Presuming you meant morally and not mortally, I would argue Tamiyo’s strict no interference policy is morally unsound. But the point isn’t so much about morality as it is about removing characters from the story. As I said though it’s not like we didn’t have people complaining when it came to Garruk or the War, at least two examples off the top of my head, so if it is an issue for Kaya you’re left with two outcomes. One, it’s hardly universal that readers are against named character deaths. Or two, it’s an issue with Kaya specifically, at which point we are in really bad territory.
And agree to disagree, I personally find it an interesting way to get around it that fits. Ghost walker takes over bodies and moves them is hardly any worse than Wrenn.
As a Pagan I can certainly agree it’s a wise move. The last thing MtG needs is more white supremacy supporters. Kaya really undercuts that WotC isn’t in line with that. You can’t get much more against the kind of garbage those kind support than having Kaya as the face.
And didn’t realize in the novels that Kaya did some weird possession planeswalker thing. On the one hand it reads like a really clever way to get around it, on the other I do get the issues people have. But honestly I’m leaning more towards clever subversion than being an actual issue.
Edit: As for Kaya lacking a motivation, that kind of again requires her to show up more to get there. Though I’m not sure every walker has some grand overarching motivation honestly, so if people are going after her specifically for it that seems weird. She reads like Tamiyo in that there are certain things she tends to do on a plane, but no grand goal beyond that.
Er... I have never heard anyone really utter praise for the Obzedat. Tesya? Sure. Ancient ghost bankers? Not so much. That people suddenly seem to care because she killed them reseda honestly suspicious.
And... nothing about her breaks Planeswalking rules as far as I’m aware of. Does she ever transport an actual live human across planes? I don’t recall that but maybe it’s mentioned somewhere.
As for being an assassin and that’s bad, I’ve heard more than a few people gripe that Garruk wasn’t killing off planeswalkers, so clearly people are fine with Garruk offing walkers. To say nothing of the griping that WotS didn’t kill off more walkers either. So if you’re expecting to sell me on that being an issue you’re going to have to explain the double standard.
Yeah, can’t relate to the people complaining. Kaya barely has shown up to get fleshed out. Here maybe she will have a chance where it isn’t really just her being used by other people hopefully. It honestly just reads like a no win situation as you can’t flesh out a character without giving them some spotlight, but you’re going to complain about them getting some spotlight to do what you say needs to happen.
And Planeswalkers being more powerful and less hands on does not sound like a better story, at all. As for how powerful they are to me it always reads as less about raw power and more about knowledge and tricks they know that others don’t, and combining them in new ways.
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And agree to disagree, I personally find it an interesting way to get around it that fits. Ghost walker takes over bodies and moves them is hardly any worse than Wrenn.
And didn’t realize in the novels that Kaya did some weird possession planeswalker thing. On the one hand it reads like a really clever way to get around it, on the other I do get the issues people have. But honestly I’m leaning more towards clever subversion than being an actual issue.
Edit: As for Kaya lacking a motivation, that kind of again requires her to show up more to get there. Though I’m not sure every walker has some grand overarching motivation honestly, so if people are going after her specifically for it that seems weird. She reads like Tamiyo in that there are certain things she tends to do on a plane, but no grand goal beyond that.
And... nothing about her breaks Planeswalking rules as far as I’m aware of. Does she ever transport an actual live human across planes? I don’t recall that but maybe it’s mentioned somewhere.
As for being an assassin and that’s bad, I’ve heard more than a few people gripe that Garruk wasn’t killing off planeswalkers, so clearly people are fine with Garruk offing walkers. To say nothing of the griping that WotS didn’t kill off more walkers either. So if you’re expecting to sell me on that being an issue you’re going to have to explain the double standard.
And Planeswalkers being more powerful and less hands on does not sound like a better story, at all. As for how powerful they are to me it always reads as less about raw power and more about knowledge and tricks they know that others don’t, and combining them in new ways.