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The Book of Batman ('66)

Ronin

Ronin

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The Book of Batman ('66)

C3G DC SUPER SECRET EXCLUSIVE 61
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Alternate Cards
Spoiler Alert!


The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Batman Classic TV Series set.
Its model number and name are #001 / Batman.

Current Glyphs of Utility​
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Character Bio - After witnessing the death of his parents as a child, Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to fighting crime. Now grown to adulthood, Bruce has adopted the persona of the Batman in order to assist the Gotham City Police Department in keeping Gotham's more criminally adventurous citizens in line. Using his keen intellect, lifetime of training, and arsenal of gadgets, Batman is a poweful force for law and order.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-
  • N/A
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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:
Outgoing Synergy:
  • Friendly Lawmen may add to their Defense numbers with Batman's Friend of the Law special power.
Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-
  • N/A
-Heroscapers Community Contributions-
  • Initial playtest: Ronin
  • Second playtest: Scapemage
  • Third playtest: Ericth74
  • Art: Comic, Figure, Background
  • Art by Scapemage
  • Batman created by Bill Finger with Bob Kane
  • Comic art by Michael and Laura Allred
  • In memory of Adam West, 1928-2017
 
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Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

NAME = BATMAN
SECRET IDENTITY = BRUCE WAYNE

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = CRIME FIGHTER
PERSONALITY = VALIANT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 140

UTILITY BELT 3
At the start of the game, after Order Markers are placed and before initiative is rolled, you may place up to three Utility Equipment Glyphs of different types on this card. Batman can equip a Utility Equipment Glyph even if there are other Utility Equipment Glyphs on this card, up to a maximum of 3. Batman cannot lose these glyphs by receiving wounds unless he is destroyed.

POW!
When Batman attacks an adjacent figure with his normal attack and no skulls are rolled, you may count all blanks and shields rolled as hits.

FRIEND OF THE LAW
Friendly Lawmen adjacent to Batman add 1 to their Defense numbers.
 
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Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

The shark species gets you King Shark & Grizzly Shark, while the predator class includes Tiger Shark & Grizzly Shark. If someone ever makes some of those shark creatures from Aquaman, what would there species and class options be?
 
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Yodaking said:
The shark species gets you King Shark & Grizzly Shark, while the predator class includes Tiger Shark & Grizzly Shark. If someone ever makes some of those shark creatures from Aquaman, what would there species and class options be?
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Tiger Shark isn't a shark, though, that's just his code name - he's a ferocious mutated human with a reliance on water. Seems to make most sense for him to just target sharks. :shrug:
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Pre-yea for initial playtesting. :-D
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Can we limit his equipment to only using his goofy stuff? I think that’d fit more in character. But keep the equipment as normal equipment so other Batmen can use them too?
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Lazy Orang said:
Yodaking said:
The shark species gets you King Shark & Grizzly Shark, while the predator class includes Tiger Shark & Grizzly Shark. If someone ever makes some of those shark creatures from Aquaman, what would there species and class options be?
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Tiger Shark isn't a shark, though, that's just his code name - he's a ferocious mutated human with a reliance on water. Seems to make most sense for him to just target sharks. :shrug:
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I could go either way on this. Both seem reasonable. Shark Repellent works on anyone who even calls themselves a shark!
Lord Pyre said:
Can we limit his equipment to only using his goofy stuff? I think that’d fit more in character. But keep the equipment as normal equipment so other Batmen can use them too?
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An easy fix to this would be to replace Utility Belt with specific callouts. As long as the glyphs themselves remain Utility, any Batman can snag 'em. I think I lean more into this suggestion. Pow! is a really strong power for consistent combat, I don't feel he needs a lot of glyph options.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Yodaking said:
The shark species gets you King Shark & Grizzly Shark, while the predator class includes Tiger Shark & Grizzly Shark. If someone ever makes some of those shark creatures from Aquaman, what would there species and class options be?
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The specificity is what makes the Shark-Repellent funny. In that scene with the shark-repellent gag, it comes off a rack with a bunch of other hyper-specific repellents:

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I'm not shooting for maximum gameplay relevance here so much as I'm trying to stick to the spirit of the thing. :2cents:

Scapemage said:
Lord Pyre said:
Can we limit his equipment to only using his goofy stuff? I think that’d fit more in character. But keep the equipment as normal equipment so other Batmen can use them too?
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An easy fix to this would be to replace Utility Belt with specific callouts. As long as the glyphs themselves remain Utility, any Batman can snag 'em. I think I lean more into this suggestion. Pow! is a really strong power for consistent combat, I don't feel he needs a lot of glyph options.
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Respectfully disagree. He needs a lot of glyph options. He's like the most gadget-y version of Batman ever. I thought about going up to Utility Belt 4.

If the consensus is that he should only be picking from show-related Utility Glyphs, then I'm going to need to design a lot more than three of em here.

He's the Batman who has a gadget for every conceivable situation. He's packing freakin whale repellent. :lol: I don't want to nail him down to the same three glyphs every time because it's not really in the spirit of the character.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

I could see 4 for him, but I think that would put his cost up to somewhere around 200. Also, I like Utility glyph approach better.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Scapemage said:
Lazy Orang said:
Yodaking said:
The shark species gets you King Shark & Grizzly Shark, while the predator class includes Tiger Shark & Grizzly Shark. If someone ever makes some of those shark creatures from Aquaman, what would there species and class options be?
Click to expand...
Tiger Shark isn't a shark, though, that's just his code name - he's a ferocious mutated human with a reliance on water. Seems to make most sense for him to just target sharks. :shrug:
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I could go either way on this. Both seem reasonable. Shark Repellent works on anyone who even calls themselves a shark!
Lord Pyre said:
Can we limit his equipment to only using his goofy stuff? I think that’d fit more in character. But keep the equipment as normal equipment so other Batmen can use them too?
Click to expand...
An easy fix to this would be to replace Utility Belt with specific callouts. As long as the glyphs themselves remain Utility, any Batman can snag 'em. I think I lean more into this suggestion. Pow! is a really strong power for consistent combat, I don't feel he needs a lot of glyph options.
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Yep that was exactly what I was thinking! :)
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

What about a hybrid Bat Gadgets power that forces him to start with these three and lets him take one more of his choice?
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Maybe let him choose any 2 goofy and 2 regular? I don't mind pushing him toward the goofy ones, but I'd like him to retain some of the versatility of Utility Belt.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Ronin said:
Maybe let him choose any 2 goofy and 2 regular? I don't mind pushing him toward the goofy ones, but I'd like him to retain some of the versatility of Utility Belt.
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That would be my choice. I think we want to encourage goofy to a degree. If that's the case, though, I'd want to have a couple more goofy ones (or make them a new category so they can be added to).
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

For elegance and ease of testing I'd have him start with the Bat-Shark Repellent and Bat Rope and let him choose any two others. Those are the two that I don't think you'd ever take from a larger pool if you're trying to use him competitively, because there will almost always be better options.

The Missile-Jamming Remote I feel is much more viable on its own.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

I’m mostly on the side of just giving him the regular utility belt. Utility belt 4 would be pretty dope. I don’t feel like we need to push this guy towards the goofy side at all really. Like he comes with the glyphs in the release that show off the old school character and the silliness of the show but the design is still fully functioning and useful. My competitive game buddies wouldn never draft him if you were forced to take Shark Spray.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Started looking them up and this is the first to appeal that wasn't listed:

NAME = GLYPH OF UTILITY: BAT-SWATTER
SUBTITLE = INSECT SWATTER

EQUIPMENT GLYPH
When attacking an adjacent Tiny figure/Insect/Tiny Insect with this figure's normal attack, you may subtract two from this figure's attack. If you do, this figure may attack an adjacent Tiny figure/Insect/Tiny Insect one additional time.

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It's literally just a bleeding fly swatter. Situationally useful against Ant-Man, though.


EDIT: Just come across this, too.


NAME = GLYPH OF UTILITY: ANTI-BLAST BAT POWDER
SUBTITLE = EXPLOSION CANCELLATION

EQUIPMENT GLYPH
If this figure is effected by a special attack that affects multiple spaces, you may destroy this glyph. If you do, that special attack has no affect.


EDIT 2: Batpoon, maybe?
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

L0B5T3R said:
I’m mostly on the side of just giving him the regular utility belt. Utility belt 4 would be pretty dope. I don’t feel like we need to push this guy towards the goofy side at all really. Like he comes with the glyphs in the release that show off the old school character and the silliness of the show but the design is still fully functioning and useful. My competitive game buddies wouldn never draft him if you were forced to take Shark Spray.
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I mean, I'd kind of hate to see him have to be tested with and costed on the basis of the most competitive utility glyphs you could put with him. If you don't force him to take the Shark Spray there's almost no point in designing it, as it's so niche it'll never get drafted.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

There’s a point to that, but I would rather make a glyph that only gets used with certain opponents than create an entire figure that’s draftability takes a hit without Sharks in the battlefield. I never draft the kryptonite gauntlets without a kryptonian in the game and the Shark spray would be the same.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

Sure, but if he starts with Bat Rope and the Shark Repellent and still gets to choose two others, he's basically at the level of regular Utility Belt 2 or 3 there with the Repellent being an extremely situational throw-in. I guess you do get to choose the glyphs after knowing who your opponent is, so maybe it doesn't matter. I'm not sure having it to never use it is that much better than never having it.

My biggest concern is that it won't even be used against Sharks, though, because the other options are just better even in that match up.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

What if non-sharks still moved 1 space (because why are you spraying that at me)?
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

All good points. I do think the design looks more elegant with just typical utility belt though and forcing Sharks to take LEAs can be pretty deadly especially when the Grizzly Sharks will find themselves engaged a bunch of the time. Just my two cents though, whatever you guys/Ronin thinks is best is cool with me. :)
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

I can certainly see you using Shark-Repellent Bat Spray to counter an opponent with a load of Grizzly Sharks. Until we allowed LEAs, no, but now against Sharks it's basically Waking Nightmare except it allows you to attack, which is actually pretty good - just super, super niche. I'd definitely take it over most Utility Glyphs in that match-up. Bat-Rope's more concerning, but at least the ability to take a friend will make it useful in some circumstances like scaling castle walls (and it will get better if we ever make tall buildings happen). My main concern is whether the goofiness is adequately reflected - if this guy can take sensible glyphs and regular Batman can take these, who's the goofy one any more? I'd be tempted to make a new variety called Gadget Glyphs for this guy's and let him take 2 Gadget and 2 Utility.
 
Re: The Book of Batman ('66) (Design)

I think creating a Batman '66 that's forced to lug around a can of shark repellent would be more tragic than a kind of useless glyph being in the mix. :p Let him bring whatever and leave it to the player how they want to interpret him. Adam West packing high tech military gear is its own reward. :D

If we wanted to make them more attractive, we can maybe tag Valiant as a personality on the goofy ones, like we did Driven on the Batarangs.
 
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