His Dark Materials, Book I: The Golden Compass

[FM]

It's just that some versions of Lyra won't be that great in a starting Fellowhip, I wouldn't want to "force" the FP player to start her, but would still like to make it appealing enough so as Lyra would be IN the deck somewhere (perhaps starting her depending on the match-up, for instance).

[FM]

I also think I should add, not all versions of Lyra will cost 1. This might be a compelling argument as well as to keep the twilight-reducing ability as a general ability (not to mention it saves space on an actual card, and I mean these to be as realistic as possible).

[FM]

Just an update. I'm having a bit of trouble researching names for characters, the book skims by a lot of them, not to mention some cultures will demand full name development. As soon as I can get this over and done with, I'll proceed a bit differently. I'll post the full spoiler list for the culture, with all card names, and let you guys wonder for a bit about them. THEN, I'll start posting the actual cards.

[FM]

I have finally mustered enough info on names to kick this off again. Just a heads up if any of our new members are interested in the concepts.

[Witchkingx5]

[FM]

So, these are the names of the companions to be spoiled in the Daemon culture, and their rarity:

S Lyra Belacqua, Insolent Rascal
R Lyra Belacqua, Silvertongue
U Lyra Belacqua, Bearer of the Alethiometer
S Roger Parslow, Kitchen Servant
R Roger Parslow, Best Friend to Lyra
U Roger Parslow, Youngest of the Family
R Lord Asriel, Lyra's Father
R Lord Asriel, Lyra's Uncle
U Lord Asriel, Explorer
R Marisa Coulter, Explorer
R College Master, Keeper of the Alethiometer
C Jordan Scholar
R Lee Scoresby, Friend to Iorek
U Lee Scoresby, Aeronaut

Thoughts?

[FM]

And the minions said culture will spawn:

R Lord Asriel, Child Killer
R Marisa Coulter, Head of the Gobblers
U Marisa Coulter, Sinister Lady
R Gobbler Search Party
C Gobbler
R Fra Pavel, Member of the Magisterium
U Magisterium Minister
C Magisterium Pawn
U Night Watch
C Patrol Guard
R Carlo Boreal, Marisa Coulter's Lover
U Carlo Boreal, Member of the Royal Academy
R Tony Makarios, Living Zombie
U Tony Makarios, Mud-slinger
C Mud-slinging Orphan
C Rumor-spreading Orphan

[Witchkingx5]

maybe a wolf or a some barbarians as minions?

[FM]

They're in the Bolvangar culture and Tartar culture, respectively. These here are mainly to depict the short time Lyra is in Oxford sliging mud with the other orphan kids outside Jordan College, and the little time where she escapes Mrs. Coulter's flat. For instance, Marisa Coulter will spawn MORE minion versions, in the Bolvangar culture.

[FM]

Well, time for actual DCs. You've already seen the Starters, but I'll post them again for comparison and matching.

•Lyra Belacqua, Insolent Rascal
Companion • Human
Strength: 4
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 10
Protagonist. Child.
Lyra is strength +1 for each scholar you can spot.
Response: If Lyra is about to take a wound, add 2 burdens instead.
S

•Roger Parslow, Kitchen Servant
Companion • Human
Strength: 4
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Protagonist. Child.
Lyra is twilight cost -1.
While you can spot Lyra, Roger is strength +2.
Response: If Roger or Lyra is about to take a wound in a skirmish, add a burden instead.
S

•Lyra Belacqua, Bearer of the Alethiometer
Companion • Human
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 8
Protagonist. Child.
Roger is strength +2 and twilight cost +2.
At the start of your turn, you may exert Lyra to play a possession or artifact from your draw deck on her.
Response: If Lyra is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
U

THIS is the Lyra I meant to start alongside the Starter version of Roger. Sure, you can STILL start him with Lyra being protagonist, as a tanked up companion, much like an Aragorn, but, is it worth the reduced strength and resistance of your protagonist? It COULD be, in the right strategy, but why bother, when you can get the same effect by starting Roger instead, PLUS a larger starting Fellowship? Although, there MAY be reasons as to why you should do it, specially concerning in-game strategies.

•Roger Parslow, Youngest of the Family
Companion • Human
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 4
Child.
While you can spot Lyra, Roger is strength +1, damage +1 and twilight cost +1.
U

And this one is supposed to be Lyra's guard. Also, notice you can start a different protagonist altogether, and start him and Lyra at once.

[Cw0rk]

This concept looks interesting. LOTR TCG is a great game because the mechanics can be easily adapted to other worlds thant LOTR. Sadly, I can't help you much because I haven't read these books and to be honest, I'm not really interested by something that I don't understand. But anyway, keep up the good work, it looks neat.

[Witchkingx5]

This concept looks interesting. LOTR TCG is a great game because the mechanics can be easily adapted to other worlds thant LOTR. Sadly, I can't help you much because I haven't read these books and to be honest, I'm not really interested by something that I don't understand. But anyway, keep up the good work, it looks neat.

you can still rate the srtength of those cards, and as for myself, it's been a pretty long time since I read those books...

[FM]

So let's get the "junk" out of the way ( ). Here's the rest of the commonplace companions:

•Lord Asriel, Explorer
Companion • Human
Strength: 8
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 5
Scholar.
Response: If an event is played, add a burden and discard 2 cards from hand to cancel its effects.
U

Jordan Scholar
Companion • Human
Strength: 4
Vitality: 2
Resistance: 1
Explorer. Scholar.
While you can spot another scholar, Jordan Scholar is damage +1
C

•Lee Scoresby, Aeronaut
Companion • Human
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 4
Flying.
At the start of each of your turns, you may have a shadow player reveal a site at random from his adventure deck.
Skirmish: If Lee Scoresby is bearing a ranged weapon, exert him or burden him to make a minion lose flying until the end of the turn.
U

[FM]

Tweaked Lyra a bit.

•Lyra Belacqua, Bearer of the Alethiometer
Companion • Human
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Resistance: 8
Protagonist. Child.
Roger is strength +2 and twilight cost +2.
At the start of your turn, you may exert Lyra to play a possession, artifact or daemon from your draw deck on her.
Response: If Lyra is about to take a wound, add a burden instead.
U

Now you can play daemons on her as well.