The Book of Goliath (Bill Foster)

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The Book of Goliath

C3G MARVEL WAVE 32
YEAR OF THE HERO


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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Marvel: Civil War Storyline set.
Its model number and name are #029 / Goliath.

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Character Bio - "William Barrett Foster was born in Los Angeles, California and spent his childhood there. His higher than mean-average intelligence and the influence of several good people enabled him to enroll in the California Institute of Technology, where he acquired a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry. Dr. Foster found work as a biochemist in the Plans and Research Division for Tony Stark's Baltimore factory. He was hired to be the lab assistant of Dr. Hank Pym.

Having memorized the formula to "Pym Particles" in his work with Pym, he synthesized it in the hopes of eliminating its harmful side effects. Eventually, when he tested it on himself, he found that it had indeed given him the ability to grow in size like his former employer and that he had successfully duplicated Pym's powers. With his news abilities he began fighting crime as Goliath.

During the superhuman Civil War, Foster was a member of Captain America's anti-registration Secret Avengers. Foster was killed by a clone of Thor during a fight between the Secret Avengers and Iron Man's pro-registration forces. Since it proved not to be possible to reduce his body to normal size, he was buried as a giant." - Marvel Wikia
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Base Clarification: Goliath is a single-based figure.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a figure with a secret identity, Goliath has these Secret Identity Synergies.
• As a Mutate, Goliath has these Mutate Synergies.
• As a Scientist, Goliath has these Scientist Synergies.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Goliath has these Super Strength Synergies.
• As a Huge figure, Goliath has these Huge Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a figure with a secret identity, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a huge figure, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Mutate, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Scientist, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Brilliant figure, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Goliath interacts differently with these special powers.
• Goliath's Giant Grab 12 special power does not affect tiny, large, or huge figures.
• Huge figures can bypass Goliath's Giant Defense special power.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Lobster
• Second playtest: Ericth74
• Third playtest: Scapemage
• Fourth playtest: Ronin
• Fifth playtest: KidArachnid
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham

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NAME = GOLIATH
SECRET IDENTITY = BILL FOSTER

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = SCIENTIST
PERSONALITY = BRILLIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 10

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 180

GIANT GRAB 12
Instead of attacking, if Goliath does not already have a Grabbed figure, you may choose a small or medium figure engaged with Goliath and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 12 or higher, place the chosen figure on this card. It is considered Grabbed until it is removed from this card. While he has a figure Grabbed, Goliath subtracts 1 from his Move, Attack and Defense numbers. When Goliath is destroyed, negated, or removed from the battlefield, you must first place his Grabbed figure on an unoccupied space as close as possible to Goliath. Players cannot lose the game if one of their figures is Grabbed.

SUPER SQUEEZE
When an Order Marker is revealed on the card of Goliath's Grabbed figure, you must roll an unblockable attack die against that figure. Instead of attacking with Goliath, you may roll an unblockable attack die against his Grabbed figure. If you roll a shield for Super Squeeze, place the Grabbed figure on an unoccupied space as close as possible to Goliath.

GIANT DEFENSE
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack from a figure that is not huge, if you roll at least one shield, the most wounds Goliath can take from this attack is one.

SUPER STRENGTH

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Reserved for art:

COMIC

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MINI

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MINI BACKGROUND

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Los Angeles Skyline




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CHANGE LOG

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• Height adjusted to Huge 10 from Huge 7. (9/15)
• Added "Instead of Attacking" to Super Squeeze. (9/15)
• Super Squeeze triggers on OM reveal on grabbed figure. (10/11)
• Giant Grab changed to single figure restriction. (10/11)
• Defense lowered from 7 to 6. (10/11)
• Points bumped to 210 from 180. (10/11)
• Defense lowered to 5 (11/18)
• Points lowered to 180 (12/6)
  

[Yodaking]

Look at all that synergy already being listed, very impressive.

[Yodaking]

I think technically the figures are on the card because to Giant Grab, the Squeeze power just deals with damage they can receive or how they might escape the card.

SUPER SQUEEZE
At the end of a round, roll an attack die for each enemy figure on this card, one at a time. If you roll a skull, the affected figure receives a wound. If you roll a shield, place the affected figure on an empty space adjacent to Goliath, if possible. Goliath subtracts 1 from his Attack, Move and Defense Numbers for each figure placed on this card by Giant Grab. Players cannot lose the game if any of their figures are still affected by Giant Grab.

[Yodaking]

Personally I like the Secret Invasion mini (standing) over the Civil War (squatting) one.

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Originally Posted by Yodaking

I think technically the figures are on the card because to Giant Grab, the Squeeze power just deals with damage they can receive or how they might escape the card.

SUPER SQUEEZE
At the end of a round, roll an attack die for each enemy figure on this card, one at a time. If you roll a skull, the affected figure receives a wound. If you roll a shield, place the affected figure on an empty space adjacent to Goliath, if possible. Goliath subtracts 1 from his Attack, Move and Defense Numbers for each figure placed on this card by Giant Grab. Players cannot lose the game if any of their figures are still affected by Giant Grab.

Yea good call, but should the last lines just be tacked onto Giant Grab in the first place?

SUPER SQUEEZE
At the end of a round, roll an attack die for each enemy figure on this card, one at a time. If you roll a skull, the affected figure receives a wound. If you roll a shield, place the affected figure on an empty space adjacent to Goliath, if possible. Goliath subtracts 1 from his Attack, Move and Defense Numbers for each figure placed on this card by Giant Grab. Players cannot lose the game if any of their figures are still affected by Giant Grab.

Originally Posted by Yodaking

Personally I like the Secret Invasion mini (standing) over the Civil War (squatting) one.

I've got both and the standing one is much smaller in comparison. Its more like Large 6.

[Yodaking]

Oh really, that's too bad on the mini. Yeah I could see that whole section tacked on to the end of Giant Grab instead of Squeeze.

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Not as big of a difference as I remembered but his thickness is greater and he is about one tile taller.

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[Ronin]

Super-minor note, but you might want to go "Goliath (Bill Foster)" in the thread title rather than just "Goliath", since there have been like five.

I'd switch things around a little and put the stat mods in Giant Grab, and the 'everyone gets free if Goliath is destroyed' stuff in Super Squeeze.

Here's a stab at that, with some other little wording tweaks:

GIANT GRAB 12
Instead of attacking, you may choose a small or medium figure engaged with Goliath and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 12 or higher, place the chosen figure on this card. Goliath may not have more than two figures placed on this card by this special power. Goliath subtracts 1 from his Move, Attack and Defense Numbers for each figure placed on this card by Giant Grab.

SUPER SQUEEZE
At the end of each round, roll an unblockable attack die against each enemy figure on this card, one at a time. If you roll a shield, place that figure on an empty space adjacent to Goliath, if possible. If Goliath would be destroyed or removed from the battlefield, or this special power would be negated, you must first place any figures that were placed on this card by the Giant Grab 12 special power on any empty spaces adjacent to Goliath, if possible. Players cannot lose the game if any of their figures are still affected by Super Squeeze.

[Yodaking]

He looks like he would be about Huge 10 if he were actually standing up tall. Not sure what a policy is on that. What are the Jungle bonus height limitations?