Day 6: Passive Powers & Keywords

The ship jolts you awake. You rush down to your room and take a warm shower, brush your teeth, and get dressed in your Hodaven robes. When you get to the bridge of the ship, the fresh air of a new planet greets you.

“Welcome to Cazten,” Shytoshi says as you look out at the amazing scenery.
Shy grabs a simple looking fishing rod and some lures and heads to the end of the ship.

“I figured we’d grab some fresh fish and then cook them over an open fire as I show you about Passive Powers and Keywords,” Shy says. “There are many Passive Powers that a card can have in Shiba Eternity. Let’s go over them all.”

“PASSIVE POWERS:
Eager: Can attack immediately when placed on the battlefield.
Guardian: Must be attacked by the opponent's fighters.
Tough: Reduce all incoming damage by damage by 1.
Beta: Adjacent fighters gain +1/1.
Alpha: All Fighters gain +1/+1
Speedy: Can attack twice each turn.
Mastery: Spells +1 effect
Block: Initial hit takes no damage.
Stealth: Card remains hidden and cannot be harmed by normal Fighter attacks.
Redirect: Redirect damage the first time this Fighter’s attacked.

He tosses the thick fishing line into the ocean and takes a moment to reel the line back in slowly.

“So you see, each passive can make a strong fighter stronger, but can also play an important role in the creation of a deck.”

You nod as it all begins to make sense.

“Best of all, some strong fighters have two Passive Powers. Other’s have both a Passive Power and a Keyword that affects how the card behaves on the battlefield,” Shy says as he reels in seaweed, fixes the hook and casts again into the wide, weird ocean.

“Take for instance my friend Senna Many Feathers of the Taekwondoje™ discipline,” Shy says as he grabs a picture from within his robe.

“A grand warrior, hailing from Desek, Senna earned a card by being a major influence during both Ryoshi wars. On the battlefield, all who saw his majestic wings, and ruthless attacks were excited and in awe,” Shytoshi says as he tucks the picture back into his cape.

“Senna’s Card showcases the Passive Power Alpha granting +1 Attack, but also notice Payback as a keyword. Payback is a keyword that gives a one-time effect when this fighter survives damage. Meaning they can be sent to the battlefield multiple times making this card a mighty warrior in battle,” Shy says as something tugs on the line.

“Looks like I’ve caught our dinner, let's recap the keywords as we get a fire going,” Shytoshi says as he pulls the massive fish onboard and the ship skips towards the shoreline.

Within moments you two have a fire going.
“Okay so here are the Keywords to look for:

Alpha: Grants +1/+1 to all friendly fighters.
Aura: This effect is constantly active while the card exists on the battlefield.
Beta: Grants +1/+1 to adjacent fighters.
Backup: Does something if you already played a card this turn.
Counter: Triggers an effect every time this card suffers damage (even if it suffers damage multiple times in a single phase).
Focus: Does something every time a friendly Shiboshi Power is used, after the Shiboshi Power effects have resolved.
Knockout: This does something when this card is knocked off the battlefield.
On Draw: Triggers every time a card is drawn during your turn.
Payback: A one-time effect when this fighter survives damage.
Play: Performs when the card is placed on the battlefield.
Purify: All enhancements are removed from a Purified Fighter.
Rally: Triggers every time a friendly Fighter is played onto the battlefield.
Rampage: Does something every time this card attacks.
Spell-Break: A one-time effect when you play a spell.
Spell-Surge: Does something when you play a spell.
Takedown: Does something when an attacked card (attacked by the card in question) is knocked off the battlefield.
Tough: Reduce the amount of damage this Fighter takes from combat by 1.

The sizzle on the open fire, and the smell of fresh fish help you relax on the beach. For the first time you have a full picture of the complexity of the game from Passives to Keywords, to Shiboshi powers and Disciplines.

“It’s a lot to take in, but now I think you’re almost ready to become a master in our coveted game. How about we go over all the cards in the game and I give you even more information about the incredible past that led us to this peaceful galaxy,” Shytoshi says as he moves around the fish in the fire pit.

You nod.

“Great. I’ll start with the disciplines, and then describe all 500+ cards.” Shy says.

“Now then, let’s start with Chewjitsu, the balanced form,” Shy says.

Chewjitsu™ Discipline: Balanced and powerful, Chewjitsu cards remind us of the valiant warriors from the Shiba Saga™. Originally founded on the planet Cazten™, these warriors worked with the Hodavens™ to have special spells and weapons formed that are reflected in Shiba Eternity gameplay. Noted by DEEP BLUE cards and a belt icon at the bottom of cards.

Shytoshi turns to you and places a bowl of hot stew next to you.
“Careful it’s hot,” he says. “ The sand will cool it. Enjoy. I’m going to wrap some up and take it to our next destination.”

You dig into the warm meal and relax under the radiant green sky.

Time to meet the Taekwondoje Fighters!

Led by Glowfist, Taekwondoje is a discipline that focuses on the power of the fighter and swift attacks founded on the planet of Desek. This style is mostly mirrored from the fierce, quick, and relentless attack of the Yeks also found on this planet. Cards that represent this powerful discipline are LIGHT GREY as is the planet of Desek and have the special Taekwondoje collar.

You take one last bite and turn to Shytoshi. “Where to?” you ask.

“Terefit,” he answers. “On the way we’ll talk about the Bite Thai and Ryochi cards. But I have a confession,” Shy says as tucks his cards back into his cloak and smiles.

“Earlier when I said I was going to teach you to fly, it wasn’t actually flying. It’s called Magnetic Extraction, Mechanic Tech. Using ‘Heavy gloves’, or the fibers in your cloak, the Shib Ship One will pull you on board. Observe,” Shy says as you two walk closer to the shore and the familiar feeling of levitation overcomes you.

Zoom! You two fly into the air and back onto the ship.

Back on the ship, you two walk and relax in the lounge.

“So, let’s learn about Bite Thai. Powerful fighters exist in this discipline,” Shytoshi says.

Shy laughs and reshuffles his deck of cards. “I should mention, these are more than cards. They are sacred fighters of our past and limitless future. Combined with the other things at your disposal including Shiboshi Powers, Keywords and Passive Powers, your Shiboshi & Deck have nearly infinite combat combinations at your disposal. Looks like we’ve made it to Hanib™ home of Ryochi™. We’ll explore the fighters from this planet as we hike.”

You reach a clearing in the dense jungle and instantly a beautiful creature with a strange green hue manifests in front of you.

She says to Shytoshi: “Welcome back, what brings you to Hanib?”

“We’d like passage please,” he says in return. “I brought your favorite soup.”

“Yummy,” the bright EL says, “ Passage granted. Enjoy new recruit! Hail Shiba!”

“Alright then follow me, “ Shy says. “Our next to last stop is one you have to see. “ Remember how to do a magnetic extraction? Great! Let’s go and then you’ll learn all about those Woof Chun & Shyjitsu en route.”

He zooms off and you follow only moments behind in a ball of glowing radiance. You both land aboard the ship as it jerks off towards a large glowing portal. On the ceiling on the bridge the Woof Chun fighters appear.

For the first time since you’ve been inside the Shib Ship One the seat latches on to you!!

“Engaging UltraSpeed™ lock via Shibarium Earth Gems™ & Shibarium Electric Bolts™ ,” the Ship announces.

WHOOSH! The ship melds into a speed your mind can barely comprehend, blending the shapes of the stars into lines, and cracking a huge portal as it enters and exits at the same time.

The Ship breaks through the portal and takes a moment to get oriented.

Shy opens his eyes and smiles at you. “We’ll float towards our destination at normal speed here on out. Let’s meet the final discipline shall we?”

You nod as the ship’s windows warp back to normal.

And there you have it. The discipline cards. We started at Shibatopia, and now we’ve arrived at what we call the Celestial Wedding.

You wander forward and plaster your face onto the cold glass

“Thousands of years ago. Even after the SS Virgil had landed in pieces, its energy kept going towards the “Gates of Posnia”. So a Golden Ser came and slowed time around that bright star at the bottom left. With it slowed, the Leash could be used to stop or boost the explosion as I stated before,” Shytoshi says.

“Now let’s land this ship, and see the last planet to show you, Hamkoh,” Shy whispers as the ship disappears at portal speed towards the lion’s paw.

You two touch down on a dark planet with lots of blinking lights and then maneuver to an incredible landing pad near water and

“My favorite hotel in the galaxy,” Shy says as you two exit the Shib Ship One

As you walk on the edge of the water, light piano music vibrates from the glittering walls
“Glad you can make it Shy!” a worker says as another couple walks away. “Checking in? Fantastic. You’re in for a treat, recruit.”

“Glad to see so many recruits coming to see the wedding, learn the lore, and all the history hidden within our limitless future,” as Shy taps his device to the crystal (?) table for a quick Shibarium payment. You get to your hotel room and it’s way more lavish than even you expected.

You rest your head and fall asleep instantly