The Book of N'Garai

[Karat]

Alright, I added the Tormentor Synergies link to the OP and updated the SP to 45 points and spelled out Superstrength.

I propose we move to Initial Playtesting!

[Arch-vile]

yea

[Yodaking]

yea

[Lord Pyre]

Yea

Do I need a salt circle or candles or something?

[Tornado]

A blood sacrifice perhaps.
Yea

[Lord Pyre]

I'm pretty squeamish. Will ketchup work?

[Karat]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

I'm pretty squeamish. Will ketchup work?

Goat's blood is acceptable.

This passes! I'll try and hit this this weekend sometime.

[IAmBatman]

yea

[johnny139]

Haven't posted here yet, but no issues. Looking forward to see how they play. Only real thought now is that I'd swap the second and third powers, since "turn order" puts them destroying a figure after attacking.

[Karat]

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT N'GARAI

Version tested:

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = N'GARAI

SPECIES = DEMON
UNIQUENESS = COMMON HERO
CLASS = TORMENTOR
PERSONALITY = VICIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 1

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 45?

POISON TIPPED CLAWS 13
After attacking a Unique Hero with this N'garai's normal attack, if this N'garai rolled at least 1 skull, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 13 or higher, the defending figure immediately receives one wound. Androids, Constructs, and Undead are not affected by Poison Tipped Claws. You may roll for Poison Tipped Claws even if this N'garai is destroyed in the attack.

PROPAGATED BY TORMENT
If this N'garai destroys a figure, you may place a previously destroyed N'garai you control on the space the defending figure previously occupied.

TOUGH
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack, this N'garai always adds one automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

SUPERSTRENGTH

Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 45-60?
- Give a brief overview. This was a brutal match but the win had more to do with how hard it is to Wound and keep wounds on Trigon but each power was used, useful, and impactful. Can't ask for more.
Map: City Park
Units: 10xN'Garai, Trigon, Headpool, 1xInfiltrator (1,200) Vs. Martian Manhunter I, Batman I, Robin (Damian), Black Canary, Green Arrow (Oliver), Red Arrow, Oracle (1,200)

Spoiler Alert!

R1
Vigilantes have initiative. In T1 Headpool Seeks to Annoy Martian and Martian Moves up and Telepathically Directs Oliver forward, and Trigon sends 9 N'Garai scurrying forward. In T2 Headpool Seeks to Annoy Martian and Martian moves up Telepathicallt Directing Oliver, Roy, Dinah, and Bruce forward, and Trigon sends the N'Garai Scurrying forward. In T3 Headpool Seeks To Annoy Dinah moves up Screaming at two N'garai taking one out and the Bat Brat moves up, and Trigon moves out giving Dinah a wound.
R2
Vigilantes have initiative. In T1 Headpool Seeks To Annoy Martian and ends up engaged to Dinah and Martian moves up and Telepathically Directs Oliver into a better positon, and an N'garai moves in engaging and destroying Canary brining back it's brother through her Torment (4/4 skulls vs 1/5 shields!). In T2Rd Arrow shoots down an N'garai and Oliver attempts a SkillShot on Trigon (1) but drops his arrow, and Trigon moves up. In T3 Batman moves up and the Bat Brat Grapples away from the N'Garai, and an N'garai takes height on Batman giving him a wound (7 for ES) plus another from its Poison Tipped Claws!
R3
Vigilantes have Initiative. In T1 Batman moves up engaging an N'garai and Headpool taking out the N'Garai with a Batarang and the Bat Brat blasts Headpool for 2 wounds, and an N'Garai moves into engagment with Batman (10 for ES). In T2 Batman gives Headpool a wound and the Bat Brat moves up finishing him off but he is replaced by an Infiltrator, and Trigon turns giving the Brat 2 wounds. In T3 Red Arrow misses an N'garai and Oliver Skill Shots Trigon (19) but even from height the arrow gets knocked aside, and an N'garai strikes at Batman falling to his Evasive Strike ( 18 ) and Trigon Shifts Reality transfering a wound from the Bat Brat to Batman as Batman succumbs to a wound from a rake from the Poison Tipped Claws of the N'garai as one of its brothers crawls out of the carnage!
R4
Demons have Initiative. In T1 Trigon sends the N'garai forward 8 N'Garai and destroys the N'Garai trailing behind and transfers a wound from the Bat Brat to Martian, and Red Arrow takes out an N'Garai and Oliver attempts to Skill Shot Trigon (10) giving him a wound but takes 1 in return from the Cursed Blood Magic. In T2 Trigon sends 7 N'garai forward losing 1 to disengage and Trigon Warps Reality shifting a wound from himself to Martian and then destroys an N'gara to sdhift a wound from Oliver to Martian, and Red Arrow misses an N'garai and Oliver uses a Secret Attack plan Skill Shot on Trigon (7) giving him a wound and escping the Blood Magic unscathed. In T3 an N'garai gives the Bat Brat a wound with its Poison Tipped Claws, and Red Arrow misses an N'Garai and Oliver uses a Skill Shot (3) on Trigon giving him a wound and taking a wound from the Blood Magic.
R5
Demons have Initiative. In T1 an N'garai gives Robin a wound, and Red Arrow takes out an N'Garai and Oliver uses a Skill Shot ( 18 ) on Trigon giving him a wound and taking a wound from the Blood Magic. In T2 an N'garai misses Robin, and Red Arrow misses an N'garai and Oliver drops a Skill Shot (1). In T3 Trigon has 2 N'garai advance both falling to disengagement strikes letting Trigon Warp Reality transferring 2 wounds from himself to Martian, and Oliver used the Secret Attack Plan to Skill Shot Trigon (17) giving him a wound and escaping the Blood Magic.
R6
Vigilantes have Initiative. In T1 Martian took out he last N'Garai letting Trigon Warp reality removing a wound from himself and finishing off Martian, and OM on N'Garai. In T2 Oliver Skill Shot Trigon (10) but missed his mark, and Trigon finished off the Bat Brat. In T3 Oliver used the Secret Attack Plan to Skill Shot Trigon (20) giving him a wound and taking a wound from the Blood Magic, and Trigon moved up Striking Oliver down.
R7
Demons have Initiative. In T1 Trigon moves to height and destroys Red Arros (6/7 skulls vs 1/4 shields!), and Oracle tries to make a run for it. In T2 Trigon gives chase, and Oracle takes hight on Trigon. In T3 Trigon moves to even height giving Oracle 2 wounds, and Oracle uses the Secret Attack Plan to give Trigon a wound but takes a wound from the Blood Magic.
R8
Vigilantes have initiative. In T1 Oracle gave Trigon a wound and succombed to the Curse of the Blood Magic.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? The Demons won with Trigon bearing 5/9 wounds and 1xSkrull Infiltrator reamianing.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 45-55?
- Give a brief overview. This game was intense. It seemed like it was going to go the Slasher/Tormentor way and then it switched to the Fan 4 and then it seemed the Slasher/Tormentors would make a comeback but the Fan 4 drove the victory home.
Map: City Park
Units: 6xN'Garai, Pinhead, Jason, Michael, Chucky (1,000) Vs Fan 4

Spoiler Alert!

Michael Stalks Fantastic.
R1
The Tormenting Slashers have Initiative. In T1 Pinhead sends an N'garai forward, and Jason teleports up next to the N'Garai and Michael charges up for the great Stalking and Invisible and Fantastic advance. In T2 Pinhead send Michael forward and Chucky tags along, and Jason teleports forward and Michael gets ready for a good stalking and Torvh flies up giving Jason 3 wounds and Fantastic Stretch-Walks up behind Torch. In T3 Pinhead has an N'garai move up and give Torch 2 wounds and Jason engaged Fantastic, and Jason moved to even height with Fantastic and Michael is fully pumped for a Stalking and Torch Flames on taking out an N'garai and giving Jason a wound and Fantastic Stretch-Walks away from Jason and finishes him off. It's Friday the 13th and the Terror just keeps coming.
R2
The Tormenting Slashers have Initiative. In T1 Pinhead sends 2 N'garai forward, and Jason teleports and Michael and Chucky Stalk Fantastic and Thing Runs up and its Clobberin Time for Torch (+2) obn Jason giving huim 5 wounds! and Invisible blasts Jason but he just grins at her and Torch flies over blasting Jason to a crisp. In T2 Pinhead waits to see how the Fantastic 4 will respond (0 skulls), and Michael and Chucky Stalk Fantastic and Torch Flies in taking height on Michael giving him 3 wounds (3/5 skulls vs whiff!) and Thing moves across the road to backup his flaming buddy and it's Clobberin time from low ground (+2) on Michael leaving him just a smear (6/8 skulls vs 1/3 shields) and Invisible flies over followed closely by Fantastic. In T3 Pinhead sends an N'garai to engage Invisible and Fantastic, and Torch disengages from Chucky taking a wound but Flaming On giving Chucky 2 wounds in return and landing behind the N'garai but can't sear its tough hide and Thing engages and Clobbers (+3) the N'garai but doesn't even dent its hide and Fantastic tries his hand at ending the N'garai but his fist just bounces off that Tough hide. Michael appears ready for One Good Scare.
R3
The Tormenting Slashers have initiative. In T1 Pinhead notices one of his pins is out of place (0 skulls), and Michael Stalks up behind Fantastic giving him a wound and Torch disengages Flaming on taking out the N'garai and Invisible takes to the height and Thing moves up catching sight of Torch and Clobbers Michael (+3) into the road (5/9 skulls vs whiff!). In T2 Pinhead send out 3 N'garai with one of them slashing Invisible for a wound and she takes another from its Poison Tipped Claws, and Invisible whiffs attacking an N'garai and Fantastic Stretch-Walks up to protect her but he still can't break thier Tough hides. In T3 Pinhead moves up to watch the carnage, and Torch flies in going Supernova taking out 2 N'garai and giving Pinhead 2 wounds allowing him to remove 2 wounds from Michael and Thing moves upseeing a depowered and wounded Torch and it's Clobberin Time (+3) on an N'garai taking it out and letting Pinhead remove a wound from Michael and Invisible misses Pinhead and Fantastic moves up to height but misses Pinhead. It's Friday the 13th.
R4
The Fan 4 have initiative. In T1 Jason Teleports in between Fantastic and Invisible and Fantastic gave Jason 3 wounds, and Pinhead Hooked Thing pulling him in for awound and removed a wound from Michael. In T2 Thing Clobbers Pinhead for Torch (+3) taking him out and Invisible gave Jason a wound and taking one from his Relentless Assault and Fantastic finishes off Jason, OM on Pinhead. In T3 Fantastic sends Torch to take out the last N'garai but her fails so Fantastic goes after the N'garai instead of the Barbie but he fails too, OM on Pinhead. It's Friday the 13th.
R5
The Fan 4 have initiative. In T1 Jason Teleports in behind Fantastic and Torch and Thing runs in Clobbering Jason for Torch (+3) for 2 wounds and Fantastic gives Jason 2 more wounds and takes a wound from his Relentless Assault, and the N'garai slashes Fantastic for a wound and then he takes another from its Poison Tipped Claws. In T2 Torch finishes off the last N'gari eliminating the Demon threat and taking a wound from Jason's Relentless Assualt and Thing is enraged Clobbering Jason for Torch (+4) and Fantastic moves towards Chucky giving him a wound, and OM on Jason. In T3 Invisible blasts Chucky but he goesinto Barbie mode and Fantastic engages Chucky, and Chucky misses fantastic. It's Friday the 13th.
R6
The Tormenting Slashers have initiative. in T1 Chucky falls to Child's play, and Jason Teleports behind Torch and Thing is tired of messing around Clobbering Jason into a 6 ft crater (5/10 skulls & 5/10 skulls!) for the win!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? The Fan 4 won with Fantastic and Torch bearing 4/5 wounds, Invisible bearing 3/5 wounds, and Thing bearing 1/6 wounds.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 45?
- Give a brief overview. This seemed to be somewhat stacked against the Turtles till the Turtles got into range and got a couple good Turtle Power turns and would have likely had the win a turn sooner but Raph got all Self Important.
Map: City Park
Units: 5xN'Garai, N'Astirh, Mach I (700) Vs TMNT

Spoiler Alert!

N'Astirh makes Mach-I a Demon.
R1
Turtles have Initiative. In T1 Donnie advanced and Vaulted forward, and nastirh flew forward blasting Donnie for a wound making hm drop the Gauntlet. In T2 Mikey moved moved up, and N'astirh missed Donnie. In T3 Leo and Raph moved up, and N'astirh missed Donnie.
R2
N'astirh removed the 'X' and summoned 4 N'garai. Turtles have initiative. In T1 Mikey moved up and Cowabunga'd to engage N'astirh, and N'astirh gives Mikey 3 wounds and tool a wound from the Techno-Organic virus. In T2 Donnie moved up and Vaulted behind 2 N'garai and attacks twice with his Bo Staff taking out an N'garai, and N'astirh takes a wound from Mikey's Lock and Strike. In T3 Leo and Raph move up, and an N'garai misses Donnie.
R3
N'astirh removes the 'X' to summon Mach-I. Turtles have initiative. In T1 Leo moves up giving N'astirh a wound and yells "Turtle Power!" and Raph moves in wiping Mach-I out over 2 attacks and Donnie advances and vaults into the center attacking 3 times with his Bo Staff but can't Land a hit on N'astirh and Mikey Leaps away from N'astirh and adjacent to an N'garai but can't break its tough hide even with Cowabungaing, and N'astirh whiffs attacking Leo. In T2 OM removed, and an N'garai misses Mikey. In T3 OM Removed, and an N'garai falls to Mikey's Lock and Strike.
R4
Turtles have initiative. In T1 Leo moves up giving N'astirh a wound and screaming "Turtle Power!!" and Mikey moves up finishing off N'astirh and Donnie can't Land a hit on the N'garai and Raph moves to even height taking out a N'garai, and OM on N'astirh. In T2 OM removed, and a N'garai just can't wound Donnie. In T3 OM removed, and a N'Garai rips Donnie in half (3/4 skulls vs a whiff!) and screeches in delight as one of its brothers crawls out of the carcass.
R5
Demons have Initiative. In T1 an N'garai cuts off Mikey's head allowing its brother to crawl forth, and Leo took out an N'garai and yelled "Turtle Power!!!" and Raph moved up but failed to break the N'garai's Tough Hide. In T2 an N'garai missed Raph, and Leo took out an N'garai. In T3 a N'garai whiffed, and OM removed.
R6
Turtles have initiative. In T1 Raph gets Self Important and moves to even height with the N'garai taking it out, and the last N'garai moved up. In T2 Leo took height on the Last N'garai finishing it off for the win.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? The Turtles won with Leo and Raph both unwounded.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: I like them a lot. They played pretty much exactly how I hoped they would. They definitely need some bonding to be really effective but are potent enough. Points seem to be in a good place for testing.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: They are great for taking out hard to wound figures. I think what would work really well with them is using a few of them to weaken hard to wound figures early game and saving the rest for cleanup late game as they really like going up against figures with only 1 or 2 life remaining as they can bypass most defense powers with their Poison Tipped Claws. Ultimately, I think this was a win in a big way. I feel we just need more data to solidify their cost at this point.

[Yodaking]

Can you specify at what price point they were tested at in each game? I don't feel like doing all the math.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

Can you specify at what price point they were tested at in each game? I don't feel like doing all the math.

I always test at the SP price unless otherwise notated. In this case it was 45 points.

I usually build all of my armies in advance and don't readjust unless something is drastically wrong or isn't feeling right. Then I comment here and discuss changes and then I readjust my armies. Otherwise I simply note whether or not the unit felt like it was in the right price zone. I feel like it takes at least 3 to get that kind of a feel on a unit (because of flukes and Lady Luck) unless something isn't playing right.

{Edit} Oh and that's my bad for forgetting my own trend of including a copy of the version I tested with the playtest sheet