tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post4641026867206437057..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge Review 032015—xiaobotongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-29732699436849696972015-03-24T19:57:47.836-04:002015-03-24T19:57:47.836-04:00I thought it was interesting. I thought you probab...I thought it was interesting. I thought you probably added the restriction just for variety, but I thought that was a probably a nice thing to try.<br /><br />Alternatively, I wondered if the art looked illusion-y and wondered if everyone would have designed illusions or "play once then return to hand" creatures without the restriction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-71879161828916571212015-03-24T19:19:30.655-04:002015-03-24T19:19:30.655-04:00To me the artwork looked very white-blue, so I ass...To me the artwork looked very white-blue, so I assumed the restriction was put in place because you didn't want everyone to make U/x/y cards. For a Tarkir card I could almost see this as Jeskai if not for the presence of the dog guy.<br /><br />Another way to create mystery would be to challenge the opponent to sort of guessing game with cards in hand or library, but so far that's been almost solely the domain of mono-blue.Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-52176180634738508852015-03-24T15:33:10.181-04:002015-03-24T15:33:10.181-04:00Challenges are inherently a fabrication, so I'...Challenges are inherently a fabrication, so I'm always eager to see folks looking beyond the construct for greater opportunities. Sometimes I add bonuses that are intentionally traps to keep people questioning the status quo (and because someone inevitably steps through the trap unharmed in spectacular fashion). This was much more subtle: It's important that I never trend so close to authority that people never question me, because that will limit my own learning.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-55320157554603646342015-03-24T14:42:02.071-04:002015-03-24T14:42:02.071-04:00Did you have some secret agenda like you wanted to...Did you have some secret agenda like you wanted to see what effect it had? It may have encouraged me to make Ride from the Mists multicoloured when it should probably just be mono-red.AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-49593702163805346522015-03-24T14:29:03.630-04:002015-03-24T14:29:03.630-04:00Editing the review.Editing the review.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-21131496235796223622015-03-24T14:28:24.102-04:002015-03-24T14:28:24.102-04:00Hooray, someone questioned my "okay, but you ...Hooray, someone questioned my "okay, but you can only do the things you'd actually want to do anyhow" rule!<br />(I'm serious.)Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-12092636508688013962015-03-24T14:27:29.069-04:002015-03-24T14:27:29.069-04:00Definitely influenced by Tarkir.
Also by the art /...Definitely influenced by Tarkir.<br />Also by the art / color restriction.<br />Still interesting to see how that played out, though.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-12432972482439645902015-03-24T09:44:01.344-04:002015-03-24T09:44:01.344-04:00I was wondering why you restricted the entries to ...I was wondering why you restricted the entries to being black, white and/or red. Given that artwork - knights, white horses, red banners, mountains - that's going to be 95% of the entries anyway (someone'll make a colourless card for a misty artwork like that).AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-59262947493572505942015-03-24T09:42:00.550-04:002015-03-24T09:42:00.550-04:00Oh, I like this as a way to bypass the commander t...Oh, I like this as a way to bypass the commander tax after your commander's died a few times. Yes, that's a great use that completely didn't occur to me at first.AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-77293064873275886572015-03-24T09:41:07.714-04:002015-03-24T09:41:07.714-04:00Heh. Probably influenced by this challenge being p...Heh. Probably influenced by this challenge being posted during Tarkir block. Two years ago, or three years time, the answer might be different.AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-3971335286388880272015-03-23T23:14:46.621-04:002015-03-23T23:14:46.621-04:00What does "mysterious" mean to the Artis...What does "mysterious" mean to the Artisans?<br /><br />Cards off the top of your library: 4<br />Face-down cards: 5<br />Cards off the top of your library, face down: 4<br />All other mechanics: 7Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17647677781801914930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-12835552642609074552015-03-23T19:01:36.191-04:002015-03-23T19:01:36.191-04:00I mean, obviously you can't cheat Emrakul in w...I mean, obviously you can't cheat Emrakul in with Arrival of the King, because it's banned. Also, Arrival is a Red card, which means it wouldn't match the color identity anyway. The best thing is almost certainly Progenitus, which is obviously horrifying. Maybe the card wants to make the general go away at the end of turn. Or maybe it just wants to be 5R or 6R. I mean, any commander can get expensive after it's been played a few times, so six or seven mana can still represent a discount. That's a problem for development.<br /><br /><br />As to the legality of having a card in the deck that just does things, it's awkward. It would need some rules reworking to say the least, but the intention was that it just worked. I though about creating a commander with this ability, but that really seems to defeat the purpose because such a small subsection of cards would have that ability. Some commenters suggested a Conspiracy to have that effect, but those have dubious legality and I'd rather have a card that does things rather than just a card that creates that effect. <br /><br />Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-70274461693332984292015-03-23T18:38:35.803-04:002015-03-23T18:38:35.803-04:00Impulsive Captain was supposed to have morph 2UR, ...Impulsive Captain was supposed to have morph 2UR, although I think that it missed out on the render.Aurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816809721370349172noreply@blogger.com