The Book of Green Construct (Helicopter Gunship)

[quozl]

The Book of Green Construct (Helicopter Gunship)

C3G DC WAVE 20
BATTLE FOR JUSTICE

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a plastic army helicopter from Imperial Toys Military Defense Set.

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Character Bio - From the military fantasies of Green Lanterns, comes the creative physical manifestation of the Helicopter Gunship - a powerful military attack helicopter that shoots long-range missiles and has a powerful machine gun for when battles get up close. This Helicopter Gunship is a non-sentient construct made completely out of Green Energy that flows from a Green Power ring and the one that wears it.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• This figure is double-based.

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Green Construct, while Green Construct is adjacent to Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) cannot be attacked and if Green Construct would be destroyed while adjacent to Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) may roll for his Sustained Willpower special power.
• As a figure that starts the game off the battlefield, Green Construct has these Off-the-Battlefield Synergies.
• As an Energy Construct, Green Construct has these Energy Construct Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Due to the Green Construct Creation special power, Green Construct can only be placed on the battlefield before taking a turn with a Green Lantern. Current Green Lanterns.
• Due to the Green Construct Control special power, Green Construct can only take a turn instead of attacking with a Green Lantern. Current Green Lanterns.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a flying figure, Green Construct interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with a Special Attack, Green Construct can be affected by aspects of certain special powers. Special Powers that Interact Differently with Special Attacks.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Green Lantern faction strategy guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: quozl
• Second playtest: Viegon
• Third playtest: REJ
• Fourth playtest: Jesusfreak
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Japes

[quozl]

NAME = GREEN CONSTRUCT
SECRET IDENTITY = HELICOPTER GUNSHIP

SPECIES = ENERGY
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CONSTRUCT
PERSONALITY = UPLIFTING

SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 6

LIFE = 2

MOVE = 4
RANGE = 7
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 130

GREEN CONSTRUCT CREATION
Green Constructs do not start the game on the battlefield. After revealing an Order Marker on Green Lantern's Army Card, you may immediately place one Green Construct in your army that is not on the battlefield on any empty space within 3 clear sight spaces of that Green Lantern. You may not create any additional Green Constructs this turn. If you no longer control any Green Lanterns, destroy all Green Constructs you control.

GREEN CONSTRUCT CONTROL
After revealing an Order Marker on Green Lantern's Army Card, instead of attacking with that Green Lantern, you may take a turn with any Green Construct you control. Green Construct may only attack, move, or take a turn in this manner. You may not take any additional turns with other Green Constructs this turn.

HEAVY MACHINE GUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 4.
If this Green Construct inflicts one or more wounds with this special attack, it may attack again with this special attack. This Green Construct may continue attacking with this special attack until it does not inflict a wound. It may not attack the same figure more than once.

FLYING

[A3n]

Uplifting personality

I think move should be at least 5 though. Everything else looks good .

[quozl]

I was thinking 4 because it's just hovering over the battlefield. But I can go 5 too.

Anyone else prefer 5 over 4?

[IAmBatman]

No preference on the move. I don't mind it being on the slow side so that it has to stay near the GL controlling it. I also don't mind it being faster.

Love the design. Zero complaints or suggestions except to get this bad boy into testing.

[johnny139]

I'd say slower. Best to limit the strength of constructs in general, I'd say.

Any shots of the figure by the by?

[Lord Pyre]

Nice. Love the personality.

[IAmBatman]

Good point, johnny. I think I prefer the smaller move too for that reason.

[quozl]

ERB Reports:

Originally Posted by davidlhsl

Green Construct: Helicopter Gunship

I just drank a can of Schrodinger's Beer. While it's inside my tummy, it's both making me want to puke and it doesn't. We won't know until something comes up.

Personality: Uplifting? I love the word play here, and it's even funnier in the context of what I just wrote.

Green Construct Creation

The "book" definition of "you control" in the D&D Scape Glossary contradicts with the wording on this (and also on the Mech Warrior). If you'll notice the use of the term in the next ability, you'll see what I mean.

Green Construct Control

Capitalize lantern.

Vetted.

Heavy Machine Gun Special Attack

Rat-a-tat-tat! Very neat!

Final thoughts

I'm really liking the entire notion of Constructs. They remind me of familiars in adventure games (magic users who cast creatures that operate on the battlefield in proxy of the caster).

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Not a big fan of the uplifting personality, I get that it's supposed to be funny, but it just doesn't work. Fearless might be a good personality here. Everything else looks good.

[quozl]

Originally Posted by quozl

you may immediately place one Green Construct you control that is not on the battlefield on any empty space within 3 clear sight spaces of that Green lantern.

This is what David is talking about. It should be:

Originally Posted by quozl

you may immediately place one Green Construct in your army that is not on the battlefield on any empty space within 3 clear sight spaces of that Green Lantern.

Any thoughts about what Tickle said about the personality?

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by quozl

Any thoughts about what Tickle said about the personality?

Yep: His thoughts suck. Uplifting is funny and a play on words. Fearless makes absolutely no sense. If a helicopter can't be uplifting, how could it have courage?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

Yep: His thoughts suck. Uplifting is funny and a play on words. Fearless makes absolutely no sense. If a helicopter can't be uplifting, how could it have courage?

If we want to get nit-picky about the personalities on Constructs, technically they really shouldn't have any at all (they're essentially mindless), so it's kind of hard to debate personalities for them. I think "Uplifting" is fine, and it's fun.