| From: | Matb <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: New card ideas... gear and specials |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Jul 1998 08:02:17 -0700 |
> Type - Stinger
> Name - Full Frontal Assault
> Cost - 6¥
> Text - Play when a player announces a shadowrun. If any runner
> voluntarily pulls out of the shadowrun, trash that runner.
> Flavor - "Charge!!!!!!"
> This one is for stopping those who pick away at challenges one at a
> time. Works better than no-way out.. but costs more.
This depends on how you read 'voluntarily' -- using Invisibility,
ostensibly, voluntarily returns Runners to the safehouse (as does Wind
Spirit) -- so it comes across as pretty greedy against certan decks.
Interesting idea, though; and two ideas come to balance it. Increase
the cost (2Y/Runner comes a bit closer, although its still extremely
cheap). Or, add a side benefit: Challenges don't benefit from armor, or
all Runners with Weapons gain +2/- until the end of the shadowrun. But
it's still *extremely* powerful for its cost.
> Type - Stinger
> Name - The Side Door
> Cost - 4¥
> Text - Play when a player announces a shadowrun. Shadowrunning player
> may return 1 unrevieled challenge to owners hand before
> attempting the run. Shadowrunning player looses 5 reputation.
> I feel the the rep lost is worth getting past that guardian dracoform,
> but the card is not trashed and you have to know its their first.
On the other hand, it sounds like you can use it against other players
-- eseentially, costing them 5 Reputation (and the 'lost' Challenge may
not be a big deal, if I know they can't sleaze the Hellish Traffic
behind it). At the moment, it's an limited, non-random Just a Rumor.
> Type - Gear
> Name - Head Dress
> Cost - 6¥
> Text - Play on Amerindian runner. Runner becomes tribal chief and
> gains +1/+1 for every other amerindian owner has in play.
> Runner may not go on shadowruns but may ingage in runner vs.
> runner combat.
> Flavor - "The chiefs... while powerfull, don't fight untill they have
> to"
> This one is for turning a runner into a really buff interceptor...
> something to make the trolls think twice...
Or to make the Trolls superbuff. There *are* some decent (5/5? 6/6?
Don't have it in front of me) Trolls already. It's balanced slightly by
the generally high cost of Amerinds - and, to be frank, is a better
wording than Leader of the Pack (though the bonus should vary like LotP
does).
> Type - Gear
> Name - War Paint
> Cost - 1¥
> Text - Play on Amerindian runner. Amerindian runner gains +1/+0 or
> +0/+1 players choice.
> Flavor - "To some its just color... to me... its power"
Hmm. Well, I remember seeing a suggestion for War Paint that did 2ap
damage to its user on a bad roll, so it's one up on that ;) I'm trying
to keep the number of straight bonuses to Threat Ratings down to a
minimum. Remember that as miscellaneous Gear, it stacks on top of
Cyberware, Weapons, and other miscellaneous Gear.
Most of the Threat and skill bonuses are coming from the feathers and
prayer sticks.
- Matt
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