IshMEL's Customs: Updated 7/11/2018

[IshMEL]

Another Soldier from my backlog:

Cpt. Mark Yates ¤. Medic! 30 pts.

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Capt. Mark Yates
General: Jandar
Species: Human
Unique Hero
Class: Medic
Personality: Merciful
Medium 5
Life: 3
Move: 5
Range: 6
Attack: 2
Defense: 2

Points: 30

Base: Single
Planet: Earth

Field Dressing
Once per turn, if an adjacent Human Squad figure you control
would receive any number of wounds, you may roll the 20-sided die. Subtract 1 for every wound that figure would receive. If you roll a 14 or higher, you may ignore all wounds.

Combat Medic
After revealing an Order Marker on a wounded Human Hero figure you control that is adjacent to Capt. Mark Yates, and before using any other special powers on any Army Card or Glyph, you may first roll the 20-sided die. Add 2 to your roll if the figure is a Soldier. If you roll a 13 or higher, remove up to 2 wound markers from that Hero's Army Card.

Mercy
Cpt. Mark Yates never makes leaving engagement attacks on figures with only 1 Life remaining.

Figure: Heroclix Easy Company Medic

Helps heal wounded heroes and prevent wounds for squaddies. There are a number of customs using this figure and I think I cribbed from all of them! Combat Medic is lifted from both Ana K and Alfred P.

[IshMEL]

And, rounding out my Soldiers, here's General Sherman Mayne:



I was inspired by the really great faction list put together by @Evar-Scarcarver who notes that the American Soldiers lack a General. So I made one. Based the stats on MDG, adding range (I figure a sidearm somewhere) and reducing the attack. Added more points since you can get a lot of activations out of Jandar's Mission. Any thoughts are much appreciated! Thanks as always for taking a look.

[TheAverageFan]

Mayne: He helps the American army faction quite a bit, which is welcome. However, you might want to change it so that the 2 Army Cards can't be 2 of the same Common Army Card. Because I'd gladly lose out on the Valiant defense bonus for the chance to go with 8 4th Mass per turn, since they are also Soldiers. And they'll get a Defense and Movement buff if he dies.

~TAF

[IshMEL]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Mayne: He helps the American army faction quite a bit, which is welcome. However, you might want to change it so that the 2 Army Cards can't be 2 of the same Common Army Card. Because I'd gladly lose out on the Valiant defense bonus for the chance to go with 8 4th Mass per turn, since they are also Soldiers. And they'll get a Defense and Movement buff if he dies.

~TAF

Thanks for the help! I'm thinking the best way to do this is to restrict Jandar's Mission so that only 1 of the cards can be a Squad card. Even if they were different cards, going with 4th Mass and then Airborne is still a whole lot of attacks. I just need to figure out the wording.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by IshMEL

Thanks for the help! I'm thinking the best way to do this is to restrict Jandar's Mission so that only 1 of the cards can be a Squad card. Even if they were different cards, going with 4th Mass and then Airborne is still a whole lot of attacks. I just need to figure out the wording.

Two words and an acronym: C3G Nick Fury.

Also, what figure does the General use?

[IshMEL]

Originally Posted by Lazy Orang

Two words and an acronym: C3G Nick Fury.

Also, what figure does the General use?

Hmm, Nick Fury is close... but the way his Director power works (if I read it right) you get one hero (who may or may not be an Agent) + one Agent Squad (if the hero was an Agent). The way I see this going with Gen. Mayne, you can pick:

Gen. Mayne + Jandar Soldier Squad
Gen. Mayne + Jandar Soldier Hero
Jandar Solider Hero + Jandar Soldier Squad
Jandar Soldier Hero + Other Jandar Soldier Hero

The last possibility isn't covered by Director of SHIELD as it stands. I'll work on it, and it's a good suggestion, thanks!

The figure is Heroclix "General Lane." (I've started putting the figure name to the left of the card.)

[Evar-Scarcarver]

For Jandar's mission, I might try something along the lines of Kato Katsuro's command, with a little wording taken from Nick Fury. Something like:

After revealing a numbered order marker on this card, instead of taking a turn normally with Gen. Sherman Mayne, you may take a turn with one of the following that you control:

• 2 Soldier Heroes that follow Jandar. Gen. Sherman Mayne may be one of those Heroes. You may choose which Hero to activate first.
• 1 Solider Hero that follows Jandar and/or 1 Soldier Squad that follows Jandar. Gen. Sherman Mayne may be the chosen Hero. You choose which army card to activate first.

It might be a little wordy, and there is almost certainly a better way to do it, but Kato was the first similar ability I thought of.

Just wondering if I'm reading it correctly: With Remember the Mayne, is it only supposed to be for the remainder of the round that he was destroyed? Or is it for the rest of the game?

Glad to see that the stupid amount of time I put into compiling that list actually helped some custom creators out there.

[IshMEL]

Originally Posted by Evar-Scarcarver

For Jandar's mission, I might try something along the lines of Kato Katsuro's command, with a little wording taken from Nick Fury. Something like:

It might be a little wordy, and there is almost certainly a better way to do it, but Kato was the first similar ability I thought of.

Just wondering if I'm reading it correctly: With Remember the Mayne, is it only supposed to be for the remainder of the round that he was destroyed? Or is it for the rest of the game?

Glad to see that the stupid amount of time I put into compiling that list actually helped some custom creators out there.

Yes, I think that will work fine. I was overthinking things with the 8th Infantry Pathfinders' "Marching Orders" but I think it's clear with this, that if you choose to activate Gen. Mayne with Jandar's Mission you also get to use Marching Orders.

"Remember the Mayne" (ha!) is supposed to be for the rest of the game, as long as you're willing to put an X OM on the card. It would also work for the round he's been destroyed, but only if you have an OM on another Soldier card for some reason.

Your post has been very influential, on me at least!. I like playing (and creating) thematic factions, and you've made it easy to see where the "holes" are and what goes into a complete faction. So, thanks for all the time you put into it.

[IshMEL]

I think this works for the revised wording. I'll have to see how it fits:

JANDAR'S MISSION
After revealing a numbered order marker on this card, instead of taking a turn normally with Gen. Sherman Mayne, you may take a turn with each of the following Army Cards that you control:
* 1 Soldier Hero that follows Jandar. Gen. Mayne may be that Hero.
* Either 1 different Soldier Hero that follows Jandar, or 1 Soldier Squad that follows Jandar.

You choose which Army Card to activate first. Other than Gen. Mayne, a figure taking a turn with Jandar's Mission must be within 8 clear sight spaces of him at the start of its move.

[IshMEL]

A couple of cards I've done recently from my backlog, and one new work in progress:

Corvus, the Elven Wizards' raven familar:

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Dr. Dieulafoy, Fearless archaeologist:

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And finally... we talk about Raelin etc. as "cheerleader" units. But what Heroscape really needs is an actual cheerleader. Of the Undead!

Darla the Zombie Cheerleader. 30 pts.

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Darla the Zombie Cheerleader
General: Utgar
Species: Undead
Unique Hero
Class: Cheerleader
Personality: Tormenting
Medium 4
Life: 3
Move: 4
Range: 1
Attack: 2
Defense: 2

Points: 30

Base: Single
Planet: Earth

GO, GO! TEAM UNDEAD!
At the beginning of the round, if you have won initiative, you may immediately move Darla the Zombie Cheerleader up to 4 spaces. When moving with this special power, Darla never takes leaving engagement attacks.

YOU CAN'T HIT THIS ZOMBIE'S HEAD!
After revealing an Order Marker on an Undead Savage Army Card you control, you may choose one figure on that card that is within 6 clear sight spaces of Darla the Zombie Cheerleader. That figure may add 2 to its move that turn.

WE'LL TAKE YOUR SOUL AND EAT YOUR DEAD!
AND WE WON'T LEAVE UNTIL WE'VE FED!
After an Undead figure you control within 6 clear sight spaces of Darla the Zombie Cheerleader rolls the 20-sided die for a special power on its Army Card, you may add 1 to your die roll.

Figure: Horrorclix Nightmares Zombie Cheerleader

Thanks for taking a look!

[TheAverageFan]

Awesome customs, Ish, that cheerleader is... interesting.

Corvus: It took me awhile to even notice that the bird was in the Army Card picture, near the top blending into the background.
Dr. Dieulafoy: Great Indy/Croft themed unit, perfect for dungeon crawls. That being said, I might suggest bumping up her price and making her better, because as is her adventures aren't bound to last too long.
Darla: Well, she certainly is a cheerleader. At 30 points, she offers good enough buffs to be worth it to Zombie Armies, I think. The Personality choice of Tormenting is amusing.

~TAF

[IshMEL]

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Awesome customs, Ish, that cheerleader is... interesting.

Corvus: It took me awhile to even notice that the bird was in the Army Card picture, near the top blending into the background.
Dr. Dieulafoy: Great Indy/Croft themed unit, perfect for dungeon crawls. That being said, I might suggest bumping up her price and making her better, because as is her adventures aren't bound to last too long.
Darla: Well, she certainly is a cheerleader. At 30 points, she offers good enough buffs to be worth it to Zombie Armies, I think. The Personality choice of Tormenting is amusing.

~TAF

Thanks, TAF! I've updated the Corvus card with a bit of an aura for improved Raven finding. Thanks for pointing that out.

Dr. D -- I could give her another life, perhaps, and up her to 60 points?

Darla. Glad you like her Don't forget she boosts the Shades and Vampires as well!

And finally, another card from my backlog: Marcu Uncursed!



The one thing I couldn't fit on the card was what happens if an opponent takes control of Marcu Uncursed. That opponent also takes control of your Regular Marcu.