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| OK I think AC’s version is to harsh. But I will make it exert a hobbit. |
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![]() Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:26 pm |
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OK time for a new DC.
 Tom Bombadillo 
Event • Fellowship
Spot X ring-bound hobbits to heal X allies. Then if the fellowship is at a river site, you may remove a burden or threat.
or Di’s version
Tom Bombadillo
Event • Fellowship
Spot X Ring-bound Hobbits to heal X allies. Then, if the fellowship is at a river site, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit or a non-Hobbit Shire ally to remove a burden or threat.
or another version
Tom Bombadillo
Event • Fellowship
Spot X ring-bound hobbits to heal X allies. Then if the fellowship is at a river site, you may spot a ally remove a burden or threat. |
Last edited by sickofpalantirs on Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:39 pm; edited 1 time in totalSop's haves/ top wants
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![]() Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:47 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: OK time for a new DC.
Excellent. By the time I got the last one, you already had about 20 reviews.
sickofpalantirs wrote: Tom Bombadillo
Event • Fellowship
Spot X ring-bound hobbits to heal X allies. Then if the fellowship is at a river site, you may remove a burden or threat.
Well there’s only three Ring-bound Hobbits (Frodo, Sam, and Bilbo), so you’re looking at healing 3 allies at most. So let’s start with similar cards:
Friends of Old heals X  allies, where X is the twilight cost of a card you reveal from an opponent’s hand.
Guarded Fastness discards 2 cards from hand to heal ALL  allies. Pretty powerful.
Both of those cards only cost  . So for the healing of allies, the only thing I would recommend is maybe limiting it to allies. Not sure about it, but I’d lean more towards doing it than not doing it. Other than that, though, it seems balanced so far.
Of course, Tom Bombadillo does more than heal allies. It also removes a burden or a threat if you’re at a river. Again, let’s look at similar examples:
Elf-song costs and spots an Elf to remove a burden.
Ease the Burden costs and exerts a  Wizard to remove a burden...or 2 burdens if the fellowship is at a specific site (dwellings, in this case).
Nine-fingered Frodo and the Ring of Doom costs  and exerts a character to remove a burden or two threats.
The end analysis? I think that, since this costs and only removes 1 burden or 1 threat as well as doing some ally healing, it’s balanced.
However, I think there’s a flaw here. Right now, there’s no cultural enforcement for the second ability. You can choose to ignore the healing all together (and thus ignore spotting any Hobbits) and just turn this into a burden/threat remover for any culture.
So, I’d recommend doing this:
Tom Bombadillo
Event • Fellowship
Spot X Ring-bound Hobbits to heal X allies. Then, if the fellowship is at a river site, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit or a non-Hobbit ally to remove a burden or threat.
Now both abilities require at least one Ring-bound Hobbit. I suppose you could drop "Ring-bound" from the second one and just spot any ol’ Hobbit, but I get the impression that’s not what you intended.
Nutshell: this is a good card, one that certainly find its way into many decks thanks to its versatility. It just needs a couple little tweaks. You certainly don’t have to do what I recommended, but I would strongly encourage at least limiting it to allies and adding some type of cultural enforcement for the burden/threat removal. |
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![]() Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:03 pm |
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| could i just make the second ability spot a shire ally? just to make sure they have to use the first? |
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![]() Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:15 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
Tom Bombadillo
Event • Fellowship
Spot X Ring-bound Hobbits to heal X allies. Then, if the fellowship is at a river site, spot a Ring-bound Hobbit or a non-Hobbit ally to remove a burden or threat.
Now both abilities require at least one Ring-bound Hobbit. I suppose you could drop "Ring-bound" from the second one and just spot any ol’ Hobbit, but I get the impression that’s not what you intended.
Nutshell: this is a good card, one that certainly find its way into many decks thanks to its versatility. It just needs a couple little tweaks. You certainly don’t have to do what I recommended, but I would strongly encourage at least limiting it to allies and adding some type of cultural enforcement for the burden/threat removal.
Um...if you’re healing the allies with ring-bound hobbits, obviously you can spot one, so you might as well just put remove a burden. I doubt people are gonna splash this card in for burden removal, better ways to do it.
I do like DI’s ideas...though. |
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![]() Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:12 pm |
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OK I have several different version of the card for you to decide which is best, but its time for a new DC
2 •Grima, Servent of Isengard 
Minion • Man
Strength • 4
Vitality • 3
Site Number • 3
Each time you play an Isengard Man (including Grima), you may exert a Rohan companion.
Maneuver: Exert Grima to take an condition from your discard pile into hand.
This little guy is supposed to work with isengard men, though the first ability is a little specific, the second one has some uses with isengard men conditions. |
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![]() Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:29 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: Grima, Servent of isengard
strength • 4
Vitality • 3
Site number • 3
Each time you play an man you may exert a companion.
Maneuver:Exert grima to take an Isengard condition from your discard pile into hand.
Don’t forget Minion • Man.  On that note, you probably need to specify whether his first ability works for him by doing one of the following:
Each time you play an man (including Grima), you may exert a companion.
Each time you play another man, you may exert a companion.
As written right now, it’s kind of fuzzy.
Also, make sure to capitalize his name and add []s around "Isengard" in his second ability. And maybe limit it to once per phase.
I like him, though. Certainly very useful. |
Best regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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![]() Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:40 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: Grima, Servent of Isengard
strength • 4
Vitality • 3
Site number • 3
Each time you play an man you may exert a companion.
Maneuver:Exert Grima to take an condition from your discard pile into hand.
Best kind of card, a generic card with specific culture targeting. I like it. Although I would use it for its maneuver ability, its first ability is helpful for anti-Rohan. I made a few typo changes to the card, but other than that, good. |
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