The Book of Silver Sable

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Initial Posted)

Looking solid. I think using her with Bane & Deadshot would be a good combo in public testing. Bane adds to Sable's defense and gives Deadshot even more of a punch.

I think the faction will struggle a little as the list of bonding heroes is very attack-oriented. Not a whole lot of support powers there despite the large amount of bonding figures. FF Spidey might be a nice one for the defensive boost to get Sable out of a tight spot.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Initial Posted)

Interesting that the only game she lost was the Prowler one.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Initial Posted)

Yeah. Can't lay that totally at Prowler's feet, though; I think it's really all about how long before Silver goes down.

Anywho, let's send her to public testing.

 

[Tornado]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (VOTE for Public Tests)

Yea

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (VOTE for Public Tests)

yea

 

[tcglkn]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (VOTE for Public Tests)

Yea

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (VOTE for Public Tests)

yea

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (VOTE for Public Tests)

This passes.

Thanks folks!

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Rules question:


PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACT
After revealing an Order Marker on the Army Card of a Unique Terrorist, Mastermind or Mercenary Hero you control, you may do either or both of the following:

• Instead of moving with that Unique Hero, move any 3 Madripoor Mercenary figures you control;
• Instead of attacking with that Unique Hero, attack with any 3 Madripoor Mercenary figures you control.

WILD PACK
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and instead of taking a turn with Silver Sable, you may choose up to two Unique Heroes you control that are Mercenaries or Outlaws. Silver Sable may be one of the chosen Heroes. Take a turn with each chosen Hero. Any other Hero taking a turn with this special power must start its turn within 6 clear sight spaces of Silver Sable. You may not take any additional turns.


Does the only move/attack with the Mercs instead of moving/attacking with the Hero considered taking a turn with them according to our rules? If no, then I reveal an OM on Silver Sable's card, take a turn with an Outlaw Hero, then take a turn with Silver Sable, move her up, choose not to attack with her and instead attack with 3 Mercs. I'm going to test this out is it's a desired interaction. Personally I like it since she runs a Merc outfit.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Believe that's fair game.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Cool, seems like it could be fun.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = SILVER SABLE
SECRET IDENTITY = SILVER SABLINOVA

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MERCENARY
PERSONALITY = DETERMINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 200

THE OUTLAWS
At the start of the game, choose any Unique Heroes you control that have a Misguided or Repentant personality, and up to one Unique Hero you control named Spider-Man. For this game, add 1 to your initiative rolls for each chosen Hero to a maximum of +6, and each chosen Hero has the class of Outlaw instead of what is listed on its card.

WILD PACK
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and instead of taking a turn with Silver Sable, you may choose up to two Unique Heroes you control that are Mercenaries or Outlaws. Silver Sable may be one of the chosen Heroes. Take a turn with each chosen Hero. Any other Hero taking a turn with this special power must start its turn within 6 clear sight spaces of Silver Sable. You may not take any additional turns.

ACROBATIC DODGE
After rolling defense dice, you may move Silver Sable one space for each shield rolled. Silver Sable does not take leaving engagement attacks when moving with Acrobatic Dodge.

NAME OF THE TEST UNIT ( Silver Sable )
Army Test 1
- Give a brief preview. Pretty simple idea here, Spider-Man can pull figures next to Bane for a beat down, while MACH-I gets in a free shot. Alternatively, ranged figures running away from Radioactive Man's adj auto-wounds can be pulled back next to him as well. MACH-I can also help move his allies up into place. The Wild Pack has been hired to put and end to some space pirates in this one.
Map: City Crater 2
Units: Silver Sable, Spider-Man, Bane, Radioactive Man, MACH-I (1000) vs. Hepzibah, Corsair, Raza Longknife, Ch’od, Korvus Rook’Shir (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

The Outlaws Usage: Added +3 to initiative (until Silver Sable dies), made Spidey, Radio, & MACH all Outlaws for this game. 2 of 5 initiative roll outcomes were changed.
Wild Pack Usage: Double bonding 11 times, started putting OM3 on someone else in R3 after Sable took a quick 3W in R2.
Acrobatic Dodge Usage: Didn't really want to leave Banes side so it was never used.
Normal Damage Dealt: 0W to Korvus in 1 att from HG while next o Bane.
Damage Taken: 3W in 1 att by Raza on HG while next to Bane (def whiff on 6 dice), 0W in 1 att by Korvus' SA from LG while next to Bane (initially whiffed again on 6 def dice to die, then I remembered to roll 1 more die for Bane and survived with a shield), 1W in 1 att from Hepzibah while next to Bane.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Spidey w/4W won!

Recap: Radio is the early game champ as he charges forward and unleashes hell on the Pirates while the rest of the Outlaws stay back in a pod. The set-up for the Spidey-Bane combo worked out perfectly, Spidey pulled Korvus down from HG to get an att from HG while next to Bane, rolling 6 att dice vs. just 4 def dice, but then Spidey rolled just 2 skulls and was blocked doing no damage. After Corsair charged Bane trying to cut him down. Spidey was able to Web Sling him for the same treatment and rolled 4 skulls on 6 dice, doing 2Ws. MACH tried to move Sable to a safer position and Bane up into the spot she vacated, but this backfired when he failed to roll a skull for the 2nd att and Corsair moved into the spot Sable was previously in instead. Corsair couldn't cut down Bane though and Bane killed him, even though he wounded himself with a Venom injection before doing so. Raza then took out Radio and OM3 along with him. Ch'od charged into the fight at this point but missed terribly (1 skull on 7 dice), then Spidey Web Slung him like he did the others for 1W. Mach had to go engage Raza to try and keep him from shooting Sable, this worked as he managed to convince Raza to stay and fight rather than risk a LEA to go after Sable. Once Sable's flank was exposed though, Hepziba used blood tracking to dart in for an attack and took her out along with OM2! Spidey now can Web Sling Hepzibah, which he does and finishes her off. Ch'od continues to roll garbage att dice. At this point it just becomes the Spidey show for his team as he's the safest place for OM's. Korvus finishes off Bane and Raza takes out MACH, then Spidey finishes off Korvus. Next round Spidey takes out Raza after Web Slinging him to LG. Ch'od ends the round with a big att that hits for 3Ws though. It's a battle of 1 lifers entering the last round. Ch'od wins initiative, but Spidey survives and takes him out.
- Does it pass, Yes or No? yes
- What should be the unit's point value? Early game it felt like the Pirates had no way of competing with Sable's double turns and it could be a blow out. Bane boosted a lot of att and def rolls and the army I built for her felt really good in action. In the end, this one came down to the wire though, so I'd say 200 is a fair price. The weakness to exploit in her armies will be her, since she needs to be up near the action but isn't a tanky unit. Bane certainly helped keep her alive in this one, but I could have rolled some better def dice in general for her here.
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Army Test 2
- Give a brief preview. So Weather Wizard is just there to give the rest of them some ranged cover while I move them up. The two big things being tested here are Domino with an easy Bane boost sitting next to her all the time & the Madripoor Mercs being able to move/attack instead of Silver Sable when she bonds with Domino. Should be a lot of fire power to contend with. Decided Silver Sable's Merc outfit was hired to protect something from the Decipticons! If Weather Wizard can just fog cover his allies to prevent even one use of Megatron's SA that will be a good investment.
Map: City Crater 2
Units: Silver Sable, Bane, Domino, Madripoor Mercs x3, Weather Wizard (1000) vs. Decepticons (1000)

Spoiler Alert!

The Outlaws Usage: No initiative boost in this one.
Wild Pack Usage: Double bonding used 4 times, Soundwave disrupted their Communications at the start of R2, and Sable had all the OM's so she took 3 turns all by herself in that round. At the start of R3, Sable had just 1 life left so I started only giving her 2 OM's. She was then taken out by Laserbeak before getting to OM2 that round.
Acrobatic Dodge Usage: Never used, only targeted twice and she wanted to be next to Bane for the def boost.
Normal Damage Dealt: 2W in 3 att on Laserbeak while Sable was next to Bane,
Damage Taken: 1W from Laserbeak in 1 att, 2Ws from Soundwarp on HG in 1 att, 1W from 1 use of Observe and Report after Laserbeak flew over her with just 1 unrevealed #ed OM on her card.
Who won and how many wounds did they have? Megatron w/7Ws won in a pretty epic match. Really fun game!

Recap: R1: Ravage shot out and pounced on a Merc to draw first blood, then Domino and the Mercs (most of which were next to Bane) unloaded on him and he was destroyed. Soundwave moved up and took out a Merc next, and then Domino and the Mercs unloaded on him and almost took him out as well (6W in total, this included two perfect 4 skull att rolls by Mercs though attacking from HG w/o Bane). R2: Decepticons win initiative and Soundwave Disrupts their communications. SW takes HG, ejects Laserbeak, but WW Fog cover denies him his attack. Laserbeak & Soundwave both try to target Sable after she moved up next to Bane, both are blocked by Fog Cover. Sable hits Laserbeak for a couple of Ws, then Fog Cover fails and the Laserbeak/SW combo deal 3W to Sable. R3: Sable wins initiative, Domino takes out SW with a 4 skull att that deals exactly 1W. Laserbeak survives Domino's 2nd att & the 3 att from the Mercs, but 2 Mercs have engaged with him. Laserbeak had OM1 on his card for just this situation, opts to risk the 2 LEA (1W taken) and flies away back towards Megatron, uses O&R on Sable (avoiding the Fog Cover roll) and takes her out! OM2 lost on Sable. Megatron moves up, uses his P38 with Laserbeak, and destroys Domino in one shot after a failed Fog Cover roll! OM3 lost on Domino. What a turn of events in this one. Megatron moves and shoots at Bane next, but Fog Covers protects him. R4: WW moves up and takes out Laserbeak with some Lightening to start the round. Megatron takes HG, intimidates Bane, but Bane only has the X and he can't att anyone due to Fog Cover. Mercs surround Bane and unload, Megatron is rolling skulls on def as well and takes a quick 3W. Megatron then intimidates the Mercs (OM3 lost), and destroys WW in one shot. Megatron ends the round getting blocked by Bane. R5: Megatron gives Bane 3W. A couple of brave Mercs engage Megatron to help protect Bane, 1W inflicted. Megatron kicks a Merc. Mercs fail to damage Megatron. Megatron intimidates Bane again and finds the 3, shoots another Merc. R6: Two more Mercs engage with Megatron, 1W inflicted. Megatron intimidates the Mercs (OM2 lost) and kills one, then the other. Bane juices up (+2 att) and punches Megatron for 1W. Megatron deals exactly 3W to take out Bane, the last 3 Mercs stay to see it through to the end. R7: Mercs can't score a W, but since they out range Megatron they pulled back to force him off of HG. Megatron purses and att from a lower HG position, killing 1 Merc. One Merc engages while the other tries to get to HG, both att from even ground, no damage. Megatron intimidates the X away, kills another Merc. Last Merc takes HG and tries to win it, 4 skulls rolled!, but just 1W when 2 were needed. Megatron finishes it.
- Does it pass, Yes or No? Yes, although the Madripoor Mercs bonding with any Merc/Outlaw (especially a double att type like Domino or Deadpool) might need to be looked at a bit more. This one was close to being a landslide victory until the whole game turned on a couple of single combat die rolls. Bane being able to boost adj. Madripoor Mercs in addition to the Merc/Outlaw was pretty powerful.
- What should be the unit's point value? Another photo finish here, so she's looking pretty solid at 200 in my book. She'll have a big target on her head as putting her down is what turned this whole thing around for the Decepticons. They ignored WW, Bane, & Domino to focus on shutting down the double turns first, then dealt with the others. Bane boosting her defense up to 6 is really useful to help keep her alive a bit longer when heavily targeted. Weather Wizard helped with that as well. As a leader type figure you could consider bumping her life up by 1, but then points would need to go up a good chuck as well since her being alive has a pretty big game impact.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Thanks YK!

Looking good! Results don't get much closer than that.

I'll ask that the next tester try out the Madripoor Mercs again so we can keep an eye on that. I'd rather not have to box them out if we don't have to, but we can figure something out if necessary. I do think at least that Bane + Sable + Madripoor Mercs + (Bonding Merc) is kind of an expensive machine, and it's fragile relying on Sable. Lots of firepower though.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Yeah, I do like the set up. Feels like a well oiled Merc company machine at the start of the game. Then it starts to unravel once the leader who pulled them all together goes down. The Mercs not being able to swap out move/att with Bane hurt them down the stretch once they were the only ones left. Makes her presence felt as the leader who is running things. It was just a ton of damage at the start when Ravage dropped in one OM, then Soundwarp almost dropped in the very next OM. His Disruption power saved them and not many other armies will be able to shut down the bonding like that. So testing it out vs another army to see how they handle it is all I ask in order to make sure we're not passing something that is too strong for most armies to contend with.

 

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Yeah should probably do more tests with the Madripoor dudes. Any army with me in it is a bit unfair to test against.

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

I even caught myself and changed it to Soundwave in the PT report when writing it up. But alas, you turned up like a bad penny in the follow up post.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

I even caught myself and changed it to Soundwave in the PT report when writing it up. But alas, you turned up like a bad penny in the follow up post.

You should see what happens when you say his name into a mirror three times!

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

I even caught myself and changed it to Soundwave in the PT report when writing it up. But alas, you turned up like a bad penny in the follow up post.

You should see what happens when you say his name into a mirror three times!

It's funny you mention that. I just read an article that mentioned that Burger King in Sweden (I think?) was installing stuff in their bathroom so that if you said something 3 times while looking in the mirror Ronald McDonald appeared.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

That's horrifying.

 

[Tornado]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Waiting for Initial)

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT: Silver Sable

Army Test
Map: City Park
Units: Silver Sable(195), Bane(190), Deadshot(150), Deadpool(285), Harley Quinn II(180) vs. F4 [1000]

Spoiler Alert!

R1: Sue, Thing and Reed move. Deadshot and Bane move, Deadshot KOs an Evergreen. Reed retreats. Silver Sable moves, Deadshot KOs an Evergreen. Torch moves, 2wounds Bane, Reed moves. Deadshot misses, Deadpool moves, misses.

R2: Reed waits. Deadshot KOs an Evergreen, Deadpool misses. Torch 2wounds Bane, Thing moves, Reed moves. Deadshot misses, Deadpool 2wounds Thing. Torch KOs Bane. The Deads miss again.

R3: Torch misses. Deadshot 2wounds Thing, Deadpool wounds Thing who moves, misses, Sue moves, misses. Deadshot KOs Thing, Deadpool moves, 4wound Sue. Torch moves, misses, Sue moves, misses, Reed moves, 2wounds Deadpool who 2wounds Torch, heals.

R4: Deadpool 2wounds Torch, heals, Deadshot misses. Sue wounds Deadpool, Torch and Reed miss. Deadpool KOs Torch, heals, Deadshot misses. Sue misses, Reed misses. Deadshotwounds Reed, Deadpool wounds Reed. Sue 3wounds Dadpool, Reed KOs Deadpool.

R5: Sue moves, wounds Silver Sable(1/5shields) Reed moves, misses Silver(3/5shields). Harley moves, misses, Silver misses Reed(1/4skulls). Reed blanks out. HQ misses, Silver (2/4skulls) misses Reed. Sue misses Silver(1/5shields), Reed wounds Silver(0/5shields). HQ misses, Silver (3/4skulls) misses Reed.

R6: HQ misses, Silver(2/4skulls) misses. Sue blanks out, Reed misses Silver(1/5shields). HQ 2wounds Reed, knocking him back to low ground,Deadshot KOs Reed. HQ moves, KOs sue.


Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): None on 4 attacks.
• The Outlaws: Not used.
• Wild Pack: used for turn management throughout.
• Acrobatic Dodge: Not used.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Silver Sable 2/4 wounds, Deadshot & Harley Quinn: Both Full.

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Army Test
Map: City Park
Units: Silver Sable(195), Bane(190), Deadshot(150), Deadpool(285), Harley Quinn II(180) vs. F4 [1000]

Spoiler Alert!

R1: Bane and Deadshot move, Deadshot misses an Evergreen. F4 move. Silver Sable moves, Deadshot KOs an Evergreen F4 move, Torch 2wounds Bane. Deadpool moves, 2wounds Torch, Deadshot KOs Torch. Thing moves, wounds Deadpool. Reed moves, misses. Deadpool heals.

R2: Sue, moves, 2wounds Deadpool, Thing misses, Reed misses. Deadpool misses Thing, takes a wound, heals, Deadshot 2wounds Thing. Thing and Sue miss, Reed wounds Deadpool who wounds Thing, takes a wound, heals. Thing KOs Deadpool, Sue 2wounds Bane, Reed KOs Bane who blanks out twice. Harley Quinn moves, misses, Deadshot misses.

R3: Reed moves, wounds Silver Sable(1/5shields). HQ moves, wounds Sue, knocking her into the fountain, Silver Sable(2/4skulls) misses Reed despite him being out of Sue's forcefield. Thing KOs HQ, Reed misses Silver Sable(2/5shields). Silver Sable(1/4skulls) misses Reed, Deadshot 2wounds Reed. Sue moves, wounds Silver Sable(1/5shields), Reed wounds Silver Sable(2/5shields). Silver(2/4skulls) and Deadshot miss.

R4: Silver(2/4skulls) and Deadshot miss. Reed KOs Silver Sable(1/5shields). Deadshot misses. Thing moves, 2wounds Deadshot, Sue misses, Reed misses. Deadshot misses. Thing KOs Deadshot


Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): None on 4 attacks.
• The Outlaws: Not used.
• Wild Pack: used for turn management throughout.
• Acrobatic Dodge: Not used.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Mr. Fantastic 3/5 wounds, Thing 3/6 wounds, Invisible Woman: Full.

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Army Test
Map: City Park
Units: Silver Sable(200), Atlas(270), Anti-Venom(260), Radioactive Man(160), Ragdoll(100) vs. Frankenstein(320), Dragon Man(320), Dragon Man(350) [990]

Spoiler Alert!

R1: Silver converts Atlas, Anti, and Radioactive for a +3 Initiative bonus. Dragon Man moves. Radioactive moves, Anti-Venom swings ahead with Ragdoll. Frank moves. Radioactive, charges to the high and Radiation Blasts, 3wounds DM, KOs an Evergeen, Atlas moves. Frank moves, 3wounds Radioactive, Wendigo Leaps misses.

R2: Silver Sable wins Initiative(10+3 vs 11) and moves, bu the enemy is just out of range but Radioactive is close enough to Radiation Blast but misses everything, wounds Frank and Wendigo with Controlled Emissions. Frank avoids a swipe, misses Ragdoll, Wendigo moves, wounds Radioactive who wounds Wendigo, Atlas moves, misses Frank who 3wounds Ragdoll, Wendigo KOs Radioactive, heals, moves, KOs Ragdoll, heals, moves, misses Atlas who 3wounds Wendigo, Anti Swings in, wounds Wendigo. Frank moves, KOs Silver Sable(0/5sjields).

R3: Atlas misses. Frank moves, wounds Atlas, Wendigo wounds Atlas who wounds Wendigo. Frank wounds Atlas, Wendigo KOs Atlas, heals, 2wounds Anti who KOs Wendigo, heals. Frank moves into the pond, misses, DM moves, misses.

R4: Anti 2wounds DM, Frank moves, 3wounds Anti, DM KOs Anti.


Unit Summary:

• Damage Done (Normal Attack): None, no attacks.
• The Outlaws: +3 initiative, won round 2.
• Wild Pack: used for turn management until destroyed.
• Acrobatic Dodge: not used, she was destroyed on the first attack.

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Frankenstein: 1/7wounds, Dragon Man: 5/6 wounds.

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THOUGHTS ON THE TESTED UNIT'S COST, BALANCE, & DRAFTABILITY: Very cool leader for a weird little group. The Bane, Deadshot and Deadpool combo is scary good. Never had any luck attacking with her or Dodging but her leadership makes her worth drafting and certainly has potential.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Cool. Hopefully one more set focusing on the Madripoor Mercs will be enough to move along.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Results from Fresh:

C3G STANDARD PLAYTEST FEEDBACK FORM

NAME OF THE PLAYTEST UNIT : SILVER SABLE

Spoiler Alert!

NAME = SILVER SABLE
SECRET IDENTITY = SILVER SABLINOVA

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = MERCENARY
PERSONALITY = DETERMINED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 6
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = 200

THE OUTLAWS
At the start of the game, choose any Unique Heroes you control that have a Misguided or Repentant personality, and up to one Unique Hero you control named Spider-Man. For this game, add 1 to your initiative rolls for each chosen Hero to a maximum of +6, and each chosen Hero has the class of Outlaw instead of what is listed on its card.

WILD PACK
After revealing an Order Marker on this card and instead of taking a turn with Silver Sable, you may choose up to two Unique Heroes you control that are Mercenaries or Outlaws. Silver Sable may be one of the chosen Heroes. Take a turn with each chosen Hero. Any other Hero taking a turn with this special power must start its turn within 6 clear sight spaces of Silver Sable. You may not take any additional turns.

ACROBATIC DODGE
After rolling defense dice, you may move Silver Sable one space for each shield rolled. Silver Sable does not take leaving engagement attacks when moving with Acrobatic Dodge.

Army Test
Map : Swamp Lab (No Glyphs)
Units :
Silver Sable (200), Bane (190), Madri. Mercs x2 (190), Domino (225)
= 805

VS.

Johnny Cage (175), Ka-Zar (170), Zabu (130), Harley Quinn *2* (180), Bud and Lou (70), Speedy *Mia* (80)
= 805

Spoiler Alert!

Pre-Game Thoughts/Preview : Pretty standard game. I think Bane will synergize particularly well with Domino.

Damage Done (Normal Attack) : 1 wound inflicted to Johnny Cage.
THE OUTLAWS : Won her team initiative on Round 4.
WILD PACK : Used every single turn. This army is pretty pod-ish, so the 6 spaces wasn't an issue.
ACROBATIC DODGE : Critically saved her from Ka-Zar in the early game.

Ka-Zar chooses Silver Sable for his Prey. Zabu chooses Ka-Zar for Hunter's Companion.

ROUND 1 : Blue Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Ka-Zar and Zabu move towards the center.
Sable commands 3 Mercs to move forward. Domino also moves up. Ka-Zar moves onto the road tile with height.

Turn 2 : Johnny Cage moves forward.
Domino and Bane moves up.

Turn 3 : Speedy starts to move for the ladder.
Bane moves adjacent to Domino, Sable moves onto the road going across the map.

ROUND 2 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : The rear 3 Mercs moves up. Domino attacks Ka-Zar, 1 wound. Ka-Zar and Zabu moves closer to Sable.
Ka-Zar and Zabu moves adjacent to Sable. Ka-Zar nearly kills her with 3 wounds, but she lives the second attack, and moves away with Acrobatic Dodge. Zabu attacks a Merc, no wounds.

Turn 2 : Sable moves further away from the Savage Land duo, and attacks Ka-Zar. 2 wounds. Bane moves adjacent to Ka-Zar, rolls a 20 on Venom Injection, and absolutely pastes Ka-Zar.
OM 2 was Ka-Zar.

Turn 3 : Sable has 3 Mercs move towards the ladder, while the other 3 attack Zabu. 3 wounds total. Bane finishes Zabu off.
Mia moves onto the ladder but doesn't make it all the way up, and she snipes the Merc that was on the ladder across from her.


ROUND 3 : Blue Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Mia makes it up onto the height, and takes out another Merc.
Bane and Domino move closer to Mia, Domino attacks. Mia dies to the assault.

Turn 2 : OM 2 was Mia.
3 Mercs move and attack Johnny Cage. 2 wounds.

Turn 3 : Cage moves up, kills a Merc with Nut Punch, but fails to kill another with Shadow Kick.
A combined attack from Domino and Sable finishes off Cage.

ROUND 4 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : The remaining 3 Mercs set up a wall in the center of the map. Domino starts to move up the ladder.
Harley and her hyenas moves up.

Turn 2 : The Mercs move up and open fire. Both hyenas get gunned down. Domino moves fully onto the height.
Harley moves onto the road height and uses her Pop Gun on a Merc. no wounds.

Turn 3 : The Mercs fire at Harley, she takes 3 wounds.
Harley manages to move adjacent to Sable and attacks. 2 wounds, Sable dies.

ROUND 5 : Blue Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Harley fires her Pop Gun at Bane. No wounds.
Bane moves adjacent to Domino.

Turn 2 : Harley starts moving up the ladder, and uses Pop Gun on Domino. No wounds.
Domino fires at Harley. The second shot takes her out, Red Team wins!

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Madripoor Mercenaries 3/6 Left, Bane 6/6 Life, Domino 4/4 Life

Post-Game Thoughts : A pretty solid victory against a team with pretty poor synergy with each other. The Mercs make a great wall for Sable, and make it tough for melee/grounded units to close into her. She definitely wants all of the OMs, so her going down can probably unravel her team. It was too little too late for the blue team this game though.

Army Test
Map : Swamp Lab (No Glyphs)
Units :
Silver Sable (200) Madri Mercs. x3 (285), Spider-Man *Symbiote* (275), Titanium Man (240)
= 1000

VS.

Hawkgirl (225), Hawkman *Katar* (225), Hawkmen of Thanagar x2 (200), Wonder Woman *3* (310), Skurll Infiltrator x 4 (40)
= 1000

Spoiler Alert!

Pre-Game Thoughts/Preview : 9 Mercs here. They would be a good wall, but the enemy team can all fly. Maybe they can mob someone to keep them from moving. Spider-Man and Titanium Man will be solid fighters, but they might not have the strength to handle the Hawks/Wonder Woman.

Damage Done (Normal Attack) : Killed 2 Hawkmen of Thanagar. Killed 1 Skrull Infiltrator. Dealt 3 wounds to Hawkman.
THE OUTLAWS : Made Spider-Man a Mercenary, and won her team the initiative in Round 4.
WILD PACK : Used every OM the whole game, affords some amazing tactical flexibility.
ACROBATIC DODGE : Crucial at keeping her alive in the endgame.

ROUND 1 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Titanium Man flies up to height, while 3 Madri. Mercs move up.
Two Hawkmen and Hawkgirl move up.

Turn 2 : Spider-Man and 3 more Mercs move forward.
Wonder Woman flies towards the center.

Turn 3 : Sable runs forward. Spider-Man swings onto the road height.
A Hawkman flies up and takes out a Merc, Hawkgirl flies toward Titanium Man.

ROUND 2 : Blue Team initiative. Wonder Woman activates Ambassador of Justice.
Turn 1 : Hawkgirl flies into Titanium Man and lets her 2 attacks of 7 dice fly. Very solid rolls for Titanium Man, he only takes 1 wound.
Spider-Man flies adjacent to a Hawkman and Wonder Woman, and begins attacking. No wounds. Sable moves a bit and guns down the forwardmost Hawkman of Thangar.

Turn 2 : Wonder Woman takes a LEA wound from Spider-Man, and goes to attack a Merc. Easy kill.
Sable has 3 Mercs surround and attack Wonder Woman. No wounds.

Turn 3 : A Hawkmen of Thangar attacks Spider-Man, he whiffs his senses and defense roll, 4 wounds.
Sable moves some Mercs up, they attack Wonder Woman. No wounds.


ROUND 3 : Red Team initiative. Wonder Woman actives Ambassador of Justice.
Turn 1 : Sable moves closer to Titanium Man and Spider-Man, and attacks a Hawkmen of Thanagar. No wounds.
Wonder Woman kills an adjacent Merc.

Turn 2 : Spider-Man swings up onto the height, and begins attacking Hawkgirl. 3 wounds, Spider-Man's turn ends because of Rage and Remorse. A couple Mercs move and attack, one Hawkmen of Thangar dies.
Titanium Man negates all of Hawkgirl's special powers. She moves away from Titanium Man to attack Spider-Man. Spider-Man takes a wound and dies.

Turn 3 : Sable moves a few Mercs around, and has 3 surrounding Wonder Woman. They all attack, 1 wound. Titanium Man then Tractor Beams Hawkgirl back to him, and attacks her. 1 wound.
One Hawkmen of Thangar moves up to the height with Titanium Man and Hawkgirl, while the other easily kills an adjacent Merc. Hawkgirl starts to move with Battle Maneuvers, Titanium Man negates her specials with Magnetic Flux Rings, so she just moves onto the other side of him since she can't safely fly down.

ROUND 4 : Red Team initiative. Wonder Woman activates her last Ambassador of Justice.
Turn 1 : Titanium Man finishes Hawkgirl with 2 wounds. Sable fires at a Hawkmen of Thanagar, taking him out.
The last Hawkmen of Thanagar moves adjacent to Titanium Man and attacks, no wounds.

Turn 2 : Titanium Man fails to wound the adjacent Hawkmen of Thanagar.
2 mercs move up, the 3 engaged with Wonder Woman attack. 1 wound.
OM 2 was Hawkgirl.

Turn 3 : Same attacks as last turn. The Hawkman dies, Wonder Woman takes another wound. 2 Unengaged Mercs move toward Hawkman. A Skrull replaced the Hawkman.
Wonder Woman kills an adjacent Merc. A Skrull replaces the Merc.

ROUND 5 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Titanium Man kills the adjacent Skrull. 2 Mercs attack Wonder Woman and 1 attacks Hawkman. 1 wound to each.
Hawkman easily kills the two adjacent Mercs. They're both replaced with Skrulls.

Turn 2 : Sable retreats to avoid Hawkman, and kills a Skrull. Titanium Man Beams Wonder Woman up, and kills her.
Hawkman moves up onto the height with Titanium Man, just out of range of his Tractor Beam.

Turn 3 : Titanium Man flies off of the height, towards Sable. Two Mercs kill one Skrull.
Hawkman flies down from height, and wipes out the last two Mercs.

ROUND 6 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Sable moves onto the road height and deals 2 wounds. Titanium Man Tractor Beams Hawkman but deals no wounds.
Hawkman attacks Titanium Man, no wounds.

Turn 2 : Sable and Titanium attack, no wounds.
Hawkman, barely takes Titanium Man out.

Turn 3 : Sable deals 1 wound to Hawkman, 1 life left.
Hawkman rolls 6 skulls, but Sable rolls well on her defense and takes 2 wounds. She moves away with Acrobatic Dodge to avoid the second attack.

ROUND 7 : Red Team initiative.
Turn 1 : Sable rolls 3 skulls, Hawkman rolls 3 shields. He's alive.
Sable takes 1 wound, and moves 2 spaces away.

Turn 2 : Hawkman finally takes Sable out with 1 wound. Blue Team wins!

Who won? List figures remaining in the winning army (include life remaining for heroes): Hawkman 1/5 Life, Skrull Infiltrators 1/4 Left

Post-Game Thoughts : Nail biter ending. I was thinking Hawkman wouldn't be able to pull it off, but he just barely clutched it out. Each team had different spots where it felt they could have pulled it off, this felt like a solid, competitive game.

Thoughts on the Tested Unit's Cost, Balance, and Draftability : I think her cost is fine. She kind of feels like Professor X for a different faction, she activates 2 heroes and has a defensive power. Definitely has her own way of doing those things though.

On draftability, she feels excellent for Outlaws or Mercenaries. Bringing a Spider-Man into Outlaws gives him some nice synergies (I wonder if a Waller/Sable thing could work?), while Mercs have some synergy for Sable. If I run either of those two armies I wouldn't say she's an auto include since she competes with other cards for the OM efficiency portion of an army (Catman, Waller, kind of Cable), but what she lacks in attack power compared to them, she makes up for in how much you get from activating her.

General Thoughts on the Tested Unit : Fun card, I'm a sucker for a design that lets you bring units into a faction. Madripoor Mercenaries don't feel overpowered with her, but they did feel strong. They make an effective screen, and moving 3 from the rear while attacking with 3 up front is great. However, Cut and Run kind of forces you to keep them close to the other heroes you activate with Wild Pack or Sable. I wouldn't be surprised if it's one of her strongest builds, pairing her with 2-4 Madripoor Mercs.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

How are we feeling? Not sure the Madripoor Merc concerns have been totally settled. I was thinking about asking for another test (maybe specifically asking for Sable/M. Mercs/Bane).

 

[Yodaking]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

I do see having Bane, the Madripoor Mercs, or both in her army as her strongest army builds at the moment. Personally I don't mind the Mercs being a great pairing as she runs a large Merc Outfit that employs lots of Mercs. Even though he's from DC, I don't mind Bane being getting some love either. He fits rather well as someone she'd hire as a lieutenant in her Outfit in my mind. He's been both a henchmen and a Merc leader type.

The only question is if we can find a balance where they are go to options that make a good army, but one that's beatable, while at the same time an army without them can still win games too. Now the Decipticons did pull out the narrowest of wins when facing both Bane and the Mercs at the same time in my game, then Hawkman defeated the Mercs in Fresh's game. His Bane/Mercs combo game was a pretty big blow out but I also agree with his own assessment that the opposing army wasn't super competitive. Outside of that, Bane split T's games vs. the Fan4, while your own Bane game was a super close win. Then she's 1-2 without either Bane or the Mercs in her army.

You mentioned in your initial that some of the big names from her crew have not been carded, so those future cards could be designed such that they are on an even footing with Bane and/or the Madripoor Mercs as drafting options. As such, I think she may be fine as is at 200, with room for her 'best' army builds to grow in number. If you want another set of tests just to be sure, I won't fault you for it.

 

[Ronin]

Re: The Book of Silver Sable (Public Tests)

Totally on the same page. I'm okay with Bane/Mercs being her best option for now, since she has tight thematic allies that we're yet to build up. My only lingering concern is if the Mercs/Bane combo is a little on the strong side.

I think what I'm doing here is that I'm gonna de-list her from public testing, but run a game with Bane/Mercs myself - I overlooked that combo in the initial, so I wouldn't mind getting hands-on with it myself anyhow.