Public Design Workshop

[Scapemage]

Originally Posted by LordVenoc

I don't on hand. Where do we normally pull/make bios from?

I am a big fan of writing my own bios for the Books. I use Comic Vine as my main resource. It's essentially a Wikipedia for comics. Each character page has images, lists of appearances, affiliations, history, and power descriptions.


LV, you must be approaching 15 points by now! Are you looking at Midnighter as your first LD?

[L0B5T3R]

I gotta day Midnighter would be dope. I have never heard of the character but TrollandToad accidentally sent me his mini instead of Batgirl so now I’m invested.

[LordVenoc]

Originally Posted by Scapemage

I am a big fan of writing my own bios for the Books. I use Comic Vine as my main resource. It's essentially a Wikipedia for comics. Each character page has images, lists of appearances, affiliations, history, and power descriptions.


LV, you must be approaching 15 points by now! Are you looking at Midnighter as your first LD?

Yep. I'm very close to 15, and hope to hit that this weekend in my spare time. I'm very highly considering Midnighter as an LD, with some slight consideration to my OMAC write up.

This would be the modified Midnighter, with a class change, stats back down, and the Precognitive Combat made more OM based (which is actually more thematically in-line with how his powers work). I'm not too married to the 21 or higher part of Midnighter's first power here.

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = MIDNIGHTER
SECRET IDENTITY = ???
SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = VIGILANTE
PERSONALITY = VIOLENT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 300

PREDICTIVE COMBAT
Before attacking with a normal attack against a figure without the Insane personality, you must first roll the 20-sided die, adding 4 to the roll if there is at least one revealed order marker on the card of the defending figure.
• If you roll 1-5, attack normally.
• If you roll 6-15, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled.
• If you roll 16-20, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled and subtract one shield from whatever is rolled by the defending figure.
• If you roll 21 or higher, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled and subtract one shield from whatever is rolled by the defending figure, and the targeted figure cannot use any special powers on its card for this attack.

COMPUTED RESPONSE
When rolling defense against a figure in clear sight of Midnighter without the Insane personality all blanks rolled count as additional shields and if Midnighter is adjacent to the attacking figure, all excess shields rolled count as unblockable hits on the attacking figure.

HEALING FACTOR
After taking a turn with Midnighter, remove 1 Wound Marker from this Army Card.

And my current thought for Apollo:

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = APOLLO
SECRET IDENTITY = ANDREW PULASKI
SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CHAMPION
PERSONALITY = VALIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 8
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 7

POINTS = ???


RADIANT LIGHT
Start the game with a yellow Solar Energy Marker on this card. If the Solar Energy Marker is on this card, when rolling defense against a normal attack, Apollo and all figures within three clear sight spaces of this figure may count up to two blanks rolled count as extra shields. At the end of the round, if
• there are three Order Markers on this card, you must remove the Solar Energy Marker from this card.
• there are two or less order markers on this card, you may place the Solar Energy Marker on this card.

SOLAR BURST SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 6. Attack 6.
Apollo may only attack with Solar Burst Special Attack if the Solar Energy Marker is on his card. After attacking with Solar Burst Special Attack, you may either take a turn with a Midnighter figure you control or you may move up to three figures you control without Order Markers on their cards in clear sight of Apollo up to four spaces. After attacking with this special attack, remove the Solar Energy Marker from this card.

SOLAR HEALING
After taking a turn with Apollo, remove 1 Wound Marker from this Army Card. At the start of the round, if the Solar Energy Marker is still on this card, you may remove one additional Wound Marker.

FLYING
SUPER STRENGTH

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by LordVenoc

Yep. I'm very close to 15, and hope to hit that this weekend in my spare time. I'm very highly considering Midnighter as an LD, with some slight consideration to my OMAC write up.

This would be the modified Midnighter, with a class change, stats back down, and the Precognitive Combat made more OM based (which is actually more thematically in-line with how his powers work). I'm not too married to the 21 or higher part of Midnighter's first power here.

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = MIDNIGHTER
SECRET IDENTITY = ???
SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = VIGILANTE
PERSONALITY = VIOLENT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 300

PREDICTIVE COMBAT
Before attacking with a normal attack against a figure without the Insane personality, you must first roll the 20-sided die, adding 4 to the roll if there is at least one revealed order marker on the card of the defending figure.
• If you roll 1-5, attack normally.
• If you roll 6-15, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled.
• If you roll 16-20, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled and subtract one shield from whatever is rolled by the defending figure.
• If you roll 21 or higher, add one automatic skull to whatever is rolled and subtract one shield from whatever is rolled by the defending figure, and the targeted figure cannot use any special powers on its card for this attack.

COMPUTED RESPONSE
When rolling defense against a figure in clear sight of Midnighter without the Insane personality all blanks rolled count as additional shields and if Midnighter is adjacent to the attacking figure, all excess shields rolled count as unblockable hits on the attacking figure.

HEALING FACTOR
After taking a turn with Midnighter, remove 1 Wound Marker from this Army Card.

And my current thought for Apollo:

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = APOLLO
SECRET IDENTITY = ANDREW PULASKI
SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CHAMPION
PERSONALITY = VALIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 8
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 7

POINTS = ???


SUN FUELED
Start the game with a yellow Solar Energy Marker on this card. If the Solar Energy Marker is on this card, when rolling defense against a normal attack, all blanks rolled count as extra shields. At the end of the round, if
• there are three Order Markers on this card, you must remove the Solar Energy Marker from this card.
• there are two or less order markers on this card, you may place the Solar Energy Marker on this card.

RADIANT BURST SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 6. Attack 6.
Apollo may only attack with Radiant Burst Special Attack if the Solar Energy Marker is on his card. After attacking with Radiant Burst Special Attack, you may either take a turn with a Midnighter figure you control or you may move up to three figures you control without Order Markers on their cards in clear sight of Apollo up to four spaces. After attacking with this special attack, remove the Solar Energy Marker from this card.

SOLAR HEALING
After taking a turn with Apollo, remove 1 Wound Marker from this Army Card. At the start of the round, if the Solar Energy Marker is still on this card, you may remove one additional Wound Marker.

FLYING
SUPER STRENGTH

I'm a little lost- why would a character having taken an action increase his ability to predict their next move?

[LordVenoc]

His power actually is fairy contingent on them making the first move. It's why he often starts with intimidating monologues rather than throwing the first punch.

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by LordVenoc

His power actually is fairy contingent on them making the first move. It's why he often starts with intimidating monologues rather than throwing the first punch.

Is it? I only ever recall it as being described as him literally being able to map things out from the get-go

[LordVenoc]

Nope. Predictions are made off behavior and action. Same reason why it doesn't work on the insane: they're unpredictable. Predictions aren't easy without data to work with.

[Yodaking]

Originally Posted by LordVenoc

His power actually is fairy contingent on them making the first move. It's why he often starts with intimidating monologues rather than throwing the first punch.

That's a pretty important balancing factor. If you can attack his allies first and goad him into taking action to protect them that can level the playing field.

[ALEXAN2507]

Originally Posted by LordVenoc

Nope. Predictions are made off behavior and action. Same reason why it doesn't work on the insane: they're unpredictable. Predictions aren't easy without data to work with.

Makes sense

[ALEXAN2507]

NAME = IZUKU MIDORIYA

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = STUDENT
PERSONALITY = ENTHUSIASTIC

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = ???

BORROWED POWER
Start the game with four red Fracture markers. When Izuku Midoryia attacks, you may roll up to 2 additional attack dice. After Izuku Midoriya rolls attack dice, roll the 20-sided die, adding 2 for each additional attack die rolled. On a 1-7, place a red Fracture marker on this card. For each red Fracture marker on this card, subtract 1 from Izuku Midoriya's Move, Attack and Defense numbers, to a minimum of 1.

HERO ANALYSIS
If Izuku Midoriya or any friendly figure within 4 spaces is attacked or targeted for a special power by a figure with at least one revealed Order Marker on its card, add one automatic shield to any defence dice rolled and you may add or subtract 2 to any 20-sided die rolls made by that figure.

[ALEXAN2507]

I thought I'd throw out an idea for a Hero Academia character since I had it in my head.

Lord only knows if appropriate minis exist for them though unfortunately.

[johnny139]

Someday we will break the manga barrier. Will MHA be the series to do it? (Probably that or One Punch Man... they're both superhero based after all.)

I think we'd want to go with a unique name for people with Quirks, rather than metahuman. I don't think there's a canonical one. Maybe just "QUIRK HUMAN" or something.

There should probably be something preventing him from using Borrowed Power when he's out of fracture markers (since, uhh, all his limbs are broken). Maybe something that lets you remove a marker when a wound his healed, too, though that might be too finnicky. But overall that's a really cool, concise way to represent him.