Card Development Questions

[SoulStorm]

Jeff, the exercise began as an attempt to add a card. Then it turned into, "let's see what happens if I do this.".

[jeffwadsworth]

CopyPermanent. Any plans to include an option to make multiple copies like tokenamount$?

[SoulStorm]

Also regarding CopyPermanent, I'd like to see TokenOwner$ and whatever infrastructure is needed to add cards like Phyrexian Metamorph.

[jeffwadsworth]

Here is a script for Telling Time.

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Name:Telling Time
ManaCost:1 U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ Dig | Cost$ 1 U | DigNum$ 3 | LibraryPosition2$ 0 | SubAbility$ SVar=DBDig | SpellDescription$ Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of those cards into your hand, one on top of your library, and one on the bottom of your library.
SVar:DBDig:DB$Dig | DigNum$ 2 | DestinationZone$ Library | LibraryPosition$ 0 | LibraryPosition2$ -1
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/telling_time.jpg
SetInfo:RAV|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/rav/69.jpg
SetInfo:10E|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/10e/114.jpg
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Does anyone have any ideas to streamline this? The second dig may confuse people.

[jeffwadsworth]

Would this simpler version of Undergrowth be incorrect?

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Name:Undergrowth
ManaCost:G
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ Fog | Cost$ G | SpellDescription$ Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
A:SP$ PumpAll | Cost$ G 2 R | ValidCards$ Creature.nonRed | KW$ HIDDEN Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by CARDNAME. | SpellDescription$ Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by non-red creatures.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/undergrowth.jpg
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[friarsol]

PumpAll doesn't work in this situation because Undergrowth can affect cards after it is cast. You need to use the Effect AF. Check out Falter for a similar card.

[jeffwadsworth]

Here is a script for Winter's Night

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Name:Winter's Night
ManaCost:R G W
Types:World Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Taps | ValidCard$ Land.Snow | Execute$ TrigMana | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a player taps a snow land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced. That land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
SVar:TrigMana:AB$ManaReflected | Cost$ 0 | ColorOrType$ Type | Valid$ TriggeredCard | ReflectProperty$ Produce
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/winters_night.jpg
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Anyone see the issue here? Perhaps TriggeredCard is not supported by Valid$

[Hellfish]

Exactly right, Triggered-variables currently only work with Defined$ expressions. Perhaps I can make an addition to hasProperty that will let you use something like "Card.IsTriggered<Triggered-variable name>" that returns true if the card being evaluated is equal to what is in the Triggered-variable of the evaluating card. I think that could be useful elsewhere too.

EDIT:Oh yeah, and the tapped land should be Pumped with "This card doesn't untap during it's controllers next untap step." or whatever the proper keyword is.

[jeffwadsworth]

Excellent. Yes, I didn't add the tapped land part yet.

[Hellfish]

Alright, you can now use "Card.IsTriggeredCard" or "Card.IsTriggeredSource" or any other TriggeredVariable that returns a card.

The next problem is how AF_ReflectedMana takes being run by the AI. Looks like the human always gets to make the choice. (Makes sense since the aI can't make much of a decision with no mana pool.)

[jeffwadsworth]

Works great. Thanks.

[friarsol]

Alright, you can now use "Card.IsTriggeredCard" or "Card.IsTriggeredSource" or any other TriggeredVariable that returns a card.

The next problem is how AF_ReflectedMana takes being run by the AI. Looks like the human always gets to make the choice. (Makes sense since the aI can't make much of a decision with no mana pool.)

Oh right. I forgot about that too. I'll try to not write up lists when I'm not thinking about AI functionality.

[jeffwadsworth]

Berserk. I have tried effect based scripting, but neither "targeted" nor "remembered" are supported by stpump yet...to my knowledge.

[lazylockie]

Is there a "Rest of the game" duration variable for AB$Effect? I'm trying to create emblems, but the API only states "End of turn".

[friarsol]

Is there a "Rest of the game" duration variable for AB$Effect? I'm trying to create emblems, but the API only states "End of turn".

Duration$ Permanent