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Elements the Game => Card Ideas and Art => Topic started by: majofa on July 19, 2011, 05:55:13 pm

Title: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on July 19, 2011, 05:55:13 pm

(http://imageplay.net/img/m7Gbd213963/Fragmentation2.png)	(http://imageplay.net/img/m7Gbd213962/Fragmentation2u.png)
NAME: Fragmentation ELEMENT: Entropy COST: 3 :entropy TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: N/A TEXT: Create a Shard matching your Mark and add it to your hand.	NAME: Fragmentation ELEMENT: Entropy COST: 3 :entropy TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: N/A TEXT: Create an upgraded Shard matching your Mark and add it to your hand.

ART: N/A IDEA: majofa NOTES: Works like Nymph's Tears but for Shards SERIES: N/A

The name and cost are up for debate. And, of course, the element. Nymph's Tears is :water but what would a Shard maker be?
I was thinking maybe Fragmentation and then making it :entropy

Element	Shard Name	Card Description
:aether	Shard of Conscience	Halve your opponent's quanta storage capacity down to a minimum of 10 quanta, 8 if your mark is :aether.
:air
:darkness	Shard of Void	Reduce your opponent's max health by 2 HP per turn. 3 if your mark is :darkness
:death	Shard of Sacrifice	Inflict 40 (32) damage to yourself and remove all but your :death quanta. Swap damage with healing. Lasts 2 turns.
:earth
:entropy	Shard of Serendipity	Add up to 3 random (upgraded) cards to your hand. The first one will be a :entropy card.
:fire
:gravity
:life	Shard of Gratitude	Heal yourself for up to 3 HP at the end of every turn. 5 if your mark is :life.
:light	Shard of Divinity	Add 16 HP's to your maximum health. 24 if your mark is :light.
:time	Shard of Readiness	The target creature's skill cost is now zero. :time creatures can also use their skill twice this turn.
:water	Shard of Patience	Your creatures do not attack this turn and gain +1/+0; :water creatures +2/+2; +4/+4 if in a flooded area.

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: jmdt on July 19, 2011, 05:59:32 pm

well pressure makes precious gems we associate shards with.  This pressure is most similar to :gravity or maybe :earth thematically. 

Brilliant idea.

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: dracomageat on July 19, 2011, 06:09:32 pm

Unupped is lolworthy and this needs to cost more than the shard itself (maybe 8?) but the idea seems good.
"Carbon Compressor" as :earth?

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: majofa on July 19, 2011, 06:15:23 pm

The balancing of the card will probably have to come after we know what all the shards do.

:earth with Carbon Compressor might work, although I'd probably change the name to just Compression.

Don't forget thought that these are Shards not crystals. So the crytals are already there, these are just shards that broke off, right?

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: Newbiecake on July 19, 2011, 07:47:42 pm

Holy crap. Now we can have 12 SoGs like the Arena decks??!!

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: majofa on July 19, 2011, 07:59:13 pm

The old Shards are getting 'adjusted'

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: dracomageat on July 19, 2011, 08:09:55 pm

So what if they are? The new one is broken beyond belief!

Title: Re: Shard Flash | Shard Flash
Post by: majofa on July 19, 2011, 08:11:51 pm

Then this card will be adjusted accordingly.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on September 26, 2011, 02:50:16 pm

I added the shards that have been released and will continue to update as they come out. As they do, we can start to adjust this card to be balanced.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: TheManuz on September 26, 2011, 03:32:07 pm

Nice concept, but i think it needs a sacrifice, like Nymph Tears, to let the player chooses the shard type.
But with a sacrifice, it should be played automatically (instead of added to hand), or cost very little (and added to hand).

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: Xenocidius on September 26, 2011, 03:38:12 pm

It would still make sense to use it on a pillar - you shatter the pillar to get a shard. ::)

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on September 26, 2011, 03:59:11 pm

I wanted it to work based off of your mark, since Nymph's Tears already uses Pillars/Towers.

I figured with it not having to sacrifice anything, then putting it in your hand instead of using it would be a better option.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: EmeraldTiger on September 26, 2011, 04:01:39 pm

may want to fix the name for :water shard

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on September 26, 2011, 04:03:47 pm

Quote from: EmeraldTiger on September 26, 2011, 04:01:39 pm

may want to fix the name for :water shard

Thanks, I must have done the cards with healing right before that one lol

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: TheManuz on September 26, 2011, 04:07:42 pm

Quote from: majofa on September 26, 2011, 03:59:11 pm

I wanted it to work based off of your mark, since Nymph's Tears already uses Pillars/Towers.

I figured with it not having to sacrifice anything, then putting it in your hand instead of using it would be a better option.

Well, basing it on your mark will always give you the shard at its full potential, but limits the player choice.
On the other hand, this version could work alone, even on a pillarless deck, but only produces a single shard.

The current version has the only use of reaching 12 shards of a type. If i need up to 6, i will pack normal shards instead of this card (given that i own those shards, which i suppose are rares).
The sacrifice version can be used to have versatility, and produce the shard that i need at the moment. I don't know what is best, i'm trying to examine pros and cons.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on September 26, 2011, 04:12:34 pm

You do make some good points. It'll stay open for discussion until all the shards come out, most likely. So keep those ideas coming. :D

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: EmeraldTiger on September 26, 2011, 04:17:20 pm

What about a mine of some sort with a chance to get shards, pillars, but mostly quanta of 1 type per use.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: furballdn on September 26, 2011, 11:09:10 pm

I feel it should cost slightly more. Paying 3 :entropy and then a few more for a shard sounds like a steal in my opinion.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on October 15, 2011, 05:29:17 pm

I'll probably switch it to Pillar instead of matching your MARK

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: moomoose on October 15, 2011, 05:35:01 pm

if you do that, then it was my idea first ;)

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on October 15, 2011, 05:36:04 pm

I actually thought of both of them, and we were still discussing the pros and cons of each.

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: moomoose on October 15, 2011, 05:39:25 pm

1) i was teasing 2) "still discussing" is probably a stretch haha

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: majofa on October 15, 2011, 05:41:46 pm

Well, if we came up with it, it means it's a good idea. :D

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: furballdn on October 16, 2011, 05:35:48 am

Combine your ideas. "Choose a pillar/pendulum, and if it matches your mark, place a shard matching that in your hand or field". Hooray! Now both sides are happy!

Title: Re: Fragmentation | Fragmentation
Post by: Xenocidius on October 16, 2011, 05:36:41 am

That sucks though. Too limited.