<BB> Che Fantasia's Battle Board: Morien the Pure

"Are you planning on fighting in that cape? It'll get dirty, and it looks expensive. Sure, you could use a cape to deflect blows, but isn't it a bit too long? I reckon it might hinder your movements."

Pragmatic Insight
Enchantment
, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
"I do not consider myself ruthless. I merely have a practical mind."
-Zefonos, tactician

@neotto: Simple but I would say fine. The closest thing I could find was Vampiric Rites, and seeing that and Pragmatic Insight's rarity, I think it's good. 8.5/10 because Zefonos sounds like a cool dude (?)


The boy, still recovering from his battle, looks at the mercenary with confusion in his eyes.

"You know, that's why it has laces... So that I can take it off before I fight.", he says, undoing the knot on his breastplate, as a demonstration, and then immediately tying it again.

"And don't worry, it won't get dirty even if I let it fall on the ground... More importantly, what's your name, sir?"



Safety Knowledge
Artifact
,: If target creature would be sacrificed, put it on top of its owner's library instead. Creatures can't be sacrificed until end of turn.
"Rule I: Don't run with scissors."

--- Just saw your post gamma, I'll answer when I can ^^

"You've an interesting sword," Lumen begins. "Up for some swordsmanship practice? I'm a little rusty, if I say so myself."

Consecrated Cutlass
Artifact - Equipment
Whenever equipped creature attacks, it gains first strike and lifelink until end of turn.
Equip

CARD: Very overcosted - especially given how much set up it'd take to kill what you want to kill. 5/10. 

Lumen nods in understanding and departs. 

"Another noble? We seem to get quite a few of you here. Wait, what's tha-" Kirino doubles over vomiting. She straightens up and wipes her mouth with noticeable effort. "Fuck, kid, that's some fresh trauma you've got there. Would you like to talk about it?"

Offer of Sympathy -
Instant
Target player returns a card at random from their graveyard to their hand.
Draw a card.

gamma3 : Artificer's Scorn: It's basically Magma Spray or Pillar of Flame that costs more and has a drawback. 3/10

"Missdeeds? Do you perhaps think you can judge someone simply from their title? Didn't they teach you not to judge a book by its cover?...", asks Morien, with a confused look on his face.

"I have killed a man once, that I did. He was a man of evil, and sin, and I only killed him to defend my comrades and myself. I am no knight of battlefield, I am an adventurer.", he then answers.

"What about yourself? Have you ever killed someone? And what are your reasons to despise all knights? I very well know that not all are good and that not all, even in war, use their sword with honour. But this doesn't mean that all the apples in the basket are rotten."

Spellbreaker's Shield
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1+/+1 and has hexproof.
Whenever Spellbreaker's Shield becomes the target of a spell, you may pay . If you do, exile it, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Equip

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Lady Mapi : Looks and sounds cool, but from what I've seen, red cards that return random stuff from your graveyard to your hand are restricted to sorceries and instants. There's only one exception, and it's a R/G hybrid from Shadowmoor (Fossil Find). I'll give it 7.5/10

"Wh-oh my-for King Dopp's beard, are you okay?", asks the pure knight, getting closer to Kirino, taking a handkerchief from his pouch as he steps forward. He offers it to the girl that had just walked in his "domain". If she had accepted it to wipe herself or not, that wouldn't have really mattered. What makes him curious is what she says next.

"What do you know about me? Why do most of you seem to already know part of me?"

Shocked Revenant
Creature - Human Knight 
Whenever this creature returns to your hand or to the top of your library, you may reveal it and pay . If you do, you may play it without paying its mana cost.
3/3

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@gurf and fluff- I'll get to your posts as soon as I can ♡

gurfafflekins : I like this design, but I'm uncertain if it would actually be useful or not. Still I'll give it 8.5/10

"I am indeed, jester. My father loved to have people like you perform at banquets. He even looked to one of them as if he was his brother. I admit that I quite enjoyed some shows myself... I'll call you if I will be ever in need of your services, trust my words."

Marionette Stage
Artifact
: Create a 1/1 colorless Marionette artifact creature token. It has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, you may untap target Ticket."
, : Create X colorless Ticket artifact tokens. They have ": Untap target Marionette. As lont as this artifact is tapped, all Marionettes you control get +1/+0."

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fluffydeathbringer : Two Phantasmal Bears bundled in a sorcery. Neato. 9/10

"Why is it that you challenge me, curious creature? Is it because you are searching for something? Or are you simply doing it because you enjoy it? Is it a delight for you, like a tourney or a joust for a knight?", asks Morien, with a slight smile. "Either way, I'll show you what Avane's engineering can do!", he delcares, as he lifts up his right arm, and from the palm of his hand sends out shooting a small metal ball. Surging with mana, the ball almost seems to explode and expand into a series of rings that surround a long barrel, like one that would be on a gun. A small butterfly comes fly around the noble, and it waits for the elementals to strike. As they do, the barrel lets out two projectiles, and the targets dissolve into the aether.

Portable Sky Artillery
Artifact
Whenever a creature you control blocks or becomes blocked, you may pay . If you do, Portable Sky Artillery deals 2 damage to up to X+1 creatures, where X is the number of creatures with flying you control.
"Many don't know how this works. I barrel-y do!"
-Vazivazy, Court's Buffoon

Morien calls Goldenglow Moth for Aid 

Goldenglow Moth
Creature — Insect 
Flying
Whenever Goldenglow Moth blocks, you may gain 4 life.
"Little moth, fluttering bright,
What luck will you bring tonight?"
—Benalish children's rhyme
0/1

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Lady Mapi

"I'm... still quite confused. As I understand it, you want to know more about me... but I feel like this is not the time and place, you should get some rest. Might you tell me where you reside, young lady, on this "Arena", so that I may come visit you when you have recovered? My name is Morien Avane, at your service.", says the young blond, smiling and caring for that newfound acquaintance. His eyes seem to show that he has taken some kind of liking to her, not considering the vomiting and all. Or maybe, he is just really, really polite.

"All you warrior types do is cause misery. I've spent countless hours on my homeworld trying to help fix the broken people caught between two armies. I am an inventor, and to an extent, a healer, not a killer. And as for my distaste for soldiers...." She pauses for a moment, then says, "Suffice it to say that I was once one of those broken people."

Spellbreaker's Shield: The card looks balanced. Not necessarily my cup of tea, but it has no issues that I can see. 9/10

Scarred Memories
Instant
Target player reveals the top card of their library. ~ deals damage to that player equal to the revealed card's converted mana cost.

fluffydeathbringer :

"Seems like... you're taking notes... Well, strange friend, I'll come visit you when I find something that I know you will enjoy taking a look at."

EDIT: I don't know why, the forum sent the message before I clicked (randomnewforumthings), I'll get to the next answers immediately

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EDIT 2:

gamma3 : Scarred Memories is basically like a weaker Cerebral Eruption for less mana. I think it's pretty good, I wonder if you could bump it down to . 8.5/10

"I assure you that what you say isn't always true. During my quest, I often stopped in villages to defend those who lived there from vicious creatures and terrible monsters. I am no barbarian, I will repeat it. I'm a knight. A knight with honour. I am sorry that the conflict in your homeland was so brutal, but you should not look at everyone of my kind like you do. When my father's army collides with other's, our priority is to reduce the damage to a minimun to whatever is around us. Conflict will always exist. You cannot stop it from brewing in us, as we ourselves could be considered vile and full of fears. My father has never made war to anyone: our army is there to defend people who live inside our land of peace. Would it be better for us to let our men and women get slaughtered?"

Proud Shieldbearer 
Creature - Human Soldier
, : Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to you this turn. That damage is dealt to Proud Shieldbearer instead.
1/4

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6000j : From what I've seen, in red this kind of effect lasts only until end of turn. Also, if you want the card to be always playable by you, Fiend of the Shadows would be a good reference point I guess. You should've written "You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.". All that being said, still 7/10.

"Your homeland doesn't sound like a good place to live in, then. I'm a trained knight, that I can assure you, but my skill also comes from my adventures. I still haven't quite grasped how I ended up here. Who might you be, stranger?"

Otherworld Guardian
Artifact Creature - Golem
Exiled cards can't return to a player's hand, battlefield or library, and can't be played.
Otherworld Guardian's power and toughness are each equal to the number of exiled cards.
X/X

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6000j : The effect is kind of cool. But take Goblin Guide. It's a pretty powerful card: for , you get a 2/2 with haste and a drawback. So, Row is an uncommon Goblin Guide with 1 less toughness, on the first turn, if you don't have other creatures in play. The fact that the effect is repeatable could be a drawback or a good thing, obviously, since you are forced to attack each turn with all creatures. But, for example, knowing that it's going to die, you could very well use it as a mana Goblin Bushwhacker later on when you need that +1/+0 and that haste. I just see it as too flexible, it can accomplish a lot for just  and at . 6.5/10.

"I see. Well, you do not seem unpleasant company, lady Lune.", answers quickly Morien, with honesty in his voice and a smile, oblivious to what her grin meant, as he saw no reasons not to trust people around him, unless it was too obvious to deny that they had ulterior motives.

"Ah, of course, it would be rude otherwise, of course. My name is Morien Avane, son of the Duke of Avane, at your service.", he speaks.

"It's a shame your homeland is so wounded by conflict. If my father knew, he would probably try to help all the poor people unjustly caught between swords in the blink of an eye...", he then says, letting out a chuckle, with his eyes shifting to the sky, as he takes a pause. It is clear from his face that he misses his father quite a lot.

"If you lose your motive to pick up the sword, then you are nothing but an assassin, don't you think? Knights and soldiers must have a just purpose to be able to call themselves what they are. When you let the war itself become bigger than your reason to wage war, then you are but a mere puppet to whoever is controlling the strings, up above, from his shiny castle. My father has always hated wars. The Duchy of the Avane, even if it operates under King Reyeus's coin and name, is not bound to wage war with the kingdom. Our swords are only used to defend our people. If it wasn't for other families, our soldiers would only fight bandits and outlaws. But we have little in our land. We teach people what nonsense war is. I know that fighting is nonsense, but nontheless I am a knight. I think all soldiers should know war is not necessary. Defence is. Wouldn't you aggree?"


Proud Protector
Creature - Human Soldier
Vigilance.
Proud Protector can block an additional three creatures each combat.
"To them, it is not a matter of dying or living themselves."
-Ultej
1/8

A young girl in a red hat approaches Morien and tugs at his cape. "Excuse me, mister knight, can you help me? There's this crazy lady that's been following me and trying to take my fancy hat." They rubbed at their eyes. "It's all I have left, she can't take it from me."

Appeal to Authority
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature you control
Creatures with power less than enchanted creature's power don't untap during their controller's untap step.

(A gift, if you please.)