Deathstroke (Slade Wilson - H.I.V.E.)

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Originally Posted by MrNobody

If Deathstroke uses Head Games to take control of a Merc, Rookie, or Sidekick, are they automatically added to the HIVE faction? And if they are, based on how we’be been treating “add to the faction,” I guess they’d just permanently be a HIVE member for the rest of the game?

technically yes and then you could potentially use them during his X removal power. I know I've done it in testing facing Titans.

The power has uses (as SW showed me) but it also has this possibility, just to use someone currently in design as a example...Thor Avengers. Start of my turn I take control of Thor..I attack Cappy and then reveal my X to keep attacking Cappy without the fear of Thor rolling his 2 damage dice against any of my figures in hopes of taking out someone there...

I remember using it against Queen of Spades in testing so she couldn't do her thing to protect her teammates.

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Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I like Nobody's idea of putting both of those once per game effects into Head Games then.

Nobody Ninja'd me there but I was concerned there would be an issue with putting the two once per game powers into the one. If that's not an issue to anyone then I'm cool with it.

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Updated with Nobody's suggestion

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So here is how it looks with all the shuffling around.

If this works I'll propose for Final Edit later tonight.

[Arch-vile]

Wording edits in red.

HIVE MANIPULATION
Allied Mercenaries, Rookies, and Sidekicks are added to the H.I.V.E. faction. Before an ordered activation with Deathstroke, you may reveal Order Marker X on this card and activate 1 ally in the H.I.V.E. faction or 2 if 1+ of those allies have the Naïve or Unstable Personality. You may not activate additional figures this turn.

MACHIAVELLIAN MENTOR
During an allied Rookie or Sidekick's normal attack, you may count 1 blank as a hit.

HEAD GAMES
You may do each of the following once per game:
• After rolling for initiative, you may choose 1 enemy within 6 clear spaces. If the chosen figure has Order Marker X on its card, the player controlling the chosen figure must remove it.
• At the start of your turn, you may choose a figure within 6 spaces and take control of that figure, then return control the end of your turn.

What's the reasoning behind the blue part? Can we just say "remove it" or is there a mechanical reason why he has the other player remove it?

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Originally Posted by Arch-vile

Wording edits in red.

What's the reasoning behind the blue part? Can we just say "remove it" or is there a mechanical reason why he has the other player remove it?

No reason. Just 1.0 holdover wording.

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I Propose we move to Final Edit

[Arch-vile]

Yea

[Ericth74]

yea

[IAmBatman]

yea

That last bullet isn't reading quite right on Archie's edit. I think you want something like this:

• At the start of your turn, you may choose a figure within 6 spaces and take control of that figure. Return control of that figure at the end of your turn.

Is it intentional that there's no clear sight restriction there?

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No intent either way. Didn't have it in 1.0 so didn't have it here. Doesn’t mean that can’t change if someone wants it too.

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Need one more it seems.