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The Balance
« on: September 06, 2011, 11:34:47 PM »
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Name: The Balance
Type: Grim Reaper Dominant
Verse: Revelation 6:5
Ability: Set aside a Lost Soul from your opponent's land of bondage prior to your next rescue attempt. During your next rescue attempt if a separate lost soul is rescued from your opponent's land of bondage as a result of the battle, rescue this lost soul to your land of redemption. If rescue attempt fails, discard this lost soul.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2011, 11:36:32 PM »
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How is this different than Jacob's Ladder?
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2011, 11:38:13 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:36:32 PM
How is this different than Jacob's Ladder?

Its a dominant and if you don't rescue a different lost soul it gets discarded, but if you do you win an extra soul
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 11:42:21 PM »
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Given the amount of play Jacob's Ladder sees (especially in T2), why should this exist?
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 11:46:56 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:42:21 PM
Given the amount of play Jacob's Ladder sees (especially in T2), why should this exist?

Because it isn't Jacob's Ladder at all. He's saying that if you rescue a soul while the soul that has been set-aside by this card is still set-aside, you rescue both souls.

For the record, I really don't like the card. Much, much too overpowered.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2011, 11:49:31 PM »
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Ah, I see that now.  Sure, let's add another SoG to the game.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2011, 11:50:50 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:49:31 PM
Ah, I see that now.  Sure, let's add another SoG to the game.

More like an SOG/Burial. You wouldn't have access to that lost soul so you would have to have access to a different soul. And if you are unsuccessful it gets discarded.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM »
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Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 11:54:16 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.

Let me add a change to that ability.  :)
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 11:56:14 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.

AOTL rarely results in a successful RA anymore
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2011, 11:59:08 PM »
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"By a hero" works a lot better.  And don't double post.

Quote from: theselfevident on September 06, 2011, 11:56:14 PM
Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.

AOTL rarely results in a successful RA anymore
It's still immensely powerful.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2011, 12:01:44 AM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:59:08 PM
"By a hero" works a lot better.  And don't double post.

Quote from: theselfevident on September 06, 2011, 11:56:14 PM
Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.

AOTL rarely results in a successful RA anymore
It's still immensely powerful.

That's why its a dominant =) but it has down sides to it too. 1. the lost soul can't be accessed but its ability is active. 2. You fail, it gets discarded. So if they have sites and they have burial and they use SOG/NJ. It could result in only 3 LS available for your rescue and could create site lock if you aren't prepared for site access.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2011, 12:10:41 AM »
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Quote from: theselfevident on September 06, 2011, 11:56:14 PM
Quote from: SomeKittens on September 06, 2011, 11:52:04 PM
Ah, yes, those qualifiers change my opinion immensely.  Not to mention I can use this, SoG/NJ, AotL whoever's blocking, and I'm up 4.

AOTL rarely results in a successful RA anymore
That was true last season. This season, AotL is usually a win again.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2011, 02:04:47 AM »
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Quote from: Master Q on September 07, 2011, 01:55:31 AM
I would not like to see any abilities on any cards that rescue lost souls ever again, especially on doms.

My take would be:

The Third Seal
Silver/Orange 3/3 enhancement
X= # of cards discarded from hand

"If you have 2 or fewer redeemed souls, discard all cards from hand and remove Son of God in your discard pile from the game to negate and discard up to X cards from play, set-aside, or the top of a deck (put lost souls in play). Cannot be negated."

This seems long though; I guess someone else can think of a more 'balanced' or playable ability than I can right now :P

My :2cents: aside, yours is also creative, and I do enjoy creative cards!  :)

Thank you, I appreciate that!
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #14 on: September 07, 2011, 02:17:53 AM »
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The problem is you shouldn't ever be able to get 4 ls in a turn, that's just too much. If you do it first turn, there's a very good chance that your opponent won't have an ec, or if he does and you aotl, he can't win off of his opening eight.

If you made it so that you had to wait a turn or two to rescue, maybe but still I wouldn't want to see a dominant that rescues a soul.
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Re: The Balance
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2011, 04:04:03 AM »
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Quote from: lightningninja on September 07, 2011, 02:17:53 AM
The problem is you shouldn't ever be able to get 4 ls in a turn, that's just too much. If you do it first turn, there's a very good chance that your opponent won't have an ec, or if he does and you aotl, he can't win off of his opening eight.

If you made it so that you had to wait a turn or two to rescue, maybe but still I wouldn't want to see a dominant that rescues a soul.

The great thing though is that these are only theoretical cards so... just liked the concept.
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