The Book of Ravager (Rose Wilson)

[Karat]

Toyhandle's tests. I know he ran more that he didn't write-up but still some good information. I think we are narrowing in on cost but it's not fully settled yet. Seems to be leaning 200 though.

Originally Posted by toyhandle

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Ravager

Army Test
Map: Ivy’s Greenhouse
Units:
Team 1: Ravager, Raven, Starfire, Nightwing (800 pts)
Team 2: Superboy, Arsenal, Static, Changeling (800 pos)

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Game Summary: Static was a great counter against Ravager. He only has to be within her Precognitive/Attack range of 4 to Static Cling her, which cripples her ability to use Flanking Strike. After that, he can attack safely 5 spaces away, which he did to destroy her. It also holds her in place for stationary knock back damage. Before she was destroyed, her Flanking Strike on Changeling whiffed, and her defense whiffed once, but Precognative calculations prevented two wounds, and inflicted two wounds a second time. Her fragility was useful to Starfire, who was able to utilize Ravager’s wounds for enough attacks on Changeling to inflict 4 wounds. 

Initiative: Team 2
R1T1(Player): Arsenal moves up
R1T1(Player): All titans move forward using Titans Go! + Flanking Strike
R1T2(Player): Superboy moves up
R1T2(Player): Ravager moves up
R1T3(Player): Changeling moves up, Arsenal attacks Ravager, blocked, Static moves forward
R1T3(Player): Raven moves up

Initiative: Team 1
R2T1(Player): Titans Go! Raven attacks Superboy, fails, Ravager attacks Arsenal, 1 wound, Nightwing attacks Superboy, 2 wounds
R2T1(Player): Static moves up, Arsenal attacks Raven, blocked, Superboy strafes, Cling to Ravager.
R2T2(Player): Starfire attacks Superboy, blocked
R2T2(Player): Superboy stays still, Arsenal puts 1 wound on Raven, Changeling moves up, Superboy puts 1 wound on Raven and knocks her back 3 spaces
R2T3(Player): Raven moves back next to Superboy and transfers 1 wound to him
R2T3(Player): Changeling ferret runs between Ravager and Nightwing, Arsenal attacks Raven, fails, Static moves to height, Changeling Panther attacks Nightwing and Ravager. 4 skulls Nighting blocks, Ravager whiffs, takes 2 wounds from the attack using blanks as shields, 1 additional wound from Knockback

Initiative: Team 2
R3T1(Player): Changeling stays put. Arsenal attacks Raven,1 wound, Static moves forward. Changling panther attacks. 2 unblockables from Ravager on Changeling. 1 wound on Nightwing.
R3T1(Player): Titans Go! Starfire brings Changeling to 6 wounds, Protective of Ravager. Raven removes a wound to destroy Superboy. Nightwing has Ravager use Flanking on Changeling, which whiffs.
R3T2(Player): Static takes a LEA, Arsenal whiffs on Raven, Static destroys Ravager from height, 5 spaces away.
R3T2(Player): Raven attacks Arsenal, 3 wounds.
R3T3(Player): Changeling puts 2 wounds on Nightwing.
R3T3(Player): Starfire Protectively attacks Changeling, whiffs the first time, second destroys Changeling, third on Arsenal, destroying him.

Initiative: Team 2
R4T1(Player): Static attacks Nightwing, whiffs.
R4T1(Player): Protective Starfire destroys Static.

Who won? Nightwing 3 wounds, Raven 1 wound, Starfire unharmed.

Army Test
Map: Country Road
Units: 
Ravager, Raven, Starfire, Nightwing, Miss Martian (1000pts)
Original X-Men (1000pts)
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Game Summary: Miss Martian had two lucky throws and two lucky attacks in Round 1, which destroyed Jean and immediately put the X-Men on the defensive. The combined efforts of Miss Martian and Raven allowed Ravager to put the final blow on Angel, another huge blow to the X-Men. Ravager went on to wound Beast and destroy Iceman. Combat dexterity was instrumental in placing those wounds. Precognitive Calculations saved her from a wound, and Flanking Strike allowed her to reposition for a heal from Raven, which wounded Prof X. She really needed that blank from before, and the heal, because Cyclops’ second attack would have destroyed Ravager. Raven was able to heal Ravager twice more, using one wound to put on Prof X. After that, Flanking Strike destroyed Prof X. Ravager was back to full health by the end of the game thanks to Raven, who destroyed Cyclops. 

Initiative: X-Men
R1T1(Player): Jean, Angel + Cyclops move forward
R1T1(Player): Miss Martian moves up
R1T2(Player): Angel moves Jean to Center Bridge, Beast moves up
R1T2(Player): Miss Martian throws Jean, attacks for 2 wounds.
R1T3(Player): Angel moves 1 space forward, Iceman moves forward.
R1T3(Player): Titans Go! Miss Martian throws Jean, destroys her with attack. Raven moves up. Nightwing moves up, Ravager flanks to cover.

Initiative: X-Men
R2T1(Player): Prof X Moves Up
R2T1(Player): Miss Martian fails to throw Angel, but puts 2 wounds on him. He retreats, pushes Beast forward.
R2T2(Player): Optic Blast hits Miss Martian for 1 wound, Beast fails to wound Miss Martian.
R2T2(Player): Miss Martian fails to throw Cyclops or wound Beast
R2T3(Player): Angel moves Iceman forward, Beast puts 1 wound on Miss Martian.
R2T3(Player): Titans Go! Miss Martian fails to throw Beast, or wound from an attack. Angel Moves Beast to Nightwing. Raven heals Miss Martian, places a wound on Angel. Nightwing strafes around Beast to Angel, Ravager uses Flanking strike to destroy Angel.

Initiative: Titans
R3T1(Player): Titans Go! Raven heals Miss Martian, retreats under Bridge, places a wound on Prof X. Ravager successfully disengages from Beast, moves to height, attacks him twice with Combat Dexterity for 1 wound. Nightwing uses his Special attack on Beast, putting two wounds on him.
R3T1(Player): Cyclops uses Mutant Field Commander to move Beast Adjacent to Ravager, no wound from leaving engagement. Takes a turn with Prof X instead of attacking.
R3T2(Player): Ravager successfully disengages to move adjacent to Iceman, using Combat Dexterity to put 3 wounds on him.
R3T2(Player): Iceman fails to wound Ravager. Beast moves to Nightwing, fails to wound, Nightwing flips away.
R3T3(Player): Ravager destroys Iceman with her second attack.
R3T3(Player): Cyclops optic blasts Ravager for two wounds, saved by 1 blank from Precognitive Calculations. Beast attacks Nightwing, but Nightwing flips away.

Initiative: Titans
R4T1(Player): Titans Go! Starfire moves forward, attacks Beast with Reckless Engagement and Protective Fury, putting 1 wound on him. Miss Martian throws Beast, but fails to wound. Destroys him with an attack. Nightwing moves under the bridge, Flanking moves Ravager adjacent to Raven.
R4T1(Player): Cyclops moves from bridge to attack Ravager, fails.
R4T2(Player): Raven heals Ravager and puts the wound on Prof X.
R4T2(Player): Cyclops puts 2 wounds on Ravager.
R4T3(Player): Raven heals Ravager, attacks X, blocked by Psychic Defense.
R4T3(Player): Cyclops fails to wound Ravager.


Initiative: Titans
R5T1(Player): Titans Go! Raven heals Ravager for 1 wound on Prof X, Miss Martian fails to throw Prof X, Nightwing moves adjacent to both Prof X and Cyclops. Flanking strike destroys Prof X.
R5T1(Player): Cyclops optic blasts Nightwing for 1 wound, nothing on Ravager or Raven.
R5T2(Player): Raven heals Ravager, fails to wound Cyclops.
R5T2(Player): Cyclops optic Blasts Nightwing, who leaps away, and fails to wound Ravager.
R5T3(Player): Raven heals Nightwing, destroys Cyclops.

Who won? Titans, Raven with 3 wounds, Nightwing, Ravager, Miss Martian and Starfire unwounded.

Army Test
Map: Hydra Base
Units:
Ravager, Raven, Starfire, Nightwing, Miss Martian (1000pts)
Original X-Men (1000pts)
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Game Summary: Ravager didn’t come into play until late in the game, although Flanking Strike allowed her to be in the X-Men’s Start Zone by the end of the game. After Nightwing’s death, she came in handy for Starfire as backup, by using Flanking first to not trigger Angel’s Guardian Ange, and the next round to roll unblockables against him, which put 1 wound on Prof X. It was then used to put 1 wound on Ravager. Angel attacking Ravager allowed an interesting use of Precognitive Calculations, where I determined using the 1 blank on a whiff against two skulls, it was better to take the two wounds and inflict the 1 unblockable. Next round, Flanking strike whiffed after that, but Starfire was able to inflict the killing blow in the next turn.

Ravager, Raven, Starfire, Nightwing, Miss Martian (1000pts)
Original X-Men (1000pts)

Initiative: X-Men
R1T1(Player): Iceman and Angel + Cyclops move to wall
R1T1(Player): Miss Martian moves forward to Shadow.
R1T2(Player): Cyclops optic blasts down on Ms Martian. Angel moves Beast to wall.
R1T2(Player): Miss Martian moves adjacent to Cyclops, fails to throw or wound Cyclops.
R1T3(Player): Beast and Cyclops bring Miss Martian to a total of 4 wounds.
R1T3(Player): Titans Go! Miss Martian retreats to adjacency with Raven. Throws Nightwing to height. Protective Starfire attacks Cyclops, 2 wounds. Nightwing attacks Cyclops for 1 wound.

Initiative: X-Men
R2T1(Player): Cyclops blasts Nightwing, Nightwing leaps off wall. Beast moves adjacent to Nightwing, fails attack
R2T1(Player): Raven heals 1 wound from Miss Martian to destroy Cyclops. Protective Fury from Starfire destroys Beast. Nightwing moves to cover under the wall. Flanking moves Ravager near.
R2T2(Player): Jean throws herself to wall. iceman puts 2 wounds on Starfire.
R2T2(Player): Starfire puts 3 wounds on Iceman.
R2T3(Player): Angel carries jean forward. Jean fails to throw or wound Starfire.
R2T3(Player): Starfire fails to wound Iceman, Angel moves him out of range. Second attack puts 3 wounds on Jean. Angel carries Jean out of Range. Third attack on Angel fails, and Angel retreats.

Initiative: X-Men
R3T1(Player): Jean throws Nightwing, fails to wound. Iceman fails to wound Nightwing. Jean fails to grip Nighwing, who leaps away.
R3T1(Player): Titans Go! Starfire destroys Jean, Raven heals Miss Martian to destroy Iceman, Nightwing moves forward. Ravager flanks forward.
R3T2(Player): Angel carries Prof X further into Start Zone.
R3T2(Player): Starfire moves forward.
R3T3(Player): Prof X puts 2 wounds on Nightwing with Psychic Special Attack
R3T3(Player): Starfire moves to top of wall, Psychic Defense ends her turn.

Initiative: X-Men
R4T1(Player): Prof X destroys Nightwing.
R4T1(Player): Starfire puts 2 wounds on Prof X. Angel carries him back.
R4T2(Player): Prof X fails to wound Starfire.
R4T2(Player): Starfire stays put. Flanking moves Ravager forward.
R4T3(Player): Prof X fails to wound Starfire.
R4T3(Player): OM3 Nightwing.

Initiative: X-Men
R5T1(Player): Psychic attack fails to wound Starfire.
R5T1(Player): Starfire moves adjacent to Prof X and Angel. Flanking strike puts 1 wound on Prof X.
R5T2(Player): Prof X fails to wound Starfire.
R5T2(Player): Raven heals Miss Martian, moves forward to put the final wound on Prof X.
R5T3(Player): OM3 Prof X
R5T3(Player): Raven moves forward.

Initiative: Titans.
R6T1(Player): Flanking Strike puts 1 wound on Angel.
R6T1(Player): Angel fails to wound Starfire.
R6T2(Player): Starfire successfully disengages, next to Raven. Attacks from height and range, but fails
R6T2(Player): Angel attacks Ravager, Precognitive Calculations prevents wounds.
R6T3(Player): Stafire fails to wound Angel.
R6T3(Player): Angel attacks Ravager, takes 2 wounds to inflict 1.

Initiative: Titans
R7T1(Player): Starfire moves adjacent to Angel, Flanking fails to wound.
R7T1(Player): Angel fails to wound Starfire
R7T2(Player): Starfire attacks, and destroys Angel.

Who won? Ravager 2 wounds, Starfire 2 wounds. Miss Martian 1 wound, Raven, unwounded.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
She fits nicely into different Titans builds, who all have similar costs. Somewhat easy to kill, but factoring Precognitive Calculations after rolling Defense Dice allows fun decision making. Her fragility is useful to Starfire and Raven, and Flanking is useful for getting extra movement/potential unbockables on Titans GO!. She meshed well with all these figures’ abilities, but of the team, felt most likely to die.

Game 1 she died, Game 2 came very near death, but was fully revived by the end. Game 3 she was at half life.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT:
Very cool how many tools are in her toolbelt. She requires a bit of a learning curve, but has a ton of potential. Her range of 4 is not great, but two attacks of base 4, and Move of 6 is.
Her stats and abilities are right where they need to be. Cost should be no more than 200, but possibly brought down to 190. However, there are more builds of hers that I haven’t tried that she might be better in, and her team also won all three games, so 200 might just be spot on.
She never had any huge blows, but small wounds amounted to big kills, leading to the deaths of Angel, Iceman and Prof X in game 2.

Game 1 she was the weak link, and game 3 she was useful right at the end against the defensive abilities of Prof X and Angel.

[Ronin]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Ravager (Rose) @200 points

Army Test
Map: Custom
Units: Ravager @200, Nightwing (I), Raven, Starfire (800) vs Cyclops (I), Jean Grey, Jubilee, Wild Child, Yukio, Angel (Warren) (800)

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Ravager saw a lot of action in this one and got a fair number of wounds in - the X-Men had some rough luck on their attack rolls. They managed to bring Starfire down real fast at the start, but then evened out by getting nothing else done for a long time. Jubilee had a really bizarre game in that she stuck around for a very long time and got a lot of attacks in, but did very little damage. Ravager kept attacking her, but Jubilee kept pulling 3-4 shield defense rolls. Meanwhile Jubilee's big blasts that caught multiple Titans never did crap.

Ravager kept not rolling blanks on defense, though - she got a grand total of one all game (which turned into a wound on Jubilee). Eventually her offensive luck turned and she racked up a bunch of damage in the endgame, securing a Titans victory. Cyclops at least managed to down Nightwing and make the X-Men look respectable, but it was pretty lop-sided toward the end.

Ravager took out Yukio by dealing 2 wounds across 3 attacks. Swung at Angel once and Jubilee four times but it didn't do her any good - some crazy defense rolls in there. Got a Precog wound in on Jubilee, then finally had a productive turn attacking her and brought her down in 2 attacks. Took out Angel with 1 Flanking Strike wound and then a big attack. Put 3 wounds on Cyclops and teed him up for Raven to auto-destroy at the start of the next round.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes):
Raven with 4 Life, Ravager with 3 Life

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Army Test
Map: Custom
Units: Ravager @200, Nightwing (I), Raven, Starfire (800) vs Atlas, Songbird, Spider-Man, Ragdoll (800)

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Ravager dealt 2 wounds to Ragdoll and used Flanking Strike to get the last hit in on Atlas and finish him off. Mostly this one came down to a big initiative swing sextuple turn, though. Starfire and Raven managed to clean up pretty well during that, and Ravager was never a big focus.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes):
Ravager with full Life, Starfire with 2 Life, Nightwing with 2 Life

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: I think she could get away with 200 but might want a small bump for safety. Two wins, but luck was weird in the first one, and she barely had a part in the second. Flexible bargain short-range fighter, and I do love to see Flanking Strike re-used.

[Karat]

Looking over the results she went 0-3 in the Initial @210 and 7-0 @200. All games were relatively close and all testers felt she was pretty balanced and useful.

I'm going to err on the side of caution. I propose we move to Final Editing @210

[IAmBatman]

yea

[japes]

yea

[Soundwarp SG-1]

yea

[Karat]

Looks like we still need another vote here.

[Karat]

Wouldn't mind a second set of eyes on the wording here @Ronin even though I don't expect much of anything.

[Arch-vile]

yea, little concerning with no losses in public testing but I and the other testers felt she was close. 210 should be fine.

[Karat]

This passes thanks guys.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

yea, little concerning with no losses in public testing but I and the other testers felt she was close. 210 should be fine.

Her wins without the full accompaniment of Nightwing, Starfire, and Raven were extremely close. I feel it's more a point of that team just being really strong and less of her being the reason. I too pushed for the bump to 210 but I didn't think she was to crazy.

I'm also having her thrown in to a test with Deathstroke as well just to see if she makes it too out of hand. So it's something being watched if that is of any comfort to you.

[Karat]

For sure and I'm fine making tweaks if she proves problematic.