Virtual DC Contest #3 - The Return of the King (Starting the FINAL ROUND!)

[Thranduil]

Okay, I've waited until when I said I would, and now it's time to get on with the DC CONTEST!

Okay, let's kick this contest off with a groundbreaking character that opened a lot of possibilities to LotR, but was actually in himself exceedingly uninspiring and is now never used thanks to the fact he has obviously much much better versions.



Yeah - Elrond, Elven Lord: the first major ally to become a companion. Compare him to Witness to History or even his Mount Doom version Venerable Lord and Elven Lord pales horribly. So, it's now going to be our task to make him more interesting.

Let me restate the rules for this contest. Any particular comments I have will be underlined below.

1) Have the same title (with a (V) attached to the end)
2) Have the same twilight cost, culture, type and sub-type let's keep him a companion for this one. There might be some ally/companion to follower conversion later, but for the moment let's leave him as is.
3) Have whatever attributes or attribute modifiers you think appropriate I don't mind whether we use resistance or signets - it's up to you.
4) Have a different text, maybe similar, but could also be on completely different lines so take it back to the roots. What is Elrond about? What does he do? How does he affect the story? Also, given that we can't change the picture, think about what he was doing at the point in the film the picture comes from. You don't have to make a RotK themed Elrond, but it just could be worth thinking about. This round is very open - sometimes I will restrict the direction I want you to go, but first I want to see some creativity! This guy is perfect for that because of his generic subtitle.
5) Have a lore which you want, it's really up to you - you can keep the same lore or put in your own, it doesn't really matter.

So you're card should look quite a lot like this:

•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: X
Vitality: Y
Resistance/Signet: Z
Game text.
"Lore text."
7 V 21

I like to leave a week for entries to come in, so the deadline will be at midnight GMT on Thursday 26th. A few days before, if you've said that you want to participate and haven't given me an entry, I will be pestering you via PM, so do get them in as quickly as possible!

Entries should be submitted to me by PM (or email if you prefer).

So all that remains for me to say now is, good luck!

Thranduil

[Thranduil]

Sorry I forgot to mention:

My usual policy for DC contests is that I take a look at your card (if I'm entering the contest, I always design my entry before seeing any cards) and give you a reply with some of my thoughts. You can then repost your submission with any changes if you so wish. And this can happen any number of times.

This is because I think it's unreasonable for any one person to act as both designer and developer, so I let you guys be designers, and put myself in the developer's shoes.

And if you don't get a reply for your card, don't worry this is not because I haven't received it! It's because I couldn't think of anything particularly good to say.

Thranduil

[sickofpalantirs]

I'll work on this later ( maybe even today) but just have to say, Elven Lord has always been a sweet card IMHO the flavor is good, the pic is kinda kewl, and it was the first elrond companion!  plus their was a Decipher article that used him in a sweet way.  But anyway, good choice and I'll try to get it in on time.

[Thranduil]

I'll work on this later ( maybe even today) but just have to say, Elven Lord has always been a sweet card IMHO the flavor is good, the pic is kinda kewl, and it was the first elrond companion!  plus their was a Decipher article that used him in a sweet way.  But anyway, good choice and I'll try to get it in on time.

Yeah I understand what you mean, but at the end of the day conditional once per turn transferral of a wound is not that great. And compared to Venerable Lord (who is okay) and Witness to History (who is awesome) he's really nothing special. And I think you guys can do MUCH better, which is why I chose him!

Thranduil

[Thranduil]

Okay, so let's see the entries. As I thought, there were 2 main methods of approaching Elrond's design. 1) Play on the Andúril/artifact theme, as obviously at that point in the movie that is what Elrond is doing, or 2) play more on the subtitle for a leader of the Elves.

So here are our entries. You should vote for your favourite 3 in order. Anyone is welcome to vote - in fact I encourage everyone who did not enter the contest to voice their opinions - but contestants MUST vote before we can continue with the next round (and obviously not for your own! ).

I have kept the names anonymous for the voting, and after the round is over I will add their names.

Voting deadline is a week from now, so Friday 4th December.

Anvar
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
While you can spot Arwen, Elrond's twilight cost is -2.
Fellowship: Exert Elrond and play a unique Elf companion (or Aragorn) to play an artifact on that companion from your draw deck.
"Put aside the ranger. Become who you were born to be."
7 V 21

Sweet_Stuff
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Each time Elrond wins a skirmish you may heal another companion and place a card from hand on top of your draw deck.
"'We must take a hard road, a road unforeseen. There lies our hope, if hope it be.'"
7 V 21

Thranduil
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Each companion bearing a or artifact is strength +2.
"'... my memory reaches back even to the Elder Days... I have seen three ages in the West of the world, and many defeats, and many fruitless victories.'"
7 V 21

sickofpalantirs
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 7
Fellowship: Play an artifact on a companion to heal that companion (and if that companion is Aragorn, you may take a event from your discard pile into hand).
"'They will answer to the King of Gondor."'
7 V 21

ket_the_jet
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength 8
Vitality 4
Signet: Gandalf
When you play Elrond (except in your starting fellowship), you may reveal the top 10 cards of your draw deck. You may play each artifact revealed. Shuffle your draw deck.
"'Onen i-estel Edain.'"
7 V 21

Legolas3333
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 8
Skirmish: Exert Elrond to make an or companion is strength +2 (and damage+1 if that companion is Aragorn).
"'Onen i-estel Edain.'"
7 V 21

lem0nhead
•Elrond, Elven Lord (V)
Companion • Elf
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 8
At the start of the fellowship phase you may exert Elrond to play an artifact from your draw deck on an or companion.
Regroup: Discard an artifact borne by a companion to heal a companion.
"'Onen i-estel Edain.'"
7 V 21

[lem0nhead]

5
4
2

[legolas3333]

4
2
3

[Anvar]

5
3
7

[Not a Zombie]

4
1
7

[ket_the_jet]

2 4 7

[ket_the_jet]

Thranduil--who are we waiting on, besides you? I think a week to wait is too long...I am dying in suspense!
-wtk

[TheJord]

5
2
4

[sickofpalantirs]

1.  Nice theme.
5.  Love the tie in to cards like Eomer Keeper of Oaths
7.  A bit OP, but I like the concept.

[Thranduil]

I think we probably got all the votes... But I'd still like to keep the poll open for as many votes as possible. And thanks TJ for voting even though you didn't have to!

While we're at it, my votes are for:

1) #5
2) #1
3) #2

Thranduil

[Sete]

1

4

6

All the other entries were awesome as well, but I either found them overpowered or lacking a tiny sparkle to make the card a top deck card.

Congrats to all anyway!