The Book of Bane (II)

[Lord Pyre]

I'm good with Misfit, yeah.

[Yodaking]

Nobody is right, I have a very big problem with suddenly switching gears after over 1000 cards are made to completely upending the basic concept that exists in an endless number of games that roll dice that low numbers are bad and high numbers are good. Some of our cards manipulate results both up and down based on some theme, but most only go one way with the understanding that higher numbers are good and lower numbers are bad. Then the theme of the power dictates whether the manipulation is going up or down accordingly. Fate should be a one off based entirely on the compilation of his card over all where he's taking bad numbers and replacing them with good ones as his unique individual shtick.

Other than that, very excited about a new Bane card.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

I like the roll twice per wound if they're Driven thing. Like he's having to work extra hard to take down someone with that much will. The super high-end potential is part of the charm, I think just lowering it down to 3 rolls would be a bummer.

I'm in lockstep with this.

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

This one’s cool. Misfits is a good call - Knightfall starts with Bane breaking open Arkham (the place, not the C3Ger) to wear Batman out. Swordsman was one of the guys released, and he strikes me as the Misfit type. Plus you’ve got the other thematic guys in that set.

Cavalier, not Swordsman (who's from Marvel). But yeah, if/when we eventually do Cavalier, I've got to imagine he'll be a Misfit.

Knightfall at a story (this is for johnny) has nothing to do with who Bane hangs out with and everything to do with his breaking out all the villains from Arkham and letting them run amuck while he waited from the sidelines until Batman was worn down.

That's why I really like the idea of the power being instead of a turn. He's not moving alongside them -- he's biding his time.

[Arkham]

Taking all feedback into account:

KNIGHTFALL
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and instead of taking a turn with Bane, you may choose an enemy Hero. Roll the 20-sided die once for each Wound Marker on the chosen Hero’s Army Card, or twice per Wound Marker if the chosen figure is Driven, to a maximum of 6 rolls. For each roll of 13 or higher, you may take a turn with a Crime Lord, Criminal, Misfit, or Psychopath figure you control. You may not take a turn with the same figure more than once, or any other additional turns with any other figures you control. Figures taking a turn with Knightfall may attack only the chosen enemy Hero.

ONE MORE HIT
After an Order Marker is revealed on any Army Card, you may remove the “X” Order Marker from this card and add 2 to Bane’s Life, Attack, and Defense numbers, then at the end of this round, Bane is destroyed.

POUNDING FISTS
Figures without the Super Strength special power roll 1 fewer defense die against Bane’s normal attack. If Bane inflicts one or more wounds with his normal attack, he may attack the same figure one additional time.

There's always Clock King for the OM management stuff. Removes the nice Joker RC combo, but that's probably for the best still to avoid making any better.

Pounding Fist clarification, the 2nd part only works on those with SS as well, correct?

[Arch-vile]

I'm pretty sure the second part works against everyone.

[Arkham]

Cool, that works. May need to drop his attack to 4 then? Or be fine with his points coming up to 260ish?

[IAmBatman]

I'd rather see his Life dropped to 5 than his Attack dropped to 4.

Edit: And I'm getting 250 points on the calculator as is, btw.

[Arkham]

Dropping life to 5 works too.

[LordVenoc]

Seems weird when the OG form has 6 life.

[Arkham]

This one isn't actively on Venom, hence the "One More Hit" power.

[IAmBatman]

True. Knightfall Bane uses Venom, but a lot more selectively and situationally. You could argue that the lunchbox one is more "fully" on Venom.

[johnny139]

Okay, if it's just "weirdos who would likely take an opportunity to jump someone if given it" then Misfit probably works better than Mercenary - I buy that.

Draft above looks good to me. Fine with drifitng toward mid-high 200s, Bane feels like he warrants it even if he's not strictly superhuman.