Each hero has one special ability that can be used during game play (and actually Tarira and Sigyn have TWO special abilities each). These special abilities can be essential during critical times in the game. Most heroes can use their special abilities many times throughout the mission… but not ALL of the heroes! Gia’s special ability kicks in only at the start of a new mission and will give you one free personality token of your choice for each scar received during prior missions. Tarira gets one extra action on ONE turn (and only one turn per mission). And Sigyn is the exception with one of her two special abilities removing her ability to concentrate (thus has three rerolls for the entire mission).

Now, let’s take a quick look at each hero and their unique special ability:

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Co-op Guild really liked Rogue Angels! It is the one game that they are looking forward to the most! Things from this clip include: Excited to see more scenarios. Really enjoy it. Awaiting this game more than any other right now. Mission overview.

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Here is a wonderfully worded AND illustrated question from the Facebook Group from Andy Scott who said I could share it here (thank you Andy).

Actually, I had the same question but never thought to ask (I was just playing it wrong:)

Here is the section of Vera’s character sheet that displays her special ability:

By requiring Line of Sight (LoS) it actually helps Vera get those free rerolls! From the illustration above you can see that Vera IS within two squares of Hiro and would not get a free reroll. However, the blue wall is blocking her line of sight, so when counting squares, she would need to count squares that get her into Line of Sight … either 3 or 4 squares away from Hiro. The top route for counting is 1, 2, (3 Hiro). The route going down is even longer at 1, 2, 3, (4 Hiro).

Hiro’s special ability also references being more than 2 squares away (which lets him move 2 extra squares for his basic move AND 2 moves with his Basic Interact):

Jenders Gaming during a playthrough with the game designer (Emil) on Tabletop Simulator talks about using an effect card (one of the action cards).

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About three weeks ago I went through some of the various aspects for each of the sixteen heroes that are available in Rogue Angels. One thing to consider when choosing your hero for a campaign is their starting personality! As the game progresses, that personality will continually be upgraded, expanded, enhanced or simply changed based on your choices in the game (and even if missions succeed or fail).

However … if you like a particular personality trait for your hero right from the very start, look over each of the 16 heroes because they each start with SOME personality trait(s). Well, there is one exception. Xalia starts with a clean slate in the personality quadrant… none of the quadrants has a mark pre-filled for Xalia!

Here is a link to the article that covers the starting personalities of each hero as well as the ones with the most shields and focus (and even scar ability):
=> Comparing Heroes

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Legends of Nerdvana were impressed with Rogue Angels. What they had to say includes: Character board has two sides. Basic side and customizable side. They like how it customizes the character boards with an expanding character personality.

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Played via Table Top Simulator with the designer (Emil) in HARD mode! Comments include: Played on HARD mode. What happened in the game is a sign of a good cooperative game.

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The totally enjoyed playing Rogue Angels. Comments included: Like this for many reasons. The Dice always gives you something (no FAIL). Like the Cool Down track. Like enemies actions.

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Playing Table Top Simulator with the game designer (Emil) he just wants to shoot the fuel barrel!

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Quick notes from comments in this one minute clip: ISS Vanguard was top down, this is more feet on the ground. There are consequences. Narrative adventure. Likes what he is seeing.

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