The Book of Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)

[Dysole]

Just add a "reveal an Order Marker on Mister Terrific".

~Dysole, simply

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Originally Posted by Karat

My intent was before taking a turn with Terrific.

Hmm, not too worried about him then. The 20-sider part is a lot less useful that way; I guess you could build an army with a lot of passive D-20 powers (Warmachine and such), but you'd basically be wasting a turn going with this guy and that range is hella short. Likewise, the movement power is ok, but probably not worth giving up a turn on this guy for. The re-roll attack and defense part makes him a decent slugger, but it's not like there is a shortage of those.

Man of a Thousand Talents becomes more interesting if we get someone that can bond with him and really benefits from a D-20 boost or 'counter movement', but I'm not aware of anyone like that off-hand. Ms. Marvel, Robot, and such can activate MOATT for 'free' now, but I'd think they'd usually have better things to do.

Things might also get a little weird if there is ever a way for him to get multiple turns in a row, since I guess he could have two effects active that way, but I doubt there will ever be a way for him to do that.

That leaves Champion of All Things Fair as his main power at the moment IMO, and I can't see any real potential for abuse there.

[Karat]

How's this for clarity?

MAN OF A THOUSAND TALENTS
Before taking a turn with Mister Terrific, choose one of the following to be in affect until the next time you reveal an Order Marker on this card:

• When Mister Terrific attacks with a normal attack or defends against a normal attack, you may re-roll any dice that show blanks once per roll; or
• When Mister Terrific or a figure within two spaces rolls the 20-sided die, you may add or subtract 1 from that roll; or
• Choose an opponent’s figure within 5 clear sight spaces of Mister Terrific. Whenever an Order Marker is revealed on the chosen figure's Army Card, you may immediately move Mister Terrific or a figure you control within clear sight of Mister Terrific up to 4 spaces.

[IAmBatman]

Not good, because it lets them stack. So long as you're taking a turn with him through someone else's Order Marker (say, Hush) you can keep the powers in effect forever.

Either it has to be triggered both times by revealing an Order Marker on him, or both times by taking a turn with him.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Not good, because it lets them stack. So long as you're taking a turn with him through someone else's Order Marker (say, Hush) you can keep the powers in effect forever.

Either it has to be triggered both times by revealing an Order Marker on him, or both times by taking a turn with him.

Better?

MAN OF A THOUSAND TALENTS
Before taking a turn with Mister Terrific, choose one of the following to be in affect until the next time you begin a turn with Mister Terrific:

• When Mister Terrific attacks with a normal attack or defends against a normal attack, you may re-roll any dice that show blanks once per roll; or
• When Mister Terrific or a figure within two spaces rolls the 20-sided die, you may add or subtract 1 from that roll; or
• Choose an opponent’s figure within 5 clear sight spaces of Mister Terrific. Whenever an Order Marker is revealed on the chosen figure's Army Card, you may immediately move Mister Terrific or a figure you control within clear sight of Mister Terrific up to 4 spaces.

[IAmBatman]

It works. Though I think "next time you begin a turn with Mister Terrific" might read better for the second part.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

That's a vastly different power though. There's nothing wrong with the original wording, "Before taking a turn with Mr. Terrific, choose one of the following to be in effect until the next time you reveal an Order Marker" works mechanically.

EDIT- Unless it was supposed to be 'reveal an order marker on Mr. Terrific" the whole time. Just how is this power intended to work? Can't really make competitive suggestions when it's so unclear what heck he's supposed to do.

[Karat]

It was intended how it currently reads.

[TrollBrute]

Originally Posted by Karat

It was intended how it currently reads.

Oh, that's a major difference from the way it originally read. It makes the second and third options a lot more potent.

[johnny139]

I always assumed it was "between OM reveals on Mr. Terrific," so yeah, that makes sense to me.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Yeah if the power is "take a turn with this guy once to activate D-20 boost for the rest of the game" ignore everything I said earlier. He best build is probably just as part of a Outcast D-20 army were you can get Typhoid Mary up to wounding on a 9+ or something.

[Dysole]

Originally Posted by Soundwarp SG-1

Yeah if the power is "take a turn with this guy once to activate D-20 boost for the rest of the game" ignore everything I said earlier. He best build is probably just as part of a Outcast D-20 army were you can get Typhoid MaryGorgon up to woundingautokilling on a 9+15+ or something.

Fixed it for you. ~_^

~Dysole, finding it hilarious