The Book of Forge

[SirGalahad]

The Book of Forge

C3G MARVEL WAVE 16
XTINCTION AGENDA

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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Sinister set.
Its model number and name are #085 / Forge.

NOTE: Forge requires 1x
Glyph of Neutralizer
Glyph of Replicator

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Character Bio - Forge is a member of the Cheyenne tribe who was trained in mysticism by his tribe's shaman. He is mutant and sorcerer, inventor and warrior. Forge later became a U.S. soldier whose platoon was lost to a surprise attack. Fueled by rage and grief, he used his mystical powers to open a portal allowing demons to descend and decimate the enemy. Unable to control the demon swarm, Forge had to call in a bomb raid over the area, losing his right hand and leg in the conflagration. He used his mutant talent for inventing to create bionic replacements of his limbs. Turning his back on his mystic side, Forge concentrated on a career as an inventor and was commissioned by the Department of Defense to create weaponry. His many inventions include a device for neutralizing mutant abilities. (source: Marvel Universe)
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Mutant, Forge has these Mutant Synergies.
• As an Inventor, Forge has these Inventor Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Forge can heal Androids and Cyborgs with his Mechanical Engineering special power. Current Androids and Cyborgs.

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-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

Immunities:

• N/A

Benefits:

• As an Inventor and a figure with the Brilliant personality, Forge adds 4 when rolling the 20-sided die for the Glyph of Replicator.

Weaknesses:

• As a Mutant, Forge interacts differently with certain special powers. Special Powers the Interact Differently with Mutants.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: tcglkn
• Second playtest: TrollBrute
• Third playtest: streaky2007
• Fourth playtest: Karat
• Figure Pics by Griffin
• Art by Griffin

[SirGalahad]

NAME = FORGE
SECRET IDENTITY = JONATHAN SILVERCLOUD

SPECIES = MUTANT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = INVENTOR
PERSONALITY = BRILLIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 170

TECHNOLOGICAL GENIUS
Start the game with the Glyph of Neutralizer and the Glyph of Replicator on this card. Forge cannot lose these glyphs by receiving wounds unless he is destroyed.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
At the end of a round, you may choose Forge or an Android or Cyborg Hero adjacent to Forge. Remove or place 1 Wound Marker on the chosen figure’s card.

[Griffin]

Great design. Very thematic and very powerful, yet very easy to comprehend. Love it!

I would like to suggest two things right now though:
1 - I would like to see BRILLIANT as his personality, as there will be further synergy with that down the road, and I feel it better reflects the character than MYSTIC.
2 - NEUTRALIZER INVENTION should, IMO, have the tag line of him not being able to lose the glyph, that way his point cost wont be as variable, and also, so that we can better guarantee that he will get to use the thing. Also, I wonder if we could get away with making the glyph negate ANY affected figure rather than just Mutants.

[IAmBatman]

I think the theme would really be off if it neutralized other figures but I wonder if we couldn't do something like we've done with other such equipment glyphs, and have anyone else take an auto wound?

[tcglkn]

Technological Genius is cool but the way it's worded it sounds like you can only do it once in a game? Should probably say at the end of each round.

I really like that Glyph. I think you could drop the after moving and just say Instead of attacking. And I agree that he shouldn't be able to lose the Glyph and that non-Mutants should just take a wound.

[A3n]

I don't think the glyph should auto-wound at all. I am getting kind of bored with the overuse of auto-wound & how thematic is it that Superman keeps getting an auto-wound from powers like this just because he doesn't fall into the targeted category (like being a mutant)?

I think the design looks good SirG & support all other changes here except the auto-wound.

Cheers

[IAmBatman]

Fair enough.

In that case, though, I think this guy needs something else, or he's looking like overpriced Leech.

[SirGalahad]

Infrequently he uses his Native American mystic powers to resurrect.

Maybe a once per game thing.

[Griffin]

That does sound interesting. Does he only resurrect himself, or can he resurrect others?

[SirGalahad]

My mistake - I misremembered.

He didn't resurrect.

Originally Posted by comicvine

also his magical powers allows him to create a portal to bring demons to this world at the cost of the spirits of humans. (A spell he had used twice)

The demons would then destroy his enemies.

So something like

MYSTIC SACRIFICE
Instead of attacking, choose a Unique Hero you control within 6 clear sight spaces of Forge and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 17 or higher, place Wound Markers on the chosen figure's card until the figure is destroyed. Place the same total number of Wound Markers on the cards of opponents' figures within 6 clear sight spaces of Forge. This special power can only be used once per game.

[IAmBatman]

That's definitely interesting ...

I guess in part I was wondering if we couldn't get more mileage out of Technological Genius somehow? Right now it helps with or against Androids and Cyborgs, but not otherwise. I'm drawing a blank on how else to represent his genius, though, but if we could find a way to expand that somehow, that might be nice.

[IAmBatman]

Here's a possible techy power that Griff was thinking of for Scientist Lex Luthor and that I liked enough to tag for Arnim Zola:

REVERSE ENGINEERING
After moving and before attacking, you may choose a glyph within 3 spaces of Arnim Zola or a glyph on the card of a figure within 3 spaces of Arnim Zola and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 16 or higher, any figure on the chosen glyph or equipped with the chosen glyph receives one wound and the chosen glyph is destroyed.