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  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    I feel that this needs to cost more, because as is, this is a black Honor of the Pure tacked onto intimidate and regen. Otherwise, seems fine to me.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    This seems like it could be problematic in multiplayer games, as everybody can just take off a lot of a person's life every time that player takes a turn. Otherwise, the ability is fine. Get rid of Vigilance.

    Hail of Arrows :2mana::symw:
    Tribal Instant - Archer
    You may tap an untapped Archer creature you control instead of paying Hail of Arrows' mana cost.
    Hail of Arrows deals 2 damage to all attacking creatures.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on The "I Like You" game
    Sapphire Golem :2mana::symu:
    Creature - Golem {U}
    Skip your draw step.
    3/4
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    I feel that this is fine, but it needs testing to see if it should cost black mana more.

    Aether Backlash :3mana::symwu::symr:
    Instant {U}
    Draw 2 cards, then discard a card. Then, if the discarded card was a creature, artifact, or enchantment, you may put target permanent that shares a type with the discarded card on the bottom of it's owner's library.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on We Make the Set - Round 152
    Drunken Deputy white mana
    Creature - Human Cowboy {C}
    Drunken Deputy enters the battlefield tapped.
    :symtap:: Tap target creature.
    1/1
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Who are you? (a.k.a. Forum Census 2012)
    1. What is your first name?
    Kevin

    2. What is your middle name?
    David

    3. What is your gender?
    Male

    4. Where were you born?
    New Jersey

    5. Where do you live now?
    New Jersey

    6. What is your first language?
    English

    7. If you know any other languages, what are they?
    Spanish

    8. What distinguishes you academically (any degrees, diplomas, award, etc.)?
    Nothing impressive.

    9. What are your academic plans, if any? To what schools have you gone, go, or plan to go?
    I plan on going to med school, because there are a shortage of doctors.

    10. What is your relationship status, if you are in one?
    Forever available.

    11. Where do you work, if you have a job?
    N/A

    12. What do your parents do for a living, if anything?
    My mom is a biologist and my dad is a chemist.

    13. What siblings do you have, if any? Tell us about them.
    I have 4 siblings, 2 are older than me. My youngest sister was adopted.

    14. What sort of home do you live in? What's the neighbourhood like?
    I live in a 2 story house + basement. I like my neighbors. Save for the kids. They annoy me.

    15. What sort of transport do you use?
    I walk everywhere.

    16. Where and how would you like to live, if you could take your pick of anywhere?
    I would live somewhere with air conditioning and fast internet.

    17. What is your dream job?
    Chemist or rocket scientist

    18. Describe your ideal mate.
    Somebody intelligent and kind.

    19. You've won an aribitrarily large amount of money. What's the first thing you do?
    Pay off all my taxes and debt, help my family do the same, save some for a rainy day, save some for my kids, if any, then donate about 10% to a worthy cause.

    20. If you could choose anything at all, what would you have done with your body after you die?
    Come back from the dead as a zombie.
    ==

    21. What is the first film you ever saw? What did you think of it?
    The Lion King (I think). It was good.

    21a. If different from the first film you ever saw, what was the first film you ever saw in a theater? How was the experience?
    N/A

    22. What was the film you saw most recently? How was it?
    Independence Day. It was great. "Welcome to Earth!"

    23. All that being said, what is your favourite film? When did you first see it? Why do you enjoy it so?
    My favorite movie is Back to the Future. I saw it first four years ago. I enjoyed it because of the plot.

    23a. What is your least favourite movie? The same questions apply.
    Transformers 2. I saw it a few weeks ago. Michael Bay can't direct.

    24. What film have you seen more times than any other?
    Captain America the First Avenger

    25. If you could make a movie, what would it be? Who would star in it?
    I would make a movie called Morgan Freeman talks to himself for 1.5 hours. It would star Morgan Freeman.

    26. What was the book you read most recently? How was it?
    I recently read the first Game of Thrones book. It was okay, I guess.

    27. What is your favourite book? When did you first read it? Why do you enjoy it so?
    I don't have a favorite book.

    27a. What is your least favourite book? The same questions apply.
    I don't have a least favorite book.

    27b. If it differs from your favourite book, what book has had the most profound impact upon your life?
    Probably the first Harry Potter book.

    28. What was the first book series of which you read the entirety, if any?
    Probably the Harry Potter series.

    29. Have you written anything that has been published? Do you plan to?
    No and no.

    30. If you could write a book, what would it be? Fiction? Non-fiction? Genre?
    Non-Fiction. Most likely a biography.

    31. What's the first song you remember hearing as a child?
    Drops of Jupiter

    32. What was the song you heard most recently?
    Party Rock Anthem

    33. What song best describes you? That is, if you had a theme song, what would it be?
    99 Red Balloons

    34. What is your absolute favourite piece of music? People often say that they can't decide, but I've got a gun to your head, *****es
    Sweet Child of Mine

    35. What's the most significant music-related experience you've ever had?
    Marching in a parade at Disney World.

    36. What sort of concerts have you been to? What were they like?
    None.

    37. What, in your opinion, is the greatest album of all time?
    I don't have an opinion on this

    38. Who - living or dead - would be in your dream band? What sort of music would they produce?
    I would have a T-Rex in my band. He would sing, as the tiny arms prevent it from playing instruments.

    39. If you could only listen to music from one genre for the rest of your life, which genre would it be?
    Rock.

    40. Conversely, if you could wipe one musical genre from the face of the earth forever, what genre would it be?
    Rap. Except that rap can't be considered music, so I say Dubstep.
    ==

    41. Describe your stance on each of the following, with explanations as necessary:

    a) The Death Penalty
    Only use it if somebody killed somebody. Even if they have some kind of handicap, murder is murder.

    b) Abortion
    I say that abortion is fine.

    c) Prostitution
    Only if done safely.

    d) Gun Control
    You should only be able to own a gun if your IQ is high enough (say 100-ish?)

    e) Homosexual Marriage
    I feel that it should be allowed because despite what people think, it doesn't harm anybody or anything. Love is love.

    f) Polygamy
    No.

    g) Alcohol
    Alcohol should be legal to everybody, like it is in other countries. There may be an increase in deaths for a few years, but as people build up tolerances, there will be less deaths due to drunk driving because people would know their limits.

    h) Tobacco
    Use it, but any health problems shouldn't be covered in insurance.

    i) Other Drugs
    Only if they can't cause harm to others.

    j) Pornography
    Only if you can prove that you're 18+

    42. Do you define yourself as a "liberal?" A "conservative?" Something else?
    Moderate

    43. In your opinion, who is the greatest leader your country has ever known?
    Reagan

    44. The worst?
    George Bush Jr.

    45. What, to your mind, is the ideal political system?
    One with a different congress.

    46. To what nation's example, past or present, should all other nations aspire?
    Ancient Rome

    47. Should any restrictions be placed upon who can vote? If so, what?
    No.

    48. You've just become your nation's leader. What is the first thing you do?
    Give the queen of England an Xbox.

    49. What are some of the things the government could do to promote and safeguard democracy?
    Fire congress.

    50. Do you consider yourself important to the democratic process?
    No.

    ==


    51. What is your religious position?
    Non-Believer

    52. What, in your opinion, happens after we die?
    Reincarnation

    52a. What would you like to happen?
    Reincarnation

    53. If you were suddenly to be granted the power of God, what would be the first thing on your to-do list?

    54. Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Explain in brief.
    Optimist

    55. How do you combat sadness or depression?
    Ignoring it

    56. What is the purpose of life?
    Make a difference in the lives of others or die trying.

    57. What would it take for you to kill a man?
    Being mind controlled.

    58. Write the ideal obituary for yourself. Assume anything.
    He died peacefully. Unlike the screaming passengers in his car.

    59. What is "fun?"
    Doing what you love with people you love.

    60. Are people generally good? Generally bad? Something else?
    People are generally good. Some people just suck.

    61. How important is morality? What is its nature?
    Morality is extremely important. It defines who you are.

    62. What are your thoughts on karma?
    It depends. If you're a good person, it's good. Otherwise, Karma's a *****

    63. Which is more important; nature, or nurture?
    Nurture

    64. Who has influenced you the most of everybody you've ever known, or read, or etc.?
    My grandfather.

    65. What do you think of self-destructive behaviour?
    You always have a reason to live. Don't throw your life away.

    66. What philosophical idea has intrigued you the most?
    What is freedom?

    67. What, in brief, is wrong with the world?
    The richest, luckiest people in the world also being the most self-centered.

    68. What do you think of psychics?
    Fake.

    69. What do you want out of life?
    Happiness.

    70. If you could compress how you feel about the world, what you value, and so on into a single sentence, what would that sentence be?
    Live every day like it's your last.
    ==

    71. Who is your favourite historical figure? Why?
    Leonard Kleinrock. He had the idea for the internet.

    72. Who is your favourite fictional character? Why?
    Captain America. He's selfless, intelligent, and everything a human being should strive to be.

    73. What is your favourite poem? Why?
    The Road Less Traveled

    74. What is your favourite breakfast cereal?
    Vanilla Cheerios

    75. What's the most odd and obscure thing that you own?
    I own a DVD rewinder

    76. Describe your personal aesthetic.
    Live in the past while moving toward the future.

    77. What is the stupidest thing you've ever done? Get specific, people; we could all use a laugh.
    When I was 3, I went to the Zoo and I tried to ride a peacock.

    78. What season is the best? Why?
    Fall. The weather is nice and you have a reasonable number of holidays.

    79. What is the most incredible building you have ever seen (not necessarily in person)?
    Aztec ruins

    80. It's the weekend, and you've got no plans. What do you do with your 48 hours?
    Eat, sleep, and internet.

    81. I'm about to kill you. What do you want as a last meal?
    Shrimp

    82. You get to choose the manner of your execution. What would you like? It can be anything.
    Lethal injection

    83. How would you like to die (not execution, necessarily; anything)?
    Happy

    84. What's the one thing you've never done but would like to do before you die?
    Skydiving

    85. What is the most badass real happening of which you have ever heard?
    My grandfather punched a bull.

    86. What is the most badass fictional happening of which you have ever heard?
    Chuck Norris once destroyed the entire periodic table because the only element he accepts is the element of surprise.

    87. What is (or was) the best half-hour on television? The best hour? (What show in each category do you like the most, for the hard of thinking)
    Half hour: The Big Bang Theory
    Hour: Survivor

    88. What musical group or genre are you surprised you like? (That is, you were skeptical at first, but ended up enjoying it/them)
    LMFAO

    89. With what, if anything, do you adorn yourself (jewelry, tattoos, etc.)?
    Nothing.

    90. If you could be a character in any comic book, which character would you be? Why?
    Superman. He has all the powers.

    91. If you could be a character in any Shakespearean play, which character would you be? Why?
    Romeo's dad. He didn't die at the end.

    92. If you could be a character in any book you've ever read, which character would you be? Why?
    I'd be Picard

    93. Finally, if you could be a character in any movie or TV show you've ever seen, which character would you be? Why?
    Marty McFly (Pre Back to the Future 3.) He can still time travel in his DeLorean

    94. Coke or Pepsi?
    Coke

    95. You're travelling through time, but you only get one stop. Where do you go?
    I'd travel to the 60s

    96. Would you do Catwoman? I know I would.
    No

    97. What's hanging on your walls right now?
    Old pictures.

    98. If you could hang only one thing on your wall, what would it be?
    Deadly lasers.

    99. What is your favourite word?
    Immolate

    100. What would you like to name your children? What have you named your children (if this applies)?
    Connor, Will, and Jackie
    Posted in: Talk and Entertainment
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    I feel that this is fine the way it is. Don't change anything.

    <Name Here> :1mana::symgb::symgb:
    Creature - Zombie Warrior {R}
    Decay (This creature is dealt damage in the form of -1/-1 counters.
    Other creatures you control get +1/+1 for each -1/-1 counter on ~.
    3/3
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    Very interesting. However, I fear that you could just cast this at the end of an opponent's turn to get a cheap angel out for no drawback. I'd up the normal cost by 1 mana just to be safe.

    Soul Reave :2mana::symwg::symb:
    Instant {U}
    Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    Bloom Tender says that this is fine, but honestly, I don't think it should fly, even if it is essentially a version of BoP that taps for double.

    Aether Backlash :3mana::symur::symw:
    Instant {U}
    Draw 2 cards, then discard a card.
    If the discarded card was an artifact, creature, or enchantment, you may exile target permanent that shares a type with the discarded card.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    Honestly, I think that this should be bigger, otherwise this will never be targeted ever, making it a junk rare. Which is bad, because it's a reasonable effect on a reasonable body.

    Natureform :2mana::symg:
    Enchantment - Aura
    Enchant Permanent
    Natureform can only target a creature.
    Enchanted permanent is a basic forest.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Would this make mill slightly more viable?
    If you think about it, mill has a problem with both defending itself and whittling away at an opponent's library at the same time.

    Thought Crumple :1mana::symu::symu:
    Instant {C}
    Counter target spell. That spell's controller puts the top 7 cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    Yay. A bad version of Inkwell Leviathan except it's not an artifact and it's mythic.

    Vaporize :2mana::symwb::symr:
    Instant {U}
    Exile target creature. Vaporize deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.
    "I'm not going to destroy you. I'm merely going to convert your body from matter to energy."

    (Black does get exile occasionally)
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    Definitely needs to be rare, unless the set it is in happens to use sacrifice effects a lot.

    As for a name, how about Darklord's Seal, since demons tend to sac stuff.

    Hellfire Cloak :1mana::symbr:
    Enchantment - Aura {C}
    Enchanted creature gets +3/+1.
    Auraweave :2mana::symbr: (You may cast this spell without a target for it's Auraweave cost. If you do, put a 0/0 colorless Avatar token onto the battlefield and attach ~ to it.)
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
  • posted a message on 'Drawback' Mechanic and Spell Heavy Mechanic
    Considering the following mechanics.

    Morph - In :symu::symr::symg:
    Ex.
    Etval Ancient :1mana::symg::symg:
    Creature - Elemental Spirit {R}
    Morph :2mana::symg::symg::symg: (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for :3mana:. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
    When Etval Ancient is turned face up, creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain Trample until end of turn.
    3/3

    Mirage X - (At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this permanent become a copy of target nonland permanent with converted mana cost X or less until end of turn.) In :symb::symu::symg:
    Ex.
    Kassan Trainee :symug::symug:
    Creature - Elf Shapeshifter {C}
    Mirage 1 (At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have Kassan Trainee become a copy of target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 1 or less until end of turn.)
    1/1
    Auraweave :xmana:: (You may cast this spell without a target for it's Auraweave cost. If you do, put a 0/0 colorless Avatar token onto the battlefield and attach ~ to it.) In :symw::symb::symr:
    Ex.
    Hellfire Cloak :1mana::symbr:
    Enchantment - Aura {C}
    Enchanted creature gets +3/+1.
    Auraweave :2mana::symbr: (You may cast this spell without a target for it's Auraweave cost. If you do, put a 0/0 colorless Avatar token onto the battlefield and attach ~ to it.)
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Salvation's SCCT/OCaaT - Single Card Ideas By YOU!
    While there has been a creature tutor that was about this powerful in the past, I feel the lack of a restriction on max power means that this should cost 3 mana, if not 4.

    Kassan Trainee :symgu::symgu:
    Creature - Elf Shapeshifter {C}
    Mirage 1 (At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have Kassan Trainee become a copy of target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 1 or less until end of turn.)
    1/1

    This is a mechanic I'm considering for a wedge colored set, and this is under consideration for the :symu::symb::symg: mechanic. If you have a suggestion for a mechanic, please tell me. I'm having problems.
    Posted in: Custom Card Contests and Games
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