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Assryian Reprints (UPDATED)
« on: April 27, 2013, 09:03:46 AM »
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The Tartan
Pale Green 8/8
WC, Assyrian Commander
Negate all protect abilities or discard a O.T site.  If 2 or more Heroes are in battle, you may capture a human. Opponent may Underdeck that human instead. Cannot be Prevented.
Isaiah 20:1

The Rabshakeh
Pale Green 8/8
WC, Assyrian Commander
May band to an Assyrian Commander. Negate all special abilities, except banding, on characters and non-weapon class enhancements.
II Kings 18:19

King Sargon II
Pale Green 9/10
WC, Assyrian King
Search deck or discard for an O.T. Fortress or Site and topdeck it. If you have an Assyrian Commander in territory, evil capture and withdraw abilities cannot be negated.
Isaiah 20:1

Assyrian Spear (Glittering Spear)
Pale Green 4/0
Weapon, X= # of Assyrians in Battle
If used by an Assyrian, you may interrupt the battle and Discard this card to decrease a male human Hero by X/X.
Nahum 3:3

Assyrian Camp
Evil Fortress
Holds 1 Assyrian King or Commander
While occupied, protect Assyrian Evil Characters in your territory from discard, conversion, and opponent's characters. Each Upkeep Phase the same character is held here, place a counter here (limit 3). Once per Battle Phase if an Assyrian blocks 2 or more Heroes, Holder may remove a counter to return a Hero to Owner's Territory.
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« Last Edit: April 29, 2013, 09:26:44 AM by Arrthoa »

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Re: Assryian Reprints
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2013, 10:48:57 AM »
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The Tartan is actually already playable imo, and the new version's a bit much.

Blanket CBN is pretty radical, and on top of banding and being on someone who can wield 2kH...

Sargon is close to balanced, but he'd need to require at least 2 commanders or at least 4 in play or at least 3 in battle.

Assyrian Spear's wording would be less clumsy as "If used by an Assyrian, you may interrupt the battle and Discard this card to..."
I am not talking about T2 unless I am explicitly talking about T2. Also Mayhem is fine now somehow!

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Re: Assryian Reprints
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2013, 11:03:32 AM »
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Tartan's second ability now require a Assyrian King in play. (The reason I redid Tartan is every time I would post an Assyrian defense, he would be one of the first cards they suggest be taken out. His second ability was only useful if your opponent played with Philistines)

Rabs requires another Assyrian in play (making him similar to Nergal who has practically the same ability)

Sargon now needs 3 Assyrians in territory to make X and Y CBN

Spear's wording is fixed.

Updated with a redo of their protect fort.
« Last Edit: April 27, 2013, 11:35:04 AM by Arrthoa »

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Re: Assryian Reprints
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2013, 03:07:33 PM »
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no further comments on the cards?

FWIW, Satudrday mornings are not usually a high-traffic time for Redemption players, as many of them are still asleep. You might have to wait awhile for more comments.

FWIW, Assyrians don't really need too much help. Nergalsharezer is one of the few advantages Babylonians have over Assyrians, and The Rabshakeh takes that advantage away. And Assyrian Spear makes even the old Rabshakeh too powerful.

Sargon is ok, but I don't think the 3 Assyrian requirement is needed.
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Re: Assryian Reprints
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2013, 11:34:08 PM »
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Changed the first two characters up some.

I'm thinking of changing the second part of Assyrian Camp to something like this: "Each Upkeep Phase the same character is here, place a counter here (limit 3). When an Assyrian blocks more than one Hero, remove one counter to return a Hero to Owner's Territory"

This would make it unique and be a neat way to stop the long banding chains and the famous PhilBart. I chose this type of ability due to Assyrians being more return to hand or territory, while Babylonians are more capture driven.
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Re: Assryian Reprints (Updated)
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2013, 08:30:11 AM »
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I went ahead and changed the second ability on Assyrian Camp. I cleared it up where you can only remove a counter once  per battlephase

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Re: Assryian Reprints (UPDATED)
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2013, 08:47:58 AM »
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Assyrian Camp
Evil Fortress
Holds 1 Assyrian King or Commander
While occupied, protect Assyrian Evil Characters in your territory from discard, conversion, and opponent's characters. Each Upkeep Phase the same character is held here, place a counter here (limit 3). Once per Battle Phase if an blocks 2 or more Heroes, Holder may remove a counter to return a Hero to Owner's Territory.
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Should this say "if an Assyrian blocks 2 or more Heroes"?

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Re: Assryian Reprints (UPDATED)
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2013, 09:26:10 AM »
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Yes, it was a typo. Besides that was the ability OP, Balanced, or UP?

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Re: Assryian Reprints (UPDATED)
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2013, 03:31:17 PM »
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I love it. It's more powerful than most protect forts, but requires an investment.
I am not talking about T2 unless I am explicitly talking about T2. Also Mayhem is fine now somehow!

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Re: Assryian Reprints (UPDATED)
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2013, 04:10:25 PM »
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Thanks, I was thinking the game could use counters more with either forts or sites to use an ability. It would make the game more interesting.

 


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