I goaded myself into buying half a box because I (and the people that were buying packs) kept opening crap. Well, someone cracked a GSZ and someone else got a Wasteland and foil Brainstorm, but there were a lot of other good things that just weren't in the box we cracked. Ended up with only a Chrome Mox and Dack Fayden. Foil Heritage Druid was nice too, but not worth the overall packs' price.
Ended up skipping this one...(eternal) thought about doing a draft at the LGS but ended up going to a craft beer tasting instead. (MTB sterotype alert lol)
40$ to play magic? Or free beer lol? Sounds like people didn't crack much good stuff. Hopefully the price of FoW didn't die too badly. Still have
to sell my playset.
@Laser- Saw some pretty amazing Opera on Sunday. Are you into that as well or just piano? SF is pretty famous for opera And omg, one of the singers
I talked to afterwards was a really cute AND talented redhead Same first name as my last ex gf tho lol. Would be my 4th Jessica lol.. hmm.
Now I really cannot wait for the Opera season to start lol.
@DQ- I like the cat pic, your cat must be related to mine. When she was a kitten, I always let her play magic with me. She never messed up any cards
and would go in a basket and watch me play. And loves to knock dice around. Her name is Avacyn because she's black and white lol (and has a dark side haha). I cannot say the same
about when I play Battletech, she tends to knock over a lot of mechs and trees. She's a purebreed seal colorpoint ragdoll btw. Cute and fluffy and sweet, but dumb as hell :<
Normally not allowed outside but I let her run around when it snows sometimes. Also a few halloween costumes in there.
Cracked enough packs to basically be another half of a box. This box was better to me. Got Maelstrom Wanderer and Mana Crypt as my mythics. Got some decent rares too... Gamble, Entomb, Deathrite Shaman and a foil Counterspell. Still Overall not worth the price of a box, but gotta play that FOW lottery...
Haven't been into opera too much. Mostly the piano music, and orchestral music too.
And Palnar has a cat too? I didn't know that, but that's awesome.
Tentative setlist for an event in July:
Once Upon a Dream (Tchaikovsky/Disney mashup of sorts)
A Shot in the Dark (Original song, need to write lyrics still)
Split Leaps Etude (random short one for filler)
Scherzo-Valse in A Major (written in the style of Chopin)
@Palnar: Oh, trust me. My kitty is a terror. She knocks everything over, gets RIGHT in your face and is dumb as a box of rocks. She's sweet though. She loves her mommy (my fiance) though she can sometimes be quite foul towards everyone else for no reason. She's cute and she knows it. She's terrified of the outside and loud, sudden noises because my fiance found her on the highway when she was DAYS old. She's a calico and her name is Ellie-Bell. We call her Meatloaf.
Tonight I did some crafting and made myself a black suede bracer to wear. It is the prototype for more steampunky ones eventually. It turned out pretty sweet. I kind of wish now I had bought two pieces of leather so I could make a second one.
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We weren't able to put it up last year due to the drought restrictions. We don't have the same level of restrictions this year, so we're going for it. It's filling right now even. (A very slow process--the thing holds about 8000 gallons).
Math fun!
Take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it up with water from a garden hose and time how long that it takes for it to fill up. Now multiply that time by 1600. So yeah, usually a couple of days.
Ah, that sounds like a long time. But should be fun times after it's done.
On a random note:
Aurora, Squad Obsidian Outcast WW
Planeswalker - Aurora
+1: You gain 1 life plus 2 life for each Cakeling you control.
-1: Put a 1/1 colorless Cakeling creature token onto the battlefield.
-6: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink and hexproof."
3
(This card was intentionally made quite weak to represent Aurora's moving into a much lower rank among the crew.)
I think you feel her abilities look under powered. However, you need to remember that she's a 2 drop planeswalker and for that we have to look at the only other reference we have for 2-cost planeswalkers, Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded. So she's actually pretty good and would probably even see modern play.
Giving her a 1 Loyalty starting would probably be a bit more balanced.
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I'm still working on my alters, I gotta come up with some more "Horror" themed ones, because I only really have maybe one? Maybe I'll still try my hand at the short story I wanted to do. But I have no real clue on how to build suspense or write a good horror.
Oh dear... I made another overpowered planeswalker card, it seems. (I originally had her starting at 2 loyalty but thought that seemed a bit too weak... and I'm not even sure why I changed it to 3, because I actually wanted this to be a weak card.)
...Maybe 1 loyalty is appropriate if I actually want this to be a "weak" card.
lol ok here's Palnar the Planeswalker since we're doing this...
0 casting cost, colorless
art is me in a mountain biking jersey, few scars from bailing
Loyalty X where X equals the # of overpriced MTG cards you own.
-1 ability: Go sell an expensive magic card on Ebay. Spend
proceeds on craft beer, single malt scotch, silver needle tea or mountain biking
That's it!
LOL
Sold a mox today, drinking some killer stuff tonight Ballast Point Barmy, 12% beer
lagavulin 16 most of the week, need to buy some Talisker 10 too.
Hope all crafters are well!
@Palnar: I see
My card above is not really a representation of me though. I'm not actually a cake maker myself. The one I designed for myself a while back looked something like this:
(Note that while this card doesn't do anything special with the verse counters, there are existing cards that use them, in addition to others that I've made a while back.)
I suppose if I wanted to make a more "non-useless" design for myself:
Lasersharp (W/U)
Legendary Creature - Human
Whenever you cast a spell, you may put a verse counter on target permanent.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by Lasersharp. 2: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Lasersharp by target creature.
0/1
(The preventing damage abilities are supposed to represent the ability of giving a . Or something like that. Also, this creature doesn't have flying or any given ability to gain flying because the average human doesn't naturally have the ability to do the kind of Jump you see in the Magic world.)
Also @Palnar: You sold a mox? What kind?
(And I still need to prepare more stuff. I have the Once Upon a Dream that I showed a few posts up, and I'm also in process of writing lyrics to another song.)
@laser - Nothing special, just a unlim Mox Ruby, pretty beat up but I traded 2 dual lands and a bird of paradise for it back in the day
Selling my NM Mox Jet soon, but I think I'm going to get it graded, it's in killer condition, I think at least a 9
Btw, quick weird story but the reason I'm selling my whole collection is because my ********* nephew STOLE my unlim Black Lotus last April.
I had it for almost 20 years, wouldn't play with it at stores, tell anyone I had it in San Diego or Arkansas (lots of guns there lol).
So I was looking to connect with my nephew, I knew he played magic so I brought my decks up there. Didn't have time to play but on my
last night in Toronto, I showed him my decks. It had turned out he had quit magic, was bragging on the metro how much he sold his collection
for.... So I show him my vintage decks... he sees my lotus, asks how much it's worth, holds it specifically. I guess I look away, he pockets it.
There were moxes, dual lands, all my signed lili's in the deck. He sooo did it! If it was anything other than slight of hand, why not grab
some moxen? or my whole ******* deck box? And acted super weird and awkward when I said goodbye.
Not only that, I didn't notice it for weeks... but I found my lotus at a Toronto card shop online.
I called his dad, my half brother, he was a total dick about it, denied everything, never called me back.... Also, Laser you should know, they
live in Rosedale (and not the community housing) so not hurting for money. Just rich ********s.
Anyway, this theft changed my life... I started thinking about it and I wondered "What is the value of a card that the first person you show it
to, a family member no less, promptly steals it?" There is no value to this? In fact it has negative value due to all the stress it adds to your
life. Also, I am no longer existentialist, I am Daoist and also really like Eckhart Tolle So, this theft changed my life, actually for the better.
I just stopped caring about any type of possession and just started selling everything I had on ebay. You aren't your stuff and your possessions don't
define you as a person. SNES games, vintage toys, tons of magic cards, books, magazines, just everything. I simplified my life, made some money,
moved to Santa Fe I also found MTG to be very anti-Daoist because you are forever wanting new stuff, rather than being satisfied with what you have.
My fav quote from the Dao De Jing - ""There is no crime more onerous than greed, No misfortune more devastating than avarice.
And no calamity that brings with it more grief than insatiability. Thus, knowing when enough is enough
Is really satisfying." - Dao De Jing (Chapter 46)
So the theft of a 7000$ card might have been the best thing to happen to me
I might be sorta moving out of magic but still love the Crafters and my buddy from Amsterdam is visiting the fall, bringing
a few decks so I will keep a few around
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40$ to play magic? Or free beer lol? Sounds like people didn't crack much good stuff. Hopefully the price of FoW didn't die too badly. Still have
to sell my playset.
@Laser- Saw some pretty amazing Opera on Sunday. Are you into that as well or just piano? SF is pretty famous for opera And omg, one of the singers
I talked to afterwards was a really cute AND talented redhead Same first name as my last ex gf tho lol. Would be my 4th Jessica lol.. hmm.
Now I really cannot wait for the Opera season to start lol.
@DQ- I like the cat pic, your cat must be related to mine. When she was a kitten, I always let her play magic with me. She never messed up any cards
and would go in a basket and watch me play. And loves to knock dice around. Her name is Avacyn because she's black and white lol (and has a dark side haha). I cannot say the same
about when I play Battletech, she tends to knock over a lot of mechs and trees. She's a purebreed seal colorpoint ragdoll btw. Cute and fluffy and sweet, but dumb as hell :<
Normally not allowed outside but I let her run around when it snows sometimes. Also a few halloween costumes in there.
EDH Decks
RGMarhault Elsdragon (A Touch of Rampage)RG
GWTrostani, Early Bird (Wurm Tribal)GW
RWAgrus Kos, Bumbat Drinkin' BadassRW
RDiaochan, Hateful BeautyR
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And Palnar has a cat too? I didn't know that, but that's awesome.
Tentative setlist for an event in July:
Once Upon a Dream (Tchaikovsky/Disney mashup of sorts)
A Shot in the Dark (Original song, need to write lyrics still)
Split Leaps Etude (random short one for filler)
Scherzo-Valse in A Major (written in the style of Chopin)
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Math fun!
Take a 5 gallon bucket and fill it up with water from a garden hose and time how long that it takes for it to fill up. Now multiply that time by 1600. So yeah, usually a couple of days.
On a random note:
Aurora, Squad Obsidian Outcast WW
Planeswalker - Aurora
+1: You gain 1 life plus 2 life for each Cakeling you control.
-1: Put a 1/1 colorless Cakeling creature token onto the battlefield.
-6: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink and hexproof."
3
(This card was intentionally made quite weak to represent Aurora's moving into a much lower rank among the crew.)
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T1: Oath of Nissa
T2: Aurora, the Cake Maker. Tick down to make a Cakeling (though Elemental Cake would be a great touch)
T3: Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
T4: Gideon, Ally of Zendikar.
And Cakeling tokens are an idea from several years back... we had other cards dealing with Cakelings from a Christmas season sometime ago.
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And also, some music. (Not entirely perfect, just a concept preview.)
Once Upon a Dream
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Giving her a 1 Loyalty starting would probably be a bit more balanced.
@Craft Off Summer 2016, Remember the deadline is at the End of July. If you would like a deadline extension, please just let us know before then!
I'm still working on my alters, I gotta come up with some more "Horror" themed ones, because I only really have maybe one? Maybe I'll still try my hand at the short story I wanted to do. But I have no real clue on how to build suspense or write a good horror.
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
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...Maybe 1 loyalty is appropriate if I actually want this to be a "weak" card.
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0 casting cost, colorless
art is me in a mountain biking jersey, few scars from bailing
Loyalty X where X equals the # of overpriced MTG cards you own.
-1 ability: Go sell an expensive magic card on Ebay. Spend
proceeds on craft beer, single malt scotch, silver needle tea or mountain biking
That's it!
LOL
Sold a mox today, drinking some killer stuff tonight Ballast Point Barmy, 12% beer
lagavulin 16 most of the week, need to buy some Talisker 10 too.
Hope all crafters are well!
EDH Decks
RGMarhault Elsdragon (A Touch of Rampage)RG
GWTrostani, Early Bird (Wurm Tribal)GW
RWAgrus Kos, Bumbat Drinkin' BadassRW
RDiaochan, Hateful BeautyR
My card above is not really a representation of me though. I'm not actually a cake maker myself. The one I designed for myself a while back looked something like this:
(Note that while this card doesn't do anything special with the verse counters, there are existing cards that use them, in addition to others that I've made a while back.)
Also @Palnar: You sold a mox? What kind?
(And I still need to prepare more stuff. I have the Once Upon a Dream that I showed a few posts up, and I'm also in process of writing lyrics to another song.)
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Enchantment — Aura, U
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying.
"Get rid of Flight and Jump and use Flump instead."
—The MtG Consolidation League
Semi-Retired EDH: Saffi Infinite Combo | Grenzo Mono-Red Aggro
Modern: Shamanism
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We could also add: "0: Enchanted creature loses flying until end of turn."
Selling my NM Mox Jet soon, but I think I'm going to get it graded, it's in killer condition, I think at least a 9
Btw, quick weird story but the reason I'm selling my whole collection is because my ********* nephew STOLE my unlim Black Lotus last April.
I had it for almost 20 years, wouldn't play with it at stores, tell anyone I had it in San Diego or Arkansas (lots of guns there lol).
So I was looking to connect with my nephew, I knew he played magic so I brought my decks up there. Didn't have time to play but on my
last night in Toronto, I showed him my decks. It had turned out he had quit magic, was bragging on the metro how much he sold his collection
for.... So I show him my vintage decks... he sees my lotus, asks how much it's worth, holds it specifically. I guess I look away, he pockets it.
There were moxes, dual lands, all my signed lili's in the deck. He sooo did it! If it was anything other than slight of hand, why not grab
some moxen? or my whole ******* deck box? And acted super weird and awkward when I said goodbye.
Not only that, I didn't notice it for weeks... but I found my lotus at a Toronto card shop online.
I called his dad, my half brother, he was a total dick about it, denied everything, never called me back.... Also, Laser you should know, they
live in Rosedale (and not the community housing) so not hurting for money. Just rich ********s.
Anyway, this theft changed my life... I started thinking about it and I wondered "What is the value of a card that the first person you show it
to, a family member no less, promptly steals it?" There is no value to this? In fact it has negative value due to all the stress it adds to your
life. Also, I am no longer existentialist, I am Daoist and also really like Eckhart Tolle So, this theft changed my life, actually for the better.
I just stopped caring about any type of possession and just started selling everything I had on ebay. You aren't your stuff and your possessions don't
define you as a person. SNES games, vintage toys, tons of magic cards, books, magazines, just everything. I simplified my life, made some money,
moved to Santa Fe I also found MTG to be very anti-Daoist because you are forever wanting new stuff, rather than being satisfied with what you have.
My fav quote from the Dao De Jing - ""There is no crime more onerous than greed, No misfortune more devastating than avarice.
And no calamity that brings with it more grief than insatiability. Thus, knowing when enough is enough
Is really satisfying." - Dao De Jing (Chapter 46)
So the theft of a 7000$ card might have been the best thing to happen to me
I might be sorta moving out of magic but still love the Crafters and my buddy from Amsterdam is visiting the fall, bringing
a few decks so I will keep a few around
EDH Decks
RGMarhault Elsdragon (A Touch of Rampage)RG
GWTrostani, Early Bird (Wurm Tribal)GW
RWAgrus Kos, Bumbat Drinkin' BadassRW
RDiaochan, Hateful BeautyR
@Kank: But then you can put that on an opponent's flying creature to make it lose flying... maybe that's part of the fun.
Also, another smalin video on a Bach piece - I think this is the one I'll want to learn next.
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