Subject: I'll note in passing...
Author:
Posted on: 2009-01-06 21:36:00 UTC
... that while I think there've been Agents without LOs before (a couple, in the game, I mean), having no LO and a special ability which raises a stat which is /only used in association with the LO/ seems a bit weird. So you might want to edit Agent Sonata a bit. :P
(And I'll make these tonight, or try to)
hS
First up, then:
The PPC Card Game
The Third Generation features a rewritten set of rules (designed to increase the role of chance, and decrease the amount of duplicate material), as well as two new types of card, and a new playable fandom: the PPC. It also includes (or, er, will include, at this moment -- I'll sort and upload it once I've written this) a Theme Deck, centered around (what else?) Crashing Down. This allows you to play as the Agents, the Mary-Sue Factory or the Black Cats in your attempt to take over HQ. It's great fun. ;) Not that anyone's ever played it.
Now, the request. The Fourth Generation is going to be an expansion pack rather than a rewrite, which means I need material. And that means I need your help. There are five types of card you can suggest:
-Agent: Always the most popular type of card. If you want your Agent or Agents added to the game, you need to give me a few details: The Agent's name, Department, the Fandom they work in most (yes, only one) and their species are straightforward. The years of their recruitment to the PPC or transfer to this Department, and of their retirement/death/whatever if it's happened, are less simple, but still do-able. You also need to give them a Lust Object from the fandom named above (and, as mentioned further down, it'd be really nice if you could give me the Canon card for that LO). Again, only one. And you need to list their favourite weapon. I will try to fit this into a broad category, so if you say "orc bow with poison-tipped arrows", be aware that a) you just ripped off Acacia, and b) it'll just be a bow.
Now the complicated bits. First up, I need need need a picture of your Agent. This can be a photograph (always good), or a drawing or doll-maker image if you absolutely must. But I need a picture. If there's no picture, there's no card. Simple as that.
Secondly, your Agent needs to have a Special Ability. You can look at the cards from the last three generations to get an idea, but in general these should be a single sentence which allows the Agent to do something he or she couldn't by the rules of the game. Most Abilities are boosts to stats. If there's a problem with your stated Ability, I'll tweak it.
Thirdly and most confusingly, the stats. There are six of these:
-Attack: Determines how strong the Agent's attack is.
-Defence: The same, for defence.
-Speed: Usually assigned by species, thus: 1 = troll, elephant, other lumbering creature. 2 = normal human speed. 3 = elf or similar. 4 = something with hooves, paws, or any other fast four-legged type. 5 = winged speed. However, there may be slight shifts, depending on the Agent in question.
-Stealth: Helps to ambush their enemies.
-Insanity: Higher insanity means that a 'Sue who messes with their Lust Object will be easier to kill. Lower insanity means it'll be harder.
-Special: Used to see whether you can use the special ability.
Your Agent's stats must add up to fifteen. No more, no less. Each stat must be a value of five or less (no negative numbers, in case you were wondering). They can be zero, except for Insanity, which needs to be positive due to the rules. And, remember: the goal here is to represent your Agent accurately, not to make the must unstoppable card you can.
I really hope the rest of these are shorter.
-Enemies: New to the Third Generation are Enemies of the PPC. So far, these only include the Black Cats and the Mary-Sue Factory crew. If you can think of any more (including others from either of those -- or maybe the League of MS Factories? I don't have them), please contribute them. The details I'll need are much the same as for the Agent (including, again, a picture), with these exceptions:
-Instead of Department and Fandom, you need to say what Faction they're with -- Black Cats, Factory, or something I haven't got yet.
-You don't need to give any years, or a Lust Object.
-Two of the Stats are different, specifically:
--Stealth is replaced by Observation. This is used to counter Stealth.
--Insanity is replaced by Reinforce. The higher this stat is, the greater chance the Enemy has of calling another Enemy to its side to assist.
Once again, the stats must add up to fifteen, and none can be greater than five.
-Mary-Sues: The traditional enemy of the PPC, and thus far one of only two types of badfic represented. As with Enemies, these are similar to the Agent, with some exceptions:
-No Department, Fandom or years. Instead, I need the 'Sue's age, and whether it is male or female.
-No Lust Object.
-No weapon. Instead, she has an artefact, which has to be one of:
--Pendant (restores health)
--Tiara (helps against humans)
--Jewel (helps at certain locations)
--Dagger (helps against anyone using a sword)
--Crown (allows her to seduce both male and female Canons)
--Ring (helps at certain locations)
--Necklace (helps at certain locations)
-Two of the stats are different, specifically:
--Stealth is replaced by Observation. This is used to counter Stealth.
--Insanity is replaced by Allure. This allows the 'Sue to seduce Canon characters, which increases the strength of her special ability.
-Location, Canon, Monster: If you place an Agent in a Fandom, they can't be used unless there are Locations for them to visit, Canon characters to encounter, and Monsters to defeat. So it'd be nice if you could provide a few.
--Locations require a picture of the location, along with its name, fandom, and what sort of location it is. In an indoor fandom, this may be different to an outdoor; while the former might distinguish "room" from "chamber", the latter might just relegate the whole thing to "building", or even "city".
--Canon characters need their name, gender, fandom, and species. And a picture.
--Monsters need a name, fandom and species, along with (yes) a picture, a location they would be found in (which means it'd be nice if you gave me the location card, too), and three stats. In this case, the stats can each go up to six, and are independant -- no limit on the total. The stats are Attack, Defence and Health, each fairly obvious; the only 6-6-6 monster so far is the Balrog.
I should point out that the five fandoms already in use are: LotR, Harry Potter, "Anime", "Sci-Fi" (yes, I've clumped genres together there) and, now, the PPC itself. LotR is pretty much saturated for Monsters and Locations, but the others are fairly wide open.
I'm happy to take as many cards as you want to offer. Don't feel you can only post one Agent -- give me everything you've got. :P And then, someday, I'll find someone to play this with me...
hS, continuing his mission to waste a lot of time.
Name - Gender - Canon - Species - picture
Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds - Male - SF - Human - 
Kaywinnit Lee Frye - Female - SF - Human - 
Inara Serra - Female - SF - Human - 
Zoë Alleyne Washburne - Female - SF - Human - 
Hoban "Wash" Washburne - Male - SF - Human - 
Jayne Cobb - Male - SF - Human - 
Dr. Simon Tam - Male - SF - Human - 
River Tam - Female - SF - Scient. Altered Human - 
Shepherd Book - Male - SF - Human - 
Genjyo Sanzo - Male - Anime - Human - 
Son Goku - Male - Anime - Seiten Taisei/Youkai - 
Cho Hakkai - Male - Anime - Human/Youkai - http://pics.livejournal.com/kate_nepveu/pic/000fw99x/s640x480
Sha Gojyo - Male - Anime - Human/Youkai - 
All from Rurouni Keshin, an anime continuum.
Place: the Akabeko Restaurant
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Drunken Activists may be found here.
Place: the Shrine in the Chinshu Forest
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Forest
Udo Jin-e may be found here.
Place: the Takeda Kanryu Mansion
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Takeda Kanryu may be found here.
Place: the Kiheikan Dojo
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Hiruma Gohei may be found here.
And the matching monsters:
Monster: Drunken Activists
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Akabeko Restaurant.
Stats:
Attack- 1
Defense- 1
Health- 2
Monster: Udo Jin-e
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Shrine in the Chinshu Forest.
Stats:
Attack: 5
Defense: 3
Health: 4
Monster: Takeda Kanryu
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Takeda Kanryu Mansion
Stats:
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Health: 3
Monster: Hiruma Gohei
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Kiheikan Dojo.
Stats:
Attack- 3
Defense- 3
Health- 4
Maybe more to come later.
Locations:
Place: the Aoi-ya
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
The Oniwabanshu may be found here.
Place: the East Sea Road
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: er, Plain, I guess
The Persistent Policeman may be found here.
Place: the Hakusan Shrine
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Hill
Sword Hunter Cho may be found here.
Place: Hiko's Mountain
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Mountain
Hiko Seijuro may be found here.
Place: Kyoto
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: City
Place: the Maekawa Dojo
Picture:
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Building
Maekawa-sensei may be found here.
Place: Shingetsu Village
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: City
Senkaku may be found here.
Place: Tsukayama Garden
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Terrain: Plain?
Isurugi Raijuta may be found here.
Monsters:
Monster: The Oniwabanshu
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found in the Aoi-ya.
Stats:
Attack- 3
Defense- 5
Health- 5
Monster: Persistent Policeman
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found on the East Sea Road.
Stats:
Attack- 2
Defense- 6
Health- 4
Monster: Sword Hunter Cho
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found at the Hakusan Shrine.
Stats:
Attack- 4
Defense- 3
Health- 3
Monster: Hiko Seijuro
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found on Hiko's Mountain.
Stats:
Attack- 5
Defense- 5
Health- 4
Monster: Maekawa-sensei
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found at the Maekawa Dojo.
Stats:
Attack- 3
Defense- 2
Health- 3
Monster: Senkaku
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found at Shingetsu Village.
Stats:
Attack: 4
Defense: 2
Health: 3
Monster: Isurugi Raijuta
Picture: 
Fandom: Anime
Species: Human
May be found at the Tsukayama Garden.
Stats:
Attack- 4
Defense- 3
Health- 3
Somehow I forgot to post that yet...
hS
Mary Sue: Eruaphadiriel, water nymph, 16, female
Jewel, Control of Water—If she is near any location with water, double her stats for one turn.
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XXX
Mary Sue: Princess Amariel of Silverbeam, elf, 16 (in mortal years), female
Crown, Lullaby—Nightingale-like singing voice lulls enemies into sleep for one turn; their defence is -2.
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX
Mary Sue: Espanilla Reticulus, elf, 13 (in mortal years), female
Tiara, Prima Ballerina—Dance up a frenzy and gain +2 speed for one turn. (-2 Observation)
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX
Mary-Sues. Oh dear.
hS
Unfortunately, I am very good at making them up, and have accumulated quite a collection pending destruction. Here are some of them.
Lavina Roslin, 29, Human, female
Crown, Summon Sibling—Immediately ensnare alleged sister Laura Roslin.
Attack: XX
Defence: XXX
Speed: XX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX
Lillian Sairlonde Morgana Potter, 11, Witch, female
Pendant, Cute Animal Friend—Can call upon her cat Sarafyna for help.
Attack: XX
Defence: XXX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX
Elina Gregorovitch, 17, Witch, female
Dagger, Made-Up Spell—Her so-called “extensive magic knowledge” gives her attack 2 points in the form of an original spell. (+2 attack)
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XXX
Iendil Ancawen, 21, Elf, female
Crown, Seemingly Innocent—Demure and innocent appearance gives her +2 allure; promiscuous personality earns her the nearest male Canon.
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XX
Madeline Bellerose, 14, human, female
Crown, Oui je parle le français—Use of French befuddles enemies and gives her +1 attack.
Attack: X
Defence: XXX
Speed: XX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXXX
Special: XXX
Maria Suzene, 10, human, female
Pendant, Magic Mirror—Sparkly refractions and ego-inflating comments respectively give her +1 attack and +2 allure.
Attack: XX
Defence: XXX
Speed: XX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXXX
Special: XX
Míriel Starrett-Greenleaf, 18, half-elf, female
Necklace, Summon Brother—If Richard Starrett-Greenleaf is in play, Míriel can summon him to help her.
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XX
Richard Starrett-Greenleaf, 11, half-elf, male
Dagger, Dubious Parentage—If Lori Starrett and Legolas are in play, Richard can lure them regardless of fandom.
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXX
Special: XX
Eryssa Calendiriel, 15, wood nymph, female
Ring, Control Plants—If she is anywhere near a plant (Flowers included) or at a location with any organism from the kingdom Plantae, double her next attack or defence.
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XXX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXX
Special: XX
Maria Constaniella White, 21, human, female
Pendant, Master of Disguise—Enables her to escape immediately to another location in the same fandom
Attack: XX
Defence: XXX
Speed: XX
Observation: XX
Allure: XXX
Special: XXX
Rowena Whyte, 16, human, female
Tiara, Mysterious Tragic Past—For one turn, +1 to her defence for every Canon held as they swear to her that they will protect her.
Attack: XX
Defence: XX
Speed: XX
Observation: XXX
Allure: XXXX
Special: XX
Starr Prettyprettyprincess, 13, human, female
Crown, Tears of Resurrection—Bring back any previously killed Mary Sue card.
Attack: XXX
Defence: XX
Speed: XX
Observation: X
Allure: XXXXX
Special: XX
Actually, Iendil and Starr are from crazyroninchic's LotR 'Sue parodies: "I Blame Iendil Ancawen Entirely" and "Never Leave Fanfiction Lying Around". My Inner Suethor *smacks Inner Suethor with a copy of LotR* created the rest. It's interesting what you come up with when you use these dollmakers...
Since the game seems rather lacking at the moment.
Name: Raven Serena
Picture- 
Species- human
Age- 13
Gender- female
Stats-
Attack:2
Defence:3
Speed:4
Observation:3
Allure:2
Special:1
Single Tear- raises Allure by +2, drops Observation by -1.
Artifact- pendant
Name- Kit Crimsonstar Fox
Picture- 
Species- demon
Age- 15
Gender- male
Stats-
Attack:4
Defense:3
Speed:2
Obervation:1
Allure:4
Special:1
Fox Eyes: Raise Observation by +2
Artifact- dagger
Name- Amelia Cullen
Picture-
Species- vampire
Age- 105
Gender- female
Stats-
Attack: 2
Defense: 3
Speed: 3
Observation: 2
Allure: 3
Special: 2
Sparkle in Sunlight- Raise Allure by +2, lower enemy Defense by -1
Artifact: jewel
The Sues
hS
Name: Beethoven "Moonlight" Sonata
Department: Mary-Sues
Fandom: Science-Fiction
Species: Typo
Years: 2007-
Lust Object:
Weapon: Lightsaber
Special: Paranoia- +2 Insanity for one turn
Attack: 3
Defence: 1
Speed: 2
Stealth: 2
Insanity: 5
Special: 2
Name: The Rouge
Department: Bad Slash
Fandom: LOTR
Species: Typo
Years: 2008-
Lust Object: Eowyn
Weapon: Dagger
Special: Grammar Ninja- +2 Speed when facing Mary-Sues
Attack: 3
Defence: 1
Speed: 2
Stealth: 3
Insanity: 4
Special: 2
Name: April Amelia Halloway
Department: Mary-Sues
Fandom: Science-Fiction
Species: Human (Magpie Daemon)
Years: 2002-
Lust Object: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Weapon: Revolver
Special: Magpie Divebomb- +3 Attack for one turn
Attack: 4
Defence: 0
Speed: 2
Stealth: 3
Insanity: 3
Special: 3
Name: Lora Riker
Department: Mary-Sues
Fandom: Science-Fiction
Species: Android
Years: 2008-
Lust Object: Wesley Crusher
Weapon: Phaser
Special: Platinum Skin: +1 to Defence
Attack: 5
Defence: 5
Speed: 3
Stealth: 0
Insanity: 1
Special: 1
Name: Michel Javert
Department: Bad Slash
Fandom: Les Miserables
Species: Human
Years: 2008-
Lust Object: Cosette
Weapon: Truncheon
Special: Old-Fashioned- +2 Defence against female Sues
Attack: 4
Defence: 3
Speed: 2
Stealth: 2
Insanity: 2
Special: 2
DMS
DBS
hS
... that while I think there've been Agents without LOs before (a couple, in the game, I mean), having no LO and a special ability which raises a stat which is /only used in association with the LO/ seems a bit weird. So you might want to edit Agent Sonata a bit. :P
(And I'll make these tonight, or try to)
hS
You can read it as "Favourite character" if you prefer.
hS
Some Agent cards for you (I've got more to come but they'll require me to make canon location/character cards as well, so they might be a few days)
Name: Trojanhorse
Department: Department of Bad Slash
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Year of Recruitment: 2003
Year of Retirement/death: N/A
Lust Object: Caspian X
Weapon: Bell (blunt instrument)
Picture: 
Special Ability: Unsquickable: +2 Insanity, -2 defence for one turn
STATS
-Attack: XX
-Defence: XXXX
-Speed: X
-Stealth: XX
-Insanity: XXX
-Special: XXX
Name: Montbretia Tornquist (Mombi)
Department: Department of Angst
Fandom: Harry Potter
Species: Human
Year of Recruitment: 2005
Year of Retirement/death: N/A
Lust Object: Sirius Black
Weapon: Hand-to-hand combat
Picture: 
Special Ability: Cheerfulness: +2 Defence, -2 Stealth for one turn
STATS
-Attack:XX
-Defence:XXX
-Speed: XX
-Stealth:XXXX
-Insanity: XX
-Special: XX
Name: Soulshadow
Department: Department of Bad Slash
Fandom: LOTR
Species: half fire-demoness, half human
Year of Recruitment: 2003
Year of Retirement/death: 2005
Lust Object: Elrond
Weapon: Bow
Picture: 
Special Ability: Burst into flames: + 1 Attack, Speed, Insanity, -1 Defence, Stealth for one turn
STATS
-Attack: XXX
-Defence: XX
-Speed: XXX
-Stealth: XXX
-Insanity: XXX
-Special: X
And some Narnia cards just for giggles
Location: Cair Paravel
Fandom: Narnia
Picture: 
Type: Castle
Location: Aslan's How/Stone Table
Fandom: Narnia
Picture: 
Type: Ancient Landmark
Character: Peter Pevensie
Sex: Male
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Picture: 
Character: Susan Pevensie
Sex: Female
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Picture: 
Character: Edmund Pevensie
Sex: Male
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Picture:
Character: Lucy Pevensie
Sex: Female
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Picture:
Character: Caspian X
Sex: Male
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Human
Picture: 
Character: Mr. Tumnus
Sex: Male
Fandom: Narnia
Species: Faun
Picture: 
Yes, all the Narnia character pics are movieverse. I'm justifying this two ways: a) most of the fic we end up sporking/seeing is movieverse, and b) I couldn't be bothered trawling through google to find non-movieverse pictures I liked :P
Enjoy!
... I forgot to put Lucy in. So here she is:
Also, there is inexplicably no Sirius Canon card yet, so I'll make that too.
hS
Trojie
Mombie
Soulshadow
Cair Paravel
Aslan's Howe
The Pevensies
The locals
And thank you very much for all those cards.
hS
You're welcome. As I say, more to follow if you want them :)
Location: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica (so “Sci-fi”), Battlestar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BattlestarGalactica-Re-imaginedseries.jpg”>Picture
Location: New Caprica, Sci-fi, planet
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:NewCaprica.jpg”>Picture
Location: Caprica, Sci-fi, planet
http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Image:CapricafromOrbit.jpg”>Picture
Location: Kobol, Sci-fi, planet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kobol.jpg”>Picture
Canon: Laura Roslin, female, human, Sci-fi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LauraRoslin.jpg”>Picture
Canon: William Adama, male, human, Sci-fi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WilliamAdama.jpg”>Picture
Canon: Six, female, humanoid Cylon, Sci-fi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NumberSixTricia_Helfer.jpg”>Picture
Canon: Lee Adama, male, human, Sci-fi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LeeAdama.jpg”>Picture
Canon: Kara Thrace, female, human, Sci-fi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KaraThrace.jpg”>Picture
Galactica
Worlds
The Crew
And from your other post:
The DMSE&R
hS
I'd like a card for these three. Eledhwen and Christianne are Agents and Lilith is an Enemy.
Eledhwen Elerossiel, DMS, LotR, Elf, 2008-
Lust object: Frodo
Weapon: Sword
Picture: How about this one?
Special Ability: Generic Elf—can lose distinguishing characteristics in home continuum: +1 stealth, -1 insanity
Attack: 2
Defense: 3
Speed: 3
Stealth: 2
Insanity: 2
Special: 3
Christianne Shieh, DMS, LotR, Human, 2008-
Lust object: Maglor (Because Dafydd ain't Canonical. What?)
Weapon: Sword
Picture: Here.
Special Ability: Sadism boost—In Canon locations, +2 Attack, -2 Stealth.
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Speed: 2
Stealth: 2
Insanity: 3
Special: 3
Lilith of the Wintry Woods, League of Mary Sue Factories, Elf
Weapon: Aura of Smooth (If that doesn’t work, then a sword will work)
Picture: Here.
Special Ability: Doppledanger—If Eledhwen is also in play, Lilith can masquerade as her and try to gain information for the League.
Attack: 3
Defense: 2
Speed: 3
Observation: 1
Reinforce: 3
Special: 3
Are there any cards for PPC staff? Not Agents, but staff. Like Doc Fitz or something? Just wondering.
Eledhwen
Christianne
Lilith
I'm assuming that doppledanger is a deliberate pun, rather than a typo. And may I just say (again) that I'm really impressed with your drawings.
hS
... appear in the Third Generation as Canons. There's about six of them. Except the Flowers, who appear as Monsters. The PPC ain't easy to fit into the game framework.
hS,
... that there are Agent cards for a couple of members of the Medical and FicPsych Departments. I'm probably going to add Intelligence ones. But people like Personnel, DoSAT, DMSE&R etc are probably best as Canons.
hS
I've got ... six agents I can give you, for starters. Will have to wait til I get home, though, as working out stats for fictional characters in card games probably doesn't count as proper use of my work time :)
-Trojie, always happy to further the cause of wasting time
Or email is fine. Preferably the one above, but I check them all.
hS
and put them up when I get home, then :)
