The Book of Angstrom Levy

[quozl]

We still need text that says this works even after he's destroyed.

[IAmBatman]

Yep. Good call. Which, unfortunately, is more text .... Are there any mechanics you're willing to simplify, LP? I'd look, especially, at the D20 roll. Does it really need to be three tiered, for instance?

[SirGalahad]

ALTERNATE REALITIES
Start the game with a three-hex grass tile, called an Alternate Reality tile, near the battlefield. The Alternate Reality tile is considered part of the battlefield, except that neither it nor figures occupying it can be affected by special powers on any Glyph or Army Card of a figure not occupying the Alternate Reality tile unless the figure has the Alternate Realities special power.

REALITY TRAP
Instead of moving with Angstrom Levy, you may choose Angstrom Levy or an adjacent figure. Place the chosen figure on any empty spaces on the Alternate Reality tile. Whenever a player reveals a numbered Order Marker on the card of a figure that occupies the Alternate Reality tile and does not have the Alternate Realities special power, before taking a turn with the figure, that player must roll the 20-sided die, even if Angstrom Levy is destroyed. If that player rolls 8 or lower, the figure receives a wound. If that player rolls 16 or higher, that player may place the figure on any empty spaces in that player’s start zone.

MEDICAL DIMENSION
Before taking a turn with Angstrom Levy, if he is on his own Alternate Reality tile, you may remove 2 Wound Markers from this card or place Angstrom Levy on an empty space in your start zone.

Couple of edits, including one to prevent Galactus from eating the Alternate Reality tile itself (since it's considered part of the battlefield).

Could we just call the power Alternate Reality (singular)?

Should the opponent's figure still receive a wound on an 8 or lower if Angstrom Levy has been destroyed?

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by SirGalahad

Couple of edits, including one to prevent Galactus from eating the Alternate Reality tile itself (since it's considered part of the battlefield).

Could we just call the power Alternate Reality (singular)?

Should the opponent's figure still receive a wound on an 8 or lower if Angstrom Levy has been destroyed?

Good call on Galactus. Can't eat what's not in this dimension!

I like it plural, since he technically sends them to a ton of different places, that's just too much for this design to fully reflect.

And yes, they should, since it's not Angstrom doing the wounding, it's the dinosaurs or zombies or whatever is in the dimension that hurts them. Like I said early, he just sends them to nasty places, and can bring them back. If he's taken out, they're stuck wherever, he's just the door.

[IAmBatman]

To shorten text, we could make the D20 roll wound on 9 or lower, and free on 10 or higher.

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

To shorten text, we could make the D20 roll wound on 9 or lower, and free on 10 or higher.

That could work. Maybe a 50/50 chance, though?

[IAmBatman]

Sure. It'll be tough, but that's OK. He can be costed appropriately.

[Lord Pyre]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

To shorten text, we could make the D20 roll wound on 9 or lower, and free on 10 or higher.

Actually, with SirG's newest edits, we still have the three tiers, and changing the die roll won't save any space, so I think we're finally good here!

Do we like the numbers for the rolls, or should we tweak them before sending to the ERB?

[A3n]

I cut his last name out of the text as we recently decided was ok after you use it in the first instance in each power. That saves a little also.

[IAmBatman]

The numbers can always be adjusted during playtesting, but my instinct is that the percentages of a wound versus of getting free favors the wound a bit too heavily right now. (Just a tad, though). But testing can show for sure.

[Lord Pyre]

Few problems I still see. If Angstrom is in his Medical Dimension, there's no way of getting him out, so at the end of a game if he's the last figure, he'll just run away, spend a round totally healing then come out to fight a bit, rinse and repeat....

Also, should we limit Event Heroes from getting sucked into dimensions? Is that a big deal or no?

And kind of a minor thing, but since you can only use OM's to get them out of the Reality Trap, it sucks for lower-costed units, since you might not want to waste an OM on them, just to potentially have your turn gone. I adjusted the die rolls, though, so it'd be easier to escape, which helps with this problem. Might bring it down a bit more, however.

[Lord Pyre]

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