tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post2861239778202004978..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge Review 111315 - Maaria Laurinen and Nikola AnchevUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-86831027741092586042015-11-30T11:14:44.128-05:002015-11-30T11:14:44.128-05:00Advantaged Negotiator 3RR
Artifact Creature - Gole...Advantaged Negotiator 3RR<br />Artifact Creature - Golem<br />At the beginning of combat, any opponent may tap CARDNAME. If one does, put a +1/+1 counter on it and then you may cast an artifact card from your hand with CMC <= CARDNAME's power without paying its mana cost.<br />6/5Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-21324609837398590802015-11-21T10:51:32.908-05:002015-11-21T10:51:32.908-05:00Hah! It never occurred to me that by "losing ...Hah! It never occurred to me that by "losing defender" my Ancient Colossus removed the +X/+0 bonus. That was silly of me. :PBasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796834860620921124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-13608417080610366362015-11-20T08:57:34.837-05:002015-11-20T08:57:34.837-05:00Hm. Desecration Demon without the creature sacrifi...Hm. Desecration Demon without the creature sacrifice, but instead making all your artifacts progressively cheaper. Pretty cool. Has the problem though that beyond a certain point (the point where the opponent concludes you've got enough mana to cast any of your artifacts anyway), they'll just always keep tapping it down; it ceases to be useful as a creature. (In fact it might hit that point very early, and very rarely be able to attack at all.)<br /><br />And yes, there are interesting things to do with it at that point, ranging from Fling / Brion Stoutarm to Fate Transfer / Dismantle. But still, as a card on its own it'll often end up doing basically nothing, which might be somewhat of a disappointing experience.AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-36762113580713939612015-11-19T17:13:13.130-05:002015-11-19T17:13:13.130-05:00Meh. I'll leave it up to you. How was the expe...Meh. I'll leave it up to you. How was the experience for you, overall?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-58053014239273844342015-11-19T12:15:12.048-05:002015-11-19T12:15:12.048-05:00I find that mechanics can tell a story and an imag...I find that mechanics can tell a story and an image can tell a story. Combining the two tells a better story, but the thing I find most gratifying when I see a magic card, is watching the drawing, reading the rules and going oooooooooh, I see what you did there :)A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54898114021775738372015-11-18T19:18:15.360-05:002015-11-18T19:18:15.360-05:00Alright, glad to hear it. I can edit the render an...Alright, glad to hear it. I can edit the render and critique if you'd like! Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739701478436262740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-18750043718746983862015-11-18T18:14:16.392-05:002015-11-18T18:14:16.392-05:00Whoops! Data-lore golem v2.0 was supposed to gain ...Whoops! Data-lore golem v2.0 was supposed to gain the colors, but I was in between rounds at a draft, so I botched the update.<br /><br />Glad to see a recap that wasn't dismissive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54070238765090947712015-11-18T13:29:28.079-05:002015-11-18T13:29:28.079-05:00Oooh, I like this version a lot! Very nice.
I don...Oooh, I like this version a lot! Very nice.<br /><br />I don't think there's a need to 're-evaluate the image' for a card that tells a story. It's nice but not necessary.Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440653491352410437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-58645560787200822932015-11-18T09:20:17.544-05:002015-11-18T09:20:17.544-05:00The problem I have with these tests of design is t...The problem I have with these tests of design is that I usually have very few time to spend on them, so I spitball whatever comes to mind and usually have no time to reiterate. Indeed the wording for the Advantaged Negotiator was not that good, and the ability of destroying a creature with defender is probably not that great, but those are tweakable. I am not sure what the second mode should be or if there should even be one to be honest. Perhaps it should use an alternate version of tribute?<br /><br />Advantaged Negotiator 3RR<br />Artifact Creature - Golem<br />At the begining of combat target opponent my put a +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME. If he does, tap CARDNAME.<br />Artifact spells you cast cost X less mana, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on CARDNAME<br />6/5<br /><br />I liked the interpretation of David vs Golath in the first image, as well as the interpretation of hitching a ride. The other mechanical interpretations were not really creating a re-evaluation of the image for me.A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-65677325110945884692015-11-17T11:55:22.689-05:002015-11-17T11:55:22.689-05:00You're welcome! Thank you all for great design...You're welcome! Thank you all for great designs!<br /><br />Ah, I wouldn't have guessed. That does make more sense.<br /><br />Hm, that makes sense too. That wording is ambiguous but I can see that (correct) interpretation now. I like the idea of tracking the yard.Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440653491352410437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-59406886295941174152015-11-17T11:54:40.887-05:002015-11-17T11:54:40.887-05:00The key is to get as elegant and simple a card whi...The key is to get as elegant and simple a card while retaining depth of discovery, story, and gameplay. It's not an easy balance to make. Were I in your position, I'd decide exactly the same - simple was indeed better. You managed to identify exactly how simple to go though, which is a great skill.Inanimatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440653491352410437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-57754929731962686552015-11-17T06:54:04.795-05:002015-11-17T06:54:04.795-05:00And yes, I loved most of the attempts to "tel...And yes, I loved most of the attempts to "tell a story", especially different interpretations of the first art. I'd hoped to spend more time considering alternatives, but I liked my first idea enough I just kept it.<br /><br />I'd considered something more complicated, like, trying to get a david-and-goliath effect to play out over several turns. But I decided simple was better. In fact, I could have gone even simpler and had a niche card something like "target creature with power 1 or less gets +3/+3 UEOT" but that probably conveys the story less well.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-20999749078357493852015-11-17T05:39:11.688-05:002015-11-17T05:39:11.688-05:00Thank you for good reveiws.
FWIW, David and Golia...Thank you for good reveiws.<br /><br />FWIW, David and Goliath was absolutely supposed to be "fight regardless, get bonus if your creature is small". I hadn't realised it was ambiguous until too late.<br /><br />The current wording of Data-Lore golem, I think, grows it with ANY spell, even colourless ones. If so, it should just say "when you cast a spell". Or, if it gains the colours, I like that a lot but agree it has memory issues.<br /><br />Maybe, instead of casting, say it gets +1/+1 for each different colour of card in your graveyard?Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.com