The Book of Kalibak

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Kalibak

C3G DC SSE 89
DARKSEID'S ELITE



Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the DC: Collateral Damage set.
Its model number and name are #095/Kalibak.

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Character Bio - The son of Darkseid, Kalibak is as strong as Superman and second in command over the troops of Apokolips, but his stubborn anger often leads to his making mistakes, and he can never quite seem to win his father's approval.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As an Invader, Kalibak has these Invader Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Second playtest: (Arch-vile)
• Third playtest: (FreshFoods)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by tcglkn

[IAmBatman]

NAME = KALIBAK

SPECIES = NEW GOD
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = INVADER
PERSONALITY = CRUEL
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 6

LIFE = 7
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 6
POINTS = 380

BETA-CLUB SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 2 + Special.
Roll one additional attack die for each Wound Marker on this card. Each blank rolled for this special attack counts as one additional hit.

SEEKING APPROVAL
While Kalibak is within 5 clear sight spaces of a figure named Darkseid, he cannot leave engagement and if he receives one or more wounds from another figure you control, immediately roll one unblockable attack die against each figure adjacent to Kalibak.

ENHANCED DURABILITY
When Kalibak is attacked with a normal attack, the most wounds he can receive from that attack is one.

SUPER STRENGTH

[IAmBatman]

Mini Picture


Comic Picture


Background

[Karat]

I'd peg him slightly lower than 380 currently. All you have to do is being some SAs and he'll drop like a rock.

[tcglkn]

Looks solid and you got the links right

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Karat

I'd peg him slightly lower than 380 currently. All you have to do is being some SAs and he'll drop like a rock.

Might have to bump his defense some, then. I like him at 380 for the Darkseid pairing.

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Looks solid and you got the links right

Thanks. I used the wrong template last time. Oof.

[Arch-vile]

Looks good. Beta Club is nasty!

[IAmBatman]

OK, since there's some concern about him being too soft, I'm going to start out at 5 Defense instead. I'll do the checklists in a while and propose him for an initial unless there are any concerns?

[Karat]

That was basically what I was thinking

[IAmBatman]

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?

No.

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?

He can, but he's taking wounds and giving unblockables and has nohealing. Since he's already an expensive target, that should feel fairly balanced.

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?

There's an intentional instance of this. I don't think it'll be too potent. It'll certainly be tested.

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.

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.

All good.


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.

All reuses.

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.

All good. I measured him up against hexes and he comes just to the top of five hexes, but is also clearly very slouched over in his posture, so I went with six.

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

After research and review, I don't think he flies. So I nixed that. If it hurts his cost too much, I can always bump his defense more.

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.

All good. Enhanced Durability is a reuse. The others are quite different and new.

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.

Tweaked the leaving engagement language to specify he can't move out of them, so it's not mistaken as no one else can move him out of them with throwing powers or what not.

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.

All good.

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.

All good. I'm actually bumping his defense up to 6 to get started since I dropped flying and I want to try to keep him at 380.

[Karat]

Pre-Yea pending completion.

[IAmBatman]

After going through the checklist, I dropped flying, bumped his defense to 6 to compensate, and tweaked some wording on the leaving engagement part of Seeking Approval. I think he's good to go, so I propose we move to initial playtesting.