New card ability: Undercover

[Captain Jack]

Undercover is an ability that can be added to a card.
When a card has undercover ability, the caster remains hidden a both casting phase and maintain.

Victim will see the voodoo cast but not the caster.

Initially we planned to add this as a card but we thought this would end up making the gameplay too unpredictable which could in turn spoil the strategy and fun of the game. Instead, we though to add this as a permanent ability on chosen cards.

Some limitations will need to apply in order to protect people from random attacks. While undercover should allow anonymous attacks they should be narrowed down to give the opportuity to the one receiving the attack to know the whereabouts of his enemies.

For this reason, undercover will come with a fame % restriction.
More specifically:

Undercover does not apply to victims that have more than double your fame points and less then half of your own.

So if you got 3.000.000 fame, Undercover will apply to enemies at 1.500.000 to 6.000.000 fame. If you target someone with 7.000.000 fame or 500.000, your identity will show as normal.

The existing cards that we plan to install this new ability are:
-Booty Master
-Antagonize
-Propaganda

Other cards in mind and under public approval:
-Spy Network
-Thieving Magpie
-Assasin


This ability will be implemented today. It has been announced a long time ago and due to recent development of the game, this has became our top priority. We are currently beta testing it.

[Captain Jack]

The ability has been implemented.

It is currently only active on:
-Booty Master
-Propaganda
-Antagonize

Any issues, report right away.

[Xepshunall]

Undercover is not universally understood. At least not as it is expected to be understood where it applies to Undercover voodoo cards in Pirates Glory.

Just today a player suggested an action that would have grave consequences because the proposed casting player is not in position to take advantage of the Undercover effect when the Undercover curse is cast on the proposed target player.

Some "Red Flag" type warning is needed to point out that the Undercover effect is not fool proof. I'd hate to see a player learn the hard way that the words on the cards are untrue. I edited post this today to point out that I am aware of some small measure, which would be not-so-small if it stood out. If I myself try to cast an Undercover curse I see a message the looks like this:
Victims with fame in between 4,591,388 to 18,365,550 will not see your identity.
So there is a warning but it doesn't really warn. It's the same white text in the same font as the rest of the page so a self-thinking player will see the page and know how to use it and will simply enter the number and cast the spell without reading. The card should have the basic description of the feature on its face but not as basic as what is already there and in a different color and font.

Case in point:

Undercover (Victim does not see caster)

Question: Is the above statement true?
Answer: No.It is not.

It is important to note that Booty Master is only one of many cards with the untrue statement.

Oh, I forgot you're trying to promote engagements. Well, deception is the wrong way to do it.