The Book of Spider-Knight

[Lord Pyre]

The Book of Spider-Knight

C3G MARVEL WAVE 44
A VERY SPIDEY CHRISTMAS


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Superior Foes of Spider-Man set.
Its model number and name are #064 / Spider-Knight.

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Character Bio - Once upon a time, in a faraway land, lived the Parkers - a noble family renowned for their bravery, honor, and loyalty. In a battle to protect the borders of the Kingdom, both Benjamin and Richard Parker fell in battle, but not before Richard asked Norman Osborn to take care of Peter.
The Osborns prove to be cruel Knights, and mistreat many of their servants. When The King holds a ball to find a suitable Knight to marry his daughter, Princess Gwendolyn, Norman orders Peter to clean the castle while Harry tries to woo Gwen. Peter himself wants to meet Gwen, and with help from his other servant friend Mary Jane, he constructs his own armor with inspiration from a spider weaving a web on his parents' graves. Using this armor and his own charm, he wins over the Princess's heart. Norman, furious at the revelation that Peter was the Spider-Knight, and that the King allowed the Princess to marry a servant, he attacks the King. Peter defends the King, and during the battle, Norman accidentally kills Gwendolyn. Peter takes vengeance and slays Norman, and the King later declares Peter their new prince and protector.
He is later recruited by Spider-UK to join the fight against the inter-dimensional villains, the Inheritors.
~Spider-Man: Fairy Tales #4
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Crossover Symbol: The Crossover Symbol next to Spider-Knight's secret identity indicates that he is draftable into the same army with other Peter Parker cards. See C3G's Secret Identity Rules.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Marvel figure, Spider-Knight has these Marvel Synergies.
• As a figure with a secret identity, Spider-Knight has these Secret Identity Synergies.
• As a Human, Spider-Knight has these Human Synergies.
• As a Crusader, Spider-Knight has these Crusader Synergies.
• As a figure with a Spider-Verse special power, Spider-Knight has these Spider-Verse Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Friendly figures with a Spider-Verse, Swing Line or Web Swing special power or that are Crusaders who are adjacent to Spider-Knight roll one additional defense die.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a figure with a secret identity, Spider-Knight interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Human, Spider-Knight interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a Valiant figure, Spider-Knight interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: LP
• Second playtest: tcglkn
• Third playtest: LordVenoc
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Optional budget repaint by Lord Pyre
• Card Art by tcglkn

[Lord Pyre]

NAME = SPIDER-KNIGHT
SECRET IDENTITY = PETER PARKER (CO)

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CRUSADER
PERSONALITY = VALIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 130

SPIDER-VERSE: RETALIATION
When a friendly figure that is a Crusader or has a Spider-Verse, Swing Line or Web Swing special power receives one or more wounds from an attack from an opponent’s figure, if the defending figure was in clear sight of Spider-Knight, you may move Spider-Knight up to 3 spaces. If he ends this movement adjacent to the attacking figure, you may roll one unblockable attack die against that figure, or two if the friendly figure was destroyed.

FORWARD CHARGE
When moving normally, you may add 2 to Spider-Knight’s Move number as long as he ends his movement adjacent to an enemy figure.

THE PRINCE OF ARACHNE
When a friendly adjacent figure that is a Crusader or has a Spider-Verse, Swing Line or Web Swing special power rolls for defense, they roll one additional die.

[Lord Pyre]

Comic art:

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Mini Pics:

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[tcglkn]

Nice and simple powers. I have no real feedback.

[Lord Pyre]

Any other thoughts or just solid to move forward?

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Sorry, I've been deep in VDO rules and such.

Avenging Strike says 'attacking figure' at one point even though the rest of the power isnt limited to attacks. You just want to say 'that opponent's figure' or some such.

Otherwise seems fine so pre yea

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by Soundwarp SG-1

Sorry, I've been deep in VDO rules and such.

Avenging Strike says 'attacking figure' at one point even though the rest of the power isnt limited to attacks. You just want to say 'that opponent's figure' or some such.

Otherwise seems fine so pre yea

No worries, thanks! Good call on the wording, got that updated.

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

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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

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?

Might need to clarify some timing on Avenging Strike if it'd be a problem. Or just add an "immediately?"

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope


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?

He has chances for autowounds, but he's basically acting as a soft Daring Decoy, so nothing too crazy in my opinion.

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it a 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?

Adjacent defense boost isn't crazy.

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope


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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

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?

Nope

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST (SHORT FORM)

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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.

Yep

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.

Yep

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.

Yep

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.

Yep

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

N/A

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.

Yep

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 powers in place of creating new ones, where reused powers could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused powers have the correct text.

N/A

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.

He's a human Knight. Feels right to me.

[Lord Pyre]

Alright checklists done, looks like maybe an "immediately" would be good to add in Avenging Strike? Not sure if it would matter or not.

Forward Charge - I clarified to be normal movement. The second half with the auto wound doesn't specifically say it, and we could add it there too, unless someone REALLY wants to try to cheese the autowound with static movement, but I don't care much about that. Spider-UK still gets use out of it with his Web Warriors power since that lets you take actual turns without attacking. I didn't even intend it but it's cool since he ran with UK's crew.

I'm going to propose initial, but if you have opinions on the above, lemme know. Otherwise I'll probably just specify normal move on both halves when I run him.

I propose we move to Initial Testing.

[tcglkn]

Yea, I don't think you need normally in the second half of the power, you have to move normally before attacking anyways.

[Lord Pyre]

Very true!

[IAmBatman]

I'm getting 150 on the calculator, fwiw. Trouble with him is the first and third power basically both say "attack me, not a friendly figure adjacent to me." Seems like he'll be most exploitable paired with Daring Decoy types as a result.

yea

[Lord Pyre]

Yeah while I don't LIKE the Daring Decoy "exploit" I don't think it's a huge deal since you can just disengage and attack the Knight then. But I'll definitely try it out as Spider-Boy has DD so it'll definitely be a strategy.

I want to keep him around 130 since Ham is already 150, and Mayday is 140. I'll cut the Forward Charge wounds if he's a bit too hot.