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The Book of Master Lao Xin
The Book of Master Lao Xin C3V Wave 8 - Curse of Stormtorn Peak - Heroes of a Bygone Age PDF DOWNLOAD The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure. The figure name is Seven Deadly Brothers #005 from the Superman set. Character Bio: Master Lao Xin has been summoned by Ullar. He leads all monks, across all generals, as their Sifu: a master, teacher, or leader. A master of many martial arts, Lao Xin's attacks never miss their target. SIFU After revealing an Order Marker on Master Lao Xin, instead of taking that turn with Master Xin, you may take a turn with one Monk hero you control and either another Monk hero or a Monk Squad you control. You may choose which one to activate first. Master Xin may be one of the chosen Monk Heroes. Any other figure that is taking a turn with Sifu must be within clear sight of Master Xin before moving. MASTER’S STRIKE When rolling attack dice for a normal attack, Master Xin always adds 1 automatic skull to whatever is rolled. STEALTH LEAP 25 Instead of his normal move, Master Xin may use Stealth Leap 25. Stealth Leap 25 has a move of 3. When counting spaces for Stealth Leap 25, ignore elevations. Master Xin may leap over water without stopping, leap over figures without becoming engaged, and leap over obstacles such as ruins. Master Xin may not leap more than 25 levels up or down in a single leap. If Master Xin is engaged when he starts his Stealth Leap 25, he will not take any leaving engagement attacks. -Rulings and Clarifications-
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-Heroscapers Community Contributions- Power Ranking and Master Index The Shaolin Street Sweeper (Master Woo + Master Lao Xin + Monks x3) is on par with the old Steamroller. B Unit Strategy Review - TBA My Custom Designs.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
It'll be nice to see Woo and the Shaolin be credible - cool!
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
He also benefits from Acolarh's Ullar's Amulet and Master Win Chiu Woo's Master's Influence.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
Just a heads up, but there's a minor typo on the list of monks under Sifu. It calls Master Woo "Master Win Chui Woo" instead of Master Win Chiu Woo.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
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Fixed. Thanks for catching that. My Custom Designs.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
Part of Master Win Chiu Woo's Master's Influence only affects squad figures (the enhancement to Stealth Leap), but the extra attack and defense die only states Monk figures that you control, so it should still work for these new Monk heroes.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
Huh... I never noticed that. Master Woo is much more valuable now.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
This guy doesn't excite me nearly as much as I had hoped that he would. I understand that the idea was to make the Monks into their own army, and there are only so many ways to do that, but I can't shake the feeling that I've seen Master Lao Xin before.
Kato Katsuro, flawed though he may have been, was a unique way of managing Order Markers for Samurai and buffing the Ashigaru, separate from the Bonding Common squads that we would typically see. If my memory serves me correctly, the closest thing to Kato that we officially saw was the Red Skull in Marvel HeroScape. Kantono Daishi, however, took the idea behind Kato and made it work well, transforming the disparate ninjas into a 500pt army. He seemed like a strictly improved Kato to me, and since there were few other ways to help the ninjas (along with them being commonly associated with Samurai), it didn't bother me too much. With Xin, however, I don't see as strong of a thematic link, and this is already after we have seen very similar powers before. Since the standalone Monk heroes were all (expertly) designed by C3V, I would've liked to see something else than essentially making another Kantono Daishi for the Monks. Kato, Kantono, and Lao Xin each have their own quirks, of course, but they practically fulfill the same role. I love C3V for their creativity and dedication towards this game (units like the 8th Infantry Pathfinder and Tomoe Gozen are radically different from what we've seen before but are still able to create a functional army), but Lao Xin is the only figure so far that I haven't been a huge fan of. Admittedly, I find it hard to imagine how else a bunch of Monk heroes and a common squad can become an effective army without a very Lao Xin-like figure, but I saw a mention that the Lawmen would be getting a leader next, and I wanted to voice my concerns that all of these leaders would feel too similar to each other if they used the same types of powers. That all said, I look forward to seeing the next release C3V has planned, and I'd like to thank everyone for the many hours that they put into each and every unit that they design. Proud Member of Platyfly!
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
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If they add support for the Lawmen, I would prefer to see it in the form of a squad/pose of deputies that bonds with them, instead of Sheriff Kato Kantono Lao Xin. That or a Hero that has a catch to the bonding, like Deathcommander Mark 3, to make it more interesting. My Custom Designs.
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
Although it is the “cheap way out” I like him. Wished it was worded better, (maybe like my Kato Katsuro CUA) but OK with it. I agree for lawmen, maybe have something different than double bonding, maybe combine Deathcommander Mark III with Omegacron somehow, or like Greenscales where you pick two or three lawmen at beginning of game to bond with each other, but that’s another discussion.
Will definitely need to think of good army ideas between 450 and 600. Only issues is I will have to proxy Shaolin Monks and a couple of the Monk heroes. Even Ebon Armor would be good with them. C3V/SoV cards @ 3/page PDF / LeftOn4ya's Customs (including Jurassic World) / Competitive Unit Alters / New? Start Here! Unit Debates REVIVED - #76 Tandros Kreel vs Torin "Today is a good day to die... but the day is not yet over"
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
I've commented elsewhere about my disappointment with him. He's grown on me a little bit, but I still feel that the wording is really off on Sifu. I can't really say how I would have worded it, but it just feels clumsy as it is, something very unlike C3V designs. What the ability accomplishes is pretty great, but I think it does so at the expense of elegance.
Not all designs can be masterpieces though. I've still gladly added him to my collection amidst all of C3V's more elegant designs. |
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Re: The Book of Master Lao Xin
The text of the power was shortened to fit the available space on the card. Our editors did a great job building new wording from scratch that accomplished the same effect as Kato et al. while taking up fewer lines.
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