The Book of Predator Elder

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The Book of Predator Elder

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Comic PDF


Mini PDF

Thermal Vision card

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Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the HorrorClix: AVP: Predators Collector Set set.
Its model number and name are #017 / Elder Predator.

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Character Bio - "Years of hunting experience has granted this Yautja the title of Elder. This class upholds honorable hunting traditions passed down through the centuries."
(Predator: Hunting Grounds)
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Hunter, Predator Elder has these Hunter Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Predator Elder can activate other Unique Hunters, as well as other Yautja on a successful hunt.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Splash
• Second playtest: Ericth74
• Third playtest: Arch-vile
• Fourth playtest: fret_gurglo
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Soundwarp

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NAME = PREDATOR ELDER


SPECIES = YAUTJA
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = HUNTER
PERSONALITY = HONORABLE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 6

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = 280

BEGIN THE HUNT
At the beginning of the game, choose an opponent's Unique or Event Hero. That figure is considered Predator Elder's Prey. After revealing an Order Marker and before taking a turn with Predator Elder, you may take a turn with one other Unique Hunter you control. After taking Predator Elder's turn, if he inflicted a wound on or destroyed his Prey during that turn, you may take a turn with a Yautja you control that has not taken a turn this player turn. You may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

YAUTJA CLOAKING DEVICE
Predator Elder may move through all figures and is never attacked when leaving an engagement. While occupying a non-water space, Predator Elder cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or any special powers that require clear sight.

TRAINED TO PERFECTION
Before attacking with Predator Elder, you may choose to either:
• attack any or all figures adjacent to Predator Elder, rolling each attack separately; or
• add one automatic skull when attacking an adjacent figure.

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Mini photos

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Comic pics

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Link to bigger one.


Link to bigger one

[Yodaking]

Do you have a mini in mind? I have two different Predator mini's. Don't recall the specific name of either, and one had it's weapon break off, but I can check to see what's what if looking for pics.

[Splash]

Yup, I should have the info in the OP.
I have this one as well, but your camera is probably better XD

[fret_gurglo]

A near guarantee of 3 turns with figures of Attaks of 5 or better per OM might be a little much. I'd suggest dropping the free turn and keep only the bonus turn if a wound is inflicted.

BEGIN THE HUNT
At the beginning of the game, choose an opponent's Unique or Event Hero. That figure is considered Predator Elder's Prey. After revealing an Order Marker and before taking a turn with Predator Elder, you may take a turn with one Unique Hunter you control. If Predator Elder inflicted a wound on or destroyed his Prey this turn, you may take a turn with any other Yautja you control. You may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

Or if you wanted something similar, but not quite 2 bonus full free turns:

BEGIN THE HUNT
At the beginning of the game, choose an opponent's Unique or Event Hero. That figure is considered Predator Elder's Prey. After revealing an Order Marker and before taking a turn with Predator Elder, you may move one Unique Hunter you control. If Predator Elder inflicted a wound on or destroyed his Prey this turn, you may attack with any other Yautja you control. You may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

[Yodaking]

Ah, I don't have that one.

[IAmBatman]

It's not at all a near guarantee though. That third turn is very conditional and match up dependent.

As is, they'll be super efficient and nasty against 1000 point single figure armies, but in mixed armies they'll only be able to go after prey so long before it dies and they have to contend with the rest of the army without that efficiency.

In addition, wounds are hardly guaranteed and Predator Elder has to expose himself somewhat to keep generating those wounds, which means he'll have a huge target on his head.

[japes]

yep...you have the the conflict of picking someone easy to wound and have that figure go down early and losing that efficiency...or picking a foe with staying power and stretching out the extra turn more.

[Splash]

Seems like no major issues, I'll try to work on checklists tonight.

[IAmBatman]

Baller.

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COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

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Efficiency- Check to see if your design is providing armies with turns/moves/etc. to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to keep up with your output.

1. Does your design allow itself or figures to move/attack/take a turn/etc. instead of/in addition to your normal turn for revealing an Order Marker? Is it granting these benefits to too broad a range of units? Does it combine with other powers to create overly long or powerful chains of actions?
Predator Elder allows a Hunter to take a turn, then the Elder, then another Yautja if a specific figure is wounded by the Elder.

2. Does your design allow you to take actions during an opponent's turn? Can it combine with other powers to create tediously long reactions to enemy actions or a restrictive environment?
No.

3. Does your design allow you to rearrange your Order Markers or otherwise bypass the costs of Order Marker requirements on the special powers of other figures?
Nope.

4. Is your design doing anything outside of a player's turn, at the start or end of the round? Is the effect too powerful by itself or when combined with other powers?
Nope.

5. Does your design have any powers that trigger anytime it moves as opposed to only when it moves normally on its turn? Will it be too efficient when combined with figures that grant extra moves to figures?
Nope.

6. Is your design adding or subtracting from initiative rolls? Will it pair too easily with other figures that alter initiative or have powers triggering on the results of initiative rolls?
Nope.


Potency- Check to see if your design is wounding/removing/etc. enemy figures, increasing the chances of other figures in your army doing so, or otherwise directly effecting the number of figures available to players to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to recover from.

1. Does your design have a chance to inflict wounds or destroy figures? Is it getting these chances too frequently or having to high a chance of success? Is the power balanced against expensive targets that can cause a massive swing in the game when destroyed?
Nope.

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it a boosting a broad enough range of units effectively enough to become a 'mandatory' draft or inhibit future design space? Can it be combined with other boosts too easily?
Nope.

3. Will your design benefit from stat boosts or other enhancement to an overpowering degree? Will it restrict future growth within its faction or point cost by limiting available boosts to others?
Hmm, nothing in-faction.

4. Does your design take control of enemy figures permanently or temporarily? Is it too difficult to for your opponent to regain control of their figure or recover from the losing the figure? Does the method of taking control expose the enemy figure to the powers of other figures in your army that can easily destroy it?
Nope.

5. Can your design heal itself or others or revive itself or others? Is it doing so in a way that an opponent cannot hope to overcome in certain scenarios?
Nope.

6. Does your design place enemy figures on its card or otherwise have an unconventional method of temporarily removing enemy figures from play? Will it guarantee your victory against a single remaining enemy figure?
Nah.


Chicanery- Check to see if your design is preventing your opponent from taking actions with too much ease or is otherwise causing negative play experience through tactics that make your opponent feel you're 'not playing fair'

1. Does your design restrict the movement of enemy figures, or allow you to move enemy figures? Can it do so in a way that results in an unwinnable scenario for your opponent if they are down to one figure, posses only figures with a range of 1, etc.? Can your design easily combine with other figures to greatly impede enemy figures or otherwise gain an excessive advantage?
No.

2. Does your design effect/change the placement of an enemy's Order Markers, or remove their Order Markers entirely? Can it force Order Markers to go onto cards that have no figures on the battlefield? Can your design easily combine with other figures to completely dictate the placement of an enemy's Order Markers or remove all of their Order Markers?
No.

3. Does your design inhibit your opponent from attacking your figures or make attacking a losing proposition? Are there scenarios or combinations that make your opponent totally unable to harm your figures through attacking?
Nope.

4. Does your design directly negate the powers of enemy figures or otherwise ignore them in a way that can completely disrupt the opponent's strategy or leave them feeling like they are stuck playing figures without special powers?
Nah.

5. Does your design become overly powerful in a podded group of figures, or provide significant benefit to your army without leaving your Start Zone?
Turn efficiency, but vulnerable.

6. You can attack your own figures in Heroscape, does your design have any powers that will trigger off of doing so or otherwise wounding/destroying your own figures? Is this intentional on your part? Will the design be too efficient or potent when doing so?
No.

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST (SHORT FORM)

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Consistency Concerns
Name and Identity
Verify character is named in a way that is clear, accurate and feels consistent with the way other characters are named.
Ye.

Uniqueness and Type
Verify that the power text reflects the listed uniqueness and type, that the uniqueness fits the character, and that squad size is listed for squads.
Ye.

Left Box
If the character's species, class or personality is reused, verify that the character feels thematically consistent with other figures that have that species, class or personality. If they are not reused, verify that there is no pre-existing species, class or personality that would make more sense.
Ye.

Size and Height
Verify that the listed size and height are accurate. Standing the mini up next to a stack of tiles, and a few other minis of various sizes, is encouraged.
Ye.

Super Strength and Flying
Verify that these special powers are present if they make sense, and not if they don't.
Ye.

New Powers - Names
Verify that any new powers are not using power names identical to, or very similar to, pre-existing powers. Verify that any new powers are actually new and not old powers with new names.
Ye.

New Powers - Effects
Verify that the effect and timing of all new powers is clear. Verify that any logical immunities, benefits, or weaknesses (whether those be necessary for thematic or mechanical reasons) are implemented: consider whether defensive powers that work against normal attacks should also work against special attacks, whether or not a power has an elemental component that some figures should resist, and whether or not unliving figures (such as Undead and Androids) should be affected.
Ye.

Reused Powers
Verify that the design is reusing special powers in place of creating new ones (and, where relevant, reusing power markers in the place of creating new ones), where reused special powers (or power markers) could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused special powers have the correct text.
Ye.

Power Level
Verify that the character's movement, attack, range, and defense (in conjunction with any special powers that enhance those stats) feel consistent with the capabilities of characters with analogous powers and abilities. Verify that the character falls into a similar point range to characters with comparative powers and abilities.
Ye.