The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra) (Young Justice)

[Lord Pyre]

The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (Young Justice)

C3G DC WAVE 41
CLASH OF THE TITANS

Comic PDF

Mini PDF

The figure used for this unit is a repainted Heroclix figure from the Origin set.
Its model number and name are #061-062 / Wonder Girl.

Painting Tutorial
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Character Bio - Cassandra Sandsmark started her heroic career as a timid girl living in the shadow of both Wonder Woman and Donna Troy. Idolizing Donna to the point of wearing a black wig (which also helped keep her identity secret) she helped to fight crime on her own for a short while. She eventually ran into the newly formed team Young Justice, and having a crush on Superboy, offered to join. She fit in great, becoming best friends with Arrowette, Secret, and Empress. Her time with Young Justice helped her to gain confidence, and she eventually shed her wig and embraced her role as the new Wonder Girl.
Robin, due to trust issues from not revealing his identity, and also knowledge of Batman’s secret files on the Justice league are leaked, decided to resign from the team for a time. Even though Robin returns, the team didn’t accept him as the leader again, instead they decided to hold elections. Wonder Girl beats out Robin, Superboy, and Ray, and is fully backed by Robin (who is still a vital advisor). Wonder Girl soon after lead a successful attack on the supervillain country of Zandia, organizing not only Young Justice, but dozens of other teen heroes in the battle.
She proved a capable leader, but after a tragic teamup with the Teen Titans ending with Troia’s death, she disbanded the team. Eventually she joined a new Teen Titans and has been a vital member ever since.

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-Rulings and Clarifications-

• N/A

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-Combinations and Synergies-

Incoming Synergy:

• As an Olympian, Wonder Girl has these Olympian Synergies.
• As a Titan, Wonder Girl has these Titan Synergies.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Wonder Girl has these Super Strength Synergies.

Outgoing Synergy:

• Wonder Girl can boost Unique Titan and Sidekick Heroes with her Young Justice Attack Plan special power. Current Unique Titan and Sidekick Heroes.
  
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Immunities, Benefits, and Weaknesses:

• As a flying figure, Wonder Girl interacts differently with these special powers.
• As a figure with the Super Strength special power, Wonder Girl interacts differently with these special powers.

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-Strategy, Tactics and Tips-

• Young Justice Faction Strategy

-Heroscapers Community Contributions-

• Initial playtest: Lord Pyre
• Second playtest: Arch-vile
• Third playtest: Arkham
• Fourth playtest: IAmBatman
• Art: Comic, Figure, Background
• Art by Soundwarp

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

NAME = WONDER GIRL
SECRET IDENTITY = CASSANDRA SANDSMARK

SPECIES = OLYMPIAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = TITAN
PERSONALITY = AMBITIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

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

POINTS = 200

YOUNG JUSTICE ATTACK PLAN
As long as none of your other Army Cards have more than one Order Marker on them, the first time each Titan or Sidekick figure you control attacks an adjacent figure on your turn, you may roll one additional attack die.

HIT ANYTHING THAT’S MOVING!
After each space an enemy figure moves, roll the 20-sided die once for each Sidekick or Titan you control adjacent to that figure that you have not previously rolled for this turn. Add 6 to the roll if there is an Order Marker on this card. If you roll 18 or higher, that enemy figure receives a wound from that Sidekick or Titan.

COUNTER STRIKE
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack from an adjacent attacking figure, all excess shields count as unblockable hits on the attacking figure.

SUPER STRENGTH

FLYING

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Comic:

Spoiler Alert!

Mini:

Spoiler Alert!

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

So she's meant to work in tandem with Robin, so be the new core of a Titans team. I'm hoping this powerset will encourage a very different playstyle for the Titans. So we'll see how this goes!



@Arch-vile @japes @johnny139 @Lord Pyre @Soundwarp SG-1 @tcglkn @Yodaking

 

[johnny139]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Interesting. I think she'll pair very well with Starfire, who already gets +1 attack from being engaged and is a natural multi-attacker. More passive powers on the Titans army pile is always a bit concerning, even if this one does have the OM restriction.

Is there a specific reference in the second power name? Doesn't QUITE read to me as offensive, more like a "keep up the pressure" type power, but it's fine if that's a good quote for her.

 

[Arch-vile]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Looking good!

Counter Strike is two words. I'd use a different name for Young Justice Attack Plan, as two similarly named powers (Attack Plan from Red Robin and Secret Attack Plan from Oracle) work differently. Maybe something like Young Justice Attack Strategy.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Yeah I always try to use a comic reference for stuff like that.

That said, I'm not totally in love with it. I scanned the book for battle cries and that's the best she had. I think it fits the mechanic pretty well though (Since you, you know, hit things that move)

For Starfire, we talked about limiting the attack boost to once per turn (Like Robin's defense deduction is). Perfectly fine by me.

If she's too good with the classic Titans, I want to make changes. WG and Robin are meant to be Nightwing replacements, and that also partially means discouraging the Raven, Superboy pod as well. WG has them spread out rather than clump, with Robin providing the multi-turns, so even if we need lots of changes here, I think we're on the right track.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Her Order Marker placement is anti-Nightwing and her having you space Titans out is anti-Raven. I think that's probably enough to make her less ideal with the classic Titans than with Robin and some others. Starfire will still like her, but Starfire isn't that bad if you break up the Nightwing/Raven/Starfire/Superboy grouping.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) (II)

Updated wording so the boost is just once per figure turn (So Starfire isn't her absolute best friend). Cleaned up a little wording. I'm fine changing the Attack Plan name if we want!

COMPETITIVE REVIEW BOARD CHECKLIST

Spoiler Alert!

Efficiency- Check to see if your design is providing armies with turns/moves/etc. to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to keep up with your output.

1. Does your design allow itself or figures to move/attack/take a turn/etc. instead of/in addition to your normal turn for revealing an Order Marker? Is it granting these benefits to too broad a range of units? Does it combine with other powers to create overly long or powerful chains of actions?

No

2. Does your design allow you to take actions during an opponent's turn? Can it combine with other powers to create tediously long reactions to enemy actions or a restrictive environment?

Can wound during their movement, but it's quick and easy.

3. Does your design allow you to rearrange your Order Markers or otherwise bypass the costs of Order Marker requirements on the special powers of other figures?

No.

4. Is your design doing anything outside of a player's turn, at the start or end of the round? Is the effect too powerful by itself or when combined with other powers?

No.

5. Does your design have any powers that trigger anytime it moves as opposed to only when it moves normally on its turn? Will it be too efficient when combined with figures that grant extra moves to figures?

No.

6. Is your design adding or subtracting from initiative rolls? Will it pair too easily with other figures that alter initiative or have powers triggering on the results of initiative rolls?

No.


Potency- Check to see if your design is wounding/removing/etc. enemy figures, increasing the chances of other figures in your army doing so, or otherwise directly effecting the number of figures available to players to a degree that would make it difficult or impossible for an opponent to recover from.

1. Does your design have a chance to inflict wounds or destroy figures? Is it getting these chances too frequently or having to high a chance of success? Is the power balanced against expensive targets that can cause a massive swing in the game when destroyed?

Autowounds are reactive to opponent's movement while engaged, with a high d20 roll. Not too worried.

2. Is your design adding to the stats or 20-sided die rolls of other figures in your army? Is it a boosting a broad enough range of units effectively enough to become a 'mandatory' draft or inhibit future design space? Can it be combined with other boosts too easily?

No.

3. Will your design benefit from stat boosts or other enhancement to an overpowering degree? Will it restrict future growth within its faction or point cost by limiting available boosts to others?

Don't think so.

4. Does your design take control of enemy figures permanently or temporarily? Is it too difficult to for your opponent to regain control of their figure or recover from the losing the figure? Does the method of taking control expose the enemy figure to the powers of other figures in your army that can easily destroy it?

No.

5. Can your design heal itself or others or revive itself or others? Is it doing so in a way that an opponent cannot hope to overcome in certain scenarios?

No.

6. Does your design place enemy figures on its card or otherwise have an unconventional method of temporarily removing enemy figures from play? Will it guarantee your victory against a single remaining enemy figure?

No.


Chicanery- Check to see if your design is preventing your opponent from taking actions with too much ease or is otherwise causing negative play experience through tactics that make your opponent feel you're 'not playing fair'

1. Does your design restrict the movement of enemy figures, or allow you to move enemy figures? Can it do so in a way that results in an unwinnable scenario for your opponent if they are down to one figure, posses only figures with a range of 1, etc.? Can your design easily combine with other figures to greatly impede enemy figures or otherwise gain an excessive advantage?

She can wound opponent's who are moving, not stop them.

2. Does your design effect/change the placement of an enemy's Order Markers, or remove their Order Markers entirely? Can it force Order Markers to go onto cards that have no figures on the battlefield? Can your design easily combine with other figures to completely dictate the placement of an enemy's Order Markers or remove all of their Order Markers?

No

3. Does your design inhibit your opponent from attacking your figures or make attacking a losing proposition? Are there scenarios or combinations that make your opponent totally unable to harm your figures through attacking?

No.

4. Does your design directly negate the powers of enemy figures or otherwise ignore them in a way that can completely disrupt the opponent's strategy or leave them feeling like they are stuck playing figures without special powers?

No.

5. Does your design become overly powerful in a podded group of figures, or provide significant benefit to your army without leaving your Start Zone?

The whole point of her is to spread out a pod, so hoping not!

6. You can attack your own figures in Heroscape, does your design have any powers that will trigger off of doing so or otherwise wounding/destroying your own figures? Is this intentional on your part? Will the design be too efficient or potent when doing so?
No.

CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST (SHORT FORM)

Spoiler Alert!

Consistency Concerns
Name and Identity
Verify character is named in a way that is clear, accurate and feels consistent with the way other characters are named.

Yep

Uniqueness and Type
Verify that the power text reflects the listed uniqueness and type, that the uniqueness fits the character, and that squad size is listed for squads.

Yep.

Left Box
If the character's species, class or personality is reused, verify that the character feels thematically consistent with other figures that have that species, class or personality. If they are not reused, verify that there is no pre-existing species, class or personality that would make more sense.

Yep

Size and Height
Verify that the listed size and height are accurate. Standing the mini up next to a stack of tiles, and a few other minis of various sizes, is encouraged.

Yep

Super Strength and Flying
Verify that these special powers are present if they make sense, and not if they don't.

Yep

New Powers - Names
Verify that any new powers are not using power names identical to, or very similar to, pre-existing powers. Verify that any new powers are actually new and not old powers with new names.

Yep

New Powers - Effects
Verify that the effect and timing of all new powers is clear. Verify that any logical immunities, benefits, or weaknesses (whether those be necessary for thematic or mechanical reasons) are implemented: consider whether defensive powers that work against normal attacks should also work against special attacks, whether or not a power has an elemental component that some figures should resist, and whether or not unliving figures (such as Undead and Androids) should be affected.

Looks good so far

Reused Powers
Verify that the design is reusing powers in place of creating new ones, where reused powers could implement the same theme and mechanics with no differences or only trivial differences. Verify that any reused powers have the correct text.

Counterstrike is reused!

Power Level
Verify that the character's movement, attack, range, and defense (in conjunction with any special powers that enhance those stats) feel consistent with the capabilities of characters with analogous powers and abilities. Verify that the character falls into a similar point range to characters with comparative powers and abilities.

It's a younger Cassie, and her stats are slightly lower to reflect it!

I propose we move to Initial Testing!

 

[tcglkn]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

Yeppers

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

Maybe YOUNG JUSTICE ATTACK FORMATION? Probably two lines, which isn't ideal, but "formation" seems to sell the theme better.

yea

 

[johnny139]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

Yea

Young Justice [XXXX] Formation sounds pretty badass, so I do like that construction!

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

Young Justice XXXX formation sounds like something totally different Johnny.

 

[Soundwarp SG-1]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

yea

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Vote for Initial

This passes thanks.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

@LordVenoc

Any thoughts on armies here? Obviously going to pair with Robin, and other melee beatsticks like Changeling. Want to try at least one with Superboy, Raven, and Starfire just to see if they don't work well together like that. But that'll probably be my last game I run so I get a feel beforehand.

No rush, Still have Charlene to finish and gotta wait for public testing until Pigeon is done anyways!

 

[LordVenoc]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Immediate thought is pairing her and Robin with Captain Marvel Jr. He hits hard, will bond, and is pretty dang mobile. I'll think some more on this and get back with you (because if I dont post this now, I will forget).

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Oh cool, that's a good idea. I haven't played him yet.

Also cool since there was a few issues where the main heroes were indisposed and they had a replacement YJ team, and Freddy was on it.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

I don't think there's a very clean way to exploit the Attack Plan power with Titans, Go right now, but something to watch if/when you have Titans that move Order Markers.

Wonder Girl (Donna), Static, Miss Martian, Arsenal, and Aqualad (Kaldur) all seem like good pairings for if you want to spread out and engage as many people as possible. You've got figure movement, mobility, and group movement in there, as well as Arsenal's ability to stay back from the fray and add in extra attacks without ruining things for anyone.

Robin (Tim) is a great pairing as well, of course, because you get the double turn while keeping Order Markers spread.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Unrelated to this thread, but the writeups I have for the Lobos have some OM movements. How would that work with Nightwing? NW needs 2 OMS to use Titans Go, and if you move them off of him it wouldn't trigger? Am I missing something.

Arsenal is obviously good. Once the whole team is done I assume Arrowette will take his place as a cheap ranged support. (Though I'm not worried about the actual comic team being the most optimal build)

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

OK, this is how I could see it playing out.

OM1 on Starfire
OM2 on Titan who can move Order Markers
OM3 on Wonder Girl, let's say
X on Nightwing

Starfire goes, with the attack bonus
Titan who can move Order Markers moves OM3 and X onto Nightwing, then attacks without the bonus
Nightwing uses Titans Go without the bonus

So you'd be cheesing it for only one attacker, really, but it's at least more than intended.

And I might be missing further exploits. It really depends on how the OM movement power is set up.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Good, good notes! Not sure it's worth the cost of Wonder Girl to do that, but I'll definitely take it into consideration.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

The once per figure turn part definitely helps and makes the Tim Drake combo probably the better one. Arsenal also gets cut out of the bonus since he isn’t taking a turn.

Aqualad (Garth) is another decent pairing since he can turn bond with Sidekicks to let you double up on the attack bonus.

 

[Lord Pyre]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Hmm something that got lost in the wording changes is that only figures with OMs were intended to get the bonus, to not make Robin and Garth too powerful. Maybe it's not an issue, but something easily adjusted if needed.

 

[IAmBatman]

Re: The Book of Wonder Girl (II) ~ Initial Testing

Well it definitely pushes her towards Robin builds, which is, good, I think?