file Submission: Dante

11 Nov 2017 23:46 - 20 Nov 2017 17:20 #84228 by jblacey
Submission: Dante was created by jblacey
Name: Dante
Cardtype: Action
Cost: 3 pool
Capacity: NA
Discipline: NA
Clan: NA
+1 stealth action. Unique. Put this card into play. You may lock Dante to put an equipment card from your hand onto a ready minion you control (pay costs as normal). You have +1 hand size and your minions with electronic equipment have +1 intercept. Any minion can burn this card with a (D) action.

Art notes:
There are several pictures of Dante available online. My favorite is picture of Dante is the one from the Mage Tarot card deck:
spoogle.us/~tsuzuki/images/mage-tarot.jpg

Here are some others.
vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/0/0b/Dante2.png/revision/latest?cb=20160627121931
i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/57/bd/bb57bd279c1c6b9857c550b09a357a76.jpg
vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/whitewolf/images/0/0a/Dante.png/revision/latest?cb=20160626175141

World of Darkness reference: Dante, born as Desmond Collingworth, is an Archmage and the signature character of the Virtual Adepts. whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Dante
In Digital Web, they state he is a legend and they give the basic stats: Mind 6, Correspondence 6, Forces 6, Life 3, Matter 3, Prime 3, Time 3, Arete 8... and he is has every skill and knowledge at any level he feels like having them at. Dante has appeared in multiple books including the Virtual Adept tradition books, the Horizon book and all of the previous Digital Web books. I would assume that Dante will be featured in Oynx Path Publishing current project: Digital Web 3.0

How does this card address a compelling game need?: This card is flexible resource allowing equipment manipulation. It adds a game mechanic effect to electronic equipment and it is meant to be a tool-up card for decks that run multiple equipment cards.

Update: November 20th

Dante
:action:
2 :pool:
+1 stealth action. Unique. Put this card into play. You have +1 hand size and your minions with electronic equipment have +1 intercept. You may lock Dante to put an equipment card from your hand onto a ready minion you control for one less pool cost. Any vampire with a capacity above 4 can put this card into your hand with a (D) action (discard down).
Last edit: 20 Nov 2017 17:20 by jblacey.

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20 Nov 2017 17:19 #84332 by jblacey
Replied by jblacey on topic Submission: Dante
So... after testing this what I found.
The card is too expensive and too easy to remove. The +1 hand size was good but the +1 intercept to electronic devices is a bit of hit or miss (mostly thematic). The ability to put equipment cards on minion at instant speed was a fun surprise but most of the time isn't used because the cost to equip makes playing multiple weapons difficult and this action difficult.

With that... here are some changes:
1) 3 :pool: to 2 :pool:
2) There is a single pool cost reduction on Dante's lock effect.
3) Borrowing inspiration from Aranthebes, The Immortal, the action does not burn the card but instead puts the card back into their owner's hand. This should be a little painful since the player is losing the +1 hand size and now has 2 extra cards they must discard.
4) Static effects are now listed before the lock mechanic (closer template to existing cards).

Dante
:action:
2 :pool:
+1 stealth action. Unique. Put this card into play. You have +1 hand size and your minions with electronic equipment have +1 intercept. You may lock Dante to put an equipment card from your hand onto a ready minion you control for one less pool cost. Any vampire with a capacity above 4 can put this card into your hand with a (D) action (discard down).

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