of our intent here)

Yes

Yes.

No.

No. No activation required, happens at the end of each figure's (Death Mask and anyone activated with CMG's) turn.

Roll at the end of Lex's turn. Do not roll at the end of Death Mask's turn.

Do not roll at the end of Lex's turn. Roll at the end of Death Mask's turn.

Same as previous.

It seems like you're interpreting what's in the SP:

As something more like:

Open to suggestions if that's a common reading of the power. Could easily phrase it more like: