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J_Spade · 11-11-2010, 10:37 AM

I was thinking of a new mechanic for a card that might be interesting.

There'd be a one-shot item called "A Deal With the Mafia," or something to that effect, whereby you play the card to immediately go up two levels, and put yourself "in debt" for 2000 gold. The debt increases by 200 gold each turn (your turn), including the turn on which you play the card. You keep the card in front of you, rotated upside-down, as a reminder.

You cannot win the game while in debt– you stop gaining levels at level 9 (18 for Epic). You can still gain treasures, etc., but you don't gain any levels for winning combat.

If your debt reaches 5000 gold, the Mafia kills you at the start of your turn. If you die while in debt, whether it be because the Mafia kills you, or as Bad Stuff, the Mafia loots your corpse (discard all the stuff) and nobody else gets anything. The debt is not transferred to your new character.

11-11-2010, 10:37 AM	#259
J_Spade Join Date: Aug 2010	Re: Member House Rules I was thinking of a new mechanic for a card that might be interesting. There'd be a one-shot item called "A Deal With the Mafia," or something to that effect, whereby you play the card to immediately go up two levels, and put yourself "in debt" for 2000 gold. The debt increases by 200 gold each turn (your turn), including the turn on which you play the card. You keep the card in front of you, rotated upside-down, as a reminder. You cannot win the game while in debt– you stop gaining levels at level 9 (18 for Epic). You can still gain treasures, etc., but you don't gain any levels for winning combat. If your debt reaches 5000 gold, the Mafia kills you at the start of your turn. If you die while in debt, whether it be because the Mafia kills you, or as Bad Stuff, the Mafia loots your corpse (discard all the stuff) and nobody else gets anything. The debt is not transferred to your new character. Last edited by J_Spade; 11-11-2010 at 12:19 PM.