Quozl's Design Workshop

[IAmBatman]

Is it meant to be more of a negative power or positive power? I guess I'm trying to figure out the intended game impact and whether it's hitting it or not.

[quozl]

More negative. You get a free move but then all your OMs have to go on King Kong until he's destroyed. I think having an opponent choose the figure will ensure it will always be your weakest one that gets chosen.

[IAmBatman]

Sounds on point, then.

[quozl]

Cool. Let's move on to another design, Cheetah! She will be appearing in the next Wonder Woman movie. Here's what I have:

Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva)
COSMIC JUSTICE #070-072

NAME = CHEETAH
SECRET IDENTITY = BARBARA ANN MINERVA

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = THIEF
PERSONALITY = PREDATORY
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 8
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 6
POINTS = 300?

CHEETAH SPEED
When counting spaces for Cheetah’s movement, elevation changes of up to 2 levels count as one space. You may ignore Cheetah’s height of 5 when climbing. Cheetah may move through all figures and never takes leaving engagement attacks.

QUICK GRAB
After moving and before attacking, you may choose a figure equipped with an Equipment Glyph that Cheetah moved through this turn and place the chosen figure's Equipment Glyph on this card. If there is already an Equipment Glyph on this card, you may instead place the chosen figure's Equipment Glyph on any empty space Cheetah moved through this turn.

BLOODLUST SPECIAL ATTACK
Range: 1. Attack: Special.
Roll 4 attack dice against an adjacent figure. If Cheetah inflicts one or more wounds on a figure other than an Android or a destructible object, she may move up to 1 space and attack again, adding 1 to her attack dice for each subsequent attack. Cheetah cannot attack more than three times in a single turn.

SUPER STRENGTH

[IAmBatman]

Is Minerva known for being a thief? She always struck me as more of a killer, though my experience with her is limited. Fwiw, here's what I had for her:

Spoiler Alert!

CHEETAH
BARBARA MINERVA

WERE-CHEETAH
UNIQUE HERO
PSYCHOPATH
ENVIOUS
MEDIUM 5

6 LIFE
MOVE 7
RANGE 1
ATTACK 6
DEFENSE 5
POINTS ?

CHEETAH SPEED
When counting spaces for Cheetah’s movement, elevation changes of up to 3 levels count as one space. You may ignore Cheetah’s height of 5 when climbing. Cheetah may move through all figures and never takes leaving engagement attacks.

SAVAGE KILLER
When Cheetah attacks a figure with her normal attack or a leaving engagement attack and inflicts at least one wound, that figure receives one additional wound.

FERAL INSTINCT
If Cheetah destroys an opponent's figure with her normal attack, she may move up to 1 space and attack again with her normal attack. For each subsequent normal attack with Feral Instinct, roll 1 fewer attack die.

Hits a lot of the same notes, except with her as more of a killer/fighter than thief. I really like Predatory as her personality - good call.

[quozl]

She's an evil archaeologist looking for artifacts (usually ones that Wonder Woman possesses, like the lasso). That's why I went for the thief angle.

I like the 1 step movement you have in Feral Instinct. I think that would work in nicely in Bloodlust Special Attack.

[Ronin]

Yeah, it'd be cool to let her move a space between her SA attacks.

On Quick Grab, maybe let her steal glyphs from figures she moved through (ala Scott Lang), instead of just adjacent to? Restricts her just a little bit more, but I like that mechanic. Having to actually run down the figure with the glyph just feels a hair more evocative to me.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Yeah, it'd be cool to let her move a space between her SA attacks.

On Quick Grab, maybe let her steal glyphs from figures she moved through (ala Scott Lang), instead of just adjacent to? Restricts her just a little bit more, but I like that mechanic. Having to actually run down the figure with the glyph just feels a hair more evocative to me.

I actually stole that mechanic from Black Cat for Scott, Ronin! Give credit where credit's due...

[Ronin]

Well then Scott has it now and we've got to steal it from him.

[Scapemage]

Stealing for passing through makes sense. I like that Quick Grab captures the artifact hunter occupation. Maybe it could use a more appropriate name though. Artifact Hunter?

I love this otherwise. The increasing attack on the special is awesome.

[Yodaking]

8 move and counting 2 levels up as 0 will be really fast. Might be able to beat the Flash across some uneven ground.

[quozl]

Too fast? Also note that counting 2 levels up is 1 space, not 0.