In
what might be considered a landslide, Neutral was overwhelmingly
declared the winner of Round Two of You Make The Card. Our voters
showed their knowledge of Star Wars in that when dealing with
bounty hunters and the scum of the galaxy, their Affiliation would
always be Neutral. Whoever offers them the most credits buys their
allegiance.
For
those who are curious, here's the results from Step Two.
You
Make The Card - Step Three
The
IDC as a whole came up with some suggestions for the Equipment
you would vote on. Then the Card Development Committee made the
final decision on the the list we present to you below. We feel
this well-balanced list creates some hard choices for you to vote
on.
Once
you've come to a decision on what Equipment you want to see made
into a card, then cast your vote and we'll start tracking. We'll
tally your votes and announce next week what you've decided and
go from there. Keep in mind that with some of the basic decisions
now behind us, the voting is going to get a little more intense.
So
join us each week as You Make The Card!
Note!
The images shown are for voting purposes only and are not representative
of the pic that will appear on the card.
Boba Fett's Armor Mandalorian armor was full body armor, completely covering the
wearer. The helmets possessed a T-shaped visor, but completely covered
the face. Also, the armor itself was not just for defense, but was
also a weapon. Some weapons ranged from simple dart shooters to
wrist-mounted rocket launchers and flamethrowers.
Flame Thrower A flamethrower or flame projector was a weapon which fired a
burning stream of liquid or gas. They were useful in close-quarters
combat and attacks against caves and bunkers. They were also effective
in boarding operations. Because of their usefulness, flamethrowers
were sometimes used by bounty hunters.
Han Solo's Blaster Han Solo, hero of the Rebellion and former smuggler, wore a
heavily modified BlasTech DL-44 sidearm. The BlasTech DL-44 heavy
blaster pistol was a powerful sidearm from the time of the Galactic
Civil War. It found some use by the Rebel Alliance on account of
its ability to consistently penetrate Stormtrooper armor. It was
soon outlawed by the Empire because of this.
Slugthrower Slugthrowers were weapons that used an explosive chemical to
launch a solid projectile (a "slug") at a high velocity.
A typical pistol had a maximum range of 60 meters, while on a rifle
this was extended to 300 meters. Their firing rates varied immensely
and their slugs also varied. Some were made of metal, some ceramic
or even hardened plastics.
Thermal Detonator A thermal detonator was a highly unstable grenade-like weapon
popular with criminals, bounty hunters and mercenaries. It was made
to be thrown or dropped by a vehicle. The style and purpose of thermal
detonators varied widely, and despite the legal restrictions of
many governments, were in widespread use across the galaxy.
Vibro-ax A vibro-ax was simply a standard ax and handle fitted with a
vibration generator that, when fed by a power cell, caused the ax
head to vibrate rapidly, thus causing more damage to a target. Some
handles were designed to dampen the vibration effect for the user,
though cruder versions, such as those wielded by the Gamorreans,
used wooden handles.
Keep
in mind that you are designing an Equipment card based on any
of the movies, books, comics or any other Expanded Universe dealing
with Star Wars. Equipment that bounty hunters, mercenaries and
scruffy-looking nerf-herders use. There is no bounty too high.
In
order to fully involve the current TCG community and players,
the poll will be conducted over on the Rebelbaser
forums. You must be a member of the forums to vote.
When
you're ready to get started... Register HERE
- Vote HERE
Voting
for Step Three ends 12:00pm CST, August 3rd, 2006. We will post
the results Friday, August 4th along with Step Four.
We're
very glad that you've joined us for this fun and exciting process
and we look forward to seeing what kind of card the TCG fan community
can create!
Thoughts
or comments? Visit the message board thread for this article here.
About
the Author
Brian Weeks (aka Skywlkr) has been playing the Star Wars TCG since
its introduction at Celebration 2 in 2002. After playing the demo
game and introducing it to RedneckJedi and Darthwalls, Team 'Dude
Where's My Card' was created. He competed in three qualifiers, yet
the closest he ever ranked was eighth. As a member on Rebelbasers,
SWDuelist and a writer for the now defunct Diehard Online, he has
tried to promote the game through information and interaction.
He is married, has a three year old son, is an architect, has been
the Treasurer and Newsletter Editor for five years for JediOKC (an Oklahoma
City based Star Wars Fan Club), was the IDC Card Development Chairperson
for Fall of the Republic and is now the IDC Public
Affairs Chairperson. Despite all that, he still has time to introduce
the game to new players…KEEP THE GAME ALIVE!
The
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Game community. Neither this website, nor the information contained
herein is in any way produced for a profit to the IDC or any of its
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