Post by Tesagk on Jul 6, 2021 21:24:06 GMT
Website
On the website you will see a map, general information, story, and I will post updates as I make progress. There's also a gallery on the site as well. However, I will be adding to the post here also, to cover some of the basic fundamentals of the sets mechanics, its aims, and its current progress. So feel free to check back here and if the set is of interest you, maybe make note of the website as well. If the set intrigues you enough to want to help out, feel free to message me.
Story
Set Mechanics
New Mechanics
Territories: These enchantments are a little bit like auras, a little bit like equipment, and yet unlike either of the two. Flavorwise, they represent important locations in Almos, places that armies would want to hold control over. Just like territories in other games, these enchantments can be contested. Territories can be assigned to creatures when an occupying creature dies or when the territory enters the battlefield. Certain creatures can take over territories and others can occupy territories when they enter the battlefield.
Additionally, territories will interact with other spells as well, with effects increasing or decreasing depending on the number of territories a player controls or occupies.
Examples:
Battlefield States: The Battlefield States are a way to impact the entire field and use it to your advantage in battle. With Battlefield States, you can turn off certain keywords as well as set up other spells and abilities that require a certain Battlefield State to activate.
Examples:
Returning Mechanics
Level Up: This is a mechanic that's returning with some twists, including Leveler DFCs, though there are ordinary level cards as well. Most of the uses of this mechanic will gain levels under certain conditions, rather than merely paying a simple mana cost. Though that doesn't mean that mana costs won't be a part of the cost.
Protection from/Hexproof against: Given that this is very much an all-out color war, I expect to use some "Protection from/Hexproof against" in order to allow some color hate. However, the idea is to have a light touch with this as it can quickly become unfun.
Double Faced Cards: As part of Level Up as well as lycanthropy, there will be a number of transforming DFCs.
Revised Mechanics
Prowess -> Discipline: This will primarily feature in blue, but will still show up in white and red. The flavor for the ability on Almos is a bit different, coming from a specific order of mages that have similarities to monks.
Syntax: Discipline <x> type<, type2> (Whenever you cast a type< or type2> spell, this creature gets +X/+X until end of turn.)
Infect -> Mark: This will primarily feature in green, but will still show up in black and red. The flavor actually surrounds lycanthropy, and overcoming the weakness is part of the path to truer power.
Syntax: Mark (If this creature would deal damage to a creature without any -1/-1 counters, that damage is dealt in the form of -1/-1 counters and that creature becomes marked.)
Nightbound/Daybound -></x> Battlefield-Statebound: When the Almos set was concepted, one of the reasons for Battlefield States was to introduce a formal concept similar to day and night. Of course, in Innistrad, day and night aren't bound to just white and black. However, the concept I created was loosely color-based in that there's a Battlefield State for each color. As such, a couple of things had to be done:
Night and Day, now being official concepts in the game, the words needed to be changed to Daylight and Nighttime.
Battlefield-Statebound works a little differently than Daybound or Nightbound. The latter is tied to specific mechanics occurring or not occurring (specifically that casting two or more spells in a turn will make it Day and casting no spells in a turn will make it Night.) However, with Battlefield States, the change occurs only if a card specifies that the Battlefield State is changing. However, once the change occurs, it can affect a permanent.
In accordance with #2, this means that if a permanent is double-faced and that facing is based on a Battlefield State, then it will have the appropriate Battlefield-Statebound keyword on the card, but the reminder text will simply remind players when to transform.)
Syntax:
Rules
Here are some of the rules for the set:
I'll post more later!
On the website you will see a map, general information, story, and I will post updates as I make progress. There's also a gallery on the site as well. However, I will be adding to the post here also, to cover some of the basic fundamentals of the sets mechanics, its aims, and its current progress. So feel free to check back here and if the set is of interest you, maybe make note of the website as well. If the set intrigues you enough to want to help out, feel free to message me.
Story
The World of Almos…
…is at war. For centuries, the five nations of Hal’la, Valgarde, Morland, Fralam, and Woval have coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years. However, the past hundred years have seen escalating tensions. A cold war of sorts.
However, the first arrows have been fired in the Deadwind pass which connects the territories of Hal’la, Valgarde, and Morland.
Hal’la and Morland troops have reported back to their superiors and the fuse has been lit, the war is about to get very, very hot. Meanwhile, those from Valgarde watching over the pass, the only ones who might be able to settle the dispute, have vanished…
…is at war. For centuries, the five nations of Hal’la, Valgarde, Morland, Fralam, and Woval have coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years. However, the past hundred years have seen escalating tensions. A cold war of sorts.
However, the first arrows have been fired in the Deadwind pass which connects the territories of Hal’la, Valgarde, and Morland.
Hal’la and Morland troops have reported back to their superiors and the fuse has been lit, the war is about to get very, very hot. Meanwhile, those from Valgarde watching over the pass, the only ones who might be able to settle the dispute, have vanished…
Set Mechanics
New Mechanics
Territories: These enchantments are a little bit like auras, a little bit like equipment, and yet unlike either of the two. Flavorwise, they represent important locations in Almos, places that armies would want to hold control over. Just like territories in other games, these enchantments can be contested. Territories can be assigned to creatures when an occupying creature dies or when the territory enters the battlefield. Certain creatures can take over territories and others can occupy territories when they enter the battlefield.
Additionally, territories will interact with other spells as well, with effects increasing or decreasing depending on the number of territories a player controls or occupies.
Examples:
Battlefield States: The Battlefield States are a way to impact the entire field and use it to your advantage in battle. With Battlefield States, you can turn off certain keywords as well as set up other spells and abilities that require a certain Battlefield State to activate.
Examples:
Returning Mechanics
Level Up: This is a mechanic that's returning with some twists, including Leveler DFCs, though there are ordinary level cards as well. Most of the uses of this mechanic will gain levels under certain conditions, rather than merely paying a simple mana cost. Though that doesn't mean that mana costs won't be a part of the cost.
Protection from/Hexproof against: Given that this is very much an all-out color war, I expect to use some "Protection from/Hexproof against" in order to allow some color hate. However, the idea is to have a light touch with this as it can quickly become unfun.
Double Faced Cards: As part of Level Up as well as lycanthropy, there will be a number of transforming DFCs.
Revised Mechanics
Prowess -> Discipline: This will primarily feature in blue, but will still show up in white and red. The flavor for the ability on Almos is a bit different, coming from a specific order of mages that have similarities to monks.
Syntax: Discipline <x> type<, type2> (Whenever you cast a type< or type2> spell, this creature gets +X/+X until end of turn.)
Infect -> Mark: This will primarily feature in green, but will still show up in black and red. The flavor actually surrounds lycanthropy, and overcoming the weakness is part of the path to truer power.
Syntax: Mark (If this creature would deal damage to a creature without any -1/-1 counters, that damage is dealt in the form of -1/-1 counters and that creature becomes marked.)
Nightbound/Daybound -></x> Battlefield-Statebound: When the Almos set was concepted, one of the reasons for Battlefield States was to introduce a formal concept similar to day and night. Of course, in Innistrad, day and night aren't bound to just white and black. However, the concept I created was loosely color-based in that there's a Battlefield State for each color. As such, a couple of things had to be done:
Night and Day, now being official concepts in the game, the words needed to be changed to Daylight and Nighttime.
Battlefield-Statebound works a little differently than Daybound or Nightbound. The latter is tied to specific mechanics occurring or not occurring (specifically that casting two or more spells in a turn will make it Day and casting no spells in a turn will make it Night.) However, with Battlefield States, the change occurs only if a card specifies that the Battlefield State is changing. However, once the change occurs, it can affect a permanent.
In accordance with #2, this means that if a permanent is double-faced and that facing is based on a Battlefield State, then it will have the appropriate Battlefield-Statebound keyword on the card, but the reminder text will simply remind players when to transform.)
Syntax:
- Daylightbound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Daylight, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
- Nighttimebound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Nighttime, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
- Rainybound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Rainybound, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
- Heatwavebound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Heatwavebound, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
- Windybound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Windy, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
- Not Xbound (At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is not X, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.)
Rules
Here are some of the rules for the set:
10. ALMOS RULESET
1000.1 Territory
1000.1a. Some enchantments have the subtype "Territory." When a territory enters the battlefield, the player controlling it has an opportunity to have a creature occupy it which is defined by occupation rules (see 1000.2)
1000.2. Occupy
1000.2a. A Territory enchantment can be occupied by a creature permanent.
1000.2b. Each creature may only occupy one Territory at any given time.
1000.2c. Territory enchantments that have a creature occupying them have the occupied status which may activate some triggered abilities on the card. They may also have activated abilities which require the occupied status as part of their conditions.
1000.2d. When a creature permanent is occupying a territory it has the occupying status which may activate some triggered abilities on the card. They may also have activated abilities which require the occupying status as part of their conditions.
1000.2e. When a Territory enchantment enters the battlefield, its controller may choose a creature permanent to occupy it from among creature permanents they control that do not have the occupying status.
1000.2f. Whenever an occupying creature dies, is put into exile, or is returned to its owner's hand, the Territory that was occupied is no longer occupied and its controller may choose a new creature permanent that they control to occupy it.
1000.3. Battlefield State
1000.3a. The Battlefield State provides a blanket, battlefield-wide effect. The Battlefield State can be: empty, temporary, or current.
1000.3b. When the Battlefield State is empty it functions as the default battlefield, with no special effects.
1000.3c. The Battlefield State may be changed temporarily, if this occurs, the effect should be worded 'until end of turn' and the Battlefield State reverts to its current state if it had one or empty if it did not.
1000.3d. If a permanent is on the field, it may alter the current Battlefield State. The current Battlefield State acts as a replacement effect for all of the abilities listed in it.
1000.3e. If a permanent would enter the battlefield and change the current Battlefield State, it does so and the previous Battlefield State ends.
1000.3f. When a permanent affecting the Battlefield State leaves the battlefield, the Battlefield State either: a) if another permanent on the battlefield or temporary effect is attempting to affect the Battlefield State, its ability becomes the current Battlefield State in order of temporary effects followed by the most recent permanent played, with the most recent permanent affecting the Battlefield State; or b) the Battlefield State becomes empty if there are no permanents or temporary abilities affecting it.
1000.3g. Battlefield-Statebound is a keyword on a card that indicates whether or not that side of the doublefaced permanent is bound to a specific Battlefield State or lack of a specific Battlefield State. The reminder text following the keyword will tell players whether they need to transform the card.
1000.4. List of Battlefield States
1000.4a. Daylight. While the battlefield state is Daylight, menace and deathtouch have no effect. Abilities and ability conditions that require Daylight may be used.
1000.4b. Rainy. While the battlefield state is Rainy. Any conditions of abilities or spells that require the Rainy state are active or can be activated. Haste and trample have no effect.
1000.4c. Nighttime. While the battlefield state is Nighttime, first strike and vigilance have no effect. Abilities and ability conditions that require Nighttime may be used.
1000.4d. Heat Wave. When the battlefield state is Heat Wave, hexproof and trample have no effect. Abilities and ability conditions that require Heat Wave may be used.
1000.4e. Windy. When the battlefield state is Windy, negate the effects of flying and lifelink. Abilities and ability conditions that require Windy may be used.
1000.5. List of Battlefield-Statebound
1000.5a. Daylightbound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Daylight, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.5b. Nighttimebound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Nighttime, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.5c. Rainybound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Rainybound, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.5d. Heatwavebound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Heatwavebound, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.5e. Windybound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is Windy, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.5f. Not Xbound. At the beginning of each upkeep, as long as the Battlefield State is not X, keep this side face up. Otherwise, transform this permanent.
1000.6. Discipline
1000.6a. Discipline is a triggered ability. “Discipline” means “Whenever you cast a x/y/z spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.” where x, y, and z may represent separate types (ex: Discipline instant/sorcery triggers whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, or discipline instant/enchantment/creature triggers whenever you cast an instant, enchantment, or creature spell.)
1000.6b. If a creature has multiple instances of discipline, each triggers separately and only triggers if the specific triggered types are. (ex: If you cast an instant spell and a creature has 'discipline instant/sorcery' and 'discipline instant/creature' then the creature gets +1/+1 for each instance. But if you cast a sorcery spell, it only gets +1/+1.)
1000.6c. A creature may have 'discipline x/y/z N' where N is a number. In this instance, the creature gets +N/+N until end of turn for each triggered instance.
1000.7. Mark/Marked
1000.7a. Mark is a static ability.
1000.7b. Damage dealt to a player by a source with mark is treated as normal damage, unlike infect (see rule 702.90.)
1000.7c. Damage dealt to a creature by a source with mark isn’t marked on that creature. Rather, if the creature isn't already marked, it causes that source’s controller to put that many -1/-1 counters on that creature and that creature becomes marked. See rule 120.3.
1000.7d. If a permanent leaves the battlefield before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had mark.
1000.7e. The infect rules function no matter what zone an object with infect deals damage from.
1000.7f. Multiple instances of infect on the same object are redundant.
1000.7g. A permanent with -1/-1 counters on it from mark damage is considered marked.
1000.8. Were creatures
1000.8a. Werecreatures are a subtype of creature that uses the format of were and ends with another creature subtype found in magic (ex: werewolf, werecat)
1000.8b. Werecreatures can be referred to in card text as a separate subset of creatures that have the were prefix somewhere in their creature subtypes.I'll post more later!
