We Make the Set (Brainstorm on Mechanics and Themes)

[Thomas David Baker]

We're making a "set" (cube?) of cards we have invented for drafting.  If you're reading this you're welcome to get involved.

This thread is for ideas.

Posts that say "X is crap" or "Y won't work" will be deleted.

Let's have some ideas, then we'll work out which ones we want to keep.

For now we are particularly interested in mechanics and other things that will affect multiple cards.

[Kieran Symington]

How about a "factions" structure like in Shards or Rav? Come up with some spurious reason for them opposing each other and then just let everyone who wants to get involved come up with a faction in the colour(s) they want and get them to make some number of cards for it. Not the most original idea, but it might be the easiest to actually do.

Thomas David Baker said:

>Without trying to sound unhelpful, i think it might be easier to work with a theme (flavour-wise) semi-in-place.

I built a set this way around. It isn't great. But these two things may not be related. I'm pretty sure they do it this way round at WotC. But feel free to leap in with flavor ideas. I like Norse mythology. Or "five orders of wizards".