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Post by test on Aug 31, 2019 6:33:01 GMT
(Art by Dominik Mayer) Colors:   (2 points) MV Level: 6 (6 points) Type Masteries: (3 points) Creature, Artifact, Enchantment Multicolored Level: 1 (1 point) Mechanics: (3 points) Bestow, Spectral (When this creature dies, you may return it to the battlefield as an Aura enchantment attached to target creature.), Gestalt (When this or another creature enters under your control, you may merge it with the one in play, keeping counters and attachments. They become the permanent on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Basic Perks: (5 points) Artificer, Enchanter, Rarity Upgrader, Multityper, Questmaster
Advanced Perks: N/A
//Gestalt is by HerziQuerzi
20/20 points total Valor: 272 Score: 472
Conjure Sets: Core Sets
Pronouns: They/Them
"Voice": 0xbb7700
In the Arena, there is a town, among many others uncannily like it. Here, the masses worship a goddess of trials, seek care from their dearly trusted local apothecary, and trade goods that will one day find their way to other planes unknown. They have known many tyrants, from true demons, to petty pirates, to soulless deceivers with hearts of ice.
In these troubled lands, there is a knight errant with an undying, impossible dream. They can be seen atop their steed in the precipice of night, their conjured weapons of light shining against the dark. No one knows where they rest, if at all, but if one were to seek their name, or the very idea of them, then fate will conspire to unite the visitor with them, whether at a crossroads, a modest bridge, or in one of a multitude of identical taverns or ruins. The knight has scarcely ever been seen unarmored; perhaps in truth, or in the confusion of rumors, they are only known to be androgynous, with well-kept hair that reaches halfway down their back, and skin that is so pale that some would swear it is near translucent. Their middle age is apparent in the crow's feet about their eyes, and the creases of many scowls and smiles past.
Lettie Wormwood
Epic Proportions
Enter the Infinite
Wojek Veteran
Old Fogey
Homicidal Seclusion
Modern Master
Conqueror's Pledge (The Tragedy of Kaira Veis. Also participated in Troischa/Dieule, as well as Kadri)
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Post by cajun on Sept 2, 2019 4:10:43 GMT
(Guest System) A kithkin wearing goggles and wearing a backpack nearly as large as herself bounds by the new shop, then turns back to take a closer look. After inspecting the weird lizard looking thing, she approached the door. "Hello? Anybody around? Might want ta close your doors..."Clarifying Glass  Artifact  Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may pay  . If you do, investigate.  , Sacrifice a Clue: Draw a card.
guest system to poke with a friendlier character. means i've got no restrictions but also earn no valor (but you still will c:) |
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Post by test on Sept 2, 2019 4:57:26 GMT
(Guest System) A kithkin wearing goggles and wearing a backpack nearly as large as herself bounds by the new shop, then turns back to take a closer look. After inspecting the weird lizard looking thing, she approached the door. "Hello? Anybody around? Might want ta close your doors..."Clarifying Glass Artifact Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may pay . If you do, investigate. , Sacrifice a Clue: Draw a card.
guest system to poke with a friendlier character. means i've got no restrictions but also earn no valor (but you still will c:) Artifact The first time a creature enters the battlefield each turn, you may untap an artifact you control.  : Apothecary's Alarm becomes a 4/4 green Crocodile artifact creature with trample until end of turn. "And in his needy shop a tortoise hung,
An alligator stuff'd, and other skins"
-Romeo, Romeo and Juliet
Clarifying Glass — I understand that it's not necessary to rate guest cards, but I'll try to get into the swing of things. Card essentially allows you to kick all creatures by 3 (and tokens as well) to draw a card, which is notably higher than the usual markup for cantripping. Card also essentially taps for 2 with restriction of being spent on sacrificing clues, but far more elegant. Also at the appropriate rarity. I'm not entirely certain it's the right cost, but otherwise, it's a clean and nice design. 9/10 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 2, 2019 5:21:10 GMT
// A young woman wearing some kind of device on her wrist and dressed in blue approaches the small store."Hi, I'm Seiva Zeni with Entela's Eternity Project for Interplanar Cooperation. I'm hoping to learn more about other planes and the people from them, so would you mind if I ask you a few questions?"Prodding Questions  Instant Look at target opponent's hand. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from it. If you do, draw a card. Draw a card.
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Post by test on Sept 2, 2019 6:26:46 GMT
// A young woman wearing some kind of device on her wrist and dressed in blue approaches the small store."Hi, I'm Seiva Zeni with Entela's Eternity Project for Interplanar Cooperation. I'm hoping to learn more about other planes and the people from them, so would you mind if I ask you a few questions?"Prodding Questions Instant Look at target opponent's hand. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from it. If you do, draw a card. Draw a card.  Sorcery For each card in target opponent's hand, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life unless they reveal that card. Then, choose up to one revealed card. That player discards that card.
Prodding Questions — In certain environments, this might be so easy that I'd be tempted to move it to sorcery. However, it's otherwise great design, and I'm surprised that we haven't seen something like this in official already, especially as intersection of blue and black. 9/10 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 2, 2019 6:39:31 GMT
She doesn't seem to trust me. Hm. I shrug. "Fair enough. Myself and my associates are researchers from Entela, a city on the plane of Volaria. We're attempting to establish a network of cooperation across the multiverse, because we believe that cooperation on such a large scale will lead to all planes' benefit. To do so better, I want to learn about the kind of people, the cultures and the worlds that they come from. Recently I learned that it's common in Tolaria to refer to each other with family names, and that doesn't happen much on Volaria."Insincere Inquiry seems like it's balanced? It does kinda suffer from doing the worst of two modes, but it might be fine. 8/10 Beneficial Services Sorcery  For each player, that player may pay . For each player who does, each player gains 2 life and draws a card.
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Post by test on Sept 2, 2019 7:20:41 GMT
She doesn't seem to trust me. Hm. I shrug. "Fair enough. Myself and my associates are researchers from Entela, a city on the plane of Volaria. We're attempting to establish a network of cooperation across the multiverse, because we believe that cooperation on such a large scale will lead to all planes' benefit. To do so better, I want to learn about the kind of people, the cultures and the worlds that they come from. Recently I learned that it's common in Tolaria to refer to each other with family names, and that doesn't happen much on Volaria."Insincere Inquiry seems like it's balanced? It does kinda suffer from doing the worst of two modes, but it might be fine. 8/10 Beneficial Services Sorcery For each player, that player may pay . For each player who does, each player gains 2 life and draws a card.
Apothecary's Lantern  Artifact  Apothecary's Lantern enters the battlefield tapped. : Add or . Untap this artifact during each other player's untap step.
Beneficial Services — Oof. I see what you were going for here, especially with the option to pay for yourself, but the card costs a great deal for doing so little. You can draw everyone a card for far less and no additional payment, and it's not exactly a way to play politics considering there's no consequence for not complying. All in all, it does far too little for too much. At least it's fitting that it's an offer and not a threat. 7/10 *(edited with usual EPIC style in consideration) |
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Post by blueseclipse on Sept 2, 2019 7:47:40 GMT
A tall, armored figure strides into the small shop, his gaze impassive as he looks over the various items on display. A single blade can be seen jutting up from his back, appearing to be a polearm of some sort - though the bulk of the weapon is hidden by the green cloak the figure wears. Cloaked Construct Artifact Creature - Construct Hexproof 2/2 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 2, 2019 17:05:33 GMT
Lettie briefly thought to herself. She had expected a threat befitting a taxman, not a sincere response. "That does sound very interesting, yes, truly. I've been collecting books from each plane I've passed through, mostly on herbology, alchemy, biology, whichever they wish to call it, and I've a growing library split through a few shops, and notes from my own experiments..." Her eyes had lit up, and she was setting about, lighting a lantern by the bookshelf. However, as she was about to strike the flame, she recalled something, and her smile, since turned genuine, vanished. "But, alas, it sounds as though you're after culture, and I can't help you there."
Apothecary's Lantern Artifact Apothecary's Lantern enters the battlefield tapped. : Add or . Untap this artifact during each other player's untap step.
Beneficial Services — Oof. I see what you were going for here, especially with the option to pay for yourself, but the card costs a great deal for doing so little. You can draw everyone a card for far less and no additional payment, and it's not exactly a way to play politics considering there's no consequence for not complying. All in all, it does far too little for too much. At least it's fitting that it's an offer and not a threat. 7/10 *(edited with usual EPIC style in consideration) Apothecary's Lantern seems like it's supposed to be uncommon or rare, since it's functionally generating two mana every turn cycle. 7/10
Reach Through Memories Sorcery Each player may draw a card. For each player who does, draw a card. |
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Post by test on Sept 2, 2019 20:20:56 GMT
"If you have something you want to say, go ahead. You seemed excited about that."Apothecary's Lantern seems like it's supposed to be uncommon or rare, since it's functionally generating two mana every turn cycle. 7/10
Reach Through Memories Sorcery Each player may draw a card. For each player who does, draw a card. Each player chooses up to three cards in their hand and discards the rest.
Reach Through Memories — Now this one is far preferable to Beneficial Services. It seems appropriately costed, and now requires some form of cooperation, but it's missing its rarity, and the templating is questionable, with respect to you drawing off of your own draw. Not certain what the more elegant wording is though. 8/10A tall, armored figure strides into the small shop, his gaze impassive as he looks over the various items on display. A single blade can be seen jutting up from his back, appearing to be a polearm of some sort - though the bulk of the weapon is hidden by the green cloak the figure wears. Cloaked Construct Artifact Creature - Construct Hexproof 2/2
Rusted Bramble Creature — Plant Flash Whenever Rusted Bramble deals combat damage to an artifact creature or equipped creature, destroy that creature. 1/4
Cloaked Construct — Genuinely surprised this or anything close to it didn't exist already. Good common. 9/10 |
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Post by mrlozano on Sept 2, 2019 20:33:00 GMT
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Post by cajun on Sept 3, 2019 1:30:16 GMT
(Guest System) The kithkin senses they are being watched as they examine the stuffed alligator. A second later, a young woman wearing boots tracked with mud steps into the door frame, seemingly from nowhere, clutching plants from at least three different regions. She briefly leans toward the alligator, then answers, "Costs nothing to pitch a rotting door, but something to replace it. This place'll be empty by winter anyway. I appreciate the concern, honestly, but thieves aren't any trouble." , : Exile target permanent you control until Bottomless Attachment for Goods leaves the battlefield.  , : Create a token that's a copy of a card with converted mana cost X exiled with Bottomless Attachment for Goods.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 3, 2019 5:42:26 GMT
// When Lettie returns, the books on the shelf seem to have been carefully angled to make it clear where the books she took used to be. There's a neatly-written note near the lantern.
Thank you c: If you're interested in Volarian bioaetherics, I can get you some of those books too. I don't know if it'll help your trade, though; we seem to be pretty unique.
- Seiva Zeni
I like Secrets kept, not sure if I'd play it anywhere given its tendency to be dead though. 7/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Sept 5, 2019 0:12:16 GMT
A well-dressed devil stumbles into Lettie's shop, rubbing their forehead. He looks around at the books, before noticing Lettie. "You're an apothecary, right? Got anything for a hangover?"Drunken Devil
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Post by test on Sept 7, 2019 5:22:27 GMT
(Guest System) The kithkin senses they are being watched as they examine the stuffed alligator. A second later, a young woman wearing boots tracked with mud steps into the door frame, seemingly from nowhere, clutching plants from at least three different regions. She briefly leans toward the alligator, then answers, "Costs nothing to pitch a rotting door, but something to replace it. This place'll be empty by winter anyway. I appreciate the concern, honestly, but thieves aren't any trouble." , : Exile target permanent you control until Bottomless Attachment for Goods leaves the battlefield. , : Create a token that's a copy of a card with converted mana cost X exiled with Bottomless Attachment for Goods.
Apothecary's Alarm - nice. trigger is bit of an odd one tho. 7/10As an additional cost to cast Hanging Garden, pay or sacrifice a land. : Add one mana of any color.
Bottomless Attachment for Goods — I once used something similar to the second ability for a legendary design. People liked that it could ramp by tapping. That is to say, you can ramp with this without limit, forever, using this card, which I don't think is what you intended, especially at these costs. Otherwise, it's a cool rare design. 8/10// When Lettie returns, the books on the shelf seem to have been carefully angled to make it clear where the books she took used to be. There's a neatly-written note near the lantern.
Thank you c: If you're interested in Volarian bioaetherics, I can get you some of those books too. I don't know if it'll help your trade, though; we seem to be pretty unique.
- Seiva Zeni
I like Secrets kept, not sure if I'd play it anywhere given its tendency to be dead though. 7/10 Two cats, of the size of normal house cats enter Lettie's shop. The smaller one, with white and light brown fur starts looking at the books. The big one, black and with a broadsword in his back, looks cautiosly at the store. The small cat approaches Lettie. "Hello meowstress! Meow name is Michi! You seem to have a great collection of books. Do you have any about time travel?"Michi, Time Unraveler Legendary Planeswalker - Michi Whenever a player casts a spell during another player's turn, draw a card.  : Until your next turn each player may cast spells as though they had flash.  : Return any number of target nonland permanents you control to their owners’ hands. Draw a card for each card returned to your hand this way.  Hexproof Whenever a player casts a spell during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Choking Mangrove. 1/1
Michi, Time Unraveler — Seems to be light on its white aspect. While gold design can focus on the totality of the color pair, this is less understandable when designing a planeswalker. The way the walker plays also means that they effectively are two statics with a clock for a huge tempo loss and a lot of card draw, which you can already get in a similar number of turns in a more tempo efficient manner. 6/10A well-dressed devil stumbles into Lettie's shop, rubbing their forehead. He looks around at the books, before noticing Lettie. "You're an apothecary, right? Got anything for a hangover?"Drunken Devil
Creature - Devil Haste Drunken Devil attacks each combat if able. 4/2
Trapdoor Bulb Creature — Plant Flash Trapdoor Bulb enters the battlefield with indestructible and hexproof until end of turn. 2/1
Drunken Devil — We've gotten a haste berserking bear recently, and I'm not certain a little extra weight warrants the jump to 4 power. It's also not much of an uncommon, unless you count its pushing. 7/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Sept 7, 2019 15:31:48 GMT
Lettie can't suppress her groan this time. "Yes, hangovers. Lots of demand for hangover cures." She pulls out a tiny vial. "So, what have you got for it?" She forces a smile and daydreams about how convenient it would be if she didn't have to jump between shops constantly. Perhaps some time out would be for the best.
Trapdoor Bulb Creature — Plant Flash Trapdoor Bulb enters the battlefield with indestructible and hexproof until end of turn. 2/1
Drunken Devil — We've gotten a haste berserking bear recently, and I'm not certain a little extra weight warrants the jump to 4 power. It's also not much of an uncommon, unless you count its pushing. 7/10 In my experience, flash is underused on the boards, plus an indestructible blocker out of nowhere is fun. I definitely really like that it has 1 toughness. "Well you don't seem like the partying type, so an invitation wouldn't do much for me..." Nidus looks longingly at the vial. "Maybe a blade?" Nidus takes a sheathed dagger from his belt and puts it on the table. When unsheathed, the blade is sharp, in great condition, and appears to be made of silver. Devil's Gift Sorcery Discard a card, then draw two cards. If you have payed a card's Madness cost this turn, Devil's Gift deals 2 damage to target opponent. |
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Post by mrlozano on Sept 7, 2019 21:14:58 GMT
Lettie smothers an angry growl with a deep breath, and stuffs the note into a pocket. "The books are for my personal use, and I can't say I put any stock in this time travel. I'm an apothecary. If it's in glass and made from formerly living things, it's for sale. Now let's see..." Without waiting for a response, Lettie ducks behind the makeshift counter, and emerges behind the counter in a different shop.Choking Mangrove Creature — Plant Hexproof Whenever a player casts a spell during your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Choking Mangrove. 1/1
In Lettie's new shop, the black cat emerges from the air, leaving a tilting breach behind him. He approaches the counter. "You don't have really good meownners, meowstress... You treat all your customers that way?" He shows a wide smile, and, while he looks relaxed, everything about him shouts DANGER. Before Lettie can answer, the small cat planeswalks into the shop. "Brother! Don't try to intimeowdate people just because they did something you disliked!" He turns to Lettie. "I'm sorry meowstress, and I apologize for whatever meow brother said." He relocates his hat and takes a look at the potions. "So, what do you sell, meowstress?" And after a little hesitation, he says. "Also, meow I ask your name."Hairball Alley Thug Creature - Cat Warrior Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a creature or player you may remove all non-poison counters from that creature or player. "Meowster, I'm sure you don't really need those coins."3/2 Choking Mangrove: I really like this. Seems like good tech against blue decks. 9/10 |
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Post by blueseclipse on Sept 7, 2019 23:45:06 GMT
The apothecary steps into the door, and stops as she sees the glint of steel on the figure's back. She takes a quick guess at how quickly the weapon could be drawn and how far it could be swung, and decides to remain in the the doorway. "Over here, sorry, was out for a moment. Do you need help with anything?"
Rusted Bramble Creature — Plant Flash Whenever Rusted Bramble deals combat damage to an artifact creature or equipped creature, destroy that creature. 1/4
Cloaked Construct — Genuinely surprised this or anything close to it didn't exist already. Good common. 9/10 The figure gestures with one metallic arm across the room, at the various ingredients and compounds present. Oildrinker  Artifact Creature - Horror ( can be paid with any one mana or two life.)Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)Whenever Oildrinker deals combat damage to a player, you may remove all counters from target artifact, creature, enchantment or land that player controls. You gain 1 life for each counter removed this way. 1/5 |
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Post by cajun on Sept 8, 2019 0:54:59 GMT
"Ingredients, especially those I can't get myself. Tools of high quality or unique property. I never turn down books that teach me about plant life throughout the, er, realms. Honestly, anything of proper use is preferable to local currency, because local currency isn't useful unless you're properly local." Lettie drawls as she pulls a book off the shelf. "Books are best. They're such wonderful glimpses into life in worlds unknown to me. I could have never dreamed of anything like... this!" Lettie opens the book to a page with a sketch of an enormous tower, ringed with balconies from which hang flowering vines. "In case you're interested in anything, I'll give you a second to figure out what you're willing to go without. Even food is fine. Now, speaking of books..." Lettie steps behind the doorframe and vanishes.
"Heh, I'm already in the business of moving some of that, and can certainly getcha some of the rest. Can convert most kindsa currency too..." She reached for a pocket on the bag just before Lettie disappeared, turning back confused with her page.
"Hrm, well, if you can hear me still, keep in touch!" she said, scribbling a tiny map to her outpost on it, and setting it and a small box with a red button on the counter.PB&J Delivery
Fastest service in the Verse!
(Now on the Arena!!)
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PING (Pidge Instant Notification Gadget)
For even faster service, use a PING to get the attention of our head courier faster than ever before!
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Post by test on Sept 8, 2019 5:39:00 GMT
- Trapdoor Bulb: 10/10 In my experience, flash is underused on the boards, plus an indestructible blocker out of nowhere is fun. I definitely really like that it has 1 toughness. "Well you don't seem like the partying type, so an invitation wouldn't do much for me..." Nidus looks longingly at the vial. "Maybe a blade?" Nidus takes a sheathed dagger from his belt and puts it on the table. When unsheathed, the blade is sharp, in great condition, and appears to be made of silver. Devil's Gift Sorcery Discard a card, then draw two cards. If you have payed a card's Madness cost this turn, Devil's Gift deals 2 damage to target opponent.
Snareshade Creature — Fungus Whenever a player discards a card, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Snareshade. 1/1
Devil's Gift — The card seems pretty niche and weak. Not a fan of explicit synergy either. 6/10I like it, though the toughness is concerning given that it's got conditional deathtouch and can attack as well. I think I'd be more comfortable with it as a 1/3, or perhaps a 1/4 with defender. 9/10 though."I have not seen this shop before - I was curious to see what wares you dealt in, and if there would be anything present that I could make use of. Is this the extent of your offerings?" The figure gestures with one metallic arm across the room, at the various ingredients and compounds present. Oildrinker Artifact Creature - Horror ( can be paid with any one mana or two life.)Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)Whenever Oildrinker deals combat damage to a player, you may remove all counters from target artifact, creature, enchantment or land that player controls. You gain 1 life for each counter removed this way. 1/5 , : Remove a counter from target opponent or creature you don't control. , : Remove a counter from yourself or target creature you control.
Oildrinker — Kind of funny that it doesn't remove the poison counters it puts on players. Also kind of funny seeing it get worded around planeswalkers the way it is. I've seen people try "nonloyalty" counters. It seems like a generally strong card, especially against certain decks, and would play on par without the damage ability due to being a 1/5 infect for 3 most of the time. I do appreciate the reversal of phyrexian influence also being expressed as lifegain, which can offset the phyrexian cost. 8/10The big cat looks as Lettie dissapears. "And they say I'm the one with bad behaviour..." He smells the air and cuts the air with his claw. Then, he dissapears in the breach. The small soon planeswalks after him.
In Lettie's new shop, the black cat emerges from the air, leaving a tilting breach behind him. He approaches the counter. "You don't have really good meownners, meowstress... You treat all your customers that way?" He shows a wide smile, and, while he looks relaxed, everything about him shouts DANGER. Before Lettie can answer, the small cat planeswalks into the shop. "Brother! Don't try to intimeowdate people just because they did something you disliked!" He turns to Lettie. "I'm sorry meowstress, and I apologize for whatever meow brother said." He relocates his hat and takes a look at the potions. "So, what do you sell, meowstress?" And after a little hesitation, he says. "Also, meow I ask your name."Hairball Alley Thug Creature - Cat Warrior Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a creature or player you may remove all non-poison counters from that creature or player. "Meowster, I'm sure you don't really need those coins."3/2 Choking Mangrove: I really like this. Seems like good tech against blue decks. 9/10 Whenever a creature deals combat damage to Sporemantle or you, you may put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. 1/4
Hairball Alley Thug — Could potentially be made more elegant if you say "any number", since counter removal is already a choice. I think this would be better expressed as pure black, since red isn't associated with counter stealing quite like blue and black. 7/10
"Heh, I'm already in the business of moving some of that, and can certainly getcha some of the rest. Can convert most kindsa currency too..." She reached for a pocket on the bag just before Lettie disappeared, turning back confused with her page.
"Hrm, well, if you can hear me still, keep in touch!" she said, scribbling a tiny map to her outpost on it, and setting it and a small box with a red button on the counter.PB&J Delivery
Fastest service in the Verse!
(Now on the Arena!!)
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PING (Pidge Instant Notification Gadget)
For even faster service, use a PING to get the attention of our head courier faster than ever before!
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Post by mrlozano on Sept 10, 2019 6:46:43 GMT
Lettie puts on a stiff expression as she feels under the counter for the dagger, or one of her sage and rosemary compounds. "As a matter of fact, I don't. I just find myself pressed for time all the time, and the last thing I need is my time wasted by someone looking for books on time travel in an apothecary's shop. Per my previous statement, that means I sell potions, poisons, oils, herbs, and some forms of alcohol, which would all have to be downsized considering most my customers aren't the size of housecats." She gives a glance aside to Khon, as she abandons her search. "You can all call me Lettie, by the way. Since we all seem to be walkers here, I hope it isn't too much trouble for us to walk and talk. Not all of my customers can. Thank you for your understanding." With that, she planeswalks away in plain sight, leaving a trail of earthen fumes that add the stench of rot and bile into the mix of smells already present.Sporemantle Creature — Fungus Whenever a creature deals combat damage to Sporemantle or you, you may put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. 1/4
Hairball Alley Thug — Could potentially be made more elegant if you say "any number", since counter removal is already a choice. I think this would be better expressed as pure black, since red isn't associated with counter stealing quite like blue and black. 7/10 : I'm definitely not comfortable with this at uncommon. It's a very big attack deterrent so I feel like it should be rare. Also, I don't really like the giving counters by blocking with it. 6/10 |
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Post by test on Sept 20, 2019 4:15:59 GMT
Seething, Lettie returns to her shops and answers alarms, downing entire everwake potions in the brief moments of silence. She couldn't even have a moment to herself to read a damned book. Finally, for a good quarter of an hour, there is peace, and a chance for rest. Of course, if she were to fall asleep then and there, she would sleep through any alarms within at least the next few hours, dead to the world. She has another everwake potion for good measure, and instead thinks to herself, and recalls the general advice any apothecary worth their salt and sage knows:
Any cure in great enough measure is poison.
Falling asleep was too great a risk, but without sleep, her life in the Arena would drive her to an inevitable death by either exhaustion or everwake overdose. She could imagine it now, a choice between her spine and brain seizing up, or her heart exploding. At least they weren't the worst deaths she could experience. She could also leave the Arena. It was the first two shops in this place that brought on the seemingly endless barrage of customers. How could there be this many planeswalkers all the time in this corner of the multiverse? But now Pidge was peddling her wares not just in the Arena, but all over the multiverse as well. "Most everywhere", in Pidge's words. There'd be no way to compete, and the power to compete would be necessary to realizing this new life... especially if she wanted to ensure that "All of Everywhere" was off limits.
Lettie looks over her two books for the past unceasing business day. 'Flora and Fauna of Eralou', and 'Bioaetherics, Year 1'. Were she still a truly young woman, her life not yet surrendered to her inherited drudgery, she would read them cover to cover on the spot, not for power or knowledge, but the simple joy of doing so. Maybe if she were even younger, she'd then get away with talking people's ears off about it. But she can't be a child, not in this new life. Eralou is covered in lotuses of pure mana, and the bioaetherics of Volaria posed unique opportunities for distilling the purest essences of life and death. She had books on plants composed of both mana and aether, the fundamental components of summon magic, something nearly all those sparked possess. And then there was the child's off hand comment about 'script magic'. The very name sounded fundamental, powerful.
Powerful, indeed. There was far more power in the multiverse than could ever be dreamt of in the philosophy of the alchemists and wizards of home. Power held by the Eternity Project, and they couldn't be the only ones. Power in these yet unseen colors of mana wielded by the relatively normal, these challenges to the ordinary structure of five she had learned to respect for her first spells. This kind of power, she could use to at last live with dignity and pride, the least power of which would be finding time to sleep in this mad rush, time to live like a human and not as a soulless automaton. An automaton breaking down, at that. Such power of bought time would unlikely be hers; she knew black and green too well. However, there could yet be someone with such power in this Arena, and they could be bent through many means. The next break she'd get, she would find them.
Lettie Wormwood now has Rarity Upgrader. She can create Rare and Mythic Rare cards.
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blueseclipse
3/3 Beast
Posts: 180
Color Alignment: Blue, Green
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Post by blueseclipse on Sept 22, 2019 20:28:00 GMT
"I'm guessing you're not 'local', so I can speak of this freely. I've got my goods distributed through shops on several planes. Sorry for vanishing, by the way. I'm the only one staffing all of them." Lettie frowns as she feels the ripple still approaching her. "If you'd like, you can try following my trail to find the rest, and browse there." Wait a minute, following?Silver Extract Artifact , : Remove a counter from target opponent or creature you don't control. , : Remove a counter from yourself or target creature you control.
Oildrinker — Kind of funny that it doesn't remove the poison counters it puts on players. Also kind of funny seeing it get worded around planeswalkers the way it is. I've seen people try "nonloyalty" counters. It seems like a generally strong card, especially against certain decks, and would play on par without the damage ability due to being a 1/5 infect for 3 most of the time. I do appreciate the reversal of phyrexian influence also being expressed as lifegain, which can offset the phyrexian cost. 8/10 Khon nods, quickly studying the woman's unique aether signature as she vanishes from the shop. Taking a moment to reach out through the Eternities and locate it, he vanishes from the Arena himself, appearing near the woman. Looking around at the new location, he says, "May I ask why you have not sought to acquire additional staff for such a venture? I would expect that manning several locations across multiple planes would be difficult at best."Trace the Eternities  Instant Choose one: - Choose a creature card in exile. Search its owner's hand, graveyard and library for any number of cards with the same name and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
- Choose a creature card in exile. Search its owner's hand, graveyard and library for a card with the same name. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend colorless mana as though it were mana of any color to pay its mana cost.
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Post by test on Sept 22, 2019 21:22:25 GMT
Khon nods, quickly studying the woman's unique aether signature as she vanishes from the shop. Taking a moment to reach out through the Eternities and locate it, he vanishes from the Arena himself, appearing near the woman. Looking around at the new location, he says, "May I ask why you have not sought to acquire additional staff for such a venture? I would expect that manning several locations across multiple planes would be difficult at best."Trace the Eternities Instant Choose one: - Choose a creature card in exile. Search its owner's hand, graveyard and library for any number of cards with the same name and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
- Choose a creature card in exile. Search its owner's hand, graveyard and library for a card with the same name. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend colorless mana as though it were mana of any color to pay its mana cost.
When Solitary Bear enters the battlefield, you may search your library for up to three cards named Solitary Bear, exile them, then shuffle your library. 2/2
Trace the Eternities — You've got some issues on your second mode, particularly the lack of shuffle clause, and the fact that the card can potentially go back into the hand or library, a hidden zone. You'd likely have to exile that card, then give it the impulse and mana spending effect. Otherwise, this is potentially a nasty card, as it can tutor a creature right out of an opponent's hand. Add in the fact that most creatures are sorcery speed, and that lobotomize effects typically are as well, and I'd say this should probably be a sorcery. Otherwise, things like colorless conversion only and lobotomize all crossed with steal one are good qualities. 7/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 25, 2019 3:16:31 GMT
// There's a knock at the door as Seiva arrives the next morning. If Lettie doesn't shoo her away, she continues..."Hi, Haia sent me this list of places you wanted us to send cats to... We neither need nor can afford to set up tunnels in this many locations."
//Seiva pulls a notebook out of her bag and offers to show Lettie her thoughts, including the prices of the materials and time that it would take for a number of locations.
"I was thinking if we maybe sent them to these Arena locations, where we could set up a teleportation grid, and then these two interplanar locations where I'll have to set up an aetheric oscillator and single-destination aether tunnel. That should be enough space for the cats, and get you some of your portals."Job Offer Instant Exile target creature. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. "I got a job over in Entela. I'll save up so I can get you a transceiver, then maybe you can come with me."
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Post by test on Sept 25, 2019 4:08:51 GMT
// There's a knock at the door as Seiva arrives the next morning. If Lettie doesn't shoo her away, she continues..."Hi, Haia sent me this list of places you wanted us to send cats to... We neither need nor can afford to set up tunnels in this many locations."
//Seiva pulls a notebook out of her bag and offers to show Lettie her thoughts, including the prices of the materials and time that it would take for a number of locations.
"I was thinking if we maybe sent them to these Arena locations, where we could set up a teleportation grid, and then these two interplanar locations where I'll have to set up an aetheric oscillator and single-destination aether tunnel. That should be enough space for the cats, and get you some of your portals."Job Offer Instant Exile target creature. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. "I got a job over in Entela. I'll save up so I can get you a transceiver, then maybe you can come with me." When Delusional Miser enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token. Each player's maximum hand size is reduced by the number of artifacts you control. 1/1
Job Offer — Oof, Path to Exile variant that counts a Treasure as half a land. Largely ends up refunding some tempo, but doesn't boost overall game plan like Path does. My guess is that I would be slightly more annoyed to run up against it than a Path. 8/10 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 25, 2019 5:04:19 GMT
Lettie answers the door, looks over the revised plans, and covers her mouth as she looks at the cost of each project, and starts digging her nails into her face as she tries to suppress her nervous laughter. "Please excuse me, heh, I have no, ha, expertise with this kind of, ha ha, magic whatsoever." She could feel a ramble come on. She decides to let herself be swept up in it for a moment, if only to keep herself from bursting out into nervous hysterics. "It's just that when I first found myself on another world, I thought it had been an ordinary bit of magic, an ordinary miracle you know, but recog- I didn't recognize any of the dama- of the plants, I thought I'd- dama- forgotten-" Lettie clenches her teeth. Focus, you moron. You're falling apart. Just skip to the details they think are important. She continues, more deliberately, "I then found that there were relatively few individuals like me, that sparking was something secret and rare and powerful, but then I encountered your organization, and you didn't spark, and to have what I once thought to be an ordinary miracle then to be million in one sparking, turn out to be another kind of magical travel... I'm sorry, I'm just rambling now. I had no point of reference, and likely still don't, and I apologize for imposing the idea on you. If you find the plans you have presented acceptable logistically, or acceptable with some extra compensation from my side, then we can come to an agreement right now." Bitter stars, she's patient. I shouldn't even be getting one portal after a demand like that.Delusional Miser Creature — Human Noble When Delusional Miser enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token. Each player's maximum hand size is reduced by the number of artifacts you control. 1/1
Job Offer — Oof, Path to Exile variant that counts a Treasure as half a land. Largely ends up refunding some tempo, but doesn't boost overall game plan like Path does. My guess is that I would be slightly more annoyed to run up against it than a Path. 8/10 Delusional Miser being symmetrical makes this interesting. It's probably not often relevant that it's symmetrical, but it's nice to have. 9/10 Gather Components Sorcery As an additional cost to cast Gather Components, sacrifice an artifact. Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library. |
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Post by test on Sept 25, 2019 5:39:33 GMT
"Oh, don't worry about it. For some planes it's really easy to travel. Like Leritha; they've got ships that can fly through the blind eternities and can do it cheaply. But for us, we've got to put a tunnel to get there, a tunnel to get back, aether oscillators to power them both, all of that means we're using a lot of aethersteel, there's the cost of production of conduits, infusion of glass, work on my part and in Entela...// Seiva pauses to consider her following words."It's hard to think about how much goes into something when you haven't spent your whole life figuring out how to afford all the energy you're trying to throw at the edge of the world. Anyways, these two should work well for getting these cats out of the way. We kinda can't do anything with them around." I shrug at Miss... I don't have her name, do I? "If that's alright, I'll let Entela know and get resources sent the the first location so I can start working on it."Delusional Miser being symmetrical makes this interesting. It's probably not often relevant that it's symmetrical, but it's nice to have. 9/10 Gather Components Sorcery As an additional cost to cast Gather Components, sacrifice an artifact. Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library. Choose target opponent and an artifact card name, and exile all artifacts with that name that opponent controls. Search their graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the chosen name and exile them. Then that player shuffles their library. "That design should have never reached even the assembly line."
Gather Components — A chip off of the usual 2M for getting a single nonland card type into your hand. Clean and simple, though tutoring to hand is typically rare, e.g. Idyllic Tutor. 8/10 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Sept 25, 2019 5:46:44 GMT
"Contact Master Sara. ... Yep, sending you coordinates, I'll be on my way there once I get back to the outpost."
Dispossess with a green effect on it, seems good. 9/10
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Post by mrlozano on Sept 25, 2019 20:53:29 GMT
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: ~ deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where is the number of artifacts and enchantments you control.