Author Topic: Unhinged (LotR edition) (Read 13175 times)

SomeRandomDude · « **on:** May 26, 2008, 07:17:16 AM »

All righty, in Magic: The Gathering, there is a set called Unhinged. Some cards are inside MtG jokes, but some cards are just plain funny...like this one.

LotR has a lot of parodies, but they don't usually work with the game. So, it is my mission to make balanced, playable parodies in this set.

I need some ideas for card titles, so pm me any.

Rohirrim Chicken

Possession • Pet
Archery: Discard Rohirrim Chicken to make the Shadow player exert a minion.
When the Rohirrim ran out of arrows, they turned to other, odder tactics.

Strength of an Orc, Brain of a Troll

Condition
Strength: -12
Spell.
To play, exert Saruman 4 times. Plays on a companion.
Bearer loses all gametext.
The amazing power of Saruman was quite amazing indeed, until one realized that his power seemed great only due to the incompetence of those surrounding him.

Oops, Wrong Spell

Event • Response
If a

spell is played, cancel that spell to take a

spell into hand from your draw deck.
"Ach! No! Don't turn into a frog! Dangit!"

Puppy Dog

Follower
Aid- Flip a coin.
If the coin flip is heads, bearer is defender +1 and damage +1 until the regroup phase. If the coin flip is tails, exert bearer.
*yelp* *bark* *woof woof* *slobber*

I'll post some more maybe later.

Thranduil · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2008, 07:48:44 AM »

Quote from: NBarden on May 26, 2008, 07:17:16 AM

Oops, Wrong Spell
Event • Response
If a spell is played, cancel that spell to play a spell from your draw deck.
"Ach! No! Don't turn into a frog! Dangit!"

What happens if the 2 spells are of different phases? Also seems rather overcosted. Funny though...

Quote from: NBarden on May 26, 2008, 07:17:16 AM

Puppy Dog
Follower
Aid- Flip a coin.
If the coin flip is heads, bearer is defender +1 and damage +1 until the regroup phase. If the coin flip is tails, exert bearer.
*yelp* *bark* *woof woof* *slobber*

Actually quite a clever mechanic. I might steal it...

Something like:

'Aid - reveal the top card of your draw deck.
If it is a Shadow card... If it is a Free Peoples card...'

LotR could do with some Unhinged!

Thranduil

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2008, 07:51:45 AM »

Ha! LotR Unhinged! I like it.

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2008, 11:22:44 AM »

LOL I especially like the first two cards...eat GP

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:07:10 PM »

Okay, so this is now a set. I'm ready to kick it off...just as soon as I come up with some more guys.

Here's another.

•Sauron, Really Overrated Minion

Minion • Maia
Strength: 1000
Vitality: 1000
Site Number: 5
Damage + 1000. Hunter 1000. Enduring. Lurker. Muster.
Sauron can't take wounds during the archery phase.
"Psh, just IB him."

MR. Lurtzy · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:15:44 PM »

Quote from: NBarden on May 26, 2008, 08:07:10 PM

Okay, so this is now a set. I'm ready to kick it off...just as soon as I come up with some more guys.

Here's another.

•Sauron, Really Overrated Minion
Minion • Maia
Strength: 1000
Vitality: 1000
Site Number: 5
Damage + 1000
"Psh, just IB him."

No enduring?

menace64 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:19:44 PM »

Cards like Ithilien Blade convinced me that a keyword like "Hardened (May not be discarded by opponent's cards)" was needed.

Sauron should never be felled by a simple sword.

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2008, 08:28:56 PM »

The point was wasting 26 twilight to maybe kill 1 comp of the freeps choice is a little overrated. If you need that, pack Greed, 26 twilight will go a lot farther.

Crammed a few more keywords on there and a counterproductive special ability, if anyone else can think of anymore worthless keywords, lmk.

Elessar's Socks · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2008, 12:00:22 AM »

Ambush 1000. Better hit him with What Are They?

Got a good laugh out of these. Moar!

Anvar · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2008, 07:36:08 AM »

I love the idea of Unhinged for LotR and my parody cards have always tended in that direction. I would go for a cycle of coin-flipping cards, I think it could work really well.

How about side games using twilight costs as numbers - eg. a side hand of poker...

Anvar

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2008, 09:57:18 AM »

•Pippin, Bearer of No Intelligence

Companion • Hobbit
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Resistance: (14)
Each time Pippin would be exerted, exert him twice.
"Wait...how did he get the ring again?"

Thranduil · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2008, 10:05:30 AM »

Quote from: Anvar on May 27, 2008, 07:36:08 AM

How about side games using twilight costs as numbers - eg. a side hand of poker...

Sabaac...

Great Pippin!

Thranduil

SomeRandomDude · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2008, 10:28:28 AM »

Gandalf's Amazing Telekinetic Powers

Event • Response
Not Really A Spell.
If a coin flip ends the way you don't want it to, turn the coin over. That side is the new result of the coin flip.
A weighted coin looks a lot cooler when a wizard is pretending to control it.

Taking a page from MtG here...

Our Market Research Shows That Players Like Really Long Card Names So We Made this Card to Have the Absolute Longest Card Name Ever

Condition • Support Area
All ties in strength during a skirmish result in a win by the character with the longest title and subtitle.
Just call it OMRSTPLRLCNSWMTCTHTALCNE for short.

sickofpalantirs · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2008, 11:26:32 AM »

niceee....but gandalf? doesn't sauron always have really long names? or for freeps, rohan?

lem0nhead · « **Reply #14 on:** May 28, 2008, 02:27:16 AM »

Quote from: Thranduil on May 27, 2008, 10:05:30 AM

Quote from: Anvar on May 27, 2008, 07:36:08 AM
How about side games using twilight costs as numbers - eg. a side hand of poker...
Sabaac...

Thranduil

That would be awesome. Sabaac in star wars was ok, but for lotr it would be awesome!