DDD (Round 3 Submissions thread and Discussions)

[the dictator]

We can have discussion here as well as the team Titanpad (sometimes Pad crashes hard!) with the first posts here being where we grab submissions from for PM's prior to round deadline...

[the dictator]

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Game Cards! Design a card that represents a character from one of these game series (Each boss will randomly receive one of the following): Pokemon, Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Team Fortress 2, Final Fantasy, Tales Special Rules: Please limit to under 250 words (we will be using The Word Count Tool for validation). Submissions breaking these rules will be disqualified.

Boo | Big Boo

These cards represent enemies in several Mario-franchise games.  They are known generally as "Boos" and specifically by many names per the varied species of 'boo'. Description: Element - Ghosts are spiritual manifestations of the dead, hence Death. Ability - Non-lobotomize-able passive "shy" represents characteristic behavior of Boos wherein they hide their face/stop (do not attack) and are not destroyed by standard methods (untargetable - not immaterial avoids targeting by Shard of Wisdom).  This synergies with Death element's specific focus on death effects, encouraging the player to kill creatures (to avoid 'penalty' of shy). Also, the Cloak aspect over-ruling shy fits mechanically (under a Cloak there is no reason to hide your face no matter how shy) and elementally as Death and Darkness have pre-existing synergy focused on Nightfall and Parasite / Bloodsucker. Stats - 2 ATK for 1 quanta seems Fractal-abuse-able, but consider a duo is required and creatures the opponent summons neutralize most of the first Fractal-ed Boos.  Big Boo is 6 HP (above all but one single-card CC kill-range) to simulate the difficulty of killing them in Mario games.  The 2 HP Boo is killed by any CC card except Dry Spell and is generally fragile and greatly affected by DR shields.  Under-powered is prevented by good ATK-to-quanta ratio (can be Fractal'd) requiring opposing decks to have counters available. * As noted above there are many species of 'Boos' which would allow for additional expansion through the other species.

[the dictator]

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Advertising EtG Design a Banner(Advertisement) for Elements The Game! Sizes: 720x240px or 160x600px (Any style or medium otherwise). Banners can't be animated. Special Rules: Only use original or royalty-free art. Provide credit where necessary. Use of work from other members of the Elements Community (even with permission) is strictly forbidden.

720x240px banner Ad for Elements the Game

[the dictator]

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Dungeons and Elements CD/OT Combo Make a whole set of cards, each one based on the second edition D&D base classes (Fighter, Paladin, Ranger, Mage, Cleric, Druid, Bard AND Thief) Special Rules: All card submissions must follow the CIA Guidelines, with one important exception: NO card art alowed. You can say and explain anything about the card in <50 words per card plus 100 for explaining the set as a whole.

Spoiler for Fighter Class:

NAME: Brawler ELEMENT: Earth COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|4 TEXT: Belligerent: Gains +5/+0 while opponent has more HP than you.	NAME: Brawler ELEMENT: Earth COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4|5 TEXT: Belligerent: Gains +5/+0 while opponent has more HP than you.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia The Fighter class is best suited to physical combat.  "As an optional and very commonly used rule, fighters could also take Weapon Specialization, which offered further bonuses to hit and damage" is the basis for the attack bonus. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Paladin Class:

NAME: White Knight ELEMENT: Light COST: 6 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4|6 TEXT: Charge: Paladin has 50% chance to deal +50% damage and ignore shield effects.	NAME: Paladin ELEMENT: Light COST: 6 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 5|6 TEXT: Charge: Paladin has 50% chance to deal +50% damage and ignore shield effects.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia Early editions of D&D allowed Paladins access to powerful mounts (like warhorse) represented here with the 'Charge' ability frequently supplying bonus attack and shield avoidance. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Ranger Class:

NAME: Wanderer ELEMENT: Life COST: 2 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|2 TEXT: Track: target a creature. If Ranger successfully attacks this turn, deal 2 damage to target.	NAME: Ranger ELEMENT: Life COST: 2 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4|3 TEXT: Track: target a creature. If Ranger successfully attacks this turn, deal 2 damage to target.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "The ranger was primarily based on the character Aragorn, and the Rangers of the North of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythos, as warriors who use tracking and other wilderness skills to hunt down their enemies" which this card's "Track" skill imitates with Elements game-play aspects. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Mage Class:

NAME: Mage ELEMENT: Other COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|2 TEXT: 3 Spell: Induce a natural effect on target creature based on target creature's elemental affinity.	NAME: Wizard ELEMENT: Other COST: 3 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|4 TEXT: 3 Spell: Induce a natural effect on target creature based on target creature's elemental affinity.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "The Magic-User was physically weak and vulnerable, but compensated for this with the potential to develop powerful spellcasting abilities" represented by low ATK and HP with varied and potentially powerful spells. Natural Effects (based on elemental affinity of target creature): - Random: a random natural affect occurs. - Mindgate: add copy of the first card in your opponent's deck to your hand. - Shockwave: deal 4 damage to the target. Instantly kill the creature if frozen. - Drain Life: drain 2 HP's from the target creature for each 10 darkness quanta in your possession. - Infect: target gains "sacrifice this creature to inflict 1 damage per round to a target creature". - Chaos Seed: A random effect is inflicted on the target. - Plate Armor: the target creature gains +0/+3. - Acceleration: replace the target creature skill with acceleration: gain +2/-1 per turn. - Purify: remove poison status from the target creature. Heals 2 damage per turn. Cumulative. - Growth: the target creature gains +2/+2. - Fire Bolt: deals 3 damage to target creature for each 10 fire quanta in your possession. - Ice Bolt: deals 2 damage to target creature for each 10 water quanta in your possession. Ice Bolt might freeze the target. - Relapse: NEW MECHANIC! target is delayed 1 turn if it attacks during opponent's next turn. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Cleric Class:

NAME: Cleric ELEMENT: Other COST: 3  TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 1|2 TEXT: 3 Cast: Cure (heal up to 4 HP)  or Inflict (-2 HP) target creature if you have a Lawful or Chaotic mark.	NAME: Priest ELEMENT: Other COST: 3  TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 1|4 TEXT: 3 Cast: Cure (heal up to 6 HP)  or Inflict (-3 HP) target creature if you have a Lawful or Chaotic mark.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "Alignment" is the basis of Lawful and Chaotic mark categorizations: Lawful Chaotic "...the class is described as gaining some of the advantages from both [...] Fighting-Men and Magic-Users in that they have the use of magic armor and [...] weapons [...], plus they have [...] their own spells" translates into Heal or Damage "elemental-alignments". SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Druid Class:

NAME: Druid ELEMENT: Life COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|2 TEXT: When first played from hand, summon either a Forest Scorpion, Horned Frog, or Cockatrice.	NAME: Druid ELEMENT: Life COST: 6 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|4 TEXT: When first played from hand, summon either a Scorpion, Giant Frog, or Elite Cockatrice.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "Druids have also gained the ability to have a special animal companion" in the 3rd edition of D&D which we represent here with the special ability that uses a game mechanic to auto-summon when played. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Bard Class:

NAME: Bard ELEMENT: Entropy COST: 2 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 1|2 TEXT: Ballad: Apply random positive effect to Bard and all adjacent creatures.	NAME: Skald ELEMENT: Entropy COST: 2 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 1|4 TEXT: Ballad: Apply random upgraded positive effect to Bard and all adjacent creatures.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "Bards use their artistic talents to induce magical effects. The class is loosely based on the special magic that music holds in stories" from Wiki represented by a new ballad ability. activation cost correlates to singing = sound = transmitted in air. list of effects: Normal: Momentum, Plate Armor, Adrenaline, Purify, Blessing, Quintessence Upgraded: Chaos Power, Improved Mutation, Mitosis, Twin Universe, Overdrive, Liquid Shadow SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

Spoiler for Thief Class:

NAME: Thief ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|3 TEXT: : remove passive ability from target creature. Thief gains that ability and +1/+1.	NAME: Thief ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 5|5 TEXT: : remove passive ability from target creature. Thief gains that ability and +1/+1.

ART: No art IDEA: Death Dost Dominate, Brawl #3 NOTES: On Wikipedia "Capable of sneaky combat and nimble tricks" and "stealthy and dextrous" represented by a new active ability (similar to lobotomize, but for passives) with twist of gaining the passive and a stat-boost. SERIES: D&D Brawl #3 Round 3 (Death Dost Dominate)

[the dictator]

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Combining Underpowered Cards Create a competitive deck using only Pillars, pendulums, and card ideas rejected for being too Underpowered from the CIA. Special Rules: 'Rejected' is meant for the cards' feedback, they don't necessarily have to be in the Archives. At least 2 different people must have agreed.  Voters will be highly encouraged to take originality and potential winnability into consideration.

Sunset on a Menagerie Spoiler for Hidden: Sundown | Sunset x6 Spoiler for Hidden: Serotonin | Tryptophan x6 Spoiler for Hidden: Menagerie | Menagerie x6 Spoiler for Hidden: Life Tower x10 Spoiler for Hidden: Life Pendulum x2 Hover over cards for details, click for permalink Deck import code : [Select] 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 4t3 4t3 4t3 4t3 4t3 4t3 4t4 4t4 4t4 4t4 4t4 4t4 7bu 7bu 4t5 4t5 4t5 4t5 4t5 4t5 8pq Description Dagger = Menagerie Short Sword = Tryptophan Hammer = Sunset The deck is fairly straight-forward to play. Card - Purpose Sunset - Play on the turn using Menagerie to speed through the "0 quanta" turn. Tryptophan - This deck should play like a rush so with "generally UP" cards you benefit from some UP-control.  Tryptophan to the rescue! Menagerie - For 6 cards you get 18 3|3 Mutants with no ability.  The UP label generally focuses around the loss of all quanta which is helped by the Sunset turn-skip type function.  Watch out for Rain of Fire! <-- not a problem if you know you're facing another "UP CIA deck"

[the dictator]

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Video Walkthrough! Create a walkthrough video of the forums.

No submission.

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Fable Create a Fable ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fable ) using creatures from elements to teach a lesson.

Poison's Fable
All the young nymphs giggled
as they played in the park.
There was the sound of children's laughter,
and the sound of a dog's bark

It all happened so fast -
a stab, a scream, a cry!
I knew not what to do,
Wanting her not to die

I should have kept watch,
kept her away from that thing:
that tiny, toxic, Deathstalker
Oh what a dreadful sting!

Just one small distraction
made for a horrible day!
Heed this advice, if you see Scorpio
Just stay away!

[the dictator]

In-Progress per 2-round Duration Task...

Polishing EtG 1.4! Odd round = Bonus task! Each bonus task lasts for 2 weeks! 1.4 features: Propose new features Elements The Game v1.4  can have; related to maps, AIs, NPC distributions, etc. do NOT propose new cards. The winner of this bonus task will get additional 8 points! All teams who submit will receive 5 points! All members will be able to vote on their favorite. Deadline: Round #4 deadline.

[Rutarete]

Dicta - It'll be easier for me to work on this round's task with you through this thread or pm than the chatboard, due to being so busy

[dawn to dusk]

The bonus task should be easier since I have some background information on what zanz himself wants. Spike does too. Whether or not we should use it is different.

[the dictator]

Dicta - It'll be easier for me to work on this round's task with you through this thread or pm than the chatboard, due to being so busy

Either works.

The bonus task should be easier since I have some background information on what zanz himself wants. Spike does too. Whether or not we should use it is different.

I don't think you should use it, since there are 5 teams, but only if you can get Spike to agree with you on that.