Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Proposal: Gewgaw Power!

Withdrawn—clucky

Adminned at 19 Oct 2023 22:38:08 UTC

In “Creating a duel” replace

* Optionally select a Gewgaw to affect this Duel

with

* Randomly select a Gewgaw to affect this Duel, known as the Prime Gewgaw for the duel
* Secretly randomly select a different, second Gewgaw to affect this Duel, known as the Shadow Gewgaw for the duel

in “Creating a duel” replace “and (if one is selected) the Gewgaw” with

and the Prime Gewgaw

In “Commencing a duel” after “, or failure to have any effect at all” add

. Also reveal the Shadow Gewgaw for the Duel

In “Commencing a Duel” replace “Apply the effects of the Duel’s selected Gewgaw” with “Apply the effects of all the Duel’s selected Gewgaws” wherever it occurs

Add a new Gewgaw called “Golden Coin” with the following effect

Before the spells selected for a Duel are cast, the cost of spells is reduced by 1, to a minimum of 0, for the purposes of this duel

Add a new Gewgaw called “Drained Crystal” with the following effect

This Gewgaw has no effect

Comments

Vovix: he/him

18-10-2023 21:03:21 UTC

Hmm, I’m generally not a fan of random effects that change the outcome after a decision is made. against

Brendan: he/him

19-10-2023 00:27:43 UTC

against I like making the random choice a known part of the process, but not the revelation of secondary secret conditions after the fact.

Clucky: he/him

19-10-2023 03:58:52 UTC

A few of the spells already have some random mechanics. I like the idea of players not having perfect information about how a round is going to play out.

Kevan: City he/him

19-10-2023 07:51:27 UTC

against Yeah, this falls on the output randomness side for me, being the same from our perspective as “players submit orders and then a second gewgaw is randomly selected which might mess some of those choices up”. (I don’t like the current “gain DICE3 Stars” stuff either.)

JonathanDark: he/him

19-10-2023 13:23:35 UTC

imperial

Clucky: he/him

19-10-2023 22:37:09 UTC

against freeing up a slot