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Title: Silence - Updated 2/11/14
Post by: browarod on February 03, 2014, 11:43:33 PM
Silence
Multi Good Enhancement | Territory-Class | 0/0
-Neither O.T. nor N.T.-
"If you have played no other cards this turn, remove this card from the game to restrict players from beginning battles or targeting/affecting their opponents' cards until your next upkeep."
~The silence between Malachi and Matthew
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: The Guardian on February 04, 2014, 02:46:56 AM
Probably need to have it remove itself from the game after that one turn otherwise Gabriel is bringing it back at will.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 04, 2014, 09:37:10 AM
Probably need to have it remove itself from the game after that one turn otherwise Gabriel is bringing it back at will.
Updated. It's a bit wordy now, though, but I'm not sure how to fix that.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: jbeers285 on February 04, 2014, 10:10:05 AM
Why is this a good card?
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Lamborghini_diablo on February 04, 2014, 10:26:25 AM
I came into this thread expecting: "Negate all cards involving spells."
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 04, 2014, 11:49:25 AM
Why is this a good card?
Because I don't like to encourage turtle decks, but sometimes everyone could use 1 round as a breathing room. :P

I came into this thread expecting: "Negate all cards involving spells."
Hah! Sorry to burst your bubble. ;)
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Bobbert on February 04, 2014, 11:58:00 AM
I came into this thread expecting: "Negate all cards involving spells."

I forgot what I was expecting when coming into this thread.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Blisstake on February 04, 2014, 01:29:11 PM
You can simplify it to "no actions are to take place for a turn except drawing, etc"
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 04, 2014, 02:52:51 PM
You can simplify it to "no actions are to take place for a turn except drawing, etc"
I thought about that at first, but I didn't want to limit people from putting characters down, exchanging artifacts, etc and I think it would be longer to list the things they ARE allowed to do then the things they are NOT, haha.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Blisstake on February 04, 2014, 03:04:42 PM
then what about "no battle actions or anything related to battle actions are to take place"?
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 04, 2014, 03:27:39 PM
then what about "no battle actions or anything related to battle actions are to take place"?
Well, battles are only part of what I was trying to restrict, the other being playing TC enhancements or using artifacts to mess with opponent's cards, even stopping the likes of Mayhem.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Bobbert on February 04, 2014, 03:31:41 PM
Perhaps "No player may take an action that targets an opponent's card."

This is making an assumption on my part, that beginning a rescue attempt targets the opponent's Lost Souls. Perhaps one would have to extend the logic that beginning a battle would result in targeting the soul, and so would not be allowed.

This would also stop certain artifacts, which may or may not be a good thing.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 04, 2014, 04:12:58 PM
Perhaps "No player may take an action that targets an opponent's card."

This is making an assumption on my part, that beginning a rescue attempt targets the opponent's Lost Souls. Perhaps one would have to extend the logic that beginning a battle would result in targeting the soul, and so would not be allowed.

This would also stop certain artifacts, which may or may not be a good thing.
I like some of your idea and I've reworked the card again with that in mind.

Also, "upkeep" no longer looks like a real word.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Smokey on February 05, 2014, 08:30:57 PM
This game needs less cards that remove your opponent from the game, not more.
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 06, 2014, 10:27:57 AM
This game needs less cards that remove your opponent from the game, not more.
It also removes you from the game for that turn....
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: Red Warrior on February 06, 2014, 01:33:50 PM
~The silence between Malachi and Matthew

Antiochus IV, however, is free to rule the world! Just kidding of course!

I actually do kind of like the idea of "silence", but this could even be represented in Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I Am God..."

How about this rewording:
"If you have played no other cards this turn, remove this card from the game to restrict players from targeting other players' cards or initiating a battle until your next upkeep.

Dropping "Cannot be negated" shouldn't be a problem (you wont play it in battle, and DD/CwD simply restrict it).
Title: Re: Silence
Post by: browarod on February 11, 2014, 12:41:51 PM
Dropping "Cannot be negated" shouldn't be a problem (you wont play it in battle, and DD/CwD simply restrict it).
Good point, you actually can't play this in battle and use the special ability anyway because, I believe, putting a Hero into battle is considered "playing" it.

Updated once again. Any other thoughts/suggestions?
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