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| AgentDrake |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:07 am |
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Alrighty! Shadow Dwarves it is.
So I’ll be using a keyword which I’ve had before on a few random DCs: Corrupted.
Corrupted (You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.)
Its basically just a way of doing a Smeagol/Gollum thing without figuring out a second name for every character. Plus, with a keyword lumping all the corrupted people together, I can do fun stuff.... 
I don’t think there will be any of that in this set, but who knows? Maybe I’ll change my mind.
Anyway, along with Guard that makes two new loaded keywords for this set, which is fine with me.
Shadow Dwarves will generally focus on: spotting muster, dwarf tokens, and damage bonuses.
Jumping right into the Shadow-dwarf fun. We’ll be starting off with three of the dwarves themselves; one unique and two generic.
 *Khim, Skulking Devil  SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 2
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1. Lurker.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of Dwarf minions you can spot with muster (limit +3.)
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
^yeah, I know. This is the one that dies off right away. That’s why he makes other people stronger; when he dies, it sorta makes Mim angry....
 Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 4
Vitality 2
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard  2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
 Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Lurker.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase. |
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:40 am |
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AgentDrake wrote:
*Khim, Skulking Devil SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of dwarf minions you can spot with muster, to a maximum of 3.
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
I think 3 vitality is a lot for a 2 cost minion should be 2 especially with his ability. I presume youre trying to match the stats of freeps chars for balance but it seems a bit too much and uneccessary to me. Change to a max of 3 to (limit 3).
Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
Again 2 vitality is more balanced seeing as it has lots of other stuff. If you dropped the guard etc... it would be ok to have 3.
Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase.
Sound.
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| NBarden |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:43 am |
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AgentDrake wrote: Alrighty! Shadow Dwarves it is.
So I’ll be using a keyword which I’ve had before on a few random DCs: Corrupted.
Corrupted (You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.)
Its basically just a way of doing a Smeagol/Gollum thing without figuring out a second name for every character. Plus, with a keyword lumping all the corrupted people together, I can do fun stuff....
I don’t think there will be any of that in this set, but who knows? Maybe I’ll change my mind.
Anyway, along with Guard that makes two new loaded keywords for this set, which is fine with me.
Shadow Dwarves will generally focus on: spotting muster, dwarf tokens, and damage bonuses.
Jumping right into the Shadow-dwarf fun. We’ll be starting off with three of the dwarves themselves; one unique and two generic.
*Khim, Skulking Devil SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of dwarf minions you can spot with muster, to a maximum of 3.
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
Like it.
^yeah, I know. This is the one that dies off right away. That’s why he makes other people stronger; when he dies, it sorta makes Mim angry....
Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
Refresh my memory on guard. Oh, and I think its a little undercosted, I’d say .
Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
[b]Damage +1. Guard 2.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase.
Great. No lurker? He’s a skulker, so I’d say that the lurker keyword would go perfect. |
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:15 am |
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For those who may have forgotten what Guard means (I know I had):
AgentDrake wrote: Alrighty, here we have the new keyword: Guard [Culture] X. What this means is "While you can spot a/another [Culture] minion, this minion is strength +X."
Get it? Got it? Good. 
AgentDrake wrote: Corrupted (You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.)
Its basically just a way of doing a Smeagol/Gollum thing without figuring out a second name for every character. Plus, with a keyword lumping all the corrupted people together, I can do fun stuff....
I don’t think there will be any of that in this set, but who knows? Maybe I’ll change my mind.
That’s a really nifty idea, and one I may have to incorporate for a couple of my DCs. I have a few companions that would already apply, and that would REALLY save on text....
AgentDrake wrote: *Khim, Skulking Devil SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of dwarf minions you can spot with muster, to a maximum of 3.
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
I think lurker would be perfect here. That would allow you more chances to get initiative, and also make his skirmish ability REALLY nasty. Make sure to always capitalize "Dwarf", too. (See, NB, it’s not just you I rag on!  )
AgentDrake wrote: Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
With 3 vitality, he should definately cost , especially since he could get as high as 8 strength. ( minions, eh? Eeeeeexcellent. ) A few suggestions:
Lower his strength to 4, his vitality to 2, require spotting a Dwarf, and I THINK it might be okay for him to cost only .
Lower his vitality to 2 and raise his cost to . ’Twould be slightly more balanced, though 2 vitality isn’t very Dwarf-like.
Raise his cost to and leave the rest as is. MAYBE require spotting another Dwarf, though it may not be necessary.
AgentDrake wrote: Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase.
No problems here. NB’s idea about lurker here isn’t a bad idea. You could make a mini-theme around lurking, which would be pretty cool for them, even if it’s just one or two cards that refer to Dwarf lurkers. *shrug* Just an off-the-cuff thought.
One other thought: you MAY want to make these guys Site 4 minions, which to me, at least, makes a lot more sense for Dwarves. I know it keeps them roaming a little longer, but it would harken back to the good ol’ days of  minions, and that brings a smile to my face. |
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:14 pm |
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AgentDrake wrote:
*Khim, Skulking Devil SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of dwarf minions you can spot with muster, to a maximum of 3.
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
 for italics definition. works for me
Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
since he can be 8, and has 3 vitality up cost to 3. I know I have heard that get it, got it, good before...?
Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase.
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:21 pm |
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AgentDrake wrote: *Khim, Skulking Devil SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Corrupted.(You may play this minion regardless of unique Free Peoples cards.) Damage +1.
While you have initiative, Khim is strength +2.
Skirmish: Exert Khim to make a Dwarf minion strength +X, where X is the number of dwarf minions you can spot with muster, to a maximum of 3.
“‘It is old and small. What harm is in it?’”
Interesting keyword. Take out the limit, and it rocks as he has very low strength for a non-unique minion.
DáinIronfoot wrote: Petty-Dwarf Hobbler SH
Minion – Dwarf
Strength 5
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2. Guard 1.
When you play this minion, you may exert it to draw a card.
“…walking with bent shoulders and quick, furtive steps.”
What’s guard again? Interesting, but too good as a cost minion with no enforcement whatsoever. Should spot a minion, but then he’s great, though should probably cost .
DáinIronfoot wrote: Petty-Dwarf Skulker SH
Strength 6
Vitality 3
Site 3
Damage +1. Guard 2.
While you can spot 6 culture tokens, this minion is twilight cost -2.
Maneuver: Remove to make this minion gain muster until the end of the regroup phase.
How about making the maneuver thing trigger at the start of the regroup phase? Also, strength 7 is fine or lurker as the other’s mentioned.
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| AgentDrake |
![]() Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:04 pm |
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Alright, made some edits. Look any better?
I left the Muster bit as a maneuver action on the Skulker because a lot of stuff is going to count/spot muster with these guys (Khim, for example....)
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| DáinIronfoot |
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AgentDrake wrote: GP to -- yet again -- Lem0n.
I like card-reviewing citrus.... ("citri" to be proper...)
lem0nhead wrote: Thank you very much, its my pleasure. Any more? I have lots of reviewing left in me!
*grumble*mumble*
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DáinIronfoot wrote: AgentDrake wrote: GP to -- yet again -- Lem0n.
I like card-reviewing citrus.... ("citri" to be proper...)
lem0nhead wrote: Thank you very much, its my pleasure. Any more? I have lots of reviewing left in me!
Show off.
Hey, you just gotta get up at 4 am or so, which would be much later for him.
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