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Re: The Book of Solomon Kane - Design Phase
Okay, here's a pair of games for Kane. In the first one, working with Enchantress, he did crazy good, but this seems due to the boost from Enchantment and because he wasn't attacked for the early part of the game (in the end, his team lost). In the second game he didn't do nearly as well, but did land a crucial two wounds on Booster Gold to finish him off, which I believe allowed his team to pull out the win.
Overall, I really like Kane. He's simple but fun and fills a nice role. I think 150 is just about right for his cost.
My one concern, though, is that he'll be drastically overshadowed by Swordsman. For only 10 more points, Swordsman offers you 5 attack and Swordplay, which Kane can only get through Righteous Retribution. On top of that, Swordsman also has Counterstrike, a strong SA, and synergies.
Also, I ran into an interesting question with Righteous Retribution: what happens when the figure with Kane's marker on its card dies for a different reason? Currently, Kane would lose his marker permanently, but that seems weird thematically.
C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Solomon Kane
Army Test 1
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Pass
- What should be the unit's point value? 150 seems close.
- Give a brief overview. Kane got to do a lot this game. With Enchantress and Deadpool absorbing attacks, Kane went through most of the battle without getting attacked, allowing him to pick off all the enemies on the edge of the battle. Swordplay with Enchantment was nice, and the one turn I got to use Righteous Retribution it really paid off.
UNIT SUM-UP
Damage: All 9 wounds to Catwoman, 5 Crime Alley Crooks, 3 wounds to Black Cat.
Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Righteous Retribution: Order of use: marker placed on Crime Alley Crooks, marker used, boosted 4 attacks; marker placed on Grey Gargoyle, marker not used.
Swordplay: 9 total additional attacks.
Keep the Faith: N/A
Map: A custom Asteroid M map, RotV x2 and FotA x1 (no glyphs or special rules)
Units: Solomon Kane, Enchantress, Deadpool, Kid Flash, Beast Boy (Pterodactyl) (965 points) VS Crime Alley Crooks x5, Black Cat, Catwoman, Grey Gargoyle, Shocker (965 points)
Spoiler Alert!
QUICK GAME SUMMARY:
Both teams used the first round just to position. Half-way through the second round, Deadpool sniped Shocker for 3 wounds; unfortunately, this turned out to be a terrible move for Enchantress's team. With Shocker sitting at only one life, Enchantress chose not to use Soul Swap on him in the second round, which allowed Shocker to knock both Enchantress and Deadpool off the castle to be swarmed by Crooks. In the third round, Enchantress was able to escape back to the castle with just a couple life left and end Shocker's spree; it was too late for Deadpool, though, and the Crooks finished him off (at this point Kane placed his Retribution Marker on the Crooks). To negate some of Enchantress's Soul Swapping power, Catwoman sneaked around the battle and killed Beast Boy. In response, Enchantress activated Kane, who dealt Catwoman 5 wounds with a volley of Swordplay attacks. A lucky attack from a Crook brought Kane down to 1 life, but through careful positioning, Kane was able to stay alive for quite awhile longer and began whittling away at the enemy. At the end of the fifth round Enchantress went down, and with no bigger targets left on his team, Kane was quick to follow. Kid Flash stuck around for a couple rounds, consistently taking down a Crook per turn, but he too eventually fell.
During the First Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Beast Boy flies Kane unto castled height.
ARMY 2: Black Cat and Crooks advance.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Deadpool moves out with Kid Flash tagging along.
ARMY 2: Catwoman and Crooks charge.
ARMY 1: Enchantress flies out.
ARMY 2: Shocker and Crooks move.
During the Second Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Enchantress fails.
ARMY 2: Shocker and Crooks charge.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Deadpool puts 3 wounds on Shocker.
ARMY 2: Shocker knocks Enchantress off the castle; Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Deadpool kills 2 Crooks.
ARMY 2: Catwoman and Crooks put 2 wounds on Enchantress.
During the Third Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Shocker knocks Deadpool off the ladder and into engagement, dealing 2 wounds; Crooks put 1 wound on Enchantress.
ARMY 1: Enchantress takes a disengagement wound to fly back on the castle and kill Shocker.
ARMY 2: Catwoman and Crooks kill Deadpool (Kane places his marker on the Crooks).
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kid Flash kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Catwoman sneaks around and kills Beast Boy; Crooks put 1 wound on Enchantress.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane puts 5 wounds on Catwoman.
During the Fourth Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane puts 2 wounds on Catwoman.
ARMY 2: Black Cat and Crooks put 3 wounds on Kane.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Catwoman and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane kills a Crook, Catwoman, and puts 1 wound on Black Cat.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle puts 1 wound and a Stone marker on Kid Flash (Gargoyle gets Kane's marker); Crooks fail.
During the Fifth Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane kills a Crook and puts 2 wounds on Black Cat.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane fails.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks put 1 wound on Enchantress.
ARMY 1: Enchantress: Kane kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks kill Enchantress.
During the Sixth Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Kane kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks kill Kane.
ARMY 1: Turn lost on Kane.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Kid Flash kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
During the Seventh Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Kid Flash kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Kid Flash kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks put 2 wounds on Kid Flash and turn him to stone.
ARMY 1: Kid Flash is a statue.
During the Eighth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle and Crooks fail.
ARMY 1: Kid Flash kills a Crook.
ARMY 2: Gargoyle kills Kid Flash.
Full life Grey Gargoyle, 1 life Black Cat, 3 Crime Alley Crooks remained.
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Army Test 2
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Pass
- What should be the unit's point value? 150 seems perfect.
- Give a brief overview. Kane didn't last too long this game, but he did get in one crucial turn where, boosted by Righteous Retribution, he finished off Booster Gold. If he hadn't finished Booster Gold off at this point his team would have likely lost, but as it happened his team very narrowly pulled out the win.
UNIT SUM-UP
Damage: 2 wounds to Booster Gold.
Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Righteous Retribution: Order of use: marker placed on Kang, marker used, boosted 1 attack; marker placed on Kang, marker used, boosted 1 attack; marker placed on Booster Gold, marker used, boosted 1 attack.
Swordplay: 0 total additional attacks.
Keep the Faith: N/A
Map: A custom map similar to Sewer Labyrinth, BftU x1 and FotA x2 (no glyphs or special rules)
Units: Solomon Kane, Iron Patriot, Bane, Emma Frost, Beat Cops x3, SWAT Explosives Expert x1 (1,030 points) VS Oracle, Arnim Zola, Kang x1, Booster Gold, Hawkeye (II) (1,030 points)
Spoiler Alert!
QUICK GAME SUMMARY:
With Team Temporal taking initiative in the first round and exploiting Iron Patriot's weakness, Kane's team was left in disarray in the first round. Hawkeye and Kang tag-teamed and rushed towards their enemy on the first OM, quickly taking down some Cops. An initiative switch allowed Patriot to get his team in position and he quickly took down Hawkeye. They then began to close in on Kang, but Kang escaped back to his base via using Time Warp on Booster Gold's glyph which had been recently placed; as a parting gift just before disappearing, Kang blasted Patriot for 3 wounds. Booster Gold opened the third round, charging and wounding Patriot again. Patriot fled back to his teammates and shot up Booster Gold for two wounds; then, using Master Motivator, commanded Kane to charge into melee and use Righteous Retribution to finish off Booster Gold. Following Oracle's directions, Kang jumped back into the battle at this point and easily eliminated the badly positioned Solomon Kane. Despite Patriot's best efforts, Kang was able to move in and finish him off. In a rage, Bane charged in, and after a good attack, used Back Breaker to destroy Kang. Getting cocky, Bane closed in on the last of his enemies, but through bad dice he was the one who fell. For a couple rounds Oracle and Arnim Zola put up a good fight against the lawmen, but things were looking desperate. Then, after Oracle had been finished off and Arnim was down to just one life, Cloning finally kicked in and brought back Kang. Kang quickly dispatched the last of the lawmen and moved in on Emma Frost. On of his early attacks penetrated Emma's defenses and dealt her three wounds, but after that Emma's defenses became indomitable. After a grueling and long battle, Emma came out on top over Kang, and after that Arnim Zola was easy to beat down for the win.
During the First Round: Army 2 wins Initiative (OMs “1” and “X” moved to the SWAT).
ARMY 2: Hawkeye flies out with Kang, activates Kang so that he can charge and kill a Cop (dropping a Temporal Displacement along the way), then uses Time Warp to jump back next to Hawkeye.
ARMY 1: SWAT guy advances.
ARMY 2: Hawkeye: Kang kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Patriot puts 1 wound on Hawkeye and activates Kane; Kane charges.
ARMY 2: Hawkeye: Kang kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Patriot puts 1 wound on Hawkeye and activates Kane; Kane uses his marker on Kang from range but fails.
During the Second Round: Army 1 wins Initiative (Cops move up).
ARMY 1: Patriot puts 1 wound on Hawkeye and activates Bane; Bane advances.
ARMY 2: Hawkeye: Kang kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Patriot kills Hawkeye (Oracle moves OMs to Kang) and activates Bane; Bane moves next to Patriot.
ARMY 2: Kang fails.
ARMY 1: Patriot and Kane put 1 wound on Kang (Booster Gold drops his Temporal Displacement in his base).
ARMY 2: Kang drops and uses his glyph to reposition Patriot and put 3 wounds on him, then use Gold's glyph to teleport back to his base.
During the Third Round: Army 2 wins Initiative (OMs “3” and “X” moved to the SWAT).
ARMY 2: Booster Gold puts 1 wound on Patriot.
ARMY 1: Patriot fails (Booster Gold picks up the glyph of the battlefield).
ARMY 2: Booster Gold fails.
ARMY 1: Patriot puts 2 wounds on Booster Gold and activates Kane; Kane charges and finishes off Booster Gold (Oracle moves OM to Kang).
ARMY 2: Kang jumps out and kills Kane.
ARMY 1: SWAT guy advances.
During the Fourth Round: Army 1 wins Initiative (Cops and Bane move).
ARMY 1: Patriot moves next to Cops.
ARMY 2: Kang puts 2 wounds on Bane.
ARMY 1: Patriot fails.
ARMY 2: Kang kills Patriot.
ARMY 1: Bane puts 2 wounds on Kang and uses Back Breaker to finish him off (Oracle moves OM to Arnim).
ARMY 2: Arnim fails.
During the Fifth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Oracle advances.
ARMY 1: Bane fails but takes a wound from Venom Injection.
ARMY 2: Oracle puts 2 wounds on Bane.
ARMY 1: Bane fails.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills Bane.
ARMY 1: Beat Cops fail.
During the Sixth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Oracle advances.
ARMY 1: SWAT guy charges.
ARMY 2: Oracle fails.
ARMY 1: SWAT guy fails.
ARMY 2: Arnim fails.
ARMY 1: Cops put 3 wounds on Oracle.
During the Seventh Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Cops kill Oracle and put 2 wounds on Arnim.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Cops fail.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: Cops fail.
During the Eighth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills a Cop.
ARMY 1: SWAT guy puts 3 wounds on Arnim.
ARMY 2: Arnim fails.
ARMY 1: SWAT fails.
ARMY 2: Arnim kills the SWAT.
ARMY 1: Emma Diamonds up and advances.
During the Ninth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative (Arnim Zola Clones Kang).
ARMY 2: Kang kills the last cop.
ARMY 1: Emma moves up.
ARMY 2: Kang puts 3 wounds on Emma.
ARMY 1: Emma fails.
ARMY 2: Kang fails.
ARMY 1: Emma fails.
During the Tenth Round: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Emma puts 1 wound on Kang.
ARMY 2: Kang takes a disengagement wound but fails.
ARMY 1: Emma causes Kang to use up OM “3” in defense.
ARMY 2: Kang fails.
ARMY 1: Emma fails.
ARMY 2: Turn lost to Temporal Defense.
During the Eleventh Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Kang takes a disengagement wound but fails.
ARMY 1: Emma causes Kang to burn his OM “3”.
ARMY 2: Kang fails.
ARMY 1: Emma fails.
ARMY 2: Turn lost to Temporal Defense.
ARMY 1: Emma kills Kang.
During the Twelfth Round: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Arnim fails.
ARMY 1: Emma fails.
ARMY 2: Arnim fails.
ARMY 1: Emma kills Arnim.
2 life Emma Frost remained.
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