The Book of Cursed Earth T-Rex

[Tornado]

The Book of Cursed Earth T-Rex
C3G 2000AD PUBLIC EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION 21
COMBATANTS AND CARNIVORES


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a CollectA figure from the Prehistoric Life set.
Its model name is Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Character Bio - Tyrannosaurs are a species of large carnivorous dinosaurs that live in the Cursed Earth, primarily Sauron Valley. Most tyrannosaurs were brought back to life in the late 2000's in a scientific experiment to try and clone Dinosaurs from fossils. Most of them were donated to various wildlife parks but managed to escape from captivity during the Atomic Wars. Many dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurs, made their home in Sauron Valley. The black tyrannosaur Satanus quickly dominated the other tyrannosaurs and became their leader. It was now up to the tyrannosaurs to make new dinosaurs the traditional way. These amorous activities resulted in fresh tyrannosaurs eager to prove themselves. (slightly modified from the Judge Dredd Fandom Wiki page) .
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• Base Clarification: Cursed Earth T-Rex is a double-based figure.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Wild Uncommon Hero, Cursed Earth T-Rex can take a turn with Beast Man's Beast Mastery special power.
• As a Huge figure, Cursed Earth T-Rex has these Huge Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a Huge figure, Cursed Earth T-Rex interacts differently with these special powers.
• Cursed Earth T-Rex's Weak-Minded special power makes him more vulnerable to some special powers that take temporary or permanent control.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Tornado
• Second playtest: Ronin
• Third playtest: quozl
• Fourth playtest:Tornado
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Scapemage

Card Updates:
7 March 2021 - Class changed to Predator

[Tornado]

NAME = CURSED EARTH T-REX

SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON HERO
CLASS = PREDATOR
PERSONALITY = WILD
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 9 (2-Hex)

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 2
POINTS = 60

WEAK-MINDED 4
If any player rolls the 20-sided die to take temporary or permanent control of Cursed Earth T-Rex, that player may add 4 to the roll.

[Tornado]

OK, I am going to take one last swing at my original vision.
A couple things to keep in mind. I changed it to Dinosaur Island to try and better represent the Silver Age and the simple de-powered version you see here. It also leaves the option of a more powerful Savage Land version which I see as a combination of ZJ's Savage Land Frenzy and Margloth's Crushing Jaws. I would be willing to LD that after the rest of the Dinos are complete.


These Dinos may look simple but that is intentional. They are to be pawns in the Dinosaur faction. The next Dino (Old One Eye) will be able to move them as a large pack and the one after (Golgotha), will bond with them. They need to be simple and low cost for this to all work out and ideally I would like to see them check in around 60 points.
I am curious to see if the public is at all interested in a no power card.
For you old timers, consider this my tribute to Matt Helm who once said something like:

"Any aspect of a design that could be represented by stats, should be."

Originally Posted by Tornado

NAME = DINOSAUR ISLAND T-REX

SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON HERO
CLASS = DEVOURER
PERSONALITY = WILD
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 8-10

LIFE = 7
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 2
POINTS = ?60?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Tornado

I am curious to see if the public is at all interested in a no power card.

Let's stay on track. We've heard from the sanctum members (who, as far as I can tell, are against a no power card, outside of the vocal exception of johnny). Tornado wants to gauge public interest and I'm not sure if we've gotten any definitive responses from public members or fans yet.

So, non-sanctum members, what say you? Are you interested in a no power t-rex card or not?

I say give them 48 hours to answer and accept that no answer = no interest if that's the way it goes.

Any further discussion from sanctum members threatens to devolve into something non-productive, IMO.

[Tornado]

NAME = SAURON VALLEY T-REX

SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON HERO
CLASS = DEVOURER
PERSONALITY = WILD
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 8-10

LIFE = 7
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 2
POINTS = ?60?

ROAR IN TRIUMPH
After destroying a figure with this Sauron Valley T-Rex, you must, if possible, roar or destroy this figure.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Originally Posted by Tornado

NAME = SAURON VALLEY T-REX

SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON HERO
CLASS = DEVOURER
PERSONALITY = WILD
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 8-10

LIFE = 7
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 2
POINTS = ?60?

ROAR IN TRIUMPH
After destroying a figure with this Sauron Valley T-Rex, you must, if possible, roar or destroy this figure.

I'm sold!

[IAmBatman]

A shot at something crazy:

NAME = SAVAGE LAND T-REXES

SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE SQUAD (x10? x12?)
CLASS = YOUNG
PERSONALITY = WILD
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 9-10

LIFE = 1
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3
POINTS = 500?

MIGRATION PATTERN
When taking a turn with the Savage Land T-Rexes, you may only move with three Savage Land T-Rexes and you may only attack with three Savage Land T-Rexes. They can be the same or different figures.

PREHISTORIC TOUGHNESS
A Savage Land T-Rex is not destroyed from receiving wounds unless it would receive at least four wounds.

You wanted one for 100 to fill out the pack. This would be like 10-12 for 400-500. There'd be powers, but basically just powers to help them function more like Uncommon Heroes without the huge price tag.

[Tornado]

Comic Art

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Background Art

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Figure Art

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[Scapemage]

Great stuff here! I am happy with the Crushing Jaws choice.


EDIT: I moved this thread over from the base forum to Public Designs.

[Tornado]

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Lost Land T-Rex

Heavy Hitter or Mid-Level Hero Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 60-ish T-Rex crushed everything in its range but it was built for combat.

50 - Wasp: T-Rex 1/7w
50 - Atom: T-Rex 3/7w
60 - BB T-Rex: T-Rex 3/7w. re-match: T-Rex 6/7w
60 - Jubilee: T-Rex 6/7w
70 - Iron Man: Full
75 - Hellcat: 3/4w
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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 60 is feeling good right now.
- Give a brief overview. T-Rex fight with vigor and gulp down Doc whole but the Criminals have a little too much.
Map: City Park.
Units: LL T-Rex x3(180), Baron Zemo(170), Cap(240) & Bucky(60)[650] vs.Doc Ock(215), Wizard(140), LexCorp x2(260) & Skrull Infiltrator x4(40)[655]

Spoiler Alert!

Damage: 1+3+1+1 = 6 total. Average of 2 per T-Rex.


R1: LexC & Doc moves. T-Rex moves. LexC moves, wounds a T-Rex(2/2shields) from high ground, Doc moves, 6wounds T-Rex(0,1,2,0/2shields). Bucky moves, misses a LexC with 3skulls(u got robbed Buck), Cap moves, KOs LexC(Skrull), misses Doc. LexC moves, Doc moves, KOs T-Rex(0/3shields), KOs Bucky. T-Rex moves, wounds Doc(3/7skulls).

R2: Cap misses Doc & SI. LexC moves, misses Cap, Doc 4w T-Rex(1,2,1,1/3shields) who KOs Doc(3w, 6/7skulls)(SI). LexC 2w T-Rex(1/3shields), Wizard moves. T-Rex moves, KOs LexC(3/7skulls)(SI). LexC moves, KOs T-Rex(0/3shields), Wizard moves.

R3: Cap KOs 3 Skrulls. LexC moves, misses Cap, Wiz moves, 2w Cap who misses. LexC wounds Cap, Wiz KOs Cap(SI). T-Rex moves. LexC moves, 2w T-Rex(0/2shields), Wiz moves, 2w T-Rex(0,0/2shields) who moves, KOs LexC(4/6skulls, low ground). Last LexC moves, Wiz moves KOs T-Rex(1,1/2 shields).

R4: LexC moves, Wiz moves, misses. Zemo moves, misses Wiz(x). LexC moves, 2w Zemo, Wiz(x). Zemo KOs LexC.

R5: Wiz X, Zemo X, Wiz KOs Zemo.

Who won and how many wounds did they have? Wizard Full, 1/4 Skrulls.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 60.
- Give a brief overview. T-Rex roar in triumph.
Map: City Park.
Units: LL T-Rex x4(240), Invisible Woman(215) & Zemo(170)[625] vs. Luke Cage(190), Iron Fist(260) & Tigra(170)[620].

Spoiler Alert!

Damage: 5+1(but 3 ignored)+1+1+1+1+1 = 11 total. Almost 3 each.



R1: Tigra & Cage move. T-Rex moves. Fist & Cage move. Another T-Rex moves. Fist moves, 4wounds T-Rex(0/4 shields), Cage moves, misses T-Rex(2/5 shields) from low ground. T-Rex misses Cage(1/7 skulls).

R2: Fist wounds T-Rex(2/4shields), Cage misses T-Rex(4/5shields) who misses Cage(3/7 skulls). Fist KOs t-Rex(1/4shields), Cage steps up and 2wounds a T-Rex(1/4 shields) who avoids a swipe, steps up and blanks out(0/6skulls). Fist moves, 4wounds T-Rex(2/4 shields), Cage KOs T-Rex(0/4shields). Another T-Rex moves, and gulps down Iron Fist(6/6skulls).

R3: T-Rex wounds Cage(6/6skulls). "WTF are these things?" Tigra moves, Cage 2wounds T-Rex(1/4shields). T-Rex wounds Cage(3/6skulls). Tigra moves, 4wounds T-Rex(0/4shields), Cage KOs T-Rex(2/4shields). Last t-Rex charges, misses Cage(2/6skulls).

R4: Tigra gets Trap X, Cage wounds a T-Rex(2/4shields). T-Rex wounds Cage(2/6skulls). Tigra misses T-Rex(3/4shields), Cage 2wounds T-Rex(2/4shields) who wounds Cage(3/6skulls). Tigra 2wounds T-Rex(1/4shields), Cage KOs last Rex(2/4shields). Zemo KOs Cage.

R5: Tigra gets Trap X. Zemo moves, misses. Tigra takes a swipe, 3wounds Sue. Zemo 2wounds Tigra who KOs Sue. Zemo KOs Tigra.

Who won and how many wounds did they have?

Zemo: Full.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 60.
- Give a brief overview. Terrible luck for Mentallo and a Wendigo murder spree nearly ended this early, but one T-Rex rose and said no more.
Map: City Park.
Units: LL T-Rex x5(300), LexCorp x2(260), Cap(240), Bucky(60) & Metallo(135)[995] vs. Frankenstein(320), Dragon Man(320) & Wendigo(350)[990].

Spoiler Alert!

Damage: 4+5=9 Just less than 2 each.


R1: Frank moves. Bucky & Cap move. DM moves. LexC moves, misses DM, Mentallo uses Telepathic Suggestion(9+5+2), T-Rex moves. Wendigo Leaps. LexC moves, misses Wendigo, (M TS =.

R2: Frank moves, wounds a T-Rex(1/2shields). Bucky retreats, wounds Frank, Cap misses Frank with a shield throw. Frank moves and only wounds Cap despite 5 skulls. DM moves and Fire Breaths a group(2skulls), misses T-Rex(3/3shields), 2wounds a T-Rex, misses 2 LexC, 2wounds Mentallo. LexC misses DM, Mentallo flees(M TS =. {Two ones in a row }.. Frank misses Cap, DM Fire Breath(2skulls), misses T-Rex, 2w Rex, misses two LexC. LexC misses DM, (M TS =11) damn three consecutive failures...

R3: Frank misses Cap, Wendigo Leaps, KOs Mentallo, 3wounds a T-Rex(2/2shields). Bucky misses, Cap wounds Frank. Frank 3wounds Cap, Wendigo avoids a swipe, KOs Cap, avoids a swipe, 2wounds a T-Rex(0/2shields). LexC move, wound DM. Frank 2wounds Bucky, Wendigo KOs a T-Rex(0/2shields), avoids a swipe, KOs a T-Rex(4skulls, 0shields), KOs Bucky, wounds a Rex(1shield). LexC move, miss DM.

R4: LexC 3wounds DM. Frank 4wounds a Rex(0/3shields), DM KOs two LexC. Last two LexC move, wound DM. Frank KOs a T-Rex(3skulls, 0/3shields). LexC KO DM. Frank moves, 4wounds T-Rex(0shields), Wendigo 2wounds a Rex(0shields).

R5: Frank KOs a Rex(3skulls, 0shields). LexC miss Frank who KOs a LexC. Last LexC wounds Frank who misses. Last T-Rex moves, KOs Frank(5skulls).

R6: T-Rex 5wounds Wendigo!(5skulls) from high ground. Wendi manages to only wound a T-Rex(4skulls,3/3shields). T-Rex blanks out (was so ready to roar in triumph!). Wendi takes a swipe, runs around a tree and KOs the last T-Rex with 6skulls, heals, misses LexC who misses. Wendigo KOs LexC.

Who won and how many wounds did they have? Wendigo 5/7 wounds.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Liking 60 points right now. They have a lot of bite and great durability for that point range but are as one dimensional as you can get. They exist to destroy.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: These guys are freaking awesome. Who thought a pseudo-no power figure could be so fun? Had a blast with them. Their low Defense makes them vulnerable to practically everyone (they despise multi-attacks) but their high Life makes them almost impossible to drop in one hit. The same cannot be said for their victims as their 6 Attack dice can destroy must figures in the game if the dice go their way and they did a few times for me.

When one T-Rex finished off Frankenstein with 4wounds then followed it up with a 5wound goring of Wendigo I could not believe it. After the rest of the pack did almost nothing, this little upstart nearly wins the battle himself. So good.

I will have to dig back through to pull some numbers for damage but I gotta go. Looking good here and I suspect not too much testing is needed to finish them.

[Tornado]

I dropped the Life and Defense and made them Young to justify. I am thinking about a Juvenile T-Rex from Hobby Lobby for the figure.

[Yodaking]

I still prefer a defense of 3 here so he can reasonably be expected to block some 3 die attacks. With just one straight forward power and some okay stats, I don't see why he can't still hit 100 or fewer points. Weather Wizard, Armor, and Mister Zsasz are all 100 point figures with some nice tricks up there sleeve.