Indie Card Story CCG card set

Indie Card Story
Designer	Collaborative effort - please contribute
Date	25th March 2010
Players	2+
This is a CCG set, a set of cards which can be used to construct personalised decks, in the style of a collectable card game.
To play Dvorak: Draw five cards each and leave the rest as a draw pile. On your turn, draw a card from the draw pile and play one Thing and/or one Action. (See the full rules.)
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This deck is under construction. Anyone is welcome to contribute - check the talk page to find out more.

A card game about indie games.

Cards can be seen here:

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Card types

Things: Character, Equipment, Location Actions

Characters

Character cards have:

Power Level - Goes from 1 to 5 (5 being the highest). You can only play characters with a level below or equal to the board's current Threat Level.

HP (Health: shows in a red box, and as a heart) - Goes from 1 to 10. The Kid has 1 HP. A undead elephant from Dwarf Fortress has 10 HP.

AP (Action Points: shows in a blue box, and as a wavy sign) - Goes from 1 to 10. Sexy Hiker has 1 AP. Xoda Rap has 10 AP.

Attack - Starts at 0. Add Attack to the damage of your Character's Attack abilities.

Defense - Starts at 0. Subtract Defense from damage your Character takes.

HP changes value freely during battle. AP recharges to its base value (called BaseAP) at the start of your turn.

Types

Characters can have up to three types (three being rare). For each other character with the same type in your side, that character has +1 Defense.

Existing types are: (more will be added if needed)

- Hero: Heroic protagonists.

- Evil: Evil beings.

- Rogue: Anti-heroes who only answer to themselves.

- Cute: Cute roundish creatures and animals.

- Science: Psychics, intelligent dudes, mechanical, virtual and cybernetical organisms.

- Love: Dudes with plenty of emotion and sociableness.

- Support: Support characters.

- Unknown: Cyphers and unknown quantities.

Abilities

Characters have a number of Abilities.

Abilities are divided in:

(A) Attack (red, costs AP) - Most characters have such a skill. Target a opposing character, or if that player has no characters, the player. Should say how much damage it does.

(B) Basic (blue, costs AP) - Any other skills that cost AP. Can be used during your turn, as long as a character has AP.

(O) One-Shot (yellow) - This ability is used in place of playing an Action during your turn.

(P) Passive (gray) - Always active.

(C) Conditional (green) - Used upon a certain effect ocurring.

(X) Counter (purple) - Used when another character acts.

Game Rules

Hand size is 5 cards.

All players but the first to play may put a Thing in play before the game starts proper, not subject to Threat Level.

Turn order:

• Recharge AP
• Draw a card
• Play Thing (Characters, Locations and Equipment are Things) and/or play Action and/or use your characters' Abilities
• discard down to 5
• pass turn.

Card List

4

Spelunker

Character - Hero

Attack (3 AP) Whip - 3 Damage
Basic (5 AP) Bomb - At the start of the next turn, 2 Damage to all Characters.

Card by Zaratustra

2

Damsel

Character - Support

Basic (1 AP) Kiss - +1 Damage to Target

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5

Quote

Character - Science

Attack (2 AP) Spur - 2 Damage
Attack (5 AP) Charge - +1 Attack
Counter (3 AP) Booster - -3 Damage

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2

Sexy Hiker

Character - Love

Attack (2 AP) Hammer Time - 6 Damage
Attack (1 AP) Ball - 1d4 Damage
Basic (1 AP) Bounce - +1d6-2 AP

Card by Zaratustra

3

Tim

Character - Love

Attack (2 AP) Jump - 2 Damage
Basic (3 AP) Warp - +1 AP to Target
Conditional (5 AP) When destroyed, return to player's hand.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Zeta

Character - Cute

Attack (3 AP) Jump - 3 Damage, +2 AP on kill

Card by Zaratustra

1

Zee Tee

Character - Cute

Attack (2 AP) Jump - 2 Damage
Basic (3 AP) Evert - for all your other Chars, search deck for an Evil Character of same/lower level and put in play

Card by Zaratustra

5

Grinning Colossus

Character - Evil

Takes no Damage from attacks.
Attack (2 AP) Fire Shower - 1 Damage

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4

Calamity Annie

Character - Love/Rogue

Attack (3 AP) Shot - 2 Damage
Attack (5 AP) Hat - 4 Damage, -1 AP to Target
Counter (3 AP) Quick Draw - 2 Damage to attacker

Card by Zaratustra

2

Valentine

Character - Support/Rogue

Basic (1 AP) Medicine - +2 HP to Character with 2 HP or less.
Counter (1 AP) Vanish - Return this to your hand.

Card by Zaratustra

2

Jill

Character - Evil/Love

Whipping Girl - Gains +1 AP per Damage taken. AP does not reset.
Basic (8 AP) Friends In High Places - Search deck for a Lv 5 Character and play it.

Card by Zaratustra

1

The Kid

Character - Hero

Can be played from graveyard like it was in your hand.
Attack (2 AP) Gun - 1 Damage

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4

Golden Knight

Character - Hero

Conditional Bonesaw - +3 Attack after 3 kills.
Attack (2 AP) Punch - 2 Damage
Attack (3 AP) Boomerang - 4 Damage

Card by Zaratustra

+4

G.E.N.E.R.I.C Gun

Equipment

Attack (1 AP) 2 Damage, ignores Defense

Card by Zaratustra

+1

Sea Cake

Equipment

Basic (2 AP) Recover 1 HP.

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Karoshi

Action

Destroy this Character. If you do, draw three cards.

Card by Zaratustra

5

The Queen

Character - Evil/Love

Constraints - All actions use +1 AP.
Attack (2 AP) Fire Heads - 2 Damage
Attack (3 AP) Spikes - 2 Damage to all others

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3

Xaos Runner

Character - Evil/Cute

Rubberband AI - MaxAP equals highest MaxAP of all Characters in play.
Attack (2 AP) Jump - 2 Damage
Oneshot (5 AP) Outrun - Draw a card.

Card by Zaratustra

4

Lemeza

Character - Hero

Attack (3 AP) Whip - 3 Damage
Attack (1 AP) Shuriken - 1 Damage
Oneshot (4 AP) Lamp of Time - +1 AP to All your Characters

Card by Zaratustra

1

Juni

Character - Love

Attack Umbrella - Does not take Damage from attackers in front of this.
Basic (3 AP) Detector - Look at top card of target player's deck.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Gish

Character - Cute

Attack (2 AP) Bop - 1 Damage
Basic (2 AP) Heavyform - +1 Defense, -1 MaxAP
Basic (2 AP) Spikeform - +1 Attack, -1 Defense
Basic (2 AP) Flowform - +1 MaxAP, -1 Attack

Card by Zaratustra

1

Sir McStumbles

Character - Hero

When damaged, MaxAP =0.
Basic (0 AP) Recover - MaxAP =5.
Attack (3 AP) Gold Jump - 3 Damage, +2 AP on kill

Card by Zaratustra

5

Chzo

Location

Evil Characters have +3 Attack, +3 HP and +3 MaxAP.

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5

Cabadath

Character - Evil

Attack (2 AP) Pike - 2 Damage
Attack (4 AP) Heartbreaker - -2 Defense to Target, 4 Damage
Attack (6 AP) it hurts - Kills
Basic (3 AP) Approach - +1 MaxAP

Card by Zaratustra

4

Citizen Abel

Character - Science/Rogue

Attack (3 AP) Freon Spray - -1 MaxAP, -1 Defense
Attack (2 AP) Ball-Peen Hammer - 3 Damage
Oneshot (3 AP) Camera - Look at target opponent's hand.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Death Worm

Character - Unknown

AP does not reset.
Oneshot Burrow - +2 AP
Attack (2 AP) Tremors - 4 Damage

Card by Zaratustra

2

Nicole & Edwin

Character - Cute

Attack (2 AP) Beagle Rescue - +1 HP to all Cute characters you control.
Attack (1 AP) Owl - 1 Damage

Card by Zaratustra

5

Iji

Character - Science

Basic (1 AP) Nanogun - Discard a card. This gains an Attack ability from that card.
Attack (3 AP) Blast - 2 Damage

Card by Zaratustra

2

Beethro

Character - Hero

Attack (4 AP) Big Honking Sword - 4 Damage. Target can't attack on their next turn.

Card by Zaratustra

Pose like a team...

Action

Destroy all your Characters in play. Search your deck for three Characters that share a type and put them into play.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Bunny

Character - Cute/Hero

Poor Handling - This Character's non-Passive actions are always One-Shot.
Oneshot Flying Knife - 3 Damage

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1

Xoldier

Character - Support

MaxAP equals the number of Xoldier cards still in your deck.
Attack (1 AP) Gun - 1 Damage

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4

Trilby

Character - Science/Rogue

Attack (3 AP) Grolly - 2 Damage, AP = 0
Counter (3 AP) Flit - +3 Defense
Oneshot (5 AP) Art of Theft - Take any Equipment card in play and equip it on this

Card by Zaratustra

3

John DeFoe

Character - Evil

Attack (1 AP) Machete - 1 Damage, kills Character with 0 AP.

Card by Zaratustra

3

The Queen's Tower

Location

All Actions and Abilities use +1 AP.

Card by Zaratustra

2

VVVVVV Dimension

Location

Unflip all Characters when this enters or leaves play. Unflipped Characters can't attack flipped Characters. Characters may flip or unflip for 2 AP.

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3

Mountain Man

Character - Evil

Attack (2 AP) Hammer - 2 Damage
Attack (5 AP) Boulder - 3 Damage. Hits three enemies at random. May hit the same target more than once.
Oneshot (3 AP) Destroys Location.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Endless Forest

Location

Characters can't use Attack Actions.

Card by Zaratustra

3

The Graveyard

Location

Every turn, each Character has a 1 in 6 chance of being destroyed.

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AaaAAaAAA!!!

Action

Destroy the character(s) with the smallest MaxAP in play.

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ROM CHECK FAIL

Action

Reveal cards from your deck until you find a Location and put it in play. All players may replace Characters they have in play with a Character of equal or lesser Level in their hands.

Card by Zaratustra

4

Home

Location

AP does not reset at the start of the turn. All Characters gain 1 AP at the start of their controller's turn.

Card by Zaratustra

2

Puppy Drome

Location

Instead of drawing at the start of your turn, take the top two cards of your deck without looking, put one in your hand and discard the other.

Card by Zaratustra

3

Shotgun Ninja

Character - Rogue

Attack (3 AP) Shotgun - 3 Damage
Attack (3 AP) Grenade - 2 Damage to all enemies

Card by Zaratustra

5

Xoda Rap

Character - Hero

Attack (1 AP) Rapid Punch - 1 Damage, +3 Damage if this is the third time this is used in this turn.
Attack (4 AP) Spin Kick - 2 Damage to all enemies
Counter (2 AP) Dodge Kick - -2 Damage, 2 Damage to atk

Card by Zaratustra

4

Noitu Love

Character - Science

Attack (1 AP) Rapid Punch - 1 Damage
Attack (4 AP) Mindwave - Discard X cards. Deal X Damage to all enemies.
Counter (2 AP) Monkey Dodge - -2 Damage

Card by Zaratustra

5

Curly

Character - Support/Science

Attack (1 AP) Machine Gun - 1 Damage
Attack (1 AP) Bubbler - +1 Attack till end of turn
Counter (2 AP) Tow Rope - Switch targets for a single attack.

Card by Zaratustra

+2

Nemesis

Equipment

Attack (3 AP) 1 Damage +1 Damage for each HP below the Character's maximum.

Card by Zaratustra

4

Madotsuki

Character - Unknown

Attack (3 AP) Knife - 2 Damage
Oneshot (4 AP) Dream - Draw a card.
Counter (2 AP) Pinch - Destroy Location in play, return this to owner's hand

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Mimic Potion

Action

Put in play a copy of target Character. Whenever that Character uses an ability, the copy will counter with the same ability. You may choose new targets for the copied ability.

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Don't Look Back

Action

Return one card in the discard pile to your hand.

Card by Zaratustra

5

Effing Hail

Location

Each turn, deal X Damage to a Character of your choice, where X is the number of turns this Location has been in play.

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Execution

Action

Remove a Character from the game.

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2

Grace

Character - Love

Oneshot (3 AP) Eyeroll - Target player discards a card.
Counter (2 AP) "What?" - Ability does not target anything.

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2

Trip

Character - Love

Basic (3 AP) Martinis! - +1 HP to all your Characters.
Oneshot (3 AP) We'll be Okay - If you have another Love Character, return target Character to owner's hand.

Card by Zaratustra

+2

Ginormo Sword

Equipment

Attack (3 AP) Long and Thick My Ginormo - 5 Damage

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2

Gunlimb

Character - Science

Conditional When this comes into play, reveal cards from your deck until you find two Equipments, then play them attached to this card.

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I Am Your Moon

Action

Play a Character as if it were a Location. It counts both as a Location and as a Character under your control.

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3

Tower of Heaven

Location

When this comes into play, its owner chooses a number X. Abilities and Actions that cost X AP cannot be used.

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4

Tower of Greed

Location

When this leaves play, destroy all Characters and Equipment in play.

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3

Skysphere

Location

All Actions and Abilities use -1 AP.

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3

Verge

Location

Players draw from their discard piles and discard on to their draw piles.

Card by Zaratustra

1

Trixie

Character - Support

Has +1 AP for each other Support Character you control.
Attack (2 AP) Bomb Throw - 2 Damage

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1

Troy

Character - Support

Has +1 Defense for each other Support Character you control.
Attack (2 AP) Brick Push - 2 Damage

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2

Princess

Character - Love/Support

Basic (1 AP) Ambiguous Aid - +2 Attack or -2 Attack to Target until end of turn. Can be used as a Counter.
Counter Explode - 4 Damage to Target, destroy this.

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5

Reimu

Character - Hero

Attack (5 AP) Danmaku - 3 Damage to all enemies
Attack (2 AP) Yin Yang Orb - 2 Damage
Oneshot Barrier - Target does not recover APs until your next turn.

Card by Zaratustra

4

Marisa

Character - Hero

Attack (3 AP) Stream Laser - 4 Damage, Attack =0
Attack (2 AP) Laser Charge - +1 Attack

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3

Subject K

Character - Unknown

Takes no Damage. Loses 1 HP whenever a card is drawn.
Attack (3 AP) Pathspace - Look at a card in target library. You may destroy it.

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1

Gomez

Character - Cute

Attack (1 AP) Bop - 1 Damage
Basic (2 AP) 3D Flip - Rearrange the characters in play.

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1

RunMan

Character - Cute

Conditional Coming Through! - 1 Damage to all opponents when this comes into play.
Oneshot Away! - Return this to your hand.

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1

Ogmo

Character - Cute

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1

Darwinian

Character - Science

You can have any number of this in your deck and in play. Playing this does not count as your Character drop this turn.
Attack (1 AP) Laser - 1 Damage

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