Amph The Comic Book Character Draft ReduX [Ed: That's #10 for those keeping score]

Welcome, true believers, to the tenth installment of the Comic Book Character Draft!



I am your host, EmpireForever. And you, if you should be so bold, are the player. You will choose your champions. You will compete for the most elusive prize in all of the known universes. To be crowned ultimate champion of the Comic Book Draft!

The winner of the last draft was: Shadow_of_Durron(his second award!)! As a reward, Shirley got a week of colors and a title, and everyone hated him just that much more. The winner this time can expect the same, as well as enshrinement into the CBD HoF. Those most amazing and wonderful of GMs.

Speaking of which, here is that Hall of Fame:

Darth_Deception (Winner of 1st draft)
SLAVE2 (Winner of 2nd draft)
Shadow_of_Durron (Winner of 3rd draft)
BartSimpson_SithLord (Winner of the 4th & 5th drafts)
Zizz (Winner of 6th draft)
MandaloreYak(Winner of 7th draft)
The_Loyal_Imperial (Winner of 8th draft)
Shadow_of_Durron(Winner of 9th draft)

Bask in their awesome glow. Cower before their incredible strength of will. Envy their giant statues and monuments erected in their image. Do everything you must to join them!

For the historical archives of previous tournaments, behold the broken links of a forgotten past!

Previous draft threads:

New Game: THE COMIC BOOK CHARACTER DRAFT!
The Comic Book Draft, Episode II: Attack of the Heroes!
The Comic Book Draft Episode III: Revenge of the Villains
The Comic Book Draft Episode IV: A New Mutant
The Comic Book Draft Episode V: Excelsior!
The Comic Book Draft Episode VI: Return of the Multiverse
The Draft Classic: The Comic Book Draft All-Star Draft
The Comic Book Character Draft Episode VIII: The Secret Draft
The Comic Book Draft Episode IX: Remaking the Cosmos

Now, some of you are familiar with these drafts games, and some of you may not be, having newly become a GM. Regardless, these games are fun to play, read, watch, judge, you name it! Let's take a look at how such a thing as a draft is played:

If you're new to this type of game, don't be put off by the length of this post explaining all the rules. It's as long as it is because I want to make sure that everything is clear to everyone before we get started. It's really not all that complicated when you break it all down. If you think you might be interested, go ahead and sign up, then come back and read up on the rules and procedures. Then, if you think it's all too much for you, (which I don't think it should be for anyone) you can always just say that you're not up to it and vacate your spot.

Okay, now for how the game works (A lot of you may be familiar with most of this, but I'm going to go into detail for anyone who may be new to the game):

THE POSITIONS

Okay, first off, there are three different positions in this draft:

The Commissioner: (That's me). I get the boring job of randomizing the draft order, posting matchups, and other stuff you don't need to know about, so don't ask. If you have any questions just ask me.

The Judges
The judges choose who will win and who will lose. Do not argue with the judges, for they see all and know all. Unless you think your guy should maybe win, they I guess you should argue with them. The judges cast their votes for who they think will win. That's the basic idea. It's pretty basic. I'm going to stop explaining it now. If you are interested you may sign up below.

The GMs
Hey, that's you(maybe)! Congratulations, you've decided to be a GM, and are going to participate. It's very simple, you will be in charge of drafting the characters you would like on your team, and sending in numbers when it's time to play the game. What are numbers? I'm so glad you asked. Allow me to explain...

The Game Process
A draft takes place in two parts: part 1 is the actual draft, where you and the other GMs select characters from a list to be on your team(like a pick up game of backyard baseball), part 2 is the where we will pit these characters against one another in mortal kombat and ask the question "who would win if Professor X fought Y: The Last Man?". Allow me to take you through the process.

Step 1: Sign-Ups & The Draft Order
To begin, I will post a sign-up list(see below), once that list is full, it will look something like this:

1.Darth_Deception
2.SLAVE23.Maxle
4.Bassil
5.Zizz
6.Yak
7.TLI
8.Shirley

Once the roster of participants is full, I will randomize the order(it doesn't matter when you sign up, so don't worry if you're the last one), and the new order will look something like this:

1.Yak
2.Zizz
3.TLI
4.Darth_Deception
5.Bassil
6.Shirley
7.SLAVE2
8.Maxle

That done, the player in first position will be on the clock, and the draft will begin. The order flips, or snakes, every round, so the player choosing first in round 1 will pick last in round 2. Example:

Round 1:

1.Yak
2.Zizz
3.TLI
4.Darth_Deception
5.Bassil
6.Shirley
7.SLAVE2
8.Maxle

Round 2:

1.Maxle
2. SLAVE2
3.Shirley
4.Bassil
5.Darth_Deception
6.TLI
7Zizz
8.Yak


Step 2: The List, Picking, and The Clock
Once the game begins, each player will have 24 hours on the clock to make their selection. If they don't make a selection within that time frame, the player will be "bumped", and it will become the next player's turn. The player who is bumped will at that point be able to select a character at their next earliest convenience. However, the draft will continue with the next player being able to pick, and, if the next player does pick, the player after that player will be able to and so on, until the bumped party makes their missed pick. Basically, you lose your dibs.

Picks are made from the list provided. If you do not see a name on the list, that character is unavailable to draft. Picks are made one at a time, unless they are a team pick.

The list is made up of 2 parts: the regular list and team lists. You make take 1 selection at a time from the regular list, or, if you choose, 2 selections from a certain team list(that is to say, no mixing of the team lists; if a character is on the Teen Titans team list, she cannot be paired with a character from the X-Men list). Taking 2 characters from a team list is the same as 1 character from the regular list. Some characters are already paired together on the regular list; they will look like this: Spider-Man/Black Cat--the slash indicates that these 2 characters are taken as a pair at the cost of 1 pick.

Step 3: Matchups, Preps, and Trumps
Once the draft portion of the game is completed(10 rounds), we will move into matchups. Players will send their teams in on a set of numbers from 1-8, leaving 2 of their characters out of play for each matchup(who you decide not to play is up to you, but you must choose 2 of your selections to sideline). I will call out the numbers 1-8 in random order, so that you won't know which number is coming next.

Once you've decided which 8 you want to play, you have the additional choices of up to 2 preps, and trumping(no more than 4 trumps are allowed).

Preps:
You don't have to use preps, but they can be very useful for certain characters. Prepping a character gives them 24 hours of advanced knowledge of who they are fighting, and allows them to create plans, prepare their arsenal, or anything else you think they might be able to do in that 24 hours. Prepped characters are given a tablet like supercomputer, on which will be found information about their opponent, such as known weaknesses and personal history, they will also be provided with DNA samples of their opponents, and a small, insignificant sample of anything their opponent may be vulnerable to(such as kryptonite in the case of a kryptonian) so that they might analyze it. The prepped character will be considered to be in their base of operations for that 24 hour period, and will not be able to enlist the aid of others(unless they happened to be trumped with another character).

Trumps:
Trumping characters together allows you to play 2 or 3 characters on 1 number. This is accomplished by forfeiting the other numbers. You will play the characters to be trumped on a number as usual, but you will write that they are trumped with another character. On the other character's number, you will put that they are trumped with the initial character(see the example below). Depending on which number I call first will determine which number you forfeit. If you decide to prep your trump, you will consume both of your preps, so that you cannot prep any other characters. You do not have to trump. Trumps, like preps, are an optional strategy.

Locations:
Each matchup will take place in a different location: every time you switch opponents, the location will change. What this has to do with how you play your numbers is up to you as well. Locations are generally neutral, although they may contain an element that a certain character may struggle with(like Namor in the desert).

After you've decided all that, your team and numbers should look something like this:

EF's Home for Gifted Youths(creating your own team name is encouraged)
Fairchild
Supergirl
Atom Eve
Marvel Girl
Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown
She Hulk
Freefall
M(Monet)
Spider-Woman
Dazzler/Jubilee

When you send in your numbers to me, however, they should look something like this:

1. Fairchild trumped with Freefall
2. Marvel Girl
3. M (Monet)
4. Supergirl
5. Freefall trumped with Fairchild
6. Dazzler/Jubilee (prepared)
7. Atom Eve (prepared)
8. She Hulk

Bench:
Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown
Spider-Woman

I have chosen to trump Freefall and Fairchild. This means that if I call #1 first, I forfeit #5, and the other team gets the win on that number.

How you decide who to put on what number, to prep, or to trump, is totally up to you.

Ties & Team Battles
Since there are an even amount of numbers to be called, it means that the possibility of a tie exists. If that happens, we will move into a team battle. This is simply all of your characters, to include the benched characters, vs. all of your opponent's characters fighting all at the same time. Teams are considered prepped, and will be able to work together prior to the fight in whatever capacity they are capable of. At this point things like character personalities and general cohesion may be taken into account, so you may want to watch just who it is you're throwing together on the same team(or maybe you don't--that's up to you).

And that's it. That's all you, as a GM, need to do. Draft your team and choose how to deploy them. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me, and I'm sure the judges have an open PM box as well.

The Schedule and Playoffs
The schedule is round robin, meaning you will face each of your fellow GMs one time, for a total of 7-9 matchups. After that, the top 4 teams with the best record will advance to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be single elimination, and will begin with the #1 seed vs the #4 seed and the #2 seed vs the #3 seed, and so on until the champion is crowned, with a 3rd place bracket for the losers of the first round.

Tiebreaker Order
Individual character win-loss
Head to Head

And now, my friends, we may begin.


Sign-Ups
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.?
10.?

Judges
1.Axle-Starwielder
2.heels1785
3.

 

I need to have my head examined, getting back into this.

Judges
1.Axle-Starwielder
2.heels1785
3. Wang Chi

What up, playas!

 

1. Eagle

 

Wang is here. All is right with the world.

 

Started lurking for the first time since the move a couple weeks ago and caught up on the b-ball draft. You guys must have sensed my presence or something. The talk of breathing life back into this behemoth started a couple days later.

 

Judges
1.Axle-Starwielder
2.heels1785
3. Wang Chi
4. whiteeagle
5. Benjamin Bunny

 

Hang on. BB, do you want to be a player or do you want to judge? I don't care either way just making sure.

GMs

1.whiteeagle

Judges

1.Axle
2.Heels
3.wang
4.BenjaminBunny

 

Oh, no! Don't want to judge at all. Sorry for the confusion there.


GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny

Judges

1. Axle
2. Heels
3. wang

 

GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny
3. TYI
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

 

What the hell is the JOKER standing on. what is that thing and why is it ruining that great piece of comic book art.

 

GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny
3. TYI
4. Yodaminch
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

 

Yeah, what the hell, why not

5. Inty

 

GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny
3. TYI
4. Yodaminch
5. Not Inty
6.
7. Chim
8.
9.
10.

 

Let's just do 8 GMS

 

Lookin' that way. Lookin' for 2 more.

 

Oh, for the glory days...

 

sure. why not.

GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny
3. TYI
4. Yodaminch
5. Not Inty
6. Trimaj
7. Chim
8.
9.
10.

 

sure. why not.

GMs

1. whiteeagle
2. Benjamin Bunny
3. TYI
4. Yodaminch
5. Not Inty
6. Trimaj
7. Chim
8. Hokage_Kalar

 

On a side note I do love how the webpage is much more "polished" now... but the dead links make me sad. Is there a way to get email updates of when people post to this thread or is there an iphone app for this? Sorry, I moved out to Silicon Valley and I'm immersed in apps and tech.

 

you also get alerts in the top right corner for any thread that you're actively wanting to keep track of. soooo...

i wonder why 9 works and the others don't... strangeness.

 

Phone...

 

All right then, without further ado, let us begin. Inty, would you do the honors?

Round 1

1. DarthIntegral
2. Whiteeagle
3. Chim
4. Yak
5. Trimaj
6. Minch
7. Kalar
8. Benjamin Bunny

Round 2
1. Benjamin Bunny
2. Kalar
3. Minch
4. Trimaj
5. Yak
6. Chim
7. Whiteeagle
8. Inty

Items:
No Infinity Gems
Zemo will be with Moonstones, and Moonstone is in possession of 1 Moonstone(but currently still has the retained power from the broken one, so that's fair game)
Quasar is in possession of the quantum bands


Do me a favor: if you guys see any duplicates let me know. Some people got moved to team lists or vice versa, and in doing this on my phone.

The List(

Abomination
Absorbing Man
Adam Warlock
Agent X
Alexander Luthor, Jr.
Alexander Nero
Allen the Alien
Angela
Animal Man
Annihilus
Ant-Man (Choose version)
Apocalypse
Arachne
Ares
Asp / Black Mamba
Atlas (Eric Josten)
Atom Eve
Atom Smasher
Atomic Skull
Atrocitus
Aurora/Northstar
Azrael
Bane/Ragdoll
Banshee/Siryn
Baron Helmut Zemo (w/Moonstones)
Baron Strucker
Bastion
Batgirl
Batman/Catwoman
Batwoman/Flamebird (Bette Kane)
Beta Ray Bill
Bizzaro
Black Adam
Black Bolt
Black Lightning
Black Manta
Black Mask
Black Panther
Black Racer / Copperhead
Black Samson
Black Tom Cassidy
Black Widow I / Winter Soldier
Blackfire
Blade
Blade/Morbius
Blastaar (pre cosmic control rod)
Blink
Blockbuster
Blue Devil
Boy Blue
Bullseye/Moonstone
Burnout
Cable/Domino
Callisto/Anna Lee
Cannonball
Captain America (Steve Rogers)/Falcon
Captain Atom
Captain Britain
Captain Comet (post crisis only)
Captain Marvel
Captain Nazi
Carnage
Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown
Cassandra Nova Xavier
Clayface (specify which)
Clint Barton/Bobbi Morse
Cloak/Dagger
Coachwhip / Cobra
Conquest
Constrictor
Cosmic Boy
Crossbones / Sin
Count Nefaria
Cy-gor
Cyber
Cyborg Superman (no power rings)
Cyclops/Jean Gray
Daredevil/Elektra
Darkhawk
Darksied
Deadpool/Taskmaster
Deadshot/Catman
Deathbird
Deathstroke/Jericho
Demogoblin
Despero
Doc Samson
Doomsday
Doppelganger
Dr. Doom
Dr. Fate
Dr. Polaris
Dr. Strange
Drax the Destroyer
Dupli-Kate/The Immortal
Elsa Bloodstone
Enchantress
Etrigan, the Demon
Evinlea
Exodus
Extant
Fairchild
Fin Fang Foom
Firelord
Firestar
Firestorm (specify which)
Freefall
Garth Ranzz
General Zod
Geo-Force
Genis-Vell
Ghost Rider
Giganta
Gladiator
Gorgon
Gorilla Grodd
Grayven
Green Arrow
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Green Lantern (John Stewart)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Green Lantern (choose which)[other than Hal, Kyle, John]
Grunge
Guardian (James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson)
Hank Pym/Wasp
Havok
Hawkgirl/Hawkman
Hector Hammond
Hellboy
Hellstorm
Hercules
Holocaust
Hourman, the Android
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Ian Nottingham
Ikaris
Indigo
Invincible
Invisible Woman
Ion
Iron Fist/Luke Cage
Iron Man
Jade
Jakeem Thunder
Juggernaut
Kalibak
Kang the Conqueror
KGBeast
Kid Flash
Killer Croc
Killer Frost
Kingpin
Knockout/Scandal
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Shiva/Black Canary
Lex Luthor
Live Wire
Lizard
Lobo
Loki
Longshot
Luke Cage
M (Monet)
Machine Man
Mad Thinker
Madelyne Pryor
Maestro
Magik
Magneto
Major Force
Mandarin
Martian Manhunter
Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers)
Master Mold
Maxima
Meltdown
Metallo
Metamorpho
MODOK
Mongul (no Power Ring)
Monica Rambeau
Mongul the First
Monster Girl/Robot
Moon Knight
Moondragon
Morbius
Morlun
Mr. Fantastic
Mr. Freeze
Mr. Majestic
Mr. Sinister
Mr. Terrific
Ms. Marvel
Multiple Man
Mystique
Namor
Namorita
Nightshade
Nightwing/Starfire
Nimrod
Noh-Varr
Nova
Obsidian
Omega Red
Omni-Man
Onslaught
Orion
Overt-kill
Parasite
Penance
Pitt
Plastic Man
Plutonian
Poison Ivy
Polaris
Post
Power Girl
Professor X
Puck
Purple Man
Quasar
Quicksilver
Qztr
Ra's Al Ghul/Talia Al Ghul
Radioactive Man
Ragman
Ragnarok
Rainmaker
Raven
Red Hood (Jason Todd)
Red Skull/Heinrich Zemo
Red Tornado
Rex Splode
Rhino
Ronan the Accuser
Rulk
Sabretooth
Sasquatch
Scarecrow
Scorpion (Carmilla Black)
Sebastian Shaw
Selene
Sentinel (Mutant-hunting robot)
Sentinel (Alan Scott)
Shadow King (original body)
She-Hulk
Silver Surfer
Sinestro
Siryn
Skaar
Solomon Grundy
Songbird
Spawn
Spider-Man/Black Cat
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
Star Sapphire (specify which)
Stargirl
Starlord/Rocket Racoon
Steel (specify which)
Strong Guy
Stryfe
Super Skrull
Superboy Prime
Supergirl
Superman
Swamp Thing
Talisman
Temugin
Terrax
Thanos
The Darkness
The Flash (specify which)
The Incredible Hulk (specify which)
The Joker/Harley Quinn
The Midnighter
The Punisher
The Savage Dragon
The Sentry
The Shapesmith
The Shark (Karshon)
The Thing
The Wrecker/Thunderball
Thor
Tiger Shark
Titania
Toxin
Ultra-boy
Ultron
Umbra
Unus the Untouachable
US Agent
Vandal Savage
Venom (specify Eddie Brock or Mac Gargan)
Vermin
Vindicator
Violater
Volcana
Vulcan
Wade Elling (Shaggy Man)
War Machine
Warbird
Witchblade
Wonder Man
Wonder Woman
X-Man
Zoom (Hunter Zolomon)


MI-13
Pete Wisdom
Faiza Hussain
Spitfire
Death's Head II
Motormouth
Killpower
Black Knight
Union Jack



Runaways/Young Avengers
Chase
Hawkeye
Hulkling
Karolina Dean
Klara Prast
Molly Hayes
Nico
Old Lace
Patriot
Speed
Stature
Victor
Vision
Wiccan
Xavin

Sinister Six
Dr. Octopus
Electro
Hobgoblin
Kraven the Hunter
Mysterio
Sandman
Shocker
Vulture

Teen Titans
Aquagirl
Blue Beetle(Jaime Reyes)
Miss Martian
Ravager
Red Devil
Red Robin (Tim Drake)
Solstice
Static
Superboy
Wonder Girl

X-Men
Angel
Anole
Armor
Beast
Bishop
Bling!
Blindfold
Boom-Boom
Dazzler
Dust
Frenzy
Gambit
Gentle
Graymalkin
Hellion
Husk
Iceman
Match
Mercury
Nightcrawler
Pixie
Psylocke
Rockslide
Rogue
Surge
Storm
Transonic
Velocidad
Woverine
X-23

 

i am so going to suck at this...