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The Book of Leatherface

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The Book of Leatherface​

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FRIGHT NIGHT​

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Comic PDF

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Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a modified Heroclix figure from the DC Batman set.
Its model number and name are #004 / Joker Thug.
Tutorial on How to Paint/Mod this Figure​
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Character Bio - Part of the cannibalistic Sawyer/Hewitt family, Leatherface is best known for wearing a mask made out of human skin and using a chainsaw. Leatherface uses this chainsaw to torture and kill his prey, using their skin for masks, bones for decoration, and their meat for food to eat and serve at their family owned restaurant. Leatherface wears different masks to hide his deformity, as well as to show his different personalities. Not being well educated, Leatherface is mentally challenged, which leads to his family easily manipulating him to do their dirty work as a killing machine.
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NAME = LEATHERFACE
SECRET IDENTITY = THOMAS HEWITT

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = SLASHER
PERSONALITY = SADISTIC

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = 95

DEMORALIZING PRESENCE
When rolling for initiative, each opponent must subtract 1 from their roll for each Order Marker on the Army Card of a figure they control without the Fearless personality that is within 4 clear sight spaces of Leatherface.

CHAINSAW MASSACRE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 4.
When attacking with this special attack, all shields rolled count as extra skulls, and all blanks rolled count as unblockable hits on Leatherface.
 
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Comic:
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Figure Tutorial:
You need the following figures:
Joker Thug #004
Dark Deadpool #016
Granny Goodness #036
In total they come out to around $2.35
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Remove the arms(keep them holding onto the chainsaw) from Dark Deadpool, cutting at the shoulder seem.
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Remove the arms from Joker Thug, you may need to cut into the chest a bit as the left arm is connected to the chest. Remove the head from the Joker Thug. Then remove the head from Granny Goodness. You can cut some of the hair off of the back of Granny Goodness' head, as well off part of the sides, refer to pictures.
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Glue the Granny Goodness head onto the Joker Thug.
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Glue the Dark Deadpool arms(with chainsaw) onto the Joker Thug. You may have to press them while they dry to ensure a nice fit.
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Paint the forearms and hands a natural skin color.
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Paint the upper arms white for the shirt sleeves. You can go bright white, don't worry about matching the current dirty white shirt color that Joker Thug has.
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Paint the pants a dark blackish blue.
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Cut the cape off of granny goodness. You can cut her body away from it pretty easily. Try and form a piece as pictured below.
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I cut off the excess bits to form a flat bottom.
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I flipped the piece over to the smoother side of the cape that was against Granny's body, then cut a little more off to make it shorter.
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Glue the wrinkly side against Leatherface, just below the belt line, try to find a groove to fit nicely against the knees. After it is secured, cut off any excess edges or curves to have a nice apron look. Paint will hide quite a bit so it doesn't have to be perfect.
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Paint the butcher's apron a yellowish white. I mixed some white with a little yellow and black to get the off white color. Paint the full apron, going up to his chest, and make straps going around his neck, and around his waist by painting over the belt.
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Paint a black tie in the front that would go under the apron, so you don't have to paint much. Refer to the next couple of pics. Then paint the base of the chainsaw yellow, leaving the silver bits as they are.
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Paint the hair a dark greyish/black.
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Paint the face and neck area a light brown. I mixed some flesh tone with white, yellow, red, and a small amount of black. Add some black stitches on the moth going up to the left side of his face, as well as one going from the right side of his face going up across the forehead. Refer to any pictures for reference.
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Paint the shoes a dark grey. Apply a black wash by dabbing some black paint on the brush then dipping in water before applying. It should be a very watery wet black wash that will fill in the creases and cracks with black to give some detail. Wipe off any excess. Finally, apply some blood splatter to the chainsaw and apron if you desire.
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Finished look:
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Really sweet-looking figure mod. :up:

Not familiar with the character, but the design looks cool. Pretty straightforward - he doesn't feel quite as independent as some of the other Slashers - like how Chucky and Jason and Michael all kinda insist on going nuts almost without input from the player.

(That may be a good design choice - just thought I'd mention it)
 
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Sweet? He doesn't look sweet at all. He's got blood all over his front and he's holding a chainsaw. Man Ronin, I was way wrong about you. :)

It is very nice work on the mod. Looking at the photo's you forget sometimes how small and difficult these mods can be. Truly excellent workmanship.
 
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Thanks. Updated with the step by step.

I wouldn't be opposed to some sort of mechanic that has him charging and attacking beyond your control. Something along the line of Scent Triggered Frenzy etc.
 
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Well, I was hoping for Raiden, but another Slasher'll do. ;)
Man, that's a good mod. :) May need to consult you on the little fiddly details of my Gargoyles mods, given how you did that apron!
What's the theme behind the 5 Defence? I really like that Chainsaw SA, btw.
 
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Not sure 5 defense is necessary. He's a beefy dude, so I want him to have some survivability based on that. Not too hung up on how the stats fall as long as he's got some bit of staying power to not get one-shotted right away, especially since he's likely to hurt himself with his own attack, but a drop to 4 defense wouldn't be out of the question.

Raiden is probably next in-line.
 
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Yeah, 5 Defense seems like a bit much (and 5 Life kind of does too). Unless I'm mistaken he's a normal human with no special skills or powers. More like a run-of-the-mill Arkham inmate than a Joker or Two-Face. I think 100 is more like a ceiling than a floor for him.

Mechanically I like him, though. I think it feels very grindhouse.
 
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johnny139 said:
Yeah, 5 Defense seems like a bit much (and 5 Life kind of does too). Unless I'm mistaken he's a normal human with no special skills or powers. More like a run-of-the-mill Arkham inmate than a Joker or Two-Face. I think 100 is more like a ceiling than a floor for him.

Mechanically I like him, though. I think it feels very grindhouse.
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Zsasz is 100 and he's not an unstoppable horror movie slasher with a bleeding huge chainsaw. :shrug:
 
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I'm fine with dropping to 4 defense and seeing where he plays. He's hurting himself with his main attraction, so with a defense of 4, I can't see him coming in any higher than 125 anyways. If it comes down to 115 or 105, that's fine too. 125 isn't a goal.
 
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Nice simple design, should be easy to balance.

CMSA is quite powerful (equivalent of an attack of 6.67, but but with a more consistent result) and the backfire is only going to average 2/3 of a wound per swing. Having 3 or 4 skulls pretty much every time is pretty nice.
 
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I'm all for easy to balance. :p It will be rejuvenating if it goes that way.

I'm definitely dropping the defense to 4.

He'll be a glass cannon to the nth degree for sure. I'm liking a 105-115 ending point.
 
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That all sounds delightful.
Man this movie scared me as a kid and I only watched like 20 minutes the first time. :)
 
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Leatherface is indeed the most visually creepy/scary/intimidating/disturbing IMO, which is why I felt the demoralizing power was best here. You see a dude wearing your friend's face, you're not exactly going to be thinking straight.
 
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Arkham said:
Thanks. Updated with the step by step.

I wouldn't be opposed to some sort of mechanic that has him charging and attacking beyond your control. Something along the line of Scent Triggered Frenzy etc.
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Actually, I think that the mechanic Ronin is looking for is already here in its own way. The idea that his Chainsaw is just completely vicious and nasty but can completely backfire on itself isn't really him taking control from you as the player, but as the player you kind of feel like you have to use the chainsaw and the chainsaw can make things go very much out of your control. So I think that "out of control killer" feeling is very much alive in this write up. :up:

It's gold, Jerry, gold!

Arkham said:
I'm all for easy to balance. :p It will be rejuvenating if it goes that way.
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Right? :p Sometimes you need an easy one.
 
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Simple LDs are always a breath of fresh air after tricky ones.

Fair point on the uncontrollable chainsaw.
 
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You could make the chainsaw an equipment glyph if you want things to get really crazy.
 
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I think part of my burn out is attributed to taking on a lot of tricky designs as of late. Freddy, Sub, Man-Thing, Klarion/Teekl, Michael, Chucky, Ra’s...trying to get them all just right has led to a lot of fuel being spent for sure, and Drax was that tipping point that I just couldn’t continue with. I want things to feel just right, and a lot of those designs had moments where they had to start all over or see lots of brainstorming to get them there.

Here’s hoping for something simple and to the point.
 
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I hear you. Skeletor had me feeling that way for a hot minute.
 
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For the record, your LDs lately have been gold. I know you are feeling burnt out, but I assure you, your efforts are not in vain. I'm sure others share this sentiment. Btw, don't know if you know it, but the figure mod is SICK! (And I mean that in every sense of the word.) Great work!
 
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I love this design! It's super elegant and it's been awhile since I've seen a design stick that way through the process. Demoralizing Presence makes sense as a power name and ability and I like what it adds to the game. The Special Attack is straightforward and cool. Really great stuff.

The figure mod looks great! Using the cape as an apron! :woot:
 
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