The third in a series of articles devoted to "-oids", or, for the uninitiated, somehow skewed versions of the normal bridge crew(s). These are not dreamcards, but rather guesses at possible Personas and AU personnel that might eventually make it into our game.
This time around I'll do my mom's favorite TNG character, Counsellor Troi (don't ask me, I take after another part of the family.)
TROIDS
First come those that have been done already:
1-Premiere (not an -oid, also not that good a card)
2-FC (also not an -oid)
3-Commander Troi: The Barash illusion. (What doesn that icon DO???)
4-Major Rakal: A favorite in any Romulan deck and on the BBS (Hi Major!)
5-Goddess of Empathy: Made it as an Event, but counts nonetheless.
And then, those that have yet to be seen:
6-1st Season Troi: I'm still on this - a premium set of 1st season bridge crew, all slightly out-of-character, wearing terrible uniforms, and quite probably having weaker skills than their premiere counterparts. 1st season Troi can't be much worse than the regular version though...
7-Pilot Deanna: An even earlier version of Deanna (with mini-skirt look) holds more potential. In the pilot, she was still capable of communicating telepathically with young Will (Bill) Riker. Perhaps some sort of Imzadi function (though no other Imzadi were ever seen in the show) that would boost each of their attributes (been done to death) or give Deanna Empathy x2 or something.
8-Evil Troi: From "Power Play". This possessed Deanna will make it as a Dilemma long before it's ever considered a Personnel.
9-Amphibious Deanna: Another ANIMAL classification Persona from "Genesis". She'd have the special skill of... swimming? Not very useful since there are currently no underwater missions. Sigh.
10-Durango: Deanna's western holographic Personna from "A Fistful of Datas". Imagine a SECURITY Dee who could download holographic handweapons. Deanna's supposed love of dime westerns was ludicrous at best, but you can't argue with fun personnel. Was Holographic Adventures full of this kind of stuff?
11-Holo-Deanna: Besides the Goddess of Empathy, Deanna had another role in Barclay's holodeck fantasies. She also played a Counselor in love with Barclay. Not going to be made, I'm sorry Reg.
12-Parallel Deannas: One of a number of Trois from "Parallels", many of which were married to Worf. Not enough material for a card (just use Parallel Romance to mimic her).
13-Deanna of the Merry Men: Not enough material. Would be dreadful anyway.
14-Cheesecake Deanna: Now, I know this will never make it as a Personnel (FOOD classification?) but the pic just shouldn't be wasted. An Event or Interrupt would be great here. (And I know it wasn't cheesecake, it's a joke.)
15-Pregnant Deanna: And at the risk of stepping out of the bounds of good taste, this Deanna from "The Child" could have the special ability to Download to herself any one "godlike" character for a limited duration (after which he or she goes back to the drawdeck). She could thus give birth to Ian (a card would have to be made), John Doe, Mortal Q (oh, yuck), etc. In case you can't tell, this is a joke. :-)
Once again, I'm not mentionning Conundrum Dee, as amnesia just doesn't bring anything new to the table (Does not work with any Ro?) and Deanna without empathy from "The Loss"... well just put Two-Dimensional Creatures on her for the safe effect. Troi doesn't get as many -oids as other bridge crew probably because she's been written out of so many episodes where her empathic powers would ruin the plotline. She's not in Yesterday's Enterprise for example. So, did I miss any?
