Satellite Dish

[IAmBatman]

SATELLITE DISH



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NAME = SATELLITE DISH

SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 6

LIFE = 4
DEFENSE = 4

GLOBAL POSITIONING
If you control 1+ Unique Heroes adjacent to the Satellite Dish and no opponent's figures are adjacent to it, you may add X to your initiative. If you win initiative, you may maneuver up to X figures you control that have not moved yet this round up to 4 spaces each with Stealth. X is the remaining Life of the Satellite Dish.

PUBLISHER = C3G
KEYWORDS = Inorganic
SYMBOLS =

REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE: Improving communications across the globe!

Resources and Rulings
• The suggested figure for this unit is a Heroclix figure: Legion of Super-Heroes Collector Set #S002 / Com Dish.
• See this card's wiki page for synergies and strategies!

Credits
• Legacy design: A3n
• Card art: japes
• Comic creators: N/A

Updates
• N/A

[IAmBatman]

Pretty simple one here. Hoping for just a straight conversion.

[Yodaking]

I'd be in favor on it only working with heroes instead of all figures. I saw how you used these on that map test and thought the idea of pulling some of the fight into the corners was a good concept. Just don't want to be running my team off to opposite sides of the board to deal with 1 lonely common squad figure. A common squad could easily send one figure off in the direction of both, knowing they should get control of at least 1 of them vs a non-common squad team.

[IAmBatman]

So basically you need a Unique Hero next to it to get the bonus? I could go with that. Don’t need a Rat Swarm or a Maggot operating it.

[Yodaking]

I was first going to suggest Unique hero, then cut the unique aspect in case people still wanted common heroes involved. But I was thinking of the Kree & Yakuza Enforcers types of common heroes, having the Fire Ants control the dish does seem a bit weird. So I'm fine with a unique hero limit as well. Idea being that common human heroes don't know how to work the systems, while unique heroes are generally a more skilled bunch.

[japes]

Unique Hero limit seems good.

For the rookies so they don't have to ask this question...

If you win initiative, you may maneuver up to X figures you control that have not moved yet this round up to 4 spaces each with Stealth.

Since this happens before any turns happen...I guess this is so Raphael can't get double after initiative moves right?

[Shiftrex]

Unique hero doesn't sound bad, that does cut off event heroes though right?

I think the ability to move figures with stealth is going to come in quite handy, could be a good focal point for a map with bonuses like that. No team is going to hate it except like Godzilla I guess...

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by japes

Unique Hero limit seems good.

For the rookies so they don't have to ask this question...

If you win initiative, you may maneuver up to X figures you control that have not moved yet this round up to 4 spaces each with Stealth.

Since this happens before any turns happen...I guess this is so Raphael can't get double after initiative moves right?

That depends. The moves both trigger at the same time. So if you use Battle Rush first, Raph would've already have moved and you can't pick him. If you use this first, Raph can Battle Rush after. That's like a move of 9 for Raph, which isn't ideal, but I'm not sure of a clean way to cut it off. Maybe adjust the timing so it'd be after when Raph moves?

Like, if you win initiative, before your first turn of the round?

Originally Posted by Shiftrex

Unique hero doesn't sound bad, that does cut off event heroes though right?

I think the ability to move figures with stealth is going to come in quite handy, could be a good focal point for a map with bonuses like that. No team is going to hate it except like Godzilla I guess...

Yeah, it cuts off Event Heroes. My justification in my head canon is that Event Heroes care not to quibble with the insignificant inventions of man (same reason they don't pick up Items).

[japes]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

That depends. The moves both trigger at the same time. So if you use Battle Rush first, Raph would've already have moved and you can't pick him. If you use this first, Raph can Battle Rush after. That's like a move of 9 for Raph, which isn't ideal, but I'm not sure of a clean way to cut it off. Maybe adjust the timing so it'd be after when Raph moves?

Like, if you win initiative, before your first turn of the round?

Probably "before ANY first turn" or some such language. Since we do have powers that let you go first if you Lose initiative.

[IAmBatman]

I would argue that it should still be before your first turn regardless. If someone gets to go first despite losing initiative, that means they have the drop on this as well, IMO.

[Karat]

I'm pretty anti cutting out Common Heroes. Most of our military types who would have the know how to run these are commons. I can see the logic in cutting out squads and Event Heroes though.

Maybe the solution is requiring 2+ figures instead of cutting anyone out though. Still makes it useful but requires a 2 Man crew to get the benefit, but 1 enemy can run interference.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

I'm pretty anti cutting out Common Heroes. Most of our military types who would have the know how to run these are commons. I can see the logic in cutting out squads and Event Heroes though.

Maybe the solution is requiring 2+ figures instead of cutting anyone out though. Still makes it useful but requires a 2 Man crew to get the benefit, but 1 enemy can run interference.

that actually pushes it more toward commons since you can afford to waste those points sitting there easier.