The Book of Marcu Esenwein - Page 4

rdhight · #37 July 9th, 2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Will T

One of your best moves, if you gain control of your opponent's Marcu, is to move back and forth between two enemy figures, so as to cause multiple disengagements. In the right situation, he could disengage 7 times in one movement (or 10 on roadways!)

This raises a question, would Marcu have to disengage from your figures or his (actual) owner's figures to activate the passing swipes? And whose glyphs/auras affect him in this situation?

All figures you control are always considered friendly. The temporary controller's auras/glyphs would work on him; his owner's will not. The temporary controller's figures will not be allowed to swipe him, but his true owner's figures will be allowed (but not required) to swipe.

Will T · #38 July 9th, 2007, 07:41 PM

Ok, ok. What if your paraded your temporaryly controlled Marcu back and forth in front of a third person's figures! You could conceivable cause him to receive 21 passing swipes using his 7 space movement.

rdhight · #39 July 9th, 2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Will T

Ok, ok. What if your paraded your temporaryly controlled Marcu back and forth in front of a third person's figures! You could conceivable cause him to receive 21 passing swipes using his 7 space movement.

That oughta do it. You could throw some Engagement Strikes in there too. Of course, then you're concentrating your turn on killing Marcu. If he has no more unrevealed order markers, it might be better to attack something that does.

tsukifu · #40 July 10th, 2007, 07:25 PM

I just noticed (sorry if it's already been talked about) that Life Drain seems to be an optional power--it says "may." I take it to mean, then, that if your opponent destroys a figure with your Marcu, that you don't necessarily get a wound marker taken off?

IAmBatman · #41 July 10th, 2007, 07:27 PM

that sounds like a correct interpretation to me.

tsukifu · #42 July 10th, 2007, 08:16 PM

That makes him slightly not as cool, if so.

As I think about it though, it could go either way. Even when your opponent controls him, it's still Marcu destroying a figure, and "you" may remove the wound marker. Hmm....

IAmBatman · #43 July 10th, 2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tsukifu

That makes him slightly not as cool, if so.

As I think about it though, it could go either way. Even when your opponent controls him, it's still Marcu destroying a figure, and "you" may remove the wound marker. Hmm....

*You* also *may* move and attack with Marcu - you know, if he's under *your* control. If he's under your opponent's control, I'm pretty sure any *may*s are up to your opponent.

scapefan78 · #44 July 22nd, 2007, 05:03 PM

So...If Marcu is next to his ally and he is turned over to someone else's control. He becomes an enemy and is subject to a disengagement attack. Is that right?

IAmBatman · #45 July 22nd, 2007, 05:07 PM

That's right, but it's important to remember that taking a disengagement swipe is optional so his allies would likely refrain from attacking Marcu, as it would not serve their purposes to kill their buddy.

Hex_Enduction_Hour · #46 August 11th, 2007, 03:39 PM

Marcu is immune to the Eternal Hatred roll if Ornak activates him.
Am I incorrect in this thought?

gamjuven · #47 August 11th, 2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Hex_Enduction_Hour

Marcu is immune to the Eternal Hatred roll if Ornak activates him.
Am I incorrect in this thought?

yes

jdozs · #48 August 11th, 2007, 04:54 PM

WOW

this guy gets alot of attention now doesn't he. lol
Here is my humble opinion on the subject of his "eternal hatred"
Lava, cliff, samurai, charos, run away, run through 3rd party engagements, or attack someone. The latter is probably the most used strategy because of marcu's attack strength. While control is given to the oppenent I would have to agree that it is up to the controling party's discretion as to whether or not Marcu can use his life drain ability (if he does than you may want to considered playing a different game because it would be apparent that that player is unsure about how to win at this game) Using Marcu with a dumeteff guard is a great "cheap" team. Throw in Ornak, cyprien, and sonya and you got yourself a pretty good army as long as the robots stay off the board.

I would like to go on record saying that "life drain" should have excluded soulborgs unless of course they soulborgs are not really robots but rather living creatures enhanced by mechanical parts. (DW8K - unlikely)