Submission: Dennis Maxwell

ReverendRevolver wrote: Focus less on recursion. Carpenter in the YotS books offer plenty of awesome, video games version asthetics are sweet.
But in books he animates zombies, has a wyrm tainted agg inflicting straight razor he found in the underworld, manipulates imbued, mentally repels vampires (Beckett even) from a block sized area, and wages war with an Amenti in addition to killing a Giovanni. Why focus on something as hard to keep from overpowered as recursion?

That is completely fair. I am not trying to underplay the thematic. This was a very flavorful character and I would like to capture that in the card. In fact, it might be worth adding "Carpenter" to the name. Part of thematic of the card (to me) was because he stole the Heart of Osiris and could pull things back from the underworld. I am open to suggestions.

He only has the heart for a bit though, other things he has through the series and the razor even through his harrowing after the heart isn't his. He culled some imbued quite well without the heart.
Recursion is a hot button, so I think even too much not-recursion is easier to justify. Inflicting agg, recruiting zombies for 1 pool and no life, and even a self shuffle for like 4 pool is less touchy than recursion.

Idea with controversy:
Dennis "Carpenter 169" Maxwell
Imbued 5 life
Group 6
Creed n/a(risen)
Dennis cannot gain conviction. If he becomes incapacitated, move him and all equipment on him to your uncontrolled region. He may play cards requiring [for] [cel] [pot] [nec] and or [thn] as a 5 capacity vampire.

I know, just said avoid controversy, but thematically this is the coolest imbued we can have.....

Changing the card type from to but I feel this captures the intent better than the original card.

Tell me what you think about this...

Dennis "Carpenter 169" Maxwell
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Unique Wraith with 1 life. Dennis is immune to damage that is not aggravated. If Dennis would be burned you may instead put him on another ready minion you control. The attached minion has +1 strength and once per combat may play a combat card from your ash heap as if it was in your hand, afterwards remove that combat card from the game.

I feel like you've designed a reasonable card but I'm not sure it makes sense with Carpenter anymore.
Seems like a good card, but I'm just no longer sure it seems like the most widely used Risen in WoD Canon.