Aloyzo's Arsenal Official SUBMISSION Discussion Thread

@Lucky Dice because I need to find AI cards for AA and not much
player cards are very inspirational to me...

 

I thought of an alternative design:

Laser Thrust, Laser Strike, Push The Button, Massive Chop, Desperate Block, Unlucky

Also, I was thinking of replacing Desperate Block with Surging Shield Block, but the roll may be too punishing.

Intended, in the best cardhuntrian tradition.

 

I've decided to change my submission to "I'm the GM Now" to better reflect this game's language, although I think DM would be more faithful to the source material.

I've also decided to change it from a human skill to a divine skill, since both of the new cards (Doom & Unlucky) already appear on priest items, so I might as well try and keep them as close to their original uses as possible.

(This does, of course, mean that priests would be able to have 2 Dooms without being forced into also being human, but in exchange we won't have some kind of crazy human control wizard packing a random Doom in their deck.)

 

4 Dooms, it's currently available on a divine item. It's Unlucky you're giving a second one of.

 

@Potatus, although I'm with @Lucky Dice on your card choices (especially in a month where monster cards are emphasized as not up for grabs), I just wanted to point out I *love* your item flavor -- only you used a different order in your actual submission than in this thread. You probably wanted XYZXYZ like in this thread (instead of XYXYZZ like in the AA thread), right? Also, although XXYYZZ often looks neater, I love how yours presents a chaotic storm of storms with the scattered-looking interlaced cards. $:^ }

 

@ParodyKnaveBob yeah I did want it to be XYZXYZ and thanks for the review.

Edit: Cards order fixed now.

 

http://forums.cardhunter.com/thread...uisitions-inc-edition.9180/page-3#post-116307

@Kashad I love the theme but the name could definitely use some work. Might I suggest Staff Of Influenza, Staff Of St. Gravedo*, or some other variant?

*Gravedo is Latin for influenza.

 

I love the cup of joe submission @Testlum I'd switch out Unholy Frenzy with Everybody Drink because everybody (who's anybody) does.

 

Thoughts ? Over powered ??

 

I don't know why you went arcane spells. This is a fair staff.

 

@jdotri:

Funny name + Defensiveness. $E^ J

The Arcane spells all together are tight internally, and that's good, but other than picking up Hard to Block from everyone's favorite tokenless wizard skill -- like timeracers -- I don't see any special reason these Arcane cards were picked. (Maybe: Fire(d)/(missiles)! .. (out)Burst! .. (linear image depicting how it might feel) .. Force Bolt = go away .. and of course the user exhibiting Defensiveness .. ??)

Considering you have to start getting close for a couple of those to work, the Defensiveness can go poorly for the user. Probably not overpowered? The Missiles have *interesting* properties that are situationally great - but of course normally unbuffable means 6 damage at max, and even a Reliable Hide drops it to 3. Just some thoughts like ya asked. ~nod~

 

Do you guys think you need to shoehorn a reference to the AI story/characters in every item name to stand a chance? Is good use of a new card not enough? If so i'll have to update.

 

"The design challenge this month is to make an item that is themed to AI. This could be a piece of gear from the AI campaign, or just a new item that is themed to match one of the AI characters or monsters."

So I would say that if you want to have a chance at winning, start listening to the AI podcasts.

I wasn't familiar with AI at all before the expansion announcement and I'm not going to listen any of the podcast just so I could come up with some cleverly themed item to the contest. (I still submitted an item with some new cards to the contest though)

 

Rob, due to this month's setup, I'd say giving an item more connecting flavor (especially in a clever way) would probably make it much more viable, yes.

As it is, I've been looking at my "Full Steam A Head" and wondering if it should be renamed. I've no problem with how its flavor works within itself, but how would anyone see this one AA item and think of AI? The lone card playable in AI isn't even that big of a staple when I really press the issue at myself. $:^ \

Edit: Fwiw, before I made this helmet, I was thinking of names, such as a few variations punning Binwin + "win, lose, or draw." Today, I read through the TV Tropes page on AI, and yeah, my item does fit Binwin's character flavor (imo) -- and I've even considered renaming "Full Scream A Head" but eh -- yet I'd still like it if its name really connected to their universe more.

 

Delivers the pun standards of CH and AI quite well, though.

 

Good call. I generally try to avoid names that sound more like a concept than an item, but I blame my tiredness for not noticing (posted my submission at about 4AM). Suggestion taken on board and fixed in any case.

 

Well, thank ya.

At the time I wrote the post to which you responded, the "Scream" name was feeling too subtle for some reason. Upon re-reading, yeah, the multiple jokes should be pretty obvious and fun. You're right about "the pun standards," though; I wasn't even thinking of how chock full of 'em AI is, but (without even knowing the source material very well) the CH AI adventures are filled to the brim with silliness, including all (all?) the module and battle names being puns of some sort. Thanks for the nudge. I just renamed it. Anyone who hates it now should totally Unlike the submission post. $;^ P

Nevertheless, if an idea more connected to the AI source universe comes around, I'd definitely consider adopting it instead.

 

Feedback on my item please

 

Which should I cover first? This level 17(.5) staff is OP. I don't get the theme. Purging Burst is a priest card(and this doesn't even try to provide an excuse).

 

@Macizo: Awesome, I love it, already clicked Like before you posted in here. $:^ ] The name even calling it mere "tricks" + his hilarious stupid handicap, lol. I don't believe Aloyzo will craft a staff with Purging Burst on it, but if he did, we all know what equipment will find its way into gulo gulo's decks. $}^ b

@timeracers: The AI expansion provides the theme and excuse. This item is spot-on for character flavor. Other staffs attempting to use Jim's arsenal just didn't strike me as being as good as Macizo's -- aside from that divine card probably not getting onto a staff via AA of course.