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A simplified tabletop role-playing game emphasizing casual play
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Jape Cards #110

Closed elliottomlinson closed 3 years ago

elliottomlinson commented 3 years ago

Jape Cards

Let this issue serve as a place for brainstorming ideas for jape cards, especially blue ones.

We've been removing some of these cards in reviews, with the main problem being that the jokes are ruined quickly if there aren't many in circulation. I'm thinking we just amass a big collection here to introduce all at once, so they're suitable for loot/treasure decks and the like.

Definition

Note that what I'm referring to as jape cards aren't

Examples

Japes currently in the deck include:

šŸ”µ PBJT

āš” Apply a sandwich to the face of a visible character. šŸ“œ After taking a sandwich to the face from one of his men, Coronel Kudzo was forced to retire, effective immediately šŸ–¼ļø A sandwich being thrown.

šŸ”µ Banana Peel

āš” Pick a point on the floor up to 2 metres away. The next character to walk there will fall over. šŸ“œ Nothing like a little prop humour. šŸ–¼ļø A banana peel in front of a caution: wet floor sign

šŸ”µ Rolling Cart

āš” Put a large object or willing NPC in your hand. šŸ“œ Brilliant for barging, barrowing, borrowing, bearing, busing, and bumming. šŸ–¼ļø A rolling cart

Card Posting Template

#### šŸ”µ šŸŸ¢ šŸ”“ šŸŸ” āš« Card Title
> āš” Cast Effect
> āœ‹ Hand Effect
> šŸ“œ *Flavour Text*
> šŸ–¼ļø *Optional illustration note*
elliottomlinson commented 3 years ago

In the discussion https://github.com/elliottomlinson/rpcg/pull/78#discussion_r677098806 on https://github.com/elliottomlinson/rpcg/pull/78#pullrequestreview-715464404 I mentioned modifying and bringing back

šŸ”µ Monster Deterrant

āš” Creates a strong odor hardly noticeable by humans but detested by all other lifeforms. šŸ“œ He who smelt it was dealt it

elliottomlinson commented 3 years ago

In a similar vein, we discussed the removal of...

šŸ”µ Glass Hammer

āš” Deal an additional 10 melee damage šŸ“œ Bonk šŸ–¼ļø A glass hammer striking

...the hard-hitting once-per-rest blue, in https://github.com/elliottomlinson/rpcg/pull/78#discussion_r677811821 on https://github.com/elliottomlinson/rpcg/pull/78#pullrequestreview-715464828. I think this constitutes a jape card at least mechanically, as it's relatively situational and not necessarily too powerful. In any case we've said this would be considered pending resolution of:

In this vein we could also have a ranged equivalent, along the lines of

šŸ”µ Glass Cannon

āš” Deal an additional 10 ranged damage šŸ“œ Crash

DuncanUszkay1 commented 3 years ago

Is the issue here related to japes? It seems the real issue is that we don't have enough blues