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Post by mrlozano on Jan 12, 2020 21:21:01 GMT
Lettie dismisses the transfigured bough as soon as it's clear that The Thing is trying to escape from the shop, and she immediately sets about trying to identify what the young lady drank. She can already see that the thorns have left cuts in the skin, but those are superficial; they aren't what's killing the poor lady. At the very least, she wasn't convulsing, which would put the counter-sedatives like wormwood and mugwort out of the question. They had expressed pain, so it was unlikely to be any of the opiates, hypnotics, or painkillers. If it were intense pain in the stomach or heart, it could very well be aconite, in which case, the antidote would be mandrake or charcoal... but haste would just as easily kill this woman. Best to stay methodical. Lettie checks the woman's pulse, the nodes under her jaw, and tries to evaluate her breathing as well. She also looks for hints of rising bile, and to see if the lips are turning blue. As Lettie begins to settle on a conclusion, she becomes distracted. Why am I doing this? She probably can't pay me. It's going to be difficult to even save her... but they also spoke as "we". She might know something about whatever That Thing was.Thorned Serpent  Creature — Plant SnakeDeathtouch Whenever a creature dealt combat damage by Thorned Serpent this turn dies, destroy all permanents that were attached to that creature. 1/3 After a few seconds the girl opens her eyes. "What happenned? Who are you?" She doesn't seem poisoned or ill at all. The youngster stands up, looking very confused. "I feel... empty... incomplete..." Then, she falls to the floor again, sobbing uncontollabilly. "Where are you? Come back... Please!" She punches the floor. Big tears fall over her skeletal cheecks. "It was beautiful... Don't leave me!!!" She looks around, mostly ignoring Lettie. If one ignores the signs of hunger and malnourishment she seems fairly healthy, like if the Thing absorbed everything the bottle contained.Empty Host  Creature - Construct  ~ can't attack or block unless it has a permanent attached to it. 3/3 Thorned Serpent: Strong in the adequate enviroment, but seems fun. Maybe 3 is too much toughness for a cheap deathtoucher tho. 8/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 13, 2020 0:45:21 GMT
"You lost to squirrels?" Lettie barely manages to stay within the realm of propriety in tone and expression. "Normally, the best I could give for handling groups would be pale morningstar powder, but you'd probably burn down an entire forest if I gave you that. I think a brimstone cloud with its ignition component removed might do fine for choking out... squirrels." Lettie coughs, and dares for a moment to look into the construct's eyes. If it weren't a human, it couldn't be that great of a risk... right? Don't fall for that. Zero's eyes dart around to find the voice. It clearly wasn't the merchant, but. "I would like to acquire some of each of those. I will ensure not to use the pale morningstar powder near flammable environments"
"Your sign said you prefer bartered good?" A gleaming rift opens alongside her and she swiftly pulls out two canteens from it. "I understand clean water and strong alcohols are the most valuable goods at present, and I have adequate quantities to make this trade." Instant  This spell costs  to cast for each card you've discarded this turn. Return up to two target cards from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Salvage Run. Nihilistic Treatment - oo, brutal for eternal formats and wimpy for standard, one of my favorite of your discards. This is probably too nasty there but 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 13, 2020 0:55:23 GMT
After a few seconds the girl opens her eyes. "What happenned? Who are you?" She doesn't seem poisoned or ill at all. The youngster stands up, looking very confused. "I feel... empty... incomplete..." Then, she falls to the floor again, sobbing uncontollabilly. "Where are you? Come back... Please!" She punches the floor. Big tears fall over her skeletal cheecks. "It was beautiful... Don't leave me!!!" She looks around, mostly ignoring Lettie. If one ignores the signs of hunger and malnourishment she seems fairly healthy, like if the Thing absorbed everything the bottle contained.Empty Host  Creature - Construct  ~ can't attack or block unless it has a permanent attached to it. 3/3 Lettie is unsure of how to approach, and stays close by, in case the girl tries to drink anything she shouldn't, again. More than anything, she hopes that the tantrum will resolve itself soon, and she stays silent, refraining from looking at the girl's face, letting her gaze settle on the girl's hands instead.Regression Sidhe   Creature — Faerie  All artifacts lose all abilities. 3/1 Empty Host — A slightly more difficult version of the mogg flunkies. I approve. 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 13, 2020 1:29:59 GMT
Don't fall for that. Zero's eyes dart around to find the voice. It clearly wasn't the merchant, but. "I would like to acquire some of each of those. I will ensure not to use the pale morningstar powder near flammable environments"
"Your sign said you prefer bartered good?" A gleaming rift opens alongside her and she swiftly pulls out two canteens from it. "I understand clean water and strong alcohols are the most valuable goods at present, and I have adequate quantities to make this trade." Instant  This spell costs  to cast for each card you've discarded this turn. Return up to two target cards from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Salvage Run. Nihilistic Treatment - oo, brutal for eternal formats and wimpy for standard, one of my favorite of your discards. This is probably too nasty there but 9/10
Lettie can feel her chest tighten just looking at the construct's eyes. She gets the sensation that she's looking at something unbearably bright. They were too lifelike, and this would be easier if she could pretend they were just mechanisms. At least they weren't looking directly at her. In fact, why were they flitting all about the place?
"I understand clean water and strong alcohols are the most valuable goods at present, and I have adequate quantities to make this trade."
"No, not quite. Clean water is trivial for me to find, and I can create a good deal of alcohols myself. I have no demand for those things. That," Lettie shifts her gaze to the construct's hands to give herself a rest from the eyes, "And you don't seem to be paying attention to me. Firstly, I am not going to give you pale morningstar powder. That is already decided, and I hope I made that clear. Secondly, you seem to be particularly distracted. What are you looking for? Would you care to explain?" Lettie reaches for something underneath the counter.Barrow Dullahan  Creature — Faerie Knight  Flash Spells and abilities your opponents control can't target cards in graveyards. 2/4 Salvage Run — Card seems to expect a single discard on average, which is reasonable. It's kind of funny how you can get it off of your own discards. Its best case is appropriately tricky, and is only about twice as good as treasured find, while costing over twice as much in default case. Love it. 10/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 13, 2020 3:04:05 GMT
Lettie can feel her chest tighten just looking at the construct's eyes. She gets the sensation that she's looking at something unbearably bright. They were too lifelike, and this would be easier if she could pretend they were just mechanisms. At least they weren't looking directly at her. In fact, why were they flitting all about the place?
"I understand clean water and strong alcohols are the most valuable goods at present, and I have adequate quantities to make this trade."
"No, not quite. Clean water is trivial for me to find, and I can create a good deal of alcohols myself. I have no demand for those things. That," Lettie shifts her gaze to the construct's hands to give herself a rest from the eyes, "And you don't seem to be paying attention to me. Firstly, I am not going to give you pale morningstar powder. That is already decided, and I hope I made that clear. Secondly, you seem to be particularly distracted. What are you looking for? Would you care to explain?" Lettie reaches for something underneath the counter. [Chance of overpowering, eighty-two point one zero percent. Chance of losing favor with local citizenry, ninety-nine point eight nine zero percent. .... ..... ..... ..... Await defensive protocols.]
"Well, that is very fortunate for you," she says after a moment. "I hope you may spread your talents across jnwcosevenwienrothreetwocwoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupted data] to those that need them." The canteens vanish back into the rift, which remains open for now.
"As for the pale morningstar powder, I regret that you do not trust me with this. I do hope you can in the future."
"As for the distraction... there was a man's voice. Presumably a friend of yours. Nothing to worry about." Divert Attention  Instant  Return target creature to its owner's hand unless that player pays  . Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Barrow Dullahan - 10/10
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Post by test on Jan 13, 2020 3:36:11 GMT
[Chance of overpowering, eighty-two point one zero percent. Chance of losing favor with local citizenry, ninety-nine point eight nine zero percent. .... ..... ..... ..... Await defensive protocols.]
"Well, that is very fortunate for you," she says after a moment. "I hope you may spread your talents across jnwcosevenwienrothreetwocwoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupted data] to those that need them." The canteens vanish back into the rift, which remains open for now.
"As for the pale morningstar powder, I regret that you do not trust me with this. I do hope you can in the future."
"As for the distraction... there was a man's voice. Presumably a friend of yours. Nothing to worry about." Divert Attention  Instant  Return target creature to its owner's hand unless that player pays  . Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Lettie pulls a bemused expression as the construct's speech turns to gibberish. Strange. I used to say the strangest things and not even realize it. Perhaps..."As for the distraction... there was a man's voice. Presumably a friend of yours. Nothing to worry about."
Lettie can't help but cackle at that. "Apologies, I'm not friends with any men at the moment, and I didn't hear any man's voice either. Say..." Lettie pulls out a piece of scrap paper, an already sharpened quill, and a spare bottle of ink. She dips the quill, before offering it to the construct plume-first. "I'd love to 'spread my talents' across that realm, but I tend to forget names. Could you write its name down for me, please? Any language will do." Lettie keeps the bottle of ink close in one hand, and taps the paper with the other. She glances at a nearby stuffed alligator, before awaiting the construct's response.Mirror-Eye Urisk  Creature — Faerie  Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability, draw a card. 1/2 Divert Attention — An utterly brutal card against anyone tapped out, or even close, allowing you to wipe a board one-sided. Also leery of white tempo on this scale. Storming off does typically give you better things to do, like win the game, but that's just a matter of opportunity cost of how utterly crazy storm is. Positive notes are this is a creative attempt at storm that doesn't win the game on its own, and it's also an effect I wish we'd see more often. Also has functionality on top of just the amount of mana your opponent has to spend, which can lead to interesting splits. 7/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 13, 2020 4:52:47 GMT
Lettie pulls a bemused expression as the construct's speech turns to gibberish. Strange. I used to say the strangest things and not even realize it. Perhaps..."As for the distraction... there was a man's voice. Presumably a friend of yours. Nothing to worry about."
Lettie can't help but cackle at that. "Apologies, I'm not friends with any men at the moment, and I didn't hear any man's voice either. Say..." Lettie pulls out a piece of scrap paper, an already sharpened quill, and a spare bottle of ink. She dips the quill, before offering it to the construct plume-first. "I'd love to 'spread my talents' across that realm, but I tend to forget names. Could you write its name down for me, please? Any language will do." Lettie keeps the bottle of ink close in one hand, and taps the paper with the other. She glances at a nearby stuffed alligator, before awaiting the construct's response. "A strange request," she says, looking down at the quill. [No chemicals detected. No spells detected.] "But I see no reason not to."
She takes the quill in her hand and prepares to write. nbxffourhlaoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. rrkdqxasixoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. threebptwoyofiveioneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. rdonefivenineaasoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. eightpyhrsixxkoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data].
Her hand trembles over the paper. "I can't. Why can't I?" She looks up to Lettie. "Did the Henry Brayden do this? What is the name of this place? Why don't I remember?" Instant  Exile target spell or nonland permanent.
if Scour from Existence gets to be common this gets to be uncommon
Mirror-Eye Urisk - think green gets to be bigger here 8/10
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Post by mrlozano on Jan 13, 2020 21:50:01 GMT
Lettie is unsure of how to approach, and stays close by, in case the girl tries to drink anything she shouldn't, again. More than anything, she hopes that the tantrum will resolve itself soon, and she stays silent, refraining from looking at the girl's face, letting her gaze settle on the girl's hands instead.Regression Sidhe   Creature — Faerie  All artifacts lose all abilities. 3/1 After a few seconds, the gal stops soobing and stands up, facing Lettie. "What happened? Do you have any idea?" She looks around, still visibly confused. "I need to find it! The black thing! Have you seen it?" The girl starts mumbling again. "...promised... power... beautiful..." Her stomach rumbles audibly.Draining Parasite  Artifact Creature - Symbiote  Bond 
Lifelink Equipped creature gets +2/+1 and has lifelink. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on equipped creature. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a creature, put X -1/-1 counters on that creature, where X is the number of -1/-1 counters on equipped creature. 2/1 Regression Sidhe: Green creature that hates on artifacts and is not an Ouphe 0/10 I think this may be a little bit undercosted? The 1 toughness sure makes it not very resilient, so it may be ok. Also, I like that it allows my card to attack, while it kills it if it does. Good flavor. 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 14, 2020 0:46:44 GMT
"A strange request," she says, looking down at the quill. [No chemicals detected. No spells detected.] "But I see no reason not to."
She takes the quill in her hand and prepares to write. nbxffourhlaoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. rrkdqxasixoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. threebptwoyofiveioneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. rdonefivenineaasoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data]. eightpyhrsixxkoneoneone[ERROR: Corrupt data].
Her hand trembles over the paper. "I can't. Why can't I?" She looks up to Lettie. "Did the Henry Brayden do this? What is the name of this place? Why don't I remember?" Instant  Exile target spell or nonland permanent.
if Scour from Existence gets to be common this gets to be uncommon "I'm not certain why you can't, but the reason for my request was that when you tried to speak the name earlier, all that came out was gibberish. Considering that, and the voice only you heard, I think you might be... well, I'm not certain which word to use here, but you might be damaged. It could be why you don't remember." Lettie motions to the missing arm. "I don't know how you met Brayden, or what might have happened between you two, so I can't say whether he did or didn't do this." It briefly occurs to Lettie that Brayden might have been 'possessed' at the time, but she doesn't mention it. "Lastly, most people call this place The Arena. A lot of strange things happen here." Conniving Gwyllion  Creature — Hag  Spells your opponents cast cost  less to cast. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 2 life. 2/3 Uncompute — Considering the likes of Utter End and Summary Dismissal, 5 cmc for this is probably weak, before you get to the 5 color requirement. At this point, I'd like to say 'say any permanent you coward', because even though it bends design principles, I feel I would be owed at least that for this kind of cost. 7/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 14, 2020 3:55:22 GMT
"I'm not certain why you can't, but the reason for my request was that when you tried to speak the name earlier, all that came out was gibberish. Considering that, and the voice only you heard, I think you might be... well, I'm not certain which word to use here, but you might be damaged. It could be why you don't remember." Lettie motions to the missing arm. "I don't know how you met Brayden, or what might have happened between you two, so I can't say whether he did or didn't do this." It briefly occurs to Lettie that Brayden might have been 'possessed' at the time, but she doesn't mention it. "Lastly, most people call this place The Arena. A lot of strange things happen here." Conniving Gwyllion  Creature — Hag  Spells your opponents cast cost  less to cast. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player loses 2 life. 2/3 Might be is an understatement. [Home plane assigned as "The Arena"] Well that isn't too nice, is it?
Her eyes close for a moment. "I cannot say either. I do not remember what happened to this arm, only that it is supposed to be here. I have tried returning to my home station, but my map of The Arena does not align with my surroundings. Perhaps it is 'gibberish' like the name was. Perhaps you know where I could acquire a correct map or 'conventional' weaponry?" Instant  Converge — Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is twice the number of colors of mana spent to cast Far From Home. You may reveal a card with converted mana cost 4 or less from among them and cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Conniving Gwyllion - fantastic 10/10
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Post by test on Jan 15, 2020 2:31:52 GMT
After a few seconds, the gal stops soobing and stands up, facing Lettie. "What happened? Do you have any idea?" She looks around, still visibly confused. "I need to find it! The black thing! Have you seen it?" The girl starts mumbling again. "...promised... power... beautiful..." Her stomach rumbles audibly.Draining Parasite  Artifact Creature - Symbiote  Bond 
Lifelink Equipped creature gets +2/+1 and has lifelink. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on equipped creature. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a creature, put X -1/-1 counters on that creature, where X is the number of -1/-1 counters on equipped creature. 2/1 "I've not a complete idea, but I have some food, and it looks like you need some. Stay here." Lettie vanishes behind a counter, quickly grabs a loaf of bread from her home, and reappears from where she left off about half a minute later. She straightens up, holding out the loaf in offering. She waits until a moment has passed, either to make sure of the woman's refusal, or if she accepts, allow her time for a few bites. "That black thing that was... with you, it nearly killed you. You're practically a skeleton, no doubt from it feeding off you, and moments ago, it had to detach from you after it drank a lethal dose of one of my potions, because you two were so hungry. You shouldn't seek it again. Nothing will have changed if you do. Death is horrifying, especially that by starvation."Witch's Invitation Artifact  When Witch's Invitation enters the battlefield, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.  ,  : Tap target creature with a -1/-1 counter on it. Draining Parasite — Fascinating that this replaces the power lost with the pseudo-damage ability. However, it doesn't register on players, so it's still a bit of a loss even before the creature dies from the counters. I don't think it would be a problem, and I like the method used to make the counters less of a loss. 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 15, 2020 3:00:15 GMT
Might be is an understatement. [Home plane assigned as "The Arena"] Well that isn't too nice, is it?
Her eyes close for a moment. "I cannot say either. I do not remember what happened to this arm, only that it is supposed to be here. I have tried returning to my home station, but my map of The Arena does not align with my surroundings. Perhaps it is 'gibberish' like the name was. Perhaps you know where I could acquire a correct map or 'conventional' weaponry?" Instant  Converge — Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is twice the number of colors of mana spent to cast Far From Home. You may reveal a card with converted mana cost 4 or less from among them and cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Conniving Gwyllion - fantastic 10/10 "If you have a map, but it doesn't match your surroundings, it seems like a good indication that your map isn't meant for those surroundings. Are you certain that your home station is on The Arena, and that you're not making an assumption?" Lettie is holding a hand to her head, acting as though she has a headache. "I don't think you need weapons at all, I think you need to get some idea of who you are, where you are, and what has happened to you, and to maybe slow down and seriously think about those things. Or calculate about them, if that's what you do."Estranged Druid  Creature — Human Druid   : Add one mana of any color.   ,  , Pay 1 life: Create a tapped 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature token with flying. 1/1 Far From Home — Wew, this digs for 4 at default, and does 10 at full converge. I like that it can hit cards that you might not yet have the colours for in certain decks. This seems like it would be weak compared to stuff like Bituminous Blast, but this drastically increases the chances of getting the card you want and at full value. Tentative yay. 9/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 15, 2020 4:22:03 GMT
"If you have a map, but it doesn't match your surroundings, it seems like a good indication that your map isn't meant for those surroundings. Are you certain that your home station is on The Arena, and that you're not making an assumption?" Lettie is holding a hand to her head, acting as though she has a headache. "I don't think you need weapons at all, I think you need to get some idea of who you are, where you are, and what has happened to you, and to maybe slow down and seriously think about those things. Or calculate about them, if that's what you do." "I am very aware of my planeswalks, and where I can planeswalk to. This plane hosts many creatures of Elsewhere, while clearly not being Elsewhere itself. There is a ninety-nine point nine nine nine nine seven percent chance that home station is on The Arena." Misinterpret   Instant  Prevent all damage target attacking creature would deal this turn. Whenever damage is prevented this way, you gain that much life. Lori never did quite understand the phrase "put them out of their misery."
//As they speak, one of the shop's cats hops on a surface and creeps closer to get a better look at the weird new warm thing.
Zero. Another voice. She forces herself not to look around.
Hey Zero.
Pet that cat.
[.... .... .... .... .... ....] She gently raises her arm towards the cat. Estranged Druid - think this can safely lose the tapped 8/10
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Post by test on Jan 15, 2020 4:53:48 GMT
"I am very aware of my planeswalks, and where I can planeswalk to. This plane hosts many creatures of Elsewhere, while clearly not being Elsewhere itself. There is a ninety-nine point nine nine nine nine seven percent chance that home station is on The Arena." Misinterpret   Instant  Prevent all damage target attacking creature would deal this turn. Whenever damage is prevented this way, you gain that much life. Lori never did quite understand the phrase "put them out of their misery."
//As they speak, one of the shop's cats hops on a surface and creeps closer to get a better look at the weird new warm thing.
Zero. Another voice. She forces herself not to look around.
Hey Zero.
Pet that cat.
[.... .... .... .... .... ....] She gently raises her arm towards the cat. "You're that certain. In that case, who knows why your map doesn't-" Lettie cuts herself off as she notices the construct raise a hand towards one of her charges. Her grip tightens on the bottle of ink that she's holding. The cat tries to sniff the construct's hand. Unjustly Undone  Instant  If an opponent would gain life this turn, that player loses that much life instead. Draw a card. Misinterpret — Neat trick and in fitting hybrid too. 9/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 15, 2020 5:57:22 GMT
Unjustly Undone nice nice 9/10
"You're that certain. In that case, who knows why your map doesn't-" Lettie cuts herself off as she notices the construct raise a hand towards one of her charges. Her grip tightens on the bottle of ink that she's holding. The cat tries to sniff the construct's hand. "Of course. The amount of things that must go—" She freezes for a moment as her hand makes contact with the cat's fur. ------ Zero finds herself on a couch in an opulent house, holding a kitten in both of her hands. A man grins starry-eyed at her. Lettie sees none of this, but hears all that is spoken through Zero. While her metallic voice is unchanged, it may sound more emotive.
The man speaks first. "What do you think, Nami? This prized feline should do well to protect our home... at least, once he's grown."
"He's beautiful," she says, "it is a shame he won't stay this small though." There's a weird feeling in her face as the woman smiles. "Maybe we can keep getting him little friends as he grows up?" she asks sweetly while fluttering her eyes.
He laughs. "Well, why don't we wait and see on that..." he says sitting down next to her. "We could have some other newborn that needs you by then."
She giggles back and the vision begins to fade. "Oh, confident, are we?"
Nami has spent 200 Valor and unlocked flashback and Sorcery Mastery.
Sorcery  Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may cast cards you exiled with spells named Change Focus.
Flashback   (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.) ------ "wrong..."
What the hell was that?
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Post by test on Jan 16, 2020 5:00:44 GMT
Unjustly Undone nice nice 9/10
"Of course. The amount of things that must go—" She freezes for a moment as her hand makes contact with the cat's fur. ------ Zero finds herself on a couch in an opulent house, holding a kitten in both of her hands. A man grins starry-eyed at her. Lettie sees none of this, but hears all that is spoken through Zero. While her metallic voice is unchanged, it may sound more emotive.
The man speaks first. "What do you think, Nami? This prized feline should do well to protect our home... at least, once he's grown."
"He's beautiful," she says, "it is a shame he won't stay this small though." There's a weird feeling in her face as the woman smiles. "Maybe we can keep getting him little friends as he grows up?" she asks sweetly while fluttering her eyes.
He laughs. "Well, why don't we wait and see on that..." he says sitting down next to her. "We could have some other newborn that needs you by then."
She giggles back and the vision begins to fade. "Oh, confident, are we?"
Nami has spent 200 Valor and unlocked flashback and Sorcery Mastery.
Sorcery  Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may cast cards you exiled with spells named Change Focus.
Flashback   (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.) ------ "wrong..."
What the hell was that?
"Of course. The amount of things that must go—" The construct freezes the moment it touches the cat. Lettie gives a small wave with her free hand.
"He's beautiful," the construct says, with a modicum of emotion. "it is a shame he won't stay this small though."
Lettie looks taken aback, but she takes this in stride. "Feel free to adopt, there's no charge necessary."
"Maybe we can keep getting him little friends as he grows up?"
"Bitter Stars, I hope I'm not getting more. There's already over a hundred. Maybe you can keep adopting them."
The construct lets out a trill of what sounded almost like laughter. "Oh, confident, are we?"
"No, not at all... have I... misunderstood you?"
"wrong..."
Lettie decides it's time to yell, and the cat jumps off the counter. "Wrong what? So I did misunderstand you? Explain! What are you going on about? I thought before the problem was humans never saying what they mean, but now even the constructs are doing this nonsense!"(Split Card) Ash to Ashes  Instant  Exile target card from a graveyard. Draw a card. // Rust to Dust  Instant  Destroy target artifact or enchantment. I'm aware that Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust are both taken names, which is a real shame. Change Focus — Weak-seeming frontside, and the backside seems to expect something like four cards, which you might accrue after two cards of these. I kind of wish it were stronger, likely by grabbing more cards, to make the name-share relevant more often. Cool concept though. 8/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 17, 2020 3:45:46 GMT
"Of course. The amount of things that must go—" The construct freezes the moment it touches the cat. Lettie gives a small wave with her free hand.
"He's beautiful," the construct says, with a modicum of emotion. "it is a shame he won't stay this small though."
Lettie looks taken aback, but she takes this in stride. "Feel free to adopt, there's no charge necessary."
"Maybe we can keep getting him little friends as he grows up?"
"Bitter Stars, I hope I'm not getting more. There's already over a hundred. Maybe you can keep adopting them."
The construct lets out a trill of what sounded almost like laughter. "Oh, confident, are we?"
"No, not at all... have I... misunderstood you?"
"wrong..."
Lettie decides it's time to yell, and the cat jumps off the counter. "Wrong what? So I did misunderstand you? Explain! What are you going on about? I thought before the problem was humans never saying what they mean, but now even the constructs are doing this nonsense!" Zero stares at Lettie as she processes the yelling. "I... apologize. I do not understand what is happening either. Did you see what just happened? The man? Or hear him?"
"I fear you may be correct about the damages..." Brainscramble   Instant  This spell deals damage equal to its converted mana cost to target creature and you gain that much life.
Ash to Ashes//Rust to Dust looks good 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 19, 2020 19:42:20 GMT
Zero stares at Lettie as she processes the yelling. "I... apologize. I do not understand what is happening either. Did you see what just happened? The man? Or hear him?"
"I fear you may be correct about the damages..." Brainscramble   Instant  This spell deals damage equal to its converted mana cost to target creature and you gain that much life.
Ash to Ashes//Rust to Dust looks good 9/10
Lettie seems to take a sudden interest in the floor. "...I must apologize as well. It was my presumption that you were speaking to me, despite the obvious..." She shakes her head. "If I must guess, you must have been having that conversation with someone else, but I could neither see nor hear them. I only saw you frozen, speaking." This felt familiar...Come to think of it, this thing mentioned Brayden by name. Lettie realizes that she has her hand up to her face for no reason, and lets it fall. "I don't think you need weapons at all. I think it would be best if you resolved these damages first. Imagine how terrible it would be if you experienced... whatever that was, while in combat." Lettie grabs a handful of supplies, such as those she doesn't want the construct to steal in her absence. "Sadly, I can not help you, and I must be going now. Good day, and good luck... actually, before I go, may I have your name?"Typical Dismissal   Sorcery  Choose a nonland card type. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that type. Naming instants. Brainscramble — Weird way of differentiating the sides while saving on text. Not the kind of weird I like though. Otherwise, compared to Ray, this seems to be fine, if you don't mind being able to regularly wipe out boards while stockpiling life. 7/10
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Post by cajun on Jan 19, 2020 21:06:10 GMT
Lettie seems to take a sudden interest in the floor. "...I must apologize as well. It was my presumption that you were speaking to me, despite the obvious..." She shakes her head. "If I must guess, you must have been having that conversation with someone else, but I could neither see nor hear them. I only saw you frozen, speaking." This felt familiar...Come to think of it, this thing mentioned Brayden by name. Lettie realizes that she has her hand up to her face for no reason, and lets it fall. "I don't think you need weapons at all. I think it would be best if you resolved these damages first. Imagine how terrible it would be if you experienced... whatever that was, while in combat." Lettie grabs a handful of supplies, such as those she doesn't want the construct to steal in her absence. "Sadly, I can not help you, and I must be going now. Good day, and good luck... actually, before I go, may I have your name?"Typical Dismissal   Sorcery  Choose a nonland card type. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that type. "Indeed, even a moment like that could prove disastrous. It will be difficult to perform repairs outside of my home station, but it may be necessary."
"I am named Experiment zero. May I have your name?" Typical Dismissal - 9/10
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Post by test on Jan 19, 2020 21:19:40 GMT
"Indeed, even a moment like that could prove disastrous. It will be difficult to perform repairs outside of my home station, but it may be necessary."
"I am named Experiment zero. May I have your name?" "You may call me Wormwood." Lettie walks out of her shop, and turns past the frame, vanishing into foul fumes the moment she's out of Zero's line of sight.
//Lettie would be contacting Brayden immediately following this, if she can find him.*
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chartate101
0/0 Germ
Posts: 29
Favorite Card: Obliterate
Favorite Set: Dominaria
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by chartate101 on Jan 20, 2020 1:31:28 GMT
Aeterna appears in the shop in a burst of light. "And you were stalking us, were you not. Who are you, and what is your business with us?" She stands with her hand near her blade, not quite grabbing it but in prime position to strike at a moment's notice. Inquisition EnchantmentWhen Inqusition enters the battlefield, exile target creature until it leaves the battlefield. Creatures with the same name as a card exiled with Inquistion can't attack or block.
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Post by test on Jan 20, 2020 2:13:21 GMT
Aeterna appears in the shop in a burst of light. "And you were stalking us, were you not. Who are you, and what is your business with me?" She stands with her hand near her blade, not quite grabbing it but in prime position to strike at a moment's notice. Inquisition EnchantmentWhen Inqusition enters the battlefield, exile target creature until it leaves the battlefield. Creatures with the same name as a card exiled with Inquistion can't attack or block. The shopkeeper turns her nose up at the angel. "Normally, those who enter my shops have business with me. Where I come from, it is polite to send for one's newest neighbor. You have been gracious, having returned my call so soon, so why not introduce yourself? It is only proper." Despite her chosen words, her tone and expression convey a far more hostile disposition. She places a hand on her side of the counter, glancing over the taxidermied animals about the shop.Return to Roots  Sorcery  Choose one — • Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. • Create a 4/4 green Elemental creature token with no name. The primal world teemed with nameless wonders, for there were none to name them. Inquisition — My first guess for this would be four CMC, as for five you can usually remove a creature outright, and with upside. It does cover nicely against creatures that haven't yet the field yet, which is interesting. 8/10
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chartate101
0/0 Germ
Posts: 29
Favorite Card: Obliterate
Favorite Set: Dominaria
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by chartate101 on Jan 21, 2020 15:13:12 GMT
"We are Aeterna of Aetenus, the glorious city. We do not bend to intimidation, so do not test us." Aeterna looks around the shop before turning her attention back to Lettie. "Now who are you and what did you want with us, enough to stalk us?" Return to Roots is incredibly simple but incredibly effective. My only holdup is that it may be slightly too good in limited, if that's what it's aimed for. 9/10 Shed Disguises Enchantment When Shed Disguises enters the battlefield, draw a card. Whenever a player draws a card, they reveal their hand.
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Post by test on Jan 22, 2020 1:33:12 GMT
"We are Aeterna of Aetenus, the glorious city. We do not bend to intimidation, so do not test us." Aeterna looks around the shop before turning her attention back to Lettie. "Now who are you and what did you want with us, enough to stalk us?" Return to Roots is incredibly simple but incredibly effective. My only holdup is that it may be slightly too good in limited, if that's what it's aimed for. 9/10 Shed Disguises Enchantment When Shed Disguises enters the battlefield, draw a card. Whenever a player draws a card, they reveal their hand. "I'm the local apothecary for more locales than I care to list at this time. Many of them are on this Arena, so once you're here, you're my neighbor... no matter where on the Arena you are. Pleasure to meet you." She doesn't sound pleased at all. "Per my previous answer, that means I send for all those sparked who enter this place, as a matter of manners, and of practicality." The apothecary scoffs. "It is good to be reminded that angels do not bend to intimidation, reason, or other warnings. I suspect it is the reason I've never seen a plane with angels that was not deeply troubled. Your very presence here is an omen of worse to come, and I am watching you, whether that intimidates you or not. This is not a test."Blunt Lewo  Creature — Elemental  Play with your hand revealed. Blunt Lewo's base power and toughness are each equal to the number of land cards in your hand. */* Shed Disguises — At this point you might as well have the hands always revealed, as players almost always draw a card every turn, and in most cases, new cards can not enter the hand without being drawn (and those that do aren't hidden for long). Otherwise, on development side, Telepathy is already a decent multiplayer card, and making an effect symmetrical doesn't entirely discount its value. Add in the common standard increase for a card being 2 generic, and I'd say this would be more at home at 1W. 5/10
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chartate101
0/0 Germ
Posts: 29
Favorite Card: Obliterate
Favorite Set: Dominaria
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by chartate101 on Jan 25, 2020 23:02:29 GMT
(I have decided that at least for now, Battle Boards isn't something that interests me, so after this rating I will probably stop checking BB.)
Blunt Lewo is super dope, 9/10
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notdaedalus
1/1 Squirrel
Sculpting the Multiverse, one card at a time.
Posts: 59
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Post by notdaedalus on Jan 26, 2020 5:27:15 GMT
A clicking metallic spider scurries up the counter, and perches in front of the coin jar.
"Query: Purpose?"
Scouting Droid  Artifact Creature - Construct  Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of their library. 1/1
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Post by test on Jan 26, 2020 5:46:10 GMT
A clicking metallic spider scurries up the counter, and perches in front of the coin jar.
"Query: Purpose?"
Scouting Droid  Artifact Creature - Construct  Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of their library. 1/1
The apothecary jumps. I'd almost forgotten I'd set a lower bound on the alarms. She puts a hand on her belt, and clears her throat. "Answer, to provide a supply of potions, poisons, reagents, plants, and other supplies to meet demand, and to protect my own interests. I'm also taking care of over a hundred cats at the moment. Reciprocal query, purpose?"Nettle Snitch Creature — Faerie  Play with the top card of your library revealed. Nettle Snitch doesn't untap during your untap step unless the top card of your library is a land card. 2/2 Scouting Droid — 1's a pittance, and so is the trigger. No complaints here. 9/10
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notdaedalus
1/1 Squirrel
Sculpting the Multiverse, one card at a time.
Posts: 59
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Post by notdaedalus on Jan 26, 2020 6:31:37 GMT
"Acknowledged. Purpose: Accquire "Mana". Uncertain of search queries. Elaborate?" A small jar ejects from the robot, and clatters to a halt on the counter.
Poison Vat Artifact  At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile the top card of your library attached to ~. T,  : Destroy target creature. Repeat this process for each card exiled with ~.
Nettle Snitch - Strong, but I believe pushed to a believable degree. I like the design and rarity. 9/10.
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Post by test on Jan 26, 2020 15:38:42 GMT
"Acknowledged. Purpose: Accquire "Mana". Uncertain of search queries. Elaborate?" A small jar ejects from the robot, and clatters to a halt on the counter.
Poison Vat Artifact  At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile the top card of your library attached to ~. T,  : Destroy target creature. Repeat this process for each card exiled with ~. Nettle Snitch - Strong, but I believe pushed to a believable degree. I like the design and rarity. 9/10.
The apothecary seems incredulous. "The closest thing I could carry that would count as mana would be lotuses, if that's what you're asking for, but those are rather hard to come by. I wouldn't sell them if I had them. Some of my materials can be consumed to provide it for specific spells, but I doubt you can perform the rituals. I can also channel some mana myself, but it's difficult to store... do you need this mana delivered somewhere?" Screeching Bowl Artifact  When Screeching Bowl enters the battlefield, if you spent  to cast it, you may destroy target artifact.  ,  : Target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard. Every scrape of the pestle crushes ingredients and spirits. Poison Vat — It is not necessary to specify that the exiled card is attached to the Vat; It's already tracked by which card exiled those cards, which is how the scaling works. It's a neat way of tracking growth on a card though. Developmentally, however, the card is pretty brutal, being able to curve into destroying two creatures, and then scaling further. By my estimate, the card breaks even between one and two untaps, and from then on is excess value gained on every activation. I suppose, however, that it's slow enough that it's fair, even against decks that can't reliably remove it. 8/10
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notdaedalus
1/1 Squirrel
Sculpting the Multiverse, one card at a time.
Posts: 59
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Post by notdaedalus on Jan 27, 2020 6:52:31 GMT
"Negative. Purpose of gathering is analysis and ascertainment of boundaries. Hypothesis: Data to be used for synthesis."
Deathly Dynamo  Artifact  When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card. Exile five cards from your graveyard: Add  .
Screeching Bowl - A neat little card which I could see being used in any number of situations. Well costed and with an appropriate rarity. 10/10.
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