Hey Ozzy why bother recruiting her when you can take advantage of Fut not being here and recruit her as a reserve. Since he's not here you'd be able to use her whenever you want and wouldn't have to pay for her completly until Fut's team was declared dead... which probably will happen after another issue if we get not word from him. Of course if he came back you'd just have a regular reserve though.

1) Reserving B.C.: this is something that was put together much later in the campaign, right? What's the system, I pay 1/2 TXP for her? Can I use her immediately? Is it too late to get her in JSA #4? What happens if Fut comes back - are the TXP I spent on B.C. wasted if I can't get my hands on her again? I'm just looking for someone these guys can carry ~ they're all fliers!

2) All those changes: are they now in effect or are we waiting until the next arc? I have no idea what the details of all the discussed rule changes are & those new threads haven't been started yet. For example, 5 IAP = 1 TXP or is it 4 now? It's very frustrating not knowing where to find anything except for the original RPSC post.

3) Don't forget - I need IAP dice rolls for these guts before starting JSA #4.

Ah, you want me to take care of the rolls then? You can make them yourself if you want. We trust you.

Oh, I can roll. What is it, just 1 dice for each or is there some formula? Assuming it's 1 roll each I've got:

[48+5] R Black Adam (102)
[15+5] R Dr Fate (85)
[09+5] R Hawkgirl (27)
[11+3] R Hawkman (32)
[18+3] R Starman (37)

1 Die roll for each, 2 if they are... 15 points away or more from their next level.... I believe. Lightshear would know better then me.

That's right Kasz. If 15 points or more away from the next EXP level the roll is increased to 2d6

OK, thanks guys. This only applies to Black Adam & Dr Fate. I'll reroll both dice for these guys rather than sneaking in the "5's". Here are the totals:

[55] R Black Adam (102)
[25] R Dr Fate (85)
[14] R Hawkgirl (27)
[14] R Hawkman (32)
[21] R Starman (37)

sooo, if JSA #4 is ready do we have a scheduled release date?

Actually, I just realized you meant 15 points from the adjusted point cost (48 + 102 for Black Adam), not from the base cost (102 for Black Adam) so none of my guys get 2d6. I'll stick w/ the original, single dice roll & here are the totals:

[53] R Black Adam (102)
[20] R Dr Fate (85)
[14] R Hawkgirl (27)
[14] R Hawkman (32)
[21] R Starman (37)

Waiting for Lightshear to Ok the Black Canary thing to make sure it's cool, then going to PM him the story... the story doesn't have any intra squad development but that's because it's busy setting up the "Secret guest characters" backstory.

If he doesn't allow the purchase you'd actually be over your build total because its your Team Build that decides your squad size... not your TXP. It'd be based off your 283 not 283 + the TXP.

So really need to add in the henchmen once i get a definite number.

I was really planning on her for the team. I haven't figured her into the squad, yet. That would change everything. If the story's already done & won't allow for changes to the 4th issue squad (only between the above 5 mentioned team members & Black Canary) then I'll be happy to run w/o the Canary for now & consider her for the next arc.

Nah, it doesn't matter. Like I said the story is actually mosty(really ALL) backstory.

Your team could be the Danger girls all of a sudden and it wouldn't make much of diffrence. The character development will probably happen more during the ending on the issue and the issues to come. I'll just count her on the team so the squad makes sense for the issue then.

It has nothing to do with her being on the squad... but her being on the team. So she can boost your Team build over 300 so you could build a 225 point squad.

Alright, a few things:

1) Since Fut is still gone, and we can't get a confirmation on Black Canary's status, then you can buy her as a reservist for your team. To do so, you pay 1/2 her recruitment cost (which is basically her printed point value)

2) As a reservist, if the main team is not using that character for an arc, you can put them on your team at your discretion. You earn her IAP/IXP and gain TAP/TXP from her actions as usual, but only the original team can upgrade her.

3) Since Fut is MIA, I would allow you to use her in this upcoming arc with no penalty. eg - if Fut comes back and wants her in his squad, he can't just take her back from you.

4) If Fut doesn't come back or give some sign of his existance by the end of the next issue, you can pay the rest of her recruitment cost and she'll be yours. If he comes back months from now, he can't just take her back from you; she's yours.

5) As far as team build goes, it is determined based on the total point-build of your whole team, ignoring both TXP and Feat cards. Thus, if your team comes to 283 pts, you devide that in half (141.5) round up to the nearest 50 pt mark (150) and add 50 points to bring your build total for the arc to 200 points.

6) If you added Black Canary as a reservist, she doesn't count as part of your build total (because she technically isn't part of your squad). Your build total for the arc is still 200 pts.

7) Regardless, as Kasz said, feel free to tweak your squad for the arc to your liking. If it doesn't bother him, it won't bother me.

8) I've recorded your point totals (and the rest of the DCU, for that matter), and when everybody has made their rolls I'm going to post the total updated list to the main thread so we've got a record.

That about cover it?

Oh, and to make sure there's no confusion: There's a difference between taking a figure as a Reservist and putting a figure on Layaway. What you're doing is buying a Reservist, and thus you can use her whenever her normal team doesn't - like now, for instance.

very thorough & helpful. Thanks, Lightshear. So basically my teams point build total doesn't increase until I've recruited members or upgraded members.

I'll tweak my team tonight for good tonight. I just realised I might be better off putting Trick Shot on Starman w/ the points (this was an assigned feat by RookieBats way deep in the main thread).

What was decided on the change to 4 IAP = 1 IXP & 4 TAP = 1 TXP? Will the change be retroactive & if not does it take effect now or at the beginning of the net arc (JSA #7, for me). I'm asking because I've been keeping track of plain old IAP (it's simpler) but if I keep doing that &, say, 20 of my IAP is worth 4 IXP & another 20 of my IAP is worth 5 IXP it's going to become a mess.
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On the same note, I just realised I was looking at my IAP (not IXP) in determining to roll 1 die or 2 for my characters. Turns out NONE OF THEM are within 15 points of an upgrade so I'm rolling 2 die for all of them (re-rolling for some, trying to keep all things fair). Bummer. In most cases I rolled better using 1 die at work! Totals are below in IAP.
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OK, don't mind the repeated information. I just want this all in one place for future information. My JSA #4 team & squad are at the bottom.
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Unused points in my initial team = 34 TXP

JSA #1: 8 TAP earned during gameplay + 1/5 X 37 (KO'd opposing figures) = 15.4 TAP

JSA #2: 28 TAP earned during gameplay + 1/5 X 187 (KO'd opposing figures) = 65.4 TAP

JSA #3: 28 TAP earned during gameplay + 1/5 X 287 (KO'd opposing figures) + 2/5 X 110 (captured opposing figure) = 129.4 TAP

Total accumulated TXP thus far using 5 TAP = 1 TXP conversion = 52.55 TXP or 52 TAP w/ 3 TAP left over.

2nd arc team:

[54] R Black Adam (102)
[23] R Dr Fate (85)
[15] R Hawkgirl (27)
[17] R Hawkman (32)
[26] R Starman (37) + Trick Shot (20)

-303pts, leaving 32.55 TXP unused

JSA #4 Squad:

[54] R Black Adam (102)
[23] R Dr Fate (85)

-187pts
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I figured I'd start w/ the higher point figures so I can trade downward, if necessary. I opted to use Trick Shot over Black Canary since I need to upgrade this slob! He topples like a house of cards!
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QUESTION: The rules say I can swap out 1 figure for a lower point figure between issues of an arc. Can I swap in 2 figures for the higher point one if their combined points are lesser? Otherwise I see myself getting deep in the hole.