From:	"jonathan.edwards@*****.com" <jedwards@**********.ITRON.COM>
Subject:	Re: New card ideas... gear and specials
Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:43:20 -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.

I'd go one step further and make it Unique. If I could stack my deck with
four of these, there'd be some pissed off players....

>> 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.

Or if not intended to offer your opponent a "side door", you could make it
limited to player's own objective, and they pick which opponent's challenge
to return...


>> 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).

Unlike LOTP, it seems that more than one can be in play? Or does this bear
the same restriction?

>> 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.

I'd probably bump up the cost, but not include the 2AP damage...unless, of
course, they're allergic to cosmetics ;-)

Some really good ideas!

Cheers,

Jon