HEAP: The Trading Card Game

Hexartes · 2012-06-10 05:09:43

Because why not.

I figured, I don't want to go at this alone, and I also figured if any Heaper were to have a card made of theirself, that Heaper would probably want to be at least somewhat involved.

Anyway, here is all I have so far:

Two card types have been imagined so far: Familiar and Heaper. Heapers lead up to three familiars in battle.
Each Heaper/Familliar will have a type: Humanoid, Robot, or Beast, which will function like Rock Paper Scissors somehow.
Familiars can be either Patriots or Freelancers. Patriots incur a penalty for being under the command of a Heaper with an opposing Type but will also have benefits for one with the same type.
Each turn will consist of six "events." Players queue up actions and everything happens simultaneously.
Moves can take up more than one event. Multi-Event moves can consist of two different phases: Preparation and Payoff. Preparation is the period where the move has not yet taken effect, and Payoff is when the effects take place. If Payoff lasts for more than one event, the effect happens more than once. No other moves can be done until the Payoff is finished.

I technically have a prototype card, but it is embarrassing and I will only post it if asked. Please try to help. Even if your contribution is as small as suggesting what your card should be, it will be appreciated.

Unknown · 2012-06-10 05:18:37

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Hexartes · 2012-06-10 05:22:14

For one thing, all Heapers have one offensive move, one defensive move, one passive ability, and one unique ability that could be any of the previous three. For now, all I really have is that HP, and by extension damage is involved, but we could add other stats or status effects.

Tachyon · 2012-06-10 17:07:03

What constitutes a "familiar"? Ponies? Pandas at the zoo?

Bunny · 2012-06-10 17:13:33

my boyfriend is my familiar

Obā-san · 2012-06-10 17:16:13

Deathonabun said:
my boyfriend is my familiar

Oh you.

Bunny · 2012-06-10 17:43:43

You should except this from me by now. :P

Haven · 2012-06-10 17:44:12

Yeah, it should be familiar.

Bunny · 2012-06-10 17:47:33

Haven needs to have a passive ability that only works if you can make an atrocious pun.

Hexartes · 2012-06-11 18:37:53

An avatar is any card that is not a Heaper. Or maybe there could be different forms of heapers that could be avatars.

Spacey · 2012-06-11 18:51:29

but we could add other stats or status effects.

one of the status effects should be being on fire

Salix Babylonika · 2012-06-11 19:02:46

I want to be a witch who shoots lasers.

that is all.

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Spacey · 2012-06-11 19:09:23

i would be....

a phantom

but not just any phantom, see

i'd be from space

cool, right

Tachyon · 2012-06-11 19:13:46

There should be *drunk* and *sleep dep* status effects.

And Magic card cards.

Hexartes · 2012-06-11 19:21:20

Should "*gnawed*" be a status effect?

Haven · 2012-06-11 19:25:53

I don't see why gnawt.

Tachyon · 2012-06-11 19:27:09

^^ I like it.

More possibilities: *exsanguinated*, *eaten*, *petrified*, *banned*.

Bunny · 2012-06-11 19:28:12

Anorak could be one of those positive qualities on a card.

Or maybe a heaper type or something I dunno

Salix Babylonika · 2012-06-11 19:41:45

some suggested heaper types

Anorak
Musical
Old Ones (geddit?)
Robotic

Spacey · 2012-06-11 20:00:05

STATUS EFFECTS

FIRE: deals damage over time unless extinguished by an ability
sleep dep: reduces damage by whatever, can only be cured by "resting" for an entire turn
drunk: like sleep dep, 'cept increases damage by high-ish number and decreases everything else by slightly less high number
gnawed: lowers max hp by medium-high number.
exsanguinated: like fire, but damage dealt is given as health to the card who applied the effect
eaten: target card is out of play. if the card who gave the effect is destroyed, the target card is no longer eaten and is back in play.
petrified: target card is out of play for medium number turns
banned: instakill. only usable by special mod-type cards, once per game.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-06-11 20:04:06

Banned seems like it would be a gamebreaker.

How is this working, exactly? Cuz my only experiences with TCGs are YuGiOh and MtG, so I'm thinking there's like going to be a graveyard and such.

Spacey · 2012-06-11 20:05:22

mod-type cards are banned from tournament play, of course

Tachyon · 2012-06-11 20:08:08

>banned: instakill

If only!

I suggest either downpowering it (ban evasion as a game mechanic of sorts?) or removing it altogether and making "banned status" equivalent to the graveyard.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-06-11 20:08:25

your face is banned from tournament play.

OH.

Spacey · 2012-06-11 20:11:00

so is your mother

OH.

inkblot · 2012-06-11 20:12:19

500 posts later, we'll all be discussing what our own overpowered Mary Sue cards will look like, and all we'll have to show for our hard work is a skeletal ruleset and a few handmade cards with silly flavor text.

Spacey · 2012-06-11 20:13:22

Fouria G said:
>banned: instakill

If only!

I suggest either downpowering it (ban evasion as a game mechanic of sorts?) or removing it altogether and making "banned status" equivalent to the graveyard.

how 'bout this:

BANNED: target card is removed from play. Player can wait an entire turn to bring it back. Ban-evading card must have a pun-based name derived from the original name. Also it has -3 to everything.

Bunny · 2012-06-11 20:21:51

Banning could work properly if it's just a card effect that is incredibly rare/difficult conditions to achieve/both.

Salix Babylonika · 2012-06-11 20:22:55

inkblot said:
500 posts later, we'll all be discussing what our own overpowered Mary Sue cards will look like, and all we'll have to show for our hard work is a skeletal ruleset and a few handmade cards with silly flavor text.

Why don't you write about it on your BLAG? :D

inkblot · 2012-06-11 20:30:19

Maybe you're right, and having fun with this is more important than having a playable game.

Boney · 2012-06-11 20:34:42

inkblot said:
500 posts later, we'll all be discussing what our own overpowered Mary Sue cards will look like, and all we'll have to show for our hard work is a skeletal ruleset and a few handmade cards with silly flavor text.

I had no idea that that was the point.

This is kind of a thing that wouldn't make sense to anybody outside of or new to HH, so why would it be made?

Spacey · 2012-06-11 20:43:57

for fun, see

inkblot · 2012-06-11 20:46:30

Okay, I get it. :P

Hexartes · 2012-06-12 18:26:21

Because I want to have a "thing."

Okay, two more types: Undead and Radiant, basically light and dark.

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Tanya · 2012-06-12 18:41:54

Can I has long flowing anime hair which has absolutely nothing to do with the battles, but I can pretend it does through intricate backstory feeding that'll take place during one of the main battles? :3

Hexartes · 2012-06-12 18:50:22

http://s1177.photobucket.com/albums/x360/kexruct/?action=view&current=hetc.jpg

Elemental type chart.

Spacey · 2012-06-13 01:48:37

who would be "radiant"? i can guess the other ones, but radiant?

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Tre · 2012-06-13 11:58:50

Or maybe it's for the SHINY PEOPLE.

You know which one of us is SHINY?

Hexartes · 2012-06-13 20:18:02

Yeah, it basically means holy.

Justice4243 · 2012-06-15 15:11:20

Do what now?

Viani · 2012-06-15 17:52:27

Does a haunted house count as Undead or Robot?

Justice4243 · 2012-06-15 18:33:09

Undead Robot...that can't move...

Hexartes · 2012-06-18 19:27:25

Maybe I should change "Undead" to "Umbral?"

I want it to include more types of cards.

Tachyon · 2012-06-19 08:23:24

What's wrong with "light" and "dark"?

Spacey · 2012-06-19 13:20:26

Radiant and Umbral sound cooler.

Tachyon · 2012-06-19 21:31:14

Point.

Spacey · 2012-06-26 21:02:07

this game needs shiny foil cards

let's make shiny foil cards

Hexartes · 2012-06-26 21:02:32

Thanks for the necro!

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