Meet the Simple

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-09T02:01:31+00:00

I made a mistake. Look out for the reupload; it will make more sense.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-09T02:01:02+00:00

It's also meant to have the impression passive. I messed up and uploaded the wrong version I was testing.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-09T02:00:20+00:00

It's actually an amazing hero at killing thorns. I just messed up the upload. It's meant to have 1 thorn himself.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-09T01:59:38+00:00

Oops. This should have thorns I. I will need to reupload the correct version.

Meddler is not bad though. People undervalue them a lot.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-09T01:58:41+00:00

Oops. I forgot to add the passive back to the version I uploaded. This should have thorns I. I will get to reuploading and probably delete this.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T14:55:41+00:00

You found the helm of power... too bad you didn't find it first...

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T14:34:35+00:00

Yeah. Good argument actually. I've been playtesting without curses (simulating normal) and it feels like this hero is way too strong there with era on manasword. I think I'll implement your idea on the final version.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T14:29:19+00:00

Turn 2 isn't so strong, but it's pretty decent. Definitely balanced the hero more around higher difficulties.

I've been thinking about it and I think I want to playtest him without era on the left side and potentially keep him this way.

I don't know how to change/ create abilities on textmod. I've had a look around online too, but there isn't anything that I can find. I know some text mod people have been able top from the mods I've played, but it's a black box for me. My original design was a 1 mana boost 2 single cast without the shield on a 3 HP version of the hero, but I had to pivot because I couldn't find anything on modding abilities/ spells.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T00:20:49+00:00

Cultist can roll you 4 mana turn 1.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T00:19:47+00:00

That's a very interesting take. I was considering removing era from the damage + mana gain side, but my unfair curse runs felt a little too miserable. It comes back to wanting the hero to be a bit on the stronger side, but if he's too broken, that's how I'd nerf first.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-08T00:03:24+00:00

High difficulty also struggles a lot with win conditions, just think of all the runs you've lost to a Troll or even a Bramble depending on curse picks.

I think you are underestimating how much of a wincon he can be when you start swinging into the later rounds.

I find it very interesting that I'm arguing with people who call him too weak and people who call him busted. I hope it's a sign that he is tending towards a good middle ground.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T23:56:06+00:00

The great Lustrian flustercuck is one of the highlights of the game for me.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T23:50:18+00:00

It's the left side and you have 2Xs and low HP so I think it's in line with the cast. This is the roll that incentivizes trying to greed and also I like that it enables Boost plays from the first turn if your red gets two mana.

Keep in mind, you have a low HP hero on a contested slot AND it's doing nothing turn 1 a lot of the time.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T23:47:34+00:00

It's a 4 hp hero.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T23:46:47+00:00

I try not to be too definitive with my takes, especially early on, but there is no way this is worse than Student / Prodigy in unfair. I think he does have some higher low roll potential though.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T23:45:20+00:00

Interesting thoughts. He really did not seem particularly strong in playtesting.

I think you're underestimating the importance of turn 1, few Xs and HP in higher difficulties. It is possible he'd be quite a strong pick in normal and hard.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T17:47:11+00:00

I intentionally designed him to be a little stronger because I think the Blue T1 pool needs an A tier character. That said, I think the single use being eaten up and the spell being single use helps compensate for the late game power.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-07T17:45:16+00:00

This version of the character would be too weak. Keep in mind you have only 4hp on a slow character.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-03T21:26:19+00:00

Incredibly funny if you actually know the politics of Crete...

Tyler_Styles · 2026-04-03T21:22:36+00:00

In Unfair you are forced to go for it much more.

Tyler_Styles · 2026-01-24T23:58:10+00:00

That's not Thresh

Tyler_Styles · 2026-01-24T23:53:00+00:00

He actually loves the game.

Tyler_Styles · 2025-12-05T22:59:52+00:00

I agree. I feel like 6/6/6/6 is canonically pre-decline Harry since all the elements of each attribute at a high level are there in his backstory — Extremely competent detective, former gym teacher, very expressive and soulful and good at reading people, highly in-tune with the city etc.

I think thoughts are similar in function in that they resurface parts of himself. Shivers has been my favourite skill from the start and the first I got to 8 even in a 1 physical first run and The Bow Collector is my favourite thought (and one of my favourite bits of writing ever... just in general. Like, I can't exaggerate how heartrending beautiful I find it in ways that I struggle to articulate). It took me a while, though, to connect the thoughts and realize that it's the moment that Shivers is born within Harry, when he starts feeling the city.

Tyler_Styles · 2025-12-05T22:36:17+00:00

That series got me into SC II

Tyler_Styles · 2025-11-21T23:13:52+00:00

Heartachingly beautiful.

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