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[L5R LCG] Imperial cycle has releases faster than One Punch Man fight scenes.

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  • tzeentchlingtzeentchling Doctor of Rocks OaklandRegistered User regular
    Interesting! Looks like the Crab are going to have effects that involve sacrificing themselves to boost the rest of your clan. Seems like it could be not great against attrition battles though.

  • italianranmaitalianranma Registered User regular
    The wall only stands because of the sacrifice of the Crab. Remember that.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Speaking of which, the Crab fiction is up.

    Dark Hands of Heaven.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Man. So many names in that fiction.. I had a hard time following them all.

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  • NealnealNealneal Registered User regular
    That story just reminded me how much I like Kisada and how much I hate Yakamo.

    Kuni Yori was... a little overtly mustache twirling for my tastes, but hey, he's a bad dude who is going to do bad things.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Man, what kind of mind-eff would it be if Yori didn't end up going evil in this timeline?

    You'd keep on expecting him to turn, but... nope, he's just a asshole.

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  • NealnealNealneal Registered User regular
    That would actually be amazing. "This time I'm sure he's going to do something evil!"

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Crab card spoilers are coming slower, or maybe I'm not noticing them.

    Also, people are starting to print and play to get a feel for the game.

    From the Art of War podcast, https://artofwarcast.podbean.com/ :


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    High influence cost attachment.. that bleeds honor.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    It's funny, I was just going to go back and map out when spoilers came out to confirm my feeling that there has been less this preview cycle. Glad I wasn't alone.

    Also holy shit that follower. It real good.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    I'm hoping to convince my buddy, who used to be a crab fisherman, to play a crab deck, so I need more spoilers.

    What is this I don't even.
  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    There's a couple more, but one of them is being partially masked until the podcast actually comes out that will talk about it. :)

    "The Table Is Yours" was sent:

    Kaiu Shuichi
    Character, 4 Fate

    3 Military
    3 Political

    2 Glory

    Bushi. Engineer.

    (they haven't revealed the text box yet)

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Here we go, Crab Time.

    Rokugan's Shield.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Couple more previews in Team Covenant's video as well. Intimidating Hida and Eager Scout.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXvyrzQq0V0

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  • italianranmaitalianranma Registered User regular
    I like the fluff of the Crab from the RPG, and also the prospect of taking down monsters and dealing with the Shadowlands taint. Being a defensive force isn't really my shtick in a card game, but I'll totally give it a try. I like the sacrifice mechanics: it makes dealing with a big push from your opponent a real gut check, hoping they don't have the ability to do it again next round. I can't wait for this game!

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    There's a couple more, but one of them is being partially masked until the podcast actually comes out that will talk about it. :)

    "The Table Is Yours" was sent:

    Kaiu Shuichi
    Character, 4 Fate

    3 Military
    3 Political

    2 Glory

    Bushi. Engineer.

    (they haven't revealed the text box yet)

    And the full version of Kaiu Shuichi is out in the wild. Link.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Man, it feels neat seeing all the old fan sites popping up again.

    Over on the Crab Clan Catastrophe, they've got a Crab event preview: Levy.

    Was wondering if they were going to have some sort of econ boost, since their stuff seemed a bit expensive.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Holy crap that card...

    And 3 influence to boot!

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  • AuralynxAuralynx Darkness is a perspective Watching the ego workRegistered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    Man, it feels neat seeing all the old fan sites popping up again.

    Over on the Crab Clan Catastrophe, they've got a Crab event preview: Levy.

    Was wondering if they were going to have some sort of econ boost, since their stuff seemed a bit expensive.

    ... wait, Crab's allowed an economy in this incarnation of the game? Intriguing.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    I'm really curious which designer over at FFG helped design this faction.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    I was gonna say that splashing crab was looking promising... Then I noticed that was a dynasty card.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    FFGLive's going on right now, on their Facebook page. They're playing a full game.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    shit shit shit forgot thank you!

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Aaaand that's how Crab do. That Kaiu Envoy that has both Courtesy and Sincerity is going to be sacrifice fodder, so they gain both a fate and a card draw when it leaves play.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Holy bloody hell.

    Next week is Phoenix. And when they said they did ring manipulation, they weren't kidding!

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    This also means that either they double up for the 2 weeks leading to GenCon, or they do either Scorpion or Unicorn.

    As a unicorn player, sadface... :(

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    Display of Power seems awesome. I'm super impressed at how well every clan has a clear theme and playstyle out of the gate.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    I wonder if they might just do the previews & the fiction in the same week a couple of times.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Tomanta wrote: »
    Display of Power seems awesome. I'm super impressed at how well every clan has a clear theme and playstyle out of the gate.

    Yeah. I mean, there are drawbacks - namely that you likely will lose a province, you will DEFINITELY lose one honor (for an uncontensted conflict), you have to have a Shugenja on the field, and it is expensive to play... But not only does that deny your opponent the ring effect, it gives you +1 in the imperial favor (plus more if you deliberately left a readied character out there).

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    PMAvers wrote: »
    I wonder if they might just do the previews & the fiction in the same week a couple of times.

    Unicorn and Scorpion have always been close, so I can see that.

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  • TomantaTomanta Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Tomanta wrote: »
    Display of Power seems awesome. I'm super impressed at how well every clan has a clear theme and playstyle out of the gate.

    Yeah. I mean, there are drawbacks - namely that you likely will lose a province, you will DEFINITELY lose one honor (for an uncontensted conflict), you have to have a Shugenja on the field, and it is expensive to play... But not only does that deny your opponent the ring effect, it gives you +1 in the imperial favor (plus more if you deliberately left a readied character out there).

    There's a psychological factor, too. If you are planning an attack against Phoenix, how much do you commit to something that might go uncontested? Especially if that becomes a theme for Phoenix - take deliberate losses for great rewards.

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Athenor wrote: »
    Tomanta wrote: »
    Display of Power seems awesome. I'm super impressed at how well every clan has a clear theme and playstyle out of the gate.

    Yeah. I mean, there are drawbacks - namely that you likely will lose a province, you will DEFINITELY lose one honor (for an uncontensted conflict), you have to have a Shugenja on the field, and it is expensive to play... But not only does that deny your opponent the ring effect, it gives you +1 in the imperial favor (plus more if you deliberately left a readied character out there).

    Actually... does it actually require a shugenja in play? Yeah, it's got the Spell type, but there's Cloud the Mind that actually specifically mentions that you need to control one to play it. This and Know the World don't. Unless there's rule-book text I missed.

    There could be stuff that keys specifically off the keyword.

    EDIT:
    Tomanta wrote: »
    There's a psychological factor, too. If you are planning an attack against Phoenix, how much do you commit to something that might go uncontested? Especially if that becomes a theme for Phoenix - take deliberate losses for great rewards.

    There's a bunch of stuff that doesn't require actually being in the battle to do as well. If you can, say, shell the opponent enough from home so they don't take the province, it could be worth it too.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Hmm. Cloud the Mind is an attachment, but that "only if you control a shugenja" is very clear and very much specific text.

    Maybe you are right. Maybe the Phoenix are so badass that they don't even need shugenja out on the field to do their magic.

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  • ShortyShorty touching the meat Intergalactic Cool CourtRegistered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Holy bloody hell.

    Next week is Phoenix. And when they said they did ring manipulation, they weren't kidding!


    I'm really wondering how many cards from other LCGs they're going to reprint in L5R

  • tzeentchlingtzeentchling Doctor of Rocks OaklandRegistered User regular
    @Shorty
    "Fate Siphon. Scorpion, 4 influence, 0 cost Event. Play only if you win a conflict as the attacker. Your opponent loses three Fate and you gain three Fate. Lose two Honor. "

  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    I forgot to mention it, but they did mention during the stream that the play mats they were using were going to be for sale later in the year. I rather dig them.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    They will also be giving away signed ones.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    I don't have the text in front of me, but apparently the storyline tourney is kicking off with a parade that anyone can attend.

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    I don't have the text in front of me, but apparently the storyline tourney is kicking off with a parade that anyone can attend.

    I assume that it's probably part of the Opening Ceremonies. Where'd you see it?

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