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CardName: Challenge # 028 Cost: Type: Challenge Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Design one or more top-down magic cards based on an archetypal object. Before or after, suggest three or more such ideas for other people to use. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge Rare

Challenge # 028
 
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Design one or more top-down magic cards based on an archetypal object.
Before or after, suggest three or more such ideas for other people to use.
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Updated on 12 Sep 2018 by Jack V

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2012-02-08 22:18:56: Jack V created the card Challenge # 028
on 08 Feb 2012 by Jack V:

Inspired by Jar of Eyeballs. An archetypal object is a specific or special type of real or fictional object, anything that someone would recognise as something specific. eg. He-Man's Power Sword, Excalibur, a lightsaber, a school bell, a philosopher's stone, a superhero's cape, a piece of furniture that flies or takes you to Narnia, a mad scientist's experimenting vat, a lucky talisman, a religious symbol, x-ray specs, thor's hammer.

They will usually be artifacts and/or equipment, but they don't have to be.

Because it's a top down design, I thought it would be interesting for people to post prompts for other people, (Don't try and be clever, just what comes to mind), although I don't know for sure if that'll work out. Either making a card with an idea of your own or fulfilling someone else's prompt is fine.

on 09 Feb 2012 by Link:

Here are some object ideas:
-Any of the bells from Garth Nix's Sabriel
-The Master Sword
-The Ocarina of Time
-Ice, Fire, Light Arrows (from Zelda)
-A cell phone
-"Magic Paintbrush" (I think this is a common enough trope- where someone has a paintbrush that brings things to life?)

on 09 Feb 2012 by Link:

Question: Would something like Sharingan fit this challenge?

on 09 Feb 2012 by dude1818:

­Sonic Screwdriver. That counts, right?

on 09 Feb 2012 by jmgariepy:

Added Jedi's Lightsaber, Philosopher's Stone and Lucky Charm. Well, someone's got to pick up the common items left around by Jack, eh? To make up for the archetypes I took, I'll add 5 more: ­

  • Fondue Pot ­
  • Guillotine ­
  • Stirrup ­
  • A peephole ­
  • The Blarney Stone ­
  • Kīlauea (The volcano that the Hawaiian volcano goddess, Pele, lives in.)

    • on 09 Feb 2012 by Jack V:

    Yes, sonic screwdriver definitely counts :)

    on 09 Feb 2012 by cmeister2:

    Here's a stab at the Master Sword: Master Sword (LttP).

    on 09 Feb 2012 by Alex:

    Created Magic Paintbrush. Other ideas:

    • Hanging Gardens
    • A haunted castle... hmm, these are turning out more like lands than artifacts. Those could work, but let's try some more:
    • A masquerade mask (there may be one or two of these already)
    • A cursed sword that you can't put down
    • A talking toaster (or talking other normally-unremarkable household item)
    on 04 Apr 2013 by jmgariepy:

    Jack just stole the final five suggestions, so I'm adding five more.

  • A Skeleton Key
  • A Dyson Sphere
  • A Bulldozer
  • Pontoons
  • The Eye of Sauron

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