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[popsofctown]

I saw a cool card meant for Hearthstone, but it really doesn't require Hearthstone's mechanics.  It just requires decks and cards.  In fact, it probably fits better in Dominion, because Dominion is a "pure" deckbuilding game, some say.

3$ Prophetess
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Before the end of the game, treat this card as though it were the card on the top of your deck unless it's in the trash or supply.  If your deck is empty, treat it as a Silver instead.
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In games using this, the top card of each player's deck is a card that any player may view.  (This doesn't trigger reshuffles).

[Jimmmmm]

What if the top card of your deck is a Prophetess? 

[popsofctown]

There's only one in the supply pile!  Just kidding, knew there would be something I hadn't thought of.

I guess you'd want that to count as Silver too, but I don't know how to word that cleanly.

[Awaclus]

What if the top card of your deck is a Prophetess? 

Then you treat it as Prophetess.

[Jimmmmm]

How does it interact with Scout? What is the top card of your deck while you're looking at the top 4 cards of your deck?

[popsofctown]

How does it interact with Scout? What is the top card of your deck while you're looking at the top 4 cards of your deck?

There are several rules questions that already establish that looking at the top card of your deck removes it from your deck temporarily.  Lookout trashing Rats comes to mind.  While you're playing Scout the top card of your deck is the 5th one after the top 4.  But with Scout you won't be able to play Prophetess until Scout is finished resolving, so it doesn't matter.

However, if Cultist is the 4th card in your deck and the top 3 cards of your deck are Tunnel, Prophetess, Gold, you should be a happy person.


I'm not sure Prophetess is a Prophetess if the top card is a Prophetess.  As written, the Prophetess on top of the deck is recursively defining itself as a Prophetess over and over again.  So like, it never reaches a true definition?  But I guess maybe the top card is a sort of a Prophetess the way .999999 infinitely repeating is 1.

[Jimmmmm]

But with Scout you won't be able to play Prophetess until Scout is finished resolving, so it doesn't matter.

It does matter, since Prophetess can be a Victory card.

[Jimmmmm]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

[qmech]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

Not this nonsense again.  The trick is that you're writing it as 1 instead of 1.000... .  That way it's obvious that 0.999... is slightly larger, as the infinitely many 9's add up to more than the infinitely many 0's.

[Jimmmmm]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

Not this nonsense again.  The trick is that you're writing it as 1 instead of 1.000... .  That way it's obvious that 0.999... is slightly larger, as the infinitely many 9's add up to more than the infinitely many 0's.

Um. What?

[Drab Emordnilap]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

Not this nonsense again.  The trick is that you're writing it as 1 instead of 1.000... .  That way it's obvious that 0.999... is slightly larger, as the infinitely many 9's add up to more than the infinitely many 0's.

This is clearly an order of operations issue.

[GendoIkari]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

Not this nonsense again.  The trick is that you're writing it as 1 instead of 1.000... .  That way it's obvious that 0.999... is slightly larger, as the infinitely many 9's add up to more than the infinitely many 0's.

Insert "can't tell if joking" meme here...

[liopoil]

Also, 0.999... is absolutely 1.

Not this nonsense again.  The trick is that you're writing it as 1 instead of 1.000... .  That way it's obvious that 0.999... is slightly larger, as the infinitely many 9's add up to more than the infinitely many 0's.

Insert "can't tell if joking" meme here...

You can't tell?

[popsofctown]

But with Scout you won't be able to play Prophetess until Scout is finished resolving, so it doesn't matter.

It does matter, since Prophetess can be a Victory card.

Oh, good point!  Yes, if the top 4 cards of your deck are Prophetesses and the 5th card in your deck is Province, you will draw them all.