The Book of Clark Kent

[MrNobody]

That could work;

SUBTLE SUPER FEATS
Once per round, at the start of any player's turn and before that player takes any turns or uses any other special powers, you may choose a special power on the Army Card of another Kal-El in your army. For the rest of that player's turn, Clark may use that special power as if it were on his card. Then, if it is your turn, you may then take an immediate turn with Clark.

You probably still want to use it on your own turn most of the time, but if Lois or Clark is in trouble I could see a quick copy of Heroic Duty or Man of Steel being very useful.

[IAmBatman]

I would honestly consider letting him either:

1. Choose a power at the start of each player's turn and use it for that player turn

or (easier to implement/less taxing, perhaps)

2. Let him choose one at the start of each round to use for the whole round

You're already kind of "slumming" it by using a super depowered version of Supes. Might as well let him do his one thing (other than dying) a little more consistently.

[LordVenoc]

Yeah, I'd say let him pick a power and have it for the whole round, otherwise he's pretty much only going to feel viable with Superman II.

[MrNobody]

That's pretty simple and clean.

SUBTLE SUPER FEATS
At the start of the round, you may choose a special power on the Army Card of another Kal-El in your army. For the entire round, Clark may use that special power as if it were on his Army Card. Once per round, at the start of your turn, you may take an immediate turn with Clark.

[IAmBatman]

Not sure if that last line has stacking issues, but I dig it overall.

[MrNobody]

The stacking was intentional - could be too powerful in practice (especially with Lois), but I'm hoping we can at least try it out.

Updating the SP now, I'll try to do checklists today before work, then hopefully he'll be ready to move forward!

EDIT: We should probably put some thought into trying to get the DP crew at a round number. Lois is 100 and Jimmy is 50, so getting Clark to 150 could work. (Or 100, and letting Perry come in at 50?) Point calculator is giving me 125 right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if his high defense is swaying that.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I'm getting 125 as well.

[MrNobody]

Okay, updated to 120. Will definitely be watching that cost and if the free turn is too efficient.
I propose a VOTE for Initial Playtesting.

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?
Will be watching this.

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?
Only if you copy an already-playtested Superman.

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?
Yes, not too powerful.

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?
Yes, but only if he copies already-tested Supes designs.

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?
No.

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.
A bit odd, but I think it's justifiable that this is a Clark that purposely isn't displaying SS/Flying. He can always copy them as a Super Feat.

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.

[LordVenoc]

Yea

I figure if he is playing too weird with the 7 defense you could probably just let him copy all the target Clark's powers and let the Man of Steel he gets help you compensate.

[Arch-vile]

yea

Heat Vision is definitely a nice power to copy, but I'd consider trying Retcon Punch too.

[IAmBatman]

Hmm, that's a solid point, Archie. Should the power copying be restricted to Uniques? Doesn't really add up for me thematically that he'd be Superboy-Prime in reporter form, but I guess stranger things have happened?

If he's lacking a little juice after a test or two, I hope you'll reconsider adding some boon when he makes the switch to Superman, whether it's a temporary +1 to his attack or the figure movement thing.

Yea for testing.

[Lord Pyre]

Yeah not a huge fan of him being able to copy SB Prime, but if it's not broken I'm not terribly worried.

Yea