History TabletopGame / Highlander

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** Methos isn't even playable without the tin, as it's the only place to get his Persona and a bunch of other cards. Methos' Persona power is better version of Richie's, letting him use other Immortals' cards (referencing either that, as one of the oldest Immortals, everyone [[MasterApprenticeChain learned their tricks from him, if only remotely]], or that being so old, ProperlyParanoid, and a Watcher, he's studied other Immortals enough to use their tricks against them). His own cards are pretty good, too. Tellingly, Methos' [[FatalFlaw Nemesis]] card is available in a regular set, and prevents Methos from playing Immortal-specific cards '''at all'''.

* LoopholeAbuse: Amanda, by virtue of the fact that "Power Block" wasn't a defined term until the game's second edition. There was only "block" and "block with an exertion." Cards that let you "[[ExactWords block a Power Blow without an exertion]]" bypassed Amanda's drawback of still taking damage if she blocked a Power Blow. Such cards were thus extremely useful for an Amanda player, and if they had the Quickening that mimicked Luther's ability to block Power Blows without an exertion, she became a borderline LightningBruiser (and she'd cross the border with the addition of The Kurgan's Quickening, cancelling her other drawback of reduced attack damage).

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Weapons of Choice weren't introduced until the "Arms And Tactics" expansion, the second-to-last expansion of the first edition. As such, most weapons mimicked (or came close) to the Persona powers of some Immortals (or those Persona powers were revealed to be the result of a "built-in" Weapon of Choice). This could result in the ability to dial that Persona's power UpToEleven.

* AwrsomeButImpractical: Certain combinations, especially in your Pregame cards, could be really cool. . . if you could implement them.

** Blocks, noted by a blue grid, are the mainstay, including the six basic blocks you must include in your deck. Beyond those are block that can provide a variety of interesting effects, such a Circular Parry, which can make it easier to Disarm your opponent. As a rule, you cannot play an attack that includes an area on your last played block that turn, though [[MasterSwordsman Connor and Duncan]] ignore this restriction.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Amanda, by virtue of the fact that "Power Block" wasn't a defined term until the game's second edition. There was only "block" and "block with an exertion." Cards that let you "block a Power Blow without an exertion" bypassed Amanda's drawback of still taking damage if she blocked a Power Blow. Such cards were thus extremely useful for an Amanda player, and if they had the Quickening that mimicked Luther's ability to block Power Blows without an exertion, she became a borderline LightningBruiser.

** Non-Reserved cards are usually such basic things Power Blow, Extra Shot, Combination, some generic dodges, and so on, but even these add to the basic flavor of a given Persona. [[FragileSpeedster Amanda]], for instance, has no Power Blow, while [[MightyGlacier The Kurgan's]] only dodge is Back Away.

* DistractedByTheSexy: An Immortal-specific card for [[ MsFanservice Amanda]], [[InvokedTrope Distract]], is a dodge that covers the whole grid with no penalty. [[{{Stripperiffic}} The picture is Amanda in a very skimpy leather outfit.]]

** Reserved cards really highlight an Immortal's strengths, such as Amanda's [[FemmeFatale seduction]] and [[ClassyCatBurglar thievery]], or Duncan's MasterSwordsman abilities, or Corda and Reno's alien gadgets.
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* DistractedByTheSexy: An Immortal-specific card for [[MsFanservice Amanda]], [[InvokedTrope Distract]], is a dodge that covers the whole grid with no penalty. [[{{Stripperiffic}} The picture is Amanda in a very skimpy leather outfit.]]

* DecapitationRequired: ZigZagged. You can defeat your opponent by running them to zero ability, but there are attacks considered "head shots." If you play one of these and your opponent can't defend against it, they lose their head and the game.

* IntentionallyOverpowered: Master cards, cards with "Master" in the title. Each Persona will state how many Master cards they can include in their deck (typically five, though old or very capable Personas can have more). They're meant to have a huge impact on the game, though whether a specific Master card will do so for a specific deck build is a very good question. Though anything called "Master's Head Shot," "Master's Attack," or "Master's Dodge" is likely to be worth the slot.

** Duncan's been in the game from the start, but his tin adds lots of Pregame and in-game cards to really bring him to the level of superlative badass he is in the show. With cards from this tin, Duncan is one of the only Immortals who can reliably pull off an unblockable, undodgeable head shot. (Others can, but it usually requires a rather elaborate combo and at least a little luck).

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Ramirez. Creator/SeanConnery did not give permission for his likeness to be used in the game, do making cards for Ramirez was effectively impossible. One card was made (Ramirez's face obscured by HolyBacklight), which is actually pretty good. . . if you can manage to include it in your deck.

* ThePlan: Plots, a subtype of Situation cards. [[RuleOfThree typically come as three separate cards]], and you have to have first in play to play the second, and both in play to play the third. Once you have all three, you gain a powerful but temporary bonus. Such as "The Darkness" Plot letting you make your next five attacks hidden, or the "Destruction" Plot letting you make a future upper attack a Head Shot (which need not be on the same turn you finished the plot, thus you didn't play a special card on the turn you made the Head Shot. . . the primary limitation to making an unblockable, undodgeable Head Shot).

* WeaponOfChoice: Introduced by name in a later expansion. Weapons of Choice provide a benefit and a drawback. The rapier, for instance, replicates part of Amanda's Persona power, letting you play an additional attack but reducing the damage of your attacks by one. In combination with certain Persona powers, however, the drawback is negligible (such Amanda with a rapier; since her attacks already do only one damage, she gets a third attack for free). Or give a rapier to [[TheBrute The Kurgan]] and play two attacks that do the same damage as everyone else's one attack.

** A set of Pregame cards announcing that "it's Halloween, and the Immortals are all dressing up as aliens from the planet Zest." Which, honestly, makes about as much sense as anything related to ''Film/Highlander2''.

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