The Book of Aztek

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Aztek

C3G DC WAVE 39
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED


Comic PDF


Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the DC Justice League set.
Its model number and name are #045/Aztek.

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Character Bio – Uno is raised from birth to be a champion for his people, known as Aztek. He is given the Mask of Warriors, which allows him to tap into the vast knowledge of previous bearers of the Aztek mantle, and magical armor that grants him an array of supernatural abilities, such as invisibility, density control, a type of auto-pilot that takes over his body and fights for him even when he's unconscious, and a big explosion if the armor is destroyed. Aztek brings these abilities to the Justice League and fights alongside them before eventually sacrificing his life for his comrades.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Champion, Aztek has these Champion Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Second playtest: (Arkham)
• Third playtest: (Ericth74)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Arkham

[IAmBatman]

NAME = AZTEK
SECRET IDENTITY = UNO

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CHAMPION
PERSONALITY = NAÏVE
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5
POINTS = 170

MASK OF WARRIORS
Add 1 to your initiative roll for each Order Marker on this card. Before taking a turn with Aztek, you may reveal an “X” Order Marker on this card to add 2 to his Attack number and any 20-sided die rolls made for him for the remainder of his turn.

PLASMA BEAM 17
Instead of attacking, you may choose a non-adjacent figure within 4 spaces of Aztek and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 17 or higher, the chosen figure receives a wound. After using Plasma Beam, you may use it two additional times.

OCCULT ARMOR
Aztek is never attacked when leaving an engagement and is never in clear sight of non-adjacent enemy figures. Once per game, if Aztek would receive enough wounds to be destroyed, you may instead move all your unrevealed Order Markers to this Army Card and ignore those wounds. If you do, at the end of the round, roll two unblockable attack dice against each figure adjacent to Aztek and remove Aztek from the game.

SUPER STRENGTH
FLYING

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

NAME = AZTEK
SECRET IDENTITY = UNO

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CHAMPION
PERSONALITY = NAIVE
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5
POINTS = 170

MASK OF WARRIORS
Add 1 to your initiative roll for each Order Marker on this card. Before taking a turn with Aztek, you may reveal an Order Marker “X” on this card. If you do, add two to his attack and any 20-sided die rolls for the remainder of this turn.

PLASMA BEAM 17
After moving, before attacking, you may choose one non-adjacent figure within 5 spaces of Aztek and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 17 or higher, the chosen figure receives one wound.

OCCULT ARMOR
Aztek cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or special powers that require clear sight. Aztek may not be moved by any special power on an opponent's Army Card. If Aztek would receive enough wounds to be destroyed, you may instead move all your unrevealed Order Markers to this Army Card and ignore those wounds. If you do, at the end of the round, roll two unblockable attack dice against each figure adjacent to Aztek and remove him from the game.


SUPER STRENGTH
FLYING

OK, SP updated with a bit more sexiness. Proposal for initial is back on.

[IAmBatman]

Mini Picture


Comic Picture


Background

[tcglkn]

I think you can drop the "After moving" from Plasm Beam, "Instead of attacking" covers exactly when it happens.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

I think you can drop the "After moving" from Plasm Beam, "Instead of attacking" covers exactly when it happens.

I remember why that wording was wrong now. I originally had it as an after moving, before attacking power, but I decided I wanted to make him cheaper.

Anyway, wording fixed now.

We haven't used Naive before and I didn't want a new personality, so I went with Innocent. If folks don't feel that fits, lemme know your alternatives.

No other updates seem needed here, so I propose we move to Initial Playtesting!

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.

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.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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.

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 issues.

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?

He has an auto-wounding power, which will be a focus in testing. It's on a fairly high roll.


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 issues.

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?

No issues. He'll be tested with D20 boosters/manipulators, of course.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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 issues.


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 issues.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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 issues.

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. All reuses and all feel right for the design.

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.

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. One reuse. Two new powers that are specific enough to be different.

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.

All good.

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.

All good.

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]

Good call. Pretty old write up, so might have some creaky language in it!

[Lord Pyre]

Huh, a guy I've never heard of. Weird, that doesn't happen often anymore.

Solid writeup, nothing too fancy here.

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

Huh, a guy I've never heard of. Weird, that doesn't happen often anymore.

Outside of Soundwarp LD at least

—

I’ve actually read his whole solo series. Fun fact- You should NEVER read his solo series, it is crap.

Anyway, I think the design looks fine, his powers are accurately random and all over the place.

Personally I’d do the personality as like... Naive or something maybe? Dude’s sorta a goober. Like that might not have been intentional on the writer’s part, but that’s how he comes across.

[IAmBatman]

I added a bio for your perusal.

[Ronin]

I've heard of this guy but only from Bats' workshopping threads.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I depowered him a tad from 6/6 stats because I figure he's pretty D-list and I also wanted lower point options for JL builds.

Originally Posted by Ronin

I've heard of this guy but only from Bats' workshopping threads.

That's the place to look.