The Book of Alien Queen

[IAmBatman]

Sure thing! Any match ups or armies you want to see, or dealer's choice?

[quozl]

Your choice, sir!

[IAmBatman]

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: ALIEN QUEEN
VERSION TESTED

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = ALIEN QUEEN

SPECIES = XENOMORPH
UNIQUENESS = EVENT HERO
CLASS = QUEEN
PERSONALITY = TERRIFYING
SIZE = HUGE 8
(double-spaced)

LIFE = 10
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 400

XENOMORPH MIND LINK
After revealing an Order Marker on this card, instead of taking a turn with Alien Queen, you may take a turn with up to 2 other Xenomorph heroes you control. Figures taking a turn with Xenomorph Mind Link add 1 to their Attack number for that turn.

PIERCING TAIL STRIKE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 5
If you rolled more skulls than your opponent rolled shields, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

ACIDIC BLOOD
Whenever Alien Queen receives one or more wounds, before placing Wound Markers, you must immediately choose an adjacent figure that is not a Xenomorph for each wound received. Roll 1 unblockable attack die against each chosen figure. You cannot choose the same figure more than once.

SUPERSTRENGTH

Army Test
Map: Custom Space Map (Abandoned Satellite)
Units: Alien Queen (400), Alien Drone (x5) (600) (1,000) vs JLA Trinity (1,000)

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1: Wonder Woman sheds a JL Marker. Initiative Aliens. The Queen sends out two Drones.
Superman advances.
Queen sends out two more Drones.
Superman punches the red Drone for one wound. Acid blood does not hit.
Queen has two Drones get height on Superman and attack, resulting in three wounds on him.
Superman takes one swipe from two Aliens in order to get height on the Aliens and destroys red Drone, but takes a fifth wound from the Acid Blood splatter.

Round 2: Wonder Woman sheds a JL Marker. Initiative Aliens. The Queen has two Drones go after Supes again and they can’t touch Supes.
Superman KO’s white Drone and avoids Acid Blood wounding.
Queen repositions Drones and they get off an attack on Supes, but can’t hit.
Superman KO’s yellow Drone and takes a sixth wound from Acid Blood.
Queen has two Drones left and sends them out towards Superman.
Superman KO’s another Drone, but falls to Acid Blood. Wonder Woman gets his JL Markers.

Round 3: Wonder Woman sheds a JL Marker. Initiative Aliens. The Queen drifts out into space herself.
Batman ventures out into space.
The Queen reaches the Satellite base.
Batman hits the Queen for one wound from range.
The Queen Tail Strikes Batman for three wounds, including the one additional.
Batman engages the Queen from height to get his auto skull and puts two wounds on her. Acid Blood misses.

Round 4: Wonder Woman sheds a JL Marker. Initiative Justice League. Batman punches Alien Queen for one wound, then falls to Acid Blood. Wonder Woman gets the Order Markers and JL Markers.
Alien Queen advances.
Wonder Woman advances.
The Queen engages Wonder Woman in space, but can’t hit her.
Wonder Woman can’t hit the Queen.
Queen rolls terribly and can’t hit.
Queen takes exposure damage and then hits Wonder Woman with the acid blood for a wound.

Round 5: Wonder Woman sheds a JL Marker. Initiative Wonder Woman. She can’t hit the Queen.
The Queen hits Wonder Woman for three wounds.
Wonder Woman punches the Queen for two wounds. Acid Blood hits Wonder Woman for a fifth wound.
Queen can’t hit Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman hits the Queen for an eighth wound. Acid Blood finishes Wonder Woman.

Unit Summary: Close, fun match here, with the Aliens feeling at just a slight advantage due to the lack of ways to consistently avoid Acid Blood damage for the Justice League. Still felt like it easily could’ve gone either way.

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): Inflicted (3) wounds on (Wonder Woman (3))
• XENOMORPH MINDLINK: Used (6) times to take turns with 2 Drones and (X) times to take turns with (1) Drone.
• PIERCING TAIL STRIKE SA: Inflicted (3) wounds on (Batman (3))
• ACID BLOOD: Inflicted (4) wounds on (Batman (1), Wonder Woman (3))

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Alien Queen with 2/10 Life and one Full Life Alien Drone win.

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VERSION TESTED

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = ALIEN QUEEN

SPECIES = XENOMORPH
UNIQUENESS = EVENT HERO
CLASS = QUEEN
PERSONALITY = TERRIFYING
SIZE = HUGE 8
(double-spaced)

LIFE = 10
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 7
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 400

XENOMORPH MIND LINK
After revealing an Order Marker on this card, instead of taking a turn with Alien Queen, you may take a turn with up to 2 other Xenomorph heroes you control. Figures taking a turn with Xenomorph Mind Link add 1 to their Attack number for that turn.

PIERCING TAIL STRIKE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 5
If you rolled more skulls than your opponent rolled shields, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

ACIDIC BLOOD
Whenever Alien Queen receives one or more wounds, before placing Wound Markers, you must immediately choose an adjacent figure that is not a Xenomorph for each wound received. Roll 1 unblockable attack die against each chosen figure. You cannot choose the same figure more than once.

SUPERSTRENGTH

Army Test
Map: Custom
Units: Alien Queen (400), Alien Drone (x5) (600) (1,000) vs Fantastic Four (1,000)

Spoiler Alert!

Round 1: Initiative Fantastic Four. Thing, Invisible Woman, and Mister Fantastic advance.
The Queen sends out two Drones.
Human Torch advances and Mister Fantastic grabs height.
The Queen sends out two Drones.
Mister Fantastic holds his ground.
The Queen sends out two Drones.

Round 2: Initiative Aliens. The Queen sends out two Drones.
Thing, Invisible Woman, and Mister Fantastic advance.
The Queen sends out two Drones. The attack Thing (one from height) and both roll 4 skulls. Despite being in Invisible Woman’s aura. Thing’s rolls are trash and he takes 5 wounds total.
Human Torch blasts down the first Drone from height (he had to engage thanks to the Drones’ stealth), but Thing falls to Acid Blood and Human Torch takes an Acid Blood wound as well. Mister Fantastic stretch walks away and attacks the other most advanced Drone and takes it out. Acid Blood misses.
The Queen sends out two Drones. One hits Mister Fantastic for two wounds. The other fails to hit Human Torch from height disadvantage.
Human Torch avoids a swipe but fails to Flame On, then punches out an Alien Drone, but he and Mister Fantastic both take Acid Blood damage. Mister Fantastic punches out a fourth Alien Drone, and avoids Acid Blood damage.

Round 3: Initiative Aliens. The Queen sends out her last Drone, who can’t hit Human Torch.
Mister Fantastic leads poorly and shifts around.
The last Drone scales up some height and punches Human Torch for two wounds.
Mister Fantastic leads poorly again, hits the last Drone for one wound, and everyone avoids Acid Blood.
The last Drone can’t hit Human Torch.
Mister Fantastic fails his leadership roll for the third straight time but does punch out the last Drone and avoids any Acid Blood.

Round 4: Initiative Fantastic Four. Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic advance.
Alien Queen engages Mister Fantastic in space, but can’t hit him.
All three remaining Fantastic Four members attack Alien Queen from height but only Mister Fantastic lands one wound. Acid Blood doesn’t hit.
Queen circles Mister Fantastic and slashes Invisible Woman for three wounds from height disadvantage.
All three members of the Fan Four attack, but all fail to hit.
Queen finishes Mister Fantastic.

Round 5: Initiative Queen. She can’t hit Human Torch with her Tail Strike.
Human Torch blasts the Queen for two wounds from range.
The Queen advances and hits Invisible Woman for a wound.
Human Torch blasts the Queen for a wound and Invisible Woman dies from the Acid Blood.
The Queen KO’s Human Torch with her Tail Strike.
Invisible Woman had OM3.

Unit Summary: This game swung early when Thing’s defenses couldn’t hold up to attacks of 5 and 6 from the Alien Drones. Without his falling early, the Fantastic Four have a much stronger chance in this. The map was challenging for the Queen due to being double spaced, but the elevation changes made it really tough to attack the Drones from range and the Fan Four suffered from all the Acid Blood auto wounds. Another that felt closer than the final margin, though.

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): Inflicted (6) wounds on (Invisible Woman (4), Mister Fantastic (2))
• XENOMORPH MINDLINK: Used (6) times to take turns with 2 Drones and (1) times to take turns with (1) Drone.
• PIERCING TAIL STRIKE SA: Inflicted (1) wounds on (Human Torch (1))
• ACID BLOOD: Inflicted (1) wounds on (Invisible Woman (1))

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Queen with 6/10 Life wins.

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[quozl]

Thanks! I like the normal attack at 7 but I wonder if there's too much acidic blood splashing around. Should we lower the Life to 9?

[Tornado]

Bats, do you think Alien Queen is better than Laufey?

[Lazy Orang]

Probably need a reach effect on the SA - don't want her dislocating her tail to hit someone on a skyscraper from ground level.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Tornado

Bats, do you think Alien Queen is better than Laufey?

They're pretty similar. She does slightly more for the Drones than Laufey does for the Frost Giants, but he has slightly better stats than her (+1 defense and defensive bonus power). He has his cask and she has a (short) ranged special attack and the Acid Blood.

Honestly, I thought she felt pretty good as-is. If Thing's defense hadn't been trash in that second test, if the map hadn't been one where it was really tough to attack the Drones from range, or if Mister Fantastic hadn't botched three leadership rolls in a row, I could easily have seen that second game going the other way.

[quozl]

OK, added the Reach language to the Tail Strike.

I propose we move to Final Editing.

[tcglkn]

Yea

[IAmBatman]

yea

[MrNobody]

Yea

[Yodaking]

9 life would be fine with me, those were two decent wins after getting the attack boost. But if Bats feels like it was more luck that anything on the Fan4 win, it was still fairly close so I'd be okay leaving it at 10 life as well. Yea either way.