Lich | Lich King

[drNovikov]

NAME: Lich ELEMENT: Death COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3 | 3 TEXT: Raises the dead creatures, giving them 3 health. Raise the creature.	NAME: Lich King ELEMENT: Death COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3 | 3 TEXT: Raises the dead creatures, giving them 3 health. Raise the creature.

ART: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wesnothlich.png IDEA: drNovikov NOTES: Here is the idea: when a Lich is on the field, your dead creatures turn into skeletons, which can be raised by a Lich (like Phoenixes). However, a raised creature is not as tough as it was -- only 3 HP left. Weaker creatures could get their previous HP. When a Lich is killed, it turns into a Lich Skeleton and can be revived for 3 SERIES: Death and Darkness

[drNovikov]

Note: 'random' skeletons from a Crypt | Mausoleum raise to random weak creatures (3-4 HP).

This card is intended to work in synergy with the Boneyard.

[OldTrees]

Elements the Game does not and never will have a Grave (source: Zanz the only developer)
How does this card deal with the fact that dead creatures cease to exist in the eyes of the game?
Edit: I missed that dying creatures become skeletons.

[drNovikov]

Elements the Game does not and never will have a Grave (source: Zanz the only developer)
How does this card deal with the fact that dead creatures cease to exist in the eyes of the game?

It is not a grave. Phoenixes are allowed to reborn from the ashes, Mummies are allowed to be turned into Pharaos, so why a Lich cannot raise a dead body?

[OldTrees]

Elements the Game does not and never will have a Grave (source: Zanz the only developer)
How does this card deal with the fact that dead creatures cease to exist in the eyes of the game?

It is not a grave. Phoenixes are allowed to reborn from the ashes, so why a Lich cannot raise a dead body?

What are these dead bodies?
Oh. You have dying creatures become skeletons. That would require a slight modification to the Undead passive ability (so the skeleton remembers what to reverse time into) but would work.

[drNovikov]

Oh. You have dying creatures become skeletons. That would require a slight modification to the Undead passive ability (so the skeleton remembers what to reverse time into) but would work.

Yep, this is what i mean How do you like the idea?

[OldTrees]

Oh. You have dying creatures become skeletons. That would require a slight modification to the Undead passive ability (so the skeleton remembers what to reverse time into) but would work.

Yep, this is what i mean How do you like the idea?

I would change it to:

"Creatures become skeletons upon death."
" : Raise Undead: Reverse Time on target undead"

Unfortunately, it reminds me of Graveyard + Eternity.

[drNovikov]

Maybe you're right, but 'Reverse Time' produces random creature from a random skeleton. I'd like this process to be non-random.

[OldTrees]

Maybe you're right, but 'Reverse Time' produces random creature from a random skeleton. I'd like this process to be non-random.

Sounds like you want Skeleton to be changed so that it is not always random. Say, Skull Shield and Boneyard make Skeletons with predetermined results when Undead is triggered.
This change would still be required for this card so why not make the key change without the fancy covering?

[drNovikov]

I just want better necromancy

[OldTrees]

I just want better necromancy

Then expand necromancy rather than repeat necromancy.

What can necromancer's do that cannot be done in the game? Suggest those effects.

[drNovikov]

Well, raise a specific undead, maybe?

Also, control the skeletins, making them attack a specific target.