The Book of Vertical Jump Jet

[IAmBatman]

The Book of Vertical Jump Jet

C3G IDW WAVE 46
REAL AMERICAN HEROES


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The figure used for this unit is a plastic airplane from Imperial Toys.

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Object Bio - Vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft are technological wonders that can hover, take off, and land vertically, even in the middle of an active battlefield.
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-Type of Destructible Object-

• Vehicle Destructible Object: See rules for Destructible Objects HERE. See HERE for optional C3G Destructible Object rules.
• Aircraft: As an Aircraft, the Vertical Jump Jet uses Sky Terrain. See rules for Sky Terrain HERE.
• Base Clarification: The Vertical Jump Jet is a double-based figure.

-Rulings and Clarifications--

• Figures with Super Strength do not take Major Falling Damage.
  
• The Jet is considered to be occupying Sky spaces while Flying, which means any figures targeting it for an attack or attempting to move adjacent to it must follow Sky Terrain rules. However, it does not actually change the spaces it occupies into Sky spaces, so those spaces are still considered their normal terrain type.
  

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As a Vehicle, the Vertical Jump Jet has these Vehicle Synergies.
• The Vertical Jump Jet gets a Move boost from Pilots with its Aircraft special power.

Outgoing Synergy:

• N/A

Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• N/A

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• N/A

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Second playtest: (Ericth74)
  After changes to threat range:
• Third playtest: (IAmBatman)
• Fourth playtest: (fret_gurglo)
• Fifth playtest: (IAmBatman and Ericth74)
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Card Art by Dr. Jekyll

[IAmBatman]

NAME = VERTICAL JUMP JET
DESIGNATION = VEHICLE DESTRUCTIBLE OBJECT

COVER = FULL
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON VEHICLE
OCCUPANCY = 2
SIZE/HEIGHT = HUGE 6

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 4
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5
POINTS = 150

AIRCRAFT
While this Vertical Jump Jet can use its Flying special power:
• It adds 2 to its Move number, or 4 if its driver is a Pilot.
• It is considered to occupy Sky spaces and ignores terrain effects of any other types of terrain it occupies.
• All figures may move through it as long as they do not enter or exit it this turn.

EMERGENCY LANDING
Instead of moving this Vertical Jump Jet, you may negate its Flying special power for the rest of the game. At the end of the second round, negate this Jet's Flying special power for the rest of the game and roll for major falling damage against all of this Jet's occupants and this Jet.

FLYING

[IAmBatman]

Mini Picture

[tcglkn]

If you're doing this as a generic plane, C3G should be the publisher logo we use.

[IAmBatman]

I'm cool with that. Open to mini suggestions as well.

[IAmBatman]

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

Efficiency- Check to see if your design is providing armies with turns/moves/etc. to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to keep up with your output.

1. Does your design allow itself or figures to move/attack/take a turn/etc. instead of/in addition to your normal turn for revealing an Order Marker? Is it granting these benefits to too broad a range of units? Does it combine with other powers to create overly long or powerful chains of actions?
No issue
2. Does your design allow you to take actions during an opponent's turn? Can it combine with other powers to create tediously long reactions to enemy actions or a restrictive environment?
No issue
3. Does your design allow you to rearrange your Order Markers or otherwise bypass the costs of Order Marker requirements on the special powers of other figures?
No issue
4. Is your design doing anything outside of a player's turn, at the start or end of the round? Is the effect too powerful by itself or when combined with other powers?
No issue
5. Does your design have any powers that trigger anytime it moves as opposed to only when it moves normally on its turn? Will it be too efficient when combined with figures that grant extra moves to figures?
No issue
6. Is your design adding or subtracting from initiative rolls? Will it pair too easily with other figures that alter initiative or have powers triggering on the results of initiative rolls?
No issue

Potency- Check to see if your design is wounding/removing/etc. enemy figures, increasing the chances of other figures in your army doing so, or otherwise directly effecting the number of figures available to players to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to recover from.

1. Does your design have a chance to inflict wounds or destroy figures? Is it getting these chances too frequently or having to high a chance of success? Is the power balanced against expensive targets that can cause a massive swing in the game when destroyed?
No issue

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it a boosting a broad enough range of units effectively enough to become a 'mandatory' draft or inhibit future design space? Can it be combined with other boosts too easily?
No issue
3. Will your design benefit from stat boosts or other enhancement to an overpowering degree? Will it restrict future growth within its faction or point cost by limiting available boosts to others?
No issue
4. Does your design take control of enemy figures permanently or temporarily? Is it too difficult to for your opponent to regain control of their figure or recover from the losing the figure? Does the method of taking control expose the enemy figure to the powers of other figures in your army that can easily destroy it?
No issue
5. Can your design heal itself or others or revive itself or others? Is it doing so in a way that an opponent cannot hope to overcome in certain scenarios?
No issue
6. Does your design place enemy figures on its card or otherwise have an unconventional method of temporarily removing enemy figures from play? Will it guarantee your victory against a single remaining enemy figure?
No issue

Chicanery- Check to see if your design is preventing your opponent from taking actions with too much ease or is otherwise causing negative play experience through tactics that make your opponent feel you're 'not playing fair'

1. Does your design restrict the movement of enemy figures, or allow you to move enemy figures? Can it do so in a way that results in an unwinnable scenario for your opponent if they are down to one figure, posses only figures with a range of 1, etc.? Can your design easily combine with other figures to greatly impede enemy figures or otherwise gain an excessive advantage?
No issue
2. Does your design effect/change the placement of an enemy's Order Markers, or remove their Order Markers entirely? Can it force Order Markers to go onto cards that have no figures on the battlefield? Can your design easily combine with other figures to completely dictate the placement of an enemy's Order Markers or remove all of their Order Markers?
No issue

3. Does your design inhibit your opponent from attacking your figures or make attacking a losing proposition? Are there scenarios or combinations that make your opponent totally unable to harm your figures through attacking?
This is the thing to test. Against armies that lack range of 5+ and flying figures, the Jet has free reign and it’s dependent on how long it takes for Turbulent Skies to take it down.
4. Does your design directly negate the powers of enemy figures or otherwise ignore them in a way that can completely disrupt the opponent's strategy or leave them feeling like they are stuck playing figures without special powers?
No issue
5. Does your design become overly powerful in a podded group of figures, or provide significant benefit to your army without leaving your Start Zone?
No issue
6. You can attack your own figures in Heroscape, does your design have any powers that will trigger off of doing so or otherwise wounding/destroying your own figures? Is this intentional on your part? Will the design be too efficient or potent when doing so?
No issue

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST (SHORT FORM)

Spoiler Alert!

Consistency Concerns
Name and Identity
Verify character is named in a way that is clear, accurate and feels consistent with the way other characters are named.
All good.
Uniqueness and Type
Verify that the power text reflects the listed uniqueness and type, that the uniqueness fits the character, and that squad size is listed for squads.
All good.
Left Box
Size and Height
Verify that the listed size and height are accurate. Standing the mini up next to a stack of tiles, and a few other minis of various sizes, is encouraged.
All good. Height is based on the height of the Green Construct Tactical Bomber mini that comes int he same playset.
Super Strength and Flying
Verify that these special powers are present if they make sense, and not if they don't.
All good.
New Powers - Names
Verify that any new powers are not using power names identical to, or very similar to, pre-existing powers. Verify that any new powers are actually new and not old powers with new names.

New Powers - Effects
Verify that the effect and timing of all new powers is clear. Verify that any logical immunities, benefits, or weaknesses (whether those be necessary for thematic or mechanical reasons) are implemented: consider whether defensive powers that work against normal attacks should also work against special attacks, whether or not a power has an elemental component that some figures should resist, and whether or not unliving figures (such as Undead and Androids) should be affected.
All good.
Reused Powers
Verify that the design is reusing powers in place of creating new ones, where reused powers could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused powers have the correct text.
All good.
Power Level
Verify that the character's movement, attack, range, and defense (in conjunction with any special powers that enhance those stats) feel consistent with the capabilities of characters with analogous powers and abilities. Verify that the character falls into a similar point range to characters with comparative powers and abilities.
All good.

[IAmBatman]

Since there weren't any other suggestions, I went with the Fighter Jet that comes with the set of toys that we used for Green Construct Tactical Bomber and Green Construct Helicopter Gunship. Might as well let folks get more value out of that set (it has some cool tanks as well).

[Yodaking]

What does the second power represent? Why would you sabotage your own plane and how does it continue to fly after having the flying power negated?

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Yodaking

What does the second power represent? Why would you sabotage your own plane and how does it continue to fly after having the flying power negated?

Negating your flying power is what's commonly referred to as landing. And once it's landed, it's on the ground, so it doesn't continue to fly.

[IAmBatman]

So I'm worried that Turbulent Skies will make the Jet too swingy when it's up against armies that can't attack it. What if you go rounds and rounds and never even hit a skull? Meanwhile you're getting in free attacks and the enemy can't do anything, which seems really unfun. So I think it needs to be less swingy and more set, like so:

EMERGENCY LANDING
Instead of moving this Vertical Jump Jet, you may negate its Flying special power for the rest of the game. At the end of the third round, if the Jet is occupying Sky spaces, negate its Flying special power for the rest of the game and roll one unblockable attack die against it.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, I was a bit worried about how that might play on all sky maps, but three rounds is a long time. I think I'll go ahead and make that change.

[IAmBatman]

SP updated. I propose we move to Initial Playtesting.