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  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Apocalypse Crown. OMG
    Interesting conflict, that in order to destroy all creatures, you must have at least one creature on the table.

    You've posted 44 cards so far, so you only get to add 6 more. Just a heads-up. I think I'll try and riff on that gnome theme a bit.

    Quote from Tranquilo

    The thing is, if we follow OP's math, we should finish the set without gaps. 1mythic+3rares+3unc+6com.

    I'm all for your way of counting cards, I just don't want to have to go back through all 100+ cards and redo all the counting.

    I'm noticing a lot of wordy cards, so here's five french vanillas.

    Jentilak Liege 3WW
    Creature - Giant C
    Vigilance
    3/8
    "The Jentilak are a patient race, preferring to use their strength to push, rather than crush"--Nammfoodle's Journal(Chapter 14, Lodir's People)

    Daggerclaw Fiend 2BB
    Creature - Imp C
    Flying
    4/1

    Mons's Goblin Weaponeers 1R
    Creature - Goblin C

    3/1
    After capturing an Olesian armory Pashalik Mons's troops ignored the armor and shields, taking the only armaments of real value to them: swords, pikes, axes, and daggers.

    Kal'Imo 5G
    Creature - Beast C
    Trample
    4/7
    "A Kal'Imo's tentacles are surprisingly soft, given the creature's size. Oftentimes the wildlife that it tramples will stay stuck in its flesh for weeks afterward." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 15, Lodir's Wildlife)

    Mistcloaked Hatchling 1U
    Creature - Kraken C
    Shroud
    0/4





    Card Name: Jentilak Liege
    Card Color: W
    Mana Cost: 3WW
    Type & Class: Creature - Giant
    Pow/Tou: 3/8
    Card Text: Vigilance
    Flavor Text: "The Jentilak are a patient race, preferring to use their strength to push, rather than crush"--Nammfoodle's Journal(Chapter 14, Lodir's People)
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Daggerclaw Fiend
    Card Color: B
    Mana Cost: 2BB
    Type & Class: Creature - Imp
    Pow/Tou: 4/1
    Card Text: Flying
    Flavor Text:
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Mons's Goblin Weaponeers
    Card Color: R
    Mana Cost: 1R
    Type & Class: Creature
    Pow/Tou: 3/1
    Card Text:
    Flavor Text: After capturing an Olesian armory Pashalik Mons's troops ignored the armor and shields, taking the only armaments of real value to them: swords, pikes, axes, and daggers.
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Kal'Imo
    Card Color: G
    Mana Cost: 5G
    Type & Class: Creature - Beast
    Pow/Tou: 4/7
    Card Text: Trample
    Flavor Text: "A Kal'Imo's tentacles are surprisingly soft, given the creature's size. Oftentimes the wildlife that it tramples will stay stuck in its flesh for weeks afterward." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 15, Lodir's Wildlife)
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Mistcloaked Hatchling
    Card Color: U
    Mana Cost: 1U
    Type & Class: Creature - Kraken
    Pow/Tou: 0/4
    Card Text: Shroud
    Flavor Text:
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    I can't get it to work on my MWS. %M just shows up as "M". I want to keep this as simple as possible to start with because complications tend to pile up and scare people off, so let's just stick to the basic tap and mana symbols. We'll add the fun stuff in the second iteration if we finish this one.
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  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Okay, I take that back, monocolor hybrid isn't allowed either. I don't know how to make MWS display the symbols correctly.

    A set skeleton might be a better way of making the colors balanced. If you're willing to go back and count the cards we've got so far, we can use your counter from now on.
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    http://www.mediafire.com/?w38ru5u5btjdyiu

    unzip, paste your cards into 'input.txt', and run the .jar file. it'll convert the MWS spoilers into the format we post here.

    White: 15
    Blue 20 (+8)
    Black 21 (+9)
    Red 20 (+2)
    Green 18
    Artifact 11 (+2)
    Land 2
    We're up to 108 cards, so I'd say we're about at least one third of the way there.
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    That's fine, it's only one color. Here is the quick guide I put up a while ago for how to do the weird mana symbols in a MWS spoiler.
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Card Name:
    Card Color: [W, U, R, B, G, Art, Lnd, Gld]
    Mana Cost:
    Type & Class:
    Pow/Tou:
    Card Text:
    Flavor Text:
    Artist:
    Rarity: [C, U, R, MR]
    Card #: 1/1

    Fill in the blanks. Look at any of the spoilers I've posted if you need examples.

    I did say in the original post that gold isn't allowed, so let's stick with that for now. Save the cards you made somewhere on your computer though so we can use them in the future if we decide to try gold.
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    What do you guys think, should we allow Gold cards as long as they're in five-card cycles?

    Tranquilo, you're going to post spoilers for those, right?
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Yeah, feel free to discuss cards. We can all edit our posts so please speak up if you see anything that you really don't like, and it's always good to tell people when they're doing something you really like.

    I've got a script that can convert MWS spoilers into MTGS form, I'll go dig that up and post it later. I feel like that'd be really handy for these big blocks of cards. I'll also update the counter if someone else doesn't get there first.

    Canyon Lairkeeper 3U
    Creature - Ice C
    Whenever Canyon Lairkeeper blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controllers next untap step.
    2/4
    "Its frozen body means that it can't stray far from its home. But really, nothing else that passes by strays far from that point anymore either." -- Inaw, the Wastes Guide

    Canyon Vampire 2B
    Creature - Vampire C
    Canyon Vampire has lifelink when attacking.
    3/2


    Churning the Graves B
    Instant C
    Destroy target creature target player controls. If you do, return a creature card from that players graveyard to his or her hand.


    Summoning Sabotage UU
    Instant C
    Choose one: Counter target creature spell, or return target creature to its owners hand.

    "The mirrans have created several fascinating pieces of Magic. It took very little effort to modify the spells to be less dependent on the metal that is so ubiquitous to that plane." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 8, An Artificial Plane)

    Endra's Summer 2R
    Enchantment U
    Creatures you control get +1/+0

    "For most living things, just a bit of irritation from uncomfortable heat is all that's necessary."-- Excerpt from Endra's Spellbook

    Endra's Winter 2U
    Enchantment U
    Creatures your opponents control get -1/-0

    "The instinct for creatures to stop moving and huddle together against the cold is one deeply ingrained, even in highly amongst highly advanced beings."-- Excerpt from Endra's Spellbook


    Card Name: Canyon Lairkeeper
    Card Color: U
    Mana Cost: 3U
    Type & Class: Creature - Ice
    Pow/Tou: 2/4
    Card Text: Whenever Canyon Lairkeeper blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controllers next untap step.
    Whenever Canyon Lairkeepr is blocked by a creature, Canyon Lairkeepr doesn't untap during its controllers next untap step.
    Flavor Text: "Its frozen body means that it can't stray far from its home. But really, nothing else that passes by strays far from that point anymore either." -- Inaw, the Wastes Guide
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Canyon Vampire
    Card Color: B
    Mana Cost: 2B
    Type & Class: Creature - Vampire
    Pow/Tou: 3/2
    Card Text: Canyon Vampire has lifelink when attacking.
    Whenever Canyon Vampire blocks, you lose 2 life.
    Flavor Text:
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Those modal abilities you put on canyon creatures should have an interesting effect on the game, and I'm surprised we haven't seen it before.

    Card Name: Churning the Graves
    Card Color: B
    Mana Cost: B
    Type & Class: Instant
    Pow/Tou:
    Card Text: Destroy target creature target player controls. If you do, return a creature card from that players graveyard to his or her hand.
    Flavor Text:
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Summoning Sabotage
    Card Color: U
    Mana Cost: UU
    Type & Class: Instant
    Pow/Tou:
    Card Text: Choose one: Counter target creature spell, or return target creature to its owners hand.
    Flavor Text: "The mirrans have created several fascinating pieces of Magic. It took very little effort to modify the spells to be less dependent on the metal that is so ubiquitous to that plane." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 8, An Artificial Plane)
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkhPuH8G5Hg

    Card Name: Endra's Summer
    Card Color: R
    Mana Cost: 2R
    Type & Class: Enchantment
    Pow/Tou:
    Card Text: Creatures you control get +1/+0
    Flavor Text: "For most living things, just a bit of irritation from uncomfortable heat is all that's necessary."-- Excerpt from Endra's Spellbook
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: U
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Endra's Winter
    Card Color: R
    Mana Cost: 2U
    Type & Class: Enchantment
    Pow/Tou:
    Card Text: Creatures your opponents control get -1/-0
    Flavor Text: "The instinct for creatures to stop moving and huddle together against the cold is one deeply ingrained, even in highly amongst highly advanced beings."-- Excerpt from Endra's Spellbook
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: U
    Card #: 1/1
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    If you can, please imagine me reading these spoilers muttering things like "huh, interesting." and "wonder how that'll play" and "haha, that's awesome", because that's what I'm doing.

    White: 15(+4)
    Blue 12
    Black 12 (+1)
    Red 18 (+3
    Green 18 (+3)
    Artifact 9
    Land 2
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Zaber Kinet, are you still going to do the three other colors in that cycle?
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  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    shadowfenix, I've got a few comments on your cards because you may have missed a few things when making some of them. You don't have to make any changes if you don't want to, just make sure you've thought through these possibilities.


    The permanent sorceries are common, so you'll probably see more than one a lot of times. They may get exponentially better as you get more and more of them.

    Pingers are really good in draft, so Plaguing Echoes could be really powerful, especially since it can't be killed by removal like Prodigal Sorcerors can or Naturalized like an artifact or enchantment can.

    Echo Edge copies can still be stacked onto one creature, since the equip ability doesn't need the creature to not have an Edge on it to target it like the copy ability does.

    Echo Edge's copying ability will be on all the copies it makes, so you won't be able to stop the replicating with a simple shatter.

    Dwarven Bar Brawlers is incredibly cheap for what it's doing. Two relevant cards here that are both totally playable at their costs.

    Double Strike and Haste aren't and have never been blue, but you probably know that already.

    Also, this goes for everyone: if you're typing up the MWS spoilers by hand...

    The four rarities are C, U, R, and MR (case sensitive)
    The seven colors are W, U, B, R, G, Art, and Gld (case sensitive)
    Your card number must be X/Y, where X and Y are both NUMBERS. they can literally be any digits you want, but they cannot be letters or symbols.
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  • posted a message on Batterskull without the mythicness
    Rolling Sludge gets my Johnny excited. Seems like an expensive way to make tokens, but I'm sure there's a cool combo out there somewhere.

    I think losing lifelink from Wall of Nematocysts entirely is the way to go. If you use it as a repeatable blocker you're going to be bouncing it before it deals damage anyway, and if you use it to get the lifelink bonus there aren't very many situations where someone is attacking into a creature with power without planning to kill it.
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  • posted a message on Spellcraft: I Want Your Cards!
    Seal of Denial 1UU
    Enchantment C
    Sacrifice Seal of Denial: Counter target spell.
    I am the decider. I decide what's best.
    --Presidential Seal Inscription


    Resilient Opiliones 2B
    Creature - Spider C
    B: Regenerate Resilient Opiliones.
    Deathtouch
    0/1
    "Its body is sturdy and its poison is deadly, but its fangs are so small that is considered harmless by the natives." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 15, Lodir's Wildlife)

    Shifting Visions 4UU
    Sorcery U
    Draw three cards, then discard up to three cards, then draw cards equal to the number of cards you discarded.
    "Too often I've spent my time crafting the spells that will ruin my enemy. The Lodir people have taught me that sometimes my efforts are better put towards keeping my own sanity." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 14, Lodir's People)

    Demonic Pact 4BB
    Enchantment - Aura R
    Enchant Creature
    Enchanted creature gets +5/+5, and has flying and "at the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature"


    Card Name: Seal of Denial
    Card Color: U
    Mana Cost: 1UU
    Type & Class: Enchantment
    Card Text: Sacrifice Seal of Denial: Counter target spell.
    Flavor Text: "I am the decider. I decide what's best" --Presidential Seal Inscription
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 0/0

    Card Name: Resilient Opiliones
    Card Color: B
    Mana Cost: 2B
    Type & Class: Creature - Spider
    Card Text: B: Regenerate CARDNAME.
    Deathtouch
    Flavor Text: "Its body is sturdy and its poison is deadly, but its fangs are so small that is considered harmless by the natives." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 15, Lodir's Wildlife)
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: C
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Shifting Visions
    Card Color: U
    Mana Cost: 3UU
    Type & Class: Sorcery
    Card Text: Draw three cards, then discard up to three cards, then draw cards equal to the number of cards you discarded.
    Flavor Text: "Too often I've spent my time crafting the spells that will ruin my enemy. The Lodir people have taught me that sometimes my efforts are better put towards keeping my own sanity." -- Nammfoodle's Journal (Chapter 14, Lodir's People)
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: U
    Card #: 1/1

    Card Name: Demonic Pact
    Card Color: B
    Mana Cost: 4BB
    Type & Class: Enchantment - Aura
    Card Text: Enchant Creature
    Enchanted creature gets +5/+5, and has flying and "at the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature"
    Flavor Text:
    Artist: nammfoodle
    Rarity: R
    Card #: 1/1

    White: 10
    Blue 9 (+2)
    Black 10 (+2)
    Red 13
    Green 13
    Artifact 6
    Land 1
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Why Can't This Effect Be Common?
    I've seen lots of new players that don't know that the mana pool exists, or that you can 'float' mana. That might be why this isn't at common. just putting that out there.
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  • posted a message on A few semicomplicated to complicated cards
    "cannot attack" looks really weird on a red card, but I guess we have a [card = "mogg flunkies"]precedent[/card] for that. I'm all for giving red more of this sort of enchantment-pseudoremoval.

    Deathwimp is also really interesting, and it might even make a good R/B card because of its Crushing Pain-style synergy with burn spells.

    Your original intent with Paradox Engine was to just have the proliferation clause, and it shows. The proliferation ability wants you to play artifacts with counters, and the Time Walk ability wants you to play lots of proliferate spells. You want the card to have one goal in mind. Either ability looks pretty interesting on its own, so don't fret too much about the fact that it might not do anything on its own.

    I don't like planeswalkers in general, so I'm not the person to comment on Ivanna.

    Companion of the Flesh is really the only card that I really have a problem with. The most prominent fact about Germs is that they are 0/0 creatures and are thus useless without their equipment, so it seems weird to have a card that eliminates that. How about "Germs get +2/+2 as long as they're equipped" instead?
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