It was a quiet Sunday afternoon at Freedom Plaza. Roberta, the robot receptionist, buzzed that they had a delivery.

Johnny jumped up excitedly. “I hope it’s my subscription to Fast Cars Monthly.”

Reed shook his head. “I doubt it Johnny. It’s a Sunday, so it would have to be sent by a courier. Let’s go check it out.”
It turned out to be a letter delivered by a big local law firm. As Reed read the yellowed old parchment his eyes went wide “Great Scott!”

“What is it dear?” asked Sue with concern.

“This letter is dated 1775. It details how the ruler of a small nation has built a time machine, and will kidnap me and send me back in time. It says that I must confront the tyrant and stop the chain of events. Sue, it’s written by me!”
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As the pogo plane touched on the castle’s landing pad, Sue looked worried.

“They say the ruler of this nation is a despot. That he took the throne by force, and has forbid any foreigners to enter the country. Oh Reed, I’m afraid of what will happen.”

“So am I Sue darling, but I double checked the letter, and it is two hundred and thirty years old, and I did write it. We have to stop this maniac before he can get up to who knows what evil.”

“Don’t worry about it stretch,” chuckled the Thing. “We’re the Fantastic Four, how much trouble can the king of some backwater country be?”
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“In there!” shouted Reed as the energy blasts flew past him. “Ben, get that door open. Johnny, keep their heads down. Sue, keep us protected.

“Reed, my shield is weakening. How many guards does this castle have?”

There was a smash, and thick wooden splinters filled the air. “We’re in stretch”.

They ran in to a large room, and a force field barred the door.

“Good work Sue.”

“Reed, I didn’t do that.”

“I knew that one day you would come, Richards!” boomed a powerful voice.

The Fantastic Four turned to see a man perched on a large, ornate throne. He appeared to be clad in some kind of suit of ancient armor.

“My old nemesis Reed Richards pays me a visit, how I have awaited this day, the day I will end your jealousy once and for all.”

Reed was puzzled. “I don’t know what your game is, but I have never met you before in my life. We’re here to put a stop to your mad schemes.”

“LIES!” cried the man in the armor, rising to his feet and shattering a stone armrest with a blow of his hand. “You came here to destroy me, as I always knew you would. Your insane jealousy would allow no less. But I am ready for you, and it is you that shall be the loser this day! GUARDS!”

Several palace guards came in through a side entrance, including one with a red plume in his hat. They snapped to attention.

“These interlopers are to be destroyed. Kill them now. Oh and Captain, you were in charge when they landed, were you not?”

The man with the red plume began to shake and stammer, a dark stain marring his uniform. With an almost dismissive gesture, the man in the armor pointed a finger, and a scarlet beam leaped forth and hit the man. He was vaporized in a split second, but his scream seemed to linger much longer.

The armor clad man gestured, and his guards charged the Fantastic Four. “Now, you will all tremble before the might of DOCTOR DOOM!”
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The FF4
(Still waiting on Brendan's team)

VS

The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Doom 121
5 Palace Guard (E Hellfire Guards) 75
Total:196


DC C is the map. Assume the dinosaurs and such are stuffed animals, artwork, tables etc in Doom's Palace.

The Minions of Doom

Initiative: 6+4(10)
Objects: 5+5(10)

Sorry, I thought I posted it when I did my tallying.

I will be fielding
Mr. Fantastic [5/5]
Thing [7/7]
Invisible Woman [5/5]
Human Torch [4/4]

Initiative: [3][4](7)
Objects: [6][4] -Reroll: [4][3](7)

Sorry if you are waiting for me to set up, I am used to Initiative winner setting up and going first. I checked the other games and see that it's the other way around.

Setup:
[]Mr. Fantastic [5/5] W-15
[]Thing [7/7] W-16
[]Invisible Girl [5/5] W-14
[]Human Torch [4/4] W-13

(don't know if I won objects yet, so just remove the last one of the type I don't get 2 of)
HO: X-16, O-16
LO: N-9, M-11

Objects reroll 1+6(7). Objects Re-reroll 6+6(12). Well, that was all very silly :] Gonna assume I won that, but if you match it again I i'll change them lol

I choose the top part of the map. I am just going to set up now to save time, hope that's ok.

The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Professor Lord Victor Von Doom B14 (7/7)
Palace Guard Gustav (E Hellfire Guard) B15 (4/4)
Palace Guard Werner (E Hellfire Guard) B17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Franz (E Hellfire Guard) B18 (4/4)
Palace Guard Fredreich (E Hellfire Guard) B8 (4/4)
Palace Guard Hans (E Hellfire Guard) B9 (4/4)

HO: A1, A2
LO: A3

Good luck to you :]

Not sure I've seen a game where the initiative winner goes second...

As far as I've seen it's :

Winner chooses map
loser chooses edge
winner sets up
loser sets up
winner goes
loser goes

If the map has been prechosen:

Winner chooses side and sets up
loser sets up
winner goes
loser goes


So that's how I've done it, chosen the map edge and set-up. I think this is right?

By the other way around I meant the setup, not the first turn; I wasn't clear on that.

I already setup, but I think the way the map is set up it would have been Doom on top and FF at the bottom anyway.

Good luck to you as well

What i've always done and seen most of the time is
Winner chooses map.
Loser chooeses edge and sets up

Winner sets up and make first move.

Saves time.

Then if a Map is chosen. Whoever wins chooses whether they want to go first or not.

Very true. Made good roleplaying sense to me, Doom coming down from his throne to meet them.
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"KILL THEM," roared Dr. Doom, gesturing at the FF4 as he triggered the rockets in the boots of his armor. He grabbed a guard as he went, landing them both on a stuffed Latverian giant boar (now extinct). "You shall stand by me" ordered Doom.

"'Tis a great honor to be chosen from amongst your royal guard to be your protector" beamed the guard, adoration on his face.

"Do not be rediculous," chided Doom, "You're merely fatter than the rest. Your body will serve as a more efficient shield against projectiles."

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Is it 2 or 3 actions? I've assumed 3 but if you'd prefer 2 I can just move a guard back after your move, it won't affect anything.


Dr. Doom picks up Gustav and flies to J14, placing Gustav in J15.

Frans moves to I17.

Hans moves to I11.

The rest clear.


Dr. Doom will Mastermind any damage on to loyal Gustav.
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The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Professor Lord Victor Von Doom J14@ (7/7)
Palace Guard Gustav (E Hellfire Guard) J15 (4/4)
Palace Guard Werner (E Hellfire Guard) B17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Franz (E Hellfire Guard) I17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Fredreich (E Hellfire Guard) B8@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Hans (E Hellfire Guard) I11@ (4/4)


[]Mr. Fantastic [5/5] W-15
[]Thing [7/7] W-16
[]Invisible Girl [5/5] W-14
[]Human Torch [4/4] W-13

HO: A1, A2, X-16
LO: A3, N-9, M-11

Hey Brendan since Sue was KOed last match shouldn't she be at 4/5? Or does everyone get healed between arcs?

Yup, you get fully healed beween arcs. So in the final match of each arc, you only need to worry about death.

Ah good. Didn't know that. Thanks WM

I would prefer 2, but 3 is fine, seeing as you have mostly generics.

Turn 1:

"This mad-man must be stopped! Johnny, try to eliminate his guards first, avoid frontal confrontation!"

"Yeah, yeah. Me'n Sue will move our way down the hall.

"I'll provide the distraction I guess. Hey! Tin can! C'mere I'm gonna check out what ya look like under that suit. Lemme just find my can-openner."

Human Torch carries IG to P-11, lands in Q-11

Thing picks up Heavy from X-16 and moves to R-15.

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Recap:
The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Professor Lord Victor Von Doom J14@ (7/7)
Palace Guard Gustav (E Hellfire Guard) J15 (4/4)
Palace Guard Werner (E Hellfire Guard) B17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Franz (E Hellfire Guard) I17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Fredreich (E Hellfire Guard) B8@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Hans (E Hellfire Guard) I11@ (4/4)


[]Mr. Fantastic [5/5] W-15
[]Thing [7/7] R-15@
[]Invisible Girl [5/5] P-11
[]Human Torch [4/4] Q-11@

HO: A1, A2, With Thing
LO: A3, N-9, M-11

Doom turned his gaze on Gustav once again. "I have changed my mind about using you as a shield..."

Gustav almost fainted with relief, "Thank you my Lord!"

"...Go and take care of the rock monster instead," finished Doom, shoving the guard towards the Thing. As terrified as the man was, he was more affraid of his master.

Doom signaled to the guards still on the balcony. "You two, get down here, NOW! You, stand by me. You, see if you can find where the blonde harlot got to."

They all hurried to obey.
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DOOM turn 2

Gustav moves to N18.

Werner to I15.

Fredreich moves to I9.

The rest clear.
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Recap:
The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Professor Lord Victor Von Doom J14 (7/7)
Palace Guard Gustav (E Hellfire Guard) N18@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Werner (E Hellfire Guard) I15@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Franz (E Hellfire Guard) I17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Fredreich (E Hellfire Guard) I9@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Hans (E Hellfire Guard) I11 (4/4)


[]Mr. Fantastic [5/5] W-15
[]Thing [7/7] R-15@
[]Invisible Girl [5/5] P-11
[]Human Torch [4/4] Q-11@

HO: A1, A2, With Thing
LO: A3, N-9, M-11

"Those men look absolutely terrified of him. Who could blame them after his vulgar display of destructive power. Perhaps I could gain a psychological edge in this battle if I could convince those guards that this dictatorship is harmful to their country. They are obviously not happy, just look at that overweight one the man in green has shoved at Ben. And the ones coming down the staircase, thinking, perhaps even hoping that they may perish in this battle. I hope they are durable enough to withstand Ben's assault, He could very well kill a man if he wasn't careful. I just don't know...

Mr. Fantastic trails off into mumbling, then just keeping his thoughts in his head instead of expressing them out loud as he was accustomed to. But something about this place didn't feel right. How did the Man in Metal, Dr. Doom he calls himself, know their names? And why did he claim to be Reed's arch-rival? What had made him kidnap Reed in the first place? Could this be the battle that sends him into the past?

Mr. Fantastic moves to R-12

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Recap:
The Minions of Doom
R Doctor Professor Lord Victor Von Doom J14 (7/7)
Palace Guard Gustav (E Hellfire Guard) N18@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Werner (E Hellfire Guard) I15@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Franz (E Hellfire Guard) I17 (4/4)
Palace Guard Fredreich (E Hellfire Guard) I9@ (4/4)
Palace Guard Hans (E Hellfire Guard) I11 (4/4)


[]Mr. Fantastic [5/5] R-12@
[]Thing [7/7] R-15
[]Invisible Girl [5/5] P-11
[]Human Torch [4/4] Q-11

HO: A1, A2, With Thing
LO: A3, N-9, M-11