The Book of Raza Longknife

[Zettian Juggernaut]

The Book of Raza Longknife

C3G MARVEL WAVE 28
MARVEL COSMIC



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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Supernova set.
Its model number and name are #022-024 / Raza.

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Character Bio - While imprisoned on Alisbar, Raza met and formed the Starjammers with Corsair, Hepzibah and Ch'od, and associated himself with the group. He is a cyborg being, half man and half machine. Raza speaks in an archaic form of old English, which can be both an annoyance and a source of amusement to his allies. Through his cybernation, he has shown and displayed the abilities to morph his hand into a blade and store grenades and plasma blasters in various compartments of his body.

(From Comic Vine)
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Marvel figure, Raza Longknife has these Marvel Synergies.
• As a Cyborg, Raza Longknife has these Cyborg Synergies.
• As a Pirate, Raza Longknife has these Pirate Synergies.
• As a figure with the Cybernetic Repair X special power, Raza Longknife may be healed by other figures with the Cybernetic Repair X special power.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Raza Longknife has these Super Strength Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Raza Longknife's Cybernetic Repair X special power may heal other figures with the Cybernetic Repair X special power.

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a Cyborg, Raza Longknife interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Raza Longknife interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (ZettianJuggernaut)
• Second playtest: (TrollBrute)
• Third playtest: (Ronin)
• Fourth playtest: (Asterius)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by japes
• Raza Longknife created by Dave Cockrum
• Comic art by Kevin Walker

[Zettian Juggernaut]

NAME = RAZA LONGKNIFE
SECRET IDENTITY = N/A

SPECIES = CYBORG
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = PIRATE
PERSONALITY = PRECISE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = 195

SURGICAL STRIKE
If Raza Longknife inflicts at least one wound on an adjacent figure with his normal attack, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

FOLLOW-THROUGH
After attacking with Raza Longknife, if he did not inflict any wounds on the defending figure with that attack, he may attack one additional time.

CYBERNETIC REPAIR X
At the end of the round, if you reveal an "X" Order Marker on this card, remove one Wound Marker from each Army Card you control with the Cybernetic Repair X special power.

SUPER STRENGTH

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CHANGES:

• Points dropped from 200 to 195. (9/29/15)
• Points bumped from 170 to 200. (9/6/15)
• Dropped Double Assault for Follow-Through. (8/26/15)
• Calculated Precision dropped for Surgical Strike. (7/1/15)
• Close Combat Expert dropped for Double Assault. (7/1/15)
• Range changed from 1 to 5. (7/1/15)
• Defense bumped from 4 to 5. (7/1/15)

[Zettian Juggernaut]

Comic Art:

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Figure Art:

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Yodaking

Backgrounds:

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[johnny139]

Any reason you're not reusing Surgical Strike off of Hush? It's pretty much the same theme as Calculated Precision, just slightly stronger.

My only thought is that Close Combat Expert is kind of boring. I think we hand it out a bit too easily, too - he's not really a kung-fu guy and, with a lack of Range, there's no major mechanical benefit. I'd rather drop it and bump his stats.

Any thought to Swordplay instead? I think that'd interact interestingly with the Calculated Precision (or Surgical Strike). But it might be too strong.

[Yodaking]

Pretty much agree with Johnny here. CCE is better left off for Swordplay, then have Calculated Precision work just like Surgical Strike but for non-adj. attacks. Then he can either go in close for multiple attack with Swordplay or sit back and pick you apart at range with Calculated Precision.

[Karat]

At that point YK, you may as well just reuse Calculated Defense off of Deathstroke.

[Viegon]

I agree with dropping CCE and switching Calculated Precision to Surgical Strike. Swordplay would be fun, but that seems like it could get too strong when combined with Surgical Strike; though you could limit Surgical Strike/Calculated Precision to once per turn, or put some sort of wording in so you can't use them both in the same turn.

[quozl]

I'd go Surgical Strike and Grenade Special Attack.

[Yodaking]

Here is Surgical Strike off of Hush's card.

SURGICAL STRIKE
If Hush inflicts at least one wound on an adjacent figure with his normal attack, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

In order to keep that from stacking with Swordplay, and so we could represent Raza precision with firearms I was thinking of this for Calculated Precision.

CALCULATED PRECISION
When Raza Longknife attacks an non-adjacent figure with his normal attack and inflicts one or more wounds, the defending figure receives one additional wound.

Here is Calculate Defense from Deathstrokes card. I like the power quite a bit but it is much different then what I was thinking of.

CALCULATED DEFENSE
When an opponent's figure within 5 clear sight spaces attacks Deathstroke with a normal attack and at least one skull is rolled, you may defend with Calculated Defense. When defending with Calculated Defense you must roll at least 2 defense dice. After defending, if Deathstroke has not been destroyed, you may roll all remaining defense dice. All shields rolled on the remaining defense dice count as unblockable hits on the attacker.

[TrollBrute]

I'm also agreed on dropping CCE.

I had a precision-type power on an old write-up that was something like this:

If Raza Longknife attacks an opponent's figure with a normal attack and at least 1 blank is rolled, you may have the defending figure ignore this attack and receive one wound.

If you limited it to once per turn, it might be fun with Swordplay.

[Zettian Juggernaut]

How about a power set like this:

CALCULATED PRECISION
When Raza Longknife attacks an adjacent figure with his normal attack and 2 or more blanks are rolled, you may have the defending figure ignore this attack. If you do, the defending figure receives one wound for each skull rolled and Raza Longknife cannot use Swordplay special powers for the rest of the turn.

SWORDPLAY
If Raza Longknife 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.

CYBERNETIC REPAIR X
At the end of the round, if you reveal an "X" Order Marker on this card, remove one Wound Marker from each Army Card you control with the Cybernetic Repair X special power.

[quozl]

I'd much rather see grenades than yet another character with Swordplay.