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• 2022-12-31 16:33:41: Nodle edited the details page Archetypes
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• 2022-12-23 22:56:11: Nodle commented on Duplicitous Lynx

  In terms of playtests, mostly it acted like "when ~ attacks and isn't blocked, ~ gets +K/+0 until end of turn." It incentivizes trading when possible, and just generally lets deceive creatures punch a bit outside their weight class, kind of like first strike does.

  With modern design, it would definitely be a triggered ability just to make digital play better. Nailing the exact trigger condition is a bit awkward though. Options are...

  1. Whenever ~ attacks or blocks, you may give ~ +K/-K until end of turn.
  2. Whenever blockers are declared, you may give ~ +K/-K until end of turn.

  ...Option one makes the ability more defensive oriented, because making decisions after blocks is much better than after attacks, which I don't love. The second ability triggers after blockers but has really weird wording.

  I'm concerned about a lack of design space unless it is parameterized. I suppose I'll try to do +2/-2 as much as possible and see if I can come up with enough interesting designs to remove the paramter, but I don't like my odds.

  Making deceive commons all go to the same toughness seems reasonable.

• 2022-12-23 18:36:31: Nodle edited Throw Away the Key:

  added art

• 2022-12-23 16:51:29: Nodle edited Specialist Equipment:

  Added 1 to cost.

• 2022-12-23 16:50:12: Nodle edited Specialist Equipment:

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• 2022-12-23 15:32:11: kauefr commented on Duplicitous Lynx

  This is an interesting mechanic, I'd love to know how it played during playtests.

  I do feel it could cause decision paralysis with a bunch of deceiving dudes on the board. Maybe you could apply one of many possible simplifications:

  1. Make it a triggered ability like bushido.

  2. Remove the parameter and set it to a single value everywhere (e.g. +2/-2 always).

  3. At least make all commons share the same conceptual effect, like every deceiving common creature becomes an X/1.

  Anyway, please share some of your playtest results.

• 2022-12-23 08:00:38: Nodle commented on Duplicitous Lynx

  To be clear, it is an activated ability. Its just reminder text.

  As to the "on-board trick" of it, it is a really minor one. It is part of a class of abilities that are extremely normal at common. This ability was originally inspired by rootwallas for example.

  Granted, I haven't done a ton of playtests, and I'm sure there are some board states that a few decieve effects makes too complicated, but in the playtests I've done, it hasn't felt any more complicated than first strike. It is a thing you have to take into account when making attacks and assigning blocks, but isn't too much of a burden.

• 2022-12-23 00:35:09: HarrisonY commented on Tricky Crow

  I like the mechanic a lot. There's a lot of triggers you can throw on the stack so limited to once per turn is a very smooth ceiling.

  Edit: it wouldn't fit your setting but I would call this ability alter

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• 2022-08-04 06:57:47: dude1818 commented on Duplicitous Lynx

  Deceive should be written as an activated ability, and definitely needs a cost associated with it. It's probably also too much on-board trick to have at common in any meaningful amount

• 2022-08-04 04:45:32: Nodle edited Duplicitous Lynx:

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• 2022-08-04 04:28:56: Nodle edited Ringwatcher Eagle

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