We have a new hero! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gtgames/sentinels-of-the-multiverse-shattered-timelines/posts/352248
I'm looking forward to him. He sounds like he'll be pretty unique, if his base power is any indication.
Between his Hero card and the original Bunker, they have two core powers as efficient as Redeemer Fanatic. XD
But seriously, I'm excited for this guy. I can't wait to see what unique mechanics are involved when he heals!
I'm hoping his deck is where his hotness is, because playing a fat, old Harry Potter who lives in a houseboat isn't making me jump out of my seat just yet. I do like quirky heroes though, and this guy seems to sweat quirkiness, so I'm hopeful.
He reminds me of Ben from the Venture Brothers Halloween Special that aired last month!
This is pretty interesting. Another old man hero! Woohoo!
Alright, so his base power is to heal himself? Interesting. My initial thought is that he works like Nightmist, playing cards that will deal himself damage, so he'll need a way to regain HP. But then again, I don't think they'd want to release a hero similar to another hero like that. So I wonder what that healing will do for him.
He's got a pretty solid HP, so that's good. Color me intrigued.
I don't know how he'll play, but I sure want to read his comics !
So...the Scholar. These mechanics better be SICK because just from his backstory he's pretty underwhelming. I hope he's not a pure support character.
5 reasons why I like the character so far:
1) He seems almost like a parody of a Chosen One a la Harry Potter.
2) He totally SCHOOLS his oponents.
3) No need for a mask... what are his foes gonna do, blow up his house boat?
4) I dont want power creep on default powers, so his is fairly weak compared to other heroes.
5) And the real reason... molecule control! When people ask me what secret power I want, invisivility or flight, I say control over the very molecules that shape our reality. Then they say "ok, smarty... invisivility or flight?!"
Maybe he'll be the unexpected killing machine we never see coming. Maybe he can transmute trees into nuclear missiles and blow every villain to dust.
The guy wields The Philosopher's Stone! How is that not interesting!? He fights Akash'Bhuta and Baron Blade on his own and joins up with other heroes to have some company. I don't feel underwhelmed by this guy at all.
I can just see this guy telling Absolute Zero "Dude. Chill out."
I'll see myself out.
Yes! His collection of spoons, his saucepand where he makes his beans, and his television with the rabbit ears are compeltely irreplacable!
I love the point about him being The Dude. I can see that 100%.
The carpet. Don't forget the carpet. It holds the room, sorry, the ley lines together.
He needs a flying carpet in his cards. I like this hero.
You'd think he could transmute some of the Cheeto stains on his shirt into money to pay for some pants.
Why not just transmute his clothes whenever he wants? This is a picture of him when he's just relaxing.
What if cheeto stains are the only thing he can't transmute. It's his kryptonite!
And his villain is the CHeetos Cheeta!
He also kind of looks like an older, chubbier Christopher.....
Does this mean that Christopher can create amazing things from nothing?
Christopher is already a character in this game. It'd be absurd for him to be two people!
Actually, one of the other heroes is actually modeled after what I look like.
It's Absolute Zero.
The guy has The Philosopher's Stone. I think we can assume that means he's achieved immortality. If you were immortal would you really care how many stains you had on your shirt?
Because I would only care about one stain.
Injustice.
lol
I bet his nemesis will be someone who wants to take his Philosopher's Stone.
No, some one who wants to take his stains.
Perhaps a villain who has OCD and demands he clean his house and clothes?
That has to be it.
Seriously : I like the characters in SotM, but this one, for me, is high above the others. I like playing SotM, I like imagining the kind of stories they would have, but if this one had a real Comic, I would buy it right now.
Constantine meets Strange meets The Dude, with alchemy, gators and a swamp boat ?! Count me in. How fun following his adventures could be ! I want to see him paired with Fanatic or Absolute Zero. Or Chrono-Ranger.
That's it : I'm a fan.
Yeah, I'm not wildly excited about The Dudechemist currently, but I have to admit that when I actually get my hands on the deck, I'm sure I'll be playing it. Let the others play their be-spandexed heroes, with their capes and their muscles and their regular bathing. It's hard to resist a guy as off-beat as this guy is.
(Relatively) High HP and innate healing power? This guy must use his health to fuel his abilities... maybe he needs to hurt himself to create new things. First Law of Equivalent Exchange.
I'd love to see this guy be amazing. Granted, he doesn't have to be a heavy hitter to do that. I wouldn't say I'm overly excited just yet. But since I'm a playtester, you might see me running back here and shouting "Never mind! He's awesome! I'm so excited and love him!"
Yeah, I'm hoping he will be a mix of tank, support and enviroment control.
I have to say that, like the Assistant, I find this new deck to be a letdown. For some reason i really enjoyed Ambuscade and Unity, and was counting on another set of man I wish I had them now promo decks. But I have a feeling I won’t be playing the Assistant or the Scholar unless their play mechanics are unbelievably cool.
At least Silver Gulch, was an exciting reveal for me. No matter what I am still looking forward to May for the expansion to this wonderful game.
The Assistant is a monster. Don't underestimate her or you will be destroyed. Repeatedly.
Repeatedly, horribly, and with great shame.
And yet, she is still fun. The Assistant has an awesome mechanic where she [redacted].
Or when she plays [redacted] and a hero [redacted] [redacted] until s/he [redacted]. SO scary!
Oh, yeah, we haven't mentioned that yet?
Well, real talk: The Assistant will murder you hard.
... I cant wait for 10 days... so my money for playtester goes through...
the question is, when do I get access for paying it? I hope its not next may!!
No, you'll get access to playtester content maybe a day or two afterwards.
Basically after the kickstarter, they send out a survey to find out what extra rewards you'll want. During this process, they'll figure out who's a playtester and grant them access to the playtesting forums. It takes a little bit, though. Especially if we have a lot more backers to get results from. Like evandan said, it should take only a few days at most.
ALSO, it is worth every penny.
I for one am totally excited to see what The Scholar can do. What else makes a better hero than a guy wearing a bathrobe, boxers, and a stained undershirt that is also wielding the philosophers stone? Though the name could probably be better, but who am I to tell people how to name theirs heroes. I haven't done much platyesting lately, but I know that once The Scholar is available I will be printing him up immediately.
Yeah, I think really my only issue with both The Assistant and The Scholar are the names, they seem to be lacking. That's probably why I am not as excited about them. I mean, I am sure the mechanics will be awesome, and their stories do hint at great potential for them... but I just can't seem to work up a good level excitement about them.
My only problem with these previews is that it seems hard to decipher how he is going to work. I would rather previews included the villain mechanics card, and a few of the heroes combos, so we get an idea on how it works...yet again dreaming is free :p
Drstein, there is a reason they don't include any mechanics or cards: Those are subject to change during playtest. Villain mechanics can be (and have been) tweaked repeatedly, card combos get changed (whole cards get created and removed during playtest sometimes), and the final polished product is sometimes very different from the v1 and v2 files (which is what a kickstarter preview would be based on).
If KS previews included mechanics, then either:
People would be disappointed and claim false advertising when those previewed mechanics were not the same as the actual release
OR
>G would be locked in to releasing the mechanic as-previewed, and thus release a potentially less-than-ideal product.
Neither is really a good option.
You people just have to let your imagination flow. Obviously >G has a hell of an imagination. See if you can match them!
and YAY on playtester. I know my buddy in town also signed up for playtester so we'll have to do some games.
I for one am really excited about this hero and not just because we share the same first name. He has the philosopher's stone therefore he has immortality, or so I'm led to believe. He's probably seen alot of things in his time and just wants to relax on his boathouse and enjoy things but won't hesitate helping the heroes. And yes he has the stone so he could technically have whatever he wants but that would bring attention to him. Just being how he is, is probably more comfortable and it gives him the seclusion it seems he likes. Just my two cents there
I'm really seeing him being just a support hero, but what kind of support is the question. Obviously, we can assume he's going to be changing things, most likely damage types, but what else, I have no idea.
He has the philosopher's stone therefore he has immortality
I guess he won't be needing a flip side then. Maybe >G can sell that space for advertising. :)
Or rather have him smilling in his underwear with a crack shot of :"What do really thought... punk ?"
Whereas everyone else's incapacitated side shows them in some kind of pain/suffering, his incapacitated side will just be him being even more relaxed.
Here's hoping that his nemesis is 'The Unruly Student' and dresses like like Angus Young. Or perhaps some Billy Bunter-like evildoer... 'beware the fat owl of tuckshop crime!'
what if the Scholar has some strange unexpected mechanic like Nightmist's or the argent Adept's? Ongoing cards with icons (based on various metals maybe) that when in play together in the right combination interact to do stellar things... he could be, and i'd guess he is, something totally from left field...
Is The Scholar a nod to Hoenheim from Full Metal Alchemist?
He reminds me of Ben from The Venture Brothers Halloween Special.
He's immortal (presumably), he's casual, he doesn't sweat the small stuff. I don't really see much of Hoenheim in the guy. He seems pretty original as far as I can tell.
Hoenhein is immortal (well, almost), he's casual, he's a philosopher stone, he's got the beard and the hairstyle, and he's got blonde/brown hair. I find them rather similar.
I always saw him being a terrible father to his children. I didn't watch too much of the show, but I think he's got too much blatantly awful tragedy going on in his life for The Scholar to be a straight up homage. Scholar seems to be a bit more zen and without all of the drama.
Might be him making a bigger stain on his shirt.
Perhaps The Scholar is if Hoenhien was more like The Dude than a tormented soul. If so, That'd be fine with me. Though I'm always a big fan of new Heroes. I guess we'll have to wait another 6 months though....
Well Hoenhiem was the philosophers stone, The Scholar has the philosophers stone. Honestly there are plenty of philosopher stone stories that I doubt he is based on Hoenhiem, but I would not be surprised if there is a Fullmetal reference or two in his deck.
His image reminds me of Gary Gygax (a cocreator of D&D - also appears in animated format in an episode of Futurama)
That's a *rolls dice* good observation.