Distinguished Scout

2 Cost

1/2 Glory 0

Bushi Scout

Honor ( when this character leaves play, gain 1 honor. )

Had the idea at work: Sparrow Clan cards that can be splashed to any faction for influence, but if you dedicate yourself to the 3 Man Alliance, you can splash them for free in exchange for losing access to the main clans. This assumes the other "Major Minor clans" are relevant and thus you still have something to spend influence on.

Sparrow are all about killing your own tempo to gain benefits, which is rough. But their cards are a bit extra efficient if you do, and then after you manage to land the effects you can try to play out fortune to come out ahead. Its basically about timing things so you always appear to be following the path of honorable poverty. Suzume meanwhile demands you maintain your frugal ways in order to get a 6/5 that only ran you 4 fate that you can use as a surprise, but he can rapidly end up a dead card if you don't anticipate your opponent's purchases and suddenly appear to be living more extravagantly than Honorable Poverty allows.

Honorable Poverty

Neutral/3 Man Alliance Conflict Card

Philosophy

This Card costs 0 influence if you declare your alliance to the 3 Man Alliance

Target character gets +X to their political skill, where X is equal to how much fate you have in your reserve

If your bid on the honor dial is lower, you may use this card's ability again.

0 Cost

2 Influence

A true sparrow has want for nothing but what they need.

Little Sparrow

Neutral/3 Man Alliance Conflict Card

This card costs 0 influence if you declare your alliance to the 3 Man Alliance

Reaction: When this character enters play into a conflict, if you have more fate in your reserve than your opponent, honor this character.

Bushi, Farmer

2 Glory

2 Fate

1 Political Skill

1 Combat Skill

2 Influence

Doji Suzume

3 Man Alliance Conflict Card

If you have more fate than your opponent, Doji Suzume is honored, and cannot lose the honored condition for any reason. No limit.

If you have less fate than your opponent, Doji Suzume is dishonored, and cannot lose the dishonored condition for any reason. No limit.

Courtier, Farmer, Champion

3 Glory

4 Fortune

3 Political Skill

2 Combat Skill

1 Influence

Time will tell if Suzume is one of the greatest Philosophers of our time, or one of the greatest fools.

Daidoji Kuwanan (unique)

5 cost

3/5

3 glory

Bushi Duelist

Action: Target and opposing participating character. Challenge that character to a political duel. The loser chooses either to discard their personality or bow and dishonor it.

Togashi Mitsu

5 cost

4/4

1 glory

Monk Tattooed

Action: During a conflict, remove one or more fate from Mitsu to give a participating opposing character -1/-1 for each fate removed. Then, if either stat is 0, discard that character.

Outflank

Unicorn Event

1F

Play only in an action window directly before your opportunity to declare a conflict and only if you have not declared a MIL conflict this turn.

The current action window ends and you immediately declare a MIL conflict. In this conflict, you may declare characters with the Calvary trait as attackers after defenders have been declared.

3 Inf.

Slight of Hand

1 cost Scorpion Event

Action: During the conflict phase, discard an attachment attached to a participating friendly character - attach an attachment from your hand to that personality paying 1 less.

Togashi Mitsu

5 cost

4/4

1 glory

Monk Tattooed

Action: During a conflict, remove one or more fate from Mitsu to give a participating opposing character -1/-1 for each fate removed. Then, if either stat is 0, discard that character.

Shinjo flagbearer

2 cost

2/1

1 glory

Cavalry Bushi

Whenever this character moves to or from a conflict - draw a card. (Unlimited)

4 hours ago, BayushiFugu said:

Shinjo flagbearer

2 cost

2/1

1 glory

Cavalry Bushi

Whenever this character moves to or from a conflict - draw a card. (Unlimited)

I don't mean to sound too Debbie Downer, but no. This card would be broken the moment it comes out of the gate.

Seriously - there are a handful number of cards that are downright wrong in their inception, cost, effectiveness and so on, let's not add a card such as Flagbearer to the same line up. Please.

11 hours ago, LordBlunt said:

I don't mean to sound too Debbie Downer, but no. This card would be broken the moment it comes out of the gate.

Seriously - there are a handful number of cards that are downright wrong in their inception, cost, effectiveness and so on, let's not add a card such as Flagbearer to the same line up. Please.

What would you suggest we change to make it un-broken?

2 hours ago, Mangod said:

What would you suggest we change to make it un-broken?

For starters it would need to loose the Unlimited on card draw. Probably should also be only moves to or from a conflict but not both.

On 12/28/2017 at 10:51 AM, BayushiFugu said:

Togashi Mitsu

5 cost

4/4

1 glory

Monk Tattooed

Action: During a conflict, remove one or more fate from Mitsu to give a participating opposing character -1/-1 for each fate removed. Then, if either stat is 0, discard that character.

Interesting idea, except... How would this work with people with a "-" stat? I could see either way - it's unmodifiable, so it stays as it is. Or, when checked, a "-" counts as 0, so the character dies when Mitsu applies this effect.

6 hours ago, agarrett said:

Interesting idea, except... How would this work with people with a "-" stat? I could see either way - it's unmodifiable, so it stays as it is. Or, when checked, a "-" counts as 0, so the character dies when Mitsu applies this effect.

It uses "then". So since they weren't able to be given the modifier, the next part wouldn't trigger right? Speaking of which, you'd probably not be able to modify their non "-" skill as well since it is stated as a package deal.

Iajitsu Adept

3 cost Crane character

1/4

Bushi Duelist

When this person wins a duel, gain 1 honor.

Full Moon Tattoo

0 cost dragon attachment

+0/+0

Tattoo

Attaches to monk only

Action: During a conflict, move a fate from an unclaimed ring to attached character.

Hida O-Ushi (unique)

4 cost

5/1

1 glory

Bushi Berserker

Action: During a conflict, choose an opposing character with lower military skill - bow that character. (Max. twice per turn)

Geisha Spy (scorpion)

2 cost Conflict character

1/3

0 glory

Courtier Shinobi

Interrupt: When an effect would discard this character from your hand - put it into play instead.

3 influence

Matsu Ren (unique)

4 cost

2/2

Glory 1

Bushi Commander

Action: During a Military conflict, Bow Ren - Give all your participating Lion Clan characters a Military bonus equal to Ren's military stat.

"We will overcome our enemy at any cost!"

5 hours ago, BayushiFugu said:

Matsu Ren (unique)

4 cost

2/2

Glory 1

Bushi Commander

Action: During a Military conflict, Bow Ren - Give all your participating Lion Clan characters a Military bonus equal to Ren's military stat.

"We will overcome our enemy at any cost!"

Do you mean printed military skill? Because otherwise that's just asking for Banzai abuse. Also should probably be "other" participating characters, as all it takes is an unbow effect to have him gaining his own bonus and contributing it towards the conflict.

To first blood

(Crane event)

0 cost

Action: During a conflict, choose a participating friendly Duelist and an opposing participating character. Your character challenges the other to a duel of your choice. (Political or Military). The loser is discarded from play.

Geisha House

+2 Strength

Holding

Action: Sacrifice this holding - Move all the fate from an unclaimed ring to your pool.

" Sometimes sacrifices are made to save face."

On ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 1:40 AM, BayushiFugu said:

To first blood

(Crane event)

0 cost

Action: During a conflict, choose a participating friendly Duelist and an opposing participating character. Your character challenges the other to a duel of your choice. (Political or Military). The loser is discarded from play.

I don't think "First Blood" means "Outright kill someone." Raitsugu has to cleave his way through all your fate first to get kill you.

I'd think either A) Remove a fate without killing someone if they have no fate or B) Reduce all stats of loser down to base for the conflict.

Not to mention it's way too powerful for 0 cost. Even with the duelist-only restriction, getting to choose the target as well as the stat that target will participate with just replicates the flexibility of Policy Debate, where you're beating up a helpless target. Your fate cost should be at least the amount you're expecting to remove from your opponent (their character, plus fate on that character). At the very minimum, I'd expect this card's effect to cost 3 fate.

More typically, a duel to the first blow I imagine would be done to establish a point, when two parties are in conflict. The winner of the duel is proven right, and is then unopposed. I would interpret this sort of duel to be "The loser of the duel bows and returns home." I could see that effect at 0 or 1 cost. (Probably 1.)

Mantra of Air

0 cost Dragon event

Kiho

Interrupt: After an opponent declared an Air conflict, target your Monk character or your character with a Monk attachment - Honor that character.

Asako Librarian (Phoenix Dynasty)

3 cost

0/2

2 Glory

Action: During a conflict, Bow this character - Draw a card then discard a card from your hand.