Project Pokemon Trainer Cards: Ash

[fiddlerjones]

Originally Posted by minimoose38

Super Nerd


Calculated Advantage
Anytime you roll the twenty sided die you may add one to your roll. Whenever your opponent rolls the twenty sided die, you may subtract 1 from their roll.


Careful Planning
Choose one pokemon creature in your army. Pokemon with that name that you control roll 1 additional defense die against types they are Weak to.

Points: 50?

I like calculated advantage, but why not just say "Whenever the twenty-sided die is rolled, you may add or subtract 1 from the roll."

Careful Planning is fine with me too, though it doesn't say when you choose.

[White Knight]

Originally Posted by minimoose38

Super Nerd

Careful Planning
Choose one pokemon creature in your army. Pokemon with that name that you control roll 1 additional defense die against types they are Weak to.

I'm glad you came up with something for Super Nerd. I've been scratching my head since yesterday trying to come up with something.

I'm confused about how Careful Planning works. Normally, Pokemon roll 1 less Defense versus Pokemon they are weak against. Does Careful Planning cancel that out? Or does it cancel AND add 1 extra die?

Option 1
Careful Planning
It the beginning of the game, choose one Pokemon in your army. Pokemon with that name that you control may ignore Weaknesses when rolling Defense Dice.

Option 2
Careful Planning
It the beginning of the game, choose one Pokemon in your army. Pokemon with that name that you control may ignore Weaknesses when rolling Defense Dice and instead may roll 1 extra die when defending against a Pokemon they are weak against.

[minimoose38]

Originally I had it just canceling out the Weakness die reduction but I think it actually is cooler for it to cancel out and give a bonus as your option 2 does.

The Juggler looks good. I think I like the first Juggler picture better of the two. The multicolor border is good for any of the typeless Trainers. Super Nerd's border should be Purple, yellow and red.

[NightSwipe]

Originally Posted by minimoose38

Originally I had it just canceling out the Weakness die reduction but I think it actually is cooler for it to cancel out and give a bonus as your option 2 does.

I think this is a good idea. So, the second Careful Planning.

Originally Posted by minimoose38

The Juggler looks good. I think I like the first Juggler picture better of the two. The multicolor border is good for any of the typeless Trainers. Super Nerd's border should be Purple, yellow and red.

I was going to suggest the generic red for the Juggler's border, but when you put it this way, I suppose I agree.

[White Knight]

Here is what Supernerd looks like right now:



Comments?

[fiddlerjones]

It looks good, apart from the art, which we already pointed out as a concern.

Minor wording nitpick:

Careful Planning

At the beginning of the game, choose one Pokemon in your army. Pokemon that you control with the same name as that Pokemon...

Seems like a grammatical issue. You're choosing a pokemon, not a name.

[White Knight]

Supernerd v2



Any more comments or are we ready to move on?
(Again, I'll work on the picture later.)

[NightSwipe]

I think we're ready to move on.

[White Knight]

Up next:

Jr. Trainer♂

A Camper (Japanese: キャンプボーイ Camp Boy) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are generally depicted as little boys in uniforms.

They raise a variety of Pokémon, mainly those that would be found in the woods.

In the past, they have also been known as Jr. Trainers♂. In Pokémon Red and Green Versions, they are called ボーイスカウト Boy Scout, although supposedly this had to be changed for legal reasons. Their female counterparts appear to be Picnickers.





My suggestions (to go with the Boy Scout theme):

Jr. Trainer♂
Preferred types: Bug, Flying, Normal

Be Prepared
You may add 3 to every initiative roll.

First Aid
Each turn, you may choose 1 Pokemon in your start zone and roll the 20 sided die. On a roll of 11 or higher, remove 1 wound marker from that Pokemon.

[NightSwipe]

I think that looks good. Maybe make the First Aid ability activate at the begining/end of the round

[fiddlerjones]

I like it. You could call it "Do a Good Turn Daily," if we want to go with the Scout slogan/motto theme... heh.

[White Knight]

How does this look?