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Title: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: ZephyrPhantom on August 11, 2015, 10:17:48 am
(http://i.imgur.com/IYbKqms.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/7nXuWRz.png)
NAME:
Acheron
ELEMENT:
Water
COST:
3 :water
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK|HP:

TEXT:
Weapon: Each turn, deal X damage. X = your unoccupied creature slots. Starts with a 5 DMG cap, +1 DMG each turn.
NAME:
Acheron
ELEMENT:
Water
COST:
2 :water
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK|HP:

TEXT:
Weapon: Each turn, deal X damage. X = your unoccupied creature slots. Starts with a 5 DMG cap, +1 DMG each turn.

ART:
J. W. Bjerk (http://opengameart.org/content/painterly-spell-icons-part-1) under Creative Commons 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
IDEA:
ZephyrPhantom
NOTES:
A weapon that uses a damage cap to control scaling.

+1 DMG each turn refers to cap.
SERIES:

Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: foxrain4 on August 12, 2015, 03:59:45 pm
water cards in elements dun really seem to be sliding towards
big damage, Acheron would feel weird if put into game with
the other water cards.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: OdinVanguard on August 12, 2015, 07:31:02 pm
Quote from: foxrain4 on August 12, 2015, 03:59:45 pm
water cards in elements dun really seem to be sliding towards
big damage, Acheron would feel weird if put into game with
the other water cards.
Actually, damage ramp is something of a core theme for water.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: dracomageat on August 12, 2015, 07:38:01 pm
Steam Machine is part of an ongoing theme of fire quanta growing attack both in and off element:


The other two cards do indeed show growth in water though.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: foxrain4 on August 13, 2015, 01:30:56 am
Quote from: OdinVanguard on August 12, 2015, 07:31:02 pm
Quote from: foxrain4 on August 12, 2015, 03:59:45 pm
water cards in elements dun really seem to be sliding towards
big damage, Acheron would feel weird if put into game with
the other water cards.
Actually, damage ramp is something of a core theme for water.

Steam Machine and Forest Spirit are not really pure water card so
they can exhibits something different from the normal water cards.

Shard of Patience is indeed a damage ramp,
but it increases damage + toughness while your creatures are not attacking.

Acheron seems like a fire card, keeps rushing to attacking and
increasing damage over time, not suggesting it to be a fire card,
just dun feel too exactly matched with the usual water cards.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: dracomageat on August 13, 2015, 01:46:04 am
Quote from: foxrain4 on August 13, 2015, 01:30:56 am
Shard of Patience is indeed a damage ramp,
but it increases damage + toughness while your creatures are not attacking.

Acheron seems like a fire card, keeps rushing to attacking and
increasing damage over time, not suggesting it to be a fire card,
just dun feel too exactly matched with the usual water cards.

Archeron has two different caps placed on it. One is a turn counter that seems symbolic of growth or the tide and the other based on your empty creature slots, the slots you're not attacking with.
In that sense, maybe it's more in line with past mechanics than you think.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on August 17, 2015, 03:03:35 pm
Quote from: foxrain4 on August 12, 2015, 03:59:45 pm
water cards in elements dun really seem to be sliding towards
big damage, Acheron would feel weird if put into game with
the other water cards.

Well, if you're not playing mono :water, Flooding will go in sync with this card.
Title: Re: Acheron | Acheron
Post by: ZephyrPhantom on August 18, 2015, 05:58:52 am
Seems like this card has gathered quite a bit of interest, so I've added some nice art; hope you guys like it. :)
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