Special Contract

Name: Special Contract
Cardtype: Master, trifle, Unique, Contract
Cost:0
Clan: &
When this card enters play.
Gain 1 pool, choose an Assamite or Samedi you control.
Choose a minion controlled by another methuselah to be the target of this contract,
Methuselahs may bid pool to change the target minion of this card by bidding pool.
The highest bidder may target a vampire not controlled by you. Put the bid on this card.
The chosen Assamite or Samedi must enter combat with that minion as an +1 stealth action (unless the minion must hunt).
If the target vampire leaves the ready region, burn this card and move al the blood on this card to your pool.

Flavor text: We are up for hire, any bidders?

Art notes:... Anything contract likely.

World of Darkness reference: Assamites and Samedi does the dirty workes of others.

How does this card address a compelling game need?: A trifle contract that gives a lot of table interaction and can work both as a poolgain that both Assamites and Samedi can struggle with and a cheep rush if no one wants to pay up or if you are the highest bidder.

Created by: Kim Nilsson

Kimpan wrote:

When this card enters play.
Gain 1 pool, choose an Assamite or Samedi you control.
Choose a vampire controlled by another methuselah to be the target of this contract,
Methuselahs may bid pool to change the target vampire of this card by bidding pool.
The highest bidder may target a vampire not controlled by you. Put the bid on this card.
The chosen Assamite or Samedi must enter combat with that minion as an +1 stealth action (unless the minion must hunt).
If the target vampire leaves the ready region, burn this card and move al the blood on this card to your pool.

From a textual point of view, you really need for it to go on a minion and choose an Assamite/Samedi, because that's how other contracts work. It means it works with other contract tech, like Provisions of the Silsila.

Kimpan wrote:

A trifle contract that gives a lot of table interaction and can work both as a poolgain that both Assamites

It's not really clear why an Assamite would play this instead of Priority Contract, which gives them three for a target of their own choice - restricted to their prey, but that's likely to be better than your grand-prey getting you to rush your grand-predator, when your grand-predator is your best hope for helping you to keep your predator off your back.

I mean, yes, you can have both of them in play, but really, are other players going to bid that much pool for it?

And giving the Assamite a mandatory action is a bit of a pain - you can't cycle the card out of your hand but choose to do something else. Gaining a pool at the cost of a mandatory action is a bit... icky.

The mandatory thing is harch but its also that part that make other players want to bid pool.
You gain 1 pool so you could play it as an Provisions of the Silsila on your predator and pay up to 2 pool your self to get it where you want it and not loose anything.
I think a mix of priority contract and this could be a good way of both dealing with pray and predator.

Maybe change the mandatory to, This or cant take any other actions than enter combat with target minion or hunt. During your discard phase tap the chosen or