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Black Panther

Wakanda and its people are fiercely protected by traps and technology, set forth by the Black Panther
He is stealthy and appears when he wants to be seen. He is acrobatic.

Wakandan Royal Guard

A sample of the peoples he protects. Wakandans are intelligent and militaristic.
*.) Banding - I have an older version of HS MSE and don't know how to update to newer versions. If I were to write it Bonding, then autotext would word it differently from what I would want without a means to remove it.

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Corrected Captain America more in scale to what I imagine him to be.

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Black Panther
Special Power 2 Changes:

1.) More clearly expresses why he is able to deep strike
2.) Unfortunately disables his ability to attack nonadjacent targets when engaged - which is acceptable.
3.) Free's up his Attack value to change. Currently liking his ratio now, but counter points are welcome.

Edit: Reduced SA Attack to 3

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Prepare yourselves ...

Spider-Man!

Points? 120? 130? 140?
Edit: I originally had him at 140 and then knee-jerk reduced him to 120 for this picture. I have since changed him back. Thoughts?

Edit: Thoughts:
>Web Shooters: Should have a 20-sided die requirement.
>Evasive Defense: Either lower his Defense to 2 or change the power to a similar but more scaling effect: Count all shields rolled twice.: Tough

Sticky Web Glyph

Edit: Would love to add size stipulations for huge and larger figures.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Why does your Swing Line not follow the official's wording? Seems really odd with the word "Lob" there. I ike the idea of the sticky web glyph!

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Originally Posted by Spidey'tilIDie

Why does your Swing Line not follow the official's wording? Seems really odd with the word "Lob" there. I like the idea of the sticky web glyph!

Spidey, I binged on Heroscapers last week and needed a change of pace. I wanted some out of the box thinking. From there came the siblings to Special Attack: Special Move and Special Defense (and I suppose Special Range)

A Special Move replaces a normal move and is optional.
For this particular special move, the figure can move 4 spaces and ignore and move over elevations of up to 40. Also, while moving this way, the figure is never attacked for leaving engagements and doesn't take falling damage.

The glyph was also a practice in out of the box thinking. Using glyphs to save card space and convey additional and more complex powers is growing in popularity. What I did with this one was add the Removable special power. Previously, the removing stipulation would have been in the effect special power paragraph at the end of it. Now it is a separate power to increase modularity.

Edit: Also, Swing Line and Swing Line Special Move are technically two different special powers. I didn't intend on implying that this version is a 'corrected' version of the other.

Changes:
EVASIVE DEFENSE 4
When rolling defense dice, add 1 automatic shield to whatever is rolled and if you roll at least one shield, Spider-Man may immediately move up to 4 spaces.

Edit: And thanks!

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PLAY TEST
Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: Wonder Girl (randomly selected 140pt C3G character)
Defeated handily round1, turn3
Version Used:

This version is definitely not 140 points.
This version is possibly 260 points - I'm not sure I want him that strong
Web-Shooters are powerful. I perhaps should reduce the markers to one.
The victim never got out of their stickiness, I perhaps should reduce the Remove roll to 12.
His mobility is under review.

PLAY TEST 2
Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: Marro Stingers x3 Squads (180)
Defeated w/2 Life remaining
Version Used:
Reduced Swing Line to Move 3
Increased Points to 180
Reduced Sticky Web's Remove roll to 12

Spider-Man used his considerable mobility to get to the bridge, luring half the group up. I liked how splitting Swing Line into two moves felt; it felt like he was swinging.. I tried webbing the ladders but bad rolls reduced that strategy's effectiveness, when a figure did get webbed, they broke from it easy enough. But it did stall a few turns. I was beginning to worry about the turtleawesome of this character when the stingers broke free and 3 figures got onto the bridge and got Spidey down to 2 forcing him to run to the mountain side of things.
From here he tangoed with the other half of the forces. He heavily used his Evasive Defense, moving out of range of would-be assailant 2&3. There were some close calls though. His auto-shield saved him a few times.
Webbing instead of attacking felt slow and unrewarding, even when it worked. 4 attack dice seemed too much to give up. When he attacked instead of fiddling with his web, he splattered skulls more times then not.
I never got off a second web.
In playtesting, sometimes I'll make changes. I made one: Instead of attacking --> Before attacking. Doing this certainly made the web more effective. Before moving he would try to web, if he got it off, he would dart away to the other baddie. If it didn't work, he'd attack on. Without having to sacrifice an attack, using the web seemed like an automatic choice. I webbed the high ground just for the heck of it when no guys where in range once. With two Sticky Glyphs, Spider-Man can guard a key area and have one in the chamber for assailants.
Testing: "Before attacking"<"Instead of attacking"
Testing: Removable 13 <12<14
Concern: One fewer Sticky Web Glyph?
Concern: Attack 3?
Concern: Points 220? (Without Attack decrease)

Edit: I liked the frantic fight of dodging and web slinging. Allowing Spider-Man to fight and sling made it a tad too easy, and will increase his points to the concerning 220 range.

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PLAY TEST 3 Spider-Man (Mirror)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: Spider-Man (Mirror); AI: Attack Priority (blue)
Defeated w/5 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 4; Removable 13; Instead of attacking; AI: Web Priority (red)

Red Spider-Man went first and couldn't get into range of his opponent, so he took high ground and webbed the only other reachable high ground.
Concern: 2nd Web
Blue moves, get webbed, breaks web, gets webbed, doesn't break web, gets attacked and sorely feels losing his auto shield; new round: red wins: attacks the still webbed Spidey for win.
Instead of attacking to use Web approved

Spider-Man is one heck of a one-on-one figure.
Concern: POINTS 220
*Note: If a Glyph of Sticky Web is removed from play, you may put it on this card: Both figures have that ability. 20-sided die decides who gets it. So you could theoretically steal all your opponent's web away, which is odd.

PLAY TEST 4 Black Panther, Wakandan Royal Guard

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: Black Panther, Wakandan Guard (blue)
Defeated w/1 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 4; Removable 13; Instead of attacking (red)

Webbing figures with Bonding is effective. Webbing figures with defensive special powers is effective.
Spider-Man used his superior mobility to hop around and avoid attacks for the most part. He got cornered a few times and took some serious damage.
Like a spider, he would catch his prey in his web and then swoop in to kill - was cool!
I did get to use my second web this time around, but I'm still not sold on it. Doubt: 45%
Concern: Should Evasive Defense only work on normal attacks? I'm leaning towards no - Spider-Man dodges all kinds of things.
Concern: Evasive Defense and Swing Line Special Move: ED allows 4 movement; one interpretation has the player choosing SLSM replacing that entire move with its 3 move or using a normal move and moving all 4. The other interpretation has SLSM moving 3 spaces and then 1 space.
Test: ATTACK 3. Doubt: 50%

Edit: A thing to note about Sticky Web, it affects the space and anything on it. If the figure on it is destroyed, the web remains. If Spider-Man drops his glyph count to 1, he'll have to expend a turn to retrieve his webs. Second Web: Doubt: 25%

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This was also technically a play test of Black Panther and his Wakandan Royal Guard
Wakandan Guard Approve: 99%
I did play them incorrectly the first half of the battle, taking the turn with Black Panther after instead of before.
These gals seem spot on.

Black Panther Approve: 83%
He felt like a powerful beast, as he should
MOVE 5: Doubt: 10%: 6
ATTACK 4: Doubt: 45%: 5
DEFENSE 7: Approve: 98%
POINTS 210: Doubt: 18%
PRECISE MOVEMENT: Wasn't relevant, but I'm glad he has some kind of stalking/movement power. The snow was his encumbrance, but he's from a completely different climate so that's OK. 70%
WAKANDAN TRAP SPECIAL ATTACK: This power was really cool. It stung to be around a Wakandan. Don't mess with Wakanda or its people! It made up for his slower movement. It worked excellent with his Guard. They flanked around and made it difficult for Spider-Man to run anywhere. Even when he escaped the second attack, he often landed within Trap range one way or another - But I'm referencing a time when Black Panther erroneously went second. 96%
Attack 3: 97%

PLAY TEST 5 C3G Daredevil

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: Daredevil (C3G) (blue)
Lost w/2 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; One Web Glyph; (red)
Daredevil rushed in without fear and beat Spider-Man up. Spider-Man webbed him and swooped in, missed with his lowered attack and ran back to high ground to repeat the process. Always webbed before attacking for survivability and defensive power negation. Daredevil's raw defense kept the spider at bay long enough to break webbing and squish the bug.
Webx1: Doubt 55%: I felt like I should have been able to web one figurative figure and swoop away to web another. The limitation was noticed after being used to having 2 in the chamber. 1 Web will stay for now for further testing.
ATTACK 3: Doubt 45%

PLAY TEST 6 C3G X-23

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Opponent: X-23 (C3G) (blue)
Won w/3 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; One Web Glyph; (red)
Spider-Man kites his prey until he snags them and then he swoops in to kill. With his reduced Attack value, this is difficult to do. X-23's Claws are menacing and get through his defense even on elevation several times. He does his best to not have his turns start adjacent to her. Negated her regen once. Eventually she whiffs on defense and dies in Round 2.
Webx1: Doubt 75%: On the first turn in which I couldn't attack, I would have liked to web an entrance, forcing X-23 into a more favorable position. Spider-Man would have done it. I'm keeping One Web in place for further testing.
ATTACK 3: Doubt 40%: The one fewer die is noticed and lowers him to the range of character I want. I still wonder though if it is the best move.
POINTS 180: Doubt 50%

PLAY TEST 7 Spider-Man (Official)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Won w/5 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; One Web Glyph; (red)
A grueling match of web-lock.
Test:Glyph of Sticky Web x3, no recover option
ATTACK 3: Approve 40%
POINTS 180 Doubt hold due to significant change with Web-Shooter

PLAY TEST 8 Punisher (C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Lost w/3 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x3 expended; Removable 14; (red)
Piercing Rockets. Dodged as best Spidey could. Eventually ran out of web and died.
Glyph of Sticky Web x3 expended; Removable 14: Approval: 60%: Certainly feels in the correct direction. Concern: Removable too low
ATTACK 3: Approve 40% Doubt: 20%
POINTS 180 Possibly 160 or lower

PLAY TEST 9 Molly Hayes (C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Lost w/4 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x3 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 14; (red)
Laid down some Web, it stalled for a bit and then failed to Spider-doom. His defense with height was no match for her raw power.
Glyph of Sticky Web expended: Approve 90%
Test: Removable 16
ATTACK 3: Approve 50% Doubt: 15%
Concern: Defense too low Either bump to 5 or to 2 auto
Concern: Points too high

PLAY TEST 10 Lightning Lad (C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Lost handily w/4 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x3 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 16; (red)
His attacks were too high and Spidey couldn't run out of range or sight.
Glyph of Sticky Web expended: Approve 99%
x3: Approve 90%
Test: Removable 16 Approve 5% Doubt 10%
ATTACK 3: Approve 45% Doubt: 20%
Test: DEFENSE 5
Test: POINTS 160

PLAY TEST 11 Spider-Man (Official)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Won very close w/1 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x3 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 16; (red)
These two figures are on par with each other. My version suffers from no ranged attack, but I'm fine with that. Running out of web feels odd, but power balanced. Remove 16 held tight, and for a moment thought it too strong, but then it broke and I was like, "well, so much for that". I love the way fighting a webbed figure feels. I do wonder if the theme is closer to 'Spider' than 'Spider-Man' though.
Glyph of Sticky Web expended: Approve 99%
x3: Approve 95% Doubt 5%Test: x4
Test: Removable 16 Approve 80% Doubt 5%
ATTACK 3: Approve 70% Doubt: 15%
DEFENSE 4: Approve 97%
POINTS 160: Approve 80% Doubt 5%

PLAY TEST 12 Shocker (C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Won handily w/5 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x4 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 16; (red)
Mistakenly moved Shocker next to elevation. He got webbed and sucked out with 1's and 4's on his Removal rolls. Ballgame.
Glyph of Sticky Web expended: Approve 99%
x3: Approve 95% Doubt 5%Test: x4 Doubt 80%
Test: Removable 16 Approve 80% Doubt 5%
ATTACK 3: Approve 75% Doubt: 15%
DEFENSE 4: Approve 97%
POINTS 160: Approve 80% Doubt 10%
PLAY TEST 12.5 Shocker Rematch(C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Won w/4 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x4 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 16; (red)
In the comics, enemies run Spider-Man around until he runs out of web. At x4 glyphs it feels like he doesn't run out too fast, but that he will eventually run out. Removable 16 is just strong enough to make risk of wasting a turn to cast the webnet in the first place worth it. Three attack seems a little low and four a little high, but seeing as 3 is good enough and he's winning more than not, 3 it is.
Glyph of Sticky Web expended: Approve 99%
x3: Approve 85% Doubt 10%Test: x4 Approve 40% Doubt 60%; Test x2
Removable 16: Approve 90% Doubt 3%
ATTACK 3: Approve 85% Doubt: 5%
DEFENSE 4: Approve 97%
POINTS 160: Approve 80% Doubt 20%; Test: 170

PLAY TEST 13 Tigra (C3G)

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Map: Alkali Lake; no glyph
Won close w/2 Life remaining
Version Used: Attack 3; Web Glyph x2 expended, on roll of 20 return previously removed; Removable 16; (red)
Running away after the first attack and before any others is a key to Spider-Man's survival. Even though I played him with only 2 glyphs vs 3 or 4, it didn't feel wrong. tbh, 3 & 4 were a bit much. I like the chance to get one back by rolling a 20, I don't like the idea of kiting around trying to get a 20. for this fight, the web held just long enough to get a good head start on Tigra. She would have had the game if the rounds were allowed to keep going. I feel pretty good with this version.
LIFE 5 100%
MOVE 6 100%
RANGE 1 95%
ATTACK 3 95%
DEFENSE 4 95%
POINTS 170 90%
WEB-SHOOTERS 9 95%
: two Glyphs of Sticky Web 90%
: roll of 9 or higher 98%
: four clear sight spaces 99%
: Can be placed on other glyphs to negate them 99%
: On roll of 20, also return a previously removed Glyph of Sticky Web 80%
GLYPH OF STICKY WEB 99%
: Negates Move and Attack 100%
: Negates special powers 99%
: Removable 16 98%
: Can be removed by adjacent figures 99%
EVASIVE DEFENSE 4 98%
: Adds one automatic shield 97%
: If roll at least one shield, move 4 98%
SWING LINE SPECIAL MOVE 99%
: Moves in two 3 spaces segments 99%
: Lob Movement: Arcs up to 40 spaces high 99%
: No engagement rules 99%
: No fall damage 100%

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Final Version
Spider-Man


Glyph of Sticky Web

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Time well spent

[Drewman-chu]

Cool take on Spidey. The web gylph is a great idea. I am not sure I understand the special move Lob 40 but I just read it once. I do like the Evasive defense power and will probably use it for someone.

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Version 1 of Loki was too wordy and an overall headache.

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Inspired by the latest Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool movie.

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Finished the Netflix Daredevil series.