Velenne's Custom SuperHeroScape -4/20 Punisher page 12!

[Velenne]

Well I've finally bought into this movement whole-hog! I purchased my first few Heroclix figures today for the express purpose of making a few of my own customs. Purchased were: Colossus, Sabretooth, Wolverine, Gambit, and Cable.

I'll use this first post as a display thread for the final versions once I've come up with them. It seems likely that as the C3G project ramps up to doing 'a la cart' some of these may become outmoded, but for now it should be a fun exercise.

A denotes the figure's stats and card have been finalized and the pic is included in the spoiler:

Originally Posted by Bishop

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Originally Posted by Cable

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CABLE
Nate Summers
MUTANT
UNIQUE HERO
SOLDIER/TELEPATH
RESOLUTE
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 7
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 6
POINTS = 210

MUTANT LEADERSHIP
All mutants you control, except Cable, move 1 additional space.

CYBER-ORGANICS
Cable rolls two additional dice when attacking or defending against a Soulborg, Robot, Android, or Cyborg.

BODYSLIDE BY TWO
Once per game, instead of moving Cable normally, you may choose any adjacent friendly figure and an empty space within 8 spaces of Cable. Place Cable on the chosen space, and the chosen figure adjacent to Cable. When Cable or the chosen figure starts to Bodyslide By Two, if they are engaged they will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

SUPERSTRENGTH

Originally Posted by Colossus

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Originally Posted by Gambit

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Originally Posted by Ghost Rider

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Originally Posted by Juggernaut

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JUGGERNAUT
Cain Marko
HUMAN
UNIQUE HERO
CRIMINAL
RELENTLESS
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 9
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 7
POINTS = 270

RAMPAGING CHARGE
Instead of moving and attacking, you may move Juggernaut in a straight line with a move of 8. Juggernaut may move through figures without becoming engaged, and does not take leaving engagement attacks. After placing Juggernaut, roll one undefendable attack die against each figure Juggernaut moved through during this movement.

UNSTOPPABLE
When Juggernaut starts to move, no power on any army card, glyph, or terrain can stop his movement.

MENTAL SHIELD
An opponent may never take temporary or permanent control of Juggernaut.

Originally Posted by LONGSHOT

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Originally Posted by Multiple Man

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Originally Posted by Omega Red

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OMEGA RED
Arkady Gregorivich
MUTANT
UNIQUE HERO
WARRIOR
FEROCIOUS
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 225

DEATH FACTOR AURA
Opponent's figures within 2 clear sight spaces of Omega Red roll one fewer attack and defense dice. Each time Omega Red destroys a figure, you may remove a wound marker from this Army Card. Omega Red cannot Death Factor destructible objects or soulborgs.

ENHANCED HEALING FACTOR
After taking a turn with Omega Red, remove one wound marker from this Army Card.

CARBONADIUM COILS GRAB
Instead of moving, choose a small or medium figure within 4 empty clear sight spaces whose base is no more than 4 levels above Omega Red's height or 4 levels below his base. Place the figure in nearest adjacent space to Omega Red.

Originally Posted by Punisher

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PUNISHER
Frank Castle
HUMAN
UNIQUE HERO
VIGILANTE
VENGEFUL
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 230

SAWED-OFF SHOTGUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 5. Choose a figure to attack. Any figures adjacent to the chosen figure are also affected by the Sawed-Off Shotgun Special Attack. Punisher only needs a clear sight shot at the chosen figure. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. Punisher cannot be affected by his own Sawed-Off Shotgun Special Attack.

SNIPER RIFLE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 10. Attack 2. Choose a non‑adjacent figure to attack. The chosen figure rolls 5 fewer defense dice when attacked by Punisher's Sniper Rifle Special Attack. Punisher may not use this special attack if he moved this turn.

CLOSE COMBAT EXPERTISE
If Punisher is attacking an adjacent figure, you may add 1 dice to his attack. Punisher adds 3 additional defense dice when rolling defense against an attack from a figure who is adjacent

Originally Posted by NM24 Sabretooth

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Originally Posted by Sabretooth

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Originally Posted by Ultimate Wolverine

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[IAmBatman]

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[Grungebob]

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Me too!

[Griffin]

Put me down for three!

[Spidey'tilIDie]

Darn! I wanted to be three!

[Griffin]

Originally Posted by Spidey'tilIDie

Darn! I wanted to be three!

You can just be here.

[Velenne]

Wow! Thanks for all the support! I'm very humbled and grateful to have some folks watching already.

I've got general ideas for the way I want each of these figures to go. I'm going to try to encapsulate their characters as best as possible while still making a unit that's fun and unique to Heroscape. Therein lies the challenge!

So I'll start with a character I know fairly well and already have worked out in my head:

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SABRETOOTH
Victor Creed
MUTANT
UNIQUE HERO
MERCENARY
FEROCIOUS
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5
MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 4
POINTS = 210

HEALING FRENZY 16
After you take a turn with Sabretooth, remove one Wound Marker from this Army Card and roll the 20‑sided die. For each Wound Marker on this Army Card, add 1 to your roll. If you roll a 16 or higher you must take another turn with Sabretooth.

BLOOD HAZE 1
If there is at least one wound marker on this army card, Sabretooth may not attempt to leave engagement with an enemy figure and must attack a figure he is engaged with.

Victor Creed might be a cold, vicious sociopath, but when it comes to battle his tactics are plainly straightforward. I want him to be simple but still quite menacing. The Frenzy/Healing combo allows him to stay up but his non-super defense and single attack keep him from stratospheric levels of power.

I thought limiting his ability to disengage would also lend itself to both Creed's single-minded straightforwardness and limiting the player's ability to minimize leaving engagement wounds via the Healing Frenzy. Committing Sabretooth to an enemy means really committing to it!

Finally, I wanted Frenzy to be a requirement so I made the change from 'may' to 'must' in the ability wording.

I think Creed would match up well with other brawlers in the 200-point range like SotM Drake, Captain America, Charos, or even Sujoah, but ranged figures would dominate him. His movement and 4D/5L are his liablity. Opponents who see Order Markers on him need to attack him hard and fast and that's the way it should be, thus a player who neglects his own Sabretooth might quickly find him mincemeat. In this way, having Sabretooth on your team can be real a liability.

[Matt Helm]

Simple, elegant... that's what I'm talking about.

I'm not so sure about the "must" take a turn though. I mean, every aspect of a turn is voluntary anyway. You say I must take a turn so I say, "OK, in my turn, I chose not to move and not to attack. Now my turn is over so let me remove a wound marker and roll again for a 16." My point is, "must" take a turn doesn't really matter from "may" take a turn unless he has a another power that must be used each turn. As it stands, there's no reason not to take the extra turn but I hope you see what I mean.

Great start and keep them coming.

[IAmBatman]

I agree with Mr. Helm on the may/must issue. I like the ideas here a lot. I think if I were doing this for C3G I'd want to see the Blood Frenzy move lowered and I'd probably have an idea for a third power to add on. But I really do like how the powers her encapsulate the character well. Good stuff.

[Velenne]

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COLOSSUS
Piotr Rasputin
MUTANT
UNIQUE HERO
PROTECTOR
LOYAL
MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 5
POINTS = 175

OSMIUM BODY
When defending with Colossus, each shield rolled counts for one additional block. Colossus never rolls for lava field damage, molten lava damage, falling damage, or extreme falling damage.

PROTECTOR
If an opponent's figure that is adjacent to Colossus attacks with a normal or special attack, it must attack Colossus.

FASTBALL SPECIAL
Instead of attacking, choose an unengaged friendly small or medium figure adjacent to Colossus. Place that figure adjacent to any enemy figure within 5 clear sight spaces and no more than 15 levels above Colossus' base. Roll one undefendable attack dice against that enemy figure. Colossus may not use Fastball Special while engaged.

Piotr, like many comic units, has several 'must have' powers. I knew I needed to include all 3 of these abilities in some way but getting them to work together without being too wordy or needing a bunch of dice took some time.

From what I understand, Colossus doesn't just have metal skin. It's his whole body. So that why I called it Osmium Body. While in this form, he's nigh-invulnerable so I had to balance out his Defense dice with his double-shield ability, and still include other nifty demonstrations of his invulnerability. I'm very happy with this wording.

Combine that with Protector, and you've now got a true tank on your team. Tandros Kreel's ability (named for the corresponding D&D ability) is very well-worded and suffices for Piotr's personality in my opinion. Given how texty Fastball Special becomes, I want to keep Protector easy.

As for Fastball, it's evident to me by the various ways others have done this ability that it's tough to pull off. To make it simple and sensible, both Colossus and his 'Fastball' need to be unengaged. After that, you roll a dice and you've accomplshed your goal of moving a buddy into adjacency (usually with a shooter on a perch) without actually having to move them.

I don't think Defensive figures need high costs; Heroscape is a game of offense. Colossus packs a punch and has a little bit of utility so I'd put him in a category of Sonlen, Dupuis, or SuBakNa. His 4 life and 5 movement, combined with his extremely tough hide, color him as a slow, implacable foe who will do some damage once he's gotten to you. I'm pleased with that.

[Velenne]

Originally Posted by Matt Helm

Simple, elegant... that's what I'm talking about.

I'm not so sure about the "must" take a turn though. I mean, every aspect of a turn is voluntary anyway. You say I must take a turn so I say, "OK, in my turn, I chose not to move and not to attack. Now my turn is over so let me remove a wound marker and roll again for a 16." My point is, "must" take a turn doesn't really matter from "may" take a turn unless he has a another power that must be used each turn. As it stands, there's no reason not to take the extra turn but I hope you see what I mean.

Great start and keep them coming.

Originally Posted by IAmBatman

I agree with Mr. Helm on the may/must issue. I like the ideas here a lot. I think if I were doing this for C3G I'd want to see the Blood Frenzy move lowered and I'd probably have an idea for a third power to add on. But I really do like how the powers her encapsulate the character well. Good stuff.

A good point. What if I added this to "Bloodlust":

BLOODLUST
If there is at least one wound marker on this army card, Sabretooth may not attempt to leave engagement with an enemy figure and must attack a figure he is engaged with on his turn.

Since you're never 'engaged with' your own figures, you don't have to worry about friendly fire. I might consider changing 'engaged with' to 'adjacent to'...

Including "must" in the frenzy with this version of Bloodlust means that if Creed is wounded, you have to attack on your turn. Seems to fit the theme and address your point. What do you think?

[Griffin]

I really like how Healing Frenzy covers two major aspects of SABRETOOTH. That is a power that I wouldn't mind seeing on the C3G version of SABRETOOTH. I would probably want to lower the roll to 14 though.