Big Trouble in Little China Expansion (by eric) The expansion introduces the characters, places, and things of John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China. New traits include Burton (Jack and the other Anglo characters), Black Pool (Wang Chi and other Asians not directly involved in the "secret" war), Chang Sing (the Good Guys), Egg Shen (local expert on the evil Lo Pan and accomplished sorcerer), Wing Kong (the Bad Guys), Lords of Death (Chinatown street punks), and Lo Pan (sinister formless wizard of ancient China and his minions). Hopefully, the two sides are pretty evenly matched. There are some very powerful cards here... without playtesting, i cant be sure how they would actually work. i have tried to keep both the flavor of the film and interesting ideas for cards in mind. This expansion is meant to embody the film in the OnTE rules format, but does not make any attempt to fit into the Al Amarja setting. the Burtons; Jack Burton, Tough Guy Trucker cost 3 4/4/- Human, Burton, Entrepreneur Immune: Surprise. "If I'm not back in ten minutes, call the President." Gracie Law, Green Eyed Lawyer cost 2* 2/3/- Human, Burton, Law You may call Gracie for 0 Pull if you have an Egg Shen or Black Pool in play. Gracie may Martyr for Tara. "This _is_ my neighborhood!" Tara, Quiet Immigrant cost 1 0/2/- Human, Burton Crank Tara to redirect an attack directed at her to any other Human female character in her Conspiracy. "With Gracies help, Tara hopes to start a new life in the States." Margot Litzenberger, Naive Reporter cost 2 1/2/- Human, Burton, Media Margot may Gang Up with any Burton or Wang Chi with power 2 or more. "She will go anywhere or do anything to get her story." Pork Chop Express, Resource cost 0 -/-/- Burton Crank for 4 pull to call Burton cards. Unique. "Haulin' Ass" the Black Pools; Wang Chi, Owner of the Dragon of the Black Pool cost 4 4/4/1 Human, Black Pool, Entrepreneur +1 Power vs. Wing Kong. Wang may Martyr for Miao Yin. "Where Miao Yin is concerned, his mind and his spirit are as one." Miao Yin, Green Eyed Chinese Girl cost 3 1/1/- Human, Black Pool Crank to cancel the action of any male character. "Chinese girls do not have green eyes." Eddie Wong, Matire'd cost 2 2/3/- Human, Black Pool If Eddie and Margot Litzenberger are in play, Margot must Gang Up with Eddie if he attacks or is attacked. Margot becomes active and can act out of turn if necessary. Margot may not attack Eddie, nor Eddie attack Margot. "Eddie is the new maitre'd at the Black Pool... and a whole lot more." Uncle Chu, Cantonese Chef cost 1 0/2/- Human, Black Pool, Egg Shen Crank to call Egg Shen. "Uncle Chu is a traditional Chinese, with ties to the old country." Dragon of the Black Pool, Resource cost 0 -/-/- Black Pool Crank for 4 Pull to call Black Pools. Unique. "Dragon of the Black Pool, Cantonese Cuisine" the Chang Sing; Lem Lee cost 4 1/1/1 Human, Chang Sing Crank to call a Chang Sing. Crank to control a Chang Sing. "He's the boss of the Chang Sings." Chang Sing cost 2 2/2/- Human, Chang Sing Not Unique. "Take it easy... These are the good guys." the Egg Shen; Six Demon Bag, Gear cost 1 -/-/* Egg Shen +2 Pull to call Egg Shen Gear. Owner may call Egg Shen cards as if he had trait Egg Shen. "What's inside? ... Wind, Fire, all that sort of thing!" Magic Potion, Whammy cost -. */*/- Egg Shen Pay 1 Pull for each target, including the first. Each target recieves +1 Power for each Pull beyond the first spent on them. The amount of Pull spent need not me the same for each target. "What does this do... exactly? Gives a HUGE buzz!" Astral Rocket Launcher, Gear cost 4. -/-/- Weapon, Egg Shen, Astral Pop one Resource or any Character owning Character could attack. Pop Astral Rocket Launcher when used. "The seemingly innocuous bamboo tube and mysterious crystal make a formidable weapon." Astral Grenade, Gear cost 2. -/-/- Weapon, Egg Shen, Astral Owning Character may pop Grenade to allow any character to Avoid Combat. Attacker is flipped. The attack counts as the one allowed against the character's player for that turn. "These scintillating purple crystals pack an incredible whallop." Lightning Reflector, Gear cost 1 -/-/- Egg Shen Character may crank to flip Lightning. "Egg Shen has defenses against even the most deadly of Lo Pan's Storms." Flash Beads, Gear cost 1. -/-/- Egg Shen Character may crank any time to pop any Monster. Pop Flash Beads when used. "It will come out no more!" Crossbow Grapnel, Gear cost 2. -/-/- Egg Shen Character may crank to move any Character in your conspiracy from first rank to last rank in the same file without cranking it. The new position must be empty before the move. "How did you get up there? ... Wasn't easy!" Egg Shen cost 1 1/3/2* Human, Egg Shen, Astral, Entrepreneur +1 pull to call Chang Sing. Crank to call Six Demon Bag. Egg Shen Gear costs one less pull if called onto Egg Shen, but cost may not be lower than 1. "Are you coming Egg? ... Of course... its my destiny." Egg Foo Young Tours, Resource cost 0 -/-/* Egg Shen Crank to provide 1 nonInfluence Pull to call Egg Shen cards. Crank to crank any 3 Burger in play. Unique. "Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Mr. Egg Shen with this wonderful tour this morning." the Lo Pans; David Lo Pan, Basket Case on Wheels cost 6 0/0/2* Lo Pan, Wing Kong, Entrepreneur AP = 0 and DP = 0. May not attack. May not be attacked. Last Rank. +1 pull to call Wing Kong. "I am a young man, a king, a warrior, trapped in this old man's crippled body." David Lo Pan, Ancient Chinese Sorcerer cost 8 0/0/3 Lo Pan, Astral AP = 0 and DP = 0. May not attack. May not be attacked. Last Rank. Crank to flip any female character in play. "All I have to do is find a special girl, a girl with green eyes, to be whole again, young again... and rule the universe from beyond the grave!" Thunder, Explosive Elemental cost 5 7/7/- Storm, Lo Pan Martyr for David Lo Pan. "I can halp yoo." Lightning, Electrical Elemental cost 7 5/5/- Storm, Lo Pan Crank to pop any Fringe Gear, Android, Cyborg, or Machine. Crank to flip any character in play. "He puts out more juice than a nuclear power plant." Rain, Supernatural Swordsman cost 5 6/6/- Storm, Lo Pan Rain may use up to 2 weapons at once. "A master of martial skill..." Eye Beast, Guardian cost 3 0/1/- Monster, Lo Pan, Astral If the Eye Beast could attack a character, any Lo Pan may attack that character. May not use Gear. "What it sees, Lo Pan knows..." Feral Minion, Hideous Servant cost 3 3/3/- Monster, Lo Pan Surprise. "It is rumored Lo Pan brought this beast with him when he came to the US." Tunnel Guardian, Lurking Horror cost 3 4/2/- Monster, Lo Pan Surprise. May not use Gear. "What was that!?" Tame The Burning Blade, condition cost 1. -/-/- Lo Pan, Astral Target Human female may not crank. "I must find the girl with green eyes so I can marry her and go on to rule the Universe from beyond the grave!" the Wing Kong; Wing Kong, Evil Warriors cost 2 2/2/- Human, Wing Kong Not Unique. "These guys are _animals_, Jack!" Wing Kong Import Export Co., Resource cost 0 -/-/- Wing Kong Crank for 3 Pull to call Wing Kong or 1 pull to call Lo Pan. Unique. "The most dangerous den of cutthroats and murderers in Chinatown." the Lords of Death; Mrs. O'Toole cost 3 1/1/- Human, Lords of Death Crank to crank any male Human in play. "Mrs. O'Toole will see to your needs." The White Tiger cost 3 2/2/1 Human, Lords of Death, Entrepreneur Crank to flip Miao Yin. "Well, the cab driver said... well, that the White Tiger would... well, you know..." One Ear, Street Punk cost 2 2/3/- Human, Lords of Death Crank to pop Pork Chop Express if controller of Express has no characters with trait Burton in play. "He's an expert at stealing abandoned trucks." Joe Lucky, Chinatown Street Rat cost 2 3/2/- Human, Lords of Death Whenever a Human female is called, you may voluntarily pop Joe Lucky to score 1 influence. "He's just looking for a girl to sell." Needles, Chinatown Gangster cost 2 3/3/- Human, Lords of Death "He's just out on a stupid joyride, see?" The White Tiger's, Resource cost 0 Lords of Death Crank this resource and any Human female in play (with controller's permission) to cancel the action of any male Human in play. "Take your tie off please..." other; Trade Ya, Whammy cost - -/-/- Weapon Exactly 3 adjacent or diagonal characters may exchange one gear with each other. A character may not give gear to a character it receives Gear from. A character must give a piece of gear to receive one. "An extension of the Shell Game..." Boot Sheath, Gear cost 2 +1/+1/- Weapon, Burton Play any time. You may crank for pull out of turn to call this Gear. "Nice knife..." It's All in the Reflexes, Whammy cost -. +2/+2/- Burton Target becomes immune:Surprise for the duration of the attack. "Like I told my last wife, honey, I never drive faster than I can see..." Telephone Repair Ruse, Whammy cost - -/-/- Burton, Black Pool One Burton may Gang Up with one Black Pool. "This is gonna take crackerjack timing, Wang." Astral Duel, Whammy cost - -/-/- Astral Target Astral may attack any Astral in play regardless of position. "You never could beat me, Egg Shen!" The Bog of Dead Trees, Resource cost 0. -/-/- Egg Shen Crank to allow any Chang Sing, Black Pool, Egg Shen, or Burton to Bypass any Lo Pan or Wing Kong. Unique. "That little bastard sorcerer has brought them through the Bog of Dead Trees." Black Blood of the Earth, Resource cost 0. -/-/- Lo Pan Crank to Give any Lo Pan, Storm, or Wing Kong Surprise when attacking a Chang Sing, Burton, Black Pool, or Egg Shen. Unique. "You mean oil? ... No, Black Blood of the Earth!" Chinese Standoff, Environmental cost 4 +1/-/- Chang Sing, Wing Kong If cranked at the beginning of a turn, uncrank. Any player may crank at the beginning of a players Operations phase to force all Chang Sing and Wing Kong to attack. Chang Sing and Wing Kong may not crank for any reason other than to attack. Chang Sing or Wing Kong in the same Conspiracy may attack a Conspiracy more than once. The player cranking Chinese Standoff chooses the order in which Chang Sing and Wing Kong attack. If any Wing Kong attacks a Chang Sing or a Chang Sing attacks a Wing Kong, the attacker receives +1 Power. "Chinese standoff... dont make a sound..." Curse of No Flesh, Condition cost 3. 0/0/- Astral Target is AP = 0 and DP = 0. Target may not attack. Target may not be attacked. Target is now Last Rank and must crank to move immediately if necessary. "Imposed on Lo Pan by the First Sovereign Emperor, this curse disperses its victim throughout the Astral plane." didn't make the cut; Snappy Dialogue Mind & Spirit As One Difficulty At The Beginning Elevator Trap Hidden Elevator Martial Discipline Wheelchair Rollercoaster Underwater Tunnel Secret Door Needle of Love Inner Sanctum Fantastic Leap Pinstripe Lawyer cost 1 1/1/- Human, Neutralizer, Law Not Unique. "So you still believe in magic? ... How can _I_ know that?" Wedding Armor Wing Kong Gear Martial Fury, Whammy cost - +2/-/- Fortune "you know, i feel kinda good... invincible... is it hot in here or is it just me?" Exotic Weapons, Gear cost 4 +4/+4/- Weapon, Armor Counts as both Weapon and Armor if used by owning Character. "Practitioners of the martial arts have access to strange, deadly weapons." 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