The Book of Jericho

[Ronin]

The Book of Jericho

C3G DC WAVE 51
LIGHTING UP THE NEW YEAR


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Rebirth set.
Its model number and name are #002 / Jericho.

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Character Bio - Joseph Wilson is the son of Deathstroke, which made for a traumatic childhood. It was Joseph's kidnapping and near-death that led his mother, Adeline Kane, to put Slade's eye out, and get a divorce. His mother has since pushed him to use his metahuman gifts to her own ends, which mostly involve opposing her ex-husband. When Adeline and Slade temporarily buried the hatchet to create the team Defiance, Adeline insisted Joseph lead it.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a figure with a secret identity, Jericho has these Secret Identity Synergies.
• As a Metahuman, Jericho has these Metahuman Synergies.
• As an Operative, Jericho has these Operative Synergies.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Jericho has these Super Strength Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Jericho can use his Defiance Leader special power to take a turn with another Unique Operative Hero you control.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• Jericho cannot choose an Android, Construct or figure with the Mental Shield special power for his Consciousness Projection special power.
• As a figure with a secret identity, Jericho interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Metahuman, Jericho interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Flying special power, Jericho interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Jericho interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Ronin
• Second playtest: Arkham
• Third playtest: FreshFoods
• Fourth playtest: Soundwarp SG-1
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham

[Ronin]

NAME = JERICHO
SECRET IDENTITY = JOSEPH WILSON

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = OPERATIVE
PERSONALITY = RELUCTANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 250

CONSCIOUSNESS PROJECTION 12
Once per round before taking a turn with Jericho, you may choose an enemy Unique Hero within 3 clear sight spaces that is not an Android or Construct and does not have the Mental Shield special power. Roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 12 or higher, remove all Order Markers from the chosen Hero's card and take control of the chosen Hero. While you control that Hero, it has the class of Operative instead of what is listed on its card, and Jericho may not move, attack, roll defense dice, or roll for this special power. At the beginning of any player's turn, you may return control of that Hero to the player that controlled it before the Consciousness Projection. If Jericho receives any wounds or is destroyed, immediately return control of that Hero to that player.

DEFIANCE LEADER
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and taking a turn with Jericho, if he did not move or attack, you may take a turn with any Unique Operative Hero you control. You may not take any additional turns.

GRAVITY SHEATH
When Jericho is attacked, all shields rolled by the attacking figure count as shields rolled by Jericho.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

[Ronin]

Mini:

Spoiler Alert!

Comic:

Spoiler Alert!

Background:
Either a cityscape or anything with like a high-tech team base vibe would work.

[Arch-vile]

Gravity Sheath is an awesome power.

I like it. He'll be a tricky one both to use and to play against with the first power.

[johnny139]

Looks solid, as mentioned in the LCW. I need to finish off the Priest run of Deathstroke, I think I just have one volume left...

[Arkham]

Love Gravity Sheath. Cool design.

[IAmBatman]

Looks cool. I might have to try to do a Titans version of this guy that uses what you have here as a starting point.

[Ronin]

I have some thoughts on a Titans version somewhere (public thread, maybe?). I'm not as up on that version of the character, but as I understand it there is a power difference between the two: Rebirth Jericho leaves his body behind and you can punch it, whereas Jericho Classic just sort of ghosts right into the person he's possessing.

Glad folks are digging it!

[Ronin]

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

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?

One class, but it's pure OM flex without really any added efficiency.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.


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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

He's got a fairly low roll to take 'permanent' control, but you can just him to get the figure back. It also has a limited threat range. Figuring out the balance there is gonna be the crux of testing.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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?

No.

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)

Spoiler Alert!

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.

Check.

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.

Check.

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.

Check.

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.

Check.

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

Check.

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.

Check.

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.

Check.

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

Check.

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.

Check.

[IAmBatman]

I've got him at about 240 on the calculator, btw.

Optimal strategy seems to be to put him in a defensive pod and let him steal the most important piece from the enemy. Green Lantern John Stewart probably makes a good friend.

[Tornado]

Be cooler if he was optimal as an Operative leader.
Does this mean more DC Operatives?

[japes]

Just so you know, I'm so excited right now. Love where Gravity Sheath landed.