Halo TCG - Halo - UNSC (8/27: "She's blue, but she's hot!")

[AgentDrake]

Bearing an ally.
Weird, but it works.... maybe.
What happens if you do end up making AI followers, though? I mean, would an AI Follower played using the chip be permanently borne by that companion, or would it transfer "back" to the support area during regroup? And if it did transfer back, would it be potentially borne by two companions? (transfers from bearer A to support, bearer A still bears b/c of the chip, next maneuver transfers to Bearer B, so both A and B bear; A from the chip, B from the actual follower)?

Easy solution would be to not have the AI keyword on followers (since followers don't have race anyway), but that might close up a whole potential field of cards dealing with AIs, where you could potentially just slap AI on followers as an unloaded keyword, almost like a subculture.

Yeah. that's my random ramblings for the moment. Good job,

[sickofpalantirs]

Sorry for the delay, folks. To make it up, let's spoil arguably the most important character in the series behind Master Chief himself. That's right, it's time for everyone's favorite AI, Cortana!

Believe it or not, I started on these sets before followers had been introduced to LOTR TCG, so most AIs I've made are not followers (which makes the most sense in some cases), but instead are allies. Now that I'm picking up these sets and dusting them off after months and months of sitting idle, I've put a lot of time and thought into whether or not to convert AIs and other allies into followers, and I've come to the conclusion that in many cases, I will probably leave them as is. I'll do it like Decipher did: reinvent certain allies as followers in later sets (like what happened with The Gaffer and Radagast in LOTR TCG, starting as characters and ending up later as followers).

So for now, our little blue friend is an ally, but that may change down the road. Until then, enjoy!

•Cortana, Shipboard AI [UNSC]
Ally • Home 1 • AI
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Star: Gold
At the start of each turn, heal Cortana.
Fellowship: Exert Cortana twice to spot a Vehicle. That Vehicle (or one of its bearers) is strength +1 and vitality +1 until the end of the turn.
Fellowship: Exert Cortana twice to spot a Ship. That Ship is weapons +1 and armor +1 until the end of the turn.
"‘Your architecture isn't much different from the Autumn's...'"
works

•Cortana, Intrusive Construct [Covenant]
Ally • Home 1 • AI
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Star: Gold
To play, spot a [UNSC] companion and a [Covenant] card.
Each [Sentinel] minion is strength -1.
Each time an opponent plays a [Covenant] condition, you may exert Cortana to remove .
"‘Never been better. You can't imagine the wealth of information. Knowledge...so much...so fast. It's glorious!'"
fine

AI Chip [UNSC]
Artifact • Chip
Strength +1
Bearer must be a Spartan II.
When you play this artifact, you may play a [UNSC] AI on bearer from your draw deck. That AI is considered to be borne by bearer.
"‘Don't get any funny ideas....'"

maybe also a resistance boost? or whatever the equivalent is

[MR. Lurtzy]

Last one should prolly have a resistance or vitality boost instead of strength.