The Book of Dhalsim

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

The comment about aerial advantage without flying is spot on too. Hard to have one without the other.

Definitely insightful, but also something that was discussed and addressed earlier in the thread. If something stops/nullifies flying without nullifying aerial assault (which is possible) it can lead to some rules interpretation issues.

She is showing a good eye for detail, though, yeah.

[Yodaking]

That is what I get for joining the thread late.

[Tornado]

NAME OF THE PLAYTESTING UNIT Dhalsim

Version tested

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NAME = DHALSIM

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = ASCETIC
PERSONALITY = PACIFISTIC
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 2
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 90

LEVITATION

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Dhalsim is considered to have height advantage over any figure without the Aerial Advantage, Flying, or Levitation special power whose base is no more than 2 levels above his base. Dhalsim does not take falling damage and may ignore all effects from terrain tiles he moves onto or occupies.

YOGA FIRE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 3.
Figures without the Lava Resistant special power roll one fewer defense die against this special attack. If Dhalsim inflicts one or more wounds with this special attack, roll one unblockable attack die for Burn Damage. Continue rolling for Burn Damage until you do not roll a skull.

Army Test 1
Unit Sum-up:
Damage:
Normal Attack: 3 to Ken from range 2.
Yogi Fire Special Attack:
- 2 wounds to Captain Boomerang.
- Burn Damage: 2 wounds to captain Boomerang.

Power Usage:
Levitation:
Assisted in movement twice+1 Attack and Defense: Once each Yoga Fire Special Attack:
- Subtracted 2 defense dice.
- Rolled 2 dice for Burn Damage.

Map: Custom map featuring two Small Houses.
Overview: Ryu does a lot of early damage and Dhalsim comes in to finish off the enemy.
Units: Dhalsim(90), E. Honda(130), Ryu(150) & Jewel(150) vs. Captain Boomerang(90), Zangief(150), Ken(150) & Batroc the Leaper(130) [520 each]

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R1: Ryu moves through the back door, into the House. Ken moves through a side door anto the House. Jewel flies to an outer corner of the House, near the lake. Zangief moves near a back door. Ryu runs out the front and around the back of the next house to wound Z. Batroc runs in and misses Ryu.

R2: Ryu wounds Batroc & Z. Z wounds Ryu. Ryu KOs Batroc. Ken steps out the back door and misses Ryu. Ryu wounds Z & K. Z misses R

R3: Z wounds Ryu. Ryu wounds Z & Ken. Ken wounds Ryu. Ryu KOs Zangief, misses Ken. Ken misses Ryu. Jewel flies in.

R4: Ken KOs Ryu. Jewel flies to the back door and misses Ken. Ken miss Jewel. J wounds Ken. Ken wounds J.

R5: Ken 2wounds Jewel. J miss Ken. Ken miss J. J miss Ken. Ken w J. Jewel misses Ken.

R6: Ken KOs Jewel. Dhalsim moves by a side door. Captain Boomerang moves by other side door. Dhalsim moves in and misses CB(1skull, YFSA). CB w Dhalsim(0/5shields, +1Levitation). Dhalsim moves and KOs Ken(3/4skulls,+1L) from range 2.

R7: Dhalsim 2wounds Cap Boom(3/3skullsYFSA +2 more for YFSA burn) KO'd.

Who won: Dhalsim & E. Honda(Both Full).

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Army Test 2
Unit Sum-up:

Damage:
Normal Attack: 0.
Yogi Fire Special Attack:
- 6 wounds total.
- Burn Damage: 4 wounds total.

Power Usage:
Levitation:
Assisted in movement: 5 times
Rolled extra die for Defense: 4 times

Yoga Fire Special Attack:
- Subtracted 12 defense dice.
- Rolled 9 dice for Burn Damage.

Map: Custom map featuring two Small Houses.
Overview: Ryu does a lot of early damage and Dhalsim comes in to finish off the enemy.
Units: Dhalsim(90), E. Honda(130), Ryu(150), Zangief(150) & Ken(150) vs. Green Arrow(150), Captain Boomerang(90), Shadow Thief(70), Angel(90), Lagoon Boy(90), Vertigo(90) & Vulture(90)[670each]

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R1: Angel Carries Vertigo to the corner of a House. Ryu runs around a corner and misses V. Green Arrow moves to the front door and fires an arrow through the small window in the door and the center window in the back wall and 2w Ryu. Ryu slowed by Vertical Projection cannot get close enough to GA and opts to HSA Vertigo and misses. GA backs towards the Start Zone, and KOs Ryu through the door/window. Ken moves along the shore and hides behind the corner of a House.

R2: Ken moves to the next House lurking behind the corner. GA moves and misses Ken with a shot across the lake. Ken tears barefoot through the sand and wounds Lagoon Boy, Vulture & Captain Boomerang. GA miss Ken. Ken misses LB, 2wounds Vulture, wounds CB. GA misses.

R3: Vulture Grabs Ken and dumps them in deep water. Ken wades forward, destroys Vulture. LB swims behind Ken and Puffs Up and KOs Ken(6skulls). Dhalsim Levitates across the lake to the corner of a House. GA moves around the lake and cannot quite get LoS on Dhalsim through two corner windows. Dhalsim moves between the windows at the back of a House and misses Lagoon Boy(0skulls) with YFSA.

R4: Dhalsim floats in between LB and misses GA with YFSA(1skull). GA takes a swipe from Dhalsim, retreats towards Vertigo and miss D(1skull). Dhalsim hides behind the House(beween the back windows) and wounds LB with YFSA(1skull) +1 wound for burn damage. GA frustrated by Dhalsim's hiding, 3wounds Zangief from long range. Dhalsim KOs Lagoon Boy with YFSA(1skull +1 burn). GA misses Zangief.

R5: Dhalsim floats and misses CB with YFSA(1skull). GA climbs a small hill and KOs Zangief. Dhalsim misses CB with YFSA(1skull). GA 2wounds E. Honda. Dhalsim misses CB with YFSA(1skull). GA KOs EH.

R6: Dhalsim KOs CB YFSA(1skull, +1 burn). GA shoots through two windows and misses Dhalsim(1skull). Dhalsim misses Shadow Thief YFSA(1skull). GA rolls a 1 for SS. Dhalsim wounds ST YFSA(1skull, no burn). GA(Skill Shot 19) 3wounds Dhalsim(4skulls).

R7: Dhalsim miss ST YFSA(0skulls). Green Arrow (SS1). Dhalsim KOs Shadow Thief, YFSA(2skulls, +1 burn).Green Arrow KOs Dhalsim(4skulls)

Green Arrow(1/4 wounds); Vertigo & Angel(both full).

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Yoga Fire has some nice potential and Dhalsim did quite a bit of damage in the second game but mainly because it was easier for Green Arrow to kill everyone else first.
If you compare him to the other 90 point figures he certainly not close to the top five and lacks any real synergy. I would not raise his points at all. It is going to be hard to justify adding him into any army considering the incredible synergy some of the other 90 point figures offer.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: Dhalsim is certainly fun but his lack of synergy is going to hurt his draftability.

[johnny139]

Have you tried splitting it up?

If you keep getting it, shoot me an email and I can give it a shot.

[Tornado]

OK, got it in my previous post.

[johnny139]

Cool. So he's got good potential but pretty low draftability. We can keep him as-is, for a filler unit, and I think he's be fine. I'll toss this third power into convention, though.

YOGA TELEPORT
Once per turn, when an opponent's figure first moves into an engagement with Dhalsim, you may immediately place Dhalsim on any empty space within 2 spaces. He will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Originally Posted by johnny139

Cool. So he's got good potential but pretty low draftability. We can keep him as-is, for a filler unit, and I think he's be fine. I'll toss this third power into convention, though.

YOGA TELEPORT
Once per turn, when an opponent's figure first moves into an engagement with Dhalsim, you may immediately place Dhalsim on any empty space within 2 spaces. He will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

That needs some 'and onto a space where that figure could end its movement' type wording for the trigger there. You don't want to get into the same mess the C3V did with Elaria.

[johnny139]

Bumping discussion here - Dhalsim looks balanced at his current cost and powerset, but has low draftability. Are we okay with release a unit that'll have limited table time, or do we want to try and jazz him up a bit (such as my suggestion two posts above)?

[TrollBrute]

I'm okay with whatever the LD and Street Fighter fans are most comfortable with. As non-synergistic, paper-y units at low-to-mid costs, most of the Street Fighters fall into that 'draftable but not a top choice' area. I'm cool with them there, as the people who want to play them still can, but I'm also fine with spicing Dhalsim up a little to make him more fun.

[Viegon]

I'm fine with giving him a third power or leaving him as-is; however, if we do go with a third power, I'm not a fan of the turn interruption that Yoga Teleport power has (potentially triggering in the middle of a figure's movement). What about this instead?

YOGA TELEPORT
When an opponent’s figure ends its movement adjacent to Dhalsim, you may immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 13 or higher, immediately place Dhalsim on any empty space within 2 spaces. He will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

[johnny139]

That'd be fine, too. Probably more effective, too, since they won't be able to follow up after you teleport.

[SirGalahad]

I can live with that.