Submitted by Decipher-Games on Tue, 01/01/2008 - 00:00
Qapla'!When threatened, fight. When in doubt, surprise them. Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. Real power is in the heart. A Klingon does not run away from his battles. If an opponent attacks you, during that battle your Klingons with Honor add INTEGRITY to STRENGTH. (Not cumulative.) Characteristics: Klingon-related interrupt. Rule hint for this cardThis card has an clarification: In Federation Standard, the title, lore, and game text of this interrupt would read: SUCCESS! If an opponent attacks you, during that battle your Klingons with Honor add INTEGRITY to STRENGTH. (Not cumulative.) Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at May 1st, 2009. |  |
affiliationThis Card-Review article was written by openCards user Decipher-Games at Jan 1st, 2008.
Quote from Fajo Collection Rules Supplement:
It is rumored that a Qapla’ banner like this one was presented to the Vulcan ambassador to Qo’noS by Gowron’s eldest nephew. Awarded on the eve of the Kot’baval Festival, it is one of the highest honors a non-Klingon can receive for service to the Empire. Qapla’ banners appear throughout Klingon culture. One example is a valuable gamepiece, bearing words often attributed to Kahless, in a customizable card game which is sweeping Qo’noS. In case you don’t have your universal translator handy, here’s how to decipher this card:
INTERRUPT
SUCCESS!
When threatened, fight. When in doubt, surprise them. Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. Real power is in the heart. A Klingon does not run away from his battles. If an opponent attacks you, during that battle your Klingons with Honor add INTEGRITY to STRENGTH. (Not cumulative.)
BEHIND THE SCENES:
“Quj’ay’vam QaQba’ law’ Hoch QaQ puS”
– qeylIS
Early on, we considered translating the premiere set into Klingon, but it was impossible at the time due to the limited vocabulary. Still, the idea of a card that was entirely Klingon, from text to art to even our copyright notice, was too good to pass up.
It is rumored that a Qapla’ banner like this one was presented to the Vulcan ambassador to Qo’noS by Gowron’s eldest nephew. Awarded on the eve of the Kot’baval Festival, it is one of the highest honors a non-Klingon can receive for service to the Empire. Qapla’ banners appear throughout Klingon culture. One example is a valuable gamepiece, bearing words often attributed to Kahless, in a customizable card game which is sweeping Qo’noS. In case you don’t have your universal translator handy, here’s how to decipher this card:
INTERRUPT
SUCCESS!
When threatened, fight. When in doubt, surprise them. Brute strength is not the most important asset in a fight. Real power is in the heart. A Klingon does not run away from his battles. If an opponent attacks you, during that battle your Klingons with Honor add INTEGRITY to STRENGTH. (Not cumulative.)
BEHIND THE SCENES:
“Quj’ay’vam QaQba’ law’ Hoch QaQ puS”
– qeylIS
Early on, we considered translating the premiere set into Klingon, but it was impossible at the time due to the limited vocabulary. Still, the idea of a card that was entirely Klingon, from text to art to even our copyright notice, was too good to pass up.
