The Book of Masahiro Arashi

[TrollBrute]

Some games from ZJ at a slightly higher cost:

Originally Posted by Zettian Juggernaut

Here's a couple of games for Masahiro:

[TrollBrute]

Two wins, but I think that has more to do with luck and his team doing well, rather than with him. We should probably look for some more tests though.

ZJ brings up a good question about Ruthless Command, too. What happens if he dies in the middle of the round? I think he's right on interpreting it as nullified. Is that how we want it to play? Thematically speaking, I would think that with him dead, his mooks would no longer have to follow his orders.

[Viegon]

Yeah, I like the idea of the power being canceled once he's dead.

[Karat]

Same

[A3n]

Originally Posted by Viegon

Yeah, I like the idea of the power being canceled once he's dead.

[TrollBrute]

Taking a stab at making that clear:

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

RUTHLESS COMMAND
At the start of each round, if there is at least 1 Order Marker on this card, you may choose an opponent's Unique Hero. For this round, while Masahiro Arashi is on the battlefield, all other Yakuza, Assassin, and Ninja Heroes you control add 1 to their attack number when attacking the chosen figure with a normal attack. At the end of the round, if the chosen Hero is not destroyed and Masahiro Arashi is still on the battlefield, you must destroy 1 other Yakuza, Assassin, or Ninja Hero you control.

[quozl]

The problem with making that clear is it makes all the others without that language are now subject to questioning if their powers apply after they are destroyed.

Let's just keep it the way it is. The default already is powers don't work after their unit is destroyed.

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by quozl

The problem with making that clear is it makes all the others without that language are now subject to questioning if their powers apply after they are destroyed.

Let's just keep it the way it is. The default already is powers don't work after their unit is destroyed.

No reason to assume it'd still work if he's dead.

[TrollBrute]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

No reason to assume it'd still work if he's dead.

Fair enough. Let's just throw up an FAQ:

• Q - If Masahiro chooses a figure for Ruthless Command, but he is destroyed before the end of the round, do I still have to sacrifice one of my own figures if the chosen figure is still in play?
  A - No. Unless other wise stated, all power effects stop working once all the figures on that card are destroyed. As soon as Masahiro is destroyed, his allies no longer receive the Attack die, but do not have to be destroyed at the end of the round.

[TrollBrute]

I was a little worried after ZJ's tests had him winning twice, and once against the Wrecking Crew. So I rematched the Crew game to see if it was just a lucky win:

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Masahiro Arashi @ 170

Army Test
Map: Grundy’s Grave
Units: Masahiro Arashi (170), Gamora (310), Lady Shiva (175), Hand Ninja x3 (255) (910) VS Bulldozer (190), Piledriver (190), Thunderball (190), Wrecker (230), Oracle (110) (910)
Unit Summary:
Damage w/normal: none.
Yakuza Oyabun: 3 times used.
Ruthless Command: 2 figures chosen, 4 dice added; 0 figures sacrificed.
Ruthless Counterstrike: 0 wounds inflicted.

Spoiler Alert!

This was a fairly easy win for the Wrecking Crew. They just kind of rolled over the Assassins. Masahiro saw use in boosting Gamora and Shiva to help take down Wrecker and Bulldozer. He also came out at the end when the other Heroes were dead, but he was facing Thunderball and didn’t do any damage.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R4T5: Piledriver with 3/6 wounds, Thunderball with 2/6, Oracle unwounded.

Army Test
Map: Grundy’s Grave
Units: Masahiro Arashi (170), Gamora (310), Lady Shiva (175), Hand Ninja x3 (255) (910) VS Bulldozer (190), Piledriver (190), Thunderball (190), Wrecker (230), Oracle (110) (910)
Unit Summary:
Damage w/normal: none.
Yakuza Oyabun: 3 times used.
Ruthless Command: 1 figure chosen, 1 die added; 0 figures sacrificed.
Ruthless Counterstrike: 0 wounds inflicted.

Spoiler Alert!

This one was crazy swingy. The Wrecking Crew got 6 turns out of 1 OM at the end of the first round, took down Gamora and looked to have a huge lead. However, Shiva was nasty over the next couple rounds and took down Wrecker, then helped the Ninja finish off Piledriver and Bulldozer (with Masahiro’s help). Once Thunderball took her down though, he was able to pick away at the Ninja, and Masahiro once again struggled against his SA.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes).R5T2: Thunderball with 3/6 wound, Oracle unwounded.

[TrollBrute]

In fact, that settles me at 170 points. I propose we move Masahiro to Final Editing.

[Karat]

Yea