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Post by cajun on May 12, 2019 16:19:28 GMT
Rudara stands there for a moment, even the raging blizzard only forcing the slightest shiver from Rudara, before she turns to Mei, the slighest of scowls on her face. This loss was...disappointing. But only a fool would claim that they had lost everything.Stepping closer to the bleeding vampiress, a hand reaches out for the wound, a soft glow emanating from it as she works on the wound. She was silent, working her magic without difficulty, as if it weren't an issue to cure the wounded. It probably wasn't... "What is it Saia requires of you?" The question was sudden, blunt, and delivered with the force of a scolding mother wielding a forge hammer. The look on Rudara's face matched the intent. She did not have time for further games.
Which, at this point, I'd rather not try.
If you mean why she's decided she owns me now, I'm in the dark as you. She jumped me at home, I tried to shake her, she followed.
You're going to want to watch your back now more than ever. That woman holds a grudge like you would not believe.Trail of Misery   Instant  Change the text of target instant or survey sorcery spell or ability by changing all instances of "gain" with "lose."
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Post by Popcornia on May 12, 2019 18:48:04 GMT
cajun Rudara simply stared into the vampire's face, her expression unchanging. She didn't stop herself from healing the vampire however, and soon the flesh had knit itself back together. "Good. You seem to understand what's happening here. That's more than I can say for most." Rudara's hand retreats, clasping it's pair as the goddess looked down on the one partly responsible for this. Rudara now had an enemy. "That leaves us with a conundrum. If you fail to take my memory, Saia will act accordingly, against both of us. If I permit you to take my memory, Saia will likely expect I have left something behind to remind myself of these events, and the results will be the same." She turned to face Leia, her face neutral now, impassive, uninterested...collected. "But I've spoken enough about what I would do. Tell me, what are you going to do?"
{Response Card - Mindguard}Mindguard -  Instant Spells and permanents you control have hexproof until end of turn.
Trail of Misery: Change text cards usually are no goes for me, but this one actually has obvious impact, which is better than most. 6/10
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Post by cajun on May 12, 2019 21:25:49 GMT
I look at the creature, contemplative for a moment, before saying, "I am unfamiliar with this creature, but I can recognize the similarities. The one that we saw on New Phyrexia... it was not what I would have considered compleat, but looking at this creature I find myself wondering. Still..." I pause, meeting Rehysia's gaze as I ask, "You are certain that the one we saw was neither manufactured in that form, nor actively compleated? That it was instead a natural transformation induced through mere exposure to the oil?"
"If you really were that 'knight' that finished Zamei, you probably know Skalor's got far worse things than this little guy."Towering Silian    Artifact Creature - Mutant Vigilance, reach, trample, hexproof At the beginning of each upkeep, choose vigilance, reach, trample, or hexproof. All other creatures you control gain the chosen ability until end of turn. Perfection Log, Day 17 - A flawless combination of sinew and circuitry, constantly adapting for the protection of its own. Fascinating.7/5"Thankfully Skalor on the whole hasn't figured out portal tech yet, but not for lack of trying." She sighs. "Fese, until we've got this thing sorted, tell Pidge to slow that as much as she can. I don't care how low the risk, Phyrexia and planar portals isn't a game I'm going to entertain."
Blueprint of Evolution - birthing pod what have they done to you not a huge fan of this making a mess of token sizes, makes the board a bit of a mess to read. 7/10 |
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Post by cajun on May 12, 2019 21:41:03 GMT
cajun Rudara simply stared into the vampire's face, her expression unchanging. She didn't stop herself from healing the vampire however, and soon the flesh had knit itself back together. "Good. You seem to understand what's happening here. That's more than I can say for most." Rudara's hand retreats, clasping it's pair as the goddess looked down on the one partly responsible for this. Rudara now had an enemy. "That leaves us with a conundrum. If you fail to take my memory, Saia will act accordingly, against both of us. If I permit you to take my memory, Saia will likely expect I have left something behind to remind myself of these events, and the results will be the same." She turned to face Leia, her face neutral now, impassive, uninterested...collected. "But I've spoken enough about what I would do. Tell me, what are you going to do?" The vampire quietly shakes her head. I don't know, she finally says. I've stuck with her because I wouldn't last a week working against her.She unsteadily pulls herself up. So looks like my options from bad to worse are run like hell, try to outwit a god, or try to fight her. I've not had the best track record at any of those things.Tavathi's Presence  Enchantment Your opponents and permanents your opponents control with hexproof can be the targets of spells and abilities you control as though they didn’t have hexproof. Whenever an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls with hexproof becomes the target of a spell you control, scry 1.
Mindguard - Permanents side of this is fine, spell side doesn't work (and unlike say phasing spells, can't work cause it'd make hexproof creatures also uncounterable and such) 7/10 |
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 12, 2019 21:51:49 GMT
// Sevid gives a confused look to the explanation of 'Thrice-Empty' but doesn't push any further"I can confirm I haven't had a glass witch or wizard pass through, yes," she nods. "And I suspect you can do far better than what I can do mundanely, my work's all in maps and muffins.""So, did you come out to the Arena just for the muffin, or do you have further plans?"Uncertain Look  Instant  Exile target permanent you control, then return it to the battlefield. Scry 1.
Glittering Veil - the sparkles continue. 8/10
I sipped the last of my coffee, savoring the taste.
"Maybe find myself an apprentice. Like I said, my techniques aren't exactly multiplanarly known."Gossamer Mirrors - Artifact  Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield from exile or a spell is cast from exile, you may pay . If you do, draw a card. Uncertain Look is a nice, solid design. Nothing innovative, but cards don't have to be. 9/10 |
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Post by blueseclipse on May 13, 2019 0:32:01 GMT
"We don't have much of anything, Vasq. I'm not sure I could even tell you a difference between exposure and active compleation? Mirrodin had reports of oil, weird mutations to the metallic creatures that came into contact with it, vedalken doing experiments with it, and then the whole plane is at war in a matter of months, and New Phyrexia not much later."
"If you really were that 'knight' that finished Zamei, you probably know Skalor's got far worse things than this little guy."Towering Silian Artifact Creature - Mutant Vigilance, reach, trample, hexproof At the beginning of each upkeep, choose vigilance, reach, trample, or hexproof. All other creatures you control gain the chosen ability until end of turn. Perfection Log, Day 17 - A flawless combination of sinew and circuitry, constantly adapting for the protection of its own. Fascinating.7/5"Thankfully Skalor on the whole hasn't figured out portal tech yet, but not for lack of trying." She sighs. "Fese, until we've got this thing sorted, tell Pidge to slow that as much as she can. I don't care how low the risk, Phyrexia and planar portals isn't a game I'm going to entertain."
Blueprint of Evolution - birthing pod what have they done to you not a huge fan of this making a mess of token sizes, makes the board a bit of a mess to read. 7/10  , or maybe  would've worked better. I like it other than that, though. 9/10I consider for a moment the woman's response. "I can understand your concern - compleation, normally, is a process that was used to alleviate the damaging effects of the oil on organic beings by converting more of the necessary portions of their body to mechanical construction. It is not impossible that others experimenting with the oil may have found a way to compleat subjects affected by it - particularly if those subjects already had mechanical components merged with their flesh." I pause, before saying, "You seem to have at least a general plan for how to proceed in this circumstance, Rehysia. What assistance can I provide?"Phyrexian Plaguedrinker Artifact Creature - Horror Whenever Phyrexian Plaguedrinker attacks a player with one or more poison counters, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Whenever Phyrexian Plaguedrinker deals combat damage to a player, remove a poison counter from that player. 2/2 |
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Post by Popcornia on May 13, 2019 1:00:07 GMT
Rudara muses for a moment, her face stern, before her signature smirk, which is to say, an incredibly small one, graced her face. "I find, there is always a third option. It's a matter of whether you know it exists or not." Rudara turned back towards the vampire, with a hand extended out. "You are bound between two forces that seek to destroy each other. One has done you irreparable harm. The other has graced you with their aid. You need not find yourself bound to the one that would seek us both destroyed." "Join me, Mei Liva. In secret, even to me. Erase my mind of these events, and return to her with news you have infiltrated my order. When the deed is done, and the last frozen breath has been drawn from her cold, soulless, corpse, you will be immortalized as one of my eternal champions." {Response Card - Bare Aid} Bare Aid - Enchantment - Play with your hand revealed. Whenever a permanent or spell you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you gain 2 life.
Tavathi's Presence: Seems like a decent hybrid card, although I have a hard time seeing this in monoblack. Interesting idea though. 6/10 |
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 2:43:04 GMT
(re: hybrid Kaya, Bane of the Dead for the hexproof dodge, and every color gets scry 1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) Rudara muses for a moment, her face stern, before her signature smirk, which is to say, an incredibly small one, graced her face. "I find, there is always a third option. It's a matter of whether you know it exists or not." Rudara turned back towards the vampire, with a hand extended out. "You are bound between two forces that seek to destroy each other. One has done you irreparable harm. The other has graced you with their aid. You need not find yourself bound to the one that would seek us both destroyed." "Join me, Mei Liva. In secret, even to me. Erase my mind of these events, and return to her with news you have infiltrated my order. When the deed is done, and the last frozen breath has been drawn from her cold, soulless, corpse, you will be immortalized as one of my eternal champions." The vampire instantly recoiled at the offer. Listen to my voice.
If I do this and fail, death will be a mercy. Her stance widened as she uneasily pulled up her sword. If you don't remember, I'll be trying to outwit a god and fight her at the same time.
If you want to remember, walk away. If you want to forget, act disappointed.Third Option Instant Choose one — • Return target creature to its owner's hand. • Target player sacrifices a creature. • Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains hexproof and deathtouch until end of turn. "You could run. You could die. Or, you could fight."
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Post by Popcornia on May 13, 2019 3:00:40 GMT
cajun Rudara, for her part, gave an appreciable frown at Mei, quickly procuring her iron staff and pointing the end towards the vampire. "After everything I do for you, you spurn me now. You disappoint me, greatly." {Response Card - Dubious Opposition} 
Third Option: I like the flavor of this card, and it's also the only time I'll let you get away with using Rudara as the flavor text. Fits the price of a utility card, since most of those cost 2 cmc for their effect, it's good. 10/10
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 3:16:52 GMT
Rudara, for her part, gave an appreciable frown at Mei, quickly procuring her iron staff and pointing the end towards the vampire. "After everything I do for you, you spurn me now. You disappoint me, greatly." The vampire vanished into a puff of smoke, which whipped around the goddess. For just a moment, she rematerialized in midair, a hand reaching out to pull a strand of pure silver from the massive mind. Everything she had learned in the past few moments vanished, and then, the vampire vanished with them. Mindrip Sorcery  Target player discards their hand. You may cast a card discarded this way without paying its mana cost. "What you don't know can hurt you, and is probably actively trying to."
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Post by Popcornia on May 13, 2019 3:57:14 GMT
cajun...Ah, that was interesting. She seemed to have lost track of time for a moment. Rudara's thoughts generally kept her active enough to remain lucid, but she seemed to have skipped a few moments. That void in her thoughts was...intriguing. But where was she before...? Ah, yes. Perhaps she might encounter another of those 'planeswalkers;. They had a habit of making for interesting encounters...
Mindrip: Jace's Mindseeker and Memory Plunder say hi. 8/10
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 4:07:52 GMT
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 13, 2019 5:30:14 GMT
"I'm not sure you'd pick up on her being a glassweaver - it's really rare, and the initial manifestations aren't all that overt. Windows don't break when they should, a knack for making pottery, that kind of thing. In other words... I'd like to meet with her."Glassweaver's Knack -  Instant Until the end of turn, target creature has "  : Destroy target artifact." Unmagical Girl doesn't seem very unmagical to me. In fact, slow-blinking nearly anything seems pretty magic. So I'll take that as some irony. 9/10
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 6:01:17 GMT
"I'm not sure you'd pick up on her being a glassweaver - it's really rare, and the initial manifestations aren't all that overt. Windows don't break when they should, a knack for making pottery, that kind of thing. In other words... I'd like to meet with her."
A young girl with a spear walks into the bakery. She hesitates slightly at the sight of Mattol.Karina, the Student Legendary Creature - Human Whenever you activate an ability of another permanent, if it isn't a mana ability, Karina, the Student gains that ability until end of turn. "I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try my best!"2/1Call for Aid: Freed from the Real to blow up every artifact ever. they know what they did.
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 6:15:33 GMT
I consider for a moment the woman's response. "I can understand your concern - compleation, normally, is a process that was used to alleviate the damaging effects of the oil on organic beings by converting more of the necessary portions of their body to mechanical construction. It is not impossible that others experimenting with the oil may have found a way to compleat subjects affected by it - particularly if those subjects already had mechanical components merged with their flesh." I pause, before saying, "You seem to have at least a general plan for how to proceed in this circumstance, Rehysia. What assistance can I provide?"Remove all counters from target player. Discharge deals damage to any target equal to the number of counters removed this way.
i wanted to give this thing infect so bad blarg, have a leeches that hates on energy counters also Phyrexian Plaguedrinker - hrm. effectively 3/4 for 3 if you get it infect, nonbo creature if you can't. eh. 7/10 |
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 13, 2019 7:43:18 GMT
"Hmm, don't think I've seen anything like that, but I can have her come over. Won't hurt to try."// Sevid steps aside to call Karina. A Xirix zips by to another table, perhaps slightly slower than before?
A young girl with a spear walks into the bakery. She hesitates slightly at the sight of Mattol.Karina, the Student Legendary Creature - Human Whenever you activate an ability of another permanent, if it isn't a mana ability, Karina, the Student gains that ability until end of turn. "I don't know if I can do it, but I'll try my best!"2/1Call for Aid: Freed from the Real to blow up every artifact ever. they know what they did.
Glassweaver's Knack - Banisher's Knacking Shatter's not bad... but Smelt's a thing. might poke a scry 1 on this? 8/10
"Don't worry - I don't bite. I just wanted to test if you've got any talent for my kind of magic."
I reached into the air and plucked out a hair-thin piece of glass the size of her palm, and extended it to her.
"This is Ptulan glass - it looks delicate, but it really isn't. A piece like that could survive a mountain falling on it without cracking. A glassweaver, on the other hand, could snap it with their bare hands. Feel free to have Sevid give it a go before you give it a try - and don't feel bad if you can't do it."
I gave her my friendliest smile - I could remember my own testing.Woven Glassplate - Artifact - Equipment Hexproof Equipped creature has "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn, counter that spell or ability." Equip Karina, the Student is a great combo-enabler. She could actually be mono-blue, since seems to be the color of "copy abilities"... but I'm glad to see the bleed into . 9/10--- Another set of memories briefly overtakes Karina - though calling them memories would be generous... |
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 15:37:28 GMT
I waved at the little girl.
"Don't worry - I don't bite. I just wanted to test if you've got any talent for my kind of magic."
I reached into the air and plucked out a hair-thin piece of glass the size of her palm, and extended it to her.
"This is Ptulan glass - it looks delicate, but it really isn't. A piece like that could survive a mountain falling on it without cracking. A glassweaver, on the other hand, could snap it with their bare hands. Feel free to have Sevid give it a go before you give it a try - and don't feel bad if you can't do it."
I gave her my friendliest smile - I could remember my own testing.
I watched him reach into the dust cloud around him, very aware of the motions, the swirl of mana, the creation of the glass. I didn't see any reason I couldn't do it.
I reach uneasily into the cloud and try to make that same motion, that same swirl. There's a glint in the cloud...// Karina's smile is gone and she stares at the floor, eyes wide"You're... I'm sorry," I squeak.Practicing Mage Creature - Human Wizard Prowess Spells you cast and nonmana abilities you activate cost less to cast or activate for each spell you've cast this turn and each nonmana ability you've activated this turn. This effect can't reduce the amount of mana a spell costs to cast or an ability costs to activate to less than one mana. 2/2
Seems the first one got countered... maybe the next attempt will go better? Woven Glassplate - hrm, playability i want this to cost 1 less somewhere, playing against it i very much don't want that, so i guess is balanced? 8/10 |
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 13, 2019 19:28:16 GMT
I smile at the stranger. "Okay! We don't have a lot of magic where I'm from, but I'd love to try."
I watched him reach into the dust cloud around him, very aware of the motions, the swirl of mana, the creation of the glass. I didn't see any reason I couldn't do it.
I reach uneasily into the cloud and try to make that same motion, that same swirl. There's a glint in the cloud...
// Karina's smile is gone and she stares at the floor, eyes wide"You're... I'm sorry," I squeak.Practicing Mage Creature - Human Wizard Prowess Spells you cast and nonmana abilities you activate cost less to cast or activate for each spell you've cast this turn and each nonmana ability you've activated this turn. This effect can't reduce the amount of mana a spell costs to cast or an ability costs to activate to less than one mana. 2/2
Seems the first one got countered... maybe the next attempt will go better? Woven Glassplate - hrm, playability i want this to cost 1 less somewhere, playing against it i very much don't want that, so i guess is balanced? 8/10
"I meant for you to try to snap the glass, but I guess trying to blind-shape some glass under my control is another way to go about it. No need to feel bad - you just took a shot at something that's very difficult."I walked over to her and handed her the glass. "You can try again whenever you're ready."Persistence's Reward - Artifact - Whenever you cast a spell, put a charge counter on Persistence's Reward. Remove two charge counters from Persistence's Reward: Target spell or ability cannot be countered this turn. Practicing Mage is Storm: The Card, and I'm not sure I feel about that. Especially since you can combo it with a shuko to remove all non-generic costs from abilities and spells you activate. If  -cost abilities didn't exist, this guy would be fine, but they do, so... 6/10 |
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Post by cajun on May 13, 2019 20:10:38 GMT
I blinked a little. Did she just... That's a good sign. I covered up my surprise with a chuckle.
"I meant for you to try to snap the glass, but I guess trying to blind-shape some glass under my control is another way to go about it. No need to feel bad - you just took a shot at something that's very difficult."I walked over to her and handed her the glass. "You can try again whenever you're ready."  Instant ( can be paid with either or by removing a loyalty counter from a white planeswalker you control.)Target permanent gains indestructible until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be done to it this turn. If this spell was sparked, exile it. You may cast it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
shuko when will you stop ruining my cards (sparking w/one counter from Karina, she's at [3] now) Persistence's Reward - 7/10 |
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Post by blueseclipse on May 14, 2019 4:18:57 GMT
"Plan? No. I've got a handful of connections that can at least be on the lookout in case anything suspicious turns up, but as for finding the oil? We're looking for a drop of blood in the ocean that got put there decades ago. We prepare for the worst and hope for the best, about the best Skalor's going to have without a cure."Discharge Sorcery Remove all counters from target player. Discharge deals damage to any target equal to the number of counters removed this way.
i wanted to give this thing infect so bad blarg, have a leeches that hates on energy counters also Phyrexian Plaguedrinker - hrm. effectively 3/4 for 3 if you get it infect, nonbo creature if you can't. eh. 7/10 I nod, and say, "I understand. Should you require my assistance regarding this matter, or any other, then contact me - I shall be on the Arena for the forseeable future, but even if I am elsewhere, breaking one of these will allow you to call me. If you do so, I will arrive at your location as soon as possible." I withdraw a pair of small, silver spheres and offer them to Rehysia. Summoner's Bauble Artifact  , , Sacrifice Summoner's Bauble: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with converted mana cost X or less from among them and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest onto the bottom of your library in any order. |
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Post by cajun on May 14, 2019 6:51:45 GMT
I nod, and say, "I understand. Should you require my assistance regarding this matter, or any other, then contact me - I shall be on the Arena for the forseeable future, but even if I am elsewhere, breaking one of these will allow you to call me. If you do so, I will arrive at your location as soon as possible." I withdraw a pair of small, silver spheres and offer them to Rehysia. she says, taking the spheres. "I'm afraid I don't have anything of my own, but if you need to get to me, Sevid here or Pidge over at the courier outpost will know how to find me."Reyhsia, Oracle of Blood Legendary Creature - Human Cleric Warrior First strike, lifelink Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to that creature this turn. 3/3
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 15, 2019 2:27:08 GMT
I look back up to him. He didn't remember? Or..."That... is a potential future problem, not a present one.""...Oh. I thought you meant... never mind."// Karina carefully takes the glass and looks at it. After a few moments, she tries to snap it, unsuccessfully"Sorry mister Mattol, I guess I can't do this magic either."Unbreakable Instant ( can be paid with either or by removing a loyalty counter from a white planeswalker you control.)Target permanent gains indestructible until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be done to it this turn. If this spell was sparked, exile it. You may cast it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
shuko when will you stop ruining my cards (sparking w/one counter from Karina, she's at [3] now) Persistence's Reward - 7/10
"Yeah, looks like it, kid. However, I think I saw you do something inside my cloud, so I don't think you're as non-magical as people think. Just keep trying - I'm sure you'll figure it out someday."
I reached out and tapped the glass - a slender chain of glass beads condensed out of thin air and attached itself to the wafer. A holographic image of her spear embossed itself in the glass itself.
"You can keep that as a souvenir, if you'd like. The chain's just as unbreakable as the rest of it, unless you know the trick."Fragile Keepsake - Artifact At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Fragile Keepsake. If you do, draw two cards. . Unbreakable is interesting. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about loyalty mana, but I guess it works? 8/10 |
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Post by blueseclipse on May 15, 2019 2:45:00 GMT
"Alright, I'll keep that in mind," she says, taking the spheres. "I'm afraid I don't have anything of my own, but if you need to get to me, Sevid here or Pidge over at the courier outpost will know how to find me."Reyhsia, Oracle of Blood Legendary Creature - Human Cleric Warrior First strike, lifelink Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to that creature this turn. 3/3
here have a three drop that does stuff Summoner's Bauble - not casting the card is dubious, but paying for it and it being tapped helps avoid the abuse cases a lot. 8/10 I nod, and say, "I shall do so, should I learn anything more regarding this. Until we meet again, then." With that, I leave the bakery, considering the options available to me. |
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Post by cajun on May 15, 2019 3:16:35 GMT
I looked at the unbroken glass, and then I got up and crouched in front of the girl.
"Yeah, looks like it, kid. However, I think I saw you do something inside my cloud, so I don't think you're as non-magical as people think. Just keep trying - I'm sure you'll figure it out someday."
I reached out and tapped the glass - a slender chain of glass beads condensed out of thin air and attached itself to the wafer. A holographic image of her spear embossed itself in the glass itself.
"You can keep that as a souvenir, if you'd like. The chain's just as unbreakable as the rest of it, unless you know the trick."Fragile Keepsake - Artifact At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Fragile Keepsake. If you do, draw two cards. . Unbreakable is interesting. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about loyalty mana, but I guess it works? 8/10 When Admiration enters the battlefield, draw a card. If a spell or ability would cause you to sacrifice a permanent, you may sacrifice Admiration instead.
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Post by cajun on May 16, 2019 4:26:22 GMT
MEANWHILE IN ENTELA
// The earliest rays of sunlight start poking into the clearing. Karina shifts slightly in her sleep.
Something is moving something is touching what
// Karina's eyes shoot open
Oh, right. I breathe a sigh of relief and gently hug Hannah, who's still asleep. Freaking out didn't wake her up, thankfully. Part of me… most of me wanted to stay here and just hold her until she woke up. The rest of me knew there was work to be done. I very carefully pull myself free without disturbing her.
I stretch out a bit as I grab my bag and walk some ways away from her. Usually my arms feel all stabby after sleeping like that, but they were fine today. Weird. I set out the box that Pidge brought, then send a quick message to Master Sara.
Contact Karina whenever ready
Thanks
I haven't even reached for the needle when she calls. Guess I'm not the only one up early. "Connect."
"Hi. What's up?"
"Hello, Master Sara. You said to contact if I had questions, and there were a few things I wanted to ask, but not in front of Hannah."
"Right, go ahead."
I try to work on the stitching and talk at the same time. "Do you know what happened to me in the tunnel? Hannah said it was only a second, but it was a lot more than a second."
"It was definitely only a second. I recognized a powerful non-elemental spell, but obviously I couldn't analyze it."
Powerful spell? Where'd that come from? "Could you tell like, where it came from? I think the only spell me or Hannah even knows is planeswalking."
"No, but I would guess that Hannah didn't learn how to cast a spell like that and it certainly didn't come from any other Volarian."
"Well, I'm pretty sure it didn't come from me. What about me not being able to see her? Or, why I could see her on the Arena but not in Entela? Is that a clue for anything?" It wasn't much but it was about the only thing we did have.
"That definitely sounds like you cast a spell. I would need to know what the spell does to tell you."
"I'd need to know what it does to tell you, too," I say sadly. Looks like this one was going nowhere. "Okay, next question. Is it... normal for Hannah to live almost by herself? She doesn't seem to like it much."
"I... think what Fulmen does is normal? I don't think what Arina does is. I'm not actually sure. My experience with parents is having one die before I could remember and the other one erase or otherwise disrupt my memory something like twenty times until he was executed for destroying Entela and-- sorry, I shouldn't be bothering you with that. I don't think Hannah's supposed to be alone as much as she is."
"Um. Wow." Are everyone's parents crazy, or just the people I know? "I guess I'll try to talk to Miss Nisita when I get back to the Arena then."
"That would be a good idea, yeah. She's not there on any official business so I can't exactly call her back."
"Okay, one last thing. Do you know if there's any reason I wouldn't be able to come back to Entela? I'm still new at this planeswalking thing and I don't know all the rules yet."
"Nothing on our end. We're also new at this planeswalking thing, which is why I've put Seiva in charge of it."
"Great! I'll talk with her if I have anything else then I guess." Let's see, is there anything else I could ask? Or maybe, find out what they'd want? "Is there anything you want to ask me?"
"If you figure out what happened on your way here, would you mind letting me know?"
"It doesn't seem very likely, but I don't see why not."
"That should be it, at least for now then. Would like to know what went wrong so it doesn't go wrong again."
"Okay. Well, thanks for your time!" We disconnect, and I continue working with the fabric and fluff for a while longer.
Eventually I hear Hannah moving. I stuff everything back in my bag and walk back over to her. "Karina, what are you doing over there?"
I sit on the blankets next to her and grin "Oh... I just needed to take care of a few things before we go anywhere." I lean in closer to her and look into those cheery eyes. "And there's just one thing left on my list." I lean in and give her her first kiss for the day.
"I don't have much planned today. We kinda went through everything I planned out. Did you have something you wanted to do while you're here?"
"Um, I don't know? This place is nice. Or we could try some more places at Augmentation. But, mostly what I wanted to do is be with you, so,” I trail off into a grin.
"Ooh, there's a game in augmentation where you can build stuff in worlds that don't actually exist. We should check that out, it's a lot of fun." She pulls me back into a hug and I hold her in return. "Don't worry, no matter where we go, I'll be with you."
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Post by Lady Mapi on May 16, 2019 19:19:52 GMT
"Oooo," I say to the shimmering changes to the glass, "well, thank you. It's very pretty. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help."Admiration Enchantment When Admiration enters the battlefield, draw a card. If a spell or ability would cause you to sacrifice a permanent, you may sacrifice Admiration instead.
Fragile Keepsake - hm, pretty handily outclasses Divination while being colorless. dodgy on this one. 7/10
I turned to Sevid and put a few coins down on the table.
"Thanks for the breakfast, but I have to get going. You can't make an art scene while you're hanging out in a bakery, sadly. I hope to see you around."Exact Change - Artifact , : Exchange control of Exact Change and target nonland permanent with converted mana cost X. Admiration is a neat combo piece. 9/10 |
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Post by cajun on May 16, 2019 23:57:46 GMT
"You're alright kid, don't worry about it. It was a very long shot in any case."
I turned to Sevid and put a few coins down on the table.
"Thanks for the breakfast, but I have to get going. You can't make an art scene while you're hanging out in a bakery, sadly. I hope to see you around."Exact Change - Artifact , : Exchange control of Exact Change and target nonland permanent with converted mana cost X. Admiration is a neat combo piece. 9/10 she says as she sets the unfamiliar coins aside. Will have to check rates with Pidge later. "And I'll keep an eye out for this 'art scene' of yours."Currency Outpost Enchantment Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. Whenever you gain control of a permanent, you gain 1 life. "I got Volarian ryla, and Ravnican zinos, and Festenian dollars, and Arena gold, and Calavan credits, and any other thing ya need."
Exact Change - makes the game bit too hot potato-y for my taste. 7/10
"Hey little intern, stay a minute."
"You know mister Aeryl, right? Well next time you're headed off to Volaria, make sure you meet with him first. He's got an easy job with a sweet payment," she smiles. |
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Post by cajun on May 17, 2019 2:08:41 GMT
MEANWHILE IN ENTELA (A Karina POV of the dress segment cause there's some Karina internal bits I wanted to show here)“Here, let’s get you some clothes,” Hannah says as she leads me into a clothing store. There are mirrors all over the place, some pretty dresses over there, some working clothes over there, all of it made out a really light fabric, which makes sense given how crazy hot Entela is. “So, uh… what kind of clothes do you like wearing?” She breaks through my staring.
“But I already have clothes?” I remind her. I had brought enough for the weekend. It was also all the clothes I had, but I didn't add that.
“Yeah, but why not get more clothes? I don’t know, something more suited to Entela being really really warm.”
“I guess a new dress wouldn’t be so bad? It’s been a while since I’ve had a nice one.”
“Okay! Let’s go find some dresses for people our size!”
She wanders around the store, seeming a little lost before finally we come across a rack with some about our heights. Hannah picks one up off a rack and holds it up to her.
“Here we are!” She puts the dress back and gestures wildly at the rack of dresses. “So, uh… it’s your forge now? There’s all these colors, there’s some lacey things. Most of them I bet you’d look really cute in.” I'm caught off guard by that, again. I feel my face burn and try to hide it. She flashes her amazing smile and starts poking through the dresses. I almost say something, but now it'd just feel like I was doing it cause she was. I could wait.
I flick through the dresses, white, black, red, green, ooh, this purple one? I pull off few to find the right size. It looks nice. “Oh, yeah, that’ll work. I’m gonna go try this on, did you want to try yours on too?” I look over to Hannah, who's pulled off a black one. I breathe a little easier, but I'm not quite sure why.
“Okay, lead the way.” Hannah guides us through another maze to get to the changing rooms, which are weirdly similar to the ones back on Festenya given how much everything else changed.
I slip on the dress and look at the stranger in the mirror. Was.. was that me? This reflection seemed... happier than normal. And maybe a little cuter. That was probably the dress though.
I step out of the room, but Hannah's still in hers, having some trouble by the sounds of it. I nervously hold my arm and watch all the people running around. Without Hannah here, someone was probably going to realize I shouldn't be here and kick me out. I try to hold my smile so no one suspects. Every time they look at me I know they know though.
Hannah finally steps out in the black dress, cute as ever. She smiles and gives a little spin. Wow. I don't think it was just the dress this time. “How do I look?”
“Oooo.” I grin. Now. “And here I thought you couldn’t get any cuter.” Hannah gasps and her face goes bright red. My grin grows as she looks to the floor for a moment. So that's why she keeps doing it. She looks back up with a smile.
“Wow." She steps over and comes down to kiss me. Guess I'll have to do that more often. “Both to what you said and how you look. Let’s get changed back and pay for these?”
“Sure,” I say, feeling my smile growing as we go to change back.
She smiles at me as we head up to the store owner to pay for the dresses. “Credit, Delcarlo-Nisita,” No. Not this time.
I turn to her. “I’ll pay for mine.”
“I can cover it, don’t worry.” Way too late for that.
“No, you’ve paid for everything else, let me handle this one.”
She laughs. “Okay. Mine’s the black one.”
I pull out all the ryla I got from Rixos, then realize I have no idea if it's enough. That should be, if dresses cost about the same? “So, I’ve got this much ryla, is it going to be enough?”
The store owner looks at the coins, then pushes two of them back to me. “That’ll leave you with two, is that good?”
Great! Probably! I look to Hannah and ask, “Does that look right?”
“Uh… I think so?”
I turn back with a grin. “Of course.”
He sweeps up the coins and nods. “Feel free to come back any time!”
As we leave, Hannah looks to me. “I’ve got one more thing to show you today, a little bit outside of the city. You ready?”
“Always.”
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Post by cajun on May 17, 2019 4:56:05 GMT
This is the last stop on the Meanwhile on Entela story arc. You shouldn't have to read the others to get this one (which may be having the biggest effects on the Arena, except for perhaps the character changes in Persistent Love), but I'd recommend reading them. There's links to the previous parts in the first spoiler below.
Meanwhile in Entela...
Hannah and I talk our plans all the way to her classroom. I'll come back to see her again. It'll be great. When we get to the door, she grabs my free hand with both of hers. “You’ll be careful, right?”I've made it this far without someone as amazing as you to- No, that'd worry her. "Of course. I won't let anything happen to me," I look into her eyes and give her my best smile, "I love you too much to let that happen."“Good.” I started standing as tall as I can, and she comes down to meet me in a kiss. “I love you too, Karina. You ready to go?”I give her a sad smile. “Not really. But I know it’s time. I’ll see you again as soon as I can, okay?”“I’ll see you soon.” She smiles and waves. I close my eyes and think of that peaceful orchard to calm my nerves. Time to go home. Very late. Probably very in trouble. But worth it.
I take a deep breath of the Arena air... except... something is wrong.
Meanwhile in ???...
I open my eyes and look around. This was not the Arena. Fruit trees seem to stretch on forever, with vines running all around the ground. The smell of ash filled the air.
I take a few uneasy steps. This was the place from earlier, I think. It seemed a little different, but, close enough. I look at all the fruits, and wonder if any of them are good to eat. Or safe to eat, for that matter. My eyes pass back over the the open grass and I notice a trail, and I run to find where it leads.
The trail is on a gentle slope. I look down the slope there's a clear and nearly motionless lake. I look up and see a small wooden room tucked into the trees with... Volarian writing on the door?
I walk up to the door. There's Volarian script in fresh paint, and underneath it are faded Festenian letters. Both of them say the same thing:Karina OblayWhat? Who? How? What? I knock on the door and it quietly opens. I hold up the Sunspear. "Hello?" Silence. I creep through the door. The room goes back further than it looked like from the outside. Straight ahead is a desk covered in books and papers. The other half of the back hides behind a heavy curtain. In a corner near the door, there's an aether thing-y like Hannah had been working with. Next to that is a desk with a weird gadget and two aethersteel things behind it. I creep closer and notice a dresser tucked in behind that.
Behind the curtain there is still no one, just a big bed and a treasure chest. I look at it, which has the double writing again: "Zero Inventory: Prepare, Pack, Emergency, Replace"I lean the spear against the wall and open the chest. It's full of useful things and some strange ones, ranging from ropes and knives and aether canisters to a pair of goggles, a dusty old map, and some weird mess of metal. Sitting at the center of it all though, was a letter, labeled "Karina, Age 11"I look around nervously and go check outside again. Nothing. I open the letter.Karina,
You opened the chest first, didn't you?
Get the letter by the aether thing-y."Okay, not creepy at all," I try to laugh off. I walk over the the aether thing-y. There's a gadget that looks like a tiny radio antennae with another "Karina, Age 11" letter.
Karina,
First off, congrats. Double congrats if this is your first letter.
This was my home away from home for many years. Now, it's yours. I'm sure you'll learn why before long.
The attached device is the RELAY. You'll need it to use the transceiver on most planes. Also, it's got maybe a year left before it breaks, so make sure to have Pidge make a new one before that happens.
Welcome to the Oblay Santuary. I know it'll serve you well.
A friend of a friendAt the bottom of the letter is another line, in a messier handwriting, with a unreadable word scribbled out.
Don't worry about what you think you are. No matter what you think, you're the most amazing person in my her life.I pick up the RELAY, which is a bit tall, but not very heavy. Behind it is a big aethersteel clock from Entela, reading the full date. Why would a clock even need a year?  Karina has spent 200 Valor and unlocked Planar Champion: Oblay Sanctuary
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Post by cajun on May 18, 2019 23:20:35 GMT
Previously in Festenya...
I could barely recognize myself. The girl in the mirror twirled around, her pretty blue dress swishing as she moved. She had the biggest smile I had ever seen in this mirror.
"I love it!" I squeak as I hug daddy. "But how did you get it? I thought-" "Don't you worry about it," he cut me off with a grin. "Worrying's my job. You just enjoy that and look cute."
We dance around the mirror for a few more minutes before I hear mommy finally coming home. I run off to greet her.
"Mommy, look what daddy got me!" I say, spinning to show it off.
Her smile is smaller than I expected. "I'm glad you like it." Then she crosses her arms and looks at daddy. "I thought you said we couldn't," she whispered. "Where in the world did you get the money?"
"Don't you worry about it," he repeats with his smile.
"Now I'm twice as worried."
"Look, I'm working on a deal with-" "What were you thinking?" she whispered harshly. She didn't want me to hear but was really bad at it. My smile shrinks away and I hug mommy's leg.
"I'm sorry. I can give it back?" Mommy pinches at her eyes. "Now look what you've done."
She pats my shoulder. "It's not your fault this time, Karina, okay? It's just your father."
"Listen, we're going to be fine. I've worked out a deal. In just a few days, we'll never have to worry about money again." He looks down to me and smiles. "This is just the beginning."
Mommy gives him a dirty look. "Karina, why don't you play outside for a bit? Daddy and I need to talk. You can keep the dress if you promise not to muss it up."
"Thank you!" I squeal and hug her. "I'll make sure nothing happens to it!"
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