The Book of Sif

[Margloth]

I like Champion Devotion, and I really love what you've done with the Asgardians Griff!

[Hahma]

Looks good Griff.

[Griffin]

@ Bats, she slashes the air (not a figure) and a portal opens.

[IAmBatman]

OK, that's what I was assuming, but thanks for the confirmation. I wonder if a less aggressive verb than Slash wouldn't make that clearer? Swipe? Swing? Just food for thought.

[Griffin]

Well slash isn't a Heroscape term for attacking, while swipe is. I think Swing is just as "attacky" as Slash, so it is a wash there with Slash still sounding best. Out of those three options, I think the current Slash is best, but if there are better options, I'd listen.

[Griffin]

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Sif

- THEME TEST/ Check to see if there are any powers or stats on the test unit card that does not accurately reflect the theme or likeness of what the character would and could do. Also consider destructible objects, and whether or not this characters powers should affect them.
Pass

- MIRROR TEST/ Check to see if the unit were played against itself, if there would be any loops that would upset the balance of the Game.
Pass

- BONDING TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing Bonding abilities to make sure there are no continual Bonding possibilities that do not stop appropriately or do not stop at all. This is to prevent loops in Bonding.
Pass

- SYNERGIES TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing synergies to make sure there are no factors that could break the game by making any unit too powerful or too weak.
Pass

- POWER CHECK/ Consider the test unit and all existing units and all glyphs to compare to and check for any powers that could be over amplified and break the game. Each power must define when it takes place, who or what it affects, and What are the stipulations on the power if there are any.
Pass

- FUN TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play.
Pass

- FUN COMPETITIVE TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play against.
Pass

- DRAFTING TEST/ Consider whether or not this design is worth drafting.
Pass

- USAGE TEST/ Consider whether or not all of the powers on this card were used or at least usable.
Pass

- STRATEGY TEST/ Consider whether or not the design offers any real strategy or interesting tactics to the overall game.
Pass

Heavy Hitter or Mid-Level Hero Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 250.
- Give a brief overview. She is great at sneaking in or out of the battle before a round starts, and her stats are beefy too.

Spoiler Alert!

TEST 1
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Psylock.
Sif is great at moving in quickly and potentially out if necessary with her teleportation. Sif's stats and high ground won this.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 4 wounds.

TEST 2
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Psylock.
Psylock was able to roll very well offensively and defensively as a master martial artist.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Psylock wins with 2 wounds.

TEST 3
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Psylock.
Sif maintained height and used her attacks of 7 to really shake Psylock down.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 5 wounds.

TEST 4
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Colossus.
Sif maintained height, but Colossus had superior defense.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Colossus wins with 4 wounds.

TEST 5
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Archangel.
Archangel did OK with Razor Wings, but his attack had a hard time scratching the Asgardian.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 3 wounds.

TEST 6
Map: custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Archangel.
Archangel did slightly better by getting height once with his normal attack. But Sif was able to have height most of the time thanks to her teleport.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 5 wounds.

TEST 7
Map: custom.
Units:Sif - VS - Iron Fist.
Iron Fist dominated with his ability to heal and his huge attack of 7. Sif had an attack of 7 too though, while owning height, but she could not heal.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Iron Fist wins with 3 wounds.

TEST 8
Map: custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Iron Fist.
Sif got in place with a nice 8 skull roll on her teleportation and then got in some big hits on Iron Fist with her ramped up attack of 7.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 5 wounds.

TEST 9
Map: custom.
Units:Sif - VS - Spider-Man C3G.
Spider-Man played terrible here without spidey-senses a single time. Sif was relentless on Parker and hit him for at least 3 skulls each attack.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Sif wins with 1 wound.

TEST 10
Map: custom.
Units:Sif - VS - Spider-Man C3G.
Spider-Man finally kicked into high gear and challenged Sif to her core as he slung her all over the place. She did prevent him from slinging her between rounds though by engaging him with her teleportation just before the round started, and of course he got initiative as well.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Spider-Man wins with 4 wounds.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 240.
- Give a brief overview. She was mostly a sitting target, but she was able to change her location and height between rounds which was nice.
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif - VS - Hydra Agents x3.

Spoiler Alert!

Sif was good at moving around between rounds to throw off the Hydra as they would begin to surround her.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Hydra win with 5 men left.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 240.
- Give a brief overview. Sif just doesn't have enough attacks in a single turn to really guarantee a victory against squad scape.
Map: custom.
Units:Sif - VS - Moloids x24.

Spoiler Alert!

Moloids had a hard time staying on top of Sif because as they would start to congregate around her, between rounds, she would teleport and go after the others.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Moloids win with 3 men left.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 240.
- Give a brief overview. Sif can be devastating if she gets a double attack of 6 or 7 on height, but it is hard to pull off when there are only a few figures in play, because you only have the rest of that one round to do it in and in this case, she really wanted to teleport her and Cap in on the next round, so leaving him behind wasn't an option.
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif, Captain Marvel (DC), and Superskrull I 940 points - VS - Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral 920 points.

Spoiler Alert!

Superskrull moved in first and found the fastest advancing Warrior: Fandral. The two scraped each other a bit, but then Volstagg took a full turn and got right up in Superskrull's business, and Hogun sat on the sidelines a bit as Fandral and Volstagg chopped Superskrull up while Sif took his last OM and did nothing, as she was preparing to teleport her and Cap Marvel into battle. Hogun advanced and took Superskrull's seat, and Volstagg was out of food and very hungry and wounded. Sif teleported herself and Captain Marvel up so that she had the very hight of a mountain. Captain Marvel took the wounded Fandral out, then the wounded Volstagg and Hogun pounded away at Captain Marvel, and just as he died, Sif caught just one OM and stepped in and with her two attacks, killed Volstagg. Now Sif and Hogun squared off, and Hogun used his mace to put 3 wounds on her in one attack. Then Sif took height and cracked Hogun down to one life left. Hogun then got the last turn of the round and initiative and won the fight.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Hogun wins with 5 wounds.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 240.
- Give a brief overview. The teleporting was really nice and worked well to keep her boost (Captain America) close by. I really liked them as a team.
Map: Custom.
Units: Sif, Captain America Hasbro, and Green Arrow (Connor) - VS - Green Lantern Hal and Flash.

Spoiler Alert!

Sif and Cap teleported up 5 spaces then were met by Flash who put 3 wounds on Sif. Sif swung and missed flash a few times, but finally landed a 2 wound hit on him. GL moved in and landed adjacent to Flash, so he couldn't Fearless Charge, but he could defend Flash now, and he also had ranged height on Captain. So to avoid Cap's shield, GL shot him for 2 wounds. Sif put her and Cap on equal ground with GL and put Cap engaged with GL. Then Sif put a wound on GL. GL fearless charged and brought Sif down to one life. With Cap's help, Sif put GL within one of death... now things get dangerous. GL frenzied 4 times and killed Sif. Captain America tried hitting GL, but only found a green shield in his face. Flash raced over and started in on Green Arrow, and in just two turns, Green Arrow was gone. Captain rolled the proverbial "one skull" against GL, and GL didn't feel like taking any chances, so he burnt a battery, leaving only two left. That really crippled GL, and Cap worked on him from there till GL was out of lives and batteries. Flash raced in and took Cap out with a bunch of 3 dice attacks.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Flash wins with 2 wounds.

[Griffin]

2 Army Tests left to go here. 240-250 is looking good for now, but 260 may become more clear as she begins to utilize her Fierce Devotion and the full power of Teleporting Sword Slash.

[Griffin]

All done, and 24 hours on the clock. 240 looking good.

[Hahma]

Pre-yea

[IAmBatman]

As I read these tests to get ready to pre-yea, I figured out something about the teleportation name that explains why it's bothering me, and should provide a quick fix!

"Teleporting Sword Slash" sounds like a sword slash you perform while teleporting (like an attack Nightcrawler might make).

Now, on the other hand, "Sword Slash Teleportation" sounds like a type of Teleportation you do based on slashing with your sword. Since this is more what is actually going on here, I'd love to see this simple change to the power name. "Sword Slash Teleportation" is a lot clearer, thematically, IMO.

[IAmBatman]

240-250 looks good, so pre-yea.

[Margloth]

I almost think SWORD SLASH PORTAL might be better.