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Hero deck backs, the art that never was

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Braithwhite
2013-10-22 17:04 UTC
#1

One of the very few, and very minor things that I wish that GtG had done differently is that I wish that they had given each individual hero deck its own distinctive art for the backs of the Hero decks.

Each of the villains and environments has a distinctive, stylish, awesome backing- my favorites being Kismet's Native American trickster and Dawn's propagan-tastic RISE!  Each one gives you just a little more about them, and immerses you just that little bit more.

The heroes get standardized backs, based on which expansion (or the base game) they are from.  Its actually a bit difficult to tell (for instance) Nightmist's deck apart from the Argent Adept's at a casual glance.  

So, I tend to think about what I wish they had for their backings.  And i'm wondering what you guys think.  In practical terms, I tend to think that the hero's names aren't always necessary on the backs of the cards (if you make them distinctive enough).

Here's my thoughts:

Legacy: White and blue card, with the lantern Symbol in the center. (much like Iron Legacy's)

Wraith: The Wraith shilhouetted on on gargoyle against a stormy sky.  Her eyes and bandages are white, the rest of her is black.

Tachyon: Tachyon in full sprint, circles and goggles leaving red trailers. 

Bunker: The Bunker suit (open) in it's bay being rearmed, repaired, and weapons being fitted.

AZ: AZ's triangular symbol glowing blue on a field of black.

Ra: A giant, fiery sun rising over the desert.

Tempest: A jagged pillar of lightning coming out of a gathering storm.

Visionary: An opalescent ball of colors, with a figure taking shape within them 

Haka: Haka, holding up the couch (with one hand) to vaccuum underneath it.  His folded laundry (including his outfit) is stacked neatly beside his weapons.

Fanatic: A praying (while armed and armored) Fanatic in a pool of candlelight.

Unity: The pieces of raptor bot coming together in mid-assembly

the Scholar: A half-full white russian (with tiny umbrella), beaded with condensation in the sun. 

Expatriette: A workbench with a gun in mid-cleaning, loaded cartridges and spare ammo next to it.  Many other guns are in brackets on the wall behind it.

Mr. Fixer: Fixer on a moonlit night, smoking a cigar and sweeping the front of his shop.

The Argent Adept: Silver card, with the (insert favorite of his instruments) in the middle.

Nightmist: a dark street, with a trenchcoated woman under a streetlight is turning into mist.

Omnitron X: Omnitron's-X's red symbol blazing in the middle, surrounded by dark blue.

Chrono-ranger: Chrono's timey-wimey badge in the middle, crackling multi-colored lightning all around.

 

If you could get art for the card backs, what would you go with? 

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Silverleaf
2013-10-22 17:12 UTC
#2

Interesting ideas! :)

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Foote
2013-10-22 17:14 UTC
#3

Just the Nemesis Symbol could also be a simple but effective back art as well

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Ronway
2013-10-22 17:30 UTC
#4

If I could change the backs, I think the only thing I would do is give Unity and Scholar Mini-Expansion backs. From their current backs, it appears they are from the base game, when they are not.

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Pydro
2013-10-22 17:42 UTC
#5

Ditto. This is my only real complaint, but the other idea is cool too.

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jagarciao
2013-10-22 18:01 UTC
#6

I thought about this earlier and even looked into what it would cost to make custom sleeves for the hero decks... it turned out to be in the vicinity of $30 for 100 sleeve minimum order... which was a bit much for what it would add. 

Alternatively, if you use clear sleeves (like I do) you could print the card back art you want on the thinnest paper you can find and slip it into the sleeve for each card. I tried it on vellum using the nemesis symbols to test it out and it actually turned out pretty well, the translucency of the vellum created a watermark effect of the original card back. 

Ultimately though, it would be way too much work for minimal enhancement, I think... but I really enjoy testing all this stuff out. 

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PePe_QuiCoSE
2013-10-22 21:37 UTC
#7

+1 Foote, adding nemesis symbol!
+1 Ronway

+2 pennies OP