On the main plotline revealed by RNA's cards so far, I realized I was in the right guild for me when my first reaction to Kaya's Ethereal Absolution of the indentured Orzhov spirits was TO REEL BACK IN HORROR!!
It was perhaps the moral thing to do, but not very strategic for the guild's overall wellbeing, Without debt, consequences, and the power that the dead provide for the guild, the Syndicate has lost a lot of power. While I'm all for reforming the guild and making the indentured living and dead's repayment easier and more ennobling, even a shallow understanding of economics points to negative externalities when market forces are so blatantly ignored.
I created an account solely to comment on this -- to create a thread, even. This card deeply cuts me. There may as well be 9 guilds now, because the Orzhov is but dust. Mass inflation is likely, but without spirits or thrulls to back them, the only thing left to their name is worthless gold and vampires. WOTC effectively killed the guild with this move, at least in terms of lore. In future expansions, I'd be shocked to see it as anything more than vampire tribal.
Here's hoping Kaya gets backstabbed by Teysa, eaten by Bolas, or taken to school and back by Liliana. I am NOT happy to see my favorite guild dismantled.
I created an account solely to comment on this -- to create a thread, even. This card deeply cuts me. There may as well be 9 guilds now, because the Orzhov is but dust. Mass inflation is likely, but without spirits or thrulls to back them, the only thing left to their name is worthless gold and vampires. WOTC effectively killed the guild with this move, at least in terms of lore. In future expansions, I'd be shocked to see it as anything more than vampire tribal.
Here's hoping Kaya gets backstabbed by Teysa, eaten by Bolas, or taken to school and back by Liliana. I am NOT happy to see my favorite guild dismantled.