[MrNobody]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Shriek

Army Test
Map: Country Road (No Glyphs)
Units: Team 1 (800): Shriek (150), Carnage (280), Deadpool (285), Chucky (85)
Team 2 (800): Runaways

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1: T2 wins initiative
-Carnage and Shriek take their date night towards the bridge
-The Runaways advance towards the bridge as well
-Carnage pulls out a massive all skulls attack, finishing Chase off in a single blow
-He then puts 3 wounds on Karolina as a follow-up
-Old Lace downs Carnage with 2 attacks
-Deadpool gives Old Lace 3 wounds

Round 2: T1 wins initiative
-Deadpool kills Old Lace and Karolina
-T2 can’t take a turn because they had the 2 OM on Old Lace

Round 3: T1 wins initiative
-Deadpool gives Molly 3 wounds
-Nico gives Pool a wound
-Pool gives Molly a wound
-Molly gives Shriek 3 wounds but passes out from exhaustion before she can deliver the killing blow

Round 4: T1 wins initiative
-Pool kills Molly
-T2 loses a turn because they had OM 1 on Molly
-Pool kills Nico with a few shots


Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Shriek (3/4 wounds), Deadpool (0/5 wounds), Chucky (0/4 wounds)

This game was bizarrely brutal, with big attack rolls being met with skimpy defense rolls. In the first round alone, 16 wounds were dealt, and Carnage fell in a single turn to 2 attacks by Old Lace. Deadpool was about the only one rolling solidly on defense, and I think that’s what gave Team Carnage such a victory here.
Shriek spent most of her time just hiding behind Deadpool as he kept enemy fire off of her. The defense reduction was certainly useful as a passive effect in that situation, and “KHO?” gave Team Carnage a little bit of an edge in taking the bridge before the mass Runaway movement did. In fact, I think she didn’t move from that position for the rest of the game. I didn’t take any turns with Carnage Family.

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Army Test
Map: Country Road (No glyphs)
Units: Team 1 (1,200): Shriek (150), Prof X (220), Sabretooth (290), Deadpool (285), Weapon X (230), Agent Bob (25)
Team 2 (1,200): Nightwing (200), Starfire (210), Raven (190), Blue Beetle (270), Arsenal (190, Wonder Girl (Donna) (140)

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1: T2 wins initiative
-Both groups advance but no attacks are made

Round 2: T2 wins initiative
-Blue Beetle inflicts 2 wounds on Deadpool, but Bob inflicts a revenge wound on Beetle
-Beetle accidentally inflicts a wound on Donna
-Sabretooth gives Beetle a wound
-Wonder Girl yanks Deadpool off of height
-Arsenal inflicts 3 wounds on Deadpool
-Donna kills Deadpool
-Shriek moves up into position and inflicts a wound on Blue Beetle
-Shriek kills Blue Beetle

Round 3: T1 wins initiative
-Shriek gives Donna 2 wounds
-Sabretooth gives Nightwing 2 wounds
-Donna pulls Shriek off of height and gives her a wound
-Kori unleashes her full fury on Sabretooth, but only manages to inflict 1 wound
-Roy gives Sabretooth a wound
-Dick gives Sabretooth a wound
-Sabretooth kills Dick
-Sabretooth gives Raven a wound
-Kori kills both Sabretooth and Shriek
-Raven moves a wound from herself to Bob

Round 4: T2 wins initiative
-Raven moves 3 wounds from Donna to herself
-Raven moves a wound from herself to Xavier
-Kori kills Bob
-Xavier gives Raven a wound

Round 5: T2 wins initiative
-Raven moves a wound from herself to Xavier
-Xavier gives Raven a wound
-Xavier gives Raven another wound

Round 6: T2 wins initiative
-Raven moves a wound from herself to Xavier
-Logan gives Kori a wound

Round 7: T1 wins initiative
-Logan attacks Xavier, wasting a Psychic Defense X
-Raven moves a wound from herself to kill Xavier
-Logan gives Kori 2 wounds
-Donna gives Logan 2 wounds
-Logan kills Kori
-T2 loses a turn because they had an OM on Kori

Round 8: T1 wins initiative
-Roy gives Logan a wound
-Raven moves a wound from herself to Logan
-Logan gives Donna 2 wounds
-Roy gives Logan 2 wounds
-Donna gives Logan 2 wounds
-Logan kills Arsenal, sending the Bolas flying, and gives Raven 3 wounds
-T2 loses a turn from having an OM on Arsenal

Round 9: T1 wins initiative
-Logan picks up the Bolas and throws some on to Donna
-Logan kills Raven
-Donna removes the Bolas
-Logan kills Donna

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Weapon X (1/6 wounds)

This was one of those games where the first half of T1 kind of fell like chumps, but the second half of the team really picked up the slack. Weapon X went absolutely HAM at the end, slicing and dicing while avoiding too many low Savage State rolls.

Shriek was a little bit of a liability here. Wonder Girl was able to lasso her to low ground and use her aura to subtract some defense from Sabretooth a few times, leading to him falling easier. Still, Shriek got some solid hits in herself and subtracting defense from Nightwing was especially useful.

I didn’t use Carnage Family this game either, but I didn’t miss it; Xavier provided enough turn efficiency already. I think this kind of Insane/Savage-focused Mutant army is a viable alt build for her.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: 2 wins here, but I’m not sure the second win was really on Shriek’s shoulders.
“Kill Here Often?” is a small but useful power, and it helps her set up in the optimal position just a tad bit faster.
I never used Carnage Family in either game, but I don’t think that’s really a bad thing. It offers some minor turn flex, but with big boys like Carnage and Deadpool around, it was kind of hard to justify sacrificing a turn with them just to take a turn with Shriek. Still, I can see situations where it could be useful, especially when she needs repositioning.
Bad Vibrations obviously got a lot of use.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: She’s fun! Feels like a great “secondary” faction piece, kind of like the bizarro version of Invisible Woman.

Here you go. Two slightly odd games, but a ton of fun none the less.