The Book of Shi

[Lord Pyre]

Updated the wording to Naginata Strike to Trollbrute's suggestion.

Don't want to change the class to Monk. Sohei are "warrior monks," and HS Monks don't really represent that. Only reason I'd want to change the class is for synergies. But she should be fun on her own, just not super draftable.

I'll tweak her base stat and Special Attack numbers during the initial until she's right around 170ish.

And sent to ERB!

[Lord Pyre]

Quick one... I think we've used the targeting language before, so it has precedence?

Originally Posted by dok

Looks good. You might want to spell out that NAGINATA STRIKE happens before the attack, although it's pretty clear.

[IAmBatman]

Yes, targeting always comes before the attack, I believe. Unless I'm missing something?

[A3n]

Yep, but do you target an adjacent figure. I thought we have discussed that before & it said that you don't?

[IAmBatman]

I thought we discussed it before and said the opposite. I really don't know.

[Lord Pyre]

From David! Thoughts on the wording suggestions? Not my strong point!

Originally Posted by davidlhsl

Shi

If she gets mad, does Shi become Shi-Hulk?

Naganatajutsu Special Attack

You’re really desperate to win at Scrabble, aren’t you?

A Coward’s Reward

I think it should say “leaving an engagement”. Otherwise vetted via Classic Heroscape.

Naginata Strike

You could probably lose the comma after normal and should probably say “is targeted by an opponent’s figure”.

Final Thoughts

I was never any good at Scrabble anyway. You win!

Nice combat abilities in her design.

[Lord Pyre]

Bio added here! The initial should be done in the next few days hopefully!

[Lord Pyre]

C3G INITIAL PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT Shi

- 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 Feels just like her to me!

- 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? 170?
- Give a brief overview. She was pretty effective, one on one!
Map: Custom

Spoiler Alert!

TEST 1
Units: Kirigi
Just bad luck for Kirigi here. Shi pounded him.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 1 wound.

TEST 2
Units: Bullseye
Bullseye couldn’t do much up close, but he risked a Coward’s Reward to take her out in one hit.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Bullseye with 2 wounds.

TEST 3
Units: Lady Shiva
Shiva hits hard, but couldn’t take the double attack.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 3 wounds.

TEST 4
Units: Elektra
Elektra couldn’t even get a hit off.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 0 wounds.

TEST 5
Units: Bishop
Bishop absorbed a ton, but Shi shrugged off every blow!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 1 wound.

TEST 6
Units: Huntress
Very evenly matched, but Shi managed to deal wounds while Huntress didn’t.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 1 wound.

TEST 7
Units: Black Widow
Widow bolted to the height with espionage, allowing her to get in a good hit before Shi got close, and then finish it when she did.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Black Widow with 2 wounds.

TEST 8
Units: Azreal
As expected, Azreal stomped quickly. Shi got a good hit in when he was bogged down by the system suppression, but that was it.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Azreal with 2 wounds.

TEST 9
Units: Animal Man
Animal Man looked like he would lose, but then his Vampire Bat Bite kept him alive enough to steal the win!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Animal Man with 1 wound

TEST 10
Units: Red Hood
Blazing Guns is brutal, wow!
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Red Hood with 2 wounds.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 150?
- Give a brief overview. Shi didn’t last long, unfortunately.
Map: Custom
Units: Hand Ninja x2

Spoiler Alert!

The ninja kicked butt here. Shi fought hard, but her low life dropped her pretty quick.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Ninja with 5 remaining.

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Squad Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 170
- Give a brief overview. Shi came out on top this time.
Map: Custom
Units: Hydra Agents x2

Spoiler Alert!

Much more close this time! Their stats were lower so Shi could keep up and pick them off little by little.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Shi with 3 wounds.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 170
- Give a brief overview. Felt very balanced here. She wasn’t used lots until the end, but she was fun, and her Strike dealt a wound to Angel, which was fun.
Map: Custom
Units: Shi (170), Brit, Gorgon, Dr Fate (1000)
Vs.
XMen First Class (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

Brit and Fate move up their team. Jean grabs height in the middle to lock everyone down, and Gorgon engages her and faces off. Beast and Iceman try to remove Fate’s Order Markers that he’s powering his Helm with, but Gorgon’s Stone Gaze enhanced by Helm of Nabu kills Beast instantly! Iceman manages to steal the “2” marker off of Fate. Fate finally takes out Jean after she almost kills Gorgon. Iceman finishes Fate, and Cyclops deals a wound to Brit. Brit flies to Iceman to deal a wound, and Shi runs up to finish him. Cyclops uses Optic Blast to deal 2 wounds to Brit, and 1 to Shi! Shi and Angel face off, and Shi comes out on top with 1 life remaining. Brit takes out Cyclops. Prof. X runs backwards, and takes out Gorgon. Prof. X takes out Shi! Brit then overpowers the Prof.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Brit with 4 wounds.

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Army Test
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes
- What should be the unit's point value? 150?
- Give a brief overview. Shi was useful at first, cutting through a few thugs and helping destroy Kingpin, but she got way too caught up with Black Mask, and he managed to beat her somehow, and things went downhill for their team after she fell.
Map: Custom
Units: Shi (170), Robot, Ice (550)
Vs.
Kingpin, Trapster, Black Mask, Street Thugs x2 (545)

Spoiler Alert!

Robot carries Ice up, and Shi follows close behind. Shi engages Kingpin, and deals some heavy damage, and he doesn’t want to run away because of Coward’s Reward. Robot ends up finishing him off. Black Mask attacks Shi, and they face off. The thugs take out Ice. Black Mask takes out Shi. The thugs and Black Mask take out Robot in no time afterwards.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Black Mask with 2 wounds, Street Thugs with 4 left, and Trapster with 0 wounds.

[Lord Pyre]

Definitely fun! No synergies makes it a bit difficult to use her well, but she's cool. I renamed Naginata Strike Swift Strike for reusability, otherwise I think we're good for playtesting!

[johnny139]

Are you still feeling 170?

[IAmBatman]

160-170 looks good for her to me. Pre-yea for playtesting at either.

[Lord Pyre]

160-170. Maybe go at 170 and go down from there if we have to.