dragonspit999
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 30, 2022 5:52:28 GMT
Continuing from my board: As Argel walked, he considered what he knew. He knew this blade would stand out, at least reasonably so. He knew the thief or thieves carrying it probably didn't want to part with it. He knew he was here to make them. He knew the blade was probably going to egg it on. He knew he needed to be prepared. ...and seeing the remnants of a campfire, he knew someone was near. Could be his prey, he reasoned, so he began to put his tracking skills to work. Surely they would be lying in wait though, so he had to be cautious about how he approached wherever this trail lead. The smoldering embers of the campfire were not the only sign of the site's recent use. Several sets of bootprints are sunk in the snow, and the twin lines of wheel marks cut a path further off the road. Whoever left these tracks wasn't being terribly stealthy about it. The tracks led up a short but relatively steep hill; hard to know what would be at the top. Frostfell Silencer  Creature - Human Rogue  Deathtouch Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~ this turn would die, exile it instead. 1/1 "You're not buried terribly well, are you? Well, it'll only matter until the next snowstorm."Our knight in shining armor approaches, Xaja.
Shiny or not, it's nothin' I can't use you to cut through.
Exiling Firebelly means it doesn't get its death trigger. Counting the bootprints, Argel acknowledges the odds are not in his favor here. Perhaps he could get the jump on them, turn the tides to his advantage. He goes up the hill, trying to stay low and move slow to minimize the crunch of the snow beneath him, but he could only do so much. If they weren't at the top of the hill, at least he could see further where they might've went. He slowly puts his right hand on the hilt of the sword on his back, ready if it does come to blows right away. He was really hoping it wouldn't. Scaled Stalker   Creature - Draogn Rogue  Level up [Level 1+] ~ can't be blocked. [Level 2+] Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, you may scry 1. 2/1
Frostfell Silencer: 8/10. Just a classic 1/1 deathtouch for 1, but at uncommon because of the other ability added. Not great outside of a context with graveyard synergy, a really good one drop in that context. Love the flavor. |
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Post by Popcornia on Mar 30, 2022 13:29:45 GMT
pacifistwestwoman The visitor notices the approaching woman, but doesn't turn to face them until their conversation with the field owner is completed. Unfortunately, they both end up shaking their heads, unable to reach an agreement, with the farmer wandering off elsewhere while the traveler turned to face the woman."My apologies for the wait, discussions on agriculture tend to take time, and we seemed for a moment to be nearing a conclusion." The man sighs, not disheartened, but not defeated by the apparent setback. "I am Arandu, may I know your name as well?" He raised a hand in greeting, certainly a friendlier individual from another plane than those Yenna might have encountered before.
Terrace Master  Creature - Human Druid  Vigilance  : You may play an additional land card this turn. Activate only during your turn. Under their guidance, the mountain slopes transform into a garden to feed thousands.[2/2]
Relentless Miner: 8/10. Solid, red needs land acceleration from elsewhere to make this particularly amazing, and I think it works in color pretty well too.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 30, 2022 15:24:27 GMT
pacifistwestwoman The visitor notices the approaching woman, but doesn't turn to face them until their conversation with the field owner is completed. Unfortunately, they both end up shaking their heads, unable to reach an agreement, with the farmer wandering off elsewhere while the traveler turned to face the woman."My apologies for the wait, discussions on agriculture tend to take time, and we seemed for a moment to be nearing a conclusion." The man sighs, not disheartened, but not defeated by the apparent setback. "I am Arandu, may I know your name as well?" He raised a hand in greeting, certainly a friendlier individual from another plane than those Yenna might have encountered before.
Terrace Master Creature - Human Druid Vigilance : You may play an additional land card this turn. Activate only during your turn. Under their guidance, the mountain slopes transform into a garden to feed thousands.[2/2]
Relentless Miner: 8/10. Solid, red needs land acceleration from elsewhere to make this particularly amazing, and I think it works in color pretty well too. So, I'm a little confused with where this card is supposed to go. Vigilance makes me think I'm supposed to attack with it, but the tap ability makes me want to not attack with it, to keep it safe. She shakes his hand. "Oh, not a problem. I'm Yenna. If it's not an inappropriate question: where are you from? You just look a little out of place, is all, but I'm terribly curious about other places."Insomniac Obsession Instant Untap target creature. That creature's activated abilities cost less until end of turn. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 30, 2022 16:23:30 GMT
Counting the bootprints, Argel acknowledges the odds are not in his favor here. Perhaps he could get the jump on them, turn the tides to his advantage. He goes up the hill, trying to stay low and move slow to minimize the crunch of the snow beneath him, but he could only do so much. If they weren't at the top of the hill, at least he could see further where they might've went. He slowly puts his right hand on the hilt of the sword on his back, ready if it does come to blows right away. He was really hoping it wouldn't. Scaled Stalker Creature - Draogn Rogue Level up [Level 1+] ~ can't be blocked. [Level 2+] Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, you may scry 1. 2/1
Frostfell Silencer: 8/10. Just a classic 1/1 deathtouch for 1, but at uncommon because of the other ability added. Not great outside of a context with graveyard synergy, a really good one drop in that context. Love the flavor. After double checking what the normal costing for unblockable is, this is probably fine. Reaching the top of the hill reveals a broad flatter area before the elevation increases further via a relatively short rocky cliff face, roughly two stories tall. Parked next to the rock wall is a cart of supplies, and just 20 feet away from the cart is a second campfire, with two men huddled around it, facing each other, perpendicular to Argel. A third is perched halfway up the rock wall with a bow, keeping watch. Conveniently placed vegetation visibly hides Argel's approach, as withered shrubs and pine boughs provide some sort of cover. A final, fourth set of footprints was present below, but whoever it aligns with seems to be out at the moment. Preemptive Poultice  Artifact When ~ ETB, you gain 2 life.  , , Sacrifice ~: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you by target creature this turn. |
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dragonspit999
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 30, 2022 19:33:30 GMT
Scaled Stalker: 9/10. After double checking what the normal costing for unblockable is, this is probably fine. Reaching the top of the hill reveals a broad flatter area before the elevation increases further via a relatively short rocky cliff face, roughly two stories tall. Parked next to the rock wall is a cart of supplies, and just 20 feet away from the cart is a second campfire, with two men huddled around it, facing each other, perpendicular to Argel. A third is perched halfway up the rock wall with a bow, keeping watch. Conveniently placed vegetation visibly hides Argel's approach, as withered shrubs and pine boughs provide some sort of cover. A final, fourth set of footprints was present below, but whoever it aligns with seems to be out at the moment. Preemptive Poultice Artifact When ~ ETB, you gain 2 life. , , Sacrifice ~: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you by target creature this turn. It did not seem apparent who might be in possession of the blade but it could be the one who is away, so he had to play his cards right. If he alerted them and it was the 4th, they could turn tail and flee and then he would have to chase them. Through the snow and the hills, that didn't seem like a whole lot of fun. Waiting seemed like the best option, but there was no telling how long they would be out. They could've gone to town to buy supplies or, gods forbid, find a buyer for the fancy weapon. He had to make a decision. He had no evidence these were even thieves, much less the thieves he was looking for, so he didn't want to hurt anyone unnecessarily. However, they were very aware of the dangers of the wilderness and were ready for trouble. He had no way of knowing if trouble included him or not, and he didn't want to get pierced by an arrow to find out. Making sure he was still as hidden as he could be, Argel picked up some of the snow and packed it into a tight ball. Hoping his aim was true, he let loose at the archer, hoping to draw their attention but not leave himself open to shoot at. If this caused people to come investigate one at a time, he could begin to dispatch them and make less work. If multiple came, he was going to have a problem. Principled Provocateur  Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up  [Level 1+] Vigilance [Level 3+] Your opponents attack each turn if able. 2/3
Preemptive Poultice: 7/10. Interesting concept. On-board tricks aren't ideal at common, especially something like a fog, but the idea is solid. Switch it to sorcery speed activation and until your next turn, and its great. Maybe even could be 1 mana. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 30, 2022 20:46:18 GMT
It did not seem apparent who might be in possession of the blade but it could be the one who is away, so he had to play his cards right. If he alerted them and it was the 4th, they could turn tail and flee and then he would have to chase them. Through the snow and the hills, that didn't seem like a whole lot of fun. Waiting seemed like the best option, but there was no telling how long they would be out. They could've gone to town to buy supplies or, gods forbid, find a buyer for the fancy weapon. He had to make a decision. He had no evidence these were even thieves, much less the thieves he was looking for, so he didn't want to hurt anyone unnecessarily. However, they were very aware of the dangers of the wilderness and were ready for trouble. He had no way of knowing if trouble included him or not, and he didn't want to get pierced by an arrow to find out. Making sure he was still as hidden as he could be, Argel picked up some of the snow and packed it into a tight ball. Hoping his aim was true, he let loose at the archer, hoping to draw their attention but not leave himself open to shoot at. If this caused people to come investigate one at a time, he could begin to dispatch them and make less work. If multiple came, he was going to have a problem. Principled Provocateur Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] Vigilance [Level 3+] Your opponents attack each turn if able. 2/3
Preemptive Poultice: 7/10. Interesting concept. On-board tricks aren't ideal at common, especially something like a fog, but the idea is solid. Switch it to sorcery speed activation and until your next turn, and its great. Maybe even could be 1 mana. This is an interesting way to do this effect: just demanding that they attack, not targeting any specific creature. The archer is looking away while the snowball is being thrown, but looks back to see a vague direction before it hits the wall below. She looks down to the others. "Oi! One o' you throw that?""Wha? No, course not.""Right, then go over there and find out who did."
"Oh, it's probly just squirrels or somethin."
"How many squirrels you know throw snowballs? Get over there!"The archer gestures in Argel's general direction, but is noticeably off. One of the men grumble to themselves, and stands up, starting for where the archer pointed. The other follows suit, grabbing a hatchet from the cart. The archer knocks an arrow and watches over the two, but isn't aiming anywhere yet. Blazebow Sniper Creature - Human Archer Haste Whenever ~ and two other creatures attack, ~ deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. 2/2 What happens when they find him, then? A pinned creature will surely lash out.Why waste the advantage if he planned to kill them? If you're so torn up about it, go deal with him yourself. |
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Post by Popcornia on Mar 31, 2022 0:43:50 GMT
Terrace Master: 8/10. So, I'm a little confused with where this card is supposed to go. Vigilance makes me think I'm supposed to attack with it, but the tap ability makes me want to not attack with it, to keep it safe. She shakes his hand. "Oh, not a problem. I'm Yenna. If it's not an inappropriate question: where are you from? You just look a little out of place, is all, but I'm terribly curious about other places."Insomniac Obsession Instant Untap target creature. That creature's activated abilities cost less until end of turn. " He turns back to her, a bit wistful, but still visually interested in their conversation. "To answer your question, my own world is called Pacha Marka. The climate varies depending on where you travel, but there are communities living outside of the empire's influence that find ways to survive in the harsher environments. I'm from one of many of them."Synthetic Sinew Instant Whenever target creature you control becomes tapped this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Create a Canister token. (It’s an artifact with “, Sacrifice this artifact: Untap target permanent. Activate only during your turn.”)
Insomniac Obsession: 6/10. It's fine, just tad specific where it isn't really that "useful" even in an environment where this is helpful. This probably could cantrip honestly, like Cerulean Wisps. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 31, 2022 1:19:50 GMT
Arandu seems amused when Yenna notes how he stands out, which was only emphasized when he shivered slightly in the cold weather. "I'm not surprised, every world I visit tends to be different in some way from my own. It's a bit of the reason why I choose to explore them."His gaze looked back towards the fields surrounding the village, many more of them covered in layers of snow and sleet, before he sighed. "Of course, venturing to other worlds means adapting to the local environment. I was a bit caught of guard by the amount of snowfall on my arrival. It's something we'll have to consider for the long-term, if it comes to that." He turns back to her, a bit wistful, but still visually interested in their conversation. "To answer your question, my own world is called Pacha Marka. The climate varies depending on where you travel, but there are communities living outside of the empire's influence that find ways to survive in the harsher environments. I'm from one of many of them."Synthetic Sinew Instant Whenever target creature you control becomes tapped this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Create a Canister token. (It’s an artifact with “, Sacrifice this artifact: Untap target permanent. Activate only during your turn.”)
Insomniac Obsession: 6/10. It's fine, just tad specific where it isn't really that "useful" even in an environment where this is helpful. This probably could cantrip honestly, like Cerulean Wisps. Compared to Hunger of the Howlpack this is fine. Yenna seems a little concerned by Arandu's shivering. "Well, we're about halfway through winter; the snow all melts away after that. Speaking of which, my shop isn't far, if you want to come in and warm up."Should he accept, Yenna continues the conversation as they make their way into town, but should he decline, she's happy to continue the conversation outside. Her tone is not judgmental, but delighted and curious: "Pacha Marka... such a strange name. What brings you out here? To this plane, at least." Endless Investigation Sorcery Until end of turn, creatures you control gain " : Target player mills X, where X is this creature's power." |
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 31, 2022 1:50:42 GMT
Principled Provocateur: 8/10. This is an interesting way to do this effect: just demanding that they attack, not targeting any specific creature. The archer is looking away while the snowball is being thrown, but looks back to see a vague direction before it hits the wall below. She looks down to the others. "Oi! One o' you throw that?""Wha? No, course not.""Right, then go over there and find out who did."
"Oh, it's probly just squirrels or somethin."
"How many squirrels you know throw snowballs? Get over there!"The archer gestures in Argel's general direction, but is noticeably off. One of the men grumble to themselves, and stands up, starting for where the archer pointed. The other follows suit, grabbing a hatchet from the cart. The archer knocks an arrow and watches over the two, but isn't aiming anywhere yet. Blazebow Sniper Creature - Human Archer Haste Whenever ~ and two other creatures attack, ~ deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. 2/2 What happens when they find him, then? A pinned creature will surely lash out.Why waste the advantage if he planned to kill them? If you're so torn up about it, go deal with him yourself. Welp, that was a problem. Best he could do now was pacify them and hope to not hurt them or get hurt in the process. He readied his pose to grab the last person to approach unless the first looked about to see him. Blue electricity begins to spark around his right hand, racing around his scaled fingers. "Get over there!"If they approached, they might hear the faint noise of the building charge. If they got that close, however, Argel reached to grab their ankle, hoping to push enough energy through their body to temporarily pacify them, hopefully with no lasting harm. He was also ready to pull that person to the ground if it did not work, and charge the next person, which could leave him in the open for the archer, but he couldn't plan for everything. Volt Mage Creature - Dragon Wizard Level up  [Level 1+] , Discard a card: Draw a card. [Level 2+] : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. 1/2
Blazebow Sniper: 9/10. Unkeyworded battalion, I like it. Aside from the flavor in the story, a bit interesting to have an archer have an aggressive ability, but I can vibe with it. |
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Post by Popcornia on Mar 31, 2022 2:44:09 GMT
Synthetic Sinew: 7/10. This is... interesting. The base case I see this under is using it aggressively before attacking with everything, in which case it's objectively better than Charge when used for the same thing. How good this card is outside of that depends entirely on the context of both the set it's in and which specific creatures you have on the board, which I consider to be a point against it. That said, I do like that it makes a cannister token so that you can put two counters on the same creature. Yenna seems a little concerned by Arandu's shivering. "Well, we're about halfway through winter; the snow all melts away after that. Speaking of which, my shop isn't far, if you want to come in and warm up."Should he accept, Yenna continues the conversation as they make their way into town, but should he decline, she's happy to continue the conversation outside. Her tone is not judgmental, but delighted and curious: "Pacha Marka... such a strange name. What brings you out here? To this plane, at least." Endless Investigation Sorcery Until end of turn, creatures you control gain " : Target player mills X, where X is this creature's power."
Arandu is likewise pleased by the conversation, happy to answer her questions as they walk away from the outskirts and towards the town proper. "We'd heard a few tales from visitors to our own world, but genuinely finding it was a small accident. A fruitful one, but unintended." His gaze occasionally goes towards their surroundings, eyeing the town's and its layout as their ventured through it, curious as well, but more interested in looking than asking, for the moment. "But if you're asking about why I'm here. Exploration. Curiosity. We're also interested in finding other worlds that my companions may eventually settle themselves, given time. Although this one is still far from being well understood, so that likely won't be for a while."Infusion of Vigor Artifact When Infusion of Vigor enters the battlefield, draw a card. , , Sacrifice Infusion of Vigor: The next time you activate an ability this turn, if it isn’t a mana ability copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Endless Investigation: Phenax, God of Deception but for a turn and power seems neat, though these types of spells are situational. I think this could be costed like Glimpse the Unthinkable, as the ceiling for this breaking even with that is a high cost in tapping creatures. 6/10. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 31, 2022 2:51:20 GMT
"Oi! One o' you throw that?""Wha? No, course not.""Right, then go over there and find out who did."Welp, that was a problem. Best he could do now was pacify them and hope to not hurt them or get hurt in the process. He readied his pose to grab the last person to approach unless the first looked about to see him. Blue electricity begins to spark around his right hand, racing around his scaled fingers. "Get over there!"If they approached, they might hear the faint noise of the building charge. If they got that close, however, Argel reached to grab their ankle, hoping to push enough energy through their body to temporarily pacify them, hopefully with no lasting harm. He was also ready to pull that person to the ground if it did not work, and charge the next person, which could leave him in the open for the archer, but he couldn't plan for everything. Volt Mage Creature - Dragon Wizard Level up [Level 1+] , Discard a card: Draw a card. [Level 2+] : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. 1/2
Blazebow Sniper: 9/10. Unkeyworded battalion, I like it. Aside from the flavor in the story, a bit interesting to have an archer have an aggressive ability, but I can vibe with it. A little weird that it can do both with no cost, but the cost paid to level it up means it's probably fine. Also unusual by now for it to be creature or player and not "any target". The two men wander over to a bush several feet away from Argel. "See? Nothin' here!" he shouts back to the archer. "'ey, shut up. You 'ear that?" The other man listens for Argel's charge, though is struggling to place it, to the exasperation of the first. "Oh come on, I already told 'er there's nothin'. Can't go back on that, I'd look dumb.""Nah, I'm serious." He wanders closer to Argel's hiding spot, inching his way toward being in reach. "If there's nothin' there, wha's takin' so long?"
"Oh, just a sec, sounds like there's a-" Finally within reach, Argel sends electricity flowing through the hatchet-wielding man, and he falls to the ground. The first man jumps away and pulls a shortsword from his coat, and points it at the hiding spot. The archer pulls back her bowstring, aiming for what little of Argel she could see, waiting for a better shot. "Right, then, funny man, you're gonna come ou' o' there, and we're gonna have a little talk, or someone's gonna set a pretty little tree on fire."Spellweaver's Interrupt Instant Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. Create a 1/1 blue Wizard creature token. And now he's killed one o' my men. Maybe I'll take you up on that offer.Oh, he's still alive, quit whining.Argel can hear footprints from behind them ascending the hill. And we were just getting to the fun part. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 31, 2022 22:37:45 GMT
The invitation is polite surprise, and quickly accepted. "I would be grateful, please lead the way."
Arandu is likewise pleased by the conversation, happy to answer her questions as they walk away from the outskirts and towards the town proper. "We'd heard a few tales from visitors to our own world, but genuinely finding it was a small accident. A fruitful one, but unintended." His gaze occasionally goes towards their surroundings, eyeing the town's and its layout as their ventured through it, curious as well, but more interested in looking than asking, for the moment. "But if you're asking about why I'm here. Exploration. Curiosity. We're also interested in finding other worlds that my companions may eventually settle themselves, given time. Although this one is still far from being well understood, so that likely won't be for a while."Infusion of Vigor Artifact When Infusion of Vigor enters the battlefield, draw a card. , , Sacrifice Infusion of Vigor: The next time you activate an ability this turn, if it isn’t a mana ability copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Endless Investigation: Phenax, God of Deception but for a turn and power seems neat, though these types of spells are situational. I think this could be costed like Glimpse the Unthinkable, as the ceiling for this breaking even with that is a high cost in tapping creatures. 6/10. So, there are relatively few activated abilities that I would actually have an issue with this copying, but most of them are planeswalker ults, which should not be copied for 1 mana, and I believe count as activating abilities. Yenna leads Arandu down the main road, which, after getting into town proper, is surrounded on either side by two- to three-story houses, and streets far narrower than the main road branching off in either direction. A market square can be seen up ahead. "Oh, I'd be happy to tell you about this world. Not sure it'll boost confidence in trying to have a peaceful, out-of-the-way life, though. First thing to know about this world for a planeswalker like yourself: there's a lot of you here, and they tend to get into fights. There's a battlefield not far from here, though that one's a bit unusual. I heard some town along the coast got blown up or something a couple weeks back. The price of fish went way up after that, but, what can you do? Oh, and that big weird sky tower the other day, or whatever that was. Honestly, almost missed that one entirely. Anyway, weird stuff happens all the time, but we just keep chuggin' along. Plus, we're lucky enough that it rarely happens near here."
Architect of Originality Creature - Human Artificer Spells, abilities, and permanents can't be copied. 1/3 "Can't anyone make something original for once?" |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Apr 1, 2022 8:45:58 GMT
Volt Mage: 9/10. A little weird that it can do both with no cost, but the cost paid to level it up means it's probably fine. Also unusual by now for it to be creature or player and not "any target". The two men wander over to a bush several feet away from Argel. "See? Nothin' here!" he shouts back to the archer. "'ey, shut up. You 'ear that?" The other man listens for Argel's charge, though is struggling to place it, to the exasperation of the first. "Oh come on, I already told 'er there's nothin'. Can't go back on that, I'd look dumb.""Nah, I'm serious." He wanders closer to Argel's hiding spot, inching his way toward being in reach. "If there's nothin' there, wha's takin' so long?"
"Oh, just a sec, sounds like there's a-" Finally within reach, Argel sends electricity flowing through the hatchet-wielding man, and he falls to the ground. The first man jumps away and pulls a shortsword from his coat, and points it at the hiding spot. The archer pulls back her bowstring, aiming for what little of Argel she could see, waiting for a better shot. "Right, then, funny man, you're gonna come ou' o' there, and we're gonna have a little talk, or someone's gonna set a pretty little tree on fire."Spellweaver's Interrupt Instant Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. Create a 1/1 blue Wizard creature token. And now he's killed one o' my men. Maybe I'll take you up on that offer.Oh, he's still alive, quit whining.Argel can hear footprints from behind them ascending the hill. And we were just getting to the fun part.
He didn't do this often, but it was exceptionally fun when he got to. For some reason, this kind of magic worked much better for him than more direct mana manipulation or whatever his teacher called it. Using his bought time from the potential thieves being scared of what just put down their friend, he began to draw in even more electrical charge. Holding both hands slightly apart from each other in front of him gave the charge a place to ricochet and build up energy as he drew in more mana. After just a few moments, it was already louder than the previous charge they barely heard. Before they could reasonably react however, Argel pointed his right hand above the vegetation he was hiding behind. The charge performed its final jump to his right hand as commanded, then arced directly forwards up into the air. The lightning came with an extremely loud shockwave this time, something unusual of most more refined and controlled lightning magic. The loud boom by itself probably causes enough distraction on its own, but the snow loosening from the top of the two story cliff will cause the more intended distraction. He had practiced with this magic quite a bit, but it was still nerve-wracking and deafening, even when he was the one casting it and was expecting it. With his ears still ringing slightly, Argel turned around to greet the approaching person, hoping the others would stay busy long enough. If this was the one with the intelligent sword, the one thing he planned on leaving with, it wouldn't do to walk away without using his own sword. He draws the large weapon from his back and readies himself if the person came running to the noise. Spending 100 Valor, Argel has unlocked Instant type mastery. Sonic Shock Instant ~ deals 2 damage to target player. Tap all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
Spellweaver's Interrupt: 9/10. Decent. Only qualm with it is the token feels a bit generic as a vanilla blue 1/1 wizard, but that is something that is only really alleviated with context. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 1, 2022 15:52:10 GMT
Well, one down, one more approaching. Haven't upped my odds any, but at least my fears of the possible sword-wielder being away are being alleviated. Now to get out of this safely and without hurting anyone too much, and maybe even with a new weapon. He just needed a distraction from the two in front to find out if the one behind in fact had the sword. If not, it'd be easier to dispatch them in smaller groups.
He didn't do this often, but it was exceptionally fun when he got to. For some reason, this kind of magic worked much better for him than more direct mana manipulation or whatever his teacher called it. Using his bought time from the potential thieves being scared of what just put down their friend, he began to draw in even more electrical charge. Holding both hands slightly apart from each other in front of him gave the charge a place to ricochet and build up energy as he drew in more mana. After just a few moments, it was already louder than the previous charge they barely heard. Before they could reasonably react however, Argel pointed his right hand above the vegetation he was hiding behind. The charge performed its final jump to his right hand as commanded, then arced directly forwards up into the air. The lightning came with an extremely loud shockwave this time, something unusual of most more refined and controlled lightning magic. The loud boom by itself probably causes enough distraction on its own, but the snow loosening from the top of the two story cliff will cause the more intended distraction. He had practiced with this magic quite a bit, but it was still nerve-wracking and deafening, even when he was the one casting it and was expecting it. With his ears still ringing slightly, Argel turned around to greet the approaching person, hoping the others would stay busy long enough. If this was the one with the intelligent sword, the one thing he planned on leaving with, it wouldn't do to walk away without using his own sword. He draws the large weapon from his back and readies himself if the person came running to the noise. Spending 100 Valor, Argel has unlocked Instant type mastery. Sonic Shock Instant ~ deals 2 damage to target player. Tap all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
Spellweaver's Interrupt: 9/10. Decent. Only qualm with it is the token feels a bit generic as a vanilla blue 1/1 wizard, but that is something that is only really alleviated with context. Weird that it also taps your creatures. If I'm reading it right, it can be used as a worse Bond of Discipline or "Shock target player. They can't attack you this turn, but only if it's turn 4 or they're a token spam deck." Also weird that Argel's thoughts are in third person, but oh well.
Argel's thunder shook the area. Snow fell from the cliff, snow fell from the trees. The archer was nearly thrown off her perch by the shockwave, only to be hit by a wave of snow, and knocked harmlessly to the ground. The swordsman is hit by several patches of snow falling from trees, and is incapacitated for a moment as he backs away, wiping the snow from his eyes. Turning around, Argel sees the fourth member walking up the hill. Black winter pants and boots are worn under steel greaves. A rusty chainmail vest pokes out from beneath a brown coat, whose sleeves are hidden by cold, grey armor that reaches to protect the wearer's hands. In their right hand is a long, broad, curved blade. A line of obsidian runs down the center of the blade, with the rest appearing to be made of marble. A gilded guard and a jade pommel marks this as likely to be the sword the blacksmith was referring to. In their other hand swirls red and black energies, which lash out towards Argel, causing the foliage he was hiding in to wither away. "Peekaboo."Xaja, Grounded Muscle Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Menace Whenever you lose life, ~ gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life lost. 4/3 |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Apr 1, 2022 23:37:26 GMT
Sonic Shock: 7/10. Weird that it also taps your creatures. If I'm reading it right, it can be used as a worse Bond of Discipline or "Shock target player. They can't attack you this turn, but only if it's turn 4 or they're a token spam deck." Also weird that Argel's thoughts are in third person, but oh well.
Argel's thunder shook the area. Snow fell from the cliff, snow fell from the trees. The archer was nearly thrown off her perch by the shockwave, only to be hit by a wave of snow, and knocked harmlessly to the ground. The swordsman is hit by several patches of snow falling from trees, and is incapacitated for a moment as he backs away, wiping the snow from his eyes. Turning around, Argel sees the fourth member walking up the hill. Black winter pants and boots are worn under steel greaves. A rusty chainmail vest pokes out from beneath a brown coat, whose sleeves are hidden by cold, grey armor that reaches to protect the wearer's hands. In their right hand is a long, broad, curved blade. A line of obsidian runs down the center of the blade, with the rest appearing to be made of marble. A gilded guard and a jade pommel marks this as likely to be the sword the blacksmith was referring to. In their other hand swirls red and black energies, which lash out towards Argel, causing the foliage he was hiding in to wither away. "Peekaboo."Xaja, Grounded Muscle Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Menace Whenever you lose life, ~ gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life lost. 4/3 Looking over his new target, he noticed the weapon in their hand. This had to be the one. The energies lash out from their other hand, Argel moving just out of the way just in time. With his cover gone, he had to get this over quickly, before the archer recovered. "Neat sword you got there. Where'd you get it from?"Argel pushes some energy into his sword hand and the length of the greatsword lights up as the bright blue electric energy runs along the edge of the blade. He hoped to have this show of force be intimidating, but chances are it was simply going to cause more conflict. He had to be sure this was the sword he was looking for though, and if what he was told was true, its unlikely it would let them turn away from a challenge. Strike With Lightning Instant Target creature gets +1/+0 and double strike until end of turn. Draw a card.
Xaja, Grounded Muscle: 9/10. Love this. It does interact weird with the opponent having first strikers, promoting blocking in that case, but thats a fairly niche situation and a fairly inconsequential result on the play pattern I feel. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 2, 2022 4:44:54 GMT
Looking over his new target, he noticed the weapon in their hand. This had to be the one. The energies lash out from their other hand, Argel moving just out of the way just in time. With his cover gone, he had to get this over quickly, before the archer recovered. "Neat sword you got there. Where'd you get it from?"Argel pushes some energy into his sword hand and the length of the greatsword lights up as the bright blue electric energy runs along the edge of the blade. He hoped to have this show of force be intimidating, but chances are it was simply going to cause more conflict. He had to be sure this was the sword he was looking for though, and if what he was told was true, its unlikely it would let them turn away from a challenge. Strike With Lightning Instant
Target creature gets +1/+0 and double strike until end of turn. Draw a card.
Xaja, Grounded Muscle: 9/10. Love this. It does interact weird with the opponent having first strikers, promoting blocking in that case, but thats a fairly niche situation and a fairly inconsequential result on the play pattern I feel. Probably costed correctly, but this is not a blue effect at all. I gather we ain't tellin' him yet?His smug aura mocks me. I like it. Make him work for it.The thief chuckles as they continue walking toward Argel. "Wouldn't you like to know?" They raise their sword arm, and slam the blade into the ground. A pillar of stone shoots out from the ground at an angle, aimed directly towards Argel. They pull the sword from the earth, but it looks no duller. "Someone send ya to check in on it?"Lithomancer's Spike Sorcery Target land you control gains " : This land deals 4 damage to any target." until end of turn.
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Post by dragonspit999 on Apr 2, 2022 6:35:01 GMT
Strike with Lightning: 6/10. Probably costed correctly, but this is not a blue effect at all. I gather we ain't tellin' him yet?His smug aura mocks me. I like it. Make him work for it.The thief chuckles as they continue walking toward Argel. "Wouldn't you like to know?" They raise their sword arm, and slam the blade into the ground. A pillar of stone shoots out from the ground at an angle, aimed directly towards Argel. They pull the sword from the earth, but it looks no duller. "Someone send ya to check in on it?"Lithomancer's Spike Sorcery Target land you control gains " : This land deals 4 damage to any target." until end of turn.
Idea being to just kill the creature with double strike without engaging in combat. Argel readies himself mentally when he sees the sword raise, ready to dodge out of the way, but seeing the stone shoot from the ground caught him slightly off-guard. Argel leaps into the air, far faster than should be normal, and small remnants of swirling wind reside where his feet were. He wasn't quite fast enough to take offensive advantage of it though, and ends up a few feet further away instead of closer. "Everyone's heard of the fancy pants bandit with the sword thats far too fancy for him. I'm just here to relieve you of it."Argel, having put spacing in between them, tries to go on the offense before more rocks come at him. Swinging his electrified sword in a wide arc in front of him, its as if the electric leaves a trail that hangs in the air, seemingly indefinitely. The more pressing matter, however, is the forceful blast of air that is sent flying towards the thief with an effort to knock him off balance and give an opening. Elusive Training Instant Return target creature you control to its owner’s hand. If it had any level counters on it, you may put a level counter on a creature you control.
Lithomancer's Spike: 8/10. Secretly a 3 mana card, secretly a kinda-instant. Weird, but I do like it. For what its worth, at rare, you could probably push this to MV 1, 2 mana on paper, but thats only if you really wanted to push it. |
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Post by Popcornia on Apr 2, 2022 15:55:44 GMT
Infusion of Vigor: 8/10. So, there are relatively few activated abilities that I would actually have an issue with this copying, but most of them are planeswalker ults, which should not be copied for 1 mana, and I believe count as activating abilities. Yenna leads Arandu down the main road, which, after getting into town proper, is surrounded on either side by two- to three-story houses, and streets far narrower than the main road branching off in either direction. A market square can be seen up ahead. "Oh, I'd be happy to tell you about this world. Not sure it'll boost confidence in trying to have a peaceful, out-of-the-way life, though. First thing to know about this world for a planeswalker like yourself: there's a lot of you here, and they tend to get into fights. There's a battlefield not far from here, though that one's a bit unusual. I heard some town along the coast got blown up or something a couple weeks back. The price of fish went way up after that, but, what can you do? Oh, and that big weird sky tower the other day, or whatever that was. Honestly, almost missed that one entirely. Anyway, weird stuff happens all the time, but we just keep chuggin' along. Plus, we're lucky enough that it rarely happens near here."
Architect of Originality Creature - Human Artificer Spells, abilities, and permanents can't be copied. 1/3 "Can't anyone make something original for once?"
Agent of Moderation Creature - Human Cleric Players can’t cast more than one spell each turn unless they pay an additional to cast each spell beyond the first. Whenever a player casts a spell, they may draw a card. [2/2] - Since we can't copy anything, lets stew on our own spells for a while.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 2, 2022 17:52:05 GMT
Arandu is listening, though he seems a bit concerned by the amount of activity, especially violent, that seems to occur on this plane. Yenna's almost nonchalant perspective seems to puzzle him, even if she and her neighbors have managed to avoid the worst of it. "I will keep that in mind, though if you're not bothered by it, I am somewhat relieved. The events you're describing do sound rather frightening without knowing more."Meanwhile, Arandu has been observing the buildings as they pass, notably looking to towards the top of them to see how far they went. After a bit of this, he looked back to Yenna. "If I may ask, which of these belongs to your family?"
Agent of Moderation Creature - Human Cleric Players can’t cast more than one spell each turn unless they pay an additional to cast each spell beyond the first. Whenever a player casts a spell, they may draw a card. [2/2] - Since we can't copy anything, lets stew on our own spells for a while.
Architect of Originality: Dranith Magistrate but for copies. Fine. 7/10 Like, this is probably fine, it just seems like a lot of card draw for 2 mana. "Oh, don't get me wrong, they are very frightening. But, y'know..." she sighs deeply. "The Goddess tests us all in some way or another." Going into the market square, many tents are setup selling various wares, and the buildings on the edge have various signs denoting what's sold inside. Yenna points to one such building, a skinny but three-story house, marked as a blacksmith. "Just up here. We're blacksmiths, so the forge is sure to be warmer than it is out here." Yenna opens the door and invites Arandu in. Inside is a wooden half of the room on the right, dressed up as a storefront: small crates of common metal product are available before a counter, behind which is an older man: balding, but still fit, with a grey mustache. The man wears a heavy tunic, swapping currency with customers dressed in winter coats and cloaks. The left half of the room has a stone floor and walls, and is evidently the forge, outfitted with worktables, an anvil, and a hearth with smoldering embers. Stairs behind the counter ascend to the second floor, and a door behind the counter goes to some room to the right. Gemcutter Adept Creature - Human Artificer Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a Treasure token. 2/3 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 2, 2022 18:16:49 GMT
Argel readies himself mentally when he sees the sword raise, ready to dodge out of the way, but seeing the stone shoot from the ground caught him slightly off-guard. Argel leaps into the air, far faster than should be normal, and small remnants of swirling wind reside where his feet were. He wasn't quite fast enough to take offensive advantage of it though, and ends up a few feet further away instead of closer. "Everyone's heard of the fancy pants bandit with the sword thats far too fancy for him. I'm just here to relieve you of it."Argel, having put spacing in between them, tries to go on the offense before more rocks come at him. Swinging his electrified sword in a wide arc in front of him, its as if the electric leaves a trail that hangs in the air, seemingly indefinitely. The more pressing matter, however, is the forceful blast of air that is sent flying towards the thief with an effort to knock him off balance and give an opening. Elusive Training Instant Return target creature you control to its owner’s hand. If it had any level counters on it, you may put a level counter on a creature you control.
Lithomancer's Spike: 8/10. Secretly a 3 mana card, secretly a kinda-instant. Weird, but I do like it. For what its worth, at rare, you could probably push this to MV 1, 2 mana on paper, but thats only if you really wanted to push it. Ooo. I think since this can only target a creature and only a creature you control this could cost 1. Xaja looks confused at the trail, having not seen the trick before, but is quickly distracted by the blast of air. They fortify their footing, trying to withstand the blast, but are forced back. Ah, a comedian! Not very funny, though, is he?
Behind Argel, the other swordsman has finished removing the snow from his eyes, and is watching for an opportunity to jump in. Similarly, the archer has pulled herself out from underneath the snowbank, though has yet to prepare an arrow. "Right then. Good luck with that."Unifying Fortification Sorcery Choose a creature you control. For each type of counter among permanents you control, you may put a counter of that type on that creature. Draw a card. |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Apr 5, 2022 6:35:10 GMT
Elusive Training: 8/10. Ooo. I think since this can only target a creature and only a creature you control this could cost 1. Xaja looks confused at the trail, having not seen the trick before, but is quickly distracted by the blast of air. They fortify their footing, trying to withstand the blast, but are forced back. Ah, a comedian! Not very funny, though, is he?
Behind Argel, the other swordsman has finished removing the snow from his eyes, and is watching for an opportunity to jump in. Similarly, the archer has pulled herself out from underneath the snowbank, though has yet to prepare an arrow. "Right then. Good luck with that."Unifying Fortification Sorcery Choose a creature you control. For each type of counter among permanents you control, you may put a counter of that type on that creature. Draw a card. Argel could hear the ones behind him moving about, but his attention had to be focused on the one in front of him. The way I figure, this sword-wielding thief could have new tricks. If they do, it'd be better to get them out while I'm ready for them. Either way, they definitely seem the type to be provoked into attacking and leaving themselves open."Oh, come on. You got better tricks than throwing pebbles, right? Show me what you got!" Holding his sword aside, his other hand motions a universally understood sign. Come get me.He much preferred to be aggressive, but there was a time and place for defense. Argel stood in a stance he was taught long ago, one which allowed him access to many different techniques to counteract an opponent's attacks. Legs slightly spread and low to the ground, he was ready to dodge if another rock was thrown but was low enough to the ground to hold his ground if he was pushed. He was also ready to use the wind magic trick he used before to leap towards the thief this time, given an opportunity. Defense Tutor Creature - Dragon Advisor Whenever a creature you control levels up, it gains hexproof until end of turn. 2/3
Unifying Fortification: 8/10. Seems a bit weird to have a creature able to get all kinds of counters, including those just used to mark stuff or counters it can't utilize like charge counters, but I don't think its problematic. Seems a good rate with cantrip attached. Probably shines the best in a context with keyword counters.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 5, 2022 23:10:59 GMT
Ok, so he can be moved. Which means I can get him on uneven footing. This fight will be over shortly after that.Argel could hear the ones behind him moving about, but his attention had to be focused on the one in front of him. The way I figure, this sword-wielding thief could have new tricks. If they do, it'd be better to get them out while I'm ready for them. Either way, they definitely seem the type to be provoked into attacking and leaving themselves open."Oh, come on. You got better tricks than throwing pebbles, right? Show me what you got!" Holding his sword aside, his other hand motions a universally understood sign. Come get me.He much preferred to be aggressive, but there was a time and place for defense. Argel stood in a stance he was taught long ago, one which allowed him access to many different techniques to counteract an opponent's attacks. Legs slightly spread and low to the ground, he was ready to dodge if another rock was thrown but was low enough to the ground to hold his ground if he was pushed. He was also ready to use the wind magic trick he used before to leap towards the thief this time, given an opportunity. Defense Tutor Creature - Dragon Advisor Whenever a creature you control levels up, it gains hexproof until end of turn. 2/3
Unifying Fortification: 8/10. Seems a bit weird to have a creature able to get all kinds of counters, including those just used to mark stuff or counters it can't utilize like charge counters, but I don't think its problematic. Seems a good rate with cantrip attached. Probably shines the best in a context with keyword counters. I like the card, I like what it does, but any card with "Tutor" in the name should tutor for something. Are we gonna just play into this?
Let us see what he does when he is prepared.Selem next sends a message to Argel, finally letting his presence be known, mysterious as it may be: Do well now, and you may be rewarded in time.While the message is received, the warrior analyzes Argel's stance, looking for a way in. After the message is done, they give up, and point their blade toward the dragonborn, head tilted so as to look down the length of the blade at their target. "Funny enough, I do have better tricks. You better hope you understand what you're askin' for!"Xaja charges towards Argel, with the intent to lunge and stab with such force they may as well be throwing the sword at him. The rogue and the archer stand back, unwilling to be involved in the aftermath of the attack. Selem, Gemcut Stoneblade
Legendary Planeswalker - Selem Equipment  Equip At the beginning of your end step, put a level counter on equipped creature.  : Until your next upkeep, equipped creature gets +1/+1 and gains ward .  : Draw two cards, then discard a card. If equipped creature has four or more level counters on it, draw two cards instead.  : Gain an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, put a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control and a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control."  |
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Post by Popcornia on Apr 7, 2022 14:26:42 GMT
Agent of Moderation: 7/10. Like, this is probably fine, it just seems like a lot of card draw for 2 mana. "Oh, don't get me wrong, they are very frightening. But, y'know..." she sighs deeply. "The Goddess tests us all in some way or another." Going into the market square, many tents are setup selling various wares, and the buildings on the edge have various signs denoting what's sold inside. Yenna points to one such building, a skinny but three-story house, marked as a blacksmith. "Just up here. We're blacksmiths, so the forge is sure to be warmer than it is out here." Yenna opens the door and invites Arandu in. Inside is a wooden half of the room on the right, dressed up as a storefront: small crates of common metal product are available before a counter, behind which is an older man: balding, but still fit, with a grey mustache. The man wears a heavy tunic, swapping currency with customers dressed in winter coats and cloaks. The left half of the room has a stone floor and walls, and is evidently the forge, outfitted with worktables, an anvil, and a hearth with smoldering embers. Stairs behind the counter ascend to the second floor, and a door behind the counter goes to some room to the right. Gemcutter Adept Creature - Human Artificer Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a Treasure token. 2/3
In contrast to the outside, Arandu looks less around the interior of Yenna's home, noting the presence of the workspace that took up the other half of the room, before focusing his attention back to Yenna.
"I don't disagree, this is certainly more comfortable than standing outside," he said, the edge of lips pointing up in a faint, amused, smile. Biopolymer Infusion Instant You gain 3 life. Draw a card. Create a Canister token. (It’s an artifact with “T, Sacrifice this artifact: Untap target permanent. Activate only during your turn.”)
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 10, 2022 17:40:14 GMT
Arandu continues to observe the village as they pass through, although he seems somewhat impressed by the height of some of the buildings. He is quick to enter the one Yenna indicates as her own, however. Though he is somewhat sheltered from the elements, he was not quick to deny an offering of hearth and hospitality.
In contrast to the outside, Arandu looks less around the interior of Yenna's home, noting the presence of the workspace that took up the other half of the room, before focusing his attention back to Yenna.
"I don't disagree, this is certainly more comfortable than standing outside," he said, the edge of lips pointing up in a faint, amused, smile. Biopolymer Infusion Instant You gain 3 life. Draw a card. Create a Canister token. (It’s an artifact with “T, Sacrifice this artifact: Untap target permanent. Activate only during your turn.”)
Gemcutter Adept: Good. 8/10. I like the acceleration of this fueling more spells to get more of it. Adding a Cannister token for 1 to Revitalize is cool. Yenna looks to the embers in the forge's hearth. "Guess the fire kinda died while I was out." She removes her cloak, hanging it on a hook in the workshop before walking over to the hearth and feeding it dry logs, poking and prodding at the embers until they light again, properly heating the room. Once the fire's going, she turns back to Arandu. "You were doing a lot of looking around at the buildings. Are they that different from the ones on your plane?"Expert Duplicator Creature - Human Artificer If you would create one or more token artifacts, create that many plus one instead. 1/3 |
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Post by foureyesisafish on Apr 15, 2022 23:56:45 GMT
Guest System
As Atlani makes her way from town to town with her new cat in tow, she makes her way past a statue of an athletic woman seemingly resting, cloth running down off her shoulders and around her waist and legs to form an outfit that, despite its enormous size, seemed hand-crafted. The sculpture's small podium surrounded by a sea of grass and ivy vines that formed the prairie Atlani was going through. Not sensing anything unusual, Atlani moved to leave... before hearing a loud grinding sound, as if the statue had gotten up. A booming voice echoed from behind her. "Oh, hello there!" Dust-Bound Wanderer Artifact Creature - Sculpture Whenever Dust-Bound Wanderer attacks, sculpt it. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it, or remove a counter from it to draw a card.)
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 16, 2022 4:35:30 GMT
Guest System
As Atlani makes her way from town to town with her new cat in tow, she makes her way past a statue of an athletic woman seemingly resting, cloth running down off her shoulders and around her waist and legs to form an outfit that, despite its enormous size, seemed hand-crafted. The sculpture's small podium surrounded by a sea of grass and ivy vines that formed the prairie Atlani was going through. Not sensing anything unusual, Atlani moved to leave... before hearing a loud grinding sound, as if the statue had gotten up. A booming voice echoed from behind her. "Oh, hello there!" Dust-Bound Wanderer Artifact Creature - Sculpture Whenever Dust-Bound Wanderer attacks, sculpt it. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it, or remove a counter from it to draw a card.)
---------------------------------------- "The nobles and aristocrats take us for tools, weapons for their wars, decorations for their gardens. I will follow their word no longer."2/3 I think the closest point of comparison is Ordeal of Thassa which I would say makes this too good due to its versatility and not making you sacrifice it. Atlani whips around at the grinding, only relaxing somewhat at the nonthreatening tone. The cat turns around more slowly and looks on with a blank stare. Oh good, another animated object. How much trouble will this one be?
Atlani responds in a tone that is neither threatening nor friendly. "Hello to you as well. Apologies if I've disturbed anything, but you haven't happened to see anyone else taking this path, have you?" March Inquisitor
Creature - Human Knight Raid -- When ~ ETB, if you attacked this turn, draw a card. Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on ~. 2/2 |
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Post by foureyesisafish on Apr 26, 2022 14:07:55 GMT
Guest System
As Atlani makes her way from town to town with her new cat in tow, she makes her way past a statue of an athletic woman seemingly resting, cloth running down off her shoulders and around her waist and legs to form an outfit that, despite its enormous size, seemed hand-crafted. The sculpture's small podium surrounded by a sea of grass and ivy vines that formed the prairie Atlani was going through. Not sensing anything unusual, Atlani moved to leave... before hearing a loud grinding sound, as if the statue had gotten up. A booming voice echoed from behind her. "Oh, hello there!" Dust-Bound Wanderer Artifact Creature - Sculpture Whenever Dust-Bound Wanderer attacks, sculpt it. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it, or remove a counter from it to draw a card.)
---------------------------------------- "The nobles and aristocrats take us for tools, weapons for their wars, decorations for their gardens. I will follow their word no longer."2/3 I think the closest point of comparison is Ordeal of Thassa which I would say makes this too good due to its versatility and not making you sacrifice it. Atlani whips around at the grinding, only relaxing somewhat at the nonthreatening tone. The cat turns around more slowly and looks on with a blank stare. Oh good, another animated object. How much trouble will this one be?
Atlani responds in a tone that is neither threatening nor friendly. "Hello to you as well. Apologies if I've disturbed anything, but you haven't happened to see anyone else taking this path, have you?" March Inquisitor
Creature - Human Knight Raid -- When ~ ETB, if you attacked this turn, draw a card. Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on ~. 2/2 is either overcosted or undertuned I think. The cantrip part seems fine, but the second ability I'm pretty sure could safely trigger on any draw. 7/10The living statue smiled, her marble surface flexing like it was smooth skin, save for the slight blocky-ness of her construction. "No, you're fine, just taking a nap. Haven't seen anyone walk this way unfortunately." She rolls her shoulders back, a cracking noise being audible. "Ah, that felt good. Nothing like a morning stretch to get you going, right?" Now that the statue was moving, Atlani could tell that she carried herself like an athlete, seeming quite nimble despite her towering height. Warm-Up  Instant Scry 1. Sculpt target permanent you control. (Put a +1/+1, loyalty, or charge counter on it, or remove a counter from it to draw a card.)
---------------------------------------- Artists around Candezza start their day by working on scraps of larger works, hoping to prepare their bodies and minds for the day of work ahead.Note: Sculpt has a permanent-type-hack thing going on like sunburst. +1/+1 is creatures, loyalty is planeswalkers, and charge is everything else. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Apr 26, 2022 15:30:26 GMT
March Inquisitor is either overcosted or undertuned I think. The cantrip part seems fine, but the second ability I'm pretty sure could safely trigger on any draw. 7/10The living statue smiled, her marble surface flexing like it was smooth skin, save for the slight blocky-ness of her construction. "No, you're fine, just taking a nap. Haven't seen anyone walk this way unfortunately." She rolls her shoulders back, a cracking noise being audible. "Ah, that felt good. Nothing like a morning stretch to get you going, right?" Now that the statue was moving, Atlani could tell that she carried herself like an athlete, seeming quite nimble despite her towering height. Warm-Up Instant Scry 1. Sculpt target permanent you control. (Put a +1/+1, loyalty, or charge counter on it, or remove a counter from it to draw a card.)
---------------------------------------- Artists around Candezza start their day by working on scraps of larger works, hoping to prepare their bodies and minds for the day of work ahead.Note: Sculpt has a permanent-type-hack thing going on like sunburst. +1/+1 is creatures, loyalty is planeswalkers, and charge is everything else. Opt but it’s sculpt is something I can get behind. The note makes stuff like this technically abusable in cases of like “for each type of counter on something” by putting loyalty and charge counters on creatures but that’s such an edge case it’s nbd. “A shame.” A statue in surprisingly good shape could be useful. I wonder now if my tongue is sharp enough to persuade stone.“I suppose. What brings you out here? Hardly an audience to admire you properly between towns as you are.” Conceit’s Mirror Artifact - Equipment : Attach ~ to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery. : Put a charge counter on ~. Equipped creature gets +1/-1 for each charge counter on ~. When equipped creature dies, remove all charge counters from ~. |
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Post by mrlozano on May 1, 2022 21:16:48 GMT
A big black cat with a longsword in his back approaches Atlani. "Good meowrning meowstress! Meow brother told meow about you. He said you were a really strong warrior. Meownd showing meow your skills?" Without further ado, the cat jumps towards the woman, the sword disspearing and turning into an oversized battleaxe. Even though the cat is on the aggresive, he shows no sings of ill will, and a playful smile adorns his face, as if it was all a friendly sparring.p Carefree Challenger Creature - Cat Warrior Spectacle  When ~ enters the battlefied, target creature you don't control gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If ~'s spectacle cost was paid, it gets -3/-3 until end of turn instead. 3/3
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 2, 2022 0:14:19 GMT
A big black cat with a longsword in his back approaches Atlani. "Good meowrning meowstress! Meow brother told meow about you. He said you were a really strong warrior. Meownd showing meow your skills?" Without further ado, the cat jumps towards the woman, the sword disspearing and turning into an oversized battleaxe. Even though the cat is on the aggresive, he shows no sings of ill will, and a playful smile adorns his face, as if it was all a friendly sparring.p Carefree Challenger Creature - Cat Warrior Spectacle When ~ enters the battlefied, target creature you don't control gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If ~'s spectacle cost was paid, it gets -3/-3 until end of turn instead. 3/3 The Spectacle cost is a bit high, and could probably just be "destroy target creature" re: Ravenous ChupacabraAtlani was not entirely prepared for combat at that moment, sword undrawn, and bow still hung on her shoulder, though her shield rested on her forearm. She threw the shield up to block the axe, giving the cat a good look at the wings inscribed into it. Should Doer have been to Tarkir before Sarkhan's revisions, he would surely recognize the Mardu Horde's insignia. Beyond that, Atlani responds to Doer's playful smile with her own. "I suppose I don't have too much choice in the matter, do I?" She draws her blade with the other hand and lazily tries to stab at Doer. Beneficence Guard Creature - Spirit Knight When ~ leaves the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is its power. 2/3 "If you can beat one of them, you can beat anyone." |
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