Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad?

PreZZ PreZZ · 12-02-2014, 03:23 AM

I just bought Adventure Time Munchkin, and (as a fan of munchkin and adventure time) I'm enjoying it a lot. I like playing as the Flame Prince, but his effect is so bad. It reads something like: "You may choose to have any of your items be treated as fire/flame items. Also, all items which are already fire/flame items get an extra +1 bonus." Fire/flame attacks count as double againts the Ice King. That's the only time when the first effect is useful. There is one equipable flame item: the "flame sword" and I believe only a single "one-shot" item that counts as a fire/flame item. So Flame Princess ability is significantly lacking, compared to the other characters. For example: Lady Rainicorn gets a +1 bonus to her run away, and may choose to take a treasure card instead of a door card when looting the room.

So why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? Am I reading the effect wrong? Are there other fire/flame items that I somehow missed? If not, does anyone have any good house rules for Flame Prince?

Andrew Hackard · 12-02-2014, 04:21 AM

Moved to the main Munchkin forum.

Preemptive note: If people have house rules for this set, they should be posted in the House Rules thread, not here.

PreZZ PreZZ · 12-02-2014, 04:41 AM

Thanks for moving the thread. I missunderstood what "Other Munchkin Games" meant.

Turnabout · 12-02-2014, 05:03 AM

To be fair, you're comparing the worst character to the best.

Best characters: Lady Rainicorn and Marceline.
Worst character: Flame Princess.

Everybody else is fairly balanced as far as our games have gone, players just get extra bragging rights if they win with Flame Princess.

Also, remember: you can change characters if you die. I've seen a player refuse help in the early game just to change into Rainicorn.

Dealmaker777 · 12-02-2014, 12:02 PM

Adventure time is pretty good, so I suspect that they may do an expansion pack at some point, and maybe fire/flame will prove more useful then.

Andrew Wolf · 12-10-2014, 12:21 PM

We have already announced an expansion for 2015, and yes, there will be more fire/flame items and monsters vulnerable to fire/flame. Oh, and Dungeons!

http://tencopper.com/article/2014/08...ed-at-gen-con/

With an ability like Flame Princess', the ground floor may be lower, but the ceiling is higher, so it is all relative.

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Originally Posted by Dealmaker777

Adventure time is pretty good, so I suspect that they may do an expansion pack at some point, and maybe fire/flame will prove more useful then.

12-02-2014, 03:23 AM	#1
PreZZ PreZZ Join Date: Dec 2014	Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? I just bought Adventure Time Munchkin, and (as a fan of munchkin and adventure time) I'm enjoying it a lot. I like playing as the Flame Prince, but his effect is so bad. It reads something like: "You may choose to have any of your items be treated as fire/flame items. Also, all items which are already fire/flame items get an extra +1 bonus." Fire/flame attacks count as double againts the Ice King. That's the only time when the first effect is useful. There is one equipable flame item: the "flame sword" and I believe only a single "one-shot" item that counts as a fire/flame item. So Flame Princess ability is significantly lacking, compared to the other characters. For example: Lady Rainicorn gets a +1 bonus to her run away, and may choose to take a treasure card instead of a door card when looting the room. So why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? Am I reading the effect wrong? Are there other fire/flame items that I somehow missed? If not, does anyone have any good house rules for Flame Prince?

12-02-2014, 04:21 AM	#2
Andrew Hackard *Munchkin* Line Editor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? Moved to the main *Munchkin* forum. Preemptive note: If people have house rules for this set, they should be posted in the House Rules thread, not here. __________________ Andrew Hackard, *Munchkin* Line Editor If you have a question that isn't getting answered, we have a thread for that. Let people like what they like. Don't be a gamer hater. #PlayMunchkin on social media: Twitter \|\| Facebook \|\| Instagram \|\| YouTube Follow us on Kickstarter: Steve Jackson Games and Warehouse 23

12-02-2014, 04:41 AM	#3
PreZZ PreZZ Join Date: Dec 2014	Re: Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? Thanks for moving the thread. I missunderstood what "Other Munchkin Games" meant.

12-02-2014, 05:03 AM	#4
Turnabout Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas	Re: Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? To be fair, you're comparing the worst character to the best. Best characters: Lady Rainicorn and Marceline. Worst character: Flame Princess. Everybody else is fairly balanced as far as our games have gone, players just get extra bragging rights if they win with Flame Princess. Also, remember: you can change characters if you die. I've seen a player refuse help in the early game just to change into Rainicorn. __________________ Munchkin 2-6, 18 Boosters Star 2, Space Ships Cthulhu 2 Zombies Apocalypse, Mars Attacks Adventure Time

12-02-2014, 12:02 PM	#5
Dealmaker777 Join Date: May 2013	Re: Adventure Time Munchkin: Why is Flame Princess/Prince so bad? Adventure time is pretty good, so I suspect that they may do an expansion pack at some point, and maybe fire/flame will prove more useful then. Last edited by Dealmaker777; 12-02-2014 at 12:02 PM. Reason: redundant