The Book of Scourge of the Underworld

[A3n]

It definitely wouldn't be thematic for all to have their disguise blown because one came out.

I honestly don't believe it will be an issue. You are going to know what's happened to each, in relation to the triggers of the power, just based on where they are on the battlefield.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I guess the only criteria that doesn't reset every turn is who attacked, and that should be fairly easy to keep track of.

Are you ready for an initial here? I can try this week (though it might take me a few days or up to the whole week).

[A3n]

Yep I think we are ready here. When you can mate.

[IAmBatman]

Cool. Won't be starting tonight, but I'll put it on the "to do" list.

[Hahma]

Originally Posted by A3n

When you can mate.

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I'll put it on the "to do" list.

the "to do list eh? Oye! Hopefully that thumb isn't a sign of things to come

[quozl]

P.S. I remember from the first Lex design that Griffin ruled that leaving engagement attacks ARE attacks.

[A3n]

Originally Posted by quozl

P.S. I remember from the first Lex design that Griffin ruled that leaving engagement attacks ARE attacks.

Yep & I am fine with that counting as an attack to remove his disguise.

[IAmBatman]

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT (SCOURGE)

- 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

Heavy Hitter or Mid-Level Hero Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 160.
- Give a brief overview. With Justice is Served his only usable power one-on-one, I think I’ll start him 170 in the Army Tests.

Spoiler Alert!

TEST 1
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Deadshot (150)
Deadshot with an auto skull and height hits Scourge for two quick wounds from range. Scourge rolls poorly on attack, then gets initiative in Round 2, rolls 3 skulls on his attack, Deadshot whiffs to take 3 wounds, then Scourge hits the unblockable skull for Justice is Served to finish him off!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with 2 Wounds wins Turn 1, Round 2.

TEST 2
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Deadshot (150)
Scourge gets in the first attack from range, hitting Deadshot for two wounds. Then Deadshot’s auto skull gets a wound on Scourage. Then Scourge closes in and gets one more wound with his normal attack, then finishes the job with Justice is Served!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with 1 Wound wins Turn 4, Round 1.

TEST 3
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Speedball (150)
Speedball rolled well on defense, but just couldn’t get his offense going, and Scourge did the job with his normal attack.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with 2 Wounds wins Turn 3, Round 3.

TEST 4
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Speedball (150)
Lots of defensive whiffs here! Scourge whiffed more than Speedball did and that made the difference.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Speedball with 4 Wounds wins Turn 5, Round 1.

TEST 5
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Comedian (160)
Comedian got in three attacks to Scourge’s one here, and just ruined him with the Auto Shotgun.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Comedian with Full Life wins Turn 6, Round 1.

TEST 6
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Comedian (160)
Scourge gets in just as many attacks as Comedian this time thanks to getting in the first attack on his second turn and then finishing the job on his third turn (thanks partially to the unblockable wound from Justice is Served!).
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with 1 Wound wins Turn 5, Round 1.

TEST 7
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Radioactive Man (160)
Controlled Emission paid off for two wounds on four tries. Radioactive Man also scored twice with his normal attack, and failed twice with his special attack. If Scourge had scored one more wound, a good Justice is Served roll could have turned this the other way.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Radioactive Man with 2 Wounds wins Turn 3, Round 2.

TEST 8
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Radioactive Man (160)
Radioactive Man scored once with his special attack here, but didn’t get the extra wound. He hit Controlled Emission once on two tries, and got the other two wounds with his normal attacks, including the final one after winning initiative in Round 2.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Radioactive Man with 1 Wound wins Turn 1, Round 2.

TEST 9
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Mister Terrific (160)
Scourge was a missed Justice is Served! Roll away from pulling off the win here. Mister Terrific’s T-Spheres got two wounds on Scourge in two rolls at the start of Round 2.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Mister Terrific with 3 Wounds wins Turn 6, Round 2.

TEST 10
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Mister Terrific (160)
Mister Terrific got taken down before he got started here (only one T-Sphere was on the battlefield). Scourge hits Mister Terrific for a quick three wound attack (Mr. T. whiffed on defense), and then Scourge hit his Justice is Served! roll for the win.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with Full Life wins Turn 2, Round 1.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 160.
- Give a brief overview. This was a very close match. Flying helped the Parademons, as did numbers and solid attack rolls. Scourge’s range helped him keep up, though. None of his special powers came into play here.
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. Parademons x2 (160)

Spoiler Alert!

Parademons hit Apokoliptic Weaponry twice on five rolls and Scourge also took a leaving engagement swipe trying to maximize height advantage. He still almost pulled it off.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Parademons with 1 figure win Turn 6, Round 2.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 160+
- Give a brief overview. With no special powers usable on either side, this was a war of attrition, but Scourge’s superior stats won out.
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge vs. HYDRA Agents x2 (160)

Spoiler Alert!

Brutal. The HYDRA Agents couldn’t seem to roll more than 1 skull at a time on attack, and Scourge couldn’t seem to roll fewer than 3!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Scourge with 2 Wounds wins Turn 5, Round 3.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 180+
- Give a brief overview. Obviously this was an ideal match for Reverend Stryker, and he shined, offering his attack bonus to just about every attack. With his boost, the Scourge were a nasty attack force for the Mutants to deal with. The dice also seemed to go the way of the Scourge a bit here.
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge x4 (680), Civilians x4 (180), Billy Batson (60), Reverend Stryker (70) (990) vs. Professor X, Bishop, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Angel, Jean Grey (990)

Spoiler Alert!

Even with all of their special attacks and multiple attacks, the Mutants couldn’t get it done here (horrible D20 rolling for Nightcrawler and Jean Grey didn’t help). The Scourge used boosts from Stryker, height, and even one from Secrets Maintained to do 4 wounds on Nightcrawler, 4 wounds on Cyclops, 3 wounds on Bishop, 4 wounds on Angel, 4 wounds on Professor X, and 1 wound on Jean Grey. The Civilians helped with the initial push and helped cleaning up Jean Grey (who only ever got in one wound from all of her throws). The Scourge also went one of two for Justice is Served, taking down Nightcrawler as a result.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Civilians with 3 figures, Full Life Billy Batson, 1 Scourge with Full Life, and Reverend Stryker with 1 Wound win Turn 3, Round 5.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes.
- What should be the unit's point value? 160 or less!
- Give a brief overview. Just like it was a great match up last time, it was a terrible one this time. The Crime Fighters were tough to wound and packed big punches to take out Civvies and Scourge alike out fast. And Stryker’s offensive boost (along with the great dice rolls from last game) were sorely missed.
Map: Custom
Units: Scourge x4 (680), Civilians x3 (135), Anarky (110), J. Jonah Jameson (85) (1010) vs. Luke Cage (190), Spider-Man (250), Iron Fist (260), Spider-Girl (140), Tigra (170) (1010).

Spoiler Alert!

The Civvies went in early, but couldn’t muster enough offense, and Anarky’s incited riot got plenty of attacks, but no wounds, and was a complete bust! Meanwhile, Luke Cage and company cleaved through Civvies right and left. Poor Iron Fist was made a menace and waited in the start zone the whole game. Finally, the Scourge came in, and mustered a little offense, taking down Tigra quickly (thanks in part to a successful Justice is Served! roll on their only try). Luke Cage was just too tough, though, thanks to plenty of asphalt and concrete on this map, and the Scourge only managed two other wounds this game (both on Spider-Girl). Meanwhile, their buddies mustered no offense whatsoever. In the last two rounds, Luke Cage and his friends knocked out all of the figures with unrevealed Order Markers before they could use them. Considering that, and a successful Bio-Magnetic Field roll for Spider-Girl in the Round before, the Citizen team got two turns out of the last three rounds!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Luke Cage with 1 Wound, Spider-Girl with 2 Wounds, and Spider-Man and Iron Fist both with Full Life win Turn 6, Round 6.

All-in-all, I think I’d try them at 160 or 170 in the public, leaning just slightly to 170.

[A3n]

linked.

[IAmBatman]

Thanks! Hopefully I'll be able to do heavy hitters tonight and plan from there.

[IAmBatman]

Hey, writing this down to test - should Justice is Served specify the wound is inflicted by his normal attack? That'd be my preference, and I think it would help avoid wonky interpretation issues.

[A3n]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

Hey, writing this down to test - should Justice is Served specify the wound is inflicted by his normal attack? That'd be my preference, and I think it would help avoid wonky interpretation issues.

I'm fine with that.

SP updated.