The Book of Glyph of Shrinking Ray Gun

[Griffin]

The Book of the Glyph of Shrinking Ray Gun

C3G MARVEL FANTASTIC FOUR MASTER SET
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Card PDF


Glyph PDF

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Glyph Bio - This item of strange science can either be a weapon or a resourceful tool used to slip past your enemies, reducing the likelihood of them seeing you or being able to swipe at you as you pass them by. Its affects are limited by a short period of time, but that could be all you need to either neutralize your enemy or stealthily accomplish your agenda.
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-Type of Glyph-

• Equipment Glyph: See the rules for Equipment Glyphs HERE.

-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Synergy Benefits Received

• Current Figures who can start the game with Invention Glyphs
• Figures that start the game with this Glyph: Brainiac, Yellowjacket (I)

Synergy Benefits Offered

• The Glyph of Shrinking Ray Gun can temporarily gives figures the size of Tiny. List of Tiny synergies.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• The Shrinking Ray Gun allows its targets to shrink down and stop figures with Tiny Stealth, such as Ant-Man, in their tracks.

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial Playtest: Griffin
• Second Playtest: Hidicul

[NecroBlade]

NAME = SHRINKING RAY GUN
SUBTITLE = REDUCE ATTACK & SIZE

INVENTION EQUIPMENT GLYPH
After this figure takes a turn, you may choose any figure within 4 clear sight spaces. Roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 4 or higher, for the duration of the round the chosen figure rolls 2 fewer attack dice, has the size and height of Tiny 1 instead of what is listed on the card and it will not take any leaving engagement attacks. Common figures that are affected by this glyph are destroyed.

Spoiler Alert!

Before this figure attacks an opponent's figure within 4 clear sight spaces, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 4 or higher, the opponent's figure rolls 2 fewer defense dice and loses its height and size become Small 0 this turn.

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by NecroBlade

Before this figure attacks an opponent's figure within 4 clear sight spaces, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 4 or higher, the opponent's figure rolls 2 fewer defense dice and loses its height and size become Small 0 this turn.

Before this figure attacks an opponent's figure within 4 clear sight spaces, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll a 4 or higher, the opponent's figure rolls 2 fewer defense dice and loses its height and its size becomes Small 0 this turn.

[Griffin]

I based the wording off of the Werewolf Lord/s card. I do like the Small 0 part though.

[NecroBlade]

Well you said loses* height, so I figured we'd actually put a number on there instead of just saying lose it.

*Actually, you still say looses. It's LOSES.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by NecroBlade

Well you said loses* height, so I figured we'd actually put a number on there instead of just saying lose it.

*Actually, you still say looses. It's LOSES.

Man, I have been doing that for years. I have slight dyslexia, and I sometimes see several 'o's as just one. I read a lot, and I have a very high retention for what I read, but my spelling is terrible.

[IAmBatman]

Cool! So if I have an after moving, before attacking special power that doesn't allow me to target Huge figures, I can "shrink" a Huge figure first and then use the power, right?

Edit: Will that cause placement problems for throw powers and double based figures?

[NecroBlade]

I just thought it was funny because you edited it but it was still there. At least you recognize there's a difference between lose and loose. A lot of people don't, which has caused it to become somewhat of a pet peeve.

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Cool! So if I have an after moving, before attacking special power that doesn't allow me to target Huge figures, I can "shrink" a Huge figure first and then use the power, right?

Edit: Will that cause placement problems for throw powers and double based figures?

No. And GreyOwl was right about that old argument. This is how I know, because the Glyph of Summoning allows you to move any figure you control.

[Griffin]

C3G PLAY TEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT GLYPHS: Cosmic Shielding, Shrinking Ray Gun, Teleportation Belt, and the Negative Portal Zone

- THEME TEST/ Check to see if there are any powers or stats on the test unit card that does not accurately reflect the theme or likeness of what the character would and could do. Also consider destructible objects, and whether or not this characters powers should affect them.
PASS

- MIRROR TEST/ Check to see if the unit were played against itself, if there would be any loops that would upset the balance of the Game.
PASS

- BONDING TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing Bonding abilities to make sure there are no continual Bonding possibilities that do not stop appropriately or do not stop at all. This is to prevent loops in Bonding.
PASS

- SYNERGIES TEST/ Compare the unit card with all possible currently existing synergies to make sure there are no factors that could break the game by making any unit to powerful or too weak.
PASS

- POWER CHECK/ Consider the test unit and all existing units and all glyphs to compare to and check for any powers that could be over amplified and break the game. Each power must define when it takes place, who or what it affects, and What are the stipulations on the power if there are any.
PASS

- FUN TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play.
PASS

- FUN COMPETITIVE TEST/ Consider whether or not the design was fun to play against.
PASS

- DRAFTING TEST/ Consider whether or not this design is worth drafting.
PASS

- USAGE TEST/ Consider whether or not all of the powers on this card were used or at least usable.
PASS

- STRATEGY TEST/ Consider whether or not the design offers any real strategy or interesting tactics to the overall game.
PASS

- Army Test/ Does it pass? PASS
Map: Ravaged Road
Units: Superman, GL (Hal), and Flash VS Wolverine, Deadpool, and Doomsday

Spoiler Alert!

Superman uses his X-ray vision to scout the Shrinking Ray Gun, and so he moves towards it. Doomsday leaps up into the air and falls on the Negative Zone Portal suddenly he is where Superman is and Superman is where Doomsday was... Superman is confused and disoriented. Superman cannot get back to the Ray gun, so he scopes out the nearest Glyph and finds the Teleportation Belt and takes it, then "poof" teleports towards the other glyphs. Deadpool goes after a glyph as well. Then Superman starts heading back to where the Ray Gun is and uses his Teleportation Belt to get height over Doomsday. Deadpool gets the Cosmic Control Rod, and then Flash zips on over and takes the Ray gun, then zips over a bit more and Shrinks Deadpool from a distance. Deadpool cannot climb up with his height of 0, but he can fall 1 space and takes damage for it LOL. Then he shoots Flash on height for 3 skulls and lands them all, so Flash drops his gun. Then he hits Flash again, but this time Flash dodges away. Flash runs up on even level with Deadpool (because with a melee attack on height will not work on Deadpool who has a height of 0) and hits Deadpool for some wounds which he will continue to heal off all game long. Flash goes and grabs the Control rod from the ground and zaps Doomsday with it. Deadpool picks up the Shrinking gun and zaps Superman and he also shoots Flash which triggers heroic Duty and Superman takes a wound for the leaving engagement from DDay and drops the Teleportation belt. Deadpool eventually gets the belt and uses it to get in position to put 3 wounds on GL and at one point, he set Superman up for the Heroic Duty again. Flash as a Scientist new exactly how to weild the Control Rod and so he was tagging Deadpool, Wolverine and Doomsday all game with it. He got Wolverine down to one life with it, but Wolverine finally got an Order Marker and cut Flash down. Superman punched Flashes lights out, then Dooms day jumped in and started pounding Superman but he died shortly afterwards to a nice Green Lantern Frenzy. Deadpool droped his Belt off in nice hiding place and got the control Rod and killed Green Lantern, then Superman and Deadpool went toe to toe, and once Superman got the Control Rod away from Deadpool, it was over.

Superman wins with 6 out of 7 wounds.

[whitestuff]

I've loved a shrink ray ever since Duke Nukem. This is a cool glyph.

[IAmBatman]

Yep - this one might be my favorite! I think we should make sure to put up some strategy tips on this one just so everyone realizes things like the new threats of falling damage and the impact on melee attacks.