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Forsaken Cities
-/- Green/Crimson/Gold Dual Enhancement, TC
-Prophecy-
Return all cards in one Fortress in play or set aside area to owner's territory and place this card on that Fortress: Restrict players from placing cards in that Fortress. Cannot be negated during the battle phase."
~Jeremiah 4:29

The Earth Shall Mourn
2/4 Crimson/Gold EE
-Prophecy-
"Interrupt the battle and discard any number of your Sites to remove the same number of Heroes from the game. Cannot be prevented."
~Jeremiah 4:28

Horsemen and Bowmen
10/10 Crimson/Gold EC, WC
-Generic, Male-
"You may discard a Fortress or Site in play or set aside area. May be used twice per game. Cannot be negated."
~Jeremiah 4:29

Crimson and Gold
3/2 Crimson/Gold EE
-Prophecy-
"Place on an evil character: Bearer's special ability cannot be negated and its abilities cannot be reduced. If bearer wins a battle, you may discard this to discard a good card in play."
~Jeremiah 4:30

Anguish of a Woman
2/2 Crimson/Gold EE
-Prophecy-
"If a female is in battle, discard all characters in battle. Cannot be negated if a prophet is in play."
~Jeremiah 4:31

Murderers
3/3 Crimson/Gold EC
-Generic, Genderless-
"Discard abilities cannot be negated. Search deck for an enhancement with a discard ability."
~Jeremiah 4:31 (verse to change if I can find a more appropriate one)

It's more that they're all OP.... and it's only been 15 minutes 

Bump. =/

I find that posting too many ideas at once leads to a response of tl;dr more often than not. Furthermore, all of these cards are in nonstandard card idea format, which is another turn-off for prospective commentators. Throw in the fact that at least half of these are OP and you've likely got your reason for little feedback.

Yeah, if problems 1 and 2 were solved, problem 3 would fix itself haha. Feel free to post as many threads as you have different themes of cards. There have been times where one person had 5 threads on the front page and it was fine.

The standard format is this, or very close to it:

Card Title
S/T Card Type, (WC or TC if WC or TC)
-Identifiers-
"Special Ability"
~Verse

The format you're using isn't horrible, but there is a tendency to click off when some of the standard elements aren't there (especially the SA in quotations).

That's more like it!

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Forsaken Cities
-/- Green/Crimson/Gold Dual Enhancement, TC
-Prophecy-
"Return all characters in Fortresses (in play and set aside area) to owner's territory. Place in a territory: Restrict players from placing characters in Fortresses. Cannot be negated during the battle phase."
~Jeremiah 4:29

That's a bit much imo. I'd place it on a Site to empty its contents and restrict players from placing cards in it.

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The Earth Shall Mourn
2/4 Crimson/Gold EE
-Prophecy, X=# of Sites in an opponent's territory
"You may discard up to X of your Sites to remove the same number of Heroes from the game. Cannot be prevented."
~Jeremiah 4:28

Is this about Egypt or Babylon? I read the verse and skimmed the context and I couldn't see a reason for it to be Crimson or Gold. As for the SA, it's pretty underpowered. Relies on your opponent having Sites to do anything, costs your own sites, and doesn't interrupt and isn't CBN. High-cost, high-risk, midling payoff=NU.

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Horsemen and Bowmen
8/8 Crimson/Gold EC, WC
-Generic, Male-
"You may discard a card from hand to discard a Fortress or Site in play or set aside area. May be used twice per game. Cannot be interrupted."
~Jeremiah 4:29

Again, don't understand the Brigades. Another rather underpowered card: Assyrian Siege Army discards a fortress, site, or artifact for no cost as many times as he likes, is 12/12, and is CBN.

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Crimson and Gold
3/2 Crimson/Gold EE, WC
-Prophecy-
"Bearer's special ability cannot be negated and its abilities cannot be reduced. If bearer wins a battle, you may discard this to discard a good card in play."
~Jeremiah 4:30

Oh, now I get the brigades. I don't understand how clothes and jewelry is a weapon. The SA is very powerful (especially since it's in the same Brigade as King Belshazzar and Herod Phillip II), but not OP. Cool card.

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Anguish of a Woman
2/2 Crimson/Gold EE
-Prophecy-
"If a female is in battle, discard all characters in battle. Cannot be negated if a prophet is in play."
~Jeremiah 4:31

I like it.

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Murderers
3/3 Crimson/Gold EC
-Generic, Genderless-
"Discard abilities cannot be negated. Search deck for an enhancement with a discard ability."
~Jeremiah 4:31 (verse to change if I can find a more appropriate one)

A card called "murderers" should really be at least part Black. Black loves some murder. Yep, nothing like a good, old-fashioned murder. Also, pretty dang powerful. 3/3 gets a lot of initiative, but I don't think it's OP since Evil has few (no?) ITB+Discards.

Yeah, TC with place is better. Weapon-class should only be used for weapons.

I meant fortress haha.

Better. Still somewhat of a high B list card, but usable.

Now it's OP. Haha. Balancing cards is very difficult, since changing just one aspect can change it straight from so-so to OP without stopping by at powerful on the way.

The RFG. RFG is a powerful ability to be CBN. Before when it depended on your opponent having Sites it could have been CBN, but now that the only cost is Discarding your own sites for a CBN RFG it's too much.

The Earth Shall Mourn

In most decks I see this as an interesting card but I just see it being to much because of its CBN being that Samuel and Paul and others can play it. The reason it worries me is seeing it paired up with a brown kings decrease defense. When they already have 7 + Samaria’s in there deck and possibly all in play… man, but if you like the CBN maybe make it a discard instead or remove for game?

Sorry thought is was a good gold for some reason. But in a round about answer, I don’t see Crimson or Gold kings in a decrease defense but with this card you may see people playing some of the evil Crimson Kings and I have seen the new Egyptians getting splashed into some decrease defenses.

Sorry thought is was a good gold for some reason. But in a round about answer, I don’t see Crimson or Gold kings in a decrease defense but with this card you may see people playing some of the evil Crimson Kings and I have seen the new Egyptians getting splashed into some decrease defenses.

If it means older cards get used more, I think it makes the card worth it, lol.

CBP and ITB is solid.

Good show. Updated.