Hearthstone
Once Upon A Time in Azeroth - A Custom Expansion - Reboot (Finished, Mini set Finished)
A long long time ago, in a website far far away called hearthpwn, Demonxz95 and I collabed to create an expansion called Once Upon A Time In Azeroth as a part of the Year Creation Competition. You can check the old version of the expansion on Hearthpwn:
The expansion receive good attention to the point of advancing to the next round. Since then, many things have changed. The power level of the game has increased, the creation of a rotating Core set, two new classes were added and spell schools are added. With that in mind, I have decided to return and reboot this expansion with the intention of updating the expansion for the current power level as well as finishing it as a full expansion with Demon Hunter and Death Knight cards added. Demonxz95 doesn't participate in this project but he gave me his blessing. 
Mechanic & Keyword:
- Legacy effects can be fulfilled and activated multiple times per turn.
- Cards with Legacy effect in the other sets will have their wording modified to include these keywords. For example:
Stories cards: Stories are powerful Legendary spells. All of them have powerful Start of Game effects as well as a separate, weaker effect when played. Each class will have a Story that will tied to the theme of their set. They are heavily build-around cards that demand a specific playstyle or cards to be effective. As per tradition of the recent expansions, each players will receive a Story of the class they chose when you first log in:
- Slumber of Azeroth and The Great Flood are two examples of the Story spells this expansion. While the other Stories won't necessary be that Control-oriented, these two are a pretty good example of these spells since they required clever deck building to take advantage of their extremely powerful reward or consistently have time to finish the Story in the first place.
Pre Release Legendary:
Death Knight
Story Card:
Archetype: Deathrattle "Egg" (Canopic Jars) Death Knight, with Triple Blood and Triple Unholy DK mixed in
Inspiration: Egyptian Mythology, especially the story about the resurrection of Osiris (Ra, who is the inspiration of Rajh, is Osiris's son)
The rest of the set:
Demon Hunter
Story card:
Archetype: Big Demon Demon Hunter
Inspiration: Chinese Mythology, especially myths and stories about Demons
The rest of the set:
Druid
Story cards:
Archetype: Late game / Control druid, "Choose One" Druid
Inspiration: Greek mythology, especially the myth of Persephone, Hades and Demeter
The rest of the set:
Tokens:
(Choose One option of Demeter's Sorrow)
(Choose One option of Maiden of Harvest)
(Choose One option of Persepholes)
(Choose One options of Life or Death?)
(choose one option for Underworld Courtship)
Hunter
Story cards:
Archetype: Mid / Late Game Beast Hunter
Inspiration: Biblical myth of Noah's Ark, the fairy tale Goldilocks and Three Little Pigs
The rest of the set:
Tokens:
(created by Three Little Pigs)
(Created by Goldilock, Mama Bear)
(created by Cold Soup)
Mage
Story Cards:
Archetype: Control / Freeze Mage
Inspiration: The fairy tale Snow White and the Snow Queen
The rest of the set:
Token:
(created by Sinister Snowman)
Paladin
Story Cards:
King Arthur cards:
Arthur,
Archetype: Control Paladin, Silver Hand Paladin
Inspiration: Arthurian myths, Wise Consort is based on Guinevere from Arthurian legend, Enlightened Paladin is based on Shanzang from Journey to the West.
The rest of the set:
Priest
Story Cards:
Inspiration: The fairy tale Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Echoing Dryad is based on the Greek mythological nymph Echo, The Frog Prince
Archetype: Overheal Zoo Priest, Combo Shadow Priest
The rest of the set:
Tokens:
(Created by Cursed Spindle and Poisoned Apple) 
- Note that the True Love's Kiss spell does NOT interact with the other dormant cards like the Story tokens or The Darkness
Rogue
Story cards:
With the Arabian theme, the Rogue will also include the Wish cycle: A 3 cards cycle that are 3 mana that will cast itself again at Legacy (3), representing the 3 wishes of the One Thousand and One Night fairy tales.
Archetype: Heavy cycle control Rogue / Coin Rogue
Inspiration: One Thousand and One Night fairy tale collection
The rest of the set:
The Treasures discovered by Sinbad are the treasures Discovered by Eudora. If you at any point discover both pieces of Quel'dalas, the Quel'dalas sword will appear.
Shaman
Story Card:
Archetype: Menagerie Mid Range / Control Shaman
Inspiration: Greek mythology, tooth fairy folklore, Hawaiian mythology, Japanese Mythology, especially the Momotaro myth
The rest of the set:
Token:
(created by Pele)
(created by Go Slay the Orge)
Warlock
Story:
Archetype: Control / Combo Warlock
Inspiration: Witchcraft mythology, Baba Yaga myth
The rest of the cards:
Warrior
Story cards:
Archetype: Control Armor Warrior:
Inspiration: Norse mythology, Greek mythology
The rest of the set:
Token:
(created by Disciple of Khaz'goroth
Neutral
Legendary (5 cards)
Inspiration: Echidna is based on the monster Echidna from Greek mythology, The Monkey King is based on Son Wukong from Chinese folk tales.
Zeus the Successor's Favors:
Epic (5 cards)
Inspiration: Frosty Rival is based on the legendary rivalry of Pele and Poli'ahu, Greedy Enchantress is based on Morgan le Fay from Arthurian legend, Deceived Siren is based on the fairy tale the Little Mermaid.
Tokens:
(Created by Deceived Siren)
Rare (5 cards)
Token:
(Created by Lovelorn Prince)
(created by Damsel in Distress)
Common (20 cards)
Inspiration:
- Unfriendly Amalgam is based on the character the Beast from Beauty and the Beast,
- Princess of Silence is based on the Turkey fairy tale the Silent Princess,
- Gluttonous Felboar and Corrupted Sand Elemental are based on the character Zhu Bajie / Pigsy and Sha Wujing from Journey to the West,
- Grizzled Mage is based on the character Merlin from Arthurian Legend,
- Bloody Spirit is based on the legend of Bloody Mary.
- The "Merry" cards and Despot Sheriff are based on Robin Hood legend (Merry Maiden - Maid Marian, Merry Friar - Friar Tuck, Merry Lieutenant - Little John, Despot Sheriff - Sheriff of Nottingham
Token:
(created by Golden Straw Spinner)
(created by Ugly Duckling)
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Mini set: Happily Ever After
Inspiration:
Neutral
Token:
Death Knight
Demon Hunter
Druid
Token:
Hunter
Token:
Mage
Token:
Paladin
Priest
Token:
Rogue
Tokens:
Shaman
Warlock
Tokens:
Warrior
9/26: Death Knight, Mage and Hunter sets are completed. Two Neutral cards, 8/10 of the Rogue set and 7/10 of the Demon Hunter set is completed
9/27: Demon Hunter and Rogue set is completed. 3 Neutral cards are added (1 Rare, 1 Epics, 1 Legendary)
9/29: Druid and Warrior set is finished. 1 Neutral Legendary, 1 Epic and 1 Common added.
9/30: Finished the Warlock set. Change the Rarity for Unfriendly Amalgam from Rare to Common. Add 1 Neutral Legendary, 1 Rare, 4 Common. Finished the Neutral Legendary, Rare and Epic set
10/1: Paladin and Priest set finished. 2 Common Neutral cards added.
10/1: Shaman set finished. 3 Neutral Common added.
10/2 Finished the Neutral Common set. The Mini set is in construction.
10/3: Rogue, Paladin, Priest, Druid and Neutral Mini set cards are finished.
10/5: DK, Mage, Hunter, Shaman, Warrior and Warlock Mini set are finished. Wrathful Queen go from 10 to 7 mana, Madder Hatter is redesigned from a Hunter card to a DK card.
With the new expansion, Enlightened Paladin has been given the tribe Draenei
I finally thought up a Pre Release Free Legendary that embodies the flavor and mechanic of the expansion without using the new Keywords.
I'm sorry it took me so long to get to actually writing about this. It is cool to see you back and still making cards, and it's a fun nostalgia trip to see this set finally completed.
I'll leave some really short feedback about everything since there's so much to go through. Maybe at some point, I'll go through and try to be a bit more thorough.
That is all.
Thank you for your response.
Shaman removal usually has transform effects and damage based removal. Taken to the Moon fit into that and is more flavorful.
DH was given some removal with the condition that it was 8 or 9 cost minion like the Rush minions. I think my cards fit that pattern, with the only difference is that now you can cheat them out if you play the package for them.
Blessing of Persepholes is supposed to say this turn but if I give that line it will make the card text has more than 4 lines, so I just leave it to be heavily implied.
I will concede that Power of the Seven maybe too expansive, but the 7 cost is there for the flavor more than anything.
I will probably nerf Trusted Commander to 3 mana.
Scorned Enchantress is meant to play with the Priest Epic card. The Epic card was meant to work with Velen and Malygos when it was designed but since both those cards are not in Core set she is meant to replace that.
Cards that generate Story is meant to get you the Base effect and NOT the Start of Game. Wicked Stepmother doesn't destroy cards in the deck, so she should have a different tech match up. I will probably nerf Zorro to playing 2 Non Legendary cards
Updated: Zorro and Trusted Commander is nerfed. Zorror now require you to play 2 cards to get an extra keyword, while Trusted Commander is now 3 mana.