The Book of Livewire (Amanda McKee)

[LordVenoc]

The Book of Livewire (Amanda McKee)

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The figure used for this unit is a modified Heroclix figure from the Galactic Guardians set.
Its model number and name are #004 / Skrull Rebel or #202 / Skrull Assassin.
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Character Bio - Amanda McKee was orphaned at a young age before being taken in by billionaire Harbinger Foundation founder, Toyo Harada. An incredible technopath, she grew up devoted to his life's mission, until the arrival of Peter Stanchek. While she believed in Harada, she knew he needed a counterbalance, and helped Peter escape Harada's control. Months later, the arrival of Aric of Dacia (X-O Manowar) on Earth led to the formation of the Unity team (Unit-Y), including Livewire and Harada. After bonding with and taking control of Aric's armor temporarily, Livewire learned the truth of Harada's evils. With the armor having increased her powers even more, she now had access to all Harada's secrets. She turned the Unity team against her former mentor, now leaving the foundation completely behind.

Modeling her new suit after Aric's armor, she has increased ability to control electrostatic energy thanks to her technopathy, and can even use this to generate flight in her suit. Her link with the armor increased the range and strength of her abilities, now allowing her to interface with and control machines at a much greater distance.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Psiot, Livewire has these Psiot Synergies.
• As a Leader, Livewire has these Leader Synergies.
• Livewire may choose an Android, Cyborg, or figure with an X-O Marker on its card for her Technopathic Control Special Attack.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• Livewire counts all blanks as shields when defending against a non-adjacent attack from an Android or Cyborg.
• As figure with the Flying special power, Livewire cannot be affected by aspects of certain special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: LordVenoc
• Second playtest: Lord Pyre
• Third playtest: Arch-vile
• Fourth playtest: Soundwarp SG-1
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Soundwarp SG-1

Card Change Log:

17 June 2020 - Clarified Unity Strikes as working with units moved on player turn.
25 July 2021 - Added back in lost wording to allow Livewire to choose self as source of special attack.

[LordVenoc]

NAME = LIVEWIRE
SECRET IDENTITY = AMANDA MCKEE

SPECIES = PSIOT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = LEADER
PERSONALITY = DISCIPLINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 230

UNITY STRIKES
After revealing a numbered Order Marker on this card or the card of a Unique Hero you control within 10 spaces of Livewire and taking a turn with that Hero, you may either:
• attack with a different Unique Hero you control that has moved but not attacked this player turn; or
• reveal an "X" Order Marker on the Army Card of a Unique Hero you control to move any figure you control within 4 spaces of that Hero up to 4 spaces. That figure will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
You may not take any additional turns with other figures you control after using this special power.

TECHNOPATHIC CONTROL SPECIAL ATTACK
Range Special. Attack 5.
Choose Livewire or a figure within 10 spaces of Livewire that is an Android, a Cyborg or has an X-O Marker on its card. Attack any figure within X clear sight spaces of the chosen figure, where X is the Range number of the chosen figure.

ELECTROSTATIC INTERFERENCE 3
When Livewire defends against an attack from a non-adjacent figure, roll 3 additional defense dice. If the attacking figure is an Android or Cyborg, all blanks rolled count as additional shields.

FLYING

[LordVenoc]

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[LordVenoc]

Alright, so this is where things were left off from LCW. I am curious if people have any concerns with the discrepancies in power for Unit-Y Command first off. I think the shortening of the other powers gives us a tad more space to play with Unit-Y, but don't necessarily think it needs it.

[Karat]

A couple of wording suggestions. I feel like the Unit-y Command makes more sense if you reverse the order of the first option.

UNIT-Y COMMAND
Each time you reveal a numbered order marker on a card you control, you may choose one of the following effects for the turn:

• Before attacking with a figure this turn that has not moved, you may attack with a figure that has moved but not attacked this turnAfter attacking with a figure that moved one or more spaces this turn, you may make an immediate attack with a figure that did not move this turn.
• After rolling attack dice, you may reroll X dice one time, where X is the number of other figures you control adjacent to the defending figure.
• Instead of attacking you may move two figures you control that began the turn within 4 spaces of the moved figure.

Each option may only be chosen once per round.

TECHNOPATHIC CONTROL SPECIAL ATTACK
Range: Special Attack: 4
Choose an Android or, Cyborg figure, or a figure with an XO Marker on its card and attack any figure within X clear sight spaces of the chosen figure, where X is the Range number of the chosen figure.

For pasteability:

UNIT-Y COMMAND
Each time you reveal a numbered order marker on a card you control, you may choose one of the following effects for the turn:

• After attacking with a figure that moved one or more spaces this turn, you may make an immediate attack with a figure that did not move this turn.
• After rolling attack dice, you may reroll X dice one time, where X is the number of other figures you control adjacent to the defending figure.
• Instead of attacking you may move two figures you control that began the turn within 4 spaces of the moved figure.

Each option may only be chosen once per round.

TECHNOPATHIC CONTROL SPECIAL ATTACK
Range: Special Attack: 4
Choose an Android, Cyborg, or a figure with a XO Marker on its card and attack any figure within X clear sight spaces of the chosen figure, where X is the Range number of the chosen figure.

[LordVenoc]

You flipped the effects there. You figure cannot have moved, allowing someone who did move a chance to attack. Supposed to synergize with Gilad.

[Karat]

Yea, cause that's confusing the way it was worded

I'll have to take a look at Gilad and see if I can't find a better way to word it.

[Karat]

Ok, I'd do something more like this then.

Instead of moving normally and before attacking with a figure you control, you may make an immediate attack with any other figure that has moved but not attacked this turn.

[LordVenoc]

I don't mind that, but I think that makes it literally only work with Gilad, since you lose the movement? Are there other figures that get free player phase movement?

[Karat]

I suppose you could do it more like this then.

If a figure you control did not move this turn, before attacking with that figure, you may make an immediate attack with a figure that has moved but not attacked this turn.

[LordVenoc]

Would it be better to say after attacking in this case? Makes it a bit clearer that it is the figure taking the turn (without requiring an OM, as I don't want to do that as it messes with Ninjak) and keeps the 1-2 punch idea of it.

[japes]

So how does this work with say Cyclops II. figure 1 moves but doesn’t attack. Figure two doesn’t move but before he attacks, figure one gets to attack?