The Book of Death Mask

[Arkham]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Death Mask

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Army Test 1
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Deathmask(500), Clock King(90), Sandman(210), Kitana(185), Doc Ock I(215) (1200)
vs.
Luke Cage(190), Iron Fist(260), Cap(220), Moon Knight(150), Ronin(180), Daredevil II(200) (1200)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
1 wound on Luke Cage(+1). (+1 from height)
2 wounds on Iron Fist(+1). (+1 from height)
2 wounds on Iron Fist(+1), kills him.
1 wound on Daredevil(+1). (+1 from height)
2 wounds on Daredevil, kills him.
2 wounds on Cap(botch).

TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS:
R1: Luke Cage is the Target.
R1T3: Doc Ock kills Luke Cage, Cage is placed on Death Mask's card.

R2: Iron Fist is the Target.
R2T2: Death Mask kills Iron Fist, Fist is placed on Death Mask's card.

R3: Moon Knight is the Target.
R3T1: Moon Knight is killed by CMG, then placed on Death Mask's card.

R4: Cap is the Target.
R4T2: Sandman kills Cap, Cap is placed on Death Mask's card.

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY:
R1T1: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
R1T2: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
1/1
• 1 wound on Cage. (DM)
R1T3: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.

R2T1: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
1/2
• 1 wound on Iron Fist. (Doc)
R2T2: Takes a turn with Kitana.
R2T3: Takes a turn with Kitana.

R3T1: Takes a turn with Kitana.
1/1
• 1 wound on Moon Knight, kills him. (Kitana)
R3T2: Takes a turn with Sandman.
R3T3: Takes a turn with Sandman.

R4T1: Takes a turn with Sandman.
1/1
• 1 wound on Cap. (DM)

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY:


Notes:
Avenger Markers on Daredevil and Moon Knight.

R1: Cap, Moon Knight, and Daredevil move up. Clock King moves all OMs to Death Mask. Doc Ock puts 3 wounds on Ronin(botch), then kills Ronin with the next attack. Fist heals a wound off Cage. Cage puts 2 wounds on Doc Ock.

R2: Cap and Moon Knight move up. Clock King moves all OMs to Death Mask. Doc Ock puts a wound on Iron Fist. Iron Fist kills Doc Ock then heals 1 wound. Moon Knight fails both CD attempts. Kitana puts 2 wounds on Moon Knight. Daredevil takes 1 wound from Kitana's Fan Lift, then puts 3 wounds on Kitana in 2 attacks.

R3: Cap moves up. Clock King moves all OMs to Death Mask. Kitana puts 2 wounds on Moon Knight. Death Mask triggers Daredevil's GTD. Daredevil kills Kitana. Sandman puts a wound on Cap(botch).

R4: Clock King moves all OMs to Death Mask. Cap puts a wound on Death Mask(-1). Sandman kills Cap with Sandstorm.


Death Mask with 1/10 wounds. (9 life)
Sandman unwounded.
Clock King unwounded.

Rough game for the New Avengers as they got eaten up by Doc Ock and Death Mask before they could really gain any ground.

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Army Test 2
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Deathmask(500), Rhino(220), Lady Deathstrike(240), Parasite(240) (1200)
vs.
Wasp(160), She-Hulk(370), Wolverine(270), Spider-Woman(250), Moon Knight(150) (1200)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
2 wounds on Wolverine.

TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS:
R1: She-Hulk is the Target.

R2T1: Parasite kills She-Hulk, She-Hulk is placed on Death Mask's card.

R3: Spider-Woman is the Target.
R3T1: Death Mask kills Spider-Woman, she is placed on Death Mask's card.

R4: Moon Knight is the Target.
R4T1: Parasite kills Moon Knight, Moon Knight is placed on Death Mask's card.

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY:
R1T1: Takes a turn with Lady Deathstrike.
R1T2: Takes a turn with Rhino.
1/1
• 1 wound on She-Hulk. (Rhino)
R1T3: Takes a turn with Parasite.
1/1
• 1 wound on She-Hulk. (DM)

R2T1: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R2T2: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R2T3: Takes a turn with Rhino.

R3T1: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R3T2: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R3T3: Takes a turn with Parasite.

R4T1: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R4T2: Takes a turn with Parasite.
R4T3: Takes a turn with Parasite.

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY:
Rolls 5 dice. Heals 3 wounds, inflicts 2 wounds on She-Hulk.
Rolls 6 dice. Heals 6 wounds.
Rolls 2 dice. Inflicts 2 wounds on Spider-Woman.
Rolls 4 dice. Heals 3 wounds, inflicts 1 wound on Spider-Woman, killing her.
Rolls 2 dice. Heals 2 wounds.
Rolls 3 dice. Heals 3 wounds.

Notes:
Wasp, Wolverine, Spider-Woman, and Moon Knight get Avenger markers.

R1: Moon Knight misses his CD. Spider-Woman moves. She-Hulk leaps with Wolverine. She-Hulk puts 3 wounds on Death Mask(botch). Rhino puts 3 wounds on She-Hulk(botch). She-Hulk objects to Death Mask's turn, ending it immediately. Spider-Woman moves. She-Hulk throws Wolverine but he does not inflict a wound. She-Hulk puts 2 wounds on Death Mask. She-Hulk puts a wound on Death Mask.

R2: Wolverine puts 3 wounds on Death Mask with AF. Spider-Woman misses her SS roll. Parasite puts a wound on Spider-Woman with PLD, then attacks her for 2 wounds(botch). Wolverine puts 2 wounds on Death Mask with AF. Spider-Woman puts a wound on Lady D with SS. Rhino takes a wound from LEA, kills Wolverine(botch). Moon Knight puts a wound on Death Mask with CD, but misses on Rhino. Spider-Woman misses her SS roll. Lady D heals.

R3: Moon Knight puts a wound on Death Mask and Rhino with CD. Spider-Woman misses her SS roll. Parasite puts a wound on Moon Knight with PLD. Moon Knight puts a wound on Death Mask with CD, but misses on Rhino. Parasite puts a wound on Moon Knight with PLD. Moon Knight puts a wound on Rhino with CD, but misses on Death Mask. Parasite puts a wound on Moon Knight.

R4T1: Moon Knight puts a wound on Death Mask and Rhino with CD. Parasite puts a wound on Moon Knight with PLD. Wasp puts 2 wounds on Death Mask. Parasite kills Wasp.


Rhino with 4/6 wounds.
Death Mask unwounded. (healed a lot, currently at 9 Life)
Parasite unwounded.
Lady Deathstrike unwounded.

She-Hulk technically killed Death Mask just barely early on(about 2-3 turns in), so it is possible to defeat him, but I decided to play it as if she rolled 1 fewer skull to see how the game played out. Did not go well for the Avengers as Death Mask just healed it all away too quickly. Once the turn efficiency was gone that She-Hulk provided with Wasp, it felt insurmountable.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
500 feels too low still. Rather than shooting his points higher and higher, I'd recommend removing the blanks from the healing option. Let blanks be nothing. That alone would have been enough to keep him reasonable, IMO. As-is, there's never a reason not to use the power anytime he has 2+ wounds as it's 100% gain unless he's unable to move and not adjacent to anyone. Another option would be not allowing him to move or attack in order to use it. Couldn't really go wrong with both tweaks, but I'd say removing the blanks is the more important one to feel like you have more of a chance going up against him.

Balancing aside, he's definitely fun and ruthless. Not sure if it matters, as he's his own leader, but should he maybe be an Event Hero just to avoid any boosting strategies or synergies using him to some degree?

[Ronin]

I'm cool with those tweaks.

[Ronin]

Went ahead and updated the SP with the suggested BAMN tweaks - personally I'm not 100% sold on him as an Event Hero. We can go for it if I'm on an island there, but I do have a preference for Unique.

[Arkham]

No real preference on the Event vs. Unique, just was curious.

[japes]

no preference there either.

I like the changes as well.

EDIT: actually Event Hero does make sense the more I think about it. Put me as slight lean that way. @Dr. Jekyll what say you.

[Dr. Jekyll]

I would prefer him to be a Unique Hero. I just don't see him as an Event Hero honestly.

[Arkham]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Death Mask

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Army Test 1
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Deathmask(500), Clock King(90), Sandman(210), Kitana(185), Doc Ock I(215) (1200)
vs.
Luke Cage(190), Iron Fist(260), Cap(220), Moon Knight(150), Ronin(180), Daredevil II(200) (1200)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:
1 wound on Iron Fist(+1). (+1 from height)
2 wounds on Iron Fist.
3 wounds on Daredevil(+1). (+1 from height)
1 wound on Cap, kills him.

TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS:
R1: Luke Cage
R2T1: Kills Luke Cage, places him on his card.

R3: Cap
R3T2: Kills Cap, places him on his card.

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY:
R1T1: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
R1T2: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
R1T3: Takes a turn with Doc Ock.
1/1
• 1 wound on Luke Cage.

R2T1: Takes a turn with Kitana.
R2T2: Takes a turn with Kitana.
R2T3: Takes a turn with Kitana.

R3T1: Takes a turn with Kitana.
0/1 ​
R3T2: Takes a turn with Kitana.
0/1 ​

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY:
Rolls 4 dice. 3 shields, 2 wounds on Iron Fist, kills him, and 1 wound on friendly Doc Ock, kills him, and 1 blank.
Rolls 5 dice. 3 shields, 3 wounds on Luke Cage, kills him, and 2 skulls, heals 2 wounds.
Rolls 4 dice. 2 skulls, heals 2 wounds, and 2 blanks.
Rolls 5 dice. 1 skull, heals a wound. 2 shields, inflicts 2 wounds on Daredevil(triggers GTD), and 2 blanks.

Notes:
Avenger markers on Iron Fist and Daredevil.

R1: Iron Fist puts 2 wounds on Death Mask, then heals a wound. Doc Ock puts a wound on Iron Fist. Iron Fist puts 2 wounds on Death Mask. Luke Cage puts 3 wounds on Doc Ock. Doc Ock puts a wound on Luke Cage. Luke Cage puts a wound on Death Mask.

R2: Daredevil puts a wound on Deathmask. Daredevil puts 2 wounds on Deathmask(botch).

R3: Daredevil puts a wound on Deathmask. Kitana puts 2 wounds on Cap. Kitana puts 2 wounds on Cap. Ronin kills Death Mask(botch), then puts 2 wounds on Kitana(botch).

R4: Kitana puts 2 wounds on Ronin. Ronin takes a wound from Kitana's Fan Lift, then kills her. Ronin puts a wound on Sandman. Sandman kills Ronin then heals.

R5: Sandman triggers Daredevil's GTD. Moon Knight puts 3 wounds on Sandman(botch). Sandman kills Daredevil, then heals.

R6: Sandman heals. Sandman puts 4 wounds on Moon Knight then heals. Moon Knight puts 2 wounds on Sandman(botch). Sandman kills Moon Knight then heals.


Sandman with 1/5 wounds. (4 life, healed multiple wounds)
Clock King unwounded.

Pretty close matchup. Fighters couldn't take Sandman down in the end, but got close.

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Army Test 2
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units:
Deathmask(500), Rhino(220), Lady Deathstrike(240), Parasite(240) (1200)
vs.
Wasp(160), She-Hulk(370), Wolverine(270), Spider-Woman(250), Moon Knight(150) (1200)

Spoiler Alert!

Normal Attack Damage:


TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS:
R1: She-Hulk
R1T3: Death Mask kills She-Hulk, places her on his card.

R2: Spider-Woman

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY:
R1T1: Takes a turn with LD.
R1T2: Takes a turn with Rhino.
R1T3: Takes a turn with Rhino.
• 1 wound on She-Hulk. (Rhino)

R2T1: Takes a turn with Rhino.

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY:
Rolls 4 dice. 4 shields, 3 wounds on She-Hulk, kills her, and 1 wound on Spider-Woman.
Rolls 5 dice. 2 skulls, heals 2 wounds. 3 shields, 3 wounds on Wolverine.

Notes:
Avenger markers on Wolverine, Wasp, Spider-Woman, and She-Hulk.

R1: She-Hulk puts 2 wounds on Death Mask. Rhino takes a wound due to failed Rhino Charge. She-Hulk objects to Death Mask's turn. Spider-Woman puts a wound on Rhino with SS. She-Hulk tosses Wolverine into Death Mask for 1 wound. She-Hulk puts a wound on Death Mask. Rhino avoids LEA, puts 3 wounds on She-Hulk. Wolverine puts a wound on Death Mask.

R2: Rhino takes a wound from failed Rhino Charge. Wolverine puts 3 wounds on Death Mask. Spider-Woman kills Death Mask with SS. Wolverine puts 3 wounds on Lady D. Spider-Woman puts a wound on Lady D with SS. Parasite puts 2 wounds on Wolverine with PLD. Lady D heals a wound.

R3: Lady D puts 2 wounds on Spider-Woman with VS, then attacks Wolverine for 2 wounds. Wolverine puts 2 wounds on LD. Spider-Woman puts a wound on Rhino with SS. Wolverine puts a wound on Parasite. Rhino kills Wolverine. Spider-Woman puts a wound on Rhino with SS. Lady D heals a wound.

R4: Spider-Woman kills Rhino with SS. Lady D puts 2 wounds on Spider-Woman with VS. Moon Knight puts a wound on Parasite with CD. Parasite kills Spider-Woman(botch). Moon Knight puts a wound on Parasite and Lady D with CD. Lady D heals.

R5: Lady D puts 2 wounds on Moon Knight with VS, then attacks him for 1 wound. Moon Knight puts a wound on Parasite and Lady D with CD. Moon Knight kills Lady D with CD.

R6: Parasite puts a wound on Moon Knight with PLD, heals a wound. Parasite puts a wound on Wasp. Wasp kills Parasite with her WSSA.


Moon Knight with 4/5 wounds. (1 life)
Wasp with 1/3 wounds. (2 life)

Very close finish that was anyone's game in the end. Death Mask wasn't as hard to take out here, but still delivered some pain before he fell. Parasite almost killed Wasp, so it was a close ending. He missed a few PLD rolls, and had he had better luck, it likely would have gone the other way.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
​The tweaks definitely brought him down a peg or two. He's still a decent offensive threat, but his healing wasn't as crazy, and not being able to move forced him into less than ideal positioning at times, even forcing himself to wound his allies this go around which was nice to see be a factor. I wouldn't be surprised to see him come down a bit in points now, but overall with these 2 close games, I feel he's much more tuned to the right range.

[Ronin]

Thanks Ark!

[Arkham]

Tests:

Originally Posted by toyhandle

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Death Mask

Map: Mountain Spring
Units:
Death Mask, Winter Soldier, Absorbing Man
Darkseid (II), Parademon x6 1,000pts

Results:
My notes got really loose after round 3, but basically, Darkseid rolled out the Parademons, who were struggling to wound Absorbing Man and Death Mask. Eventually they chipped Absorbing Man down, but not before Absorbing Man could put 2 wounds on Darkseid. Winter Soldier then started taking pot shots at Darkseid, before getting tied up with Parademons, and being killed by Darkseid. Darkseid ended up falling to a half-life Death Mask. 
Never got to use By Any Means Necessary, the bonding, and stats were solid.
Spoiler Alert!

Spoiler Alert!

Game Summary:

Initiative: Toyhandle
R1T1(Player): Absorbing Man and DM move up
R1T1(Player): Winter Soldier moves up. 2 Squads of Parademons move up. Darkseid destroys 1 to move up.
R1T2(Player): Absorbing Man moves up. DM moves up, destroys a PD.
R1T2(Player): Winter Soldier moves up. 2 Squads of Parademons move up
R1T3(Player): Winter Soldier and DM Destroy a PD
R1T3(Player): Parademons move up, fail to wound DM
Darkseid revives 3 Parademons.

Initiative: Toy
R2T1(Player): WS and DM fail to wound
R2T1(Player): PDs fail to wound.
R2T2(Player): Absorbing Man and DM destroy 3 PDs
R2T2(Player): WS moves 2, PDs fail to wound
R2T3(Player): DM destroys a PD
R2T3(Player): PDs fail to wound.
Darkseid revives 1 Parademon

Initiative: Toy
R3T1(Player): Absorbing Man destroys 2 PDs, DM destroys 1
R3T1(Player): PDs fail to wound
R3T2(Player): Absorbing Man destroys a PD.
R3T2(Player): Absorbing Man takes 1 wound.
R3T3(Player): Absorbing Man destroys a PD
R3T3(Player):Absorbing Man takes a wound.
Darkseid revives 2 Parademons.

Initiative: Splash
R4T1(Player): Absorbing Man brought to 5 wounds
R4T1(Player): DM destroys a PD
R4T2(Player):
R4T2(Player):
R4T3(Player): PD destroyed to give Darkseid a turn. No wounds on Absorbing Man.
R4T3(Player): Absorbing Man absorbs PD’s defense #, moves to attack Darkseid for 2 wounds. DM attacks for 1 wound. 
Darkseid revives 2 Pos


Initiative: Splash
R5T1(Player): Absorbing Man is destroyed. Darkseid puts 2 wounds on WS.
R5T1(Player):
R5T2(Player): Darkseid destroys a PD to take a turn. No wounds.
R5T2(Player):
R5T3(Player): WS is brought to 3 wounds
R5T3(Player): DM brings Darkseid to 7 wounds

Initiative: Toy
Round 6
WS destroys a PD. DM whiffs
Stuff happens
DM wounds Darkseid, Dardseid is triggers, wounding Death Mask.

Initiative: Splash
Round 7
Dardseid is fails, Darkseid is destroyed

Who won?
Death Mask 3 wounds

Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Death mask, Sandman, Lady Deathstrike, Absorbing Man, Winter Soldier, Stan Lee 1500pts
Trigon, Spawn, Hellboy (II), Blood Demons. 1500pts.
Results:
Trigon fell by the end of round 2 and then Death mask fell Splash’s next turn at the start of round 3.
Never got to put any targets on DM’s card, or roll an unbloackable more than once. Never used By Any Means Necessary, so once again he was more of a strong bonding unit.
It’s very possible Splash would have led with Spawn earlier in the game, but having Spawn as the Target is what made Splash decide to lead with Trigon instead, making Trigon more vulnerable than he would normally be, and going down before he could do any Demonic Reality Shifting.*
*Splash says he was happy I went with Spawn as the Target.
I totally forgot I had Stan Lee, and wished i had used him to save Death Mask.
Spoiler Alert!

Spoiler Alert!

Game Summary:

Stan Lee is an Awesome Assassin. Hellboy is WS’s Mark, the Death Mask Target Is Spawn. Mutate is Hellboy’s chosen species.
Initiative: Toy
R1T1(Player): Absorbing Man absorb’s DM’s power, moves up, DM destroys a tree
R1T1(Player): Blood Demons advance
R1T2(Player): LadyD destroys a tree, takes a wound, DM destroys a bush.
R1T2(Player): Trigon advances, destroys a tree.
R1T3(Player): Sandman moves up, DM shoots a tree, Spawn takes a wound. Unblockable fails.
R1T3(Player): Blood demons advance.

Initiative: Splash
R2T1(Player): Trigon shoots DM for 2 wounds.
R2T1(Player): LadyD engages Trigon, rolls a 20 for 2 wounds with Vengeful Strike, and a third wound from her Attack. She takes a wound from Blood Curse. Dm puts 1 wound on Trigon. DM does not take a wound.
R2T2(Player): Blood Demons put 3 wounds on Sandman.
R2T2(Player): Lady D puts 1 wound on Trigon with Vengeful. DM puts 1 wound on Trigon, DM does not take a wound.
R2T3(Player): Trigon disengages, shoots at DM, fails.
R2T3(Player): LadyD gives Trigon a wound with Vengeful, and a second with her attack. Does not take a wound. DM destroys Trigon and takes a wound.
Lady D heals.

Initiative: Toy
R3T1(Player): Absorbing Man destroys 2 blood demons. DM retreats.
R3T1(Player): a Blood DM disengages, destroys DM
R3T2(Player): OM2 DM
R3T2(Player): OM2 Hellboy, WS moves up. Hellboy moves up, attacks LD, fails. Spawn moves up. Chaingrabs lady D, she takes a wound. Spawn destroys her with his attack. Takes a wound.
R3T3(Player): OM3 DM
R3T3(Player): Hellboy moves up. Spawn puts 1 wound on Sandman.

Initiative: Toy
R4T1(Player): Sandstorms over Spawn. Fails to wound in any way. Heals 1 wound.
R4T1(Player): OM2 Hellboy, WS moves back. Hellboy puts 1 wound on Sandman. Spawn destroys Sandman.
R4T2(Player): WS puts 3 wounds on Hellboy.
R4T2(Player): OM2 Hellboy, WS moves back. Hellboy fails his special, Spawn puts 1 wound on WS.
R4T3(Player): WS destroys Hellboy.
R4T3(Player): OM3 Hellboy
WS goes Cryo, and returns to the battlefield with full health. Spawn is the new Mark.

Initiative: Toy
R5T1(Player): Absorbing Man puts 4 wounds on Spawn.
R5T1(Player): Spawn disengages, puts 1 wound on WS, and takes a wound.
R5T2(Player): Absorbing Man moves up.
R5T2(Player): Spawn heals 3 wounds.
R5T3(Player): WS puts 1 wound on Spawn.
R5T3(Player): Spawn wounds WS for 1 and takes a wound.

Initiative: Splash.
R6T1(Player): Spawn chains Absorbing man closer. Spawn fails to wound WS, takes a wound.
R6T1(Player): Absorbing Man destroys Spawn.
R6T2(Player): OM2 Spawn
R6T2(Player): Absorbing Man moves closer to Blood Demon
R6T3(Player): WS destroys last Blood Demon.

Who won?
Absorbing Man unwounded, Stan Lee unused, WS 2 wounds.

SPLASH’s post-game thoughts:
Death Mask feels worth his points. Parademons were too weak to do much in game one, and game two I should've drafted more Blood Demons, but other than that and discounting luck I think they were relatively even games. Death Mask didn't feel too exciting as the main power was just the bonding (although the power names are funny) and we never got to see the last power come into play. I realize now the teams I drafted were counterintuitive to his first power

Map: Alkali Laki
Units:
Death Mask, Winter Soldier, Sandman, Stan Lee 1000pts
Orig X-Men
Results:
I led Sandman along the Dam-top because I didn’t want Jean throwing him off. I totally forgot to use Stan Lee (as I did in my second game with Splash), so it could possibly have been a bigger win for Death Mask. It was somewhat slow, because I was making sure to place Deathmask in spots where he could heal, and any wounds could be placed onto Destructible Objects instead of himself or his allies. 
X-Men might have done better to focus completely on one Criminal/Assassin before going for Death mask, and then try to destroy Death mask from Range.

Spoiler Alert!

Spoiler Alert!

Game Summary:
Stan Lee is an Awesome Assassin, Jean Grey is the Mark, Beast is the Target. 

Initiative: DM
R1T1(Player): Sandman moves up bridge ladder. Dm moves to bridge. Fails to wound Ice Mountain.
R1T1(Player): Angel carries Iceman up to bridge. Iceman attacks DM for 4 wounds.
R1T2(Player): Sandman moves to Dam top, DM retreats.
R1T2(Player): Cyclops moves up. Fails to wound Ruin. Iceman fails to wound Sandman.
R1T3(Player): Sandman wounds Iceman. Angel moves to Prof X and Jean. Death Mask heals 3 wounds, and inflicts one on the Long Ruin.
R1T3(Player): Iceman puts 2 wounds on Sandman. Cyclops fails to wound Sandman

Initiative: DM
R2T1(Player): Sandman puts 2 wounds on Iceman and heals. DM fails to wound Iceman.
R2T1(Player): Iceman fails to wound Sandman. Cyclops puts 1 wound on DM.
R2T2(Player): Sandman fails to wound Iceman, heals. Dm fails to wound Iceman.
R2T2(Player): Iceman fails to wound DM. Angel carries Jean near Dm, and fails to wound DM.
R2T3(Player): Sandman fails to wound Iceman. Angel carries Iceman away. DM puts 2 wounds on Jean. Angel moves Beast closer.
R2T3(Player): Jean strafes around equal to Sandman and DM, and puts 2 wounds on DM. Beast Steal Leaps to DM. Fails to wound DM.

Initiative: X-Men
R3T1(Player): Beast Negotiates OM3 off of DM. Stealth leaps to Sandman. Fails to wound Sandman. Jean throws DM, fails to wound, but attacks for 1 wound.
R3T1(Player): Jean fails to prevent Sandman’s movement. Sandstorms 1 wound onto Beast, attacks for 1 wound on Jean. No unblockable. Dm retreats.
R3T2(Player): Iceman fails to wound DM. Cyclops fails to wound DM.
R3T2(Player): Jean fails to prevent Sandman’s movement. Sandstorms 1 wound onto Beast,fails attack on Jean and unblockable. Death mask heals 4 wounds.
R3T3(Player): Jean fails to throw Sandman, attacks for 1 wound. Angel moves adjacent to Beast and Jean, attacks for 1 wound.
R3T3(Player): OM3 removed.

Initiative: X-Men.
R4T1(Player): Angel moves Beast to DM. Beast negotiates the 3 off of DM and Stealth Leaps away.
R4T1(Player): Jean prevents Sandman’s movement. Sandman destroys Jean and heals. WS goes into his card. DM fails to wound Beast.
R4T2(Player): Beast puts 2 wound on DM and destroys 2 battlements. Iceman fails to wound DM.
R4T2(Player): Sandman sandstorms over Iceman and attacks Beast for no wounds. Death Mask heals 3 wounds.
R4T3(Player): Beast puts 1 wound on DM and fails to wound Sandman. Angel moves adjacent to DM and fails to wound.
R4T3(Player): OM3 removed.

Cyclops is the Mark, Winter Soldier placed.
Initiative: DM
R5T1(Player): Sandman destroys Iceman with Sandstorm. Heals. DM heals 1 wound and puts 2 wounds on Beast. Unblockable fails.
R5T1(Player): Beast negotiates the X off DM. Attacks Sandman for 1 wound. Cyclops repositions and optic blasts DM for no wounds.
R5T2(Player): Sandstorm destroys Beast, and attacks Angel for 2 wounds. Death mask attacks Prof X, who prevents the attack. Beast is placed on DM’s card.
R5T2(Player): Angel carries Cyclops and moves adjacent to DM. No wounds. Optic Blast fails.
R5T3(Player): Sandman Sandstorms closer. Death Mask heals a wound and inflicts a wound, destroying Angel.
R5T3(Player): Cyclops Optic Blasts 2 wounds onto DM.

Prof X is the new Target.
Initiative: DM
R6T1(Player): Sandman moves up. DM moves away behind Ice Mountain.
R6T1(Player): Cyclops leaves professor to shoot DM for 1 wound.
R6T2(Player): Sandman sandstorms a wound on Prof X. Chooses not to attack. Unblockable fails. DM rolls all shields, inflicting 4 wounds on Ice Mountain.
R6T2(Player): Cyclops Optic Blasts 1 wound onto DM.
R6T3(Player): Sandstorm puts 1 wound onto Prof X and unblockable puts additional wound on. DM heals 2 wounds, puts 2 wounds onto the Ice Mountain to destroy it, and takes one wound himself.
R6T3(Player): Optic Blast puts 2 wounds onto DM.

Initiative: X-Men
R7T1(Player): OM1 Cyclops, WS moves 2. Cyclops fails to wound DM.
R7T1(Player): Sandstorm destroys Prof X. Prof X gets put on DM’s card. Fails to wound Cyclops.
R7T2(Player): OM3 Cyclops, WS moves 2. Cyclops disengages, for no wound, destroys DM.
R7T2(Player): Winter Soldier whiffs his special.
R7T3(Player): OM3 Cyclops, WS moves 2.Cyclops fails to wound WS.
R7T3(Player): WS puts 3 wounds on Cyclops.

Initiative: X-Men
R8T1(Player): OM1 Cyclops, WS moves 2. Cyclops puts 2 wounds on WS.
R8T1(Player): Sandman Sandstorms up to Cyclops and destroys him.

Who won?
Sandman full life, Winter Soldier 2 wounds. Stan Lee unused.

Map: Island Plane Crash
Units:
Death Mask, Winter Soldier, Firefly, Talon 1000pts
Reed, Sue, Silver Surfer, Iceman. 1000pts
Results:
FF win. Island Plane Crash doesn’t have as much in the way of DO’s as Alkali Lake for Death Mask to avoid wounds with. I played him a little more aggressively, but probably should have been even more aggressive with Winter Soldier. Opted to use Firefly for Unblockables before Reed could tie him down, but Winter Soldier died before doing much of anything. More importantly, Surfer would have been a better Mark to start with. Talon was pretty useless, and I should have placed him adjacent to Iceman to tie him down at least. With Talon, I figured I wouldn’t mind too much if I had to put a wound onto him with Death Mask.

Spoiler Alert!

Spoiler Alert!

Game Summary:

Reed is the Mark. Surfer is the target.
Talon moves to his card.
Initiative: FF
R1T1(Player): WS moves up. Reed rolls a 19. Sue, Iceman and Surfer move up. Surfer reveals X for Auto-Skull, attacks WS, moves back, no wounds on WS. Reed moves up.
R1T1(Player): Winter Soldier moves up, attacks Reed, no wounds. DM fails to wound Iceman.
R1T2(Player): WS moves up. Reed rolls 11. Surfer attacks DM, moves back to engage WS, no wounds on DM. Reed stays.
R1T2(Player): Firefly fails to wound Surfer, who engages DM. DM takes a LEA wound to engage Sue. Fails to wound.
R1T3(Player): WS moves up. Reed rolls a 12. Sue retreats, whiffs on DM. Surfer puts 2 wounds on DM and Engages WS. Reed Engages WS and DM. Fails to wound DM.
R1T3(Player): Firefly flies over Surfer for a wound, Unblockable hits. DM heals 3 wounds.
Talon appears adjacent to Winter Soldier and Surfer.

Initiative: FF
R2T1(Player): Reed rolls a 15. Sue moves away, fails to wound Winter Soldier. Surfer reveals an X, and rolls 6 skulls + the auto against Winter Soldier’s 2 shields, one shoting him. Surfer moves back 2 spaces. Reed Stretch Walks to height, 1 wound on DM.
R2T1(Player): Firefly puts 1 wound on Sue. DM heals a wound.
R2T2(Player): Reed rolls a 20. Surfer puts 2 wounds on DM. Sue puts no wounds on DM. Iceman puts 2 wounds on DM. No OM removal. Reed Stretch Walks away, attacks from range, no wounds.
R2T2(Player): Firefly flies over Reed and Iceman, putting 1 wound on each. DM heals 3 wounds, inflicts 1 wound on Iceman.
R2T3(Player): Reed Rolls a 3. Puts 2 wounds on Firefly.
R2T3(Player): Firefly fails to wound Reed. DM fails to wound Iceman.
Talon moves to his card.

Initiative: DM
R3T1(Player): Firefly fails to wound Reed. DM takes no LEA wound and 1 shots Sue.
R3T1(Player): Reed Rolls a 7. Surfer reveals an X and attacks DM for 2 wounds. Reed Fails to wound Firefly.
R3T2(Player): Firefly fails to wound Reed. DM puts 1 wound on Reed.
R3T2(Player): Reed rolls an 18. Surfer puts 2 wounds on DM. Iceman fails to wound DM. Reed fails to wound DM.
R3T3(Player): Firefly puts 1 wound on Reed, and DM heals 1 wound, and destroys Reed.
R3T3(Player): OM3 Reed.
Talon appears adjacent to Iceman.

Initiative: DM
R4T1(Player): Firefly fails to wound Iceman. DM puts 1 wound on Iceman.
R4T1(Player): Surfer reveals all order markers to add 3 skulls for a total of 6 skulls. DM rolls 3 shields and is destroyed.
R4T2(Player): OM2 DM
R4T2(Player):
R4T3(Player): OM3 DM
R4T3(Player):

Initiative: DM
R5T1(Player): Firefly fails to wound Iceman.
R5T1(Player): Surfer reveals the X and destroys Firefly.
R5T2(Player): OM2 Firefly.
R5T2(Player): Surfer reveals the 3 and destroys Talon.

Who won?
Surfer 2 wounds, Iceman 3 wounds.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
Seems balanced to me. There’s a lot of 500pt builds of assassins or criminals that would fill out the second half of a 1000pt army with him.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT:
Fun, straightforward character. Not hard to kill, so sometimes retreating to heal is his best option. If he's wounded, unengaged, with no surrounding Destructible Objects, he be a sitting duck.

Thankfully his bonding allows him to distract while that happens.
 It’s interesting, Take Down the Big Boys kind of means he might not get that extra life against an Army like Darkseid, where Darkseid will likely be the last to go down. In more even-life armies, there’s more choice. Death Mask was hanging on by that extra Beast-given life against Cyclops. I was pretty unlucky with my unblockables, but that’s entirely luck, and they were nice to have.

[Ronin]

Results from Fresh:

Originally Posted by FreshFoods

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT : DEATH MASK

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = DEATH MASK
SECRET IDENTITY = WADE WILSON (CO)

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MASTERMIND
PERSONALITY = AMBITIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 6

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

POINTS = 500

TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS
At the start of each round, if Death Mask does not have a Target on the battlefield, you must choose an enemy figure on the battlefield with the highest Life number listed on its card to be his Target. When Death Mask's Target is destroyed, place it on this card. Add 1 to Death Mask's Life number for each Target on this card.

CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and before taking a turn with Death Mask, you may take a turn with a Unique Hero you control that is an Assassin or Criminal. You may not take additional turns with figures other than Death Mask. After each figure's turn, if Death Mask's Target received at least one wound during that turn, roll an unblockable attack die against the Target.

BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
Instead of moving and attacking with Death Mask, roll one combat die for each Wound Marker on this card. For each skull rolled, remove a Wound Marker from this card. For each shield rolled, you must choose Death Mask or a figure adjacent to Death Mask to receive a wound.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

Army Test
Map : Ravaged Road (No Glyphs)
Units :
Death Mask (500), Lady Shiva (175), Batman I (200), Typhoid Mary (120)
= 1000

VS.

Ultraman (440), Superwoman *Lois* (250), Owlman (210), Leatherface (95)
= 995

Spoiler Alert!

Pre-Game Thoughts/Preview : Death Mask and some assassins. Ultraman is gonna be tough to take out, but maybe some autowounds from Typhoid Mary will help.

Damage Done (Normal Attack) : Used 6 times, 1 wound to Leatherface, 4 wounds to Ultraman, 2 wounds to Superwoman
TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS : Placed 2 figures onto Death Mask’s card.
CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY : Bonding was used every round. Rolled 4 times, 2 wounds to Ultraman, 1 wound to Superwoman, 1 wound to Owlman
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY : N/A

Lady Shiva makes Batman an Assassin.

ROUND 1 : Death Mask initiative. Ultraman is chosen for Take Down The Big Boys.
Just some movement from both teams.

ROUND 2 : Death Mask initiative.
Batman moves into the center of the map behind a tree, and Death Mask flies onto height and blasts Leatherface for 1 wound. Ultraman zaps Batman for 1 wound, and Leatherface sprints up the road and attacks Lady Shiva with Chainsaw Massacre. A good roll has him get 3 wounds onto her. Lady Shiva moves onto height and attacks Leatherface for 1 wound. Leatherface takes a wound when disengaging, and kills himself with Chainsaw Massacre. He gets 2 wounds onto Lady Shiva before dying.

ROUND 3 : Death Mask initiative.
Lady Shiva fails to wound Ultraman with her Leopard Blow, but Death Mask makes up for it by nearly killing Ultraman. The assassins then take some heavy momentum, getting some wounds onto Superwoman and Owlman.

ROUND 4 : Death Mask initiative. Superwoman is chosen for Take Down the Big Boys.
Lady Shiva and Death Mask both throw out some attacks that don’t wound. Superwoman then reveals OM 1 and X to essentially take a double turn and fly across the map near Owlman, and she takes control of Lady Shiva. Shiva jumps into some water and attacks Typhoid Mary, dealing 1 wound and killing her. Batman grapples to height but fails to wound with his Batarangs, but Death Mask attacks Superwoman, killing her with the attack and his autowound. Owlman grapples up to fight Batman, but no wounds. Bats grapples to get onto equal ground of the building ruins, and deals 2 wounds with Batarangs. Death Mask’s autowound then finishes Owlman off. Assassins win!

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Death Mask 6/6 ( or 8/8 ) Life, Batman 3/4 Life, Lady Shiva 1/4 Life

Post-Game Thoughts : Solid win for Death Mask and his team. He was having some good luck with his autowounds, but he and Lady Shiva were able to put out some very solid damage, even onto the high defense of their opponents her.

Army Test
Map : Ravaged Road (No Glyphs)
Units :
Death Mask (500), Metallo (290), Lady Deathstrike (240), Tomoe Gozan (170)
= 1200

VS.

Thanos (500), Proxima Midnight (350), Gamora II (300), Wasp(50)
= 1200

Spoiler Alert!

Pre-Game Thoughts/Preview : 3 heavy hitters on the blue team. Death Mask is betting on using Metallo and Lady Deathstrike using Cybernetic Repair to stay alive while he throws some damage from afar.

Damage Done (Normal Attack) : Used 8 times, 5 wounds to Gamora, 5 wounds to Proxima Midnight, 1 wound to Wasp, 1 wound to Thanos
TAKE DOWN THE BIG BOYS : Thanos was placed on Death Mask’s card near the end game, making things a bit more comfortable for him.
CRIMINAL MASTERMIND GUY : Bonding was used every round. Rolled 7 times, 5 wounds to Thanos
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY : N/A

ROUND 1 : Death Mask initiative. Thanos is chosen for Take Down the Big Boys.
Both teams send their ground pounders down the road in the center, while Death Mask gets some high ground. Gamora and Death Mask are the only ones wounded this round.

ROUND 2 : Thanos initiative.
Gamora dies to Death Mask’s attacks. Proxima retaliates by heavily wounding Death Mask with Stellar Spear. Mask ends the round by flying away to safety, while Metallo moves into melee with Thanos/Proxima.

ROUND 3 : Death Mask initiative.
Proxima and Thanos quickly kill Metallo. Lady Deathstrike moves up and gets a wound onto Thanos, but she ends the round heavily wounded.

ROUND 4 : Death Mask initiative.
Death Mask gets a strong start to the round, with Thanos nearly dying. Lady Deathstrike then scores the kill on him with Vengeful Strike + a normal attack. Death Mask pushes the advantage, taking a turn to fly down and kill Wasp. Proxima and Deathstrike end the round by trading some wounds.

ROUND 5 : Thanos initiative. Spurned by Death activates and Thanos comes back near Proxima. Thanos is chosen for Take Down the Big Boys.

Thanos plops back down and nearly kills Deathstrike. Since every OM had to go onto him, Deathstrike/Death Mask focus down the Mad Titan, and manage to kill him before his OM 3. Proxima is the last survivor for her team, and she’s heavily wounded.

ROUND 6 : Death Mask initiative.
Proxima rolls some solid defense, but Death Mask gets the last wounded needed for his team. Death Mask wins!

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Death Mask 2/6 (or 2/7) Life, Tomoe Gozan 4/4 Life

Post-Game Thoughts : Hard fought game between two powerful leaders. Death Mask was able to stay on the outskirts of the battle well, while Lady Deathstrike and Metallo forced the Blue Team to work them down.

Thoughts on the Tested Unit's Cost, Balance, and Draftability : This fella is very strong, both as a leader and a fighter. 500 points feels like it’s more than appropriate. Criminals have a pretty deep synergy pool already, but I think Death Mask works well as a final boss kind of leader.

General Thoughts on the Tested Unit : Super fun, and very threatening. You want to kill him to avoid his bonding and autowounds, but the threat of By Any Means Necessary had me scared to engage him at points. 6 Move/6 Range lets you use his attack while staying fairly safe as well

I played him against what felt like two solid but not outstanding armies, but Death Mask feels a little stronger than average after his two wins, but not to a degree to cause concern IMO. I'd also note my Criminal Mastermind Guy luck was better than average.

[Arkham]

Looks pretty good to me.

[Ronin]

Yeah, I think we're in good shape, but I'll give folks* a little time to look over the results and weigh in.

*Especially @Dr. Jekyll @japes