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Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg230303#msg230303
« on: December 21, 2010, 07:39:44 pm »
The Nightmare card triggered an idea (my apologies if this has already been thunk). What if there was a card called, "The Gift" that would give your opponent any creature, weapon or shield you have on the table? I can think of several scenarios in which this would be beneficial:

-Opponent Anti-Matters your dragon. Solution? "Gift" it to him!
-Creature plagued by Aflatoxin? "Gift" it away!
-Opponent Lobotomizer or Owl's Eye giving you fits? "Gift" away your Trident! (Opponent has no earth quanta)
-Tired of the opponent's Turtle Shield slowing you down? "Gift" your Phase Shield just before it expires!

There are literally hundreds of scenarios in which a Gift could be useful. Now, some may say that Steal or Deflag. would be more useful and for the most part I agree. This means Gift should be in an element which is unlikely to use those - perhaps Light or (most likely) Aether? I'm not exactly sure what the cost would be. It actually could be the cost of the item gifted, with the upgraded version making the gift cost N-1. It could go in Darkness since it is a shifty kind of card, but with that element already having Steal I see it as redundant and unbalancing.

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg230766#msg230766
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 06:17:23 am »
I love the concept and I think it could fit in really well with Aether. In that case, though, Gift doesn't feel quite right.

Maybe Spatial Shift or something? Moving it from your space to theirs? Sounds more Aether-y to me. ^_^

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg233887#msg233887
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2010, 03:13:37 am »
first of all, do you get to choose what you "gift" to your opponent? because if you get to choose, then this is OP- i think it should only affect creatures. also, i agree with Sir Rebrl about the name. perhaps Wormhole would work.
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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg233888#msg233888
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2010, 03:17:19 am »
A similar idea was started here :http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,18155.0.html
Feel free to comment on it.

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235209#msg235209
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2010, 01:52:40 am »
Actually, Zblader, the idea is completely different.

After all, the ways you can practically use the cards are completely different.

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235222#msg235222
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2010, 01:59:59 am »
Reread some of the later posts of the thread, there's talk of changing it to an effect like this one.

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235224#msg235224
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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235248#msg235248
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2010, 02:41:15 am »
Apart from giving away creatures, there is already Explosion...

And you don't have to lose a permanent in the bargain!

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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235728#msg235728
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2010, 08:16:01 pm »
hmm regarding the main idea maybe make it a darkness card called "shun"
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Re: Card idea: The Gift https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=18074.msg235834#msg235834
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2010, 11:47:25 pm »
shun sounds good. we can change this idea to more fit the meaning of shun. like you can only shun mutations, or only things that aren't your mark element, etc.
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