Out-there Heaven (Movie, TV, and Video Game Characters)

[MrNobody]

Yeah I’m unsure of how to do FE classes too. It’s probably something we’d decide on a more game-by-game basis though, I’d imagine.

A Pair-Up Story Card would be really cool. Maybe every character could use it, but the FE characters get extra boosted from it somehow?

 

[Skinderella]

That would make sense. Maybe a tag power could work too to encompass different armies since there could be a lot of classes, so Benny and Charlotte could just have a Nohr power (Nohr: Border Guard?). But there are so many characters in the franchise that I feel like we'd end up taking characters we want rather than a full team / army. The average FE game has a roster for roughly 3 or 4 waves of designs.

That Pair-Up idea is cool, maybe FE characters get bonuses to a couple of stats = the highest 2 on their partner.

Not sure how mainline FE does it, but Heroes has a support system where they get a small buff to all stats when near their support partner. There's a Pair Up mechanic tied to certain characters where you can switch which character is on the board.

 

[Skinderella]

Adjusted the wording on Border Guard of Nohr and Charlotte's powers, and added some mini plans for them. Should be fairly simple to do. A lot of Fire Emblem characters you could easily get away with repainting some D&D minis, especially from the older games.

Additional Art:

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NAME = CHARLOTTE

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = FIGHTER / GUARD
PERSONALITY = INNOCENT
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 6

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ???

MONEY SEEKER
All Unique or Event Heroes you control with the class of King or Prince, or that have at least 1 Investment on its card, are considered to be Charlotte's Beloved. Anytime a special power on a Beloved's card refers to any other figure or card you control that it does not share an identity with, it may refer to Charlotte or Charlotte’s card instead.

BORDER GUARD OF NOHR
Before Charlotte or a friendly figure named Benny takes a turn, you may either move or attack with the other. When an opponent's small or medium figure moves onto a space adjacent to Charlotte without using the Flying special power, that figure must end its move there.

UNMASKED FEROCITY
If Charlotte is within 6 clear sight spaces of a Beloved, subtract 3 from her Attack number. If Charlotte is not within 6 clear sight spaces of a Beloved, Charlotte has the Aggressive personality instead of what is listed on this card, and anytime she attacks with a normal attack, she may attack one additional time.

Summary:

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Charlotte is a border guard for the nation of Nohr. She grew up in poverty, and as gratitude to her parents, sends them a portion of her earnings. She grew up believing she had to assert her feminine qualities to be liked, so puts on a facade around others to make them think she’s weak and friendly. She frequently searches for nobility or rich individuals she can marry in the hope of more money to send to her parents.

In reality though, she’s brutish and aggressive. Examples include shouting insults and threats during combat, killing hulking monsters barehanded, and at one point knocking down a tree in a single punch. This side of her she tries to hide, and is only her true self around those she's comfortable knowing, like Benny.

In-game, she’s got very high speed, attack and health, but low defenses, and is a notorious glass cannon. So much so it’s actually detrimental.

Mini idea:

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As a base: Artemis #030 from the Rebirth Heroclix set.
Head swap: Knockout #006 from the Harley Quinn and the Gotham Girls Heroclix set.
Shoulder pads: ???
Hair bow: Nail art bow.

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NAME = BENNY

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = KNIGHT / GUARD
PERSONALITY = TACITURN
SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = ???

BORDER GUARD OF NOHR
Before Benny or a friendly figure named Charlotte takes a turn, you may either move or attack with the other. When an opponent's small or medium figure moves onto a space adjacent to Benny without using the Flying special power, that figure must end its move there.

FIERCE MEIN
Enemy figures within 3 clear sight spaces of Benny subtract 1 from their Defense number, and you may add or subtract 2 from any 20-sided die rolls when that enemy figure uses any special power to ignore an attack.

TOUGH
When rolling defense dice against a normal attack, Benny always adds one automatic shield to whatever is rolled.

Summary:

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Benny is also a border guard for Nohr. Benny’s often seen as intimidating due to his appearance, with others spreading exaggerated, insulting stories about him and generally try to avoid him.

In reality though, Benny is very gentle. He’s caring of his allies and loves animals, often hanging out alone in the woods to be with them. He struggles to converse with others, and also creates charms to help him in battle (though never touched on beyond mentioned).

In-game, he’s very tanky, but sacrifices some damage output and speed as a result. He’s a very typical tank.

Mini ideas:

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As a base: Attem Sentinel #005 from the Mage Knight: Resurrection Heroclix set. Cut the top of the shield off.
Head swap: Ares #034 from the Chaos War Heroclix set.

 

[Splash]

Total revamp of my old JP Raptors. The major change is I did away with The Big One as a leader (not quite unique enough, definitely not as iconic as the Rex) and went with Uncommon Hero, I think they'd work the best this way, kind of like the werewolves, but they work together.

I also made them cunning because they are and I don't think Beast Man could handle them.

The price may feel high, but I figure they're similar the Enforcers where they work so well together they all get bumped up. And we have at least two big dinos at 230 that might run smoothly with these, as well as hopefully Roberta/The Rex at some point.
edit: 90 would also work, but they'd need a substantial debuff, probably life 1 and then some.

@Tornado, you're pretty familiar with the 2000 AD Dinosaurs so you'll have to tell me if these would break anything. XD

NAME = INGEN RAPTOR


SPECIES = DINOSAUR
UNIQUENESS = UNCOMMON HERO
CLASS = PREDATOR
PERSONALITY = CUNNING

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 3

MOVE = 7
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = ?

CLEVER GIRL/COORDINATED ATTACK PATTERNS
After moving and before attacking with this InGen Raptor, you may either:
• place up to two InGen Raptors you control that are within 9 spaces of this InGen Raptor on any empty spaces adjacent to this InGen Raptor; or
• place one InGen Raptor you control that is within 6 spaces of this InGen Raptor adjacent to an enemy figure within 6 clear sight spaces of this InGen Raptor

PACK HUNTER
This InGen Raptor adds 1 to its attack number for each InGen Raptor you control that is engaged with the defending figure, up to a maximum of +2. When a figure engaged with at least two InGen Raptors you control rolls defense dice, you may subtract 1 shield from whatever is rolled. If this InGen Raptor dealt any damage to a figure this turn, you may roll an unblockable die against that figure for each Dinosaur you control adjacent to that figure.

STEALTH LEAP 12
Instead of its normal move, this InGen Raptor may move up to 3 spaces with Stealth Leap. When moving with Stealth Leap, this InGen Raptor has the Flying special power, but may not move up or down more than 12 levels in a single leap, and will not take any leaving engagement attacks when it starts to leap.

 

[Taeblewalker]

That's a solid build. I'm not entirely sold on the 190 price tag, but getting three of these guys ganging up on one opponent, preferably a high-cost hero, would be devastating.

 

[Tornado]

Agree it will probably be less than 190.
I would put a range restriction on the teleporting two figures power.
Can they really leap 12 levels?

 

[Splash]

I'll add a limit to some of that. They can definitely leap though.

edit: I also don't think they're gonna come in as high as 190 or as low as 90, it's always better to figure out a design than adjust it to a cost anyway. What feels right should be the precedent. I lowered the life to 3.

 

[Splash]

"Robert, Robert Muldoon, my game warden from Kenya. A bit of an alarmist, I'm afraid, but knows more about raptors than anyone." - John Hammond, CEO of InGen

NAME = ROBERT MULDOON


SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = HUNTER
PERSONALITY = GRUFF

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 7
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ?

GAME WARDEN
At the start of the game, you may choose a species other than Human. When a numbered Order Marker is revealed on the card of the chosen species, you may immediately move Robert Muldoon up to 3 spaces. If Robert Muldoon attacks a figure of the chosen species with his normal attack, he may attack that figure one additional time.

CONTINGENCY PLAN
When an Army Card you control has all of its figures destroyed, you may immediately remove any unrevealed Order Markers from that card and place them on any other card you control.

AUTO SHOTGUN SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 4. Attack 3.
Choose a figure to attack. Any figures adjacent to the chosen figure are also affected by this special attack. Robert Muldoon only needs a clear sight shot at the chosen figure. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. Robert Muldoon cannot be affected by this special attack. When Robert Muldoon attacks with this special attack, he may attack one additional time.

I initially had Tracking 3 (from Wolverine) and Combat Shotgun in addition to Auto Shotgun (since the SPAS-12 can switch from semi-auto to pump action), but that's a lot of reuses.
Contingency Plan is a nice theme tie, since he is the one to mention the Lysine Contingency in the film and also died fighting the raptors so Ellie had time to reset the power.
I was thinking of also doing a future tie to InGen Workers or other hunters in general with game warden but that can saved for any of those designs. I could also see him just specifically countering Dinosaurs even if it's too niche, since being able to pick Mutates or something might be a little weird, but I guess it depends how broad the power should be and how much reuse it could see. He also was a warden in Kenya so it would make sense he would counter other animals. We could also goa more Beast Man route, except where he is countering them.
One last thing was possibly letting him or friendies move after dealing wounds, but the card's already full.

 

[MrNobody]

Man...Contingency Plan is a great power, huh?

I feel like a reverse Reluctant Hero (where his OMs go elsewhere when he dies) would be a neat simple power for him.

 

[Taeblewalker]

I agree that Contingency Plan is a really cool power.

 

[Shiftrex]

Initial drafts for Yugioh, been doing research on the IPas it comes from a Shounen Jump manga. There are minis available and I think it could fit right in.

The idea is that Duel Monsters work as Summons from spell cards to tie them to the Magical Defense special power. Below is an iconic monster and my second draft of how I think things could work.

Name: Dark Magician
SI: n/a
Species: Duel Monster
Uniqueness: Uncommon Hero
Class: Magician
Personality: Loyal

Life: 3

Move: 5
Range: 1
Attack: 5
Defense: 3

Points: 70

Shadow Game
Dark Magician does not start the game on the battlefield, he may only be placed on the battlefield using the Spell "Summon Duel Monster." Instead of taking a turn with a figure with the Magical Defense special power you may take a turn with Dark Magician and then take no more turns. When Dark Magician is destroyed deal an automatic wound to a figure you control.

Dark Magic Special Attack
Range 5. Attack 4.
After choosing a figure to attack you may discard a spell card, if you do then negate all powers on the chosen figure's Army Card until the end of this turn.

Magical Defense

------Spell Card-----
Summon Duel Monster
Common Spell

Instead of attacking, choose a Duel Monster in your Army that has not been placed on the Battlefield this game and place them on an empty space within 2 clear sight spaces.

Points: 5

 

[Skinderella]

Dig it! Yu-Gi-Oh has a lot of potential for a summoner play style with some unique figures.

I'd almost want to cut the Summon Duel Monster spell card and make it the first power here. Something like this:

SUMMON: DUEL MONSTER
Dark Magician does not start the game on the battlefield. After revealing an Order Marker on the card of a Duelist or a figure with the Magical Defense special power, you may place Dark Magician on any empty space within 3 clear sight spaces of that figure, and you may not place any additional figures with this special power. Instead of attacking with a Duelist or a figure with the Magical Defense special power, you may take a turn with Dark Magician, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

MAGICIAN'S RIPOSTE
When Dark Magician is destroyed, immediately roll one unblockable attack die against the attacking figure.

DARK MAGIC SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 4.
Before rolling attack dice for this special attack, you may discard a spell card you control. If you do, all special powers on the defending figure's Army Card are negated until the end of this turn.

Just trims down having to draft a summon duel monster card for each monster you draft. Also allows you to have Summon special powers for the different types of summoning in Yu-Gi-Oh, and can tie into a Duelist design to reference all monsters easily, especially if you want to split away from them having the species of Duel Monsters.

 

[Shiftrex]

Definitely a good direction. Only reason I'd be against it is because a ton of card space gets soaked up and limits what could be put on a Duel Monster.

Only summon mechanic we would have to worry about is fusion which could be hit with a spell card for Polymerization/Super-Poly or a ritual summon. Synchro and forward werent in the manga.

I'd be good with this implementation though, looks just as fun. Just gotta keep monsters simple with summoning built in because of card space.

 

[Skinderella]

Here's a design I've been cooking up for a while. Never played League of Legends but I adore this character and the lore around them. Basically League's deity of death, hinted to have been the Grey Man who grew lonely, so split himself in two so he could have a friend. The Lamb is his rationale; feels little but knows everything. The Wolf is his emotions; feels everything but knows little. They're two halves of one being, and cannot exist without the other.

They could probably do with tuning down a bit, but I like where it's headed. Alternatively could probably be condensed into one card too if a two card design is too much.

A really nice thing about this character is that there are a couple of models for them on thingiverse for 3D printing. They only need a simple paint job too, only really requiring white for Lamb and black for Wolf, with a bit of blue for the eyes.

NAME = KINDRED
SECRET IDENTITY = LAMB

SPECIES = ENTITY
UNIQUENESS = EVENT HERO
CLASS = HUNTER
PERSONALITY = MERCIFUL

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = ???

MARK OF THE KINDRED
Start the game with 4 Kindred Markers. At the start of each round, before placing Order Markers, you may place a Kindred Marker on an enemy figure's card that does not have a Kindred Marker. Anytime a figure with a Kindred Marker on its card is destroyed, place that Kindred Marker on this card. Add X to Lamb’s Range number, and whenever you roll attack dice for Lamb, you may re-roll up to X dice once. X equals the number of Kindred Markers on this card.

ETERNAL HUNTER
When you draft Lamb, you also draft a Kindred figure with the Wolf secret identity. Lamb does not start the game on the battlefield. When Lamb is destroyed, place or remove Wound Markers from this card until she exactly 4 wounds. Each time you reveal a numbered Order Marker and Lamb is not on a battlefield, remove a Wound Marker from this card. At the end of each round, if Lamb is on this card and has no Wound Markers on its card, you may place Lamb on any empty space within 10 spaces of an enemy figure.

DANCE OF ARROWS
Once per turn, after attacking or defending with Lamb, you may place her on any empty space within 3 spaces of her original position. After placing Lamb, roll 1 unblockable attack die against a figure within 5 clear sight spaces of Lamb. When moving with this special power, Lamb does not take any leaving engagement attacks.

NAME = KINDRED
SECRET IDENTITY = WOLF

SPECIES = ENTITY
UNIQUENESS = EVENT HERO
CLASS = HUNTER
PERSONALITY = FEROCIOUS

SIZE/HEIGHT = LARGE 4

LIFE = 1

MOVE = 7
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 5
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = ???

ETERNAL PREDATOR
Wolf can only be drafted if you have drafted a Kindred figure with the Lamb secret identity. Wolf does not start the game on the battlefield. Anytime Lamb is placed from her card onto the battlefield, or after moving with Lamb, you may place Wolf on any empty space adjacent to Lamb. If Lamb is not on the battlefield, remove Wolf from the battlefield.

MOUNTING DREAD
If a figure attacked by Lamb uses a special power during that attack and receives no wounds, you may immediately place Wolf on any empty space adjacent to the defending figure and roll one unblockable attack die against that figure, or two unblockable attack dice if that figure has a Kindred Marker on its card.

WOLF'S FRENZY
After taking a turn with Lamb, if Wolf did not use the Mounting Dread special power, you may take a turn with Wolf, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control. During this turn, Wolf may attack up to X times. X equals the number of Kindred Markers on Lamb’s card.

FLYING

 

[Skinderella]

Been thinking about Pathfinder characters lately and think they'd be a great fit. Multiple comics, crossed over with Red Sonja and Vampirella, and has a bunch of unique characters with an abundance of miniatures available. A really nice set of Pathfinder miniatures is the Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Evolved set, which comes with all 4 of these characters + 2 others which I plan to write up as well.

The Pathfinder characters make up an adventuring party that go on a variety of journeys, with a few main characters and a couple of guests here and there, and end up becoming a tightly knit team that are practically a family. These are 4 of the main characters, which would be interesting to develop into a faction of their own. My aim would be to make a faction of Explorers (class not decided) that include these 6 + 1 more to start with.

Seoni, the sorcerer, is the party's leader and one of the team's spellcasters. Valeros is the fighter, Merisiel the rogue, and Kyra the cleric. Other main members include a wizard and a ranger, as well as several guests like an investigator, a Half-Orc inquisitor, a small team of villains, and many many more. All of these characters have both unpainted and painted miniatures.

Pathfinder features a bunch of characters in the world of Pathfinder called Iconics, which represent the playable classes in Pathfinder, and can be used in place of player made characters. The main characters of the comics are some of these characters, but the comics also feature a variety of other characters that also feature minis. In total it comes to about 17 of the Iconics appear in the comics, with a bunch of other characters too, and of course all the generic fantasy stuff that has countless miniatures.

For some power level ideas, Valeros has gone toe to toe with Red Sonja, Kyra has obliterated entire rooms of undead in a single blast, Merisiel was abducted into an alternate dimension featuring several Dynamite Comic universes for being regarded as one of the greatest thieves within those worlds, and Seoni has cast so many different spells of varying power its hard to pin down what abilities to give her, but some of her abilities include team wide flight, enlarging party members, granting invisibility, and deflecting projectiles. The party has also taken on a dragon, teams of demons, bandits, a variety of monsters, and some beings that border on Event Hero status.

Seoni

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Bio

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A member of the wanderers known as Varisians, Seoni wears the magical markings of her culture in the elaborate tattoos that crisscross her body. But her path was not to be the path of tradition. A caravan master's daughter who spent much of her youth traveling, she was expected to one day either lead her own caravan or perhaps develop a talent for reading the harrow, the fortune-telling cards of her people. One night, while her family camped at the edge of the mysterious Lurkwood, young Seoni wandered out of sight of her people's cooking fires. There she found a great white tree, its ancient roots twisted around a ring of rune-carved stone. As she investigated, the tree's bark fell away, revealing elaborate symbols and images that related a brief tale—that of her own short life. Seoni fled, but returned with her kin soon after to find nothing more than a normal old tree and a strange rock.

Regardless, the images upon the wood carved themselves into Seoni's mind, and she promised that she would never submit to letting another choose her destiny. From that point onward, she delved into the mysteries of her homeland, eventually even unlocking sorcerous power within herself—an ancient sorcery unlike the common magic of her people. When she came of age, she sought to continue her wandering life, but this time along routes she chose and in pursuit of her own ambitions.

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of her.

NAME = SEONI

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = DISCIPLINED / ANALYTICAL / ???

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 4

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

POINTS = ???

ADVENTURE PARTY BONDING
After revealing an Order Marker on a Unique Explorer Hero’s card you control and taking a turn with that Hero, you may take a turn with Seoni or any Unique Explorer Hero you control within 6 clear sight spaces of Seoni that has not taken a turn this player turn, and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control.

STRATEGIC POSITIONING
Seoni and all friendly Explorers add 1 to their Defense number if they are adjacent to at least one friendly Explorer. When Seoni or an Explorer adjacent to Seoni is attacked by a non-adjacent figure, the most wounds that figure can receive from this attack is one.

MAGIC MISSILE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 6. Attack 1.
Figures may not roll more than 1 Defense die against this special attack. After attacking with this special attack, Seoni may attack with this special attack 2 additional times.

Valeros

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Bio

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Valeros was born on a quiet farm, and grew up dreaming of adventure and exploration. Though this longing only increased as he grew older, so did the responsibilities of agricultural life. Finally, just a month before a marriage of convenience to a local farmer's daughter could lock him into place, Valeros came to the realization that the door to a life of adventure was closing for good. Seized by a desperate need for a larger life than cattle and corn, Valeros packed quietly and left in the middle of the night.

In the years since, Valeros has come a long way from the wide-eyed young man who sought only the joy of exploration (and maybe a pretty girl or three). Life on the road is much harder than the bards' tales suggest, and adult Valeros has the scars to prove it. Discovering himself to be a deft hand with a sword, Valeros quickly fell in with the mercenary crowd, learning the dirtier, grittier facts of warfare. After acting as hired muscle for dozens of different employers, Valeros finally realized that it was time to go into business for himself as an adventurer.

While admittedly not the best at following orders, Valeros is an extremely talented two-blade fighter, easily earning his keep in any group through the tenacity and absolute fearlessness—some might say thoughtlessness—with which he flings himself into combat.

Despite his reputation as a bruiser and scofflaw, Valeros has picked up a fair bit of education during his travels, and can even read (something his “respectable” parents never learned to do). Valeros takes an easy-come, easy-go approach to life, wealth, and relationships. Though a fan of fine weapons and creature comforts, the only object he's never without is the tankard on his belt (as you never know when someone might offer you a drink). Noble at heart and fiercely loyal to those few who earn his affection, Valeros nevertheless hides such sentiments under a jaded and crass demeanor, frequently observing that there's nothing better than “an evening of hard drinking and soft company.”

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of him.

NAME = VALEROS

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = FIERCE / RECKLESS

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 6

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

POINTS = ???

BLOOD AND BATTLE!
When moving normally, you may add 2 to Valeros’ Move number as long as he ends his movement adjacent to an enemy figure. When Valeros attacks with an adjacent normal attack, roll one additional attack dice, and he may attack one additional time.

ADVENTURE PARTY FIGHTER
Immediately after a friendly Explorer figure you control within 3 spaces of Valeros rolls defense dice against an enemy figure and receives 1 or more wounds, you may immediately move Valeros adjacent to the attacking figure, if possible. If you do, roll one unblockable attack die against the attacking figure. When Valeros uses Adventure Party Fighter, he will take any leaving engagement attacks.

DARING DECOY
Figures engaged with Valeros can only attack figures that have the Daring Decoy special power.

Merisiel

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Bio

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The elves have a name for elven children unfortunate enough to be born and raised in human society—the Forlorn. Merisiel is one of these, born in the Varisian city of Magnimar to elven parents who were either unable or unwilling to raise a child on their own. Merisiel never learned the truth of it, for her parents left her in the care of the city's temple to Calistria. The priests raised Merisiel as a ward of the temple, but she had little patience for teachers and prayer. Eventually, she left the temple and spent many years on the streets of Magnimar, earning a living as a freelance thief. When her growing reputation as a thief became inconvenient, she decided to leave her home city to seek out new settlements to explore and enjoy.

Merisiel became a master at stowing away on ships, talking her way out of trouble, and finding her way in new societies. She's called dozens of cities home, leaving one for another when her companions outgrew her or she outlived them. Life has been hard for Merisiel, made more so by the fact that she's always found it difficult to master skills that come easily to her companions. Faced often with situations where a quick tongue or stealth won't suffice to keep her out of trouble, Merisiel has taken to carrying dozen knives. When things go wrong with her carefully laid plans (as they almost always seem to do), the knives come out and what needs to be done gets done. To date, Merisiel hasn't met a problem that can't, in one way or another, be solved with a blade.

Each of the cities she's spent time in carries special memories for Merisiel. In cosmopolitan Kintargo, she fell in love for the first five times, but only the last of those relationships survives to this day. In bustling Corentyn, she spent five years in prison for a crime she wasn't able to pin on someone more deserving, a sentence exceeded by her stay in Almas (still her record—ten years in jail). In Cassomir she helped rob a corrupt jeweler, in Oppara a decadent and cruel magistrate, and in Sothis a narrow-minded priest of Abadar. Yet in each of these cases her companions betrayed her and left her penniless. She spent many years in Katapesh and Absalom, but the size of these cities eventually grew to be too much even for her. Recently, she's come home to Magnimar with a new purpose in life. Finally matured to the point where she's willing (and perhaps able) to learn from her mistakes, she hopes to make something more of her life than merely bad decisions laced with periodic bouts of excitement and fun.

Merisiel's life experiences have taught her to enjoy things to their fullest as they occur—it's impossible to tell when the good times might end. She's open and expressive, always on the move and working on her latest batch of plots to make easy money. In the end, it comes down to being faster than everyone else—either on her feet or with her beloved blades. She wouldn't have it any other way.

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of her.

NAME = MERISIEL SILLVARI

SPECIES = ELF
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = IMPULSIVE

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 6
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ???

ROGUISH SNEAK ATTACK
When attacking with Merisiel’s normal attack, each blank rolled counts as 1 additional skull. When Merisiel attacks a figure adjacent to at least one other figure you control, add 1 to Merisiel’s attack, or 2 if Merisiel or Kyra are adjacent to the defending figure.

THIEVES' TRICKS
Merisiel can move through all figures and never takes leaving engagement attacks. Once per player turn, after moving with Merisiel normally or with the Acrobatic Manuever special power, you may choose a figure that Merisiel moved through, and you may either:
-roll one unblockable attack die against the chosen figure. Or,
-move one Equipment Glyph on that card to this card.

ACROBATIC MANUEVER
When Merisiel rolls defense dice against an opponent's attack, one shield will block all damage. For each shield rolled, you may immediately move Merisiel one space up to 6 levels up or down. When Merisiel moves using Acrobatic Maneuver, she will not take any falling damage or leaving engagement attacks.

Kyra

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Bio

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Kyra was one of the few survivors of a brutal raid on her hometown, and on the smoking ruins of her village she swore her life and sword arm to Sarenrae, the goddess of the sun, redemption, honesty, and healing. Possessed of a fierce will, pride in her faith, and skill with the scimitar, Kyra has traveled far since then. Where another might be consumed by anger and a thirst for revenge, she has instead found peace in the Dawnflower, and in the belief that if she can prevent even one death at evil hands, her own losses will not have been in vain. While she takes great pleasure in ridding the world of evildoers, she takes even greater pleasure in redeeming them.

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of her.

NAME = KYRA SIEF AL KIRAAN

SPECIES = HUMAN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = DEVOUT

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 4
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = ???

FLAME OF THE DAWNFLOWER
When Kyra attacks an adjacent figure, add 1 automatic skull to whatever is rolled. Enemy figures without the Lava Resistant special power roll 1 fewer defense dice against Kyra’s attacks. Demon and Undead figures instead roll 2 fewer defense dice against Kyra’s attacks.

CURE MODERATE WOUNDS
Instead of attacking with Kyra, you may choose Kyra or a Unique Hero you control adjacent to Kyra. Roll the 20-sided die. Add 3 to your roll if the chosen figure is Merisiel. If you roll 3-10, remove 1 Wound Marker from that figure’s card. If you roll 11 or higher, remove up to 2 Wound Markers from that figure’s card. If you roll 18 or higher, remove up to 3 Wound Markers from that figure’s card.

SARENRAE'S MERCY
Anytime Kyra would destroy an opponent’s Unique Hero, the player controlling that figure must immediately roll the 20-sided die. If they roll 5 or lower, instead of destroying that figure, you must place or remove Wound Markers from its card until it has 1 Life remaining. Take control of the chosen Hero and its card. That Hero has the class of Explorer instead of what is listed on its card.

 

[Tornado]

Would open the door for the Adventurers.

 

[Skinderella]

I don't know who those are and can't find much of anything on them, but they look like they'd make cool additions to the faction!

 

[Tornado]

Yeah, not too popular. Found then in a 25 cent bin back in the day. Actually pretty darn good.

 

[Shiftrex]

There are some great ideas here. I'd like to see the pathfinder characters join us, always welcoming more sword and sorcery types onto the field of battle ^^

Curious, since it is called Adventuring party is there a reason that they are called Explorers instead of Adventurers? Just wondering if the names could marry up in some way like having it be called something to do with Expedition? Not necessarily a needed change just thought of it.

Also, curious if a subtheme of this faction would be building adventuring parties that worked well together. I notice that there are some specific name call outs on Merisiel. Fun idea to think that you could mix and match some explorers but there would still be some ideal call outs to "this is my party that I come from." For those extra bonuses.

I do like the idea of this faction having a singular class that ties them all together instead of splitting them up into things like Cleric, Wizard, and so forth. Makes them working as a group much easier.

 

[Skinderella]

Thank you! Glad to see some Pathfinder support, I think that series has some really cool characters perfect for C3G.

I’m not against them being Adventurers, but I went with Explorers to avoid Fantastic 4 synergy, and to let these characters have their own space. I’d imagined Invisible Woman synergy + healing could be too much. Something like Expedition Party could definitely work as a name!

Merisiel’s call out to Kyra, and vice versa, is because they are a couple (actually married as of a short story), and I wanted them to have a reason to be used together and stay together during games. In the comics they often prioritise healing / defending the other, and tunnel vision to the other if something bad happens to them. So it was mainly a nod to their relationship.

Having sub themes within the faction could be a cool idea though! The Pathfinder comics only has one consistent party, which is the group of characters I posted with some others here and there. The Pathfinder lore as a whole, a lot more characters interact with each other and this party, but to my knowledge there aren’t really any specific teams beyond what the comics have (and they don’t even have a party name to my knowledge, they just usually work together). One storyline in the comics did have another, villainous party that the main party worked with, but they don’t appear after.

And thanks! I did want to give them their unique classes to start with, but things like Ranger wouldn’t sit right with the factions using that class already. Explorer is also just a good way of making a faction for fantasy adventurers in general. Say if something like D&D got accepted, you can give them Explorer too and it’d be fitting for these characters to mix.

 

[Tornado]

I like Explorer.

 

[Skinderella]

Part 2 of my Pathfinder designs! Finishes off the Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Evolved set + adds a personal favourite of mine from the comics.

Harsk

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Bio

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Harsk bio page by Paizo

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of him.

NAME = HARSK

SPECIES = DWARF
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = GRUFF

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 4

LIFE = 5

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

POINTS = ???

ADVENTURE PARTY TRACKING
At the start of the game, choose a species or class on an opponent’s Army Card. At the end of each player turn, if an enemy figure with the chosen species or class took a turn, you may move Harsk and any friendly Explorer Heroes within 5 clear sight spaces of Harsk a total combined number of 6 spaces. Figures cannot move more than 2 spaces with this special power per turn.

WOODLAND RANGER
When Harsk attacks a Huge figure with a normal or special attack, you may re-roll any or all attack dice once. If a figure is attacked by Harsk and receives 1 or more wounds, subtract 2 from that figure’s Move number until the start of your next player turn. If Harsk is adjacent to an Evergreen Tree or Jungle Piece, add 1 to his Defense number.

CROSSBOW SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Attack 3 + Special.
When Harsk attacks a figure that is exactly 2 spaces away with this special attack, roll 2 additional attack dice. After attacking with this special attack, Harsk may attack with this special attack one additional time.

Fumbus

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Bio

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Fumbus bio page by Paizo

Mini

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Fumbus has one miniature in the Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Evolved box. This box contains 5 of the other characters I’ve written up.

NAME = FUMBUS

SPECIES = GOBLIN
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = BRILLIANT / EAGER

SIZE/HEIGHT = SMALL 2

LIFE = 4

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 3
DEFENSE = 3

POINTS = ???

ALCHEMICAL ELIXIRS
Start the game with 2 Spider-Foot Elixir Markers and 2 Life Elixir Markers on this card. Immediately after revealing an Order Marker on an Explorer Hero’s card you control, you may move an Elixir Marker from this card onto an adjacent friendly Explorer Hero’s card. For the remainder of the game, before a Hero with an Elixir Marker on its card begins its normal move, you may remove an Elixir Marker from its card. If you do, that figure gains the following effect:
-Spider-Foot Elixir: For the remainder of the round, when that figure moves up levels of height to move onto a space this turn, do not count a space for the first two levels, only count one space for every two levels after the first two, and they may ignore their height when climbing.
-Life Elixir: remove 1 Wound Marker from that figure’s card.

SPURRED BY HEROISM
At the end of your player turn, if any other Explorer Hero you control within 6 clear sight spaces of Fumbus inflicted 1 or more wounds on an enemy figure with an attack this player turn, you may either move and attack with Fumbus, or place a previously removed Elixir Marker back on this card.

ALCHEMIST'S FIRE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Lob 8. Attack 4.
Choose a space to bomb. Any figure on the chosen space and all figures within 1 space of the chosen space are affected. No clear line of sight is needed. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. After attacking, roll 1 unblockable attack die against each figure without the Lava Resistant special power that received 1 or more wounds from this special attack this turn.

(Alternative bomb power)

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ALCHEMICAL BOMB SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 5. Lob 8. Attack 4 - Special.
Choose a space to bomb. Any figure on the chosen space and all figures within 1 space of the chosen space are affected. No clear line of sight is needed. Roll attack dice once for all affected figures. Each figure rolls defense dice separately. Before attacking with this special attack, you may choose one of the following effects:
-Roll 3 fewer attack dice. Shields rolled count as 2 skulls, and blanks rolled count as 3 skulls.
-After attacking, roll 1 unblockable attack die against each figure without the Lava Resistant special power that received 1 or more wounds from this special attack this turn.

Imrijka

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Bio

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Imrijka bio page by Paizo

Mini

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Both Reaper Bones and Pathfinder Battles have multiple minis of her.

NAME = IMRIJKA

SPECIES = HALF-ORC
UNIQUENESS = UNIQUE HERO
CLASS = EXPLORER
PERSONALITY = FOCUSED

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 8
ATTACK = 4
DEFENSE = 5

POINTS = ???

INQUISITOR OF PHARASMA
Start the game with a Judgment Marker on this card. Once per round, before taking a turn with Imrijka, you may place the Judgment Marker from this card on a Unique or Event Hero’s card within clear sight of Imrijka. When Imrijka attacks a Demon, Undead, or a figure with her Judgment Marker or any other figure on its card, add 1 automatic skull to whatever is rolled, and the defending figure cannot use the Magical Defense special power against this attack. After a figure with a Judgment Marker on its card is destroyed, place that Judgment Marker on this card.

INTIMIDATING GAZE
When a figure targets Imrijka or a figure adjacent to Imrijka for an attack or special power, that figure rolls 1 fewer attack die and subtracts 2 from any 20-sided die rolls.

STABILIZING CURE
Once per round, if a friendly Unique Explorer Hero within 3 clear sight spaces of Imrijka would be destroyed by an attack, before removing that figure from the battlefield, you may immediately move Imrijka as long as she ends this move adjacent to that figure, if possible. If you do, that figure is not destroyed, and you may place or remove Wound Markers from that figure’s card until it has up to 2 Life remaining.

 

[Shiftrex]

The Legend of Zelda

What is this? –

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The Legend of Zelda is an adventure game created by Nintendo. This long-standing series saw its first entry on the Nintendo Entertainment System and has seen regular additions over the years. The setting is called the land of Hyrule, a fantasy setting with a variety of creatures and magic that give the classic aesthetic of a sword and sorcery world. Much of the plot revolves around the power of the gods that exist in a relic called the Triforce, an object that is said to be an omnipotent wish granting device for the wielder if they meet certain criteria.

The main character of the story is Link, a hero that receives a new incarnation to counter the forces of evil whenever they should arise. His consistent nemesis is Ganondorf, or the evil spirit Ganon, that has seen many different versions over the years with some of them persisting between entries in the series due to an immortality factor. Princess Zelda is a mainstay of the story as well, often being a powerful spellcasting figure or part of the background story. Each of these three characters corresponds to one of the three goddesses that powers the Tri-Force relic.

Zelda stories are varied but they often focus on exploring dungeons, collecting powerful relics, upgrading the character Link, and taking on big challenges. These come in the form of powerful spellcasters, undead, giant monsters, curses, and the incarnation of Ganondorf/Ganon or occasionally a new villain that fills a similar role.

How is this a comic? –

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Manga.

Nintendo has allowed various authors to publish stories that use characters from the Legend of Zelda and create retellings of various game plots. These help to flesh out the characters, deviating only slightly from the game plots, and act as great source material to draw upon. In total there are adaptations of 8 Zelda games to date that were created by Akira Himekawa and published through Viz Media starting in 2008 with their most recent entry wrapping up in January of 2022, the games represented thus far:

- Ocarina of Time
- Majora’s Mask
- Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages
- Four Swords
- The Minish Cap
- A Link to the Past
- Phantom Hourglass
- Skyward Sword
- Twilight Princess

Each of these entries are an individual series that shows the characters either persisting (in relevant timelines) or receiving a revamp to communicate the idea that they have been reincarnated. The recreations are faithful to the overall plots of their corresponding games to include the villains but they often introduce additional supporting characters that flesh out events and development required for Link to overcome his challenges. The series vary in size with Skyward Sword being the shortest at a single 32 page entry (similar to a standalone novel) meant to serve as a prequal to the events of the game and the longest being Twilight Princess with 70 chapters spanning 11 volumes.

What would this Faction look like? –

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I am imagining this as a faction with that focuses on the themes of equipment, magical defense, monsters, story cards, and supporting characters. I would like to start in the realm of Ocarina of Time as it is an old entry in the series and provides a lot of stuff to work with in terms of the mentioned themes. Ideally, most of these series would qualify for a revamp of the characters: Link, Zelda, Ganon(dorf). The timeline for Zelda has an interesting split that is covered in the supplemental material Hyrule Historia that can explain in detail. The bottom line is that there are instances of time travel using some story elements and there are three main timelines that a lot of these events take place in, making Link eligible to wear the cross over Symbol and be referred to as the secret identity of “Hero of ____” tag that he earns with almost every story.

Example: Link from Ocarina of Time is known as the Hero of Time.

Each Link would have their gimmick while having access to a selection of equipment glyphs that could get larger as time passes, while their individual cards would mirror their fighting styles or unique factors that don’t appear in other series.

Example: The Hero of the Four Sword could split himself in 4 perfect copies that wear differently colored attire and most of the story revolves around him tackling things in this state of being. No other Hero had access to the Four Sword (the relic that made this possible)

Example 2: The Hero of the Minish had access to a magical, sentient hat. The gimmick in this series entry was the ability to shrink to a miniscule size and interact with a different world.

I imagine that the building blocks of this Faction would involve designing the specific Link (Hero of ____) from a given Manga series and building up his equipment list and support cast from that entry. Often equipment persists from series to series or game to game, so it is reasonable to give all Link’s access to a collection of equipment glyphs in a similar fashion to the Bat Family arsenal. It should be a deep well to draw from in terms of relics (equipment glyphs), monsters, and side characters because of how the different manga series are often separated by being different timelines or just being hundreds of years apart in history. Story cards would be a great fit here to denote curses, temporal events, or the moon crashing into the earth (an actual plot in Majora’s Mask).

Handles to create synergy in this class could come from species (Hylian) or personality, namely the main trait emphasized by name for Link in the series is courage.

Miniatures? –

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There are some figurines that could link up with various series to portray the iconic look. The rub on this one is that you can use an elf figure holding a sword that could be painted green or minorly modified to be a good stand in for most iterations of “Link.” The most appealing option here would be to use STLs and make this faction go the 3D printed route as every version of Link, Zelda, and the main interaction cast can be found easily. Even obscure characters invented in the Manga that don’t exist in the games have an easy enough to fulfill look because they come from a general sword and sorcery type of atmosphere.

Example Units? –

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The FUN part…

NAME = Link
SECRET IDENTITY = Hero of Time (Cross-Over Symbol)

SPECIES = Hylian
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = Warrior
PERSONALITY = Courageous

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 5

MOVE = 5
RANGE = 1
ATTACK = 6
DEFENSE = 4

POINTS = ???

FARORE’S CHOSEN
An opponent can never take control of Link. At the start of the game, after Order Markers are placed and before initiative is rolled, you may place up to 2 Hylian Relic Equipment Glyphs of different types on this card. Link can equip a Hylian Relic Glyph even if there are other Hylian Relic Glyphs on this card, up to a maximum of 2. Link cannot lose these glyphs by receiving wounds unless he is destroyed.

WHIRLING BLADE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 1. Attack 4.
All figures adjacent to Link are affected by whirling blade special attack. Roll four attack dice once for all figures, each figure rolls defense separately. If Link did not move this turn you may reveal the X Order Marker on this Army Card before attacking, if you do then add 1 automatic skull to the roll for Whirling Blade Special Attack this turn.

COMBAT ROLL
After Link rolls defense against an enemy attack you may move Link up to 2 spaces. Link will not take leaving engagement attacks when moving with Combat Roll.
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NAME = Ganondorf
SECRET IDENTITY = n/a (no cross-over symbol)

SPECIES = Gerudo
UNIQUENESS = Unique Hero
CLASS = King or Wizard
PERSONALITY = Cruel

SIZE/HEIGHT = MEDIUM 5

LIFE = 7

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

POINTS = ???

STAGGERING POWER
When Ganondorf attacks an adjacent figure add 3 to his attack number. After Ganondorf wounds a small or medium figure with an attack you may roll the 20-sided die. On a roll of 9 or higher you may place that figure on any empty space exactly 1 space away from its original placement. Figures moved this way will not take any leaving engagement attacks.

KING OF EVIL
After moving and instead of attacking, if Ganondorf is adjacent to an enemy hero that has more wounds on their Army Card you may choose a friendly, Minion or Boss Hero within clear sight of Ganondorf. Switch Ganondorf’s place with the chosen hero’s. You may immediately take a turn with the chosen hero and you may not take any additional turns with other figures you control. Figures moved with this power will not take leaving engagement attacks.

Magical Defense

Super Strength

Flying

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Hookshot
Hylian Relic Equipment Glyph
Instead of moving, choose a destructible object or a figure within 4 clear sight spaces who’s base is no more than 10 levels higher or lower than this figure’s base. Place this figure adjacent to the chosen object or figure and roll 1 unblockable attack die against them.

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Song of Storms
Hylian Relic Equipment Glyph
When this figure or an adjacent friendly figure is targeted by a non-adjacent enemy figure for an attack or special power you may reveal the X order marker on this figure. If you do then this figure and all adjacent friendly figures will have no visible hitzones for the rest of this player turn.

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Arrow of Light

Hylian Relic Equipment Glyph
When this figure attacks with a normal attack, you may change the Range number on its Army Card to 7 and the attack number on its Army Card to 3. If attacking a figure that is Large, Huge, or Undead then each skull rolled counts as an additional hit.

 

[isherlock99]

I too came up with an Agent 47 design from the Hitman games.

Figure could be an easy headswap/repaint of Colatteral Damage #010-012 / Black Mask with the head of Superman #015 / Lex Luthor

Agent 47

Clone
Unique Hero
Assassin
Professional
Medium 5

LIFE = 4
MOVE = 5
RANGE = 5
ATTACK = 2
DEFENSE = 3

??? Points

ICA LOADOUT
At the start of the game, before Order Markers are placed, you may choose either a Glyph of Sniper Rifle, a Glyph of Lethal Syringe, or a Glyph of Remotely-Detonated Bomb and place it on this card. If you do not choose any of those glyphs, place the white Disguise Marker on this card and you may place Agent 47 on any empty space on the battlefield. After moving Agent 47, you may place a glyph from this card power-side up on any empty space he occupied before or during the move. Instead of attacking with Agent 47, you may destroy a glyph placed by this special power.

INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT ASSASSIN
At the start of the game, choose up to two Unique Heroes that an opponent controls to be Agent 47's Target. Agent 47 rolls an additional die when attacking one of his Targets with a normal or special attack. When attacking with Agent 47, each skull rolled counts as an additional hit.

BLENDING IN
When an opponent's medium figure is destroyed, if Agent 47 was adjacent to that figure, you may place the Disguise Marker on this card. While the Disguise Marker is on this card, Agent 47 can move through all figures, cannot be attacked by, targeted or chosen for special powers by, or take leaving engagement attacks from enemy figures. After Agent 47 attacks, if any enemy figure has clear sight of him, remove the Disguise Marker from this card. If Agent 47 is ever your only figure on the battlefield, negate this special power for the rest of the game.

And here's the two Glyphs mentioned in the 1st power that don't already exist:

GLYPH OF LETHAL SYRINGE
EQUIPMENT GLYPH
Instead of attacking with this figure, you may choose an opponent's adjacent figure and roll the 20-sided die, adding 2 to the roll if this figure is an Assassin. If you roll 15 or higher, the chosen figure receives 3 wounds, or 1 wound if that figure has the Super Strength special power. Androids, Constructs, Undead, and destructible objects are not affected by this glyph. After a figure receives any wounds from this glyph, destroy this glyph.

GLYPH OF SNIPER RIFLE
EQUIPMENT GLYPH
If the figure equipped with this glyph does not move on their turn, they may use the following special attack.
SNIPER RIFLE SPECIAL ATTACK
Range 10. Attack 2.
Each skull rolled counts as an additional hit.

 

[MrNobody]

You usually can’t add dice to SAs from an “outside source” like another power, so the middle power may take some tweaking.

I really dig that “spotted by a Bystander” mechanic in Blending In, very thematic in a fun way. Similarly, I love the double Target element in the Contract power, it’s a really interesting way to keep that kind of power fresh. There’s some really neat and inventive ideas there that I think show that you’ve got a voice of your own as a designer already.

I will say, I know you’ve put a fair bit of work into it, but I think that first power misses the forest for the trees a little bit. The core of 47’s character, to me, is that his methods are completely ridiculous - He blows people up with rubber ducks and sets up complex Rube Goldberg schemes that involve dressing up in silly costumes - but he’s just so flippin’ serious about it all. I think including some of that slapstick is more important than capturing the exact Loadout mechanics of the game. Even just giving him the Rubber Ducky might be enough, but I always envisioned 47 with an auto-wounding “Mishaps” special power of some kind.

Then again, Archie went with a similarly route to you with his take, so maybe I’m just a weirdo. I guess overall I’d encourage getting the “feel” of Hitman down more than translating exact mechanics from the game.