2020 AvP set: The Lost Colony

[Axlotl]

I'm going to be starting a new AvP set, with a twist: This set will be connected to a modded Rimworld AvP modpack playthrough on my youtube channel. Each card will be based on events that unfold in the series, with each episode having a card dedicated to it, with the possibility of bonus cards for noteworthy episodes.

The storyline: The colony ship USCSS Asteria, assumed lost in space, might have been found. A stray signal was picked up in a nearby system, and the USCM Conestoga class ship the USS Otago has been dispatched to investigate. Upon arrival in the system, the ship synthetic went haywire and sabotaged the Otago. Only 1 section of marines were able to escape on a damaged dropship, and are now marooned on the hell-world Sheol, the hostile planet colonized by the Asteria. The colony has regressed to a primitive level... and other alien threats are present on Sheol as well. The 9 remaining marines must survive this backwords world with only the equipment salvaged from the dropship and find a way off Sheol if possible. Perhaps that signal holds the answer...

Episodes start tomorrow. Stay tuned.

[doctordolemite]

I'm in. But whats Rimworld and what's your youtube channel? :-)

[Axlotl]

Rimworld is a colony simulator strategy game in the vein of Dwarf Fortress. Random shit happens while you build up a colony and try to escape the planet. My channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_ZQvykZNReL0ys4J7uBEA

The overview video for the modpack and scenario is uploaded, its sort of an episode zero with no actual gameplay - however, it does get a card to represent the scenario!

[Axlotl]

Episode 1 is up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey3KVW9_S9A

Episode 1's card:

[doctordolemite]

In the prelude episode, when you were assigning traits, why not adjust the ages since the majority were in the 40s?

[Axlotl]

I didn't want to force things too much.

[Axlotl]

Episode 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7O0ZBC37Z0

Card:

[unclekulikov]

That's a cool idea
Subscribbled

[Axlotl]

Episode 3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxi_rMUKzw

[Axlotl]

Going to do a post per week going in to the future. You see a new card added to the post, means a new episode is out.

Episodes are here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_ZQvykZNReL0ys4J7uBEA/videos

[Axlotl]

Episodes are here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_ZQvykZNReL0ys4J7uBEA/videos

[Axlotl]

Week 3.

Episodes are here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_ZQvykZNReL0ys4J7uBEA/videos



I'm liking how this is turning out so far. The set flavor feels really cohesive to me.

[Axlotl]

Defiled is the Neomorph version of the Infected resource. It functions the same, except the character bursts into a Blood Burster (coming soon) Supporting Character from outside the game.

Any card referring to a "burst" roll of unspecified type affects both Infected burst rolls and Defiled burst rolls.

[Axlotl]

Week 4:

Episodes are here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF_ZQvykZNReL0ys4J7uBEA/videos



Hunter rules: Hunter always comes with a target describing what this character hunts. At the end of the movement round, a Supporting Character with Hunter moves towards the nearest reachable Hunter target, up to its full movement. During the Combat Round, after all other targets have been declared, the Hunter also declares an attack on it's Hunter target. If there are multiple targets for moving or attacking the target is selected at random from all legal targets.

[Axlotl]

Wall of Flame is a bit of a strange one. Originally, it was going to be infinite strength, but that was a pointless distinction. The concept for the card was pretty clear, given that a literal wall of fire was the only thing that saved the Rimworld playthrough, and it HAD to be a card.

Notes:
-Duration 2: Means it stops movement for 1 turn, effectively. Played during combat, next turn goes to Duration 1 and stops next turns movement, then is discarded during the ready round after that when Duration reaches 0. This is effectively a variation on Not That Way or The Area is Secured with different requirements.
-Yes, you can technically Run a Bypass on a Wall of Fire. Shrug.
-It being a movement stopping Barrier rather than an Event opens up some interesting counter play. It also doesn't block access to a location, rather travel between 2 locations, which is an interesting variation on The Area is Secured.