The heading pretty much says it all. Is this a great idea or what?
Zip guns are combat cards, so can be played on the Hounds and then kept
(the 'Hounds don't say they can't use equipment, just that they can't
take an equip/get equipment action.)
They back off, take 1 damage from the gun out of 2, and heal the
point. If you play Dragon's Breath on them, you can even argue that it's
realistic (don't all Hell Hounds exhale flames?)
In article <reynolds....@shazam.cs.iastate.edu>,
reyn...@cs.iastate.edu (Owen Reynolds) wrote:
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i think this is one of the funniest posts i have ever read, but it makes
perfect sense to me. maybe if i had a hell hound, i'd try it.
harpua
Owen Reynolds (reyn...@cs.iastate.edu) wrote:
: The heading pretty much says it all. Is this a great idea or what?
: Zip guns are combat cards, so can be played on the Hounds and then kept
: (the 'Hounds don't say they can't use equipment, just that they can't
: take an equip/get equipment action.)
: They back off, take 1 damage from the gun out of 2, and heal the
: point. If you play Dragon's Breath on them, you can even argue that it's
: realistic (don't all Hell Hounds exhale flames?)
Hi all,
I just recently played a couple games of Jyhad and got the combo to work.
My Hell Hound was feared as he pulled the Zip Gun and fired Dragon Breath
Rounds. It was great!!! So much fun... =)
-Alan Chung
ach...@acs.bu.edu
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[ cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to | common tallow; we feed the skies ]
[ take particular glee in the misery of | with the ashes of our prey." ]
[ others, often tormenting its victims | "Must not all things at the last ]
[ much like a cat plays with a mouse | be swallowed up in death?" ]
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In article <3o9ker$c...@news.bu.edu> ach...@bu.edu (Alan Chung) writes:
>Owen Reynolds (reyn...@cs.iastate.edu) wrote:
>: The heading pretty much says it all. Is this a great idea or what?
>: Zip guns are combat cards, so can be played on the Hounds and then kept
>: (the 'Hounds don't say they can't use equipment, just that they can't
>: take an equip/get equipment action.)
>: They back off, take 1 damage from the gun out of 2, and heal the
>: point. If you play Dragon's Breath on them, you can even argue that it's
>: realistic (don't all Hell Hounds exhale flames?)>I just recently played a couple games of Jyhad and got the combo to work.
>My Hell Hound was feared as he pulled the Zip Gun and fired Dragon Breath
>Rounds. It was great!!! So much fun... =)
The key to the effectiveness of this combo is Zip Gun + DB Rounds,
and has little to do with the Hell Hound.
The Hell Hound + Zip Gun combo is not a good combo. Hell Hound
is over-priced (at 2 pool) wallpaper. With Zip Gun, it recovers
to (at most) average value, but it's better to not use the Hell Hound
at all (so you don't have to worry about having to draw a second
card for an `average' combo).
If your group allows you to use Zip Gun + DB Rounds, by all means
stack your deck with these 2 cards (15% Zip Guns and 15% DB Rounds).
Don't bother with the Hell Hounds.
--
"Live Life with Heart."
Alan Kwan kw...@cs.cornell.edu
(Alan Chung) writes:
Owen Reynolds (reyn...@cs.iastate.edu) wrote:
The heading pretty much says it all. Is this a great idea or what?
Zip guns are combat cards, so can be played on the Hounds and then kept
(the 'Hounds don't say they can't use equipment, just that they can't
take an equip/get equipment action.)
They back off, take 1 damage from the gun out of 2, and heal the
point. If you play Dragon's Breath on them, you can even argue that it's
realistic (don't all Hell Hounds exhale flames?)
Hi all,
I just recently played a couple games of Jyhad and got the combo to work.
My Hell Hound was feared as he pulled the Zip Gun and fired Dragon Breath
Rounds. It was great!!! So much fun... =)
-Alan Chung
ach...@acs.bu.edu
this is f---ing brilliant! yay! I hope no spoilsport rules against this.
hellhounds have clever paws.
marion
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There was a swirling mass of water that lived in a quiet pond, which asked
permission of its master to visit all the lands beyond. And its master allowed
it to fly, so the wind swept the whirlpool across the sky. The whirlpool's
mother wore a jacket she'd sewn out of dental floss. It was stolen by a monkey
who sold it to an albatross. And it had the idea to fly, so the wind swept the
whirlpool across the sky.
kw...@cs.cornell.edu (Alan Kwan) wrote:
> The Hell Hound + Zip Gun combo is not a good combo. Hell Hound
> is over-priced (at 2 pool) wallpaper. With Zip Gun, it recovers
> to (at most) average value, but it's better to not use the Hell Hound
> at all (so you don't have to worry about having to draw a second
> card for an `average' combo).
Peace Alan,
FWIW, I disagree with your 'appreciation' of the efficiency of the Hell Hound.
It is a good card. [speaking as someone who puts Loyal Street Gang in his
Brujah deck just for blocking] Hell Hound can block an "infinite" number of
bleed without using any additional cards. Most combats only cause one damage
to each combatant. The Hell Hound recovers that for free and is ready for
more. No, HH isn't Ivory Bow (which should cost 2) or Thadius Zho (who does
cost 4 and doesn't regen), but it is a good card.
> If your group allows you to use Zip Gun + DB Rounds, by all means
> stack your deck with these 2 cards (15% Zip Guns and 15% DB Rounds).
> Don't bother with the Hell Hounds.
I completely agree, Alan, this is very munchkin.
Nil carborundum illigitimi,
James R. McClure Jr.
The OS/2 Apostle
<insert disclaimer here>
>>: The heading pretty much says it all. Is this a great idea or what?>>: Zip guns are combat cards, so can be played on the Hounds and then kept
>>: (the 'Hounds don't say they can't use equipment, just that they can't
>>: take an equip/get equipment action.)
>>: They back off, take 1 damage from the gun out of 2, and heal the
>>: point. If you play Dragon's Breath on them, you can even argue that it's
>>: realistic (don't all Hell Hounds exhale flames?)>The key to the effectiveness of this combo is Zip Gun + DB Rounds,>and has little to do with the Hell Hound.>The Hell Hound + Zip Gun combo is not a good combo. Hell Hound>is over-priced (at 2 pool) wallpaper. With Zip Gun, it recovers
>to (at most) average value, but it's better to not use the Hell Hound
>at all (so you don't have to worry about having to draw a second
>card for an `average' combo).
I agree completely. What got me thinking was "How can I use the
damn Hell Hound?" Even a loyal street gang can do Computer Hacking,
grab IR goggles and Grenades for free, etc... . The Hound just sits
there waiting for someone to play Lucky Blow and kill it.
In some imaginary deck with lots of Zip Guns in it (maybe a
Celerity/Gun/Ammo deck where the Zippers are to insure anyone can
get a gun) I'd almost feel OK about using a Hell Hound. He's much less
likely to get splatted standing at long range.
Of course, I'd also like to lobby for the house rule -- no Zippers
and DBR's _except_ on a Hell Hound. Actually, as I recall, DBR's were
only shotgun shells and had a fairly short (10 yards?) range, for real.
The Hell Hound may be a good card in a game with a table of
newbis, but how often do you see real players basing his strategy
on 0-stealth bleeds with 1-damage combat when blocked?
Hell Hound can't block .44 . Can't block S&B. Can't block
Celerity, Potence, Thamataurgy, Lucky Blow, ...
If Hellhound has 4 life + 1 regen. for 2 pool, I'll use it.
2 life is too easily fried in one shot, before it can ever use
its regeneration ability.
In article <3olfne$7...@hermes.louisville.edu> "James R. McClure Jr." <jrmc...@ulkyvm.louisville.edu> writes:
>kw...@cs.cornell.edu (Alan Kwan) wrote:>> The Hell Hound + Zip Gun combo is not a good combo. Hell Hound
>> is over-priced (at 2 pool) wallpaper. With Zip Gun, it recovers
>> to (at most) average value, but it's better to not use the Hell Hound
>> at all (so you don't have to worry about having to draw a second
>> card for an `average' combo).>FWIW, I disagree with your 'appreciation' of the efficiency of the Hell Hound.>It is a good card. [speaking as someone who puts Loyal Street Gang in his
>Brujah deck just for blocking] Hell Hound can block an "infinite" number of
>bleed without using any additional cards. Most combats only cause one damage
>to each combatant. The Hell Hound recovers that for free and is ready for
>more.
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Alan Kwan (kw...@cs.cornell.edu) wrote:
: The Hell Hound may be a good card in a game with a table of: newbis, but how often do you see real players basing his strategy
: on 0-stealth bleeds with 1-damage combat when blocked?: Hell Hound can't block .44 . Can't block S&B. Can't block
: Celerity, Potence, Thamataurgy, Lucky Blow, ...
The HH is a good blocker when you stop +1 stealth with Radio Station and then
use Zip/DBR....
In article <3oqgoa$j...@hermes.louisville.edu>,
James R. McClure Jr. <jrmc...@ulkyvm.louisville.edu> wrote:
>If you look at it that way, then all the Brujah allies stink. LSG is
Well, yeah, they do stink. I only use them as fodder when my
opponent is trying presence bleeds. Other times I keep a Brujah ready
to deal with incoming minions. But when the conditions are right to
allow me to use my HH/Brujah fodder, it's a way for me to tap out all my
"real" minions and try for the oust of my prey. In that respect, they're
not bad at all. But they really are very limited in usefulness.
They're almost more interesting for atmosphere than for gameplay.
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kw...@cs.cornell.edu (Alan Kwan) wrote:
> The Hell Hound may be a good card in a game with a table of
> newbis, but how often do you see real players basing his strategy
> on 0-stealth bleeds with 1-damage combat when blocked?
>
> Hell Hound can't block .44 . Can't block S&B. Can't block
> Celerity, Potence, Thamataurgy, Lucky Blow, ...
>> If Hellhound has 4 life + 1 regen. for 2 pool, I'll use it.
> 2 life is too easily fried in one shot, before it can ever use
> its regeneration ability.
Peace Alan,
If you look at it that way, then all the Brujah allies stink. LSG is
less effective that HH (it doesn't regen). Yes, you can equip them or
CompHack with them, but why are you CHing with LSG vs. your vamp minions
anyway?
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L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu) wrote:
: jac...@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr JA Chapman) writes:: >And even more munchkin . Assuming concealed weapon gets changed to no skill ,
: >does this mean we'll be seeing hellhounds with .44's (cant remember if CW
: >lets you equip as action during combat or if you just get the gun)
: > i hope not JA Chapman: I beleive HH says "Can't use Equipment", and the munchkins here get around
: that by noting that the Zip Gun (tho described as being kept "as normal
: equipment" on the Zip card) is only a combat card, and therefore, somehow,
: not really equipment.
HH says:
"2 Life, 1 Damage, 0 Bleed
Hell hound can take no actions, only block. If Hell Hound has only one life
during untap, it gets a second life from the blood bank."
Therefore it CAN use zip guns. That's the ONLY thing it'll ever get...
Joseph Cochran (js...@discus.ise.vt.edu) wrote:
: In article <3otj6t$m...@redwood.cs.scarolina.edu>,: L. Scott Johnson <sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu> wrote:
: >I beleive HH says "Can't use Equipment", and the munchkins here get around
: >that by noting that the Zip Gun (tho described as being kept "as normal
: >equipment" on the Zip card) is only a combat card, and therefore, somehow,
: >not really equipment.: Nope. HH says "Can take no actions, only block." There is no
: further restriction on him. Zip Gun gets around it because it does not
: take an action to equip it.
: Concealed Weapon without a discipline is also not an action
: (although it does say "equip a minion" on it), so it could also be
: interpreted as legal for the HH.
You need Obfuscate to do Concealed Weapon, which the Hell Hound does not have,,,,
In article <3otq92$i...@nntp.msstate.edu>,
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You don't need Obfuscate to use "Concealed Weapon without a discipline" -
since by definition, it doesn't need obfuscate (which is a discipline).
Officially, Concealed Weapon has a discipline.
But, everyone here know that Concealed Weapon doesn't realy require
anything - the card even says "minion" - when it (officially) should've said
"vampire". See the house rules list for more ways to play other cards
properly as opposed to officially.
FWIW: LSJ, CSA, JHJ, JC, SHWT, JF, ASHK, and JRM all agree that Concealed
Weapon is better played as not requiring Obfuscate. And no one actively
*opposes* the idea, even though some don't play with the house rule.
(For whatever reason).
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L. Scott Johnson (lsc...@crl.com) | The opinions expressed are mine
Graphics Specialist and Jyhad Rulemonger | and subject to card text
jac...@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr JA Chapman) writes:
>And even more munchkin . Assuming concealed weapon gets changed to no skill ,
>does this mean we'll be seeing hellhounds with .44's (cant remember if CW
>lets you equip as action during combat or if you just get the gun)
> i hope not JA Chapman
I beleive HH says "Can't use Equipment", and the munchkins here get around
that by noting that the Zip Gun (tho described as being kept "as normal
equipment" on the Zip card) is only a combat card, and therefore, somehow,
not really equipment.
The DT, enjoying such counter-logical munchkinings, would probably agree.
(I haven't seen any official word on the obvious equip-ness of the
Zip Gun).
--
L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu) | These opinions are mine and
Graphics Specialist and Jyhad Rulemonger. | are subject to card text.
James R. McClure Jr. (jrmc...@ulkyvm.louisville.edu) wrote:
: kw...@cs.cornell.edu (Alan Kwan) wrote:
: > The Hell Hound + Zip Gun combo is not a good combo. Hell Hound: > is over-priced (at 2 pool) wallpaper. With Zip Gun, it recovers
: > to (at most) average value, but it's better to not use the Hell Hound
: > at all (so you don't have to worry about having to draw a second
: > card for an `average' combo).: Peace Alan,
:FWIW,I disagree with your 'appreciation' of the efficiency of the Hell Hound.
:It is a good card. [speaking as someone who puts Loyal Street Gang in his
:Brujah deck just for blocking] Hell Hound can block an "infinite" number of
:bleed without using any additional cards. Most combats only cause one damage
:to each combatant. The Hell Hound recovers that for free and is ready for
:more. No, HH isn't Ivory Bow (which should cost 2) or Thadius Zho (who does
:cost 4 and doesn't regen), but it is a good card.
: > If your group allows you to use Zip Gun + DB Rounds, by all means: > stack your deck with these 2 cards (15% Zip Guns and 15% DB Rounds).
: > Don't bother with the Hell Hounds.: I completely agree, Alan, this is very munchkin.: Nil carborundum illigitimi,: James R. McClure Jr.
: The OS/2 Apostle
And even more munchkin . Assuming concealed weapon gets changed to no skill ,
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In article <3otj6t$m...@redwood.cs.scarolina.edu>,
L. Scott Johnson <sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu> wrote:
>I beleive HH says "Can't use Equipment", and the munchkins here get around
>that by noting that the Zip Gun (tho described as being kept "as normal
>equipment" on the Zip card) is only a combat card, and therefore, somehow,
>not really equipment.
Nope. HH says "Can take no actions, only block." There is no
further restriction on him. Zip Gun gets around it because it does not
take an action to equip it.
Concealed Weapon without a discipline is also not an action
(although it does say "equip a minion" on it), so it could also be
interpreted as legal for the HH.
| If you've got a hot lead on a new | *--Joe--*
| PC game, call the announce line at | js...@vt.edu
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see grannies clipped to trash bins by their teeth, do we?" -- The MAXX
In article <3otms6$5...@solaris.cc.vt.edu>,
Joseph Cochran <js...@discus.ise.vt.edu> wrote:
>In article <3otj6t$m...@redwood.cs.scarolina.edu>,
>L. Scott Johnson <sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu> wrote:>>I beleive HH says "Can't use Equipment", and the munchkins here get around
>>that by noting that the Zip Gun (tho described as being kept "as normal
>>equipment" on the Zip card) is only a combat card, and therefore, somehow,
>>not really equipment.>
> Nope. HH says "Can take no actions, only block." There is no
>further restriction on him. Zip Gun gets around it because it does not
>take an action to equip it.
Ah. So that's why the interest in the Zipper.
Thanks for the info. (I wish I had more of these odd cards :-)
> Concealed Weapon without a discipline is also not an action
>(although it does say "equip a minion" on it), so it could also be
>interpreted as legal for the HH.
Certainly.
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