The Book of Demogorgon Stalker

[Splash]

I'll go ahead and make the change.

[Splash]

With LV's notes and the yeas, I'm assuming we don't need another test?

[IAmBatman]

Five yea's is all you need! I was holding out for making sure the design was really settled going into public testing, but I'm hardly the end all.

[Splash]

Sweet! This passes for public testing!

[Splash]

Does anyone have any opinions on 5 or 6 height?

[MrNobody]

6 probably makes sense. The mini clearly looks 4, but it's also very hunched so I think we can stretch it a bit. They're pretty big, right?

[IAmBatman]

They're like big wolf-sized, maybe?

[Splash]

Cool, I think 6'10" is just over the line in my mind, but very much on the edge either way. If the 6-10 feet average it says on the wikia is anything close to true I'd like them at height 6. That's a good point Nobody they are pretty hunched over and the D&D figs

[FreshFoods]

Hey Splash, that link is dead. Wiki pics are weird, you have to remove everything after the jpg for it to show up. Similar thing happened when I posted Robin in the public workshop

[Splash]

Ooh thanks, I saw that last night, but wasn't at my computer and heading to sleep, so I couldn't fix it lol.

[Captain Redbeard]

Playtest of Demogorgon Stalker!

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: (Demogorgon Stalker)

Army Test
Map: Ruins at Pine Tree Marsh
Units: Demogorgon Stalker x2 VS Batman(200) Commissioner Gordon 5th Precinct Beat Cops

Spoiler Alert!

Commissioner Gordon heard rumors of strange creatures spotted out in the marshes near Gotham and took a squadron of his finest to investigate. The game started with Gordon and his cops beginning to comb the area that seemed barren of enemies. However a foe appeared behind cover stalking them. The officers let off a few shots but the creature was undeterred. Gordon then found himself face to face with a second Demogorgon. The Demogorgon managed to wound him and the round ended with the officers rushing back to his side. The next round began with Batman seeing the Bat signal and swooping into the high ground near Gordon who then spent his turn putting distance between himself and the Demogorgon. The Demogorgon succeeded in hitting Gordon with an attack of opportunity as he disengaged and then on its turn returned to the Upside Down. Batman flung a Batarang at the other Demogorgon and scoured a wound on it before it too returned to the Upside Down. The Cops had no target and all returned to Gordon’s side to protect his last life. Unfortunately at this point the Demogorgon appeared next to Gordon who would have been hit by its final attack of the round if not for the sacrifice of one of his officers. Round 3 started with the Demogorgon who drug Gordon into the Upside Down where he was killed. Next Batman found himself under Demogorgon attack but was able to skillfully counter resulting in no damage. On his next turn Batman was able to deal damage to one of the Demogorgon but was dragged into the Upside Down on its next turn. The Toxic Environment brought Batman up to 3 wounds but he was able to escape and rendezvous with the remaining officers. At this point the Demogorgons attacked again and one officer was killed along with a Demogorgon. Batman and the remaining Demogorgon squared off and Batman was ultimately killed. This left one officer who was killed by the Demogorgon.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Demogorgons won -Demogorgon Stalker 3 lives remaining
This battle was interesting because while the Demogorgons could move around the map very well, the Police and Gordon had range and were usually grouped up. This made it so a missed attack could really cost the Demogorgons due to multiple counter attacks. Batman also made for an interesting combatant as he has range, and escape, and the ability to disengage and move over the Demogorgons if he is cornered in the Upside Down. I expected the Demogorgons to lose this battle, but they are absolutely terrifying. I saw that this was less of a fight and more of a horror movie as the cops were virtually useless and while Gordon could take hits he had no tools for dealing with the Upside Down. Batman could have dealt with the Demogorgons but the dice were not in his favor and two turns in the Upside Down were more than he could handle.

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Army Test
Map: Ruins at Pine Tree Marsh
Units: Demogorgon Stalker x2 VS Doctor Octopus Yellow Jacket A.I.M Agents

Spoiler Alert!

This game started out similarly to the first one with the Agents scouting the area that seemed abandoned. The first Demogorgon Stalker was more aggressive this time and killed one of the Agents on its first turn. Yellow Jacket had a target then for his first turn and while he had height advantage he couldn’t capitalize on it and the Demogorgon went unharmed. The second Demogorgon then lept into action attacking the isolated Doctor Octopus hoping to take him out of the game early. This plan backfired and the second Demogorgon ended up locked down by Doctor Octopus who has super strength and prevents adjacent figures from moving. This left the Agents and Yellow Jacket to deal with the other Demogorgon. Yellow Jacket was taken to the Upside Down and never returned and while the AIM agents are resistant to the Upside Down they are not resistant to being shredded by claws. At this point in the game though, the Demogorgon who had taken out Yellow Jacket and the Agents had 3 wounds on him and the other one was killed by Doctor Octopus who had 3 lives remaining. The final bout between the Doctor and the Demogorgon went as expected and Doctor Octopus walked away victorious.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Doctor Octopus won - Doctor Octopus 2 lives remaining
After the first battle I wanted to choose figures that specifically countered the Demogorgons. Doctor Octopus was a good choice as he would lock them down and he can’t be dragged to the nether. The A.I.M agents make the Upside Down useless on them and have range that can hurt the Demogorgons. Yellow Jacket has flying and I wanted to see if that would help him against the Demogorgons crazy mobility (It didn’t at all). Other than Doctor Octopus though the Demogorgons were still able to push through the odds and defeat the rest of the team.

THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: I think the point value is perfect and that this unit can be splashed into a wide array of armies! Balance wise the Upside Down can be a tad overwhelming. If you drag a figure into the Upside down and corner them, there is very little an opposing player can do to get out as the Demogorgons are surprisingly resilient even with their awful defense. I would consider making the Upside Down connect at the back so other players have a way out unless the player with the Demogorgons has two which would then occupy multiple resources for them to trap an opposing unit. Otherwise I thought that this unit was well done as it can be defeated in one on one combat by an equally priced unit but can absolutely rip apart weaker ones.

GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT: I love this unit! It really feels like a horror monster! Everytime the figures managed to get away or out match the Demogorgon I was able to back off and try another approach. This kept the opponent on guard constantly and made the map have no real safe place. At the same time though I felt like they could be defeated by high tier characters or any character who could out match them. I look forward to seeing other units from Stranger Things if they are as well done as the Demogorgon Stalker!

[Splash]

Got some more pictures on a very amateurish white background, I'll add them to the 3rd post.