A yet to be unpopular "fix" for MMPA

Why not make it a minion trait? I'd lean towards making them a crazy thing like a Pander or Caitiff, a few disjointed disciplines (obf for or ani pot or aus pro) and a card text.

Lincoln, Prophet of the End Times
Caitiff
Capacity: 2

When Lincoln is ready, Methuselahs must pay 1 pool to use Master Phase Actions which are not provided by successfully playing a Trifle. Bloodhunts are not called for diablerising Lincoln. -1 bleed.

I kind of prefer the Jamesatzephyr version, because it's easier to find a master in your library than a vampire in your crypt..

What do you thing of the hosing becoming 'you must tap a vampire to actually gain the MPA' rather than ignoring it outright ?

Ohlmann wrote:

I kind of prefer the Jamesatzephyr version, because it's easier to find a master in your library than a vampire in your crypt.

Anarch Convert disagrees.

Juggernaut1981 wrote:

Why not make it a minion trait?

It would work if it were "ANY" group. Thematically it might work as an ally, such as a Dhampir or thin-blooded vampire, rather than a crypt card.

"Connor, Angel of Gehenna"

2
Unique dhampir. 2 life, 1 strength, 1 bleed. Connor may play cards that require basic Fortitude or Obeah as a vampire. While Connor is ready, each Methuselah's master phase, master cards after the first cost an additional pool.

Im all about crippling girls decks, but i have 2 questions with these ideas:

1. Why cripple the standard trifle, master, move on to minion phase stuff by making more than a single master penalized? Maybe " each methuselah may only use one master phase action a turn, or 1 trifle and 1 master phase acfion".

2. Thematically, how does a thinblood make it harder for a methuselah to directly manipulate things? And event feels more practical. Like this:

Brave new world
Event.

Do not replace this card until a vampire with capacity greater than 8 goes to torpor. While this card is in play, no Methuslah may gain additional master phases from any non trifle source. A methuselah can only play one trifle a turn.
Vampires with capacity greater than 2 but less than 6 maybe burn a blood once each turn to get +1 intercept against an older vampire.

direwolf wrote:

Anarch Convert disagrees.

Having multiple anarch convert serve a purpose, but here it's an unique minion that stay on table to do its deed.

How about temporary punishing someone with extra master phase actions?

Credibility Issues
Type: Unique Master
Master: trifle.
Give this card to any Metusaleah. You still control this card. Metusaleah with this card pays one extra pool for a master card he plays after the first while this card is in play. Burn this card during your untap phase.

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I think, that the idea in it's current form is just a minor hoser against trifles and MMPAs - and would be used rather seldom. I wanted to share the idea anyway.

I didn't want to make the card more powerful (like being non unique, increasing master card cost by 2 pool or increase cost for every master cards), since it seemed to be too powerful then.