Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Development Log: The Vortex #17 - More Infinite

So here are the next eight cards of The Infinite's Devotees, and now we're getting into the more detailed cards.

Still not great placeholder art.  Maybe for "The Expired" if I had to pick one.
Creatures is meant to be a play on our conceptions of wild animals.  We think we are the most intelligent creatures, but this card is Green to show that even creatures which can't speak are far more intelligent than we give them credit for.  But they are wild and easily scared, so that is why their stats go down against Zealots.  They would rather run than fight when a some other crazy thing approaches.

The Expired is ghostly, so they can't be killed, but instead of not allowing death outright, I just say that against The Expired, the sword works just like Fire.  Mostly because there is a Frenzy that prevents death, so it would be unfair for it to basically always have a Frenzy active, and be able to add another.

To quarantine off the Quarantined card, it can only interact with other cards of its type.

I guess the Lidless placeholder is okay, although I imagine it more as a creature with huge, unblinking eyes.  But in any case, the text is a little confusing, but it essentially acts like it's got x-ray vision, able to see a Zealot's unrevealed Frenzy before making a decision about how to Convert (or Attack).

I think the idea behind Identity is that it knows who it is and won't give that up.  Like a person during the Inquisition who will not convert.

The rest are pretty self-explanatory, I think.  If you have any questions about cards, leave a comment, and I'll be sure to explain what I can.

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