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The Book of Blink

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The Book of Blink

C3G MARVEL PUBLIC EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION 10
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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Mutant Mayhem set.
Its model number and name are #055-057 / Blink.
Its model number and name are #207 / Clarice Ferguson.​

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Character Bio - Blink was born into the nightmare reality that is the Age of Apocalypse. Obviously a mutant from the day of her birth, Blink was taken by Apocalypse's forces and deposited in a section of Sinister's Breeding Pens. She would eventually be saved by the X-Man named Sabretooth during an X-Men raid on the pens. The normally gruff and vicious Sabretooth took the young girl under his wing and raised her as his own. He showed her a surprising amount of love considering his background as a murderer and member of Apocalypse's Horsemen. Under his strict but fair tutelage, Blink would become a member of the X-Men.(Earth-295)
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-Rulings and Clarifications-
  • Q: Can I use Phase Javelin and Blink! on a double spaced figure?
  • A: No, because they only reference placing a figure on a space(not spaces).
  • Q: If I roll X for Phase Javelin, but there is no empty space exactly X spaces away that I can place the figure on, do I not get to place the figure at all?
  • A: No, you do not.
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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:Outgoing Synergy:
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-Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses-

Immunities:
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Benefits:
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-
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-Heroscapers Community Contributions-
 
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Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

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NAME = BLINK
SECRET IDENTITY = CLARICE FERGUSON

SPECIES = MUTANT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = REBEL
PERSONALITY = DETERMINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 145

BLINK!
Instead of moving and attacking normally with Blink, you may choose to use Blink! Before Blinking, you may choose an adjacent tiny, small, medium, or large figure. Place Blink on any empty space within 8 clear sight spaces of her previous position. After placing Blink, you may place the chosen figure on any empty space adjacent to Blink. Figures moved with this special power will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

PHASE JAVELIN
If a figure receives at least one wound from Blink's normal attack, you may roll the 20-sided die. Place the chosen figure on an empty space exactly X spaces away from its original placement, where X equals the number rolled. Figures moved with this special power will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
 
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BLINK STRIKE(Different Name?)
When Blink attacks an opponent’s figure, if she inflicts one or more wounds, you may roll the 20-sided die. Immediately place the chosen figure X spaces away, where X is the number rolled.
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Teleporting Strike maybe? We don't want to overdo it on "blinking" here. :)

Cool power. I like the riff on Mirror Master.

“BLINK”
Instead of moving normally, you may reveal the X OM on this card and choose Blink, an adjacent figure, or an adjacent destructible object, and immediately place them on any empty space within 8 clear sight spaces of Blink’s starting position. When a figure, or object starts to “Blink”, they will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
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If you just say "figures" it encompasses DO's as well. This should probably have a size restriction, though.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Karat said:
“BLINK”
Instead of moving normally, you may reveal the X OM on this card and choose Blink, an adjacent figure, or an adjacent destructible object, and immediately place them on any empty space within 8 clear sight spaces of Blink’s starting position. When a figure, or object starts to “Blink”, they will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
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It seems like she should be able to teleport herself and/or others at any time based on what I've read. Tul-Bak-Ra is able to teleport 10 spaces, has the same stats except range 1, has a special attack that does not require clear sight, and can teleport reinforcements for 130 points. If you let her teleport at will, you could reveal the X OM to put a wound on the teleportee. With all the X OM powers in a mutant army, I am not sure if I would choose to use it for the power as currently written, but I think it is too soon to tell.

"She can open portals that displace projectiles and even enemies that threaten her" from Wiki page.

Based on the quote above, Blink could be turned into a defensive special also. You could go with revealing the X to send a non-adjacent attack back at the attacker through a blink portal or roll a d20 and 1-x roll defense dice normally or to make it tough to decide to use or not have it target a figure adjacent to her (might be tough to handle multiple adjacent figures), x-y the attacker's turn ends or just no need to roll defense, y-20 the attacker receives a wound or has to roll against his own attack (if that doesn't break some rule I don't know about).

Sorry for the rambling thoughts, I am late for a meeting. :shock:
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

I agree with removing the X restriction (because she seems to teleport often) but otherwise I think the design is solid enough. Maybe replaced the X with a "can't attack" restriction.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

The wording on the teleportation power needs a bit of tinkering as well. You should place Blink, then place the chosen figures on spaces adjacent to Blink.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

IAmBatman said:
BLINK STRIKE(Different Name?)
When Blink attacks an opponent’s figure, if she inflicts one or more wounds, you may roll the 20-sided die. Immediately place the chosen figure X spaces away, where X is the number rolled.
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Teleporting Strike maybe? We don't want to overdo it on "blinking" here. :)
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I think this can be worked a little more to:
BLINK STRIKE(Different Name?)
If Blink inflicts one or more wounds on an opponent's figure, you may roll the 20-sided die. Immediately place the chosen figure exactly X spaces away, if possible, where X is the number rolled.
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Though you also need to specify exactly how many spaces away from where, Blink's spot or the chosen figure's?

I also like Teleporting Strike for a name and making BLINK 'instead of moving and attacking'.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Hmm, interesting - so that'd trigger after something like an engagement strike, or if she wounds a figure using the Cosmic Rod, etc.?
 
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Actually, I was just trying to simplify the wording, but non-attack wounds slipped my mind. :oops: If that's off thematically (which it seems like it might be), we can just add 'with a normal attack' in there.

Also, would they take Leaving Engagement attacks when moved?
 
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I think normal attack is good just to avoid debates about what constitutes her causing a wound in some niche situations.
 
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Perhaps make the special similar to super leap, B/c I don't see how it would be thematic for her to not attack. Maybe a 2 attack decrease?

Other than that, I really think this design needs very little work. I'm not absolutely sure about 5 move 5 range, I really don't know the figure. But 5 range is most often associated with a gun or a slightly long range attack. Maybe drop the range one and boost the move one, Just an Idea...
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Karat said:
“BLINK”
Instead of moving normally, you may reveal the X OM on this card and choose Blink, an adjacent figure, or an adjacent destructible object, and immediately place them on any empty space within 8 clear sight spaces of Blink’s starting position. When a figure, or object starts to “Blink”, they will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
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Can Blink "BLINK" the marvel ruin or the fortress door?
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

As-is, yes, but I think a size restriction is needed for sure so that doesn't occur. Would non-huge work, or would we have to list "Tiny, Small, Medium, or Large?" Though I suppose Large could be left out (and even Tiny, maybe).
 
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The wording for Destructible objects is actually not needed. The current DO rules state that any DO with a size designation counts as a figure for all special powers, and the breakable wall and fortress door don't have such a designation. As long as the "or destructible object" part of the wording is removed, there shouldn't be any conflicts.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

johnny139 said:
As-is, yes, but I think a size restriction is needed for sure so that doesn't occur. Would non-huge work, or would we have to list "Tiny, Small, Medium, or Large?" Though I suppose Large could be left out (and even Tiny, maybe).
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I could see either Tiny, Small, or Medium, or "smaller than Huge."

All Your Pie said:
The wording for Destructible objects is actually not needed. The current DO rules state that any DO with a size designation counts as a figure for all special powers, and the breakable wall and fortress door don't have such a designation. As long as the "or destructible object" part of the wording is removed, there shouldn't be any conflicts.
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Yeah, but I'd still like to see Huge figures taken off of this one, personally, which means some size designation is in order.

But I agree with removing the DO text, as I mentioned on page one. :)
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Phase Javelin sounds perfect.

Also, I don't think "BLINK" needs quotes. We didn't use them for BAMF!
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Phase Javelin sounds awesome! I think the restriction for the BLINK should just exclude huge, I really don't think that is a big deal to begin with, it is teleporting, it's not like she's actually carrying them, so theoretically she could teleport Huge figures as well
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Karat said:
NAME = BLINK
SECRET IDENTITY = CLARICE FERGUSON

SPECIES = MUTANT
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = REBEL
PERSONALITY = DETERMINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 140-150?

PHASE JAVELIN
If a figure receives at least one wound from Blink's normal attack, you may roll the 20-sided die. Immediately place the chosen figure exactly X spaces away, if possible, where X is the number rolled.

BLINK
Instead of moving and attacking normally, you may choose an adjacent non-huge figure and immediately place Blink on any empty space within 8 clear sight spaces of her starting position. After placing Blink, you may place the chosen figure on any empty space adjacent to Blink. When a figure starts to Blink, they will not take any leaving engagement attacks.
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Everyone good with this? I'm sure there will still be a few wording tweaks, but I want to see if this is the overall picture that we want for her.
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

Looks good. The Blink power probably still needs some wording tweaks, but the direction looks good. :) (For instance, I'm not sure if "non Huge" clearly prohibits figures without size designations).
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

That will be totally awesome to roll a 20 and send them back across the map. :lol:
 
Re: The Book of Blink(Design Phase)

What if she was an Outcast? I don't know the character all that well, but I thought she was pretty close to Sabretooth, who's an Outcast.

The main (current) Outcast boost is Destiny’s, but with Blink that might not always be a positive, because "exactly X number of spaces away" doesn't give you much control over it, and sometimes a lower roll could put your enemy in a better spot (for you).

And Avalanche's (while nice) isn't going to overpower her.

Otherwise, I think this is an awesome design.
 
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