4 hours ago, Laurence J Sinclair said:

Oral tradition.

35 minutes ago, RandomJC said:

I apologize

As one can see, I can not

use my native tongue

However,

your haiku are much

superior to mine.

15 hours ago, shosuko said:

Your void unique gives +1/1 to all allied personalities and -1/1 to all opposing personalities, this just does the -1/1 so it is hard to say it is straight better.

Further - and I may be wrong about this - but compare the wording...

Void Unique:

Action: During a Void conflict - Until the end of the conflict, each participating character you control gets +1/1 and each participating your opponent controls gets -1/1

Unicorn Slanderer:

Action: While this character is participating in a conflict - each participating character controlled by your opponent gets -1/1 until the end of the conflict.

Does it not seem like the Unicorn's ability is a 1 shot debuff to all currently present characters, while the Phoenix ability creates an on-going buff until the end of conflict that continually applies the modifier until resolution?

The difference is that the Unicorn can apply it in every conflict she takes place in. The Void Phoenix needs a void conflict, which there is only going to be one a turn unless phoenix spend more cards, at which point she becomes definably worse as you spend each extra action and card.

The Phoenix gets a larger and more lasting ability, a greater payoff, but has a very strict requirement and is Unique, so only once can it be applied.

Unicorn gets a lesser effect, but it is much easier to trigger by herself and even more so can be stacked with multiple copies, which is very useful.

Basically the Phoenix one is only playable because the Phoenix are the ring manipulation clan and can jump through hoops to force multiple void conflicts, but even then her action only triggers once per turn. The unicorn could be ANY clan's colors and she would at least be useful, there is a big difference there.

I would argue she is slightly better in that regard.

9 minutes ago, Tonbo Karasu said:

However,

your haiku are much

superior to mine.

My humble haiku

pales in a many ways to

autumn's coming grace

1 minute ago, TheItsyBitsySpider said:

The difference is that the Unicorn can apply it in every conflict she takes place in. The Void Phoenix needs a void conflict, which there is only going to be one a turn unless phoenix spend more cards, at which point she becomes definably worse as you spend each extra action and card.

The Phoenix gets a larger and more lasting ability, a greater payoff, but has a very strict requirement and is Unique, so only once can it be applied.

Unicorn gets a lesser effect, but it is much easier to trigger by herself and even more so can be stacked with multiple copies, which is very useful.

Basically the Phoenix one is only playable because the Phoenix are the ring manipulation clan and can jump through hoops to force multiple void conflicts, but even then her action only triggers once per turn. The unicorn could be ANY clan's colors and she would at least be useful, there is a big difference there.

I would argue she is slightly better in that regard.

It's kind of a wash, it's easier to ready someone than manipulate the rings sure, but Warrior Poet isn't a two point swing. It's also fitting that they share the same artist.

I love Warrior Poet more, but both are kind of even in ability.

So far, most of the clans have had a really good nonunique female 3-drop.

Crane: Doji Harpoonist Challenger

Lion: Lions Pride Brawler

Crab: Borderlands Defender

Unicorn: Rap Battle Champion Warrior Poet

One could argue that Shiba Yojimbo and Enlightened Warrior (who looks female to me, albeit with a shaven head) are also part of this pattern.

I look forward to seeing what the Scorpion have.

1 hour ago, TheItsyBitsySpider said:

The difference is that the Unicorn can apply it in every conflict she takes place in. The Void Phoenix needs a void conflict, which there is only going to be one a turn unless phoenix spend more cards, at which point she becomes definably worse as you spend each extra action and card.

The Phoenix gets a larger and more lasting ability, a greater payoff, but has a very strict requirement and is Unique, so only once can it be applied.

Unicorn gets a lesser effect, but it is much easier to trigger by herself and even more so can be stacked with multiple copies, which is very useful.

Basically the Phoenix one is only playable because the Phoenix are the ring manipulation clan and can jump through hoops to force multiple void conflicts, but even then her action only triggers once per turn. The unicorn could be ANY clan's colors and she would at least be useful, there is a big difference there.

I would argue she is slightly better in that regard.

I apparently read the unicorn very differently

Quote

Action: While this character is participating in a conflict - each participating character controlled by your opponent gets -1/1 until the end of the conflict.

I read the action, that as long the personality is there, every personality controlled by the opponent at the battle is reduced by 1 regardless if they were there or not when the ability was triggered. Also as soon as shes removed from the conflict her ability would turn off.

15 minutes ago, JRosen9 said:

I apparently read the unicorn very differently

I read the action, that as long the personality is there, every personality controlled by the opponent at the battle is reduced by 1 regardless if they were there or not when the ability was triggered. Also as soon as shes removed from the conflict her ability would turn off.

The "While this character is participating in a conflict" part is a limit to its use. The Unicorn Poet needs to be part of the conflict to activate the ability. After the - symbol the ability reads out. Every personality controlled by your opponent gets -1/1 until the end of the conflict.

Note that "Until end of conflict" is with the -1/1, so the ability happens and each character takes the debuff personally until the conflict ends.

You can compare this to the Void Shugenja which reads :

Action: During a Void conflict - Until the end of the conflict, each participating character you control gets +1/1 and each participating your opponent gets -1/1 until the end of the conflict.

The same limiter is there "During a Void conflict" and then the dash. This ability states "Until end of conflict" in the beginning because it creates a persistent effect that will apply to people who enter later. Once this persistent modifier goes away then the penalties do too.

18 hours ago, Kuni Katsuyoshi said:

They're not ...trust me.??

.......and you know what they say about 'assuming' things?

...that all assumptions should be listed for any formal proof, so that others can examine the validity of the assumptions?

Also, is it just me, or is she using a massive brush for the size of that sheet of paper? I mean, I know poetry in Rokugan likely means haiku rather than a Breton lai, but still, it's hard to imagine her writing more than one character with that!

13 minutes ago, JJ48 said:

Also, is it just me, or is she using a massive brush for the size of that sheet of paper? I mean, I know poetry in Rokugan likely means haiku rather than a Breton lai, but still, it's hard to imagine her writing more than one character with that!

She looks really tired. I'll bet she's just painting a simple sign to hang up in the camp telling all the Moto to keep it down so she can get some sleep.

1 minute ago, Laurence J Sinclair said:

She looks really tired. I'll bet she's just painting a simple sign to hang up in the camp telling all the Moto to keep it down so she can get some sleep.

Nothing could be more likely!

Also, I didn't realize that apparently we're supposed to respond in poetic form.

There once was a Unicorn poet

Who was skilled, and well did she know it.

But her brush was so massive,

And since it was passive,

Her only option for transport was tow it!

...perhaps a bit Western, but who knows what crazy ideas they picked up while abroad?

6 minutes ago, JJ48 said:

Nothing could be more likely!

Also, I didn't realize that apparently we're supposed to respond in poetic form.

There once was a Unicorn poet

Who was skilled, and well did she know it.

But her brush was so massive,

And since it was passive,

Her only option for transport was tow it!

...perhaps a bit Western, but who knows what crazy ideas they picked up while abroad?

7 hours ago, Laurence J Sinclair said:

Oral tradition.

There once was a Shameful Display,

Across Rokugan it caused such Dismay.

The Unicorn have faith in

their "Oral Tradition"

Kamoko taught all of them that way...

3 hours ago, twinstarbmc said:

24 minutes ago, JJ48 said:

Nothing could be more likely!

Also, I didn't realize that apparently we're supposed to respond in poetic form.

There once was a Unicorn poet

Who was skilled, and well did she know it.

But her brush was so massive,

And since it was passive,

Her only option for transport was tow it!

...perhaps a bit Western, but who knows what crazy ideas they picked up while abroad?

Truth be told it's quite

a lot more difficult than

spamming thread with art.

(And another)

Though one can with ease

cheat by opening a site

and than just say spring.

Hm...would it be possible to throw a beat on it and make some kind of haiku rap? Then Rokugani poets could really duke it out!

41 minutes ago, Laurence J Sinclair said:

She looks really tired. I'll bet she's just painting a simple sign to hang up in the camp telling all the Moto to keep it down so she can get some sleep.

I read it less as she's tired, and more that she is overcome with grief over the friends and foes whose final moments she is immortalizing in prose.

2 hours ago, Ide Yoshiya said:

I read it less as she's tired, and more that she is overcome with grief over the friends and foes whose final moments she is immortalizing in prose.

Why is a poet immortalizing her friends' final moments in prose?

2 hours ago, JJ48 said:

Hm...would it be possible to throw a beat on it and make some kind of haiku rap? Then Rokugani poets could really duke it out!

That's how I've always pictured poetry contests.

Stream flows to the sea

Catches falling autumn leaves

Yo' momma so fat

3 hours ago, JJ48 said:

Why is a poet immortalizing her friends' final moments in prose?

If you'll pardon me for saying so, I fear you may be missing my point. Regardless: Prose poetry

3 hours ago, Ide Yoshiya said:

If you'll pardon me for saying so, I fear you may be missing my point. Regardless: Prose poetry

Sounds like a contradiction of terms to me, but I suppose we can let it slide. As long as we're not simply writing really flowery, disjointed prose and calling it poetry, like college students at coffee houses.

I can't wait to move her into a battle so I can say that it's poetry in motion.

On 7/28/2017 at 2:35 PM, Togashi Gao Shan said:

Welp, guess I have to post this again:

Thank you for posting
The best haiku scene ever
Yes, I do like this

In each haiku thread
This Avatar clip comes back
Like a boomerang

The scratch of the quill,

Pages flutter in the breeze,

Their deeds remembered.

The thunder of hooves,

Ground shaking with tameless fear,

Vengeance is coming.