Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - DC's Are Exhausting at 4 A.M. (12/23)

[DáinIronfoot]

•Jill, Daein Veteran
Companion • Man • Dracoknight
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Weapon: Axe
While skirmishing a minion, Jill is damage +1.
Skirmish: Exert Jill to make her strength +1 for each of the following you can spot: Sothe, Ike, Haar.
"Just give the word!"
0C24

Seems alright, actually. MAYBE give her a minor spotting requirement to play.

•Tauroneo, King's Right Hand
Companion • Man • General
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 6
Weapon: Sword
Tauroneo is strength +1 for each of the following you can spot: Pelleas, Micaiah, Ike.
"Certainly. Daein needs all the courage we can muster."
0R25

Yeah, I agree with SoP: 7 strength would be much better.

•Zihark, Daein Swordsman
Companion • Man • Swordmaster
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Weapon: Sword
Zihark is damage +1 for each of the following you can spot: Lyre, Lethe, Mordecai.
"It's time we put these vermin in their place."
0U26

Yowch. I GUESS it's alright, but I'd be happier with something like 6/4 stats as long as that isn't too odd storywise.

•Izuka, Crazed Revolutionary
Follower
Strength: +1
Aid - Add a burden.
When you transfer Izuka to a companion, you may draw a card (or two cards if bearer is Pelleas).
"What a coincidence! Or is it fate? Or maybe it's my unrivaled skill as a revolutionary organizer?"
0C27

Seems okay to me.

[Elf_Lvr]

•Fiona, Stewardess of Marado
Companion • Man • Paladin
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Weapon: Lance
While you cannot spot a threat, Fiona is damage +1.
While you cannot spot a burden, Fiona has muster.
While no opponent controls a site, Fiona has hunter 2.
"I'll have nothing to do with you and your monstrous tactics!"
0C28

Gosh darned vanilla characters. Let me know if I've used this text somewhere else because I probably have/will eventually. 

•Pelleas, Heir of Daein
Companion • Man • Sage
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Weapon: Dark
Lord (Resistance 3).
Pelleas is resistance +1 for each companion you can spot.
Skirmish: Add a burden to make Pelleas strength +2 until the regroup phase (limit +2). Each time he is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
"No man can, and certainly no prince... I cannot look away when my people suffer."
0R29

That's it for the companions, I think. At least the unique ones, and I probably won't add any non-unique ones. So, pretty soon we can flesh out this culture a bit more with some events/possessions/conditions. Anything but more companions. Amen.

[Thranduil]

•Fiona, Stewardess of Marado
Companion • Man • Paladin
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Weapon: Lance
While you cannot spot a threat, Fiona is damage +1.
While you cannot spot a burden, Fiona has muster.
While no opponent controls a site, Fiona has hunter 2.
"I'll have nothing to do with you and your monstrous tactics!"

Meh. Will the culture be able to deal with those three?

•Pelleas, Heir of Daein
Companion • Man • Sage
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 3
Pelleas is resistance +1 for each companion you can spot.
Skirmish: Add a burden to make Pelleas strength +2 until the regroup phase (limit +2). Each time he is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
"No man can, and certainly no prince... I cannot look away when my people suffer."

I don't care for limits so I would make it an "At the start of the skirmish phase..." action.

Thranduil

[DáinIronfoot]

•Fiona, Stewardess of Marado
Companion • Man • Paladin
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Weapon: Lance
While you cannot spot a threat, Fiona is damage +1.
While you cannot spot a burden, Fiona has muster.
While no opponent controls a site, Fiona has hunter 2.
"I'll have nothing to do with you and your monstrous tactics!"

Seems fine. Could be huge.

•Pelleas, Heir of Daein
Companion • Man • Sage
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 3
Pelleas is resistance +1 for each companion you can spot.
Skirmish: Add a burden to make Pelleas strength +2 until the regroup phase (limit +2). Each time he is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
"No man can, and certainly no prince... I cannot look away when my people suffer."

I assume he's supposed to be a Lord?

[sickofpalantirs]

I would make the skirmish ability +3 perhaps?

[Elf_Lvr]

One last companion for now. Maybe a few more will come later.

•Stefan, Pride of the Desert
Companion • Man • Trueblade
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Signet: Micaiah
Weapon: Sword
Damage +1.
Mastery - Astra 5. Exhaust each minion skirmishing Stefan.
To play, spot Miciah or a Laguz.
Skirmish: Exert Stefan and discard a card from hand to wound a minion he is skirmishing.
"You... You're a lot like me. I won't let you die."
0R30

Stefan is one of the last obtainable characters in the game, and he is only recruitable by Micaiah or a laguz (under specific circumstances). He starts as a third-tier unit, and so as a card he automatically has his mastery ability. However, to temper it, you have to reveal a pretty high costing card to trigger it. Like other swordmasters we've seen (and that we will see) he has a damage bonus and a wounding ability.

Anyways, we still have a posts-worth of basic weapons to cover for , but I pretty much don't feel like subjecting you to that boredom today. However, I do want you to note (for future reference) that the culture of weapons generally won't effect who can bear them, although I'll make a generic weapon of some sort for each culture (for each weapon type). This will matter for weapons that are unique but not character specific.

Now, for some conditions and events.

Team Attack
Event • Assignment
Spot a Dawn Brigade companion to wound a minion. That companion may not be assigned to skirmish until the regroup phase.
"You strike the brutes from afar with your magic. But be sure not to get too close to them. Then, I'll move in when they're weak. That's the safest strategy."
0C31

Ranged Strategy
Condition • Support Area
Skirmish: Exert a companion not assigned to skirmish to exert a minion skirmishing a companion.
"Remember to keep your distance from the enemy. Team up and bring them down one by one!"
0C32

[Thranduil]

Team Attack
Event • Assignment
Spot a Dawn Brigade companion to wound a minion. That companion may not be assigned to skirmish until the regroup phase.
"You strike the brutes from afar with your magic. But be sure not to get too close to them. Then, I'll move in when they're weak. That's the safest strategy."

Costing seems fine to me.

Ranged Strategy
Condition • Support Area
Skirmish: Exert a companion not assigned to skirmish to exert a minion.
"Remember to keep your distance from the enemy. Team up and bring them down one by one!"

I'd prefer "Exert a companion not assigned to a skirmish to exert a minion skirmishing a companion." or perhaps "assigned to" instead of "skirmishing" if you think it needs a bit more flexibility, but I don't really think so.

Thranduil

[sickofpalantirs]

One last companion for now. Maybe a few more will come later.

•Stefan, Pride of the Desert
Companion • Man • Trueblade
Strength: 9
Vitality: 3
Signet: Micaiah
Weapon: Sword
Damage +1.
Mastery - Astra 5. Exhaust each minion skirmishing Stefan.
To play, spot Miciah or a Laguz.
Skirmish: Exert Stefan and discard a card from hand to wound a minion he is skirmishing.
"You... You're a lot like me. I won't let you die."
fine

Team Attack
Event • Assignment
Spot a Dawn Brigade companion to wound a minion. That companion may not be assigned to skirmish until the regroup phase.
"You strike the brutes from afar with your magic. But be sure not to get too close to them. Then, I'll move in when they're weak. That's the safest strategy."
cut cost to 1 IMSO

Ranged Strategy
Condition • Support Area
Skirmish: Exert a companion not assigned to skirmish to exert a minion.
"Remember to keep your distance from the enemy. Team up and bring them down one by one!"

fine

[DáinIronfoot]

Yeah, Thran and SoP are all over these cards. I just second them.

[Elf_Lvr]

Steel Bow
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +1
Weapon: Bow
Bearer is an archer.
0C33

Silver Lance
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Lance
While bearer is mounted, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: Discard this possession to wound a minion bearer is skirmishing.
0U34

Iron Axe
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Axe
Bearer is damage +1.
0C35

Basic possessions. Had to get 'em done. Next time: Dark Magic.

[sickofpalantirs]

Steel Bow
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +1
Weapon: Bow
Bearer is an archer.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must exert a minion.
fine

Silver Lance
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Lance
While bearer is mounted, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: Discard this possession to wound a minion bearer is skirmishing.
maybe or twice if some criteria is fulfilled?

Iron Axe
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Axe
Bearer is damage +1.
I feel like it should have some sort of condition on the damage 1...

Basic possessions. Had to get 'em done. Next time: Dark Magic.

[Thranduil]

Steel Bow
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +1
Weapon: Bow
Bearer is an archer.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must exert a minion.

Um.... compare to Elven Bow? Take out the strength bonus and make it cost .

Silver Lance
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Lance
While bearer is mounted, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: Discard this possession to wound a minion bearer is skirmishing.

Compare this to the weapon below. Again, I'd make it cost . It's FP right?

Iron Axe
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Axe
Bearer is damage +1.

This is fine - cards like Rohirrim Axe are not worth it.

Thranduil

[DáinIronfoot]

Steel Bow
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +1
Weapon: Bow
Bearer is an archer.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must exert a minion.

Hard to balance since we're still learning your game (and how strong archery will be overall), but I tend to agree with Thran: needs to cost at the very least, or have archer be conditional.

Silver Lance
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Lance
While bearer is mounted, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: Discard this possession to wound a minion bearer is skirmishing.

Iffy on the cost. PROBABLY should be , but as I recall, you don't have many lancers, right?

Iron Axe
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Axe
Bearer is damage +1.

No complaints here.

[Elf_Lvr]

Hard to balance since we're still learning your game (and how strong archery will be overall), but I tend to agree with Thran: needs to cost at the very least, or have archer be conditional.

I'll make a change - but keep in mind that Weapon: Bow people are fairly scarce.

Iffy on the cost. PROBABLY should be , but as I recall, you don't have many lancers, right?

There's 2 guys that start with Weapon: Lance (Aran, Fiona) and two more than can gain it by changing classes, which I haven't gotten to yet.

Also, I'll probably start making weapons culture-specific. There's enough of them that it should be possible.

Anyways, I promised some dark magic, so here it is.

Now, know that Pelleas is one of two FP characters that can use Dark Magic, so most of this stuff is custom-tailored for him.

A few new mechanics in this post. So enjoy.

Fenrir
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Dark
Spell.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must discard a card from hand.
0U36

•Balberith
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +2
Vitality: +1
Weapon: Dark
Spell.
While skirmishing a character with Weapon: Light, bearer is strength +3.
0R37

Master Crown [Cultureless: Fellowship]
Event • Fellowship
Play a Class Change condition from your draw deck.
0C38

[DáinIronfoot]

Also, I'll probably start making weapons culture-specific. There's enough of them that it should be possible.

That alone would be a HUGE help in terms of balance.

Fenrir
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +2
Weapon: Dark
Spell.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, the first Shadow player must discard a card from hand.

Seems fair enough. Weird to have a spell as a weapon, but I get the concept.

•Balberith
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Strength: +2
Vitality: +1
Weapon: Dark
Spell.
While skirmishing a character with Weapon: Light, bearer is strength +3.

There are minions that fight with Light, whereas this companion would be fighting with Dark? A little odd, that. But seems balanced, especially considering that I imagine the Light strenght boost won't be triggered very often.

Master Crown [Cultureless: Fellowship]
Event • Fellowship
Play a Class Change condition from your draw deck.

Iiiiiiiinteresting. Impossible to judge without seeing Class Changes, but it's probably fine.