As I re-read the novels and having just re-read the Dunk and Egg stories , I realized how much I enjoy unique characters. I am becoming more like rings and wanting to play unique characters from the books far more than I want to play generic characters like "maester of war" " viper's bannermen". Of course we need to have some generics for the game to work properly but I would like to make a plea to the developers to focus more on giving us new unique characters that do not currently have an LCG incarnation rather than just give us a 3rd or 4th version of a popular character we already have in abundance. I think they have been doing a good job recently but with Dance of Dragons coming out I am more excited to see new characters than just new versions of old ones. As the 2Champs and a Chump are well of by now, I am huge fan of also including Dunk and Egg characters into the game. I applaud Alec for giving us The Laughing Storm from the first Dunk and Egg story and I am glad we already have Rhaegar Targaryen and Daemon Blackfyre. So developers if you are listening hopefully these lists will help you give us new unique characters we don't already have in the LCG instead of more versions of the same characters. Some houses already do this well IMO (Stark) but others like Targaryen are lacking in unique characters (although getting much better).

here is my list:

Stark: Jason Mallister

Lannister: Ser Gregor Clegane, Ser Amory Lorch, The Tickler

Baratheon: Patchface, Mace Tyrell

Martell: Quentyn Martell, Manfrey Martell

Targaryen: Squire Egg , Bittersteel, Lord Bloodraven, Willem Darry, Mirri Maz Duur

Greyjoy: Rodrik the Reader

Neutral: Bronze Yohn Royce, Vardis Egen, Lothor Brune, Marillion, Gerold Hightower, The Smiling Knight, and Ghost of High Heart (reprint;) , a new non-bannable version of Jaqen H'ghar, and A Kindly Man

Martell/Lannister: Aron Santagar

Wildling: Tormund Giant's Bane, Ygritte

Night's Watch: Donal Noye

What is your list of uniques we don't have yet?

Vargo Hoat ssthaphireths

Mathias Fricot said:

Awesome. How about Podrick? A whole "Squire" cycle would be interesting. I was hoping they would do more with the Jesters as well because Butterbumps is a hooouuussse!

+1 for:

Vargo (+cronies, +pit bear, why not?)

Podrick Payne

Ser Gregor

The Tickler

Tormund Giantsbane + Ygritte

Mirri Maz Dur

Also, new mentions for:

1. The Tyrell clan: Mace, Ser Garlan, Willas (+while I'm here, A Queen of Thorns who is also a bomb outside of Shadow decks, and a reprint of ITE Maergery, who looks bananas) - Ok fine, I'm just going to say it, let's have a HoTh style cycle and get the whole freaking house back in the game in a big way... don't make me post my homebrew 'House Tyrell' agenda again.

2. The missing (cool) wildlings: Styr (The Magnar of Thenn), Harma Dogshead, Rattleshirt (not just his lame raiders), The Weaper, Mag the Mighty who actually feels mighty, and that freaking great Snowbear as a card of its own.

3. The interesting people from the Vale: Lysa Arryn + Robert Arryn + The Eyrie itself + Mord

Better versions of the Kingsguard? Pre-AGoT Kingsguard members?

I think we've discussed a similar idea previously. I like uniques as well, so will play along. Some of my ideas have been presented in earlier posts...

Stark: Lyanna, Howland, Brandon (Ned's brother)

Lannister: Gregor

Martell: Quentyn, Elia, Ashara

Greyjoy: The Reader, Qarl the Maid, Andrik

Targaryen: Squire Egg, Duncan the Tall, Pyat Pree

Baratheon: Mya, Gendry, Shireen

Neutral: Yohn and Nestor Royce, Jaqen, Mord, Coldhands, Ygritte, Longspear Ryk, Lord of Bones, Donal Noye

I want a Jaime Lannister Kingsguard character. Don't care how, I want it now!

Mountain...Mountain...Mountain.

And Hot Pie.

rings said:

QFT

Lanny: Another vote for the Mountain! Him, Kevan and Addam Marbrand are some of the biggest absences from the lanny card pool right now.

Stark: I'd like to see more of the river lords - For a bit of nedliness/hilarity Jonos Braken and Tytos Blackwood, both of which have an ability like "When Jonos Braken comes into play, if you control Tytos Blackwood, discard him from play" and vice versa. - should be fun. Also another vote for Jason Mallister.

Bara: The Tyrells - Mace, Willas and Garlan in particular.

jmccarthy said:

QFT

+1

And every other internet message board indication of agreement.

I've been heralding this for a bit. I know there was a thread recently when I discussed my vision of him (neutral house, I/P icon).

These all have LCG versions but i don't care i want a playbale version of Doran Martell and a playable version of Rhegar Targaryen,

I'll add a few...

Aron Santagar

Damon Sand

Meera Reed

Lynn Corbray

Waymar Royce (either before or after his "change", or even both versions)

I want Coldhands.

Maybe a three eyed crow?

Stark: Meera Reed (Seriously, we have Jojen, where's Meera), Rickon Stark, Mikken, Maege Mormont, Rickard Karstark

Lannister: Ser Gregor Clegane (Give us our Mountain back), Kevan Lannister, and a new Ser Jaime Lannister with the Kingsguard trait (Lannister or neutral I don't care, but I'd like the trait there as he has been a member for the course of the whole series even if he often seems a Lannister first)

Lannister?/Baratheon?/Neutral? - Mace Tyrell, Ser Garlan Tyrell

Martell: Trystane Martell, Quentyn Martell (though we may want the new book to come out to make him really interesting), and the two friends that form the rest of the group that accompanies Arianne, Darkstar and Arys when Arianne takes off with Myrcella. (I forget both of their names)

Targaryen: Mirri and Daeny's 3 handmaids (Irri, Jiqhui, and I forget the last if I even remember those right)

Greyjoy - Ser Andrik, The Reader, The Knight

Neutral - Ygritte, Gendry, Hot Pie, Vargo Hoat, Lysa Arryn, Marillion, Ser Boros Blount (the missing Kingsguard), Alayaya

I dont know why no one has said this really but Vhagar, Meraxes and Silverwing. More Dragons, more legends, what else is cooler? Nothing, thats what.

Also, for anyone who remembers that one joke, a warship called Josso's Cock =P

Oh! And one more thing. This doesnt really matter but I would Really like a version of The Greatjohn who has the "House Umber" trait. It just irritates me every time I play him when I dont see it.

Great lists.

As I just finished my re-read of the 4 books, I have a few other characters I'd like to see:

Garlan the Gallant

Xhondo the summer islander

Kevan Lannister

The High Sparrow

Lord Robert Arryn ("Make him fly" is great flavor text)

Mya Stone

Archmaester Marwyn (although I expect him to hiding in this current chapter pack cycle)

I find it strange that there has never been any cards for Danys named handmaidens, Irri, Jhiqui, Doreah and later also Missendei. There have been Targaryen cards for characters that aren't exaclt allies to Dany in the books but some of her closest people are continually left out. They would also fill another niche in that Targ has had very few cheap unique characters and most of the ones they have had are various versions of the hatchlings.

ingsve said:

Excellent point and one I often overlook myself. Irri, Jhiqui, Doreah and Missandei would be awesome low cost uniques for Targ and I agree I was a bit puzzled why we got some Targ uniques that weren't exactly Dany's allies (Titan's Bastard, Pyat Pree even, etc).

It would also be much cooler to have Irri and Missandei than "shadow prophet" and such.

~c'mon, they already have 'Dany's Handmaidens' what do you want?

Doreah's ability needs to be the feminine version of intimidate, something like one attacking character doesn't count their strength if Doreah is defending. You know, all those skills of distraction she learned in the pleasure house in Lys...

And the flavor text of the other two should be exactly the same, "It is known..."

Stasis said:

Ahaha, that would be awesome.

Im still really surprised, that there isnt Gregor Clegane. So, give him to us!
Hound in some "normal" version would be nice:)
Another Bronn (cmon, he is so badass that he can have chapter pack only for himself )

Some young Karstark "kill Karstark to save Robb or kneel Kingslayer )
Yoren - ??? Where is Yoren?
Gendry...