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[japes]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

They already do. Did you mean Order Markers or the other markers? Glyphs have to be nondescript from the back too. This doesn't seem particularly revolutionary.

These particular markers are different in that they fit over the number in the card otherwise there's not a simple way to distinguish which attribute is being modified.

Glyphs and regular Markers are different.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by japes

These particular markers are different in that they fit over the number in the card otherwise there's not a simple way to distinguish which attribute is being modified.

Glyphs and regular Markers are different.

Good point on that front. Though there's a circular version and a square version, right?

[japes]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Good point on that front. Though there's a circular version and a square version, right?

I honestly haven't figured out a successful way to do it myself since I use the smaller cards but yeah the Mr. Sinister ones are square

[IAmBatman]

Oh, no, I meant I thought on his actual card we had both circular and square versions available. This might be a case where the circular ones would be best to stick with.

[japes]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Oh, no, I meant I thought on his actual card we had both circular and square versions available. This might be a case where the circular ones would be best to stick with.

Oh sorry, Mr. Sinister had only square and that's what I was basing it off of.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by japes

Oh sorry, Mr. Sinister had only square and that's what I was basing it off of.

Ah, my bad. I was misremembering. I think it might've been an option we were throwing around or something at some point, then.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

I think Dark Beast absolutely needs a power like this:

ALTERNATE REALITY
When this Beast (Henry McCoy) is in your Army, any other Henry McCoy may also be in your Army.

OK, I suck at official wording, but you get the idea.

[laughing matter]

That's why his name is Henry, and regular Beast is named Hank. But if you can think of any other versions of Beast who've run around in the 616, or in just a nonnative reality then I'm fine to throw it on, even though I don't know if it's necessary.

[Xael Raymand]

I didn't catch the name change either. I'm currently reading the onslaught saga and they are technically both in it.

[Ronin]

Yeah, they've both been kicking around the Marvel Universe and occasionally sharing page space for years now. I think the change from Hank to Henry is actually a pretty elegant solution.

[Lazy Orang]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Yeah, they've both been kicking around the Marvel Universe and occasionally sharing page space for years now. I think the change from Hank to Henry is actually a pretty elegant solution.

It's certainly elegant for this design, but bear in mind that there will probably be an increasing number of alternate reality characters being designed in the future, many of which won't have such an elegant option to call upon. I feel it may be a good idea to work out some way to work this type of thing into designs now so that, in the long run, it is no longer an issue, rather than tip toeing around it with a solution which, while more elegant right now, will provide no help for the design of such figures in the future and will arguably, in fact, provide a somewhat problematic precedent.
Btw, I once designed an Armoured Spider-Man, who I gave a new 'Alternate Reality' symbol that just meant he could be played with any other Peter Parker - just throwing the idea out there.

[Ronin]

We've had this conversation before, and the Heroes' stance was that Peter Parker is Ultimate Peter Parker is 1602 Peter Parker. Outside of cases like Beast/Dark Beast where the characters iconically co-inhabit the same reality, I don't think we're getting any kind of 'alternate reality' designation to let them co-mingle.

Cases where characters are prone to co-existing with other versions of themselves are few enough that they can mostly be sorted out on a case-by-case basis, I think. Kang's dealing with it one way, Dark Beast can do it slightly differently.