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The Book of Icicle

SirGalahad

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The Book of Icicle​

C3G DC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
WORLD WAR WINTER​

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The figure used for this unit is a Heroclix figure from the Justice League set.
Its model number and name are #007 / Icicle.​
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Character Bio - Cameron Mahkent 's ability to manipulate ice was inherited from his father Joar, whose genetics had been permanently mutated from prolonged exposure to his cold gun. But Cameron is a far more ruthless villain than his father ever was.
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-Rulings and Clarifications-

Q: Does Icicle roll for Slick Ice Spray on a figure that chooses not to move this turn?
A: No. In this case "begins its movement" refers to when a figure attempts to move, not the turn order of movement.
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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:Outgoing Synergy:
  • N/A
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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-
  • Icicle gains his Ice Resistance defense bonus while standing on snow or ice tiles. Figures that create these spaces can be useful additions to any Army he's included in.
  • As a figure with the Ice Resistance special power, Icicle may benefit from Ice Rock's, Ice Hill's, and Ice Glacier's Glacial Healing special power and Ice Mountain's Glacial Mountain Healing special power.
-Heroscapers Community Contributions-
  • Initial playtest: SirG
  • Second playtest: Tickle
  • Third playtest: Bats
  • Art by Tickle
 
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Re: Icicle - Design Phase

NAME = ICICLE
SECRET IDENTITY = CAMERON MAHKENT

SPECIES = METAHUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = PSYCHOPATH
PERSONALITY = VENGEFUL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = 150

SLICK ICE SPRAY
Start the game with 4 ice tiles on this card. Before moving, you may place up to 4 ice tiles from this card onto any empty land spaces within 4 spaces of Icicle, if the ice tile fits normally onto that space. When a figure without the Ice Resistance special power moves onto or begins its movement on an ice tile within 4 clear sight spaces of Icicle, you may roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 12 or higher, the figure receives one wound and must end its movement.

ICE DARTS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 1.
When Icicle attacks with this special attack, he may attack 1 additional time. Each skull rolled counts for one additional hit against figures with the Ice Resistance special power or for two additional hits against other figures.

ICE RESISTANCE
Slippery Ice and Heavy Snow only count as 1 space when moving. Add 1 die to Icicle's defense while on an ice or snow space.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

It says Laufey in Ice Resistance still. ;)

I really like Ice Darts SA, looks like a lot of fun. All or nothing when using that attack.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Looks good!
I'm iffy about the class of "Killer". I feel like we've used Psychopath in occasions where we'd use Killer in the past.
Should the Slick Ice Spray restrict you from placing the glyphs on lava? Or at least molten lava?
For the special attack, I wonder if this adjustment might make it feel a tad more elegant?

ICE DARTS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 1.
When Icicle attacks with this special attack, he may attack 2 additional times. Each skull rolled counts for one additional hit against figures with the Ice Resistance special power or for two additional hits against other figures.

This guy looks like a ton of fun.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

I agree with Bats about the class of Killer.

I like the design, but had a question about the use of glyphs to represent ice when tiles already exist for it. I put the question in the glyph thread.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Great design ideas SirG. I am thoroughly impressed with your ingenuity. :D:up:
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Good Pig said:
I agree with Bats about the class of Killer.

I like the design, but had a question about the use of glyphs to represent ice when tiles already exist for it. I put the question in the glyph thread.
Click to expand...
Easily changed.

The difference is that these glyphs would have different properties than regular (or even slippery) ice tiles.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

IAmBatman said:
Looks good!
I'm iffy about the class of "Killer". I feel like we've used Psychopath in occasions where we'd use Killer in the past.
Should the Slick Ice Spray restrict you from placing the glyphs on lava? Or at least molten lava?
For the special attack, I wonder if this adjustment might make it feel a tad more elegant?

ICE DARTS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 1.
When Icicle attacks with this special attack, he may attack 2 additional times. Each skull rolled counts for one additional hit against figures with the Ice Resistance special power or for two additional hits against other figures.

This guy looks like a ton of fun.
Click to expand...

After the requisite breathing period, I'd be fine with the "not on molten lava tiles" restriction and with the SA and class modifications.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

SirGalahad said:
IAmBatman said:
Looks good!
I'm iffy about the class of "Killer". I feel like we've used Psychopath in occasions where we'd use Killer in the past.
Should the Slick Ice Spray restrict you from placing the glyphs on lava? Or at least molten lava?
For the special attack, I wonder if this adjustment might make it feel a tad more elegant?

ICE DARTS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 3. Attack 1.
When Icicle attacks with this special attack, he may attack 2 additional times. Each skull rolled counts for one additional hit against figures with the Ice Resistance special power or for two additional hits against other figures.

This guy looks like a ton of fun.
Click to expand...

After the requisite breathing period, I'd be fine with the "not on molten lava tiles" restriction and with the SA and class modifications.
Click to expand...

Cool. Those are absolutely the only changes I'd want to make though. Otherwise this guy is spot on for the character. :)
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Another DC guy I don't know, but it seems like he's quite the hit with the DC guys, so I don't have anything to offer that they haven't. Great job Sir G! Looks like you knocked this one out of the park 8)
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Ahhhh!!!! I can't take it anymore. This was my design that I gave to SirG for the big Christmas event. I gave him my writeup for this and the glyph!!! Mine! Mine!!!!!! All MINE!!!!!!! :woot:
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Mwahahaha. Anyway, I like it like I said. Not that you need an ego stroke from me, though. I've always been a fan of your work, obviously.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

I'm telling you, someone needs to design a tongue-in-cheek smiley.

Although I did make some minor improvements. ;)
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Ah...now I understand the unusual high praise :p
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

I knew this was familiar.

SirG, Good Pig is not suggesting just using Slippery Ice tiles, he's suggesting that you give him 4 Ice tiles and let him give every Ice tile within X spaces of him the powers of the Slick Ice Glyph like this:

SLICK ICE SPRAY
Start the game with 4 ice tiles on this card. Before moving, you may place up to 4 ice tiles from this card onto any empty land spaces within 4 spaces of Icicle, if the ice tile fits normally onto that space. When a figure without the Ice Resistance special power stops on an Ice Tile within X clear sight spaces of Icicle, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 1-9, the figure receives 1 wound. When a figure would begin its movement on an Ice Tile within X clear sight spaces of Icicle, roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 1-9, the figure receives 1 wound and its turn immediately ends. If you roll 10 or higher, subtract 3 from the figure's Move this turn.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

I'm cool either way on that. :) Having an actual glyph for something that's really just terrain does seem odd, though, so I could really get behind GP's suggestion here.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

I prefer Good Pig's suggestion for the same reasons Bats just mentioned. He would certainly get more benefit from Snow/Ice maps that way.
 
Re: Icicle - Design Phase

Sounds like a plan. SP updated with PSYCHOPATH, ICE DARTS SA change and SLICK ICE SPRAY change.


The Glyph could still be a separate permanent glyph. Having a few of them on a map could be interesting.
 
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