tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post2554403596606984009..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge Review 080814—jaimeibarraUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-28131546061647442142014-08-12T13:46:54.216-04:002014-08-12T13:46:54.216-04:00I agree that it's vitally important to represe...I agree that it's vitally important to represent characters other than white straight cis males on cards, but I think that task falls on Creative, not Design.<br /><br />The most significant strides WotC has taken with diverse characters have nothing to do with game mechanics. We have Creative to thank for Koth, Ashiok, and Guardians of Meletis; their design doesn't even enter into it. There's nothing particularly homoerotic about an 0/6 Defender. (High on the list of sentences I never expected to type...)HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-37591596181277506092014-08-12T13:08:00.592-04:002014-08-12T13:08:00.592-04:00The art may not be exactly sexist, and it's ce...The art may not be exactly sexist, and it's certainly beautiful, but featuring a scantily-clad female leaves it wide open to accusations of pandering to the base or that kind of similar usual complaint.<br /><br />But yes, I've seen multiple people avoid playing cards because their art is gross / creepy / scary, and there are certain cards I'll even avoid playing myself for those reasons. AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-66070073647219849512014-08-12T11:40:18.145-04:002014-08-12T11:40:18.145-04:00I would start Cloudwalker at 3U 2/2 common, and wo...I would start Cloudwalker at 3U 2/2 common, and work up from there.Pasteurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058331124653341978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-86504907063419744562014-08-12T11:11:38.049-04:002014-08-12T11:11:38.049-04:00http://elloellenoh.tumblr.com/post/58462452249/div...<a href="http://elloellenoh.tumblr.com/post/58462452249/diversity-in-writing" rel="nofollow">http://elloellenoh.tumblr.com/post/58462452249/diversity-in-writing</a>Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46288703987697644262014-08-12T10:56:13.293-04:002014-08-12T10:56:13.293-04:00It's definitely dangerous. That said, game des...It's definitely dangerous. That said, game designers will do more harm in the long run by not trying, then by trying, failing, and learning.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-37851192060281204252014-08-11T20:40:02.228-04:002014-08-11T20:40:02.228-04:00Sorry for my relative radio silence recently. Gett...Sorry for my relative radio silence recently. Getting ready to go back to school.<br /><br />Really cool stuff this weekend! Nice job all.<br /><br />Also, just want to say, I'm wary that "designing for different races/genders/etc." could rely on stereotypes and not be beneficial to our education as designers. I understand the intent behind it; it's just a dangerous edge to toe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393054869276886509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-15947624880052541172014-08-11T19:24:11.939-04:002014-08-11T19:24:11.939-04:00Non-psychographic appeal seems better addressed by...Non-psychographic appeal seems better addressed by Creative than Design. Once a card's art is already appealing to women, there's not a whole lot you can do to the text box to affect that appeal, with the possible exception of making the card good in high-level tournaments so that people won't think WotC is falling into the stereotype of making all the strong characters men. (On the flip side, I can think of only one instance where my gut reaction to a card was "this is creepy/sexist" but the card text helped me see the design in a different light.)Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.com