Yes, Zova definitely has an odd hand size. ;)
This was a fun deck to go through. There are so many interesting ways to augment wilderness-oriented characters.
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I am happy to see that the team is able to infuse the card gameplay with loads of interesting, new ideas. Replaying existing adventures with new characters and boons will help me bide my time until new adventures are released (in 2019...right?).
Interesting; the Weretouched ability to manipulate the top card of the blessings discard pile makes it very easy to get infinite turns with WotR's Imrijka (Wandering Judge role). In Mummy's Mask it's particularly notable because of the reveal power for Blessing of Wadjet, but even with the tiniest amount of repeatable healing it's pretty trivial to turn every blessing of Imrijka's into a free bonus turn for the party with Zova's assistance.
I love Zova's design, though; it's probably a bit more extravagant than I expected, which is something of a relief. I've sometimes felt like there's an enormous overlap in design spaces across the 16 Hunters/Druids/Rangers out there, and I love this almost "Monk-meets-kineticist-meets-hunter" style of design.
Vampire Squid disappointed me somewhat by the standards of a deck 4 ally, but that's largely because I've been spoiled by the deck B Hyaenodon from Mummy's Mask.
This is making a great addition to my Ukuja build! There's definitely some good cards in here that make this worthwhile. I'm also intrigued to give Zova a go sometime. In general I enjoy versatility and she can offer quite a bit of that.
Thanks for putting together the Ultimate decks! Can't wait to see what comes next!
Fun fact: the JPG image for "Blue Star" is actually called "Cloud Puff". Wonder if Mike and the others changed their minds on a card at some point or if there is some inside joke (in which case I lack the local culture to get it).
I didn't find the "Aspect of the Puff" in my deck though, I guess I'm missing a promo card :-).
That flavor text for Elemental Shifter is how we talk about the weather in Seattle.
As I'm heading to St-Malo (Brittany, France, Over the Pond) for vacations, I'd like to add the local way we talk about the weather here:
It's always sunny and warm in St-Malo, at least 10 times a day.
This has some interesting cards for various other Hunter/Ranger/Druid characters and builds, but now I'm intrigued to try a completely plant/mushroom-themed character as well.
Ok, so it did bother me that mushrooms are referred to as plants, but I can accept the abstraction for the sake of the game. ;)
There are definitely some interesting cards in this one. It would be a great deck to mix into a regular game if someone was playing Gronk from the Druid Class Deck (I'm not sure any of the Animal or Plant cards have Strength or Constitution checks against them other than the checks to acquire, so that plant/animal power of his wouldn't seem to apply with this deck very much in organized play).
I think this might be the most one of the most "different" set of cards in a deck yet, though all the ultimate have been absolutely excellent. The aspects are really interesting. I'm really wondering if the Aspect of the Tiger has a recharge check for a reason other than corner case proofing.
I'm still reading through the cards, but it all looks very exciting.
The aspects are really interesting. I'm really wondering if the Aspect of the Tiger has a recharge check for a reason other than corner case proofing.
I can think of at least two cases in which it matters; Seltyiel (S&S) and Amaryllis (Sorcerer Class Deck) can attempts checks to recharge spells in their discard pile, so it allows you to discard it to damage (or to an effect or by choice) and recharge it later.
...Okay, so not great examples, because neither of those characters have Divine magic, but nothing a little Glamour can't fix! I'm glad to see the recharge check, anyway, due to corner cases like that.
Another edge case: do dead characters have skills? Displayed cards aren't affected by death and a dead character "cannot ... do anything or affect anything", so I'd assume that any displayed cards with a pending "banish unless..." effect are banished at the end of the game.
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At last! I can add these mushrooms to my Badger and Snake allies, for some older meme goodness.
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Fun fact: the JPG image for "Blue Star" is actually called "Cloud Puff". Wonder if Mike and the others changed their minds on a card at some point or if there is some inside joke (in which case I lack the local culture to get it).
That image is supposed to be of the card Cloud Puff. (Blue Star happens to be the card that appears immediately before Cloud Puff in the deck.) I've asked for this to be fixed next week.
It would be a great deck to mix into a regular game if someone was playing Gronk from the Druid Class Deck...
Funny, I'm considering Gronk for my next OP character. I'm assuming that the next organized play Season is based on Shackles, for which Gronk is perfect because there are so many animals/plants in that set.
I was thinking of using Ultimate Equipment, though, since there's the blessing that lets Gronk search for a weapon and an ally that lets Gronk rearrange the top 5 cards of his character deck (again, to search for a weapon or anything else useful). Plus the Sacred Candle.
And with his 1d4+2 self-healing after role selection (eventually 1d4+4) Gronk seems nigh-unkillable.
But none of that takes away from the fact that Ultimate Wilderness seems like a really cool deck. :)
Fun fact: the JPG image for "Blue Star" is actually called "Cloud Puff". Wonder if Mike and the others changed their minds on a card at some point or if there is some inside joke (in which case I lack the local culture to get it).That image is supposed to be of the card Cloud Puff. (Blue Star happens to be the card that appears immediately before Cloud Puff in the deck.) I've asked for this to be fixed next week.
Then I guess you get a preview of Blue Star as well.
Héhé
I've also been looking for a fun Ultimate deck to play with Nyctessa.
Nyctessa + a forest-load of plant cards could be fun. She may be the only character who can consistently handle a 10-13 card hand size.
I did test it out with Occult Adventures Mavaro, for something different, and it worked out pretty awesomely.
Yeah OA Mavaro is pretty ridiculous with the Wilderness deck.
Alchemists can use it as well.
It also contains the only Arcane healing spell you can carry that isn't a Goblin deck: Cauterize.
Lastly, I do have to note that mushrooms aren't plants. Unless they are in Golarion somehow.
Yikes. Can't unsee Aspect of the Frog.
Aspect of the Frog and Aspect of the Monkey are discarded at the end of turn, but Aspect of the Tiger ends at the end of the scenario?! Is that purposeful or a typo?
Intentional. Most aspects are turn-long, but some are not. Aspect of the Tiger would be a very unimpressive Deck 5 spell otherwise, in my opinion. As it is, its now more comparable to the end-game Shapechange spell from Wrath of the Righteous.
