"Divergence" refers to the planes diverging from their proper history. It's not just two planes slamming together Conflux-style; these worlds have been combined as if they were always that way. In any case, "Convergence" might have also been appropriate, but every round this month starts with D, so I have to stick to the pattern. ;P
Viperion - I did make a note in Clarifications in the OP: "If you choose a plane that has been visited in multiple blocks, such as Dominaria or Mirrodin, please note which block you're referencing themes from."
You seem to be interpreting the challenge correctly, so no worries. If you're unsure whether your card fits the criteria, just ask.
Another note: By planes, we're referring to the settings for each magic block, not the Planechase cards. You don't need to find a way to combine mechanics from Plane cards (though you're free to do so if you choose, I don't necessarily recommend it since there seem to be a number of players who don't really like Planechase or are unfamiliar with it).
Does this mean we pick one of theme/flavour/mechanics and combine this from the two planes, or can we, say, combine the flavour of one plane and the mechanics of another?
THE CARD CREATION LEAGUE
[ September 2011 ] ROUND TWO "The Divergence"
The Card Creation League is a monthly contest in which players compete over seven rounds. Each month has an overall theme and/or story, determined by that month's host.
Each round, the host will assign a card creation task to the players. This task may vary between teams or players.
The first three rounds are open to everyone who joined in the sign-up thread, which will be posted near the end of the previous month. After these rounds, the Top 8 players will move on to three single elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Rounds usually last three to four days for submissions and about two days for critiques, but the host has final say in making the schedule.
For the first three rounds, players are divided into teams. Four teams is standard, but there may be more or less depending on the number of players. Each team will review another team's cards during the critique period of that round.
Each player must submit a Top 3 ranking for the team he or she critiques at the end of each round. Each 1st place is worth 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, and 3rd place 1 point.
Additionally, each player can receive 2 bonus points per round. One point is awarded for posting a Top 3, and one point for providing critiques for that team's cards.
Suggested areas to critique include creativity, balance, printability, and relation to the overall theme or that player's previous cards.
Players who do not post a card or a Top 3 will be put on "probation." Top 3 violations for a round can be removed by posting or PMing the host with your Top 3 before the end of the next round. Any player that would receive a second violation is disqualified from further competition that month.
At the end of the first three rounds, the Top 8 players will be selected by points (usually the top 2 from each team). In the case of ties, there may be more than 8 players advancing. The host will determine matchups for single elimination. At the end of each elimination round, remaining players not in that matchup will choose a winner to advance. The host will break any ties.
The final round is determined by public poll.
Prior to Top 8, players have a chance of getting a total of 100 points toward their score each Scoring Round. Scores for each Round are determined by the following equation:
Total points of Player A in round N = 100 * X/Y, where:
X = Total number of Scoring Points (Judge Points + Additional Points from Top 3 & Critiques)
Y = Total number of Possible Points (3 * Number of Judges + Additional Points)
3 points are given for a First Place Top 3 finish, 2 points for a Second Place, and 1 point for a Third Place. 1 additional point is awarded if a Top 3 is submitted. 1 additional point is awarded if Critiques are given for all entries to be judged.
This way the grading is more streamlined in the fact that all rounds prior to Top 8 are graded equally, and there is no handicap for any team that has fewer judges.
Each player accumulates points from each Scoring Round until the end of Round 3.
Waiting for any late Top 3 submissions before calculating points. @Team Gateway@
ParaSiempre
Marr965
MDenham
Oculus
AeroMage
Brofaux
dwaynedu
ol MISAKA lo
Eremity
After pouring all your time and resources into your project, you've finally perfected a relatively reliable and safe means of interplanar exploration. Beginning your studies in earnest, you seek to gather as much information as possible about this first otherworld you've made contact with.
Yet as you dig deeper, you realize it's beginning to look familiar - in more ways than one. You're certain you've heard of this place before, found information about it during your earliest efforts to prove such worlds even existed. It wasn't apparent to you at first, because there were too many conflicting facts, but more and more every piece of information you collect points towards a single, undeniable truth: it's almost as if, at some point in the past, the course of this world's history was altered, the realities of two separate worlds meshed together. There are too many coincidences - names, places, past events - for it to have no connection to both other worlds.
Before you can continue your exploration, you must pierce to the truth of this boggling mystery. It's time to take a closer look.
This round, you must create a card that combines the themes, flavor, and/or mechanics of any two existing planes. If your Round One card enabled you to personally visit a plane, your card must be an instant, sorcery, or enchantment you witnessed being cast in this amalgamated plane. If your Round One card only allowed you to view a plane remotely or bring back information via a minion, subordinate, or tool, your card must be an artifact, creature, or land that was observed there.
If you choose a plane that has been visited in multiple blocks, such as Dominaria or Mirrodin, please note which block you're referencing themes from.
You have until Saturday, September 10th at midnight Pacific, when it becomes Sunday, to complete your submissions. Please include a link to your Round One submission in your post.
The deadline for critiques will be Tuesday, September 13th at 11 PM Pacific.
This round's critiquing brackets: Portal > Gateway
Gateway > Corridor
Corridor > Wormhole
Wormhole > Portal
Time's up! I'll have the next round up later tonight; anyone who didn't their critiques in on time, please try and get at least a top 3 to me sometime tonight if possible.
Since it grants an ability to the creature, the effect would work based on the number of creatures the targeted creature's controller has, rather than working like an aura and still being controlled by its caster regardless of who controls the enchanted permanent.
Blind Hunter2B
Creature - Spirit Assassin (C)
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.)
As long as Blind Hunter is bound to a player, at the beginning of that player's upkeep, he or she loses 1 life. He doesn't need to see you to make you bleed.
3/1
Shadow LanceBW
Instant (C)
Shadow Lance deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. If that creature dies this turn, exile it bound to target player.
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.) Such ethereal weapons pierce both flesh and soul, pinning the unfortunate in place until the lawmages find time to deal with them.
Exhumer Thrull2W
Creature - Thrull Cleric (U)
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.) T: Exile target card in a graveyard bound to target player. T: Target player gains 1 life for each creature bound to him or her.
2/3
Seize the Soul2BW
Sorcery (U)
Put target exiled creature onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at end of turn. Not even the endless eternity of the void will keep the Orzhov from collecting what they're owed.
Graven Dominator3:symbw::symbw:
Creature - Human Wizard (R)
Lifelink
Whenever a creature dies, you may exile it bound to target player.
Graven Dominator gets +1/+1 for each card bound to you. "Necromancy is not, by nature, evil. I give purpose and a meaningful existence to souls who would otherwise wander aimlessly."
3/3
Debtors' Knell1BBWW
Enchantment (M)
Whenever you discard a card, each opponent discards a card.
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, each opponent loses 1 life.
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature. "The Ghost Council plays fair - they make sure everyone suffers equally."
- Agrus Kos, wojek veteran
<condition>, CARDNAME ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
CARD #13G
Creature - Beast (C)
Whenever CARD #1 becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever CARD #1 attacks, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
3/3
CARD #2R
Creature - Goblin Warrior (C)
Haste
When CARD #2 enters the battlefield, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/1
CARD #32W
Creature - Spirit (C)
Defender
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, CARD #3 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/3
CARD #41U
Creature - Human Rogue (C) T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Whenever you discard a nonland card, CARD #4 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/2
CARD #5BB
Creature - Zombie (C)
CARD #5 can't block.
Whenever CARD #5 attacks, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
2/1
CARD #61GW
Creature - Elemental (U)
CARD #6's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, CARD #6 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
*/3
CARD #71BR
Creature - Horror (U)
CARD #7 gets -1/-1 for each other creature you control.
Whenever a creature you control dies, CARD #7 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
4/4
CARD #82UG
Creature - Vedalken Advisor (R)
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have that creature ACTION target creature. (The targeted creature gains all of that creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of that creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
2/2
I submitted a card for the first round but haven't had time to keep up with it since then. I guess I'll check it out. Why, are they following a Peter Pannish theme?
You seem to be interpreting the challenge correctly, so no worries. If you're unsure whether your card fits the criteria, just ask.
Another note: By planes, we're referring to the settings for each magic block, not the Planechase cards. You don't need to find a way to combine mechanics from Plane cards (though you're free to do so if you choose, I don't necessarily recommend it since there seem to be a number of players who don't really like Planechase or are unfamiliar with it).
[ September 2011 ]
ROUND TWO
"The Divergence"
@Team Gateway@
ParaSiempre
Marr965
MDenham
Oculus
AeroMage
Brofaux
dwaynedu
ol MISAKA lo
Eremity
@Team Portal@
Ninja Caterpie
CrazyMatt
ChaoticSpark
PsiJet
Jimmy Groove
Koopa
Krey
NotoriousLynx
Viperion
@Team Wormhole@
CrustaceanCrusader
Maokun
Lordschuft
Shaddock86
Rimeshade
ced395
CodGod
Prophylaxis
Takaline
@Team Corridor@
Hyral
lcd
MagicBrains
Gerrard's Mom
yewlas
Doom Lich
Timothy, Mimeslayer
Ryder052
DeusofCalamity
Yet as you dig deeper, you realize it's beginning to look familiar - in more ways than one. You're certain you've heard of this place before, found information about it during your earliest efforts to prove such worlds even existed. It wasn't apparent to you at first, because there were too many conflicting facts, but more and more every piece of information you collect points towards a single, undeniable truth: it's almost as if, at some point in the past, the course of this world's history was altered, the realities of two separate worlds meshed together. There are too many coincidences - names, places, past events - for it to have no connection to both other worlds.
Before you can continue your exploration, you must pierce to the truth of this boggling mystery. It's time to take a closer look.
This round, you must create a card that combines the themes, flavor, and/or mechanics of any two existing planes. If your Round One card enabled you to personally visit a plane, your card must be an instant, sorcery, or enchantment you witnessed being cast in this amalgamated plane. If your Round One card only allowed you to view a plane remotely or bring back information via a minion, subordinate, or tool, your card must be an artifact, creature, or land that was observed there.
You have until Saturday, September 10th at midnight Pacific, when it becomes Sunday, to complete your submissions. Please include a link to your Round One submission in your post.The deadline for critiques will be Tuesday, September 13th at 11 PM Pacific.
This round's critiquing brackets:
Portal > Gateway
Gateway > Corridor
Corridor > Wormhole
Wormhole > Portal
Round One - The Door
If he doesn't make it in time, can we still do the last challenge anyways?
Although I don't have a problem giving him extra time if it comes down to it.
Since it grants an ability to the creature, the effect would work based on the number of creatures the targeted creature's controller has, rather than working like an aura and still being controlled by its caster regardless of who controls the enchanted permanent.
Creature - Spirit Assassin (C)
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.)
As long as Blind Hunter is bound to a player, at the beginning of that player's upkeep, he or she loses 1 life.
He doesn't need to see you to make you bleed.
3/1
Shadow Lance BW
Instant (C)
Shadow Lance deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. If that creature dies this turn, exile it bound to target player.
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.)
Such ethereal weapons pierce both flesh and soul, pinning the unfortunate in place until the lawmages find time to deal with them.
Exhumer Thrull 2W
Creature - Thrull Cleric (U)
Binding (When this card goes to your graveyard from anywhere, you may exile it bound to target player.)
T: Exile target card in a graveyard bound to target player.
T: Target player gains 1 life for each creature bound to him or her.
2/3
Seize the Soul 2BW
Sorcery (U)
Put target exiled creature onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at end of turn.
Not even the endless eternity of the void will keep the Orzhov from collecting what they're owed.
Graven Dominator 3:symbw::symbw:
Creature - Human Wizard (R)
Lifelink
Whenever a creature dies, you may exile it bound to target player.
Graven Dominator gets +1/+1 for each card bound to you.
"Necromancy is not, by nature, evil. I give purpose and a meaningful existence to souls who would otherwise wander aimlessly."
3/3
Debtors' Knell 1BBWW
Enchantment (M)
Whenever you discard a card, each opponent discards a card.
Whenever you're dealt combat damage, each opponent loses 1 life.
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.
"The Ghost Council plays fair - they make sure everyone suffers equally."
- Agrus Kos, wojek veteran
Gateway critiques Portal
Portal critiques Wormhole
Wormhole critiques Corridor
Corridor critiques Gateway
Critiques are due by Wednesday, September 7th at 6PM pacific.
CARD #1 3G
Creature - Beast (C)
Whenever CARD #1 becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever CARD #1 attacks, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
3/3
CARD #2 R
Creature - Goblin Warrior (C)
Haste
When CARD #2 enters the battlefield, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/1
CARD #3 2W
Creature - Spirit (C)
Defender
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, CARD #3 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/3
CARD #4 1U
Creature - Human Rogue (C)
T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Whenever you discard a nonland card, CARD #4 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
1/2
CARD #5 BB
Creature - Zombie (C)
CARD #5 can't block.
Whenever CARD #5 attacks, it ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
2/1
CARD #6 1GW
Creature - Elemental (U)
CARD #6's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, CARD #6 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
*/3
CARD #7 1BR
Creature - Horror (U)
CARD #7 gets -1/-1 for each other creature you control.
Whenever a creature you control dies, CARD #7 ACTIONs target creature. (That creature gains all of this creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of this creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
4/4
CARD #8 2UG
Creature - Vedalken Advisor (R)
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have that creature ACTION target creature. (The targeted creature gains all of that creature's other abilities until end of turn. Replace all instances of that creature's name with targeted creature's name.)
2/2
1. CodGod (No bonuses)
2. Ikeda
3. Oculus