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{Round 5} Holy Orb of Guidance | Sacred Orb of Guidance {Knocked Out} https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1236242#msg1236242
« on: June 26, 2016, 01:40:22 am »
Well, my official designer path ended in Round 5. For reference, here is the main thread. Also I recommend checking out my CDW3 Complete Series which contains my take on each and every challenge in this competition.

Spoiler for Round 4, 5-5-3-2 Loss - mathman101 vs. Linkcat vs. Silver Emerald vs. russianspy1234:
NAME:
Holy Orb of Guidance
ELEMENT:
Light
COST:
4 :light
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Your creatures attack immediately when played. Absorb :light :light per turn.
NAME:
Sacred Orb of Guidance
ELEMENT:
Light
COST:
2 :light
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Your creatures deal half damage when played and may immediately use abilities. Absorb :light :light per turn.

ART:
All art comes from royalty-free websites. In this case, the link traces back here to FreeImages.
IDEA:
Silver Emerald
NOTES:
Banish summoning sickness by showing your disoriented creatures the way!

To clear up potential confusion:
- With this permanent active, your creatures deal damage as you play them and again in the normal attack phase.
- The upgraded version rounds up.
- Compare Flooding for the 'Absorb' clause: the permanent destructs if you cannot maintain upkeep.

This submission is as much symbolic as it is pragmatic - my chosen synergy card has much the opposite connotation and effect, and is in fact a previous success on the part of one of my opponents in this round. I refer to the card Dark Web|Dark Web^ designed by Linkcat in Round 4.

Spoiler for Synergy Cards:


The synergy is in the increased CC granted to the user (both positive and negative) and intended for a hybrid deck which may make use of speeding up your own assault and slowing the opponent's.

Spoiler for Restrictions:
  • Being Silver Emerald's card: Cannot be a spell.
  • Being a semifinals card: Must take a second card, previously designed in CDW3, as its synergy card and be able to work with it.
  • The card must cost less than the card it is synergizing with.
  • The card must not be the same element as the card it is synergizing with.
  • The card must be the same type as the card it is synergizing with.

SERIES:
Silver Emerald's Complete Card Design War #3 Series

Spoiler for Round 4, 6-5-3-3 Win - Silver Emerald vs. Kuroaitou vs. dawn to dusk vs mafoja:
NAME:
Abstract Art
ELEMENT:
Entropy
COST:
5 :entropy
TYPE:
Creature
ATK | HP:
2 | 4
TEXT:
2: Display - Have a chance to: Gain 1 ATK, Lose 1 HP, or Generate 3 random quanta.
NAME:
Elemental Art
ELEMENT:
Entropy
COST:
5 :entropy
TYPE:
Creature
ATK | HP:
3 | 5
TEXT:
2: Display - Have a chance to: Gain 1 ATK, Lose 1 HP, or Generate 3 random quanta.

ART:
By andretimpa for the War Materials competition, intended to be used in these semifinals.
IDEA:
Silver Emerald
NOTES:
Have you ever seen a piece of abstract art and thought one of the following?
- That...wow. That has impact.
- That paint would be better used in a sewer.
- Kinda inspirational, even if I don't totally get it.

Reaching that variety of interpretations is where I was going with this card. It being within Entropy, just what the 'audience' of your opponent and his/her entourage think is up to chance.

Spoiler for Restrictions:
  • Being Silver Emerald's card: Cannot be a permanent.
  • Being an :entropy card: Must be a creature.
  • The card must not cost 2, 4 or 6 quanta.
  • The card cannot have a targeting effect.
  • The card name must contain 12 or fewer characters, spaces/punctuation excepted.
SERIES:
Silver Emerald's Complete Card Design War #3 Series

Spoiler for Round 3, 11-2-0 Win - Silver Emerald vs. Timdood3 vs. Fippe94:
NAME:
Calm Before the Storm
ELEMENT:
Water
COST:
3 :water
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Lasts 2 turns.  All spells played while active wait until this card's expiration and add damage equal to their cost.
NAME:
Calm Before the Storm
ELEMENT:
Water
COST:
5 :water
TYPE:
Permanent
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Lasts 3 turns.  All spells played while active wait until this card's expiration and add damage equal to their cost.

ART:
All art comes from royalty-free websites. In this case, the link traces back here to FreeImages.
IDEA:
Silver Emerald
NOTES:
  • Multiple of these can chain.
  • The added damage is dealt to the opponent.
  • 'Spells' refers to the card type and does not include Nymph alchemy effects.
  • More notes if need be.
Spoiler for Restrictions:
  • Being a Permanent: Must have an effect on Spells, spell effects or Quanta.
  • The card's name must be equal to or longer than 12 characters. Punctuation and spaces do not count.
  • The card's cost must be an odd number.
  • The card must not belong to :air, :aether, or :earth.
SERIES:
Silver Emerald's Complete Card Design War #3 Series

Spoiler for Round 2 N/A - Was not in Round but Made a Card Anyway:


Spoiler for Round 1, 12-7 Loss - rob77dp vs. Silver Emerald:
I highly suggest reading the notes. I may or may not paint a picture with words for future cards, but it should be reasonably informative and significantly more exciting than briefly describing the niche of this card pair.

Round 1:
NAME:
Splashing Thought
ELEMENT:
Aether
COST:
3 :aether
TYPE:
Spell
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Generate :aether for every three creatures on any field.
NAME:
Living Meditation
ELEMENT:
Aether
COST:
5 :aether
TYPE:
Spell
ATK | HP:
N/A
TEXT:
Generate :aether for every creature on your field.


ART:
All art comes from royalty-free websites. In this case, the link traces back here.

IDEA:
Silver Emerald

NOTES:
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Issen retreated deeper into the forest, backing away from the approaching frogs and cockatrices of Faya while quietly cursing her for being on patrol in these woods. Even a phoenix in her command soared over the foliage, just waiting to strike. Issen's own connections to his home realm, those crystal totems which provided power for his works, were running rather dry...three dragons of his retinue, mighty in their ethereal presences, would easily be able to turn the tide of battle if only he had the essence necessary to open a portal and summon each forth.

As it stood, only two skittering spiders and a turquoise nymph - beautiful but badly injured - served as his vanguard, following as he approached rapids onto which a waterfall tumbled. The Aether elemental checked his flight thence, turning and brandishing his crackling sword to make a stand, hoping the water to dampen Faya's firey charges. Thus the battle continued at the next clash, though faced with hordes Issen staggered back once more...he had fried the little brain of the frog which she had made capable of duplicating itself, but many already pursued him. Yet in their angry charge, in the strikes of his own command, in the swinging and singing of his own sword, he distantly recognized rhythm.

Direction.

Intention.

The cognition of the universe, much deeper than Time could ever reach. In recognizing this resonance, Issen raised his sword and called not with voice, but with soul. The creatures all, both his pets and Faya's, shuddered slightly; a brief lapse in combat followed. The ripples of this resonance returned from fighters and from the very environment in its momentous and incessant existence. She directed many creatures? She would fight in the place resplendent with a thousand silent voices? So much the better. Issen, strengthened by the reply, linked the necessary symbols in the air with his blade. He let this reaction catalyze the portal and rushed forth with two of his phase dragons. Today would not be his last fight.
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SERIES:
Silver Emerald's Complete Card Design War #3 Series

« Last Edit: July 28, 2016, 02:13:09 pm by Silver Emerald »
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Re: {Round 3} Calm Before the Storm | Calm Before the Storm https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1237351#msg1237351
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2016, 08:33:33 pm »
I don't see a card for Round 3, is that intentional?
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Re: {Round 3} Calm Before the Storm | Calm Before the Storm https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1237386#msg1237386
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2016, 02:32:37 am »
It's entirely intentional, I know the title but haven't decided on the final design of the card.
...also the original concept may not have met all the conditions. But now it does!
« Last Edit: July 11, 2016, 10:28:18 pm by Silver Emerald »
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Re: {Round 3} Calm Before the Storm | Calm Before the Storm https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1237432#msg1237432
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2016, 10:39:11 pm »
Okay, the card is actually posted now. Updated for R3!
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Re: {Round 3} Calm Before the Storm | Calm Before the Storm https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1237433#msg1237433
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2016, 10:44:00 pm »
And that's round three's Arbitrary Espithel Award right there.

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Re: {Round 4} Abstract Art | Elemental Art https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1237846#msg1237846
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2016, 10:47:05 pm »
Yay, Round 4! Here's hoping for success and a greater than 33% winrate. ^^
« Last Edit: July 17, 2016, 10:53:58 pm by Silver Emerald »
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Re: {Round 5} (Card Name Here) | (Other Card Name Here) https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1238491#msg1238491
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2016, 03:10:30 am »
Abstract Art:

This card will allow you to randomly gain 1 attack, lose 1 hp, or generate 3 quanta.

For 5 quanta.... which you could also spend on an Abomination.

If you hit the 'gain 1 attack' every turn, you would have it on your 4th attack (because of summoning sickness).
After 4 turns Abomination would have hit for 20 damage, this card would have hit for 14. So best case on the attack side it's a lot worse than Abomination.
Also Abomination has 5 health instead of 4 and doesn't have a 2 cost activation to generate random quanta.

If you get the 'lose 1 hp' it's just bad... really bad. 4 of those and this card is dead.

Now for the generate 3 random quanta.... that sounds great, right? It's a Quantum Pillar with attack, good, huh? It'll cost you 5 entropy to play it though.... maybe not so good. But 3 quanta is a good thing, right? Well, keep in mind you're paying 2 random quanta to get that... so you're coming away with an increase of 1. Yep, that's 1 random quanta.

Oh and not to mention, we have no idea what the % chance of getting each is. Looks more like a.... 'hmmm, I'm gonna make a creature, oh let's make it entropy and give it random things if you spend quanta.' With no thought to if any of those would be good. Sorry, Kuro should have won this round, and tbh yours should have been at 1 vote, since you liked it. Maybe not so much after reading this post. :D

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Now to help you understand the difference between a good card and a bad one:

For a random increase in attack, you need to think about the other cards that do that. All of them are +2 (or +5 for steam machine), but those are consistent. Yours is random. which means you'll have to compensate. Steam Machine does this by losing 1 attack every turn. Lava Golem and Forest Spirit each use quanta of a different element and thus are given +2 hp when they use their ability, not to mention their fragility with 1 hp unupped.

Your card however is just 1 and at only a 33%? chance. (We'll assume it's 33% for this)
That only gives you +1 attack every 3 turns. With the Abomination example above, this would take you about 8-10 turns on average to get to 5 attack.. and by then it'd end around being a 5/2 creature that you just invested around 20 quanta in.

If you were wanting to give it interesting stats, then it could have been something like: +3/-1, -1/+2, and 5 random quanta.
With those buffs it'd be interesting to play. A couple of the +3/-1 buffs and you have a high attack fragile creature.
With a mix of 2 stat changers you'd end up with a decent creature.
Now for the quanta, it would net you +3 quanta... pretty good if you ask me, and a fun, but risky, alternative to playing Quantum Pillars.

Sound good?

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Re: {Round 5} (Card Name Here) | (Other Card Name Here) https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1238497#msg1238497
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2016, 03:26:21 am »
If it was not the content, perhaps the theme served this card well.

I appreciate the thoroughness of the explanation and the swiftness of your reply.
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Re: {Round 5} Orb of Guidance | Orb of Guidance^ https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=62187.msg1238560#msg1238560
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2016, 11:46:39 pm »
Round 5 posted. Hoping for a 75% winrate and a chance at the finals. ^^
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