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[Gurei-Ornery]

We need more 4+ power cards so I have more things to forget and by extension more excuses for why I did not win.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by Gurei-Ornery

We need more 4+ power cards so I have more things to forget and by extension more excuses for why I did not win.

I have a few 4 power designs but that's because it was really the only way to accurately represent them.

[Midgieboy3]

Originally Posted by Ronin

I think if I drew up Rocket Racer, it would look a little more like this. In your original, I wasn't getting the theme behind a 3-range punch so I made it work a bit more like Batroc's Leaping Kick. I also don't think he can quite fly, just hover a little above surfaces (even vertical ones), so I dropped Flying and made Jet Powered Skateboard into a movement power rather than a Spidey Sense kind of thing. It's a hybrid of Absorbing Man's movement power and Expert Climbing. I also bumped his range down by 1, but kept the rest of your stats and left box intact. Feel free to use what you like and ignore what you don't.

As for three powers versus two, I recommend settling for two here. Whenever you can nail a design in two powers (or even one!), go for it. If there's something else a design needs, for theme or mechanical reasons, don't be shy about throwing a third power on a card. But a third power should never be added just for the sake of having another one.

Looks good to me mane thanks.
From what I read he can let 4 rockets off at a time to punch that's why I had it the was it was, you know your stuff tho and this looks good.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

@japes you should start a post here and in the rewards thread. I'd love to see you start designing

@Karat ...You asked for it...

M.R.D. Troopers

Admittedly these are for my son and are heavily influenced by the Ultimate Spider-man cartoon he loves but anyways...
Ideally I'd like these two to come out to 300 points total so they fit nicely into a Spider-Man II, Ironfist, Luke Cage 1000 point team.

First up is a Sam Alexander version of Nova a rookie still learning his power...

Spoiler Alert!

Nova - Sam Alexander

NAME = NOVA
SECRET IDENTY = SAM ALEXANDER
SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CRIME FIGHTER
PERSONALITY = BRASH

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 150-170

Reckless Action 16
Whenever you reveal a numbered Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, before using any other special powers, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, you must take an immediate turn with Nova, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control. When using Reckless Action 16, add 1 die to Nova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.


CRASH COLLISION 14
After moving at least 3 spaces with his Flying special power if Nova is engaged with one or more figures or destructible objects he may choose Crash Collision 14. If he chooses to Crash Collision 14, Nova must immediately roll the 20-sided die once for each figure or destructible object he engaged. If you roll 14 or higher, that figure or destructible object receives one wound. If Nova moved using his Sonic Flying special power, add 3 to the roll and all adjacent figures and destructible objects receive one additional wound.

SONIC FLYING
When using the Flying special power, Nova may add 3 to his Move number. If he does, he cannot attack this turn.

FLYING
SUPER STRENGTH - Maybe????

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Guardians of the Galaxy set.
Its model number and name are #031 / Nova

_________________________________________________________________
Character Bio - Sam Alexander is a 15 year old from Carefree, Arizona who lives with his parents and younger sister. His father always told him stories of adventures in space and the Nova Corps, however Sam always believed him to be a drunk. One day when he comes home, Sam discovers his father missing and has an accident while looking for him. Waking up in hospital, he is greeted by Gamora and Rocket Raccoon, who inform Sam of his fathers true legacy as a member of the Nova Corps, leaving Sam his helmet. After putting on the helmet, Sam discovers a recorded message from his father and begins to test out his new found abilities, and flies to the moon and finds the Watcher. After the Watcher tells Sam of a coming alien invasion Sam returns home and meets Gamora and Rocket Racoon who train him to use his abilities properly and then sends him into space to stop the approaching Chitauri armada.




Reckless Action 16 - This is a play on Self-Importance and Reckless Engagement and plays into his impulsive sometimes reckless attitude. He often flies into battle without waiting the rest of his team to disastrous consequences

Tag-Team Lift - Since the whole idea is for him to work with Luke Cage and the team I wanted to add the bit about a revealed order marker to keep it in check with Luke Cage's "I'VE GOT YOUR BACK". When I originally tested this with my son it seemed too powerful without it as he intended to fly in with Nova carrying Iron Fist and attack with Iron Fist with FORCE OF ONE for a +3 attack and then follow up with Luke moving in to finish up. It was really cool but I think it would have pushed the cost up too high.

Next up is the Ava Ayala version of White Tiger

Spoiler Alert!

White Tiger - Ava Ayala

NAME = WHITE TIGER
SECRET IDENTY = AVA AYALA
SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CRIME FIGHTER
PERSONALITY = ????

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 3
POINTS = 130-150

ACROBATIC MANEUVER
When White Tiger rolls defense dice against an opponent's attack, one shield will block all damage. For each shield rolled, you may immediately move White Tiger one space up to 6 levels up or down. When White Tiger moves using Acrobatic Maneuver, she will not take any falling damage or leaving engagement attacks.

BERSERKER RAGE 3
When White Tiger attacks, she may attack 1 additional time for each Wound Marker on this card, up to a maximum of 3 total attacks in a single turn.

STEALTH LEAP 10
Instead of her normal move, White Tiger may use Stealth Leap 10. Stealth Leap 10 has a move of 3. When counting spaces for Stealth Leap 10, ignore elevations. White Tiger may leap over water without stopping, leap over figures without becoming engaged, and leap over obstacles such as ruins. White Tiger may not leap more than 10 levels up or down in a single leap. When White Tiger starts her Stealth Leap 10, she will not take any leaving engagement attacks.



Probably a better choice with a simple custom but for now we have been using this. I will find a better option for General as this version of White Tiger may someday be used.

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Incredible Hulk set.
Its model number and name are #020 / White Tiger

________________________________________________________________
Character Bio - Ava Ayala is the younger sister of Hector Ayala (original White Tiger) and the aunt of Angela Del Toro (former White Tiger). Her brother opened the door for many Latino and Hispanic heroes, and Ava wants to honor his legacy. She is very passionate about her heritage and after receiving the Jade Tiger Amulet, she took on the alias "White Tiger" as a means to continue her family’s tradition of using the relic to fight crime. Dissimilar to her brother, she lacks the ability to properly control the powerful Tiger God that dwells within the amulet, and is sometimes possessed by it's power.



Berserker Rage - This is thematically tied to her inability to control the feral tendencies of the Tiger God in the amulet.

[Karat]

I like both dessigns, a couple of edits though.

Reckless Action 16
Whenever you reveal an Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, the turn ends. Instead you must take an immediate turn with Nova. When using Impulsive DecisionReckless Action 16, add 1 die to hisNova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.

TIGER AMULET EMPOWERMENT
When White Tiger rollsing defense dice against an opponent's attack, one shield will block all damage. If White Tiger rolls any additionalexcess shields, she may immediately move using her Stealth Leap 10 special power.

Question though. Thematically, why would 1 shield block all damage for White Tiger on any attack?

[Ronin]

Should Sam be a Centurion, like Nova Prime? That class might have been picked out with the intent of creating a Nova Corps faction. I do like the use of Sonic Flying.

Not nuts about the Self-Importance riff, but if you do keep to that direction, I'd recommend wording it a little more like the current text in the Penguin's SP (which the card hasn't been updated to match yet). Incorporating Karat's edits, that would give you something like this:

RECKLESS ACTION 16
Whenever you reveal a numbered Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, before using any other special powers, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, you must take an immediate turn with Nova, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control. When using Reckless Action 16, add 1 die to Nova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Should Sam be a Centurion, like Nova Prime? That class might have been picked out with the intent of creating a Nova Corps faction. I do like the use of Sonic Flying.

Not nuts about the Self-Importance riff, but if you do keep to that direction, I'd recommend wording it a little more like the current text in the Penguin's SP (which the card hasn't been updated to match yet). Incorporating Karat's edits, that would give you something like this:

RECKLESS ACTION 16
Whenever you reveal a numbered Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, before using any other special powers, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, you must take an immediate turn with Nova, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control. When using Reckless Action 16, add 1 die to Nova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.

I don't know a ton about the Nova Corp and I did have thoughts of future synergies on my mind but I do believe that Centurion is sort of a Rank in the Corp and I don't think this Nova is at that Rank.

Thanks for the wording...

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

I like both dessigns, a couple of edits though.

Reckless Action 16
Whenever you reveal an Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, the turn ends. Instead you must take an immediate turn with Nova. When using Impulsive DecisionReckless Action 16, add 1 die to hisNova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.

TIGER AMULET EMPOWERMENT
When White Tiger rollsing defense dice against an opponent's attack, one shield will block all damage. If White Tiger rolls any additionalexcess shields, she may immediately move using her Stealth Leap 10 special power.

Question though. Thematically, why would 1 shield block all damage for White Tiger on any attack?

It's a based off of ACROBATIC MANEUVER that Harley Quinn and Gypsy have and was the best way I could come up with to show here super human agility...from the following

As the inheritor of her family's magical Amulets of Power (Tiger Totem), Ava Ayala's endurance, speed, agility and dexterity have been enhanced to abnormal levels for a human being. Utilizing her heightened cat-like reflexes and over-all mobility, Ava has become a formidable acrobatic, allowing her to evade assault from enemies. The Tiger Totem's mystical properties can sometimes become vastly overwhelming, augmenting Ava's strength and causing her to become highly volatile or feral.

Since I already had an offensive power that took into account the highly volatile aspect (which give someone on this team a multi attack) I wanted to represent the physical aspects with a defensive power so I avoided all the typical close combat/martial arts powers.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

I like both dessigns, a couple of edits though.

Reckless Action 16
Whenever you reveal an Order Marker on any other Army Card you control, you must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, the turn ends. Instead you must take an immediate turn with Nova. When using Impulsive DecisionReckless Action 16, add 1 die to hisNova's normal attack and subtract 1 die from his defense until the start of your next turn.

TIGER AMULET EMPOWERMENT
When White Tiger rollsing defense dice against an opponent's attack, one shield will block all damage. If White Tiger rolls any additionalexcess shields, she may immediately move using her Stealth Leap 10 special power.

Question though. Thematically, why would 1 shield block all damage for White Tiger on any attack?

Since Excess Shields could be confusing since one shield block all I worded it as if two or more shields are rolled. Other than that I took the advice of both of you and made changes seen above.

Nova - Sam Alexander
White Tiger - Ava Ayala

[Karat]

Originally Posted by japes

It's a based off of ACROBATIC MANEUVER that Harley Quinn and Gypsy have and was the best way I could come up with to show here super human agility...from the following

As the inheritor of her family's magical Amulets of Power (Tiger Totem), Ava Ayala's endurance, speed, agility and dexterity have been enhanced to abnormal levels for a human being. Utilizing her heightened cat-like reflexes and over-all mobility, Ava has become a formidable acrobatic, allowing her to evade assault from enemies. The Tiger Totem's mystical properties can sometimes become vastly overwhelming, augmenting Ava's strength and causing her to become highly volatile or feral.

Since I already had an offensive power that took into account the highly volatile aspect (which give someone on this team a multi attack) I wanted to represent the physical aspects with a defensive power so I avoided all the typical close combat/martial arts powers.

In that case, I would just give her Acrobatic Maneuver. It's much cleaner

[japes]

I think you are right...I was probably getting to cute there trying to incorporate the theme.

Updated her.

[johnny139]

Sam and Ava are both big interests of mine - I actually am a fan of the new Nova comics, despite the bad rap they've gotten, and Ava (along with the new Power Man) are really cool in Mighty Avengers. She was in Avengers Academy, too, as I think of it, which I was also a big fan of.

For Sam, honestly, the Tag-Team Lift doesn't work. He's not a team player at all in the comics; loner to the core and sort of a jerk whenever he has to team up. Any sort of "help your own figures" should mostly be incidental rather than intentional. I think some sort of "crash collision" power is a necessity, though, as his general mode of transportation and biggest feature is moving super SUPER fast and either leaving a huge crater upon landing or just straight crashing into an enemy. Some sort of "deal damage upon engaging a figure, extra damage if you use Sonic Flying" would be cool.

Reckless Action sounds about right. Class could go either way - he's not really an active member of the Nova Corps, so Crime Fighter makes sense, since he's a member of the new New Warriors (or was until they got cancelled) and our only other New Warriors (Speedball) has that Class.

Ava seems fine to me... I'm not a fan of Acrobatic Maneuver in general as a mechanic, but it's appropriate for her. Stealth Leap can be tweaked up or down depending on what we want. Berserker Rage is a really good choice, both personality-wise and considering the self-destructive nature of the Tiger Amulet(s?). I'm a bit concerned that, as-is, she's a bit too close to Tigra, who's also part of the Luke Cage faction, has a Leap, has Berserker Rage, and is a cat-themed superheroine. Stat differences might make her play differently, though.