Submission: To the East

LivesByProxy wrote: What this card is named vs what this card actually does are completely opposite IMO.

Well my first thought of a name would be the "The Call", but that card name already exists. The name is replaceable IMHO and shouldn't dictate the effect.

I think everyone gets the effect that I'm going for... it is a one turn, table wide, crypt acceleration, that enables decks that use star vampires.

jblacey wrote: The name is replaceable IMHO and shouldn't dictate the effect.

I get what you mean about the name being replaceable, but I think the name should dictate the effect. The number of possible cards in any card-game like VTES or Magic or ANR is limited by the language (languages) being used, and the theme / flavor of the game. And the name, along with the art, is the first impression a player gets. When these elements don't align (with each other or the card effect), players (or me, at least) get this weird disconnect that keeps them from being immersed in the setting and game.

(As an aside, Magic has reached this point where they have exhausted the number of meaningful word-pair combinations that can be card-names. So they've adopted this format of "noun-verb noun-noun" like "Warcalling Bull Minotaur" or just making up words like "Snigsnag Grigrog" or somesuch.)

For the purposes of your card, maybe the name: The Beckoning (generic synonym of "The Call"; or To The East (to draw upon V5 inspiration).

LivesByProxy wrote: To The East (to draw upon V5 inspiration).[/b]

I think that is reasonable. I'll update the title.

As far as I remember, Beckoning was V5 name for "I have to go to middle east to stop Sabbat people from eating my elders". I second that it would be an amazing card for cross-promotion when some suplement goes deep into Gehenna Cruzade (I'm not sure if that's the official name for it)

Nac wrote: As far as I remember, Beckoning was V5 name for "I have to go to middle east to stop Sabbat people from eating my elders". I second that it would be an amazing card for cross-promotion when some suplement goes deep into Gehenna Cruzade (I'm not sure if that's the official name for it)

So, I would love the name to match the official term. I believe the Beckoning was also the name for an Animalism level 2 power. Do we know the official name?