Author Topic: Thranduil's Virtual DC Contest #2 (Contest finished!) (Read 102899 times)

Anonymous Prodigy · « **Reply #75 on:** January 08, 2009, 04:52:43 AM »

A little sleep-deprived induced hysteria, I imagine.

Thranduil · « **Reply #76 on:** January 12, 2009, 04:48:28 AM »

Remember to get all your entries in for Wednesday.

Thranduil

DáinIronfoot · « **Reply #77 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:33:09 AM »

Everybody got 'em in yet? Let's move move move!

I'm not used to submitting early and then having to wait this long to see results.

menace64 · « **Reply #78 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:41:02 AM »

Mine's forthcoming. I'll make the deadline.

lem0nhead · « **Reply #79 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:46:24 AM »

How many are you waiting on Thran?

Thranduil · « **Reply #80 on:** January 14, 2009, 09:49:44 AM »

Well I have 8 entries, which is enough to run with. However, that makes 4 missing and if you could get them in before midnight (GMT), I would be most grateful.

I am missing:

NK
Anvar
AD
m64

Thranduil

Thranduil · « **Reply #81 on:** January 15, 2009, 05:32:14 AM »

Apologies for the slight delay but I was travelling quite a lot yesterday and did not have time to sort this out.

As always, vote for your favourite 3 in order of preference and consider flavour and design over balance - no single person can act as both design and development.

Voting deadline is next Wednesday 21st.

Thranduil

•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Enduring.
Each time The Witch-King is killed, shuffle him into your draw deck.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Anonymous Prodigy

•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce. Lurker.
While The Witch-king is the only minion you can spot, he is strength +2.
Response: If the Free Peoples player removes a burden or a threat, you may exert The Witch-king to exert an unbound companion for each wound you can spot on the Ring-bearer.
"There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair."
6 V 122

DáinIronfoot

•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Strength: 14
Vitality: 4
Site: 3
Fierce.
Shadow: Discard this minion from play or from hand to play another Nazgûl or

mount from your discard pile.
Shadow or Regroup: Remove

, where X is the current region number, to play this minion from your discard pile.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Mr. Lurtzy

•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Enduring.
Each time the Ring-bearer puts on The One Ring, you may discard 2

cards from hand to exert a Ring-bound companion.
At the start of the regroup phase, you may place this minion on the bottom of your draw deck to take a Nazgûl into hand from you discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Garrison of Gondor

•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit:3
Fierce.
If The Witch-king is about to take a wound, you may remove

to prevent that wound.
Regroup: Exert The Witch-king twice to play a Nazgûl from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them"'
6 V 122

Sickofpalantirs

•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce. Damage +1.
Shadow Exert 2

minions to play The Witch-King from your discard pile. The free peoples player may wound the Ring-Bearer to prevent this.
""Dead? No you cannot kill them""
6 V 122

Gate Troll

•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
Response: If the Witch-King is exhausted, and is about to take a wound, you may discard a Nazgûl to prevent that wound and make the Witch-King strength +2 for each wound on that Nazgûl.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

elf_lvr

• The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
Shadow: If you have initiative, remove

play The Witch-King from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Anvar

•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
While you can spot a companion with resistance 2 or less, The Witch-king cannot take wounds.
While you can spot a companion with resistance 0, Nazgûl cannot take wounds.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

mencace64

•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
While bearing a

artifact, The Witch-king is enduring.
Skirmish: Exert The Witch-king twice to make the Free Peoples player exert a companion twice.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Lem0nhead

•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)

Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
The Witch king is strength +1 for each other unique Nazgûl you can spot.
If you can spot another Nazgûl and 3 burdens during the Shadow phase, you may play this minion from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Elf_Lvr · « **Reply #82 on:** January 15, 2009, 05:38:44 AM »

Anonymous Prodigy · « **Reply #83 on:** January 15, 2009, 06:10:10 AM »

GarrisonofGondor · « **Reply #84 on:** January 15, 2009, 06:21:45 AM »

4

7

9

Gate Troll · « **Reply #85 on:** January 15, 2009, 06:54:54 AM »

9
8
1

lem0nhead · « **Reply #86 on:** January 16, 2009, 12:49:19 AM »

Thranduil · « **Reply #87 on:** January 19, 2009, 05:47:53 AM »

Come on guys! Vote! Vote! Vote!

Vote for change! Oh wait, that happened already didn't it...

Thranduil

FM · « **Reply #88 on:** January 19, 2009, 06:49:53 AM »

Aaaaaaan here I come again, annoying the #$&*@! out of you DC'ers!

Quote from: Thranduil on January 15, 2009, 05:32:14 AM

#1
•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Enduring.
Each time The Witch-King is killed, shuffle him into your draw deck.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Great flavor, I think this card is really well-designed, AND useful, being an enduring nazgul that CAN be exerted freely, so even though you might not get to use the shuffling ability all that much, it's still great (although you COULD soak up heavy archery , for instance... ).

#2
•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce. Lurker.
While The Witch-king is the only minion you can spot, he is strength +2.
Response: If the Free Peoples player removes a burden or a threat, you may exert The Witch-king to exert an unbound companion for each wound you can spot on the Ring-bearer.
"There some paces from him sat the great beast, and all seemed dark about it, and above it loomed the Nazgûl Lord like a shadow of despair."
6 V 122

This one is cool, but I'm just not sure WK and lurker add up, I mean, he's always there, up front, leading the charge, so I think a lurker WK would have to do something "crazier" to justify it. Also, a lot of burden-removing takes place during the Fellowship phase anyway, so I think I'd lose the "Free Peoples player" part in order to let him go off of sites and other stuff that let YOU remove burdens.

#3
•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Strength: 14
Vitality: 4
Site: 3
Fierce.
Shadow: Discard this minion from play or from hand to play another Nazgûl or mount from your discard pile.
Shadow or Regroup: Remove , where X is the current region number, to play this minion from your discard pile.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

This one greatly captures the title. However, I think it might be a bit too much, be too annoying, actually, it may even be too powerful as well. Right now, I'm torn. I'd have to see this in playtesting to know if it IS too powerful or not, but I still think it's awesome design, it could probably be properly toned down (or up?) as necessary easily, and make for one of the greatest versions of WK all around, allowing you to build around HIM instead of ADDING him to a strategy.

#4
•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Enduring.
Each time the Ring-bearer puts on The One Ring, you may discard 2 cards from hand to exert a Ring-bound companion.
At the start of the regroup phase, you may place this minion on the bottom of your draw deck to take a Nazgûl into hand from you discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

It "should" be "wear The One Ring", so I count this as porr formatting, knocking this one down a bit. Also, I think the first ability is not very good, but I like how it combines with the second, meaning you actually discard a single card, since the other one will be getting back to your hand for next turn. I personally liked it. However, I think the payoff might be too small, considering you're clogging your hand AND revelaing what you have, not to mention effectively discarding a card.

#5
•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit:3
Fierce.
If The Witch-king is about to take a wound, you may remove to prevent that wound.
Regroup: Exert The Witch-king twice to play a Nazgûl from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them"'
6 V 122

I think a Shadow ability would make it cooler, but it really IS fine, though. Simple, straightforward, nice tie-in with title and useful.

#6
•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce. Damage +1.
Shadow Exert 2 minions to play The Witch-King from your discard pile. The free peoples player may wound the Ring-Bearer to prevent this.
""Dead? No you cannot kill them""
6 V 122

THIS one is nice! Also, nice tie-in with the whole "force the R-b to wear the Ring" strategy, and a nice version all around. I liked it.

#7
•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
Response: If the Witch-King is exhausted, and is about to take a wound, you may discard a Nazgûl to prevent that wound and make the Witch-King strength +2 for each wound on that Nazgûl.
"‘Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

THIS WK would be nice as a lurker! Too bad it isn't.

#8
• The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
Shadow: If you have initiative, remove play The Witch-King from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Another elegant design, but has poor formatting, there should be a "to" after the .

#9
•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
While you can spot a companion with resistance 2 or less, The Witch-king cannot take wounds.
While you can spot a companion with resistance 0, Nazgûl cannot take wounds.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Seems nice, not sure how nice, though. But nice design, although I think the others capture the title essence a slightly bit better.

#10
•The Witch-king, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
While bearing a artifact, The Witch-king is enduring.
Skirmish: Exert The Witch-king twice to make the Free Peoples player exert a companion twice.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Nice design, but absolutely no tie-in with his title, it just seems you conceived a great WK and decided to just go with it regardless of the title.

#11
•The Witch-King, Deathless Lord (V)
Minion • Nazgûl
Str: 14
Vit: 4
Sit: 3
Fierce.
The Witch king is strength +1 for each other unique Nazgûl you can spot.
If you can spot another Nazgûl and 3 burdens during the Shadow phase, you may play this minion from your discard pile.
"'Dead? No, you cannot kill them.'"
6 V 122

Poorly worded, the second part should just be a shadow action on the card. Also, I think the first line is "overkill handicap", I mean, Lord of Angmar gets a bigger bonus, and there are not that many non-unique nazgul anyway.

So, after consideration, my votes will go, this time in no particular order, to the ones that I thought designed nice, clean, balanced AND flavorful cards, which are: 1, 3 and 6!

Thranduil · « **Reply #89 on:** January 19, 2009, 07:03:46 AM »

Quote from: Felipe Musco on January 19, 2009, 06:49:53 AM

Another elegant design, but has poor formatting, there should be a "to" after the .

Just to make things clear, I correct any mistakes in formatting so that it should have no influence on voting. So, if there's a formatting error, it's essentially my fault for not spotting it.

Quote from: Felipe Musco on January 19, 2009, 06:49:53 AM

It "should" be "wear The One Ring", so I count this as porr formatting, knocking this one down a bit.

This is one thing I actually changed myself because I thought "put on" was more correct; the entry said "wear". If I'm wrong, I apologise, but again this is my fault and should not reflect badly on the entry itself.

Quote from: Felipe Musco on January 19, 2009, 06:49:53 AM

Poorly worded, the second part should just be a shadow action on the card.

I would also stand by this decision to keep the entry like Plotting Deceiver.

Quote from: Felipe Musco on January 19, 2009, 06:49:53 AM

So, after consideration, my votes will go, this time in no particular order, to the ones that I thought designed nice, clean, balanced AND flavorful cards, which are: 1, 3 and 6!

And I'm afraid I need an order because that's how I assign the points!

Thranduil