Girder (Tony Woodward)

[Arch-vile]

Girder (Tony Woodward)



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NAME = GIRDER
IDENTITY = TONY WOODWARD

UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
SPECIES = METAHUMAN
CLASS = CRIMINAL
PERSONALITY = CRUEL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 6

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 190

SMASHING KNOCKBACK
After Girder inflicts 1+ wounds on an adjacent Small or Medium figure with his normal attack, you may knockback that figure 1 space for each wound inflicted in that attack.

TOUGH
When defending against a normal attack, Girder has +1 block.

RUSTING 6
During cleanup, if Girder has 1+ wounds, roll a d20. Subtract 10 if Girder is on water. On a 1-6, inflict 1 wound on Girder.

FACTION: ROGUES
PUBLISHER: DC
KEYWORDS:
SYMBOLS: HEAT RESISTANCE, SUPER STRENGTH

REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE: After being dumped into a vat of steel that had been reclaimed from STAR Labs experiments, Tony Woodward was changed into a being of living metal. The newly-christened Girder began using his powers for crime, which quickly made him an enemy of the Flash.

Resources and Rulings

• The suggested figure for this unit is a Heroclix figure: The Flash #014 / Girder
• See this card's wiki page for synergies and strategies!

Credits

• Legacy design: Ronin
• Playtesters:
  • Arch-vile
• Card art: Japes
• Comic creators: Geoff Johns, Ethan Van Sciver

Updates

• N/A

[Arch-vile]

Changes from 1.0:
- Class to Criminal
- Steel Skin changed to Tough as it’s the same power in 2.0, now that the Heat Resistance part moved to a symbol.
- Rusting now requires a wound before he rusts. Stops him from rusting right away.
- Added Knockback to make the design more interesting than just being the Rogues' heavy hitter.
- Took his Life down by 1 to balance the above buffs.
(Sanity testing required)

Tagging @Ronin as the original LD

[Ericth74]

I like those changes in Girder

[IAmBatman]

I'm into it

[Ronin]

[japes]

What part are you envisioning as a buff. Just not rolling until he gets the first wound?

Knockback is usually not worth using since he's got no range and Knockback is restricted now so you can't strategically use it as easy to position someone. You are basically giving the enemy free disengage.

Essentially I'm arguing the life decrease.

[Arch-vile]

Knockback can cause free wounds if you can't knock people back the full distance, and it's an optional thing. You can force knockback wounds by hitting someone adjacent to Tar Pit or just by knocking them into the direction of any other figure.

The Rusting also not affecting him early on is notable too. You'd hit a Rusting wound at the end of round 1 30% of the time before you even meet the enemy.

I'm planning to sanity test it, but knockback seems powerful in theory. I attached the relevant rules text below mostly for my own reference in testing.

Knockback: When an ability includes the term “knockback,” it means that the player using that ability must move the affected figure directly away from the activated figure in a straight line an exact number of spaces specified in the ability. When determining a straight line, if the figures are adjacent, use the two spaces those figures occupy that establish their adjacency as the first two points in the line. If multiple straight lines can be determined, the activated figure chooses which to use. When moving an affected figure, it counts elevation normally, ignores swipes, does not use any movement abilities on its card, and enters and occupies each space it is knocked back into. A knocked back figure receives any relevant falling damage and, if it cannot move the full amount specified in the knockback ability, it receives knockback damage.

Knockback Damage: If you are unable to move a figure the full number of spaces specified in a knockback ability due to another ability a change in elevation, or something blocking its path, roll one damage die against the knocked back figure for each space it was not moved. If a figure cannot be knocked back the full amount due to running into the edge of the battlefield, end the figure’s knockback movement on the last space it could legally move onto and do not roll for knockback damage.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Arch-vile

Knockback can cause free wounds if you can't knock people back the full distance, and it's an optional thing. You can force knockback wounds by hitting someone adjacent to Tar Pit or just by knocking them into the direction of any other figure.

The Rusting also not affecting him early on is notable too. You'd hit a Rusting wound at the end of round 1 30% of the time before you even meet the enemy.

I'm planning to sanity test it, but knockback seems powerful in theory. I attached the relevant rules text below mostly for my own reference in testing.

It's more that you can't control Knockback as easily since you have to draw the straight line. So you have to have it set up just right to get that knockback into Tarpit. You no longer get to pick the direction is more my point. Will wait for sanity testing but he's really the only hitter in the faction and he's already got the negative.

[MrNobody]

I always liked the “your skulls minus the enemy’s skulls” aspect of knockback in 1.0, but I understand if that feels a bit too heavy here.

[IAmBatman]

I think Archie was more saying that if you punch a figure that's already engaged with Tar-Pit than you're guaranteed knockback wounds.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by MrNobody

I always liked the “your skulls minus the enemy’s skulls” aspect of knockback in 1.0, but I understand if that feels a bit too heavy here.

I wanted it to be more readily usable in a variety of abilities. But if you want to use the term in an ability that compares skulls to determine its knockback, the world is your oyster.

[MrNobody]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I wanted it to be more readily usable in a variety of abilities. But if you want to use the term in an ability that compares skulls to determine its knockback, the world is your oyster.

I think some wires got crossed here. I think the “skulls-skulls” application of Knockback is more interesting than the “1 wound = 1 space” version used in Girder’s ability here, especially when his power is called Knockback and that kinda implies it’s the main generic knockback deal.

But I also understand we’re going for a lightweight add-on to an already solid unit here, so I understand not wanting to go with the ”skulls-skulls” approach. I just wanted to mention it.