The Book of Trickster (Axel Walker)

[quozl]

Why 65?

[IAmBatman]

I'm guessing it's because he got brutalized in the army tests for the most part, but feels at least as good as the original Trickster (who's at 65). That's why I voted yea, anyway.

[Hahma]

YEa

[A3n]

Yea

[johnny139]

65 seems too low to me, especially considering he started at 80... he definitely has the potential to do a lot of damage, so we shouldn't discount that just because of some bad games.

[quozl]

Nay until we get another test. Trickster's army took out The Watchmen!

[Scapemage]

More from Tornado. I think 70 is far more justified now. I propose Final Editing.

Thanks! I'm unsure about the rules there, but the results are great!

Originally Posted by Tornado

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT (Trickster)

- THEME TEST/ Check to see if there are any powers or stats on the test unit card that does not accurately reflect the theme or likeness of what the character would and could do. Also consider destructible objects, and whether or not this characters powers should affect them.
?Pass

- MIRROR TEST/ Check to see if the unit were played against itself, if there would be any loops that would upset the balance of the Game.
?Pass

- BONDING TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing Bonding abilities to make sure there are no continual Bonding possibilities that do not stop appropriately or do not stop at all. This is to prevent loops in Bonding.
?Pass

- SYNERGIES TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing synergies to make sure there are no factors that could break the game by making any unit to powerful or too weak.
?Pass

- POWER CHECK/ Consider the test unit and all existing units and all glyphs to compare to and check for any powers that could be over amplified and break the game. Each power must define when it takes place, who or what it affects, and What are the stipulations on the power if there are any.
?Pass

- FUN TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play.
?Pass

- FUN COMPETITIVE TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play against.
?Pass

- DRAFTING TEST/ Consider whether or not this design is worth drafting.
?Pass

- USAGE TEST/ Consider whether or not all of the powers on this card were used or at least usable.
?Pass

- STRATEGY TEST/ Consider whether or not the design offers any real strategy or interesting tactics to the overall game.
?Pass

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 60 - 70.
- Give a brief overview. Trickster puts up a great fight with Parasite but falls just short.
Map: Fulcrum.
Units: Trickster, Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, Heat Wave, Pied Piper, & Rat Swarm(x6){605} vs.
Iron Man(Stealth, 270), Parasite, & Bane(600).

Spoiler Alert!

UNIT SUM-UP
Damage:
Normal Attack: 2,1,1,2,1
Sharpened Jacks: 0

Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Malfunctioning Equipment: 0 for 2
Sharpened Jacks: 0 for 2
Toy Bomb SA: 0

(summary)
Round 1: Pied Piper leads the rats forward. Parasite, Weather Wizard, Bane, and Iron Man move in.

R2: Piper moves up and misses Parasite. Rats scurry and wound Parasite. Bane moves in and wounds Piper. Trickster flies up and misses Bane with a 2 skull attack from high ground. Iron Man flies up and misses Piper then flies to highest ground adjacent to Trickster. No Malfunctioning Equipment, no Sharpened Jacks. Captain Cold moves in and misses Parasite who destroys 2 Rats.

R3: Piper misses Bane. Rats scurry. Bane wounds Piper. Cold misses. Iron Man 3wounds Boomerang. Cold misses. Parasite destroys 2 Rats.

R4: Trickster 2wounds Bane with a 3 skull attack from high ground. Bane destroys Pied Piper. Cold takes Piper's spot and 3wounds Bane, Trickster destroys Bane with a 3 skull attack from high ground. Iron Man misses Cold who wounds Parasite, Trickster wounds Parasite with a 3 skull attack from high ground. Parasite wounds Cold, heals.

R5: Parasite destroys Cold, heals. Parasite 2wounds Weather Wizard, heals to full. Trickster 2wounds Parasite from high when he blanks out. Iron Man destroys Captain Boomerang. Trickster misses Parasite.

R6: Parasite destroys Weather Wizard, heals to full. Trickster wounds Parasite who moves adjacent to Trickster. No Malfunctioning Equipment, no Sharpened Jacks. Parasite 2wounds Trickster from low ground with a 3 skull attack. Trickster 2wounds Parasite with a 4 skull attack. Iron Man 2wounds Heat Wave. Trickster wounds Parasite with a 2 skull attack.

R7: Trickster misses Parasite with a 1 skull attack. Parasite misses Trickster with 2 skulls. Trickster misses with 2skulls. Iron Man wounds Trickster from low ground with 2 skulls. Trickster misses Parasite with 2 skulls. Iron Man destroys Trickster with 3 skulls.

R8: Iron Man destroys Heat Wave, rat, rat.

Who won and how many wounds did they have?
Parasite(4wounds, 1 wound left) & Iron Man(Full).

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 70.
- Give a brief overview. The Rogues win, almost. Tricksters bring doom to their foes but Firefly is a little too hot to handle.
Map: Fulcrum.
Units: Trickster, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Heat Wave, & Trickster(65){470} vs. Falcon, Firefly, Talia Al Ghul, & Chameleon {470}.

Spoiler Alert!

UNIT SUM-UP
Damage:
Normal Attack: 0
Sharpened Jacks: 0
Toy Bomb SA: 1,2,1 + 1,2 against self.

Power Usage/Effectiveness:
Malfunctioning Equipment: 2 for 9
Sharpened Jacks: 0
Toy Bomb SA: 2 uses, 2 malfunctions

(summary)
Round 1: Chameleon Impersonates Captain Cold. Heat Wave climbs a small hill. Trickster(James) flies up and 2wounds Falcon with Itching Powder. Talia climbs a small hill and misses James. Mirror Master moves up and wounds Falcon. Chameleon moves in and misses James.

R2: Chameleon Impersonates Captain Cold. Falcon moves to highest ground and misses James. Mirror Master moves up and destroys Falcon. Chameleon moves up and 2wounds Mirror Master. Heat Wave moves in and misses Talia who wounds Heat Wave. Trickster(Axel) flies up and misses Talia from high ground with 1 skull.

R3: Chameleon Impersonates Captain Cold. Axel flies up. No Malfunctioning Equipment. Misses Chameleon with Toy Bomb(1 skull).
Chameleon goes after Axel but misses from low ground with 1 skull. Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) wounds Chameleon with Toy Bomb. Talia misses Heat Wave.
It was bound to happen, Malfunctioning Equipment.
Firefly moves up and misses Heat Wave.

R4: Chameleon Impersonates Captain Cold and misses Axel. Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) misses Chameleon with Toy Bomb(1 skull).
Chameleon misses Axel from low ground with 1 skull. Malfunctioning Equipment(Toy Bomb). Firefly misses Heat Wave. Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) misses Chameleon with Toy Bomb(1 skull).

R5: Chameleon Impersonates Captain Cold and misses Axel with 1 skull. Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) misses Chameleon with Toy Bomb(1 skull). Chameleon wounds Axel from low ground with 2 skulls.
Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) 2wounds Chameleon and wounds himself with Toy Bomb. Firefly destroys Heat Wave.
Axel (No Malfunctioning Equipment) destroys Chameleon and himself with Toy Bomb.

R6: Captain Cold climbs a small hill and wounds Firefly. Mirror Master misses Talia. Firefly 2wounds Cold who misses. Firefly destroys Captain Cold. Talia misses Mirror Master.

R7: Talia misses. Mirror misses. Firefly flies. Mirror 2wounds Talia. Firefly destroys James. Mirror destroys Talia.

R8: Mirror 2wounds Fierfly who destroys Mirror.
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Who won and how many wounds did they have?
Firefly(3 wounds, 1 Life left.).

I am not sure if I played Toy Bomb against Chameleon correctly. I assumed I could not bomb a non-adjacent hex while engaged with Chameleon but I am not sure if that is right. If not then I think the Rogues would have pulled out a narrow victory as 3 of Axel's wounds were self inflicted. All in all this was a great match for the Rogues. Having Captain Cold taken away almost made them stronger, plus when he did get to take a turn he rolled well. It made me move the other Rogues first, allowing them to take good positions.


I finally had a couple Malfunctioning Equipment rolls. A real bummer but a fun theme. It does a lot to keep his points down.
His real strength is in Toy Bomb and not needing clear sight.
I was starting to worry about Chameleon(I never ran him before) then I realized Trickster is the perfect counter.

The second test finally changed my mind about Trickster and the Rogues. They can be pretty decent when moved strategically and taking advantage of high ground.

[IAmBatman]

Even if you're just targeting a hex, I would say you can't make a non-adjacent attack if you're engaged. So I'd say he played that right.

Looks like he was played at 75 in both tests, and came up short by a fair margin, but held his own at least in the first test, and then came up short by a narrow margin in the second. 70 even seems reasonable. I thought it was close between 65 and 70 before, but I think this is enough to show he's OK still 5 points higher (but not OK 10 points higher).

yea.

[Lord Pyre]

Yea

[Hahma]

Yea for 70

[johnny139]

Yea

[A3n]

Yea