The Book of The Top

[Lazy Orang]

The figure background is giving me a seizure, though I guess that's kind of the point.

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Looks good! I'm a little surprised you didn't use the newer mini, since it is basically based off of the comic art you used here.

[japes]

Oh wow, that does look just like the comic art. Though to be fair, not everyone has the encyclopedic knowledge of comics and mini's as you. I pretty sure Scape gets a mini and decides to learn about that figure and design him based on that. He's likely (like me) never seen that mini. I do plan on buying this one though thanks for posting.

[Scapemage]

Originally Posted by japes

Oh wow, that does look just like the comic art. Though to be fair, not everyone has the encyclopedic knowledge of comics and mini's as you. I pretty sure Scape gets a mini and decides to learn about that figure and design him based on that. He's likely (like me) never seen that mini. I do plan on buying this one though thanks for posting.

You're right on the money, japes. A lot of my designs came from the random minis I have. When I returned in Spring I drew up a list of the random minis I had that I was still interested in designing and that's where most of my recent designs have come from.


That said, The Top is a character I knew about from reading Flash comics as a kid. I don't have too much interest in the New 52 version since I haven't read him at all. Unfortunately, The Top is severely lacking good comic art.

[Yodaking]

I have done similar things. Buy a mini I think looks cool, research character, make card.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

I have done similar things. Buy a mini I think looks cool, research character, make card.

I just have mini's from the first bulk craigslist buy. Some figures I never heard of. After Ronin finished Fixer I was down to about 5 figures I think.

[IAmBatman]

Would this do the trick here to clean up the "clear sight on a space" concern?

Originally Posted by Scapemage

EXPLOSIVE TOP SPECIAL ATTACK
Range Special. Attack 3.
Choose a space within 6 spaces of The Top. All figures on or within one space of the chosen space and in clear sight of The Top are affected by this special attack. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Would this do the trick here to clean up the "clear sight on a space" concern?

What's on the card already prevents that as the space must be in clear sight of the Top.

[IAmBatman]

No such thing as clear sight on spaces. See the recent discussion in Prowl’s thread.

[Karat]

I don't agree with that. We have used that designation for years and it makes sense.

[IAmBatman]

No we haven’t and no it doesn’t. Just had this discussion in Prowl’s thread. Read up over there, please.

[Karat]

Yes it does and I say we just add to those rules like we did the SI ones instead of making all the art updates, but hey, whatever the group as a whole thinks best, even if I think it's silly.