Sound Series

[Ajit]

Here is my series based on sound and sleep.  These are the first drafts and critiques, help, etc. are very welcome.  I did work pretty hard on them so just be constructive

This series would introduce a new status/mechanic; Sleep.

Mechanics of sleeping;
Creatures sleep for as long as is specified on a card.  If not specified, assume it is indefinite.  Playing certain cards or abilities can awaken creatures on the field as a indirect consequence.

The Music icon was selected to tie the series together so they were identifiable as a whole.  Feel free to download the image and make your own sound-based cards


The series could potentially be released as part of an expansion using newly introduced boosterpacks suggested here

The following cards, so far, awaken creatures that are sleeping if played (based on the idea that they are loud and would wake up creatures);

Spoiler for Hidden:

- a Shrieker/Elite Shrieker being played on the field
- any Dragon spawning on the field
- Earthquake/Quicksand
- Deflagration/Explosion
- Thunderstorm/Lightning Storm
- use of Unstable Gas' Ignite
- use of Lightning/Thunderbolt on the field
- using Adrenaline on a sleeping creature (mutually exclusive with sleep)

If you think more would be appropriate, please let me know.

Ideas about the sleeping mechanic currently not a part of it;

Spoiler for Hidden:

- do creatures recover health while sleeping?  (not gain health, but recover lost health?)
- should undead/Death and/or Darkness creatures not be able to sleep? (adds elemental uniqueness and flavor)
- sleeping creatures lose airborne if they had it?
- Cloak protects creatures from awakening from outside sources?
- Should sleeping creatures' ability automatically become an ability called "awaken" at the cost of 3 Other quanta? or 1-2 quanta of your mark?
- should Earth creatures be "soundproof" i.e. not able to fall asleep?
- should playing Nightmare awaken creatures?

Other card names/ideas I didn't get to;

Spoiler for Hidden:

- Sloth/Lazy (fall asleep every other turn?)
- Insomnia (can't fall asleep)
- Drowsy
- Lay To Rest
- Snore
- Haunting
- Hibernation

The Cards
(all art by me except where specified.  Specific credit for a few stock photos will be cited on their separate threads)










(art by vrt)






(original art by Pepokish)





I'll post the individuals later tonight.

[Aves]

Whoa, nice.

1. Adrenaline and sleep are mutually exclusive. Sleep removes adrenaline?
2. Suggest Fire Storm, Shockwave, and all bolt spells remove sleep.

[Drake_XIV]

Makes me think of Napalm's Fire Anthem...

EDIT: I mean EvaRia.  I just thought that because it was ...

[Ajit]

@Aves as of right now, yes.  Do you think it should just wake up creatures, and sleep shouldn't end Adrenaline?

@Drake_XIV what does, exactly?  The only Fire Anthem I could find was Eva Ria's, in which case it's only similarity is that they both involve music.

[AnonymousRevival]

Some names you might wanna change:

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,7983.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,7106.0.html

[OdinVanguard]

You really do make some awesome artwork Ajit. Nicely done.

[bombzero]

Love the day dreamer! hope to see more

[Hazardus10]

This is amazing art, my favourite card here is daydreamer, hopefully these cards will make it in game eventually!

[braddybarr]

Nice work, I hope too, that I will see this in game.. I think I have an idea to build a card for your series, if I will have some time, I will make it, post it!

[DigitalPixel]

Round of applause,     

[skyironsword]

I think Day Dreamer should start awake so that you have to put it to sleep first.

[Fippe94]

It doesn't actually says what sleeping DO as far as I can see. I assume it works the same as delaying? Anyway, cool ideas

EDIT: Nevermind, it said on the Spore card... But still, you should write it on top of the page too.