The Book of Phil Coulson

[Arch-vile]

Awesome, glad it's going well LV.

Looks like we will need mini pics @Yodaking . Thanks for grabbing art SW!

[Yodaking]

Okay, I'll dig him out and try to get pics tomorrow.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, sorry I couldn't get him in focus!

[Yodaking]

Here you go, this mini has him holding a gun instead of pointing.

[Arch-vile]

Nice, thanks YK!

[tcglkn]

I just ordered the other mini if we want to use that one.

[Lazy Orang]

Honestly, the mini with the gun doesn't look all that much like Coulson, at least to me. I've noticed it before when I've been browsing mini shops.

[Arch-vile]

I think that one looks better than the pointing one (the one I have).

[IAmBatman]

I was just coming to say I think both minis do a poor job of looking like Clark Gregg.

[MrNobody]

If the anatomy isn't horribly disfigured, I consider that a good enough likeness for a Heroclix.

[Arch-vile]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

If the anatomy isn't horribly disfigured, I consider that a good enough likeness for a Heroclix.

*Cries in Abra Kadabra*

[LordVenoc]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Agent Couslon
Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Agent Coulson (190), Abigail Brand, Ninjak, Faith, Dum Dum Duggan, Hawkeye vs. Fan 4 (1000 Points)
Unit Summary
Damage: 0 wounds dealt
Abilities: Moved people once, free attacks on 4 turns

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1 – Not much here. No wounds dealt as armies get in each other’s space, but Faith does end the round chucking Mr Fantastic into a tree. Doesn’t hurt him, but he is out of IW aura now.
Round 2 – Fan 4 getting the first turn and rolling an 18 for Fantastic Leader creates a real problem, winding up with 2 wounds on Faith and 3 on Coulson. Torch was wounded by Ninjak, and a leaving engagement attack. Coulson is killed, but Ninjak manages to salvage the turn and across two sneaky sneaks turns, puts 4 wounds on Invisible Woman.. Thing takes out Faith.
Round 3 – Agents win initiative. Brand advances, and Ninjak takes out Sue (boost helped). Torch burns Duggan, but fails to hurt Hawkeye (1 lea wound dealt). Torch kills Duggan. Ninjak takes 3 wounds from Thing, and Reed moves in to lock him down. The Fan 4 kill off Ninjak and Hawkeye. They quickly take out Brand as well.

Who won and how many wounds did they have? Fan 4 win. 3 wounds on Torch. Mr Fantastic and Thing unwounded.

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Army Test
Map: Conflict Chernobyl
Units: Agent Coulson (190), Abigail Brand, Bloodshot, Mockingbird, Dum Dum Duggan, (850 points) vs. Green Arrow, Red Arrow, Black Canary, Oracle, Batman III (850 points)
Unit Summary
Damage: 2 damage dealt with Secret Weapon.
Abilities: 2 move 4 turns, 2 double attack turn, 1 passed turn. 1 attack boosted with Something to Avenge (no damage dealt).

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1 – Advancement happens. Bloodshot takes a wound, but dishes it back in force, killing Black Canary (BC whiffed a defense, but had already been hurt) that was softened up by Duggan, but whiffs his next attack roll.
Round 2 – Agents win Initiative. Mockingbird engages Ollie (thanks to Brand) to set up a Dum Dum attack, but Ollie blocks Duggan’s attacks. Roy takes a hit from Bloodshot. Mockingbird pole vaults in to go after the Archers. Ollie takes a passing swipe, but a roll of 16 allows his Attack Plan enhanced attack to wipe Mockingbird out.
Round 3 – Archery team takes initiative. A Skill shot roll of 20 kills Duggan. Bloodshot manages to get a wound on Roy. Ollie is very protective, as an 18 gets booned up to 20 by Batman, and the four skulls plus the attack plan kills the Cyborg. Brand gets closer, and Ollie gets two wounds on her. A desperate Coulson pulls out the Secret Weapon and uses it to take down Ollie.
Round 4 – Roy puts two wounds on Coulson. Coulson moves up, but lets Brand go to sneak 2 wounds in on Batman thanks to a defensive whiff. Coulson whiffs and dies to Roy’s fists. Roy puts Brand an inch from death, and she comes back to try and finish him to no success.
Round 5 – Brand gets a shot with a boosted attack, but doesn’t scratch the young Archer. Roy’s fists are more than enough to take out Brand.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Archery team wins. 2 wounds on Roy and Batman. Oracle unwounded.

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GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: I like him.
He's at a bit of a weird spot where you kind of want him to die for the attack bonus, but also you don't because of the utility he provides if you're running him as the leader. My first build trying to break up the foes pods seemed solid in theory, but probably should have used Angel instead of Faith since he'd be able to work with Brand where Faith couldn't. Even still, with a piece like Coulson you definitely want a way to salvage turns, and that game did at least allow that (with a solid showing from Ninjak).

Game 2 started well, but dang once Ollie and Roy were on a hot streak was it hard to make up ground. Part of that is definitely due to the map, and the general focus the team I had on wanting engagements. Still was fun, and Coulson is a solid leader. Hoping he will be even better with his team being designed to work with his style.