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Re: The Book of Pluto (Playtesting Phase)
I ran some games with Pluto as a solo-hero. At first I was skeptical about him still being useful, but after three games he felt about spot on. He goes really nice with units like Ms. Marvel, and works great with a shield (Lurkers work very nicely for that I found out). If he can score kills he's not going to do great, but if he can, he can be a real force to reckon with. I did find he had a lot of trouble holding unto the Helm, though what made it worse was that I was playing on Crash Landing and the enemy just kept placing it in molten lava, effectively removing it from the game.
Overall, he gets a  from me.
C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Pluto
Army Test
Map: Crash Landing (no glyphs or special rules)
Units: Pluto, Ms. Marvel, Atom, Fire Ant Swarm x1 (840 points) VS Captain Mar-Vell, Kree Scouts x11 (840 points)
Spoiler Alert!
UNIT SUM-UP
Damage: 3 Kree Scouts, 3 wounds to Mar-Vell, 1 friendly Fire Ant Swarm.
Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Hades’ Helm: Was minimally useful.
Lord of Hades: Destroyed 5 figures; used 4 figures to boost attack, used 0 figures to boost defense.
Olympian Fortitude: Prevented 0 wounds.
GAME SUMMARY:
Dice were wacky this game. Mar-Vall came out in the second round and dealt Ms. Marvel 4 wounds in one attack. Pluto and Ms. Marvel tried to take him on but couldn’t do damage; however, Pluto took wounds from Cosmic Awareness, and his Helm of Invisibility went flying into the molten lava. Ms. Marvel was dead by the end of the second round. However, lava field, followed by Pluto’s attack, killed Mar-Vell in the third round, but at this point Pluto only had 1 life left, and he was stuck engaged while on lava field. At the end of the round, both him and the Scout tying him down succumbed to the heat. Atom wasn’t even able to score a single kill before the Scouts took him down.
Round One: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Kree Scouts move out.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel: Pluto moves out and kills the Fire Ant Swarm.
ARMY 2: Scouts advance.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills 1 Kree.
ARMY 2: Scouts fail (1 dies to The Best Defense).
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel: Pluto kills a Scout.
Round Two: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel: Pluto advances.
ARMY 2: Scouts and Mar-Vell put 4 wounds on Ms. Marvel.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel and Pluto fail against Mar-Vell (Pluto takes 2 wounds from Cosmic Awareness; Helm of Invisibility falls into the molten lava).
ARMY 2: Scouts and Mar-Vell fail (Mar-Vell takes a wound from The Best Defense).
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel and Pluto kill 1 Scout.
ARMY 2: Scouts and Mar-Vell kill Ms. Marvel.
LAVA FIELD: Mar-Vell and Pluto each take a wound.
Round Three: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Scouts and Mar-Vell put 3 wounds on Pluto.
ARMY 1: Pluto fails.
ARMY 2: Scouts and Mar-Vell fail.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills Mar-Vell.
ARMY 2: Scouts fail.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills a Scout.
LAVA FIELD: Pluto and a Scout die to Lava Field.
Round Four: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Atom moves up.
ARMY 2: Scouts put 1 wound on Atom.
ARMY 1: Atom fails.
ARMY 2: Scouts kill Atom.
5 Kree Scouts.
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Army Test
Map: Crash Landing (no glyphs or special rules)
Units: Pluto, Robot, Lurker x10 (890 points) VS Nick Fury, SHIELD Agents x3, Spider-Woman, Mockingbird (890 points)
Spoiler Alert!
UNIT SUM-UP
Damage: 2 wounds to Mockingbird, 3 wounds to Spider-Woman, 7 SHIELD Agents, all 5 wounds to Fury.
Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Hades’ Helm: Was very useful.
Lord of Hades: Destroyed 10 figures; used 5 figures to boost attack, used 4 figures to boost defense.
Olympian Fortitude: Prevented 0 wounds.
GAME SUMMARY:
A dice off had the Lurkers being placed first, where they decided to swarm outside the enemy base. The Drop Team put Mockingbird and Spider-Woman out on the field, while Fury decided to hide in his base. The Lurkers did a great job slowing down the Agents while Pluto and Robot took on the Agent heroes. They were able to kill both Mockingbird and Spider-Woman in the second round, though not before Robot had taken 4 wounds. Fury and the Agents were able to push and take out the last of the Lurkers before the end of the second round, then opened the third by finishing off Robot. Things were looking bad for Pluto when an Agent snuck in on him, dealing a single wound to knock away his Helm. But then things swung in his favor as he used height advantage plus 3 figures via Lord of Hades to kill Nick Fury in a single attack. This left the Agents with a couple OMs missing, giving Pluto the time to take a couple out. The last of the Agents put up a good fight, and for a bit it looked like they’d actually take Pluto down, but in the end he came out on top, just barely.
Round One: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Lurkers kill 2 Agents.
ARMY 2: Fury: Mockingbird and Agents kill 2 Lurkers.
ARMY 1: Robot dodges a disengagement and puts 2 wounds on Mockingbird.
ARMY 2: Fury: Spider-Woman and Agents kill 2 Lurkers.
ARMY 1: Pluto puts 1 wound on Mockingbird.
ARMY 2: Fury: Spider-Woman and Agents kill 2 Lurkers and put 2 wounds on Robot.
Round Two: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Robot puts 1 wound on Spider-Woman while Pluto kills Mockingbird (who turns into a Lurker).
ARMY 2: Fury: Spider-Woman puts 2 wounds on Robot while the Agents fail.
ARMY 1: Robot and Pluto kill Spider-Woman (who turns into a Lurker).
ARMY 2: Fury and Agents kill 4 Lurkers.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills an Agent (creating a Lurker).
ARMY 2: Fury and Agents kill the last 3 Lurkers.
Round Three: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Robot and Pluto kill 1 Agent.
ARMY 2: Fury and Agents kill Robot and put 1 wound on Pluto, knocking the Helm into molten lava.
ARMY 1: Pluto uses all three of his figures to kill Fury in a single attack.
ARMY 2: Turn lost on Fury.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills 1 Agent.
ARMY 2: Turn lost on Fury.
Round Four: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Agents put 2 wounds on Pluto.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills 1 Agent.
ARMY 2: Agents put 1 wound on Pluto.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills 1 Agent.
ARMY 2: Agents fail.
ARMY 1: Pluto fails.
LAVA FIELD: Pluto takes a wound.
Round Five: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Agents fail.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills an Agent.
ARMY 2: The last Agent fails.
ARMY 1: Pluto kills the last Agent.
Pluto with 5 wounds.
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Army Test
Map: Crash Landing (no glyphs or special rules)
Units: Pluto, Ms. Marvel, Lurkers x9 (1,005 points) VS The Hood, Scorpion, Wizard, Intergang Agents x4 (1,000 points)
Spoiler Alert!
UNIT SUM-UP
Damage: 2 wounds to Scorpion, 1 Intergang Agent.
Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Hades’ Helm: Was minimally useful.
Lord of Hades: Destroyed 1 figure; used to boost defense.
Olympian Fortitude: Had no effect.
GAME SUMMARY:
Things immediately got off to a bad start of the Criminals when The Hood went all demony on his first Cloak roll. However, the Intergang weren't deterred, and they took out all 9 zombies in the first round. Pluto's dice were bad and he was struggling to score any kills, but Ms. Marvel picked up the slack and steadily worked through the Intergang. Scorpion attempted to dash in to beat up on Pluto, but he fell extremely fast. The Intergang didn't falter though, and they managed to take out Pluto in the third round. Wizard came out too and managed to put some hurt on Ms. Marvel, but The Best Defense took them all out.
Round One: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Hood activates his Cloak, kills 2 zombies, then rolls a 1 and goes all Demony.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel: Pluto advances.
ARMY 2: 5 Intergang kill 4 Zombies.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel flies out.
ARMY 2: 5 Intergang kill the last 2 Zombies.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel: Pluto fails.
Round Two: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills 1 Intergang.
ARMY 2: Scorpion fails.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel and Pluto kill Scorpion.
ARMY 2: Turn lost on Scorpion.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel and Pluto kill 1 Intergang.
ARMY 2: Intergang fail (1 dies to The Best Defense).
Round Three: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Intergang put 1 wound on Pluto (his Helm goes flying).
ARMY 1: Pluto and Ms. Marvel kill 1 Intergang.
ARMY 2: Intergang put 4 wounds on Pluto.
ARMY 1: Pluto and Ms. Marvel kill 2 Intergang.
ARMY 2: Intergang kill Pluto.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills an Intergang.
Round Four: Army 1 wins Initiative.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills an Intergang.
ARMY 2: 3 Intergang die to The Best Defense, doing no damage.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills the last Intergang.
ARMY 2: Turn lost on the Intergang.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel puts 1 wound on Hood.
ARMY 2: Hood takes a wound from The Best Defense.
Round Five: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Hood takes a wound from The Best Defense.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel fails.
ARMY 2: Wizard flies out.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel is stopped by Forcefield.
ARMY 2: Wizard puts 1 wound on Ms. Marvel.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel puts 3 wounds on Wizard.
Round Six: Army 2 wins Initiative.
ARMY 2: Wizard puts 1 wound on Ms. Marvel but dies to The Best Defense.
ARMY 1: Ms. Marvel kills Hood.
Ms. Marvel with 2 wounds.
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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Pluto works nicely at 430. His stats plus range immunity can make him real tough to take down, and if he consistently scores kills, he can throw some really big attacks. He does definitely rely on having a screen and/or other big targets on his team though; overall, I could see him coming in anywhere in the 400-430 range.
GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Pluto makes for a fun tank figure, especially with his Helm thrown in. Deciding whether to use Lord of Hades for offense or defense makes for some interesting play.
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