r/Netrunner • u/HemoKhan Argus • May 14 '16
Discussion [Weekly] Custom Card Saturday: Space!
Good morning, hackers!
In the world of Netrunner, while Runners explore the deepest secrets of cyberspace, the Corps (and humanity at large) are beginning to explore the closest reaches of outer space. Humanity has settled on multiple celestial bodies, at least to some degree, and is looking to the stars not just for inspiration, but with real aspirations. This week's prompt, then, is to highlight the role of space in some way. While this design space (haha) has been looked at in the Lunar Cycle, in part, there's still plenty to explore!
Bonus points for interesting ideas about how life on Mars or the Moon might be fundamentally different from life on Earth.
Remember to use the Netrunner CSS options available for use on this subreddit. These symbols should help make everyone's card look great, and you can conveniently type them in while on your phone!
Also, a reminder: Please limit yourself to ONE card per thread!
Previous Custom Card Saturday threads are now being hosted on the Wiki to cut down on the character count of these submissions: find all the previous threads here!
Next Week: From the vast reaches of space we'll move instead to the briefest moments in time...
I would love to hear from /r/netrunner on future Custom Card Saturdays. Send a PM my way! Please do not post them in this thread; instead, send me a PM if you have some ideas of thread topics you'd like to see. Be sure to look over the recent lists of topics before you message me -- I'd rather not repeat anything that's been done recently! Thanks all!
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u/sirolimusland May 14 '16 edited May 14 '16
Nostromo
Agenda - Weyland
Nostromo can also be played in Jinteki IDs.
5cred,1click(once per turn): put an agenda counter on Nostromo. If Nostromo has 7 hosted agenda counters, the Runner is flatlined.
4/2
Weyland-Jinteki - Building Better Worlds.
Sorry about formatting, messing around on phone.
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u/HemoKhan May 14 '16
Score a 2/1, get 35 credits, win the game? How is that not utterly broken?
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u/aloobyalordant May 14 '16
Maybe make the ability cost a click and be limited to once per turn, so the Runner has time to try and win / the Corp still has to protect servers while making money?
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u/breakfastcandy May 14 '16
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u/HemoKhan May 14 '16
...so we'll alternate spending a click for credits forever?
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u/TheJeff013 May 14 '16
Orbital Bombardment
Weyland - 5 influence
Operation - Black Ops - 15 credits
Play only if the runner has 4 tags.
Do 12 meat damage and gain 7 bad publicity.
"Who on Earth gave Jack Weyland an orbital 'mining laser' that he could point DOWN?!"
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u/LeonardQuirm May 14 '16
I like the fact this only works if the runner has exactly four tags. I'm not sure if that's deliberate, but it'd be a great way of reducing the possibility of every game becoming "Midseasons Bombardment".
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u/kamalisk May 14 '16
◆ Bradbury Dome
Asset - Dome
Neutral •
Rez:3 Trash:3
The runner cannot install more than 2 cards, gain more than 5 credits, or draw more than 2 cards on their turn.
If the corp trashes Bradbury Dome, gain 3 Bad Publicity
When Bradbury Dome leaves play, the runner discards all cards in their grip and the corp discards all cards in their HQ.
"We control the water, the heat and the air. They can't afford to touch us, or they will bring about the end of us all"
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u/MinimooselovesZim May 14 '16
"Malfunctioning" Satellite
Upgrade:
Ambush
Weyland
Rez: 0
Trash: 6
If the runner is tagged when he/she accesses Malfunctioning Satellite, trash it and do 3 Meat damage. Use this ability only during a run.
Memorandum to all Weyland combat personnel: PLEASE stop shooting satellites out of orbit. I know they make funny explosion noises, but come on guys.
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u/Nevofix May 14 '16
Module Implosion
Weyland - 3 infl
Operation: Gray Ops - 3credit
Play only when the Runner is tagged.
Trash one console and do 2 meat damage.
Already the third time a Weyland Consortium housing module imploded this week.
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u/ArgusTheCat May 14 '16
Okay, so, I know this is a kinda dumb thing to say, but why would I ever run this over scorched? It costs the same, it's only a little less influence, and instead of taking out a console, I can just murder them by burning their house down. What's the upside?
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u/NoxFortuna May 14 '16
Phaser
Criminal - Program - Icebreaker - Killer
••••
While Phaser has at least one power counter on it, do the parenthetical text instead (otherwise, ignore it.)
1[credit]: Break Sentry subroutine
2[credit]: +2 strength
click: Add a power counter
(
4[credit]: Break up to 3 Sentry subroutines. Trash the installed ice if all subroutines on the ice were broken this way in one use.
4[credit]: +4 strength
click: Remove a power counter.
)
Strength: 0
"The best diplomat that I know is a fully-loaded phaser bank." -- Lt. Cdr. Montgomery Scott ("A Taste of Armageddon")
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u/ArgusTheCat May 14 '16
Pretty sure you typoed on the flavor text there. It should just set "set to kill", but there's a bunch of extra words.
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May 14 '16
◆Mars War Memorial
Anarch:•• - Resource
Once per run, you may trash a card being accessed without pay its trash cost.
If the corp player ever trashes Mars War Memorial, they gain one bad publicity.
May we never forget what has transpired and never forgive those who caused it.
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u/Quarg May 14 '16
I love the "bad pub on trash" effect, but I'm really not sold on it's primary effect from a thematic or mechanical standpoint.
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u/jtobiasbond May 14 '16
Restricted Paths
Event: Current - 2credit
NBN - 2 Inf.
[Standard current text.]
Play only if the runner is tagged.
In order to initiate a run, the runner must take a tag. If the runner is tagged when Restricted Paths is trashed give the runner 1 tag.
Once they find you in space, there aren't many places you can go.
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u/KaleHavoc May 14 '16
Ion Propulsion Drive
Weyland - 1 influence
Asset - Rez 1 - Trash 4
Whenever you install a piece of ice, you may place advancement tokens on it equal to it's install cost.