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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6960000" data-attributes="member: 82106">Problem with 13a is lack of really unified class mechanics. There's a pretty consistent basic structure, but 'powers' are sort of grafted almost willy-nilly onto classes and use a whole variety of different mechanisms to govern their usage. Honestly I would consider 13a to be closer to 3e than 4e. I think TotM is a concept that probably plays more naturally than tactical wargame in a card-based paradigm though, so such a game might be more reminiscent of 13a than 4e in some respects. The archetypes stuff could also inform card-based build structures in a nifty way.Overall I think your view of it could definitely be a good approach. I'm not sure about the 'weight' thing, how would you do that? Also, would it really be necessary? I mean cards could in effect provide an offense and defense number (at least standard use cards, there could also be interrupts and whatnot that work in other ways). Maybe a given card is sort of 'double ended' like a few oddball magic cards. One half is an attack/defense, and the other half is some other related function, maybe useful in non-combat situations or to produce some other non-damaging effect (IE a Telekinesis power might be useful as an attack, tossing opponents about the battlefield, and as a way of leaping great distances or lifting people/things, etc). I'd also think that various cards could operate synergistically. This could produce 'combo' effects or 'build up' to a big finale, etc. It would obviously also reinforce specific themes. Some cards could be things like basic tactics, 'take cover', 'flank', 'charge', etc. Alternatively maybe each character declares a basic tactic, say in reverse initiative order, and lays out a card, face down to go with it, then play proceeds from highest to lowest order, something like that. So charging would be a tactic, but not a card. Different classes might have a specific unique tactic, or one(s) that they are better at (rogues sneak around doing stabby stabby for example).</blockquote>

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