The Book of Spider-Cat

[tcglkn]

The Book of Spider-Cat

C3G MARVEL WAVE 36
FOOL ME TWICE


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Painted Pathfinder figure from the Battles Deep Cuts Unpainted Minis set.
Its model number and name are W4 Familiars / Cat.

Tutorial to Paint this figure.

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Character Bio - When the Jackal unleashed thousands of mutated insects in New York during the Spider-Island event, one of the recipients of Spider-powers was Spider-Cat. And as they say, when good emerges, evil rises up to meet it.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Crime Fighter, Spider-Cat has these Crime Fighter Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: tcglkn
• Second playtest: Cinderquail
• Third playtest: redstang
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by tcglkn
• Spider-Cat created by Skottie Young
• Comic art by Skottie Young

[tcglkn]

NAME = Spider-Cat

SPECIES = Cat
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Crime Fighter
PERSONALITY = Tricky

SIZE/HEIGHT = Small 2

LIFE = 1

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 3
ATTACK = 2
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = 40

NINE LIVES
Whenever Spider-Cat receives enough wounds to be destroyed, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 9 or higher, remove all Wound Markers from this card and Spider-Cat is not removed from the battlefield.

SPIDER-CAT SCRATCH SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 2.
If the defending figure receives at least one wound, it receives one additional wound. After attacking with this special attack, Spider-Cat may immediately use his Swing Line special power and attack with this special attack one additional time.

SWING LINE 3
Instead of his normal move, Spider-Cat may move up to 3 spaces with Swing Line. When moving with Swing Line, Spider-Cat has the Flying special power, but may not move up or down more than 40 levels in a single swing, and will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

[tcglkn]

@Arch-vile
@johnny139
@Lord Pyre
@Soundwarp SG-1
@LordVenoc
@MrNobody
@Arkham

[Lord Pyre]

My only thought is to give him 2 life, and drop defense, that way he could potentially actually heal, otherwise it just feel like a dodge. But not a big deal at all, love the other powers.

I’ll get you pics this weekend!

[IAmBatman]

I get 75-95 on the calculator, so right ballpark.

[johnny139]

Feels cat-like enough for me - no notes. In the long lineage of Spider-Men, what lines have been crossed to get this one so soon.

[tcglkn]

Originally Posted by johnny139

Feels cat-like enough for me - no notes. In the long lineage of Spider-Men, what lines have been crossed to get this one so soon.

I promised LP I would LD this if he did the Venom Pigeon. I repainted the figure for him and he did the repaint here.

[Lord Pyre]

For minis that say "no priming necessary" I always recommend a very thin basecoat, as paint doesn't seem to naturally stick as well to whatever material they use. So give him a white/off-white basecoat (You want white as red and blue can be finicky with a darker undercoat). Once that's dry, focus on the costume first. Use reference pics as possible, from both the comic art and the mini pics below. I would start with red, just because of the spider on the back. Make a big oval, and eight tiny legs coming off of it. Fill in the non-red areas with blue, and touch up with red as necessary (Waiting for it to dry so you don't touch the wet paints and get purple).

Using black, make a tiny spider on his chest.

For the face, do big black eyes, and then white inside of them, leaving a small black outline. Pink for the inside of his ears and a black nose. A mouth isn't necessary, but a giant goofy grin felt right compared to the comic art. I did a big black smile, a small pink tongue, and two tiny white dots for his fangs.

Spoiler Alert!

[tcglkn]

Any chance you have the mini info and a tutorial here?

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Any chance you have the mini info and a tutorial here?

Done and done

[IAmBatman]

Looks like he's sitting on one of his nine lives.

[tcglkn]

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No


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?
A small chance with his SA

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
If your d20 is hot he can live forever like other Spider-Men

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?
No


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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

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?
No

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

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.
Same as Spidey

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.
Not needed

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.
Once one new power.

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.
All good.

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.
Yes

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.
Should be good

I propose we move to initial playtesting here