Having booked a couple of days off I thought I'd give Ganesha Games Power Legion another play. I'd been enthusiastic enough to buy a pile of heroclix from Troll and Toad, in small enough batches for Customs not to pay any attention. My main aim had been to accumulate the figures for Baron Heinrich Zemo's Masters of Evil. So here they are, from left to right, the Executioner an Asgardian and bodyguard to The Enchantress an Asgardian beauty and sorceress, Baron Zemo, the Radioactive Man, the Melter and the Black Knight.
I also wanted to collect the Avengers to fight them and here they are. From left to right, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Giant Man and the Wasp.
The board was set out on four deluxe Mars Attacks rubber mats. These were dressed with some paper buildings, mdf buildings, vehicles and some other bits.
The stats I used were:-
Captain America (830 Points)
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d6
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d10
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d8
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d8
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Knockout
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d8+2
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Activation
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d10
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Armor d4, Strong Will d10, Marksman
d12, Leadership d6, Ranged Damage d8 (Device: Shield), Shield d20 (Device:
Shield), Martial Arts d12 (Device: Shield), Acrobat
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Thor-Original (1230 Points)
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d6
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d8
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d12
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d12
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Knockout
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d12+3
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Activation
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d8
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Armor d6, Strong Will d8, Flight
d10, Weather Control d20, Ranged Damage d12, Shield d8, Martial Arts d20,
Toughness
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Giant Man (358 Points)
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d8
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d4
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d8
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d6
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Knockout
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d6+2
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Activation
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d8
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Armor d4, Martial Arts d6,
Immovable d6, Stretching d4 (Limited: Cannot use tricks), Easy Target ,
Long Move
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Wasp (532 Points)
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d6
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d8
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d6
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d8
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Knockout
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d8
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Activation
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d8
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Flight d6, Ranged Damage d8,
Stealth d10, Difficult Target , Slippery , Acrobat
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Iron Man V (882 Points)
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d10
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d8
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d10
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d12
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Damage Resistance
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d12+4
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Activation
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d10
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Armor d8, Flight d12, Ranged Damage
d10, Flare d10, Combat Computer , Immune to Flare , Sealed Armor , Boost ,
Night Vision
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Baron Zemo I (516 Points)
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d10
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d4
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Knockout
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d6
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Activation
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d10
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Ranged Damage d8 (Device: Pistol),
Entangle d20 (Limited: Range 1L), Leadership d8, Martial Arts d8
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Enchantress (880 Points)
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d6
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d8
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d10
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d10
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Damage Resistance
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d10+2
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Activation
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d8
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Magic d8, Armor d4, Teleport d12,
Strong Will d10
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Executioner (594 Points)
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d6
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d8
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d10
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d20
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Damage Resistance
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d20+3
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Activation
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d8
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Weapon Master d12, Lethal HTH
Attack d10, Armor d6
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Black Knight II (506 Points)
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d10
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d4
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d6
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d6
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Damage Resistance
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d6+2
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Activation
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d10
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Armor d4, Ranged Damage d10
(Device: Lance), Flight d4 (Device: Winged Horse), Marksman d8, Weapon
Master d8, Smokescreen
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Radioactive Man (710 Points)
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d8
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d6
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d8
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d8
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Knockout
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d8
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Activation
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d8
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Force Field d12, Ranged Damage d10,
Flare d10, Shield d10 (Limited: Works only with Force Field)
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Melter-Mk I (288 Points)
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d8
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Knockout
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d6
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Activation
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d8
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Ranged Damage d8
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A
glowing meteor has broken up over the city, showering one neighbourhood with radioactive fragments. Baron Zemo
had long watched this meteor and had anticipated its landing. He and his Master’s of Evil have arrived just
after the neighbourhood has been evacuated and they are now busy collecting as
many of the fragments as they can. The
Avengers are not far behind...
The aim
of this scenario is for one side to collect more fragments than their opponents
and exit the board from their entry point. To collect a fragment a character must move
adjacent to it and spend an action to collect and store it safely. The Wasp can collect and carry fragments but
if she does so she can only use her ranged attack power none of her other
powers will work as she is unable to shrink.
The Radioactive Man can destroy a fragment he is carrying to gain a one
off use of the Boost power. Friendly
characters can swap as many fragments as they like by one of them spending a
single action and fragments can be retrieved from a fallen foe by spending one
action in base to base contact.
The
Masters of Evil start in the centre of any edge of the board and the Avengers
start on the centre of the opposite board edge 1d4 turns later.
The Masters appear on the board:-
Turn 1
Baron Zemo quickly evaluating the situation sends the Black
Knight off to collect the first fragment from the top of a building. The Radioactive Man sensing a fragment by its
emanations races off to gather the precious rock. The Executioner momentarily reluctant,
hesitates and needs Zemo’s Leadership to send him running of to gather a
fragment. The Melter cautiously sets off
to the centre of the neighbourhood where most of the fragments have
fallen. The Enchantress acting more
boldly than was normal Teleports to a further fragment and Baron Zemo in an
effort to keep as many of his team in LOS moves past the Melter so he can
encourage both the Enchantress and the Melter.
Turn 2
With no sign of the Avengers the Masters continue their
efforts. The Black Knight collects his
second fragment. The Enchantress quickly
pocketing a fragment Teleports back towards a fragment close to the Radioactive
Man but on top of a building out of his reach.
The Melter runs out into the open towards another rock and the Executioner
picks up a stone and jogs down the road towards another. Finally the Baron moves into the lee of a
shipping container and prepares to scale it to gather a fragment.
Turn 3
The Heroic Avengers finally make an appearance. It’s the tactical skills of Captain America
versus the cunning of the Baron to see who reacts first and the Baron wins (4
vs 2). The Masters prepare to withdraw
with their prizes. Greed gets the better
of the Baron and he hoists himself up onto the container to collect yet another
fragment. The Melter momentarily
surprised by the heroes arrival, quickly recovers and fires two shots at
Thor. The Thunder God avoids both
easily. The Black Knight is even more
surprised and only Baron Zemo’s Leadership goads him into action but his single
shot also misses Thor. The Enchantress
Teleports onto the roof of another building and collects the last fragment the
Masters need for victory. The
Radioactive Man sensing victory turns and heads back for the exit, stopping short
and raising his forcefield. The
Executioner reluctantly turns and moves back.
Seeing prompt action is needed Thor flies towards the Black
Knight, landing short he hurls Mjolnir at the villain. The hammer flies past the Knight and returns
the Thor’s hand. Giant Man needs Cap’s
leadership to prevent him doing nothing.
He strides boldly towards the Melter, shielding a fragment from him. Vaulting onto a car Cap throws his shield at
the Melter, only luck causes it to miss. Quickly assessing the situation, Iron
Man flies off at top speed to intercept The Enchantress. She is faster than him and dodges both his
shots. Wasp flies off to try to stop
Zemo. Her sting strikes home but Zemo is
able to shake off the effect.
Turn 4
Zemo fires his Blaster at The Wasp but she flies out of his
way. Seeing discretion is the better
part of valour, Zemo grabs the nearby rock and jumps down from the
container. With seven of the ten
fragments in their control all the Masters have to do is escape. The Enchantress offended by Iron Man’s attack
turns and smiles and weaves a magical telepathy spell but Tony Stark is too
clever to be controlled. The Black
Knight flies back towards the exit.
Desperately wanting to stay in the fight, The Executioner slowly makes
his way back towards the exit. The
Melter fires his beam at Giant Man he hits, but his attempt at a Knockout Blow
fails to down the Avenger.
Captain America leaps down and engages the Melter. His powerful attack easily bypasses the
Melter’s ineffectual flailing but the blow is only glancing. Giant Man needs Caps Leadership to allow him
to move up and attack The Melter. He strikes
the distracted villain and delivers a knockout blow, only fate prevents him
from falling. Iron Man fires his
repulsors at The Enchantress, but her Asgardian physique means she can shake
off the damage. Thor flies down in
pursuit of the Black Knight, knowing that if he can stop him the villains
cannot win.
Turn 5
Seeing the writing on the wall, Zemo runs back towards the
exit desperate to escape. This proves
fortunate as the Black Knight panicked by the mighty Avenger chasing him almost
does nothing. Spurred on by Zemo’s
cajoling he urges his winged steed forward, opening him up to a free attack
from Thor. Hoping fate would save him
the Black Knight boosted his Weapon Mastery but Thor swatted his lance aside
and struck him a solid blow that the Black Knight’s fate boosted armour could
not stop but fortune intervened at the last and the Black Knight did not
succumb to Thor’s blow but after all he couldn’t quite reach safety. With a supreme effort the Executioner dashed
back to engage Thor and save the Black Knight.
Self preservation got the better of the Enchantress and she Teleported
from the field of battle securing two fragments for the bad guys. The Radioactive Man needed Zemo’s Leadership
again but he momentarily dropped his Forcefield and fired a radioactive ray at
Thor, which missed.
Cap realising that the Melter was simply a distraction raced
after Zemo, exposing himself to an free attack from Melter. Surprisingly the villain managed to strike
Cap but the first Avenger never felt the feeble blow. Not for the first time in this battle the
Avengers luck was not with them and the shield struck the wall just above
Zemo’s head. Realising the importance of
stopping the Black Knight now his original quarry had escaped him, Iron Man
fired up his boot jets and flew into hand to hand combat with the villain. Tony proved not be as skilled a fighter as
the Knight but his armour easily protected him from the Knight’s thrust. Wasp chased after Zemo letting fly with a
stinging bolt. She struck him but her
bolt didn’t even slow him. Giant Man and
Melter engaged each other, with Melter ineffectively punching the towering
Avenger but then Giant Man’s powerful blow sent the Melter staggering. Thor flew away from the Executioner who swung
at him with his axe. His first blow
missed but he then used a nearby Clothesline (Ace card) to try to entangle the
Thunder God. He was able to take a
second free hack but that also missed.
Undeterred Thor swung Mjolnir at the Black Knight using fate to boost
the damage and the Knight responding in kind to boost his defence. The blow proved too much for the villain and
he sank to the ground unconscious, just centimetres from safety.
(Thor should have been in base to base contact with the fallen Black Knight at this point but I'd been messing with the figures to get a photo I'd missed and I'd forgotten to move him back.)
Turn 6
The Executioner swinging his axe ran towards Thor and Iron
Man, contacting Thor. The Radioactive
Man again, momentarily lowering his forcefield fired radiation at Cap and the
Wasp. The Wasp was staggered by the
attack. Cap took the full force of the
attack on his shield and continued running towards Zemo. Melter staving off unconsciousness for now
tried another attack on Giant Man. The
attack staggered Hank. Zemo ran past
Iron Man and tossed a pair of Adhesive X grenade at the Golden Avenger. The second exploded directly on Tony’s Chest
entangling the hero.
Iron Man tried to break free by using his jet boots to melt
his way out. The Adhesive proved stronger than he’d hoped and he remained
firmly stuck. Cap ignoring the
Radioactive Man, raced after Zemo. The
Wasp flew on and Giant Man slipped giving the villains the initiative.
Turn 7
Zemo slipped past the entangled Iron Man, grabbed the two
fallen fragments that had so recently been held by the Black Knight and
escaped. Taking the Master’s total to
five fragments and guaranteeing at least a draw. The Executioner summoned all his strength and
slashed at Thor. He managed to get past
Thor’s defences but could not harm his fellow Asgardian. He then moved away trying desperately to
escape, attracting a free hack from Thor, knocking the Executioner down.
Giant Man, succumbed to the Melter’s previous attack and
passed out. Cap without enough time to
engage the Radioactive Man in hand to hand as he’d prefer, could only throw his
shield but the Avenger’s luck was not with him today and he missed again. Wasp let fly with a sting attack. She hit but the Radioactive Man’s forcefield
held firm. In trying to do too much even
with Cap’s leadership, Thor failed to act (rolled a 2 rerolled using Cap's Leadership and rolled a 1) giving the villains time to recover.
Turn 8
The Radioactive Man taking advantage of the confusion moved
past the Avengers and escaped, taking the sixth fragment with him, giving the
Master’s a narrow win.
