The Book of Invisible Man

[Ericth74]

Is there a checklist completed here?

[Splash]

Oh yikes, sorry I will do that.

[Lord Pyre]

Is the betrayal supposed to remove him from the game completely? Or are his other powers intended to allow him to be placed back onto the board? If the latter, he'd need a "If he is on this card" clause to allow that, as powers are active if figures aren't on the board by default.

If the former, I'd always opt to just insta-kill your 110 point figure over looking at a few OMs.

So I think that power could possibly use some tweaks yet, but I don't mind feeling the design out and moving from there.

Yea after checklist.

[Splash]

Yeah, thanks, it's supposed to be him just yeeting for a round.

INVISIBLE STEALTH
At the start of the round, before rolling for initiative, if Invisible Man is on this card, you may place him on a space adjacent to a figure you control. Invisible Man can move through all figures, is never attacked when leaving an engagement, and cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or special powers that require clear sight.

[Splash]

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?
Nope, no bonding.

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?
Nope.

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?
Nope.

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?
All his powers take effect at the start of the round, before initiative he can pop back up on the board, after initiative he either can close in on an opponent figure for an om peek and a chan chance at autowounds, or if initiative is lost he peeks for the enemy or ditches the team and hides back on his card.

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. His powers let him get around the board pretty easily, but it’s all contained at the start of the round and is the main thing he does.

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, he is designed to work better with initiative boosters, but even if he is placed back on his card during a loss, it allows for better placement next round.


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?
Yes, once per round more or less. It shouldn’t come up as a huge threat, even if he finds OM3 that’s only an average of 1.5 wounds.

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it 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. Not much outgoing synergy at all.

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, his attack/defense is low. Most of the value is in the special powers.

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. Well, he does have a chance to engage at the start of round so there is that.

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. He probably prefers the army to be spread out more.

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?
No.

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.
Looks good.

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.
Looks 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.
Looks good.

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.
Looks good.

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

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.
Looks good.

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.
Yep.

Reused Powers
Verify that the design is reusing special powers in place of creating new ones (and, where relevant, reusing power markers in the place of creating new ones), where reused special powers (or power markers) could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused special powers have the correct text.
Yes.

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.
Yes.

[Splash]

Checklists are good. Sorry again about that, I felt like I was forgetting something.

This passes!
His best armies should be Crime Syndicate, Injustice League, and Investigator builds.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by Splash

INVISIBLE STEALTH
At the start of the round, before rolling for initiative, if Invisible Man is on this card and not destroyed, you may place him on a space adjacent to a figure you control. Invisible Man can move through all figures, is never attacked when leaving an engagement, and cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or special powers that require clear sight.

Need the blue part too.

[Splash]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Need the blue part too.

Thanks tickle!

[Arkham]

Would Tormentor(or Slasher?) as a class make sense here? Then maybe Insane as a personality?

Would be kind of cool to see him in Slasher/Tormentor builds outside of the LoEG faction.

[Splash]

I don't think that would be a better fit than Sadistic Psychopath for the LXG Invisible Man, but...

He is something of a horror icon, albeit lesser known than say Dracula, in the Universal films. I think Insane Tormentor/Slasher fits the character in most film adaptations (old or new) and could work just fine if we wanted a more all encompassing lunchbox version that covers every aspect of the character.

Personally for me, LXG movie Invisible Man > H.G. Wells Invisible Man > LXG comic Invisible Man. Just these three all have varying characterizations, so throwing in the Universal renditions to give him better synergy and broader appeal would be fine with me.

It might be a contested issue though so I'll let others weigh in.

[Arkham]

Tormentor especially in the sense that doesn't he use his powers to commit crimes and mess with others, including killing etc.?

Just a thought. I know the Slasher/Tormentor faction has a lot of initiative help, so he'd feel like a natural fit, beyond his horror ties. Whereas, I'm not sure the Psychopaths have much going on?

[Splash]

Yeah I think Insane Tormentor would be a good fit.

I've been on a horror binge lately and just watched the new Candyman, I've heard the new Invisible Man movie is pretty good too so might watch that one next. He's supposed to be a super creepy stalker in that one I think.