The Book of Buffy Summers

[TrollBrute]

The Book of Buffy Summers

C3G DARK HORSE SIDEKICK SANCTUM EXCLUSIVE 1
HALLOWEEN HORRORS

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a Repainted Horrorclix figure from the Base Set.
Its model number and name are ##067-069 / Vampire Hunter.

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Character Bio - Buffy Summers believed herself to be a normal girl until the day her Slayer abilities activated. Slayers, a line of young women stretching back to ancient days, are gifted with mystical abilities including enhanced strength, durability and agility and trained by the Watchers Council to fight against supernatural threats to the world. Shortly after discovering this destiny, Buffy moved with her mother to Sunnydale, California, which, unbeknownst to her, was built directly over a Hellmouth, a portal to the hell dimensions. With the help of her Watcher, Giles, and her friends, Buffy devotes herself to defeating the evil that plagues Sunnydale and the world.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Human, Buffy has these Human Synergies.
• As a Slayer, Buffy has these Slayer Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Undead and Demon figures special power roll two fewer defense dice when attacked by Buffy.
  • These Classic figures include: Cyprien Esenwein, Death Knights of Valkrill, Iskra Esenwein, Marcu Esenwein, Phantom Knights, Rechets of Bogdan, Shades of Bleakwoode, Sudema, Zombies of Morindan.
  • These C3G figures figures include: Frankenstein, Ghost Rider, Silver Banshee, Solomon Grundy, Spawn, and the Vampire Minions.

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Tutorial for painting the Buffy Summers figure: TrollBrute
• Initial playtest: TrollBrute
• Second playtest: IAmBatman
• Third playtest: Viegon
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Scapemage

[TrollBrute]

NAME = BUFFY SUMMERS


SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = SLAYER
PERSONALITY = DETERMINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 210

THE CHOSEN ONE
At the start of the game, choose an opponent's Unique or Event Hero. When Buffy Summers attacks the chosen Hero with a normal attack, all blanks rolled count as skulls.

SLAYER TRAINING
Undead and Demon figures roll 2 fewer defense dice against Buffy Summers' normal attack. Buffy Summers may attack any or all figures adjacent to her with her normal attack. Roll each attack separately.

CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 3 + Special.
When Buffy Summers attacks a figure that is exactly 2 spaces away with this special attack, roll 2 additional attack dice. After attacking with this special attack, Buffy Summers may attack with this special attack one additional time.

[SirGalahad]

yea to editing

Originally Posted by TrollBrute

CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 3+.
When Buffy Summers attacks a figure that is exactly 2 spaces away, add 2 attack dice to her Crossbow Special Attack. After attacking with Crossbow Special Attack, Buffy Summers may attack with her Crossbow Special Attack one additional time.

verb tense

[IAmBatman]

Make sure to get comic art and find mini pictures for her (or get someone to take them) to add to the SP and link in the OP.

Write up looks good! She's definitely 200-something.

I'd put Challenge The Big Bad first on the card, since it's a "beginning of the game" power. I'd also go with black for the Marker color.

[TrollBrute]

I snapped some pictures yesterday, I'll try to get 'em up soon, along with comic art options.

Black is a good color choice, that's where I was leaning as well.

Couple things:

One, what do we want to do for species? By C3G definition, she's not technically Human, if she were Marvel or DC she'd be Mutate or Metahuman. Do we want to go with one of those, or make up a new one for Indy designs?

Two, I feel like the Big Bad power could use a little more oomph. Blanks as skulls against one figure per game just isn't going to be a big deal, I don't think. Here are a couple more ideas:

• All blanks rolled count as 2 additional skulls.
• All blanks rolled count as unblockable hits on the defending figure.

[IAmBatman]

I don't think it needs any more oomph, personally. She's already going to be averaging 3 skulls at a time versus the Big Bad. So that's like having an attack of 6 against the Big Bad. That's not bad at all, IMO, considering she's not meant to be over 250 points, I wouldn't think.

[quozl]

For Slayer Training, do Undead and Demons roll 2 fewer defense dice against her ranged attack too?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by quozl

For Slayer Training, do Undead and Demons roll 2 fewer defense dice against her ranged attack too?

The way it's currently worded, I'd say yes. Though perhaps if we moved that sentence to the front of the power, it'd help avoid confusion.

[Red Eyed Jedi]

Looking good so far TB. I'd think she should get the Slayer Training bonus with her ranged attack. SS? is she really that strong? I agree with Bats her attack oomph is enough as it is.

[TrollBrute]

The defense subtraction works with her range, yes. A crossbow bolt is as a good as stake to a vampire. Moving it to the top of the power is a good idea, though.

On SuperStrength, her strength level is well above that of a human, even topping most vampires. When sparring with a trained soldier in good condition, she has to hold back most of her strength just to keep from seriously hurting him.

With the Big Bad power, the blanks are only adding, on average, a half-a-skull an attack. I'm just worried that the power, as is, is not very exciting. I don't want her to be too powerful (low-to-mid 200s would sound about right), but I don't want to end up with a power that's boring or has too little an effect on the game.

[quozl]

How about going in an entirely different direction with Big Bad?

CHALLENGE THE BIG BAD
Choose an opponent’s Unique or Event Hero to be Buffy's Big Bad. When Buffy's Big Bad is within 4 clear sight spaces of Buffy and attacks with a normal or special attack, the Big Bad must attack Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by quozl

How about going in an entirely different direction with Big Bad?

CHALLENGE THE BIG BAD
Choose an opponent’s Unique or Event Hero to be Buffy's Big Bad. When Buffy's Big Bad is within 4 clear sight spaces of Buffy and attacks with a normal or special attack, the Big Bad must attack Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

I'd rather see it force Buffy to attack the Big Bad than vice versa ... but I prefer the current direction too, remembering that any time you add dice to her attack as well (height, Cap, etc.) it adds more effectiveness.

How many shields does Superman's Man of Steel really add on average? And yet I get tons of use out of that power and it definitely always feels worthwhile.