The Book of Doctor Psycho

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Doctor Psycho

C3G DC WAVE 47
TRINITY


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Superman Wonder Woman set.
Its model number and name are #039/Doctor Psycho.

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Character Bio - A powerful telepath with diminutive size, Edgar Cizko hates all women and Wonder Woman most of all!
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Metahuman, Doctor Psycho has these Metahuman Synergies.
• As a Telepath, Doctor Psycho has these Telepath Synergies.
• As a potential Antagonist, Doctor Psycho has these Antagonist Synergies.
• As an Insane figure, Doctor Psycho has these Insane Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Injustice League faction strategy guide

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Second playtest: (Arch-vile)
• Third playtest: (Ericth74)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Soundwarp

[IAmBatman]

NAME = DOCTOR PSYCHO
SECRET IDENTITY = EDGAR CIZKO

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = TELEPATH
PERSONALITY = INSANE
SIZE/HEIGHT = SMALL 3

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 3
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 3
POINTS = 175

AMAZON ANTAGONISM
At the start of the game, if there is another Antagonist in your army or an Amazon in any player's army, Doctor Psycho has the class of Antagonist in addition to what is listed on this card. Doctor Psycho cannot leave engagement with an Amazon and when he attacks an Amazon, add 1 to his Attack number.

NIGHTMARE PROJECTION
Enemy figures within 3 clear sight spaces of Doctor Psycho that do not have the Mental Shield special power do not have clear sight on any figures friendly to them, cannot roll for leaving engagement attacks against Doctor Psycho, and roll 1 fewer defense die for each revealed Order Marker on this card when attacked by Doctor Psycho.

REACTIVE MIND CONTROL 10
If Doctor Psycho is targeted and attacked by an opponent's figure that does not have the Mental Shield special power, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 10 or higher, Doctor Psycho takes no damage and the opponent's turn immediately ends. Take temporary control of the attacking figure. Move the attacking figure up to 4 spaces then return control of the figure to the player who controlled it before the Reactive Mind Control. Figures moved with this special power will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

[Arch-vile]

A few wording edits:

AMAZON ANTAGONISM
At the start of the game, if there is another Antagonist in your Army or an Amazon in any player's Army, Doctor Psycho has the Class of Antagonist in addition to what is listed on this card. Doctor Psycho cannot leave engagement with an Amazon and when he attacks an Amazon, add 1 to his Attack number.

[IAmBatman]

Mini Picture

Comic Picture

Background

[tcglkn]

Instead of another Players' Army I'd just say opponent's. Weird that he becomes antagonistic of teammate's Amazons.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

Instead of another Players' Army I'd just say opponent's. Weird that he becomes antagonistic of teammate's Amazons.

I mean, he's a grade A misogynist. He totally would.

[IAmBatman]

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

Efficiency- Check to see if your design is providing armies with turns/moves/etc. to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to keep up with your output.

1. Does your design allow itself or figures to move/attack/take a turn/etc. instead of/in addition to your normal turn for revealing an Order Marker? Is it granting these benefits to too broad a range of units? Does it combine with other powers to create overly long or powerful chains of actions?

No issue

2. Does your design allow you to take actions during an opponent's turn? Can it combine with other powers to create tediously long reactions to enemy actions or a restrictive environment?

No issue

3. Does your design allow you to rearrange your Order Markers or otherwise bypass the costs of Order Marker requirements on the special powers of other figures?

No issue

4. Is your design doing anything outside of a player's turn, at the start or end of the round? Is the effect too powerful by itself or when combined with other powers?

No issue

5. Does your design have any powers that trigger anytime it moves as opposed to only when it moves normally on its turn? Will it be too efficient when combined with figures that grant extra moves to figures?

No issue

6. Is your design adding or subtracting from initiative rolls? Will it pair too easily with other figures that alter initiative or have powers triggering on the results of initiative rolls?

No issue

Potency- Check to see if your design is wounding/removing/etc. enemy figures, increasing the chances of other figures in your army doing so, or otherwise directly effecting the number of figures available to players to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to recover from.

1. Does your design have a chance to inflict wounds or destroy figures? Is it getting these chances too frequently or having to high a chance of success? Is the power balanced against expensive targets that can cause a massive swing in the game when destroyed?

No issue

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it a boosting a broad enough range of units effectively enough to become a 'mandatory' draft or inhibit future design space? Can it be combined with other boosts too easily?

No issue

3. Will your design benefit from stat boosts or other enhancement to an overpowering degree? Will it restrict future growth within its faction or point cost by limiting available boosts to others?

An attack boost can help with the defensive subtraction, but doesn't seem incredibly concerning.

4. Does your design take control of enemy figures permanently or temporarily? Is it too difficult to for your opponent to regain control of their figure or recover from the losing the figure? Does the method of taking control expose the enemy figure to the powers of other figures in your army that can easily destroy it?

No issue. Just temporary reactive mind control that's been vetted previously.

5. Can your design heal itself or others or revive itself or others? Is it doing so in a way that an opponent cannot hope to overcome in certain scenarios?

No issue

6. Does your design place enemy figures on its card or otherwise have an unconventional method of temporarily removing enemy figures from play? Will it guarantee your victory against a single remaining enemy figure?

No issue

Chicanery- Check to see if your design is preventing your opponent from taking actions with too much ease or is otherwise causing negative play experience through tactics that make your opponent feel you're 'not playing fair'

1. Does your design restrict the movement of enemy figures, or allow you to move enemy figures? Can it do so in a way that results in an unwinnable scenario for your opponent if they are down to one figure, posses only figures with a range of 1, etc.? Can your design easily combine with other figures to greatly impede enemy figures or otherwise gain an excessive advantage?

No issue

2. Does your design effect/change the placement of an enemy's Order Markers, or remove their Order Markers entirely? Can it force Order Markers to go onto cards that have no figures on the battlefield? Can your design easily combine with other figures to completely dictate the placement of an enemy's Order Markers or remove all of their Order Markers?

No issue

3. Does your design inhibit your opponent from attacking your figures or make attacking a losing proposition? Are there scenarios or combinations that make your opponent totally unable to harm your figures through attacking?

No issue. If Reactive Mind Control is too strong, I'll bump the roll up.

4. Does your design directly negate the powers of enemy figures or otherwise ignore them in a way that can completely disrupt the opponent's strategy or leave them feeling like they are stuck playing figures without special powers?

No issue

5. Does your design become overly powerful in a podded group of figures, or provide significant benefit to your army without leaving your Start Zone?

No issue

6. You can attack your own figures in Heroscape, does your design have any powers that will trigger off of doing so or otherwise wounding/destroying your own figures? Is this intentional on your part? Will the design be too efficient or potent when doing so?

No issue

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST (SHORT FORM)

Spoiler Alert!

Consistency Concerns
Name and Identity
Verify character is named in a way that is clear, accurate and feels consistent with the way other characters are named.

All good

Uniqueness and Type
Verify that the power text reflects the listed uniqueness and type, that the uniqueness fits the character, and that squad size is listed for squads.

All good

Left Box
If the character's species, class or personality is reused, verify that the character feels thematically consistent with other figures that have that species, class or personality. If they are not reused, verify that there is no pre-existing species, class or personality that would make more sense.

All good. I considered Manipulative, but I thought it'd be fun to boost the Insane faction some.

Size and Height
Verify that the listed size and height are accurate. Standing the mini up next to a stack of tiles, and a few other minis of various sizes, is encouraged.

All good, though I'll double check when my order comes in.

Super Strength and Flying
Verify that these special powers are present if they make sense, and not if they don't.

All good

New Powers - Names
Verify that any new powers are not using power names identical to, or very similar to, pre-existing powers. Verify that any new powers are actually new and not old powers with new names.

All good

New Powers - Effects
Verify that the effect and timing of all new powers is clear. Verify that any logical immunities, benefits, or weaknesses (whether those be necessary for thematic or mechanical reasons) are implemented: consider whether defensive powers that work against normal attacks should also work against special attacks, whether or not a power has an elemental component that some figures should resist, and whether or not unliving figures (such as Undead and Androids) should be affected.

I decided Nightmare Projection should have a Mental Shield clause, so I added it in.

Reused Powers
Verify that the design is reusing powers in place of creating new ones, where reused powers could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused powers have the correct text.

The write up was so old I had an outdated version of Reactive Mind Control. I updated it accordingly.

Power Level
Verify that the character's movement, attack, range, and defense (in conjunction with any special powers that enhance those stats) feel consistent with the capabilities of characters with analogous powers and abilities. Verify that the character falls into a similar point range to characters with comparative powers and abilities.

All good

[IAmBatman]

I propose we move to Initial Playtesting

[Arch-vile]

yea

[tcglkn]

Yea

[Soundwarp SG-1]

yar

[Tornado]

Yea