What's with the keeled sternum on the angel skeletons in the second picture on this page here (look at the one in the front and the one in the back)? The angels that are depicted with flesh don't have those kind of protrusions.
John Doe needs a Wurmcoil. The store owner is selling them for $15. But John Smith has one for trade. He trades his Wurmcoil for a Bladehold that the store owner sells for $20. That's $35 in income that the store owner lost. Now, multiply that by the 30 or so people that play at the LGS and you can see how much money he loses in an evening.
I'm guessing the artist was using bird skeletons as a reference for the painting and included them without thinking enough about how that would affect their outward appearance.
"Normally I expect more from Steve, but damn this is just... weird.
I mean, look at their ribcages. Either angelic chests are HUGE (you know what I'm sayin' HIGH FIVE) to accomodate hiding those bones or... well, that's pretty much it. Those things would protrude notably right into the angelic cleavage. "
Just wanted to comment that I don't think those are Angels in that picture. Those are likely the Heron-headed Gryffs that have been magically combined with their riders as described in today's feature article.
Just wanted to comment that I don't think those are Angels in that picture. Those are likely the Heron-headed Gryffs that have been magically combined with their riders as described in today's feature article.
It's possible, but in that case it doesn't jibe with this flavor text:
"I come looking for demons and I find a plane full of angels. I hate angels."
--Liliana Vess
Besides, gryffs only showed up after Avacyn was restored
I'm pretty sure they reappeared. They're griffins, not angels or geists or elementals or avatars or anything else of the like; they're creatures born of the earth and sea and sky like any other mortal creature. They just retreated into hiding.
Though...assuming you're correct, that has interesting connotations. We'll have to see if they're straightforward Griffins or if they have "Spirit" or something else in their typeline.
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The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
I'd buy the "wizard did it" argument, but a plausible explanation might be that Angelic keels are located elsewhere given that their wings seemed to be connected to bones near their back rather than the "shoulderblade" equivalents that we'd find in birds. By definition, that bone is just something to anchor muscle to, so it could very well be a flat structure that protrudes when there's no flesh remaining to keep it down.
I was looking at a big version of the art again and realized that the two winged creatures flanking the middle one have only 4 limbs ( 2 wings and 2 legs), and the one in the middle has six (2 wings, 2 arms, 2 legs). The one in the middle is the only one missing the chest ridge. I think it's clear that the middle one is definitely an Angel and the other two are something else. Either the Gryff/Human things, or some weird type of Angel we've never seen.
I agree that this may place this scene after the breaking of the Helvault.
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I think it's just weird. Aren't angels supposed to fly spiritually? They lack any adaptations for powered flight beyond these weird skeletal pics.
"Normally I expect more from Steve, but damn this is just... weird.
I mean, look at their ribcages. Either angelic chests are HUGE (you know what I'm sayin' HIGH FIVE) to accomodate hiding those bones or... well, that's pretty much it. Those things would protrude notably right into the angelic cleavage. "
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Any weirder than they have blood or muscle or skin?
I mean, if you want to get really far into it, they should resemble elementals more than angels.
It's possible, but in that case it doesn't jibe with this flavor text:
"I come looking for demons and I find a plane full of angels. I hate angels."
--Liliana Vess
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Also the keeled sternum is the tastiest part of the angel.
I'm pretty sure they reappeared. They're griffins, not angels or geists or elementals or avatars or anything else of the like; they're creatures born of the earth and sea and sky like any other mortal creature. They just retreated into hiding.
Though...assuming you're correct, that has interesting connotations. We'll have to see if they're straightforward Griffins or if they have "Spirit" or something else in their typeline.
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
I'd buy the "wizard did it" argument, but a plausible explanation might be that Angelic keels are located elsewhere given that their wings seemed to be connected to bones near their back rather than the "shoulderblade" equivalents that we'd find in birds. By definition, that bone is just something to anchor muscle to, so it could very well be a flat structure that protrudes when there's no flesh remaining to keep it down.
I agree that this may place this scene after the breaking of the Helvault.