DL (Round 3 - Card Designer + Off Topicker)

[SpikeSpiegel]

We tried to make something...different.

We made a new kind of creature called: follower.

A follower is, in all aspects, a creature, but:

- it has its own dedicated slot in the battlefield

- each player cannot have more than 1 follower in play (on the battlefield) at the same time


We made followers for 8 different elements, the idea would be to make one for each element.

As a side note, every card "quote" comes from the corresponding AD&D 2nd ed. class handbook. 

Follower, in alphabetical order:

Spoiler for Bard:

Bard

"In every area and every region throughout the world, traveling musicians wandered throughout the land."

Spoiler for Cleric:

Cleric

"Clerics have major access to the spheres of [...] healing, necromantic, summoning." Resurrected creatures are placed on the battlefield. If more than one creature died in the last turn, resurrected creature is picked up randomly from the last turn dead ones. If the battlefield is full you cannot resurrect any creature.

Spoiler for Druid:

Druid

"The animal form a druid assumes can vary from the size of a bullfrog or small bird to that of a black bear..." A Druid can target one creature each turn, but only stats of the last one targeted are added to the druid.

Spoiler for Fighter:

Fighter - Berserker

"The Berserker is a warrior who has special attributes and abilities when he's in combat. In combat, he can achieve an ecstatic state of mind that will enable him to fight longer, harder, and more savagely than any human being has a right to."

Spoiler for Mage:

Mage

"Mages are wizards that cannot abandon their careers to become specialists." A countered spell has no effect.

Spoiler for Paladin:

Paladin skyrider

"The Skyrider is a warrior of the air. Carried by his airborne mount, he soars through the clouds with the grace of an eagle and the precision of an arrow in flight." We had enough with the usual stereotype Paladin - Light.

Spoiler for Ranger:

Ranger

"The species enemy was responsible for a personal tragedy in the Ranger's youth." A ranger can target only one creature each turn; the damage is doubled until that creature is targeted by a ranger.

Spoiler for Thief:

Thief

"The world of the thief is a world of darkness and stealth..." Cards stolen from the Thief go to your hand. If your hand is full, you cannot pickpocket.

[Zawadx]

Hmm, follower mechanic isn't original. But could work if you pull it off. I suggest having followers go to the top-right slot (pet slot) and pets to be counted as temporary followers.

Follower balance: Followers should get a bonus as there can only be one at a time. My idea would be to give them decent stats and expensive skills (like cleric as it is right now)

Thief seems kinda UP, and mechanic like this isn't original (see Yoink in OpenEtG, in my opinion they're pretty similar)
Druid seems OP, as it stops the opponent from playing hard hitters. Definitely merits higher skill cost and stats along the line of 3|3 unupped and 4|4 upped
Cleric looks good.

[SpikeSpiegel]

Updated.