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[heron]

Traveling Merchant: $4 Action-Duration
+1 Buy, +1 Coin
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Card
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

What do you think? I've always wanted a card with a delayed bridge effect.

[One Armed Man]

The name is one of the winners of the Rinkworks set contest.

The wording on the delayed bridge is odd. At the start of your next turn and until the end of that turn, all cards cost $1 cheaper, but not less than $0. This wording might work.

This card is stronger than bridge. It trades +1 coin and the bonus this turn with +2 cards and the bonus next turn. Ordinarily, if you are using the bridge in an engine, you would play with villages. This card is only weaker when you a using it as a woodcutter with a bonus. At least Kings Court games give the opponent a turn to stew until you buy everything.

The interesting part about this card is that you need to play one every turn to be able to utilize the +buy on it each turn.

[LastFootnote]

I believe you can just say, "On your next turn, all cards cost $1 less, but not less than $0."

[heron]

I think I like LastFootnote's wording best.
I guess I'll rename it to traveling merchant. Is that taken already?

[ShinKyo]

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+2 Cards, +1 Buy
At the start of your next turn and until the end of your next turn, all cards cost $1 cheaper, but not less than $0.

What do you think? I've always wanted a card with a delayed bridge effect.

Surely it's not bad to get delayed cheaper-effect. But most of the offical cards have effects that fit together well. One of the best example is surely the bridge. A perfect card from Donald! But at your card you get a +1 Buy by playing the card and some +cards. If you have a BM-Strategy surely good, the chance of draw treasure cards is bigger. But what you overlook is that your card has not much to do with a bridge. You get no +Coin and no +Buy when it counts (this is what the bridge makes really interesting). Highway is done for an engine and therefor it has a cantrip. The +Buy by playing has rarely a use. It fits way better to the duration-effect. My suggestions:

maybe too strong due to the 'tactician' effect:

Carpenter: $5 Action-Duration
+2 Cards
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Action
+1 Buy
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

to get a chain started which makes use of the cheap cards

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+2 Cards
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Action
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

simple

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+2 Cards
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Buy
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

to prepare your next turn

Carpenter: $5 Action-Duration
+4 Cards
Put 2 cards from your hand on top of your deck.
At the start of your next turn:
Choose one:
+1 Buy or +1 Action.

All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

[heron]

By "bridge effect" I did not mean that I wanted my card to be a great megaturn enabler. I don't really like bridge megaturns.
So I thought to separate the buy and cheaper-effect. The card is likely to be difficult to use as a megaturn and better for big money.
Actually, if you buy 2 cards on the cheaper turn, it's a delayed version of the infamous +2 cards, +$2 card.
It appears that the card will have to be nerfed some.

However, I want to keep the cheapness and buy separate, as that was the whole idea of the card.
So, how about this:
Traveling Merchant: $4 Action-Duration
+1 Buy, +1 Action
At the start of your next turn, +1 card.
During your next turn, all cards cost $1 less, but not less than $0.

[ShinKyo]

By "bridge effect" I did not mean that I wanted my card to be a great megaturn enabler. I don't really like bridge megaturns.
So I thought to separate the buy and cheaper-effect. The card is likely to be difficult to use as a megaturn and better for big money.
Actually, if you buy 2 cards on the cheaper turn, it's a delayed version of the infamous +2 cards, +$2 card.
It appears that the card will have to be nerfed some.

However, I want to keep the cheapness and buy separate, as that was the whole idea of the card.
So, how about this:
Traveling Merchant: $4 Action-Duration
+1 Buy, +1 Action
At the start of your next turn, +1 card.
During your next turn, all cards cost $1 less, but not less than $0.

Actually I don't think Dominion needs cards which make BM better. You are right it could also be a nice card without the buy next turn. But the cheapness would only be really good if you can play a Traveling Merchant or another card next turn which gives you the +Buy. If the card only decreases the costs it would be like Merchant Ship. Or else the cost $1 less without buy is simple a copper from Haven. I think the card shouldn't get a +1 Action directly. Wouldn't it be to easy to play a lot and then gain a Lab effect next turn (like Caravan) and the price fall for each card? Really strong! Then a Buy-Giver und lots of money next turn! Or you remove the buy and so it depends more on the setting. But a Merchant without the buy, I don't know.

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+2 Coins
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Card
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+1 Buy, +1 Coin
At the start of your next turn:
+1 Card
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

Carpenter: $4 Action-Duration
+1 Action, +1 Buy
At the start of your next turn:
All cards (including cards in players’ hands) cost $1 less this turn, but not less than $0.

[heron]

I really like your second design, ShinKyo, I think that I'll steal it and put it in the OP.

[ShinKyo]

I really like your second design, ShinKyo, I think that I'll steal it and put it in the OP.

Ironically this is nearly exact a splitted bridge.
Similar to Lab<->Caravan.