Picking up the format again and looking for something interesting to play. I've got 500ish credit, and about the same in cash to start with (not the entire budget, but a starting point). The only notable staples I have lying around still are bobs, zendi fetches, and lilianas. I'm more interested in something functional that isn't necessarily seen every weekend. I prefer control over combo + agro in the abstract, but am open to possibilities.
I'm returning to the format after an absence and looking for a nonlinear complex control deck. I've got some random cards lying around (zend fetches, set of forces, a tundra, sea, 2 tropicals, 2 taiga) that I can use or trade out. I very much dislike creatures and tend to avoid them whenever possible. Ideally I'd like to stay around a 1000 budget (give or take a little). Any suggestions?
Yep. And the fact that we're snobby divas is only part of it.
We're pretty much there all day to sign cards anyway. So 10 cards each from 10 people doesn't mean any more work to us than 100 from 1 person. But it makes a difference to everybody else. A lot of our draconian rules and limits are to keep the line from coming to an abrupt, irritable halt, and turning otherwise happy players into seething knots of crabbyness.
Most of us have a limit "per trip through the line." We're happy to sign everything in your binder, we just don't want everyone else to have to wait while we do it.
The same is true of special requests. Card alterations, playmat sketches, binder sketches, all that stuff takes extra time. And you've got to multiply that by everybody who's coming to see you.
The most important thing to remember is, we're all different. Just because one artist does things a particular way, doesn't mean that the next guy will. There really isn't a "standard" for artists.
For example, this last GP, me and Chippy sat next to each other, and we do things quite differently. Chippy doesn't like to do silly or funny alters that goof on the artwork. He likes to enhance and add to the work that's there, maintaining the feeling of the original work. He does quick alterations, and if he charges, it's just a couple bucks.
I, on the other hand, do mostly goofy card alters, turning Chandra Ablaze into Bob Ross and whatnot. And I like to take the time to make them nice looking, even if they are silly. So I don't do them on the spot, instead I do them either overnight at the event, or take them home to work on them, mailing them out as I finish them. So I charge, and take a limited number.
Steve, the Damia is amazing! Thanks so much for it.
Steve, the Damia is amazing! Thanks so much for it.