[Pod 0] Ozuul (Eldrazi Ruiner) - Playtesting

[Astroking112]

Accretio was never my favorite species, but it doesn't particularly bother me. There were several suggestions back around that time that we could fall back on if needed.

What does Ozuul being an Outsider bring to the design? We can certainly tie it into the story of the set and market it as him being a Harbinger of the upcoming Outsider faction, but I don't really see much other benefit here. Ironically, he is unlikely to be released before any of the Outsiders (given that we're going for a mass release of the set), his unpainted nature conflicts with them visually, and he doesn't play particularly nicely with them.

Without spoiling anything about the upcoming C3V faction, the main potential for synergy would be in the Children of the Dark Star currently in Public Playtesting. There's some potential for the Order Marker Sign of the Outer Gods mechanic for sure, but Ozuul has no D20 ability and a relatively low threat range but high collateral damage makes juggling turns between the two of them less appealing.

I'm not particularly opposed to making him an Outsider here, but these are all things that we should keep in mind.

[Pumpkin_King]

Voidspawn is a good one, leaves open design space.

[Pumpkin_King]

I think I’m still leaning to Voidspawn.

[NecroBlade]

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and put Voidspawn in the OP. IMO, being more generic makes him stand out more like some rare, epic destructive force, rather than just being part of some species of things that may or may not populate the universe.

[NecroBlade]

There you go, @Pumpkin_King , Floyd wrote the bio for you on this one.

[Pumpkin_King]

I'm good with that! Where are we at with him, now?

[Pumpkin_King]

Bumping! Can we get him to PT soon?

[Scytale]

Is this back to the Editing phase?

[Astroking112]

Originally Posted by Scytale

Is this back to the Editing phase?

It looks like our vote was a bit derailed, but we have the majority and a good amount of time has passed. I think that we're ready to move back to Editing here.

[NecroBlade]

Originally Posted by Astroking112

It looks like our vote was a bit derailed, but we have the majority and a good amount of time has passed. I think that we're ready to move back to Editing here.

As much as I liked Crushing Vortex basing dice off number of adjacent figures, I do think static 4 is the right call here given the complexity of Gravity Pull.

I'm curious if, while we're Editing, anyone thinks this might be better? Cuts out a few words overall, and cuts down on GP's wall of text.

GRAVITY PULL
After moving and before attacking, Ozuul may use Gravity Pull. One at a time, choose a non-adjacent Small or Medium figure within 2 clear sight spaces of Ozuul. The player that controls that figure must place it on any empty space adjacent to Ozuul, if possible. Continue choosing figures until there are no non-adjacent figures within 2 clear sight spaces or there are no empty spaces adjacent to Ozuul. Figures moved with Gravity Pull do not take leaving engagement attacks. After using Gravity Pull, Ozuul must use his Crushing Vortex Special Attack and may not attack normally this turn.

CRUSHING VORTEX SPECIAL ATTACK
Range Special. Attack 4.
Ozuul must use his Crushing Vortex Special Attack if he used Gravity Pull this turn. All figures adjacent to Ozuul are affected by Crushing Vortex Special Attack. Roll 4 attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

[Pumpkin_King]

Looks fine to me.

[japes]

Thanks guys. Bug squashed.