The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Workshop

[IAmBatman]

Doing a Doom Patrol style thing with Notorious makes sense to me.

[toyhandle]

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Griffin didn't have a first name in his original novel. Moore based his name on the murderer Hawley Harvey Crippin. Moore takes every opportunity to characterize Griffin as a sadistic megalomaniac.

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He really helped the League on two occasions. First by slitting a man's throat while he was distracted by Mina and Allan, and second by spying on Campion Bond and M. He also attempted to betray the league once, and successfully betrayed mankind after that.

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He's not like a lot of characters who are invisible when they want to be. He's invisible all the time, unless he wears makeup or clothes.
Even his allies can't see him.

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Or those who think he's their ally.

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He's not loyal to Mina, the other notorious members, or anyone. He only agrees to act as an Agent of the Crown for a pardon and possible cure.

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Made him a play on Freddy Krueger, to play into the sadistic murderer aspect of him, and to reflect how truly invisible he is, to the point where even his own allies don't know his precise location. The order of him moving onto his card, then potentially switching teams is what makes him extra scary.

NAME = INVISIBLE MAN
SECRET IDENTITY = HAWLEY GRIFFIN

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = PSYCHOPATH
PERSONALITY = NOTORIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ?

INVISIBLE SLEUTH
Invisible Man can move through all figures, is never attacked when leaving an engagement, and cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or special powers that require clear sight. Invisible Man may attack at any point before, during, or after his normal move as long as he is on a space where he could end his movement. When Invisible Man is engaged, you may reveal an “X” Order Marker on this card to choose an unrevealed Order Marker on an opponent’s card and view it.

INVISIBLE MENACE
Before rolling for initiative, if Invisible Man is unengaged, you may place him on this card. Before taking a turn with Invisible Man, if he started his turn on this card, you may choose a figure on the battlefield that does not have the Blind Warrior special power, and roll one unblockable attack die against the chosen figure. A blank rolled counts as 2 skulls. After using this special power, if the chosen figure did not receive at least one wound, place Invisible Man adjacent to the chosen figure, if possible.

SELF-SERVING BETRAYAL
After the first round, if you control Invisible Man and lose initiative, you must roll the 20-sided die. Add 3 to the roll if Hawley is an Agent of the Crown. If you roll 6 or lower, remove any Order Markers on this figure's Army Card and choose an opponent who has not been chosen for Self-Serving Betrayal to take control of this figure and its card, if possible. The player who first controlled Hawley may never be chosen for this special power. If no player can be chosen, remove Hawley from the game.

Probably could use some trimming here and there. Maybe get rid of the attack at any point part, or clean up the third power. But that third power is one example of how I'd want Agent of the Crown to benefit the Agents themselves.

[Splash]

I'll just make a quick post to maintain for myself here.


Mina Murray - Mod/paint Guide

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NAME = MINA MURRAY

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = LEADER
PERSONALITY = FEARLESS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ?

THE LEAGUE
If all Heroes in your army are Humans, Mutates, or Undead and none of those Heroes have the same Class, you may add 1 to your initiative roll for each Unique or Event Hero you control on the battlefield, up to a maximum of +5.

ESPIONAGE
If you win initiative, before revealing your first Order Marker, you may immediately move Mina Murray up to 5 spaces. When moving with Espionage, Mina Murray can move through all figures and is never attacked when leaving an engagement.

"I'VE LIVED THROUGH WORSE"
If there is at least 1 Wound Marker on this card, the most wounds Mina Murray can receive from an attack is one, unless the attacking figure is Undead.

Allan Quatermain - Mod/paint guide

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NAME = ALLAN QUATERMAIN

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = HUNTER
PERSONALITY = GRUFF

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 2

POINTS = ?

EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN
After revealing an Order Marker on the card of a Unique Leader you control, instead of taking a turn with that figure, or after taking a turn with that figure if it is Fearless, you may take turns with up to X different Unique Heroes you control. Allan Quatermain must be one of those Heroes. X equals the number of different Army Cards enemy players took turns with during the last enemy player's turn.

MARKSMANSHIP
After moving and before attacking, you may subtract any number of Allan Quatermain's attack dice from your roll, to a minimum of 1 attack die, and add that number to Allan Quatermain's Range number for this turn.

ELEPHANT GUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 5.
Destructible objects roll two less defense dice against this special attack. You may only use this special attack once per round.

Captain Nemo - Mod/paint guide

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NAME = CAPTAIN NEMO

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = SCIENTIST
PERSONALITY = VENGEFUL?

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = 140?

NAUTILUS COMMAND
If you win initiative this round and Captain Nemo is occupying a Vehicle Destructible Object on a water space, you may move that VDO up to 4 spaces. Captain Nemo has the class of Pirate in addition to the one listed on this card.

SWORDPLAY
If Captain Nemo attacks an adjacent figure with his normal attack and at least one skull is rolled, he may attack an adjacent figure again. He may continue attacking adjacent figures, rolling 1 fewer attack die for each subsequent attack, until you fail to roll a skull.

AUTOMATED HARPOON GUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 2.
After Captain Nemo attacks with this special attack, he may attack with this special attack 3 additional times. He may not attack the same figure more than once. If a figure would receive one or more wounds from this special attack, that figure receives one additional wound.

Nemo's Crew and The Nautilus

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde - Mod/paint guide

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NAME = DOCTOR JEKYLL
SECRET IDENTITY = HENRY JEKYLL

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = GENIUS
PERSONALITY = MILD-MANNERED/MISGUIDED/TORMENTED?

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 3

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 0
DEFENSE = 2

POINTS = ?

INTERNAL BATTLE
At the start of the game, if there is an Edward Hyde figure in your army, his figure does not start on the battlefield and is instead placed on Henry Jekyll's card. Anytime Doctor Jekyll rolls defense dice, receives one or more wounds, or is destroyed, you may switch his figure, if possible, with an Edward Hyde figure on this card. You must then remove Doctor Jekyll from the game, and roll an unblockable attack die against each figure adjacent to Edward Hyde, one at a time.

FOR THE MORAL GOOD OF HUMANITY
At the start of the round, before rolling for initiative, if Doctor Jekyll is in your start zone and within clear sight of a Leader you control, you may add 1 to your initiative roll and any 20-sided die rolls made for any friendly figures this round.

NO DRIVES
Henry Jekyll may not make any leaving engagement attacks, or attack any figures. Anytime you move a friendly figure that began its turn adjacent to Doctor Jekyll, you may move Doctor Jekyll as long as he would end his movement adjacent to that figure.

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NAME = MISTER HYDE
SECRET IDENTITY = EDWARD HYDE

SPECIES = MUTATE
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = BRUTE
PERSONALITY = SADISTIC

SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 6

LIFE = 6

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

POINTS = ?

DEMORALIZING PRESENCE
When rolling for initiative, each opponent must subtract 1 from their roll for each Order Marker on the Army Card of a figure they control without the Fearless personality that is within 4 clear sight spaces of Mister Hyde.

NO RESTRAINTS
Mister Hyde cannot take a turn unless you revealed a numbered Order Marker on this card or the card of a Fearless Leader you control. Mister Hyde may attack any or all figures adjacent to him, rolling each attack separately. Mister Hyde always rolls for leaving engagement attacks, regardless of any special powers on opponents’ army cards. Mister Hyde's special powers cannot be negated.

UNSTOPPABLE BRUTE
Once per round, if Mister Hyde would be destroyed by receiving wounds, place or remove Wound Markers until he has 2 Life remaining and roll an unblockable attack die against the attacking figure.

SUPER STRENGTH

Dorian Gray w/glyph

[Splash]

I could see Allan moving away from Hunter and into Explorer (rather than Adventurer to avoid FF). And perhaps something like Heroic Avenger in place of Big Game Hunter.

Invisible Man has too much text. I wouldn't give him that kind of on/off the card power, since no other characters with Invisibility do that kind of thing. He still exists, like Hyde could find him.

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A third power for Mina now could be about how she survived Dracula.
Something about Undead.

[Splash]

Also minor questions on Jekyll & Hyde. There is no Mr. or Dr. in the index, only Mister and Doctor. Should they have that instead or could they have those titles to differentiate a little more from Marvel's Hyde? I'm guessing it's a grammatical thing.
Also do flip cards require one figure for both cards, are there any other special flip card rules that need to be followed?

[japes]

Flip cards do typically use one figure. When it requires two figures its usually two cards.

[Splash]

Could use the horrorclix, it's mid-transformation, although it has a beard and is pricey. Also he doesn't need the serum anymore but I don't really mind that personally.

[Splash]

Also Gardevoir figured out some good League figure options awhile ago here.

[toyhandle]

Renowned makes sense. I like Explorer as well.

Although Hank Pym and Bruce Banner are not named as Dr., there are two Ms. Marvels, so
Dr. Jekyll SI: Henry Jekyll &
Mr. Hyde SI: Edward Hyde
should be fine, since that is how they are known. There's already
Slam Bradley SI: Samuel Bradley.

Hard to describe the difference between Mister Freeze and Mr. Fries,
or Doctor Strange and Dr. Strange, but one is like a larger-than-life persona, and the other has a formality to it that is more appropriate to Jekyll/Hyde.

The reason why it would be beneficial to make Jekyll/Hyde two figures on one card is because Jekyll is such a weakling, there'd be no reason to draft him. Unlike Banner, Jekyll retains his wounds sustained as Hyde. His purpose is purely as a limitation on the super powerful figure that Hyde would be.

Invisible Man has too much text. I wouldn't give him that kind of on/off the card power, since no other characters with Invisibility do that kind of thing. He still exists, like Hyde could find him.

The fact that no other characters with invisibility play like him is exactly the point. He's just a naked always-invisible, but otherwise physically average guy. He just has no qualms about slitting one's throat from behind or beating them with a brick. The fun is to make him play in a unique and interesting way that reads like the comics, despite his tameness by superhero standards.

Dis Guy in Disguise has Plastic Man reveal himself from nowhere next to DO's or friendly figures. Talon aren't invisible, but their ninja skills can make them disappear/reappear. Kryptonian Infiltrators appear next to figures. Up to interpretation as to how. There's an upcoming card that uses Skrull Infiltrators in a way that leaves interpretation as to how they manifest.
I like this being a way of interpreting Griffin's unnerving presence.

Though I haven't given my take on Jekyll/Hyde yet, Griffin can't sneak up on Hyde, its embedded in the power. So if Griffin betrays the team and needs Hyde gone, Griffin will have to try for a riskier normal attack.

I agree, the original was too wordy, so I trimmed the fat and reworked him.

INVISIBILITY
Invisible Man can move through all figures, is never attacked when leaving an engagement, and cannot be targeted by opponents' non-adjacent figures for any attacks or special powers that require clear sight.

INVISIBLE INFILTRATION
Before rolling for initiative, if Invisible Man is unengaged, you may place him on this card. Before taking a turn with Invisible Man, if he started his turn on this card, you may place him adjacent to any figure on the battlefield that does not have the Blind Warrior special power and may:
• Look at any unrevealed Order Markers on that figure's card; or
• Roll one unblockable attack die against that figure. A blank rolled counts as 2 skulls.
If Invisible Man uses Invisible Infiltration, he may not attack this turn.

SELF-SERVING BETRAYAL
After the first round, if you control Invisible Man and lose initiative, you must roll the 20-sided die. Add 1 to the roll for each other Renown or Notorious figure you control. If you roll 6 or lower, remove any Order Markers on this figure's Army Card and choose an opponent who has not been chosen for Self-Serving Betrayal to take control of this figure and its card. The player who first controlled Hawley may never be chosen for this special power. If no player can be chosen, remove Hawley from the game.

I do like that with this version of Betrayal, as you lose Renown/Notorious members like Quatermain/Hyde/Nemo, Griffin is more likely to back out, but Brave Mina does not influence his decision to stay.

[MrNobody]

Ms. is different, because unlike Dr. (Doctor) or Mr. (Mister), using the full word it's an abbreviation of (Mistress) changes the sound of the words. Mistress Marvel is a very different character. I'd probably stick with Doctor and Mister, just as a style guide thing.

toy, that second take on Invisible Man is probably still too wordy. (Bullet points eat up a lot of card space! ) Independent of whether we represent his invisibility by letting him pop on/off the card, I think it makes sense to go with Splash's simpler Betrayal power.

[toyhandle]

Originally Posted by Splash

A third power for Mina now could be about how she survived Dracula.
Something about Undead.

Any C3G-original or movie-based element to these characters, we should eliminate any trace of in these designs. I understand the desire to call out to her roots in Dracula, but she's so much a League character on her own, adding an Undead related power wouldn't fit the character.

She doesn't really have any set skills relating to the Undead, and doesn't interact with them in any particular way in the series.

It's more what her relationship with Dracula did to her life afterwards, straining her marriage, making her a divorcée in a time where that was frowned upon by society, making her an outcast. Hardening her to life and dangerous/powerful individuals, becoming familiar with and knowledgeable of the fantastic.

Here are some insights on her feelings toward Dracula that she reveals in her journal entry about revising the castle with Allan.

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So we know that Dracula still haunts her dreams, possibly literally, and she still has some affection for him. It negatively impacted her previous marriage, but factors into her intimacy with Alan.

Even if she is still drawn to Dracula, he still terrifies her.

These variations of bats are the closest we ever get to see of what Dracula would look like in League.

In this scene, she's on a fictional form of LSD that literally takes her to the Astral Plane, where her astral form was battling an incredibly powerful black magician.
Barely managing to make it back into her body in time, she comes back to consciousness faced with a group of bats let loose as part of a concert. Most likely, if she was sober, she would have just seen a bunch of bats. But the drugs, battle on the plane, mixed with her trauma, and possibly actual supernatural influence by Dracula's essence cause her to panic and break down at the hallucinated (?) appearance of Dracula.
But that's about as close as we get to seeing her deal with any vampires.

There's this dead body of a random Vampire in a museum shot:

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And then in the final volume, a bunch of horrors become unleashed around the world, and the city of Vampires, Selene, starts becoming active once again:

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So, an Undead power wouldn't really be relevant to her special powers, but perhaps there's some aspects of her character/journey that could inform a potential third ability.