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Title: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: EmeraldTiger on January 24, 2013, 06:07:19 pm

This is what we have so far.

(http://i.imgur.com/GXQqUo3.png) I am calling Essence after the element idea I had over a year ago. The defining theme here I think should be of a Ghostly nature. This is why Spirit Form | Spirit Form (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,46218.0.html) was created.

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33829445/ElementsCustomMarks/DisericMark.png) Is called Diseric. The theme here is of a Magical nature. This hybrid should be heavenly laden with spells, but also some magical creatures and permanents would be needed. Wizard's Tower | Wizard's Tower (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,46145.0.html) was made in light of this.

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33829445/ElementsCustomMarks/NullMark.png) is called Null. I don't have the full theme established, but most of the creatures will have 0 attack to start and will need to steal or use some other creature's attack as their own. This is why Faceless | Faceless (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,46063.0.html) was created.

more themes are in the works.
We can discuss this further here. http://sync.in/HybridsDefined

Title: Re: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: OdinVanguard on January 30, 2013, 04:18:49 pm

(http://i50.tinypic.com/14tu8uf.png) (see hybrid marks topic (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,46114.0.html) )
For Time / Darkness
Can I suggest "Doom" as the name for this theme.
I don't have an exact theme worked out, but GoTP and Nightmare make good identity cards as starting points along with Shard of Void and Golden hourglass. Thematically this ties in void with passage of time.
-Lore Quote: "All things that begin must also have an end. In the beginning there was only void, so shall it be at the end."

Title: Re: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: OldTrees on January 30, 2013, 07:13:49 pm

Why assume a hybrid will have a consistent theme? It is an emergent set from the intersection of two sets.

@Odin
Remember these are the overlap of two sets. GoTP would not make sense as a mono Darkness card and thus is not part of the Darkness/Time hybrid. This is what separates hybrids from duos.

Title: Re: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: Marvaddin on February 11, 2013, 07:54:21 am

Hmmmm... whats this "project"? Something Zanz is working at, or just for fun of community members? Are cards like these supposed to be implemented? Because each hybrid having a different background will be something to hurt the eyes. And in fact, all those hybrid marks are also hard to identify when in "in-game size".

Title: Re: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: Drake_XIV on February 11, 2013, 07:59:57 am

This is merely a community project and I believe Zanz had said something about expressing no intention in integrating hybrids into the game?

Title: Re: Defining the Hybrids
Post by: choongmyoung on February 11, 2013, 08:12:57 am

I think :darkness :entropy describes the cosmos.