The Book of Shang Tsung

[Confred]

Clarification request: Does the first skull rolled on the first attack get enhanced, or only each past the first?

 

[Arkham]

Clarification request: Does the first skull rolled on the first attack get enhanced, or only each past the first?

It does.

So it breaks down as such.

He's got 3 attacks of 1 essentially. If each attack is on the same figure:

rolls a skull = +1 auto -1 defense
rolls a skull = +2 auto - 2 defense
rolls a skull = +3 auto -3 defense

That's at its best. If you attack different targets, only the attack(s) on that target stack, not other targets.

 

[pranteau]

Re: The Book of Shang Tsung - Breathing


NAME - SHANG TSUNG

SPECIES - HUMAN
UNIQUENESS - UNIQUE HERO
CLASS - SORCERER
PERSONALITY - DIABOLICAL
SIZE/HEIGHT - MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 6
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 6

POINTS - 280

SOUL STEAL
Start the game with 7 green Soul Markers on this card. Instead of attacking, you may choose an adjacent figure and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 9 or higher, the chosen figure receives 1 wound, and you may remove 1 Wound Marker from this card. If the chosen figure is a Unique Hero, you may also place a Soul Marker on that figure's Army Card.

SHAPE-ASSUMING SORCERER
Any time a numbered Order Marker is revealed on any Army Card, you may immediately choose a figure with your Soul Marker on its card and roll the 20-sided die. If you roll 9 or higher, then for this player turn, Shang Tsung must use the chosen figure's Size and its Height, Move, Range, Attack, and Defense numbers in place of his own, cannot use any other special powers on this card, and gains all of that figure's special powers. If any of its special powers refer to that figure or that figure’s card, they refer to Shang Tsung or Shang Tsung’s card instead.

FLAMING SKULLS SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 1 + Special.
For each skull rolled against the defending figure with this special attack this turn, add 1 automatic skull to whatever is rolled for this special attack and subtract 1 from the defending figure's Defense number. After attacking with this special attack, you may attack with it 2 additional times.

Having a hard time understanding the wording with flaming skulls special attack. Can someone break it down for me?

 

[MrNobody]

So you get 3 attacks. (1 initial attack plus the 2 additional attacks.) For each skull you roll against a specific defender, you get +1 auto-skull and the defender gets -1 defense. The trick is that it’s cumulative - if you a skull on each of the 3 attacks, and they’re all against the same defender, you can end up with 3 auto-skulls and -3 defense on the final attack!