No problem surf, I just wanted to be aware of the parameters of design.

After a bit of consideration, I decided to set aside my reservations and take the challenge of creating a Sith version of Darth Vader. Darth Vader, Brutal Warrior

Darth Vader, Brutal Warrior
Cost: 66
Hit Points: 130
Defense: 21
Attack: 12
Damage: 20

Special Abilities
Unique. Melee Attack; Triple Attack
Deadly Attack (Scores a critical hit on an attack roll of natural 19 or 20)
Dark Armor (Whenever this character takes damage, he reduces the damage dealt by 10 with a save of 11. Attacks with lightsabers ignore this special ability.)
Djem So Style (Whenever this character is hit by a melee attack, make a save of 11. On a success, this character can make an immediate attack against that attacker.)
Jedi Hunter (+4 Attack and +10 Damage against enemies with Force ratings)
Momentum (If this character has moved this turn, he gets +4 Attack and +10 Damage against adjacent enemies)

Force Powers
Force 3. Force Renewal 1; Master of the Force 2.
Brutal Strike (Force 1, usable only on this character's turn: This character's attacks cannot be prevented and enemy characters attacked by this character cannot use special abilities or Force powers that respond to this character's attacks for the rest of the turn)
Crushing Blow (Force 2: +10 Damage on all attacks this turn. Enemies damaged by this character’s attacks get -2 Defense for the rest of the skirmish.)
Force Grip 3 (Force 3, replaces attacks: sight; 30 Damage)
Lightsaber Deflect (Force 1: When hit by a nonmelee attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11)

Commander Effect
Droids are subject to the following effect: Imperial troopers may be in your squad regardless of faction. Allied troopers within 6 squares gain Momentum.

During his later years, Darth Vader eschewed finesse for raw, unrelenting power to batter his opponents' defenses.

I wanted this piece to vividly depict Vader's power and brutality once he dons the suit. He is a force, nigh unstoppable and to that end I went with Momentum. Once he gets going, he is tough to stop. I also opted for Triple, because, well, its Vader but chose not to go with something like GMA because of his movement limitations in the suit. Continuing in the theme, I opted for Deadly Attack and Jedi Hunter which both fit the character like a glove. A black, leather glove. Rounding out the SAs were the classic Vader ingredients Dark Armor and Djem So for a bit of defense.

A few new Force powers (thank you Vset designers!) allowed me to achieve similar ends but in interesting ways. Instead of the typical Sith Rage, he gained the +10 damage via Crushing Blow with a bit of a bonus at the cost of an additional Force point. Similarly, Brutal Strike produced a similar benefit to Overwhelming Force with a bit more accuracy to the flavor of this piece's subtitle. Force Grip, a signature Vader power, felt like a natural fit and gives the piece a ranged threat. Finally, to ensure he can close the distance on those pesky shooters, you'll find Lightsaber Deflect. Originally, the better version of Reflect was used, but I didn't want to steal too much thunder from DVLotF.

Finally, the CE was a last minute addition. You'll note a nod to GenSky with enough tweaks that I felt it wasn't a duplication. He brings in Imp troopers (Droids, too, unlike GARY) and dishes out Momentum. This depicts his march-down-your-throat type of tactics.

So there you have it. He has a substantial bag of tricks, but is (I hope) unique, focused and synergistic enough to be a piece worth playing.

FYI - the TNLT group basically decided that 22-24 lines Period of test was max a card could hold and be reasonably legible ....

.... speaking of cards this contest is distracting me from mine. I want to finish my next set before Gencon because otherwise nobody will Want to see my cards afterwards; 14 down 11 to go (mostly need to finalize/clean up.) The hard part (pics) is done.

Very interesting Vader. The only thing I might consider is that with Bandon, your Troopers can attack adjacent enemies for +4/+20. Love how all the abilities fit him. Flavor text is cool as well.

Here is my entry:

Darth Vader, Heartless Killer
COST: 31
Hit Points: 100
Defense: 20
Attack: 12
Damage: 20

Special Abilities
Unique
Melee Attack (Can attack only adjacent enemies)
Double Attack (On his turn, this character can make 1 extra attack instead of moving)
Greater Rolling Cleave (On this character's turn, each time this character defeats an adjacent enemy by making an attack, it can immediately move up to 2 squares and then make 1 attack against another adjacent enemy without provoking an attack of opportunity)
Bully 20 (+4 attack and +20 damage versus adjacent enemies with lower cost)
Indiscriminate (When this character attacks an adjacent enemy, it ignores enemy abilities and commander effects that prevent targeting and attacking. These attacks cannot be redirected.)

Force Powers
Force 2
Force Grip 1 (Force 1, replaces attacks: sight; 10 damage)

"Master Skywalker, there are too many of them. What are we going to do?" -Sors Bandeam
http://www.bloomilk.com/Custom/15758/darth-vader--heartless-killer


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It's a pretty straightforward piece. It represents Vader killing the younglings. Pure offense to clear out activations and mid-range threats. His weakness, like many other Sith, is an utter lack of defensive abilities. High HP and and defense for his cost, but he will still go down easily.

With Bandon and Wyyrlock he could do 100 damage at +16 on the move to anything 30 cost or less (if it's activated), which would be nearly an auto-hit for many low-cost pieces. Of course, Greater Rolling Cleave is his best trick. It's sort of a mini-galloping attack if the enemy is clumped together. To save you from looking it up, the advantage of Greater Rolling Cleave over Rolling Cleave is that he gets to move 2 squares instead of 1 and that it happens each time he defeats an enemy - it is not limited to one per turn. Against bigger beat sticks, he is far less useful: 60 damage at +12 on the move with Bandon and Wyyrlock... in other words, hardly better than a 22-cost Sith Marauder.

I would see this piece as an alternative to Lord Kaan for clearing opposing fodder, depending on the expected meta. If you're expecting mostly large beatsticks (e.g. Mace, Caedus, etc), you would want Kaan for Bravado. If you're expecting more mid-range threats (Klat Assassins, Naboo Pilots, Charging Aces), you would want this Vader. Or if you're short on space and need 5 extra points, Vader is cheaper. Either would be exceptionally dangerous with Caedus.

http://www.bloomilk.com/Custom/15761/darth-vader--purge-of-the-jedi
My though behind this is from the PUGRE comics staring darth vader and other recent comics. His goal is to kill jedi and he cares about nothing else. Hes purpose is to one shot jedi, because he doesn't need more than one attack hes a very specialized version that we havent seen before, through not impossible to take down

I'm sorry to hear that SignerJ, your insight is valued.

I have finally decide which of my 3 sith Vader I will enter (man was it a tough decision!) Darth Vader, The Darkside Unleashed Point cost 65
HP 130
Defense 21
Attack 15
Damage 20
Special Abilieties:
Unique
Melee Attack (Can attack only adjacent enemies)
Double Attack (On his turn, this character can make 1 extra attack instead of moving)
Greater Mobile Attack (Can move both before and after attacking. This character can make extra attacks even if he moves this turn, but he must make them all before resuming movement.)
Djem So Style (Whenever this character is hit by a melee attack, make a save of 11. On a success, this character can make an immediate attack against that attacker.)
Jedi Hatred +10 (+10 Damage against enemies with Force ratings)
Fuel of the Dark Side (This character gains 1 Force point each time he defeats an enemy character)

Force Powers:
Force 5
Master of the Force 2 (May spend Force points up to 2 times in a single turn)
Lightsaber Defense (Force 1: When hit by an attack, this character takes no damage with a save of 11)
Sith Rage (Force 1: +10 Damage on all attacks this turn)
Sith Lightning 30 (Force 2, replaces attacks: range 6; 30 damage)
Force Speed (Force 2, Usable only on this characters turn: This character gains +2 speed, Twin Attack and +4 to all saves until the end of the round.)

Yep that is what worked well last time, and post them here that way it is easy to keep track of everyone's vote and nice and quick for Deathwielded to reference

(if you are interested you can take a look at the Revan thread to see what format folks used.)

Here is what the voting should look like:
Example: I like Darth Vader, The Darkside Unleashed because of his unique way of getting force points, ect, ect.
My rating of this character is 10
so-and-so vader was but good but... my rating of this character is 8.
End of example.
Use this method for all of the characters entered in the contest. Unless you're crunched on time then you can just rate them and place your 1 vote. ( I suggest that you use the rating you gave the character in BlooMilk Rating system and vice versa. Also you can rate more then one character with the same rating:P)
Then at the end of your post choose which one character gets your 1 vote.
The winner is decided by the amount of votes they receive AND for having the highest rating (the highest rated character receives a bonus of 2 votes)