The Book of M.R.D. Trooper

[japes]

For army tests I guess to maximize their effectiveness is there a figure that can boost the attack of a common human that is not a citizen or d20 booster that works for them.

I'm sure I am way overthinking this thing but hey that's what I do when I'm new at something.

[IAmBatman]

Does Sage still boost the D20s of all figures? If so, she'd do the latter. So would Doctor Fate or Brainiac with a Legionnaire, but neither is as elegant.

Bane and Hasbro Cap can boost adjacent figure attacks and defense. Stryker benefits from them, but doesn't give them any benefits.

Anarky and J. Jonah Jameson are only helpful for Citizens. A quick stroll through the Google Index didn't come up with anything useful in terms of Human-based synergy. Everything was either too narrow or a detriment (like Wonder Man).

[Dysole]

Originally Posted by japes

For army tests I guess to maximize their effectiveness is there a figure that can boost the attack of a common human that is not a citizen or d20 booster that works for them.

I'm sure I am way overthinking this thing but hey that's what I do when I'm new at something.

Vertigo?

~Dysole, who thinks she is one of the more underrated C3G figures

[japes]

Originally Posted by Dysole

Vertigo?

~Dysole, who thinks she is one of the more underrated C3G figures

Wow...that's a good one. I would have never thought of that. I was trying to boost attacks and didn't think to instead reduce defense.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Does Sage still boost the D20s of all figures? If so, she'd do the latter.

I believe we made it so that she only boosts Mutants and Telepaths.

[Yodaking]

Originally Posted by Karat

I believe we made it so that she only boosts Mutants and Telepaths.

No, the d20 power still works for everyone. It was only the OM management that was changed to work only for Mutants & Telepaths.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

No, the d20 power still works for everyone. It was only the OM management that was changed to work only for Mutants & Telepaths.

Ah that's right. Thanks for the clarification

[japes]

Third Times a charm here...

Originally Posted by japes

I never read any responses to this and was still curious as I thought a Wolverine vs a bunch of these guys would be a good test. If he gets wounded he can start hacking and slashing but if he gets negated they may be able to take him down before he can heal.

[japes]

OK this is frustrating. I had 3 test done and I got the blue screen of death. So far they are 2 for 3 with only one M.R.D. remaining each time and the loss was vs Iceman who only had 1 life remaining. Managed to grab these notes from the cache but lost the rest. I won't have time to redo this until later so I'll post this one for feedback of my format.

The two wins were Firestar and Jean Grey. The only time AMT hit was against Jean Grey which was on first turn of Round 2 which contributed a lot to the win since she couldn't toss these guys out of range so they were getting a lot of 4 activation turns.


Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 30
- Give a brief overview. At one point in the game I contemplated backing off and forcing Iceman to come to me when he gained the top of the lab but the aggressiveness of wanting to get four Troopers into the action took over and I went for it. This one had some tension that was fun.
Map: Swamp Lab
Units: M.R.D. Trooper x5 (30x5=150) VS Iceman(150)

Spoiler Alert!

Damage Done: 3 Wounds
When they were KO’d: see report
Mutant Attack Force: 2 of 8
Anti-Mutant Technology: 0 for 2

Summary of the game
Round 1:Iceman wins initiative
Turn 1
Ice Man moves toward top of Lab
MRD A moves up
MRD B moves up

Turn 2
Iceman moves to top of Lab
MRD A moves up to first elevation
MRD B moves up to first elevation

Turn 3
Iceman moves over but still out of range.
MRD B moves to bottom of ladder
MRD C moves up.

Round 2:Iceman wins Initiative
Turn 1
Iceman moves toward the top of ladder and attacks MRD B. 3 of 5 vs 2 of 3. 1 Down
MRD C in range for Mutant Assault Force.
MRD C moves up and Attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 6
MRD A moves up and Attacks. 0 of 3
MRD D moves up and Attacks. 3 of 3 vs 1 of 6, AMT:4 (2 Wounds on Iceman)
MRD E moves up and Attacks. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 6

Turn 2
Iceman attempting to break away from MAF moves back and attacks closest MRD (C). 3 of 5 vs 1 of 3. Two Down
With MRD C going down MAF not in range so only A and D will go.
MRD A moves up ladder and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 3 of 6
MRD D moves up and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 3 of 6

Turn 3
Iceman attacks MRD D. 2 of 5 vs 1 of 3. Three Down.
MRD A Makes it to the top of the Lab and attacks. 2 of 3 vs 1 of 5. ATM:1 (1 Wound on Iceman)
MRD E moves up and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 6

Round 3MRD win Initiative
Turn 1
MRD A attacks. 2 of 3 vs 2 of 5
MRD E moves up ladder and attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 6
Iceman attacks A with height. 2 of 5 vs 1 of 3. 4 Down 1 to Go

Turn 2
MRD E moves up to top and attacks. 0 of 3
Iceman attacks with height 2 of 5 vs 0 of 3. And then there were none

Who won?: Iceman with 1 Life remaining

[IAmBatman]

Fwiw, for your question above, I'd say on the surface it seems like a classic D20 roll to see which one goes into effect first situation. If Forge's player rolls higher, the marker gets taken off first. However, what would Wolverine's player do if they rolled higher? The power they would use would be negated, so it wouldn't actually trigger at the end of the round at all.

Here's what I'm thinking: since multiple powers can trigger at the end of the round, the round isn't over until all the powers that will trigger do. While Wolverine's power is negated, it can't trigger. There's nothing to trigger. But the neutralizer power isn't negated, so it can trigger. So it'll trigger at the end of the round before anything happens with Wolverine's card (there's nothing to happen while he's negated). But when the neutralizer power triggers and removes the marker, suddenly Wolverine does have a power that triggers. And since it's the end of the round, it triggers right away.

That's a long winded way of saying I think the neutralizer power would always trigger first, and Wolverine could still use the X to heal. That's how I read it at least. Tricky one for sure.

Edit: The formatting of the report looks good to me, but it'd be great if you could fill in the power titles for power #1 and power #2 for easier referencing.

[Tornado]

I feel your pain japes. The same thing happened to me in my early playtest days. I believe it was the first time I did not take hand written notes.

Sounds like you are on the right track with very close matches.

Nothing to add to Bats' analysis. Logic seems solid.

[japes]

Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 30
- Give a brief overview. At one point in the game I contemplated backing off and forcing Iceman to come to me when he gained the top of the lab but the aggressiveness of wanting to get four Troopers into the action took over and I went for it. This one had some tension that was fun.
Map: Swamp Lab
Units: M.R.D. Trooper x5 (30x5=150) VS Iceman(150)

Spoiler Alert!

Damage Done: 3 Wounds
When they were KO’d: see report
Mutant Attack Force: 2 of 8
Anti-Mutant Technology: 0 for 2

Summary of the game
Round 1 initiative - Iceman
Turn 1
Iceman moves toward top of Lab
MRD A moves up
MRD B moves up

Turn 2
Iceman moves to top of Lab
MRD A moves up to first elevation
MRD B moves up to first elevation

Turn 3
Iceman moves over but still out of range.
MRD B moves to bottom of ladder
MRD C moves up.

Round 2:Iceman wins Initiative
Turn 1
Iceman moves toward the top of ladder and attacks MRD B. 3 of 5 vs 2 of 3. 1 Down
MRD C in range for Mutant Assault Force.
MRD C moves up and Attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 6
MRD A moves up and Attacks. 0 of 3
MRD D moves up and Attacks. 3 of 3 vs 1 of 6, AMT:4 (2 Wounds on Iceman)
MRD E moves up and Attacks. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 6

Turn 2
Iceman attempting to break away from MAF moves back and attacks closest MRD (C). 3 of 5 vs 1 of 3. Two Down
With MRD C going down MAF not in range so only A and D will go.
MRD A moves up ladder and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 3 of 6
MRD D moves up and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 3 of 6

Turn 3
Iceman attacks MRD D. 2 of 5 vs 1 of 3. Three Down.
MRD A Makes it to the top of the Lab and attacks. 2 of 3 vs 1 of 5. ATM:1 (1 Wound on Iceman)
MRD E moves up and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 6

Round 3MRD win Initiative
Turn 1
MRD A attacks. 2 of 3 vs 2 of 5
MRD E moves up ladder and attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 6
Iceman attacks A with height. 2 of 5 vs 1 of 3. 4 Down 1 to Go

Turn 2
MRD E moves up to top and attacks. 0 of 3
Iceman attacks with height 2 of 5 vs 0 of 3. And then there were none

Who won?: Iceman with 1 Life remaining

Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 30
- Give a brief overview. I really thought Firestar was going to pull this out but she got too over confident. This really came down to the final round initiative. If Firestar would have won initiative she would have won. Ironically if she had won and would have been attacking it would have been the same number of dice being rolled for each and then it would have been 4 of 4 for her vs 2 of 4 for MRD A and she wins.
Map: Swamp Lab
Units: M.R.D. Trooper x4 (30x4=120) VS Firestar(120)

Spoiler Alert!

Damage Done: 4 Wounds
When they were KO’d: see report
Mutant Attack Force: 0 of 7
Anti-Mutant Technology: 0 for 2

Summary of the game
Round 1 initiative - MRD
Turn 1
MRD A moves to road tile
MRD B moves toward Lab
Firestar moves toward Lab

Turn 2
MRD A moves to top of small fortified hill using road bonus
MRD B moves to halfway up the ladder
Firestar flys to top of the Lab staying just out of MAF rangeLab

Turn 3
MRD B moves up the ladder to the top of the Lab and attacks Firestar. 2 of 3 vs 0 of 4. AMT:2 (2 Wounds to Firestar
MRD C moves toward Lab
Firestar attacks with her ranged special so if she KO's MRD B she would be out of MAF Range. 1 of 3 vs 0 of 3 (MRD B Out)

Round 2: initiative - MRD
Turn 1
MRD C moves up ladder
MRD D moves toward Lab
Firestar moves to top of ladder and lines up MRD C and D for her special attack. 2 of 4 vs 1 of 3 and 2 of 3. (MRD C Out)

Turn 2
MRD D moves up ladder and attacks. 2 of 3 vs 2 of 5
MRD A attacks. 2 of 3 vs 1 of 5, AMT:6 (Firestar gets 3rd wound)
Firestar moves just out of attack range of A and attacks MRD D with her special. 3 of 5 vs 0 of 3. (MRD D Out)

Turn 3
MRD moves in range and attacks. 3 of 3 vs 4 of 5
Firestar flys down to finish off MRD A. 0 of 4 with normal attack.

Round 3 initiative - MRD
Turn 1
MRD Attacks. 2 of 4 vs 0 of 4. Firestar Out

Who won?: M.R.D. Troopers with 1 Trooper remaining

Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 30
- Give a brief overview. It didn't seem like the MRD had a shot here for awhile with the high defence of Quicksilver but the swarm of multiple attacks eventually made a dent. Ultimately the late strategy of Quicksilver attacking and retreating to high ground to roll 8 defense dice paided off. AMT actually came into play and made a difference in getting some high ground for the troopers.
Map: Swamp Lab
Units: M.R.D. Trooper x7 (30x7=210) VS Quicksilver (215)

Spoiler Alert!

Damage Done: 4 Wounds
When they were KO’d: see report
Mutant Attack Force: lots
Anti-Mutant Technology: 1 for 3

Summary of the game
Round 1 initiative - Quicksilver
Turn 1
Quicksilver rushes in
MRD A moves to road and is in range to attack. 2 of 3 vs 4 of 7
MRD B moves in and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 7

Turn 2
Quicksilver moves to screen himself from MRD B and to attack MRD A. 3 of 5 vs 2 of 3. (MRD A OUT)
MRD B in MAF Range
MRD B Flanks Q and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 3 of 7
MRD C moves up to attack. 2 of 3 vs 2 of 8
MRD D moves up to attack. 3 of 3 vs 3 of 8
MRD E moves up to attack. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 8

Turn 3
Quicksilver moves and attacks MRD B. 2 of 4 vs 1 of 3. (MRD B OUT)
MRD C in range for MAF
MRD C moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 1 of 7
MRD D moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 7
MRD E moves up to attack. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 7
MRD F moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 8

Round 2: initiative - Quicksilver
Turn 1
Quicksilver moves to cut off MRD C from getting height and attacks. 2 of 5 vs 2 of 30
MRD C in range for MAF
MRD C moves up to attack. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 8
MRD D moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 8
MRD E moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 8
MRD F moves up to attack. 3 of 3 vs 2 of 8 AMT:12 (Quicksilver takes first wound)

Turn 2
Quicksilver breaks off engagement with MRD C and moves to cut off MRD D from circling around and taking the high ground. 2 of 5 vs 0 of 3. (MRD D OUT)
MRD C in range for MAF
MRD C moves up to attack. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 8
MRD E moves up ladder still in range` to negate Quicksilver height advantage and attacks. 3 of 4 vs 1 of 7, AMT:20 (Quicksilver takes 2nd and 3rd Wounds and is Negated)
MRD F moves up to attack. 1 of 3 vs 2 of 8
MRD G moves up but out of attack range.

Turn 3
MRD had spread out enough that with Superspeed, Quicksilver could have ran to the outer edge and attacked a fringe MRD and been out of MAF range but with negation he has to stay and fight.
Quicksilver attacks MRD C. 2 of 5 vs 0 of 3. (MRD C OUT)
MRD E still on the ladder still in range. 2 of 4 vs 3 of 7
MRD F attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 8
MRD G attacks. 2 of 3 vs 3 of 8

Round 3 initiative - MRD
Turn 1
MRD E still on the ladder still in range. 2 of 4 vs x of 7
MRD F attacks. 1 of 3 vs 1 of 8
MRD G attacks. 3 of 3 vs 2 of 8, AMT 14. (Quicksilver takes 4th Wound)
Quicksilver moves to MRD E on the ladder and attacks. 1 of 4 vs 0 of 4. (MRD E OUT) Quicksilver uses Superspeed to move up the ladder

Turn 2
MRD F moves and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 8
MRD G moves and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 8
Quicksilver moves and attacks MRD G. 2 of 4 vs 0 of 3. (MRD G OUT). Quicksilver uses Superspeed to retreat to high ground.

Turn 3
MRD F moves and attacks. 0 of 3
Quicksilver charges in to attack MRD F. 2 of 4 vs 2 of 3. Quicksilver retreats up the ladder

Round 4 initiative - MRD
Turn 1
MRD F moves and attacks. 1 of 3 vs 4 of 8.
Quicksilver Comes down in to attack MRD F. 3 of 4 vs 1 of 3. (MRD F OUT)

Who won?: Quicksilver with 1 Life remaining

including the first two lost reports they are 3 and 2 with all matches coming down to 1 wound left on the winning side. The last battle with Quicksilver didn't seem as fun for the MRD's as the high defense and non power-powers of the speedster gave him advantages. Technically his power is his 9 move and 7 defense but since they are not tied to a power they don't get negated. If Flash would have been a Mutant this is a different game because Speed Dodge getting negated and having a lower defense would have crushed him. This makes me rethink some things on some sanctum designs being discussed. I'll get to army test later.