The first thought was to cannibalize the Warriors deck, long sacrosanct just b/c of its win record, and see if the Warrior framework could work in Mardu colors.  Surprisingly not, there were too many white must-haves in the warrior tribe.  Both Mardu and Warriors had a human subtheme however, so the potential for crossover/emphasis was palpable.  Looking for humans brought me to the White Devotion deck.  OK so now I can easily cannibalize that one to keep the Human subtheme in both originals, and I can use the White Devotion to reinforce the Warrior subtheme with a better sense of identity.  Although I would finish the new White Warriors second, having these two as seed material made the final product easy to design.  all it lost was some of the bolster mechanics for some powerful devotion abilities.

   Still focused on Mardu however, it increasingly looked like the boros themed cards were the ones that needed booted.  Too much white if i was going to import the new cards i wanted to add, and 6 of those new ones were now anchors.  enter the rats.  I've never had enough rats for even a half a rat deck.  most the black deathtouch ones weren't appropriate over here.  A lot of the newer red ones however, were actually human creatures that created rat tokens.  that was kinda perfect both thematically and to improve swarming offense.  by this point my average CCM was way higher than the original, so extra lands rounded it out. 

And so 3.3 decks have condensed into 2, both of which I think to be significantly better in quality and theme.  imaginative combos ftw 

Answers that received minimum votes in the old poll have been entirely removed in this version.

The letters after the list are where you voted last time. G=Greenman, Y=Yvaud, Q=Qira, D=Dolph, P=gingerPrime

Feel free to confirm change or reemphasize any votes that you wish!!  

A) I just enjoy all gaming of this sort; DnD is not specifically preferred over mtg/gloomhaven/etc. GQP
F) Social Time - I will take any excuse to hang out with my friends!  DnD is just another opportunity to do so. GQ

B) Character Immersion - I like to really get into a different person's POV and experience things from a different perspective. GYP
H) Story Immersion - I'm also all about the narrative, but DnD is not just another avenue of storytelling.  Its the best example of story telling, because I get to be directly involved in creating the narrative without the clunky overhead and limited options of choose-your-own adventures. YQP

J) Power Gaming - Give me something to conquer, a challenge.  This doesn't have to be through dice rolling; out-witting NPC's or building plans of world domination and other character goals are just as acceptable. GYQ

K) Like, I can't be bothered to pick the ones that appeal to me the most, but its kind of because of all of the above.  Since DnD potentially includes all of these, that's why it is better than other games which typically only include a couple of them. DP

Humulene?  Is this one responsible for the creeper effect?  In a specific way, if so.  I'm getting vibes of it slowing oxidant reactions specifically, as it seems to move the doseage response curve in its entirely as well as magnify the underlying effects in doing so.  I've had creeper-questions before, and historical says differently than the Humu.  Current testing, two samples, a little more conclusively analyzed due to higher tolerance.  Ocilene was the only other unknown Terp in one of the two current samples.

Previous thoughts:

"Terpinolene or Valencene
- One of these seems to be responsible for the Creeper effect"

Finding these odder selections is a challenge, but being more comfortable with sativas has definitely widened the playing field for investigation

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Alexandra Katsonis. Born to a poor fisherman she' always spent life on the docks as a child and later on ships. Her first job on a long voyage vessel her ship was waylaid by pirates. Captured she quickly proved to her captors and herself her capabilities. 10 years later she was captain of her own ship. Eventually she fell in love with a land lubber and decided to try to live a more peaceful. She accepted a pardon in one country and became a privateer. After a few years of that life she was on the return trip back to her love when the shipped got wrecked.

Div:5 Int:2 Gui:3 Kno:2

Str:3 Per:3 Agi:4 Con:2

Vit:4/5

Foc:8/8

Init:5

Avoid:21

Sanity:13

Xp: 136/136

Backgorund:

Fearsome Reputation:3- while her pirate days are behind her. she still has a reputation especially amongst those who work in or around the sea.

Could be Worse: 3- She's always been a bit lucky,  so when she gets in trouble.. she gets in trouble but maybe doesn't face the worst fate, and even gets away with it sometimes.

Profession pirate: 2

Profession : fisherman: 2

Climbing:4

Balance:2

Rope handling:2

Intimidation:5

Inspire Crew:3 ( can roll alongside another persons roll adding ranks to their result if successful)

Gambling:2

Lucky:2(re roll 20s)

Swordsmanship: 3 (particularly adept with swords and blades

Devils luck: 5 (plus to avoid capped by div)

Swimming: 2

Craft: magic batteries: 5

Enchant item: 5 ( dc -5)

+1 to hit

Superior quality 

40 focus

precious 

Knowledge: arcana 3

Focus Drain: 4

Knowledge architecture: 1

Beast Cant:1( from Patrick)

Rune decryption: 2

Party Skill:

Party Animals: 5(1 pt in this)

Shortbow:

+4 1d6+3

x60 arrows in quiver

Magic masterwork +1 dmg Ornamental Cutlass:

+6 1d8+4

Superior Heavy Pick

+4 1d8+3

X2 Flash Bangs

Blind and deaf 1d6 rounds(15sec each)dc 12

Magic Battery: 8/40  2quart of honey and a 2 carot diamond and x2 1 carot diamonds

Quality: 3

Dagger:

+6 1d4+3

15ft of rope

Fishing hooks

Engagement ring

Waxed official pardon

Grass bedroll

Coinpurse:

Money: cherry: 4233

65k worth of various gems

Bag:

Gift bag

Headband of focus

+2 Avoid deflection ring

Ring of presjdhdhdb x2 a day rank

Magic tower with dark language on 

Castle of Ranka with language on bottom 

20yo whiskey. 

Box of Pistachio turtles

Music box acts as alarm clock.

-24 later it goes off

Party drugs

x1 torch

Hunk of warm tail

Medium sized pearl

2 carot diamond

Giant sized pearl

x1 pearl

Grappling  hook

x2 Fishing lures

x2 weighter

X6 flying

X10 hooks

Small bag of dirt with warms

Enchanters  Bangles

x1 +1 Avoid shimmer oil

X1 how to Enchant book

x18 rations

Canteen

x1 black cloak

x1 dress

x1 extra outfits 

X1 dead guy letter

X2 other dead guy letter, 1 to gf 1 to wife

ID card

Kumo id

6 other random ids

3 lady 

- 2 stranded

- apprenticeship blacksmith 

Scipio the Tortoise

Harvey Wilkinson 4th Uber rich importer exporte

Abeline Wilkinson  rich heiress

Once a group skill is unlocked, the party can spend points to increase this universal bonus at 2x the levels. 

I'll post the skills here.