Public Design Workshop

[quozl]

Originally Posted by Viegon

Personally, while it'd be fine for balance, I'm not huge on the complexity and extra wording. It's so few units that have powers like that it doesn't feel worth it; maybe for a character that is known for being an escape-artist or whatever, but it just doesn't feel like it fits on Power Girl.

Yep, "go big or go home". If it's not freezing them solid, then just have them get less defense and call it good.

[Arkham]

Ok, guess I'll go home. :P

So no leaving engagement, -1 defense, and the figure can't move. That'll do.

I'm thinking a roll of around 9 or higher would work.

So it'd be:


FREEZE BREATH
Before moving with Power Girl, you may choose 2 spaces in a straight line. All figures on or adjacent to the chosen spaces are affected by Freeze Breath. Roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 9 or higher, all affected figures roll 1 fewer defense die, cannot roll for any leaving engagement attacks, and cannot move or be moved for the remainder of Power Girl's turn. Power Girl cannot be affected by her own Freeze Breath.

[IAmBatman]

Looks good! Call it FREEZE BREATH 9, though, in case we want to use it at another power level in the future.

[Arkham]

Works for me.

[cwidje]

ANACONDA

MINI:

Spoiler Alert!

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Ultimates set. Its model name and number are #031-033 / Anaconda.

BIO:

Spoiler Alert!

Blanche "Blondie" Sitznski was a former steelworker working for Taskmaster and his Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until she was contacted by Roxxon and hired to retrieve a mystical object known as the Serpent Crown. In order to achieve her mission, she was bioengineered by Roxxon's Mutagenics Division. They modified her skeletal structure, lacing her skeleton with Adamantium, which enabled her to elongate her arms and legs. They also surgically implanted gills and scales in order for her to breathe underwater. She was then trained alongside three other snake-themed mercenaries --Sidewinder, Black Mamba, and Death Adder -- and set out to accomplish their task. (comicvine)

NAME = ANACONDA
SECRET IDENTITY = Blanche Sitznski
SPECIES = Mutate
UNIQUENESS/TYPE = Unique Hero
CLASS = Mercenary
PERSONALITY = Fierce
SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5
LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 2
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 200

CONSTRICTION
Anytime an opponent would begin the turn of a figure they control adjacent to Anaconda, if that is the only figure adjacent to Anaconda, you may roll a combat die. If a skull is rolled, that figure cannot move or attack this turn, and if it does not have the Super Strength special power it also receives 1 wound.

HEALING FACTOR
After taking a turn with Anaconda, remove 1 Wound Marker from this Army Card.

SLITHER
Anaconda does not have to stop her movement when entering water spaces.

SUPER STRENGTH

[caps]

Originally Posted by cwidje

ANACONDA

MINI:

Spoiler Alert!

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Ultimates set. Its model name and number are #031-033 / Anaconda.

BIO:

Spoiler Alert!

Blanche "Blondie" Sitznski was a former steelworker working for Taskmaster and his Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until she was contacted by Roxxon and hired to retrieve a mystical object known as the Serpent Crown. In order to achieve her mission, she was bioengineered by Roxxon's Mutagenics Division. They modified her skeletal structure, lacing her skeleton with Adamantium, which enabled her to elongate her arms and legs. They also surgically implanted gills and scales in order for her to breathe underwater. She was then trained alongside three other snake-themed mercenaries --Sidewinder, Black Mamba, and Death Adder -- and set out to accomplish their task.
(comicvine)

NAME = ANACONDA
SECRET IDENTITY = Blanche Sitznski
SPECIES = Mutate
UNIQUENESS/TYPE = Unique Hero
CLASS = Mercenary
PERSONALITY = Butch/Fierce/Gruff
SIZE/HEIGHT = Medium 5
LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 2
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 200

CONSTRICTION
If an opposing figure starts its turn adjacent to Anaconda, roll a combat die. If a skull is rolled, the figure receives a wound and its turn ends. If a shield is rolled, its turn ends. If a blank is rolled, the figure continues its turn. Constricted figures with Super Strength may re-roll the combat die once.

HEALING FACTOR X (Perhaps a variant healing factor, since she was modified by Roxxon?)
After taking a turn with Anaconda, remove one Wound Marker from this card. At the end of the round, if you reveal your X Order Marker on any Army Card you control with the Healing Factor X special power, remove one wound from each Army Card you control with the Healing Factor X special power.

SLITHER
Anaconda does not have to stop her movement when entering water spaces.

SUPER STRENGTH

That's a really cool design, but wow, a 5/6 chance that adjacent figures can't even take a turn? Also, as written if one squad figure is next to him he can prevent the entire squad from taking a turn. I'm sure you like the simplicity of rolling a combat die, but I think a d20 roll would be better here.

Also, I don't think "Butch" is a good idea for a personality...

[Yodaking]

Originally Posted by capsocrates

That's a really cool design, but wow, a 5/6 chance that adjacent figures can't even take a turn? Also, as written if one squad figure is next to him he can prevent the entire squad from taking a turn. I'm sure you like the simplicity of rolling a combat die, but I think a d20 roll would be better here.

Also, I don't think "Butch" is a good idea for a personality...

I don't know, you referred to her as him & he so it just might fit.

[cwidje]

Originally Posted by capsocrates

That's a really cool design, but wow, a 5/6 chance that adjacent figures can't even take a turn? Also, as written if one squad figure is next to him he can prevent the entire squad from taking a turn. I'm sure you like the simplicity of rolling a combat die, but I think a d20 roll would be better here.

Also, I don't think "Butch" is a good idea for a personality...

It's intended to not restrict the squad.
I thought about the d20, but I wasn't sure how to number it.
Also, I like the idea of only being able to constrict one figure, but I'm not quite sure how to do it, without using a marker.
Any suggestions for re-wordings?

[Karat]

It's simple change it from the turn ending to "that figure cannot move or attack this turn".

[cwidje]

Originally Posted by Karat

It's simple change it from the turn ending to "that figure cannot move or attack this turn".

Changed. Any thoughts on single-figure restrictions?

[Karat]

That is. Only figures that start their turn adjacent to Anaconda are affected.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

Since this is the design I'll be supporting this next round, I thought I'd bring it up again.

Firstly, the Repulsor Beam SA with another ranged normal attack of 4 isn't selling me - I know he could get height, and if he does it's a choice between 2 specials of 4 or 1 normal of 5, but it still requires height for their to be any choice at all. I would do one of the following: a) up his normal attack to 5, b) up his normal attack to 5 and drop his range to 1, or c) drop Repulsor Beam in favour of something else and let the normal attack represent it. I'd go with c), as it moves him away from being a bit of a beefed up Mark IV with no Crime Fighter synergy and a little bit extra - Mark IV does primarily come down to the dual repulsor.

Second, I like the Life Support System Power, but it would be cool to have something representing how the Life Support System is basically a space suit's weak point as well - perhaps something like this:

Life Support System

Once per round, instead of attacking with Iron Man you may remove 2 wound markers from this card. At the end of each round, if there are at least 2 wound markers on this card, roll a single attack die. If a skull is rolled, place one Wound Marker on this card.

That should be thematic, and result in a cool balancing act, IMO.

Finally, Explorer's fine as a class, but would Adventurer work instead? It's cool to see synergy where you can, IMO.

In all, I think the design's great, it would be brilliant to see another Stark, and it will be garnering my #1 vote in the upcoming vote.

No one seems to have noticed this, probably since it was at the bottom of a page, so I thought I'd give it a .