The Book of Matter-Eater Lad

[Ronin]

Originally Posted by tcglkn

@johnny139 @Karat is this wording solid? Stole the phrasing from Golomulus.

That scratched-out bit is for glyphs. Don't need it with the glyphs being in the separate clause.

[johnny139]

I would do this for the first sentence, it currently doesn't actually explain what it does (it just says "remove"):

Instead of attacking, you may choose a tiny, small, medium, or large destructible object that is either adjacent to or occupies the same space as Matter-Eater Lad or an unequipped glyph within 1 space of Matter-Eater Lad and remove it from the game.

[tcglkn]

Sweet! SP updated here for you @japes

[Karat]

It's a bit muddled. I'm working on it. May be ed d to update Glom too from what you are saying.

Edit - Johnny's needs more work too.

[japes]

Originally Posted by Karat

It's a bit muddled. I'm working on it. May be ed d to update Glom too from what you are saying.

Edit - Johnny's needs more work too.

Just tag me please when it's fleshed out. I want to finish phase 1 of the poker cards.

[Karat]

Originally Posted by japes

Just tag me please when it's fleshed out. I want to finish phase 1 of the poker cards.

Took me a few reads to get the gist of it. Taking into account Ronin's edit above and John's change, I'd word it like so:

MATTER EATER
Instead of attacking, you may either choose a tiny, small, medium, or large destructible object that is either adjacent to or occupies the same space as Matter-Eater Lad or an unequipped glyph within 1 space of Matter-Eater Lad and remove it from the game. Place any figure that was on the glyph or destructible object or glyph on the corresponding space previously occupied by the glyph or destructible object or glyph. If the destructible object was a vehicle, place all figures that occupied the vehicle on spaces previously occupied by the removed vehicle.

For pasteability:

MATTER EATER
Instead of attacking, you may either choose a tiny, small, medium, or large destructible object that is adjacent to or occupies the same space as Matter-Eater Lad or an unequipped glyph within 1 space of Matter-Eater Lad and remove it from the game. Place any figure that was on the destructible object or glyph on the corresponding space previously occupied by the destructible object or glyph. If the destructible object was a vehicle, place all figures that occupied the vehicle on spaces previously occupied by the removed vehicle.

The or already indicates that it is either one or the other and therefore that "either" was redundant. I did place one at the beginning to better clarify that it is a DO or a glyph that you choose. Also, I restructured the tail of it so that the order it is stated in follows that of the first sentence.

One thing that stood out to me though is that we do not address falling damage. Say the DO was height 5 and a Medium 4 figure was on it. He eats ths DO. Does the Medium 4 figure take falling damage or no? I feel like neither is doable but would require more text.

[tcglkn]

I do not think they would take falling damage. I would assume it was never tested that way. Just need a line at the end: "Placed figures do not take any falling damage."

[quozl]

Do we need the last two sentences? Aren't they just duplicating what the rules say?

[tcglkn]

I don't think the rules cover this. The card for the Warehouse Ruin specifically talks about placing figures on the base if it is destroyed. Plus the rules talk about when things are destroyed and this is removing them from the game to avoid stuff triggering when a DO is destroyed.

[tcglkn]

MATTER EATER
Instead of attacking, you may either choose a tiny, small, medium, or large destructible object that is adjacent to or occupies the same space as Matter-Eater Lad or an unequipped glyph within 1 space of Matter-Eater Lad and remove it from the game. Place any figure that was on the destructible object or glyph on the corresponding space previously occupied by the destructible object or glyph. If the destructible object was a vehicle, place all figures that occupied the vehicle on spaces previously occupied by the removed vehicle. Figures moved with this special power will not take any falling damage.

This looks good. Karat's wording with a line about falling damage. @A3n do you have a preference on falling damage here? I assume the intent was for no falling damage, but I could be wrong.

[Karat]

[tcglkn]

After looking over the tests, it doesn't mention falling damage ever being taken, and he's a 60 point figure so it's probably better if he doesn't cause it. I am happy to move forward here. Updating the SP here then we just need a card update from @A3n and @japes is good to go.