::Out-of-Character Forum::

[Zorc James]

Help for your traps  

[Rednal]

Hmm... Needlebite's not bad. ^^  

[Zorc James]

see, referencing the original can bring ideas to new light.  

[Rednal]

True enough, though I usually want it to be *only* a reference. XD I want this set to actually feel like horror, not the same cards with different names and pics.  

[Rednal]

To elaborate...

Azathoth / White - Represented by the Elder Sign, this force comprises humans who, mostly, don't realize that they're drawing power from the greatest of all Eldritch monstrosities. A few know, though, and the group as a whole is desperately trying to fight the horrors that seek to violate their world. Has more humans than anyone else, plus a few robots.



Cthulhu / Green - Features cosmic horrors and things from the deeps, and is especially good at binding through chains and tentacles. A little tricky that way. Of course, when they rise from the depths, they tend to... have an impact.



Dagon / Blue - Features aquatic monsters and a pronounced tendency to try and expand their reach by, well, flooding other hands. The "slow but strong" type that takes time to get going, but is very challenging once it finally does.



Hastur / Yellow - Features aerial creatures (abnormally high percentage of Flying monsters) along with a lightning theme that often results in Flash and/or Flying. Even better, their Grimoire gives them Double Strike, so they can hit both fast and hard pretty darn often.



Nyarlathotep / Red - Features nightmares and lots of horrors. Sometimes pretty, sometimes not, but always dangerous. Seriously enjoys messing with the opponent.



Shub-Niggurath / Black - Metric ****load of monsters. They Populate a lot, they eat each other, and they spawn like crazy. If you can't keep them in check, they'll quickly overrun you.



Yog-Sothoth / Prismatic - Prism, here, is a separate color like any of the others, so there's no special effect. However, Yog-Sothoth is one of the most potent entities, and Yog-Sothoth is both the Gate and the Key. So, most of its effects have a link of some kind to somewhere else on your field or to you as a player.





And those are the themes. XD  

[Zorc James]

It is pronounced Wurm.

and also, Prismatic and yellow are not normal forms of mana. you need to create lands for them.  

[Rednal]

You say that like you think I didn't already take care of it. XD There's the "Gate" and "Yellow Sign" lands (each group here has its own unique land, separate from the normal five even if colors are shared). Also, I think Worm and Wurm are both in there, so yeah. ^^  

[Zorc James]

Worms are small and weak Wurms. the Skybug is a Skywurm. the caterpillar is a worm.  

[Rednal]

I see. Well, by the standards of eldritch monsters, Skyworm's still pretty small... XD  

[Zorc James]

worms are at the strongest 4. Wurms start at power 4 to, the most recent, 15.

actually, apon re looking up, the highest worms go up to is 3, on the Simic Ragworm.  

[Rednal]

...You do know that I don't know enough about the main card game, and these aren't designed to integrate with that anyway, right? Besides, I like the idea of Worms more for the whole theme going on here. ^^  

[Rednal]

Also, what do you think about this one?

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With accompanying errata noting that "you" refers to the person casting the spell, and "they" refers to the caster's opponent. XD Errata is also a Magic tradition! Apparently.

 

[Zorc James]

a traditon usually followed by rule changes and updates. usually take up the ruling on pressure cards like that with people who are better rule-understanding spikes then me.  

[Rednal]

Judging by the size of the rulebook, I'm not quite prepared to place too much credit in that. rofl

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I feel like I should make more "pressure" cards like this, though. XD Giving the opponent the choice of their pain is a very Nyarl-y thing, as far as this set is concerned.  

[Zorc James]

Funny how red is the one with the most "YOU CHOOSE!"