Re: The Book of Scarlett (Public playtesting)
Here are 3 games from Splash and myself. As I mentioned in my summary, I'm a bit concerned even though Cap had a bad run of luck in my game and fell super quick.Splash said:Thanks again for playing!
Also lemme know if I forgot anything.
C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM
NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Scarlett
Version tested:
NAME = SCARLETT
SECRET IDENTITY = SHANA M. O'HARA
SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = COMMANDO
PERSONALITY = RESOURCEFUL
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4
LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5
Cost = 150
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
At the start of each round, choose an opponent's Unique Hero within 6 clear sight spaces of Scarlett. You may look at an unrevealed Order Marker on the chosen Hero's card. After that opponent reveals that Order Marker on their turn, and for the remainder of the round, all of your Human figures roll two additional defense dice.
CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 3+
When Scarlett attacks a figure that is exactly 2 spaces away, add 2 attack dice to her Crossbow Special Attack. After attacking with Crossbow Special Attack, Scarlett may attack with her Crossbow Special Attack one additional time.
ACROBATIC DODGE
After rolling defense dice, you may move Scarlett one space for each shield rolled. Scarlett does not take leaving engagement attacks when moving with Acrobatic Dodge.
Army Test 1
Map: HYDRA Base Gehenna
Units:
Army 1 (Splash) 1000pts: Captain America 240pts, Flash Barry 250pts, Scarlett 150pts, Green Arrow 150pts, Hawkeye 140pts, Iron Man (I) 70pts.
Army 2 (Karat) 1000pts: Detective Chimp 140pts, Question 140pts, Tigra 170pts, Elongated Man 160pts, Jamie Madrox 90pts, Multiple Man X10 30pts,.
Spoiler Alert!
Preamble:
Round 1: Cap buffs team. X reveal Elongated Man reveals X on Flash and then om1 on Cap. So defense buff and +10. Detective initiative. Om1 Question moves and two MMs move. Cap moves and A buff. Om2 Question and MMs move. Bishop moves and misses two shots on Question. Om3 Chimp and two MMs move. Hawkeye pins and Green Arrow Skill Shots 1 wound on Question.
Round 2: Sleuth adds two to DI. Chimp adds om3 powers. Avengers initiative. Om1 Cap moves takes out 2 MMs and 1 wound on Question with Shield and A buff. Question moves into the shadows. Om2 Scarlett moves and Crossbows Question for 1 wound and Question evades the second shot with a Smoke Pellet. Question moves and misses Oliver. Om3 GA om Hawkeye misses from the last Smoke Pellet. Arrow moves up and adjacent and rolls 18, and deals the last wound to Question. Chimp moves back strategically and MMs move forward.
Round 3: X reveal and 3 reveal. Om1 allows 1 extra defense for team detective. Avengers initiative. Om1 Cap moves up on top and A bonus. Chimp and two MMs move. Om2 Hawkeye pins an MM and Ollie misses an explosive shot on two MMs. Chimp moves and deals 1 wound to Ollie and two MMs miss. Om3 Scarlett moves and rolls four skulls and Chimp Ape Escapes on a roll of 17 to high ground next to Cap. Elongated Man moves, along with two MMs.
Round 4: X reveal, Elongated finds the X, CHimp finds the 1. DI. Om1 Chimp deals 1 wound to Cap, MM deals 1 wound on GA, MM deals 1 wound on GA. Cap attack, CHimp APe Escapes in place. Om2 E-Man moves and two MMs miss GA. Hawkeye pins a MM and GA rolls 13 and finishes the dupe. Om3 Chimp misses Cap and an MM finishes Green Arrow. Scarlett evades an LEA from MM and shoots Chimp with Crossbow from 2 spaces, CHimp Escapes. Chimp does not escape the second but defends.
Round 5: X reveal, E found 2, CHimp found 1. Scarlett peeks at the 3om on Chimp. Detective initiative. Om1 E-Man moves up two spaces, MM moves, and MM moves and hits Hawkeye for 2 wounds. Cap wounds Chimp for 1 wound and A buff. Om2 E-Man rolls three skulls on Scarlett who rolls seven dice and no shields, taking 3 wounds. MM moves, and another misses Hawkeye. Flash moves, misses E-Man three times and takes out a MM who rolls Dupes and respawns a MM. Om3 Chimp hits Cap for 2 wounds, cause Cap rolled no shields on seven dice. Hawkeye with three extra defense blocks a MM, and Flash blocks a MM. Scarlett target Chimp, but E-Man’s Reach stops her and she takes 1 wound.
Round 6: X reveal, X find, Chimp finds 1. Om1 DI. Chimp misses Cap, MM misses Kate, MM misses Flash. Cap Shield Throws and Chimp nat20s and surfs around on Cap’s shield. Om2 E-Man missed, Flash moved, MM 1 wounds Hawkeye, MM misses, Flash moves. Hawkeye misses E-Man twice. Om3 Chimp is blocked by Cap, MM misses Hawkeye, MM takes out Hawkeye. Flash moves and Fist Fusilades Tigra for a total of 1 wound.
Round 7: X reveal, Chimp and E-Man om1. DI. Om1 Chimp misses Cap, two MMs move. Flash deals 2 wounds to Tigra with FF. Om2 Madrox misses Flash and two MMs move in and miss Flash. Flash finishes Tigra and misses Jamie with FF. Om3 Chimp misses Cap, MM misses. Iron Man moves a MM and finishes him off.
Round 8: X reveal, E finds X, Chimp finds 2. DI. Om1 Madrox misses, MM misses and Flash moves, MM hits Flash for 1 wound. Flash takes out Jamie and a MM. Om2 Chimp takes out Cap. Flash kills two and duplicates two MMs. Om3 was on Jamie, Iron Man Turbos Chimp into the river and Chimp takes 1 wound from falling damage. Iron Man then takes out a MM.
Round 9: X reveal, 1 for both. AI. Om1 Flash misses four times. Five MM move, four miss. Om2 Flash takes out two MM. Chimp moves one space. Om3 Flash moves 16 spaces. E-Man moves and 1 wounds Iron Man.
Round 10: X reveal, E reveals X, Chimp chooses 3. DI. Om1 Chimp moves and misses Iron Man. Flash moves and finishes Chimp. Om2 Chimp is gone. Flash misses E-Man four times. Om3 E-Man moves to high ground and misses Flash. Flash deals 2 wounds to E-Man with FF.
Round 11: X reveal, E finds 2. DI. Om1 E-Man moves and misses IM. IM takes 1 wound from E-Man after attempting to move. Turbos E to low ground and is blocked. Om2 E-Man stretches up and puts 1 wound on Flash. Flash takes 1 wound and cannot move and is out of attack range. Om3 Three MM move. Flash dies from Ridiculous Reach.
Round 12: X reveal, E finds X. AI. Om1 Iron Man moves and Turbos E into the water and attacks from high ground, missing. E moves and deals 1 wound to IM. Om2 IM fails a Turbo. E-Man finishes off IM.
Notes:
Special power usages:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER: 5th round Om peek at Chimp, Chimp Om3 reveal gives Cap 2 extra defense dice, but he whiffs. Hawkeye also got +2 and blocked an attack from a MM.
CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK: 1 wound Question, Question smoke pellets miss, +2 special CHimp Escapes, +2 special Chimp blocks the second go.
ACROBATIC DODGE:
Normal attack: four skulls rolled, but CHimp Ape Escaped.
Total damage: Question 1 wound = 35pts.
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Elongated Man (2/4) 80pts, Multiple Man 30pts X3 = 170pts remaining.
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Army Test 2
Map: HYDRA Base Gehenna
Units:
Army 1 (Splash) 745pts: Scarlett 150pts, Angel 90pts, Blob 165pts, Juggernaut 340pts.
Army 2 (Karat) 745pts: Viper 180pts, Deadpool 285pts, Wolverine 280pts.
Spoiler Alert!
Preamble:
Round 1: Viper team Initiative. Om1 Deadpool and Viper move. Angel and Blob fly up. Om2 Deadpool shoots Angel for 2 wounds, who moves Blob adjacent to Viper. The second shot misses and Angel flies away. Viper misses Blob, but Poison Strikes Blob for 1 wound. Angel moves back to Start. Om3 Deadpool is blocked by Blubber twice and Viper misses. Angel moves Scarlett up on top.
Round 2: VI. Scarlett finds om2 on Deadpool. Om1 Deadpool misses twice on Blob and so does Viper, Viper PSs Blob for 1 wound. Blob hits Viper for 1 wound. OM2 Human D-buff kicks in. Deadpool missed twice and Viper 1 wounds Blob. Blob wounds Viper for 1 wound. Om3 DP misses twice and Viper misses once. Juggy moves.
Round 3: Scarlett finds om2 on DP. VI. DP hits Blob for 1 then none. Viper puts 1 wound from Poison. Blob misses. Om2 Human D-buff kicks in. DP kills Blob. DP misses Scarlett and Angel moves Scarlett. Viper engages Angel from height disadvantage and misses. Juggy moves. Om3 DP kills Angel on the second shot and Viper puts 1 wound on Scarlett (who rolls seven dice) who doesn’t use Dodge. 3rd turn Angel gone.
Round 4: Scarlett reveals om3. X-team Initiative. Om1 Scarlett rolls three skulls, Viper rolls four shields. DP misses the first roll and Scarlett moves three spaces with Dodge. Scarlett takes 1 wound from DP. Viper puts 1 wound on Juggernaut and then 1 from Poison. Om2 Juggy moves and uses Running Charge at five dice to hit Wolvie for 4 wounds. DP misses twice. Viper misses. Om3 Juggernaut tanks Wolverine. Human D-buff kicks in. DP takes out Scarlett first shot despite her seven dice. Viper doesn’t move.
Round 5: VI. Om1 DP misses twice, Viper puts 2 wounds on J and 1 Poison wound. Juggs misses. Om2 DP got 1 wound and then missed with four skulls, Viper misses. Marko puts 2 wounds on DP. Om3 Deadpool kills Juggy.
Notes:
Special power usages:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER: Round 2 Scarlett reveals Om2 on DP. Round 3 OM2 on DP. Extra defense helped and she only took one wound. Round 4 om3 on DP. Extra defense roll didn’t help.
CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK:
ACROBATIC DODGE: Used to avoid Viper’s Poison Strike.
Normal attack: miss Viper
Total damage:
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Viper (2/4), Deadpool (4/5 having healed 1 as well) = 238pts
Army Test 3
Map: HYDRA Base Gehenna
Units:
Army 1 (Karat) 600pts: Captain America 240pts, Scarlett 150pts, Punisher 210pts.
Army 2 (Splash) 600pts: Nightwing 200pts, Raven 190pts, Starfire 210pts.
Spoiler Alert!
Preamble:
Round 1: Cap makes Punisher and Scarlett Avengers. Avengers initiative. Om1 Cap moves. Titans Go all move. Om2 Scarlett moves up. Starfire moves and rolls four skulls at Cap, Cap takes 3 wounds. Om3 Scarlett moves and uses 2+ Crossbow on Starfire, dealing 1 wound on the second bolt. Raven finishes Cap.
Round 2: Scarlett reveals the 3rd Om on Starfire. AI. Om1 Scarlett 2+ Crossbow on Raven. 1 wound then 1 wound. TTG Raven siphons 1 wound from Starfire and puts 1 on Scarlett. Starfire misses, Scarlett Dodges and then Dodges out of sight on the second blast. Nightwing climbs up and deals 2 wounds to Scarlett. Om2 Scarlett 2+ Crossbows on Raven. 1 wound, 1 wound. Raven takes out Scarlett. Om3 Punisher takes out Raven on the last shot. Starfire puts 2 wounds on Castle with height and Reckless Engagement.
Round 3: TTI. Om1 TTG Starfire H+RE deals 2 wounds on Frank. Nightwing moves. Punisher deals 1 wound with AR. Om2 Starfire finishes Punisher.
Notes:
Special power usages:
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER: Round 2 Om3 on Starfire. Tanked before it was revealed
CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK: 2+ one miss, 1 wound on Starfire. 2+ Crossbow 1 wound Raven, 1 wound Raven. 2+ Crossbow 1 wound Raven, 1 wound Raven.
ACROBATIC DODGE: Dodges under an overpass, therefore evading a third attack from Starfire
Normal attack:
Total damage: Starfire (1/5), Raven (4/5) = 194pts
Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Nightwing (4/4), Starfire (4/5) = 368pts
Maths ~~~~~~~~
I.O.: 35+40=75/3= 25
Crossbow: 229/3 = 76.33
Dodge: 40+40 80/3= 26.67
~128ish on average
THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY:
Splash: She underperformed a little with the mish mash armies, but with all the Human Commando synergy coming up, she’ll probably be worth 150pts. Each game she played a little different. If she doesn’t do well in more tests, I still wouldn’t drop her under 140pts. The main issue is unless she’s in that good Crossbow range she’s not super offensive, so you’ll have to carefully plan when you’ll be putting OMs on her if you want to spite anyone who tries to take her out.
GENERAL THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT:
Splash: Intelligence Officer is pretty fun, that boost to defense is a lot though. Crossbow hits hard if you have the right positioning, which would otherwise be hard to come by if it weren’t for Acrobatic Dodge. Solid support addition to a Human team, especially one with already high defense.
Karat: She is definitely a strategic centerpiece. When playing against her, I found myself recalculating where to place my OMs and if I could guess which OM my opponent would pick. When playing her I found IO hard to setup without over exposing her and was unable to get her boost in effect but I made good use of both AD and her Crossbow. I did however notice an interesting combo. Her plus Cap can let Punisher have 8 defense. While I'm sure the Joes and/or Cobra will wind up being better with her, I'm a tad concerned about her overall effect on Humans. Maybe we should narrow her pool down as right now she can seriously boost some humans to scary level defense when combined with Cap. That being said, I'm not sure it is actually a problem but I figured it is worth mentioning.
