Wesley's STCCG card of the day #251

Hi, folks,

as I said, I'm going to interleave cards, so no Internet expansion today, but instead something really normal:

FRAME OF MIND

Dilemma, space/planet/uncommon AU.
One away team member (random selection) now becomes non-aligned with attributes of 3-3-3 and only two skills (oppponent's choice). Cure with 3 Empathy present. AU icon.
"William Riker was captured in 2369 on Tilonus IV, tortured with neurosomatic techniques and made to believe he was someone else - until his illusions were shattered.

Okay, let's reword this card: One away team member (random selection) becomes useless. Cure with - forget it, you don't have that. Really. The hardest condition I've ever seen. 3 of something is always hefty, even if it's something as common as ENGINEER. But 3 Empathy will prove to be nearly unsurmountable for Klingons (only two non-aligned empaths, one with double empathy), very hard for Rommies (at least they have Rakal) and still difficult for any streamlined Fed deck. Now add the fact that it is a really universal Dilemma, perfect for any placement. If I just put six of these in my deck, I have six Brain Drains. Permanent ones. So you'd better play with lots of extra personnel or you're not going anywhere. And of course, this is best for a Rommie stall deck, as you cannot espionage against my Romulan missions, it fits the theme and if you get stopped by something I even have a decent chance of winning away team battles with all your rather weak guys.

But then, can't you even use this Dilemma to your advantage? (Sure you can if I'm asking such stupid questions ;-) ). Let's assume you have Mot the Barber on the table. Right, Mot. You send his redshirting to a Frame of Mind location (place a Sarjenka behind it to stop him). What was that? Two skills? Umm, guess, you'll give him Barbering as the one skill, but you'll have to choose something different for the second one. Did I just gain a skill there?

Just note that Frame of Mind does not erase the classification. So while a framed Beverly Crusher might no longer be a great or dancing doctor, she still is MEDICAL (unlike Bev Picard, who'll lose both her MEDICAL) Put this Dilemma in front of anything that requires skills and not classifications, preferably in combination with attribute numbers. Shaka should qualify. 2 Diplomacy? 30 Cunning? That stuff you just lost? Add a Chalnoth to make sure the right people leave play when Frame of Mind fails to hit (Oops, that strength drain hurts). Multiply by 6. I'd like to see the deck that can pass that.

Favorite combo(s):

- One more that works: Frame of Mind + Firestorm

- Frame of Mind + any Love Interest / Parallel Romance

- Frame of Mind + Brain Drain.

Ratings for : FRAME OF MIND

Wesley's rating:                9.0
Cole's rating:                  8.0
Conner's rating:                ---
Data's rating:                  7.0
Hal's rating:                   8.9
Jack's rating:                  8.9
Nanite's rating:                9.5
Nouwa's rating:                 8.5
Q's rating:                     8.8
Ranger's rating:                8.6
Ray's rating:                   8.7
Rothspar's rating:              4.0 (?)
Tania's rating:                 4.0 (??????????????????)
Tony's rating:                  7.5
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AVERAGE RATING:                 7.7

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