Why do the Gates still have letters in the flavor text that are not in line? If you look at the RTR Gates, each have a couple of letters that are a little higher than the others. I've always thought it was a weird error. But it looks like the Gatecrash Gates have them too. For example, look at the "i" in "mastermind" on the Dimir Guildgate, or the "t" in "deception".
It was at that moment that I realized: I'm kinda just making these things up. We can just write the rules the way we want them to work. People will have fun, and people will get it.
I'd just worked out the second message and went to post in the other thread... only to find it'd closed.
Well, that was fun. So it seems the gateless need only sit back and let the guilds knock each other about. DGM is looking up to be an interesting set - no idea how this one will shape up.
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The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
Well, *that's* ominous!
I guess Re-return to Ravnica ain't happening?
So much for this "less dark" approach to the plot they spoke of
We know there are already plans for Return to Return to Ravnica. If the guilds destroy each other, the plane is still there. And honestly, things might end up better for the people of the plane as a whole if they can finally be rid of the guilds for good and set up a more fair system of governance.
Well, *that's* ominous!
I guess Re-return to Ravnica ain't happening?
So much for this "less dark" approach to the plot they spoke of
The guilds might be gone but Ravnica COULD still be there in the future. How is that not "less dark?" At least their world could still be intact... now compare that to Zendikar, Mirrodin, and Alara.
The guilds =/= Ravnica, although they do make up a big part of why a lot of players like Ravnica.
edit: what Luminum Can aka "not Mark Rosewater" said.
I wonder if there are any other combinations, particularly if you set them in the full order of the tablet of the guilds
I tried, but if there is another larger message it doesn't follow the same pattern as this one. Maybe if another arrangement is used? I don't have the code-breaking skills to decrypt it if it's there.
This is one of the coolest Magic easter eggs I've ever seen, but I don't know why people are taking an oblique message as an indicator that the guilds will once again fall. Rather than assume that this is WotC's proclamation, I figure this reflects some in-game character (Niv?)'s intent. We still need to wait until the third set to see if they succeed.
Is this some sort of clue or puzzle?
according to the other thread, the scrambled letters form a phrase. this is what i got so far for GTC
Simic: anD cOmpreHend peRfection (DOHR)
Gruul: eNter Leave The shAckles beHind (NLTAH)
Boros: mercifuL HeaRts CriEs (LHRCE)
Orzhov: Wealth sEcuritY fOr (WEYO)
Dimir: mastermInd Spies liEs decepTion (ISET)
dohrnltahlhrceweyoiset
'dohrnltahlhrceweyoiset'
anagrams to
'Wretched heroins tally-ho.'
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Dimir: ISET
Gruul: LTAH
Boros: LRCE
Simic: DOHR
WILLDESTROYEACHOTHER
So, with the code from RTR:
THE GUILDS OF RAVNICA WILL DESTROY EACH OTHER
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
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I assume a kneejerk response to a thread that honestly looks pretty dumb until you actually take the time to look and see that it really is there.
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Well, that was fun. So it seems the gateless need only sit back and let the guilds knock each other about. DGM is looking up to be an interesting set - no idea how this one will shape up.
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When reviewing custom cards / sets, I look for (a) flavour, (b) function, and (c) cohesiveness, generally through a risk focus.
Well, *that's* ominous!
I guess Re-return to Ravnica ain't happening?
So much for this "less dark" approach to the plot they spoke of
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Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
We know there are already plans for Return to Return to Ravnica. If the guilds destroy each other, the plane is still there. And honestly, things might end up better for the people of the plane as a whole if they can finally be rid of the guilds for good and set up a more fair system of governance.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
The guilds might be gone but Ravnica COULD still be there in the future. How is that not "less dark?" At least their world could still be intact... now compare that to Zendikar, Mirrodin, and Alara.
The guilds =/= Ravnica, although they do make up a big part of why a lot of players like Ravnica.
edit: what Luminum Can aka "not Mark Rosewater" said.
THE GUILDS OF RAVNICA .. // WILL DESTROY EACH OTHER
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When reviewing custom cards / sets, I look for (a) flavour, (b) function, and (c) cohesiveness, generally through a risk focus.
I tried, but if there is another larger message it doesn't follow the same pattern as this one. Maybe if another arrangement is used? I don't have the code-breaking skills to decrypt it if it's there.
R Citizen Cane (Feldon of the Third Path)
Again.
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also, am I the only one who just looked at the other RTR cycles for misaligned text? I didn't see anything.
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Azorius: Senate, justice, foundation, Ravnican
Izzet: those, release, their, creations
Rakdos: Enter, indulge, may, again
Golgari: starving, rest, Ravnica
Selesnya: united, open, and
Anyone want to bet that Ravnica will be in even greater disarray if and when we get "Return to Ravnica Part 2"?
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