tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post401319879158572685..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Design Challenge 120117—binary aurasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-20039233535562808562018-01-11T17:00:07.657-05:002018-01-11T17:00:07.657-05:00Hi Jay I know this is long past warranting discuss...Hi Jay I know this is long past warranting discussion but I'm going through all of your post-GDS3-announcement challenges and making cards for them as extra practice!<br /><br />Empowering Chant RW Rare<br />Enchant creature or land<br />Enchanted creature has “RW, T: Attacking creatures you control get first strike and lifelink until end of turn.”<br />Enchanted land has “2RW, T: Creatures you control get first strike and lifelink until end of turn.”Josh Knox-Chinneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17739259946372157769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-5796621746480002332017-12-07T03:48:41.989-05:002017-12-07T03:48:41.989-05:00That's the one. I just realized today that it ...That's the one. I just realized today that it has a Google form link for submitting answers.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-75096732635543230912017-12-06T10:40:29.969-05:002017-12-06T10:40:29.969-05:00Is this it, Gemini?
https://www.hipstersofthecoast...Is this it, Gemini?<br /><a href="https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2017/12/great-designer-search-training-gds3-preamble-mtg/" rel="nofollow">https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2017/12/great-designer-search-training-gds3-preamble-mtg/</a>Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-71073506748971433892017-12-06T09:13:17.811-05:002017-12-06T09:13:17.811-05:00Freeze Over
3U
Enchantment - Aura
Common
Enchant c...Freeze Over<br />3U<br />Enchantment - Aura<br />Common<br />Enchant creature or land<br />Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.<br />"The ice takes its toll on man and land alike."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414017234105897243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-62788531364597668752017-12-05T17:52:06.716-05:002017-12-05T17:52:06.716-05:00yeah
enchant creature you control at random and an...yeah<br />enchant creature you control at random and anialator 3 (I want it to be odd for thematic reasons)bobbbyyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839703000104330244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-64461742416044346412017-12-05T16:18:46.072-05:002017-12-05T16:18:46.072-05:00That's great stuff, ~Gemini! I'd love to h...That's great stuff, ~Gemini! I'd love to have a thread to post and discuss answers to the challenges you pose. Or do you already use twitter or reddit for that?lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-34665378640039675702017-12-05T13:15:47.221-05:002017-12-05T13:15:47.221-05:00Auntie's Aggression
1RR
Enchantment- Aura
Ench...Auntie's Aggression<br />1RR<br />Enchantment- Aura<br />Enchant creature<br />As long as the enchanted creature is a goblin, goblin creatures you control get +1/+1 and have first strike.<br />As long as the enchanted creature is a warrior, warrior creatures you control get +1/+1 and have haste.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922836111857542851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46737646840038861102017-12-05T11:43:59.577-05:002017-12-05T11:43:59.577-05:00This site was born for this moment.
Every post to ...This site was born for this moment.<br />Every post to this point has been a form of practice for it.<br />We'll do everything we can to support GDS3 hopefuls.<br />Suggestions welcome.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54435526857635941532017-12-05T11:41:31.812-05:002017-12-05T11:41:31.812-05:00I'd rather see either:
If you control enchant...I'd rather see either:<br /><br />If you control enchanted permanent it gains indestructible. Otherwise, it loses indestructible.<br /><br />Or:<br /><br />If you control enchanted permanent it abilities cost up to 3 less to activate. Otherwise, its activated abilities cost 3 more to activate.<br /><br />Something to tie the two halves together.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-90178603943286230982017-12-05T11:33:48.154-05:002017-12-05T11:33:48.154-05:00Charms are traditionally small, but that's not...Charms are traditionally small, but that's not integral to their identity. Sure, we can make a one-mana spell with three effects that aren't quite worth one mana and a card on their own, but we can also make a three-mana spell with three effects that aren't quite worth three mana and a card. Or 7.<br /><br />As Wizards runs out of small effects, we'll see more big charms.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-52523988418907473402017-12-05T11:31:06.059-05:002017-12-05T11:31:06.059-05:00I love that template! Should it specify creatures ...I love that template! Should it specify creatures you control?<br /><br />Annihilator 3+ is completely devastating, especially on a creature attacking on turn 6.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-33321145807551719572017-12-05T11:11:58.215-05:002017-12-05T11:11:58.215-05:00Yeah I can’t wait and would be in for “practice ro...Yeah I can’t wait and would be in for “practice rounds”.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941977219304581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-43956108503204462392017-12-05T11:07:35.352-05:002017-12-05T11:07:35.352-05:00Discord sounds fun. I'm pretty sure I joined t...Discord sounds fun. I'm pretty sure I joined twitter exclusively for GDS2 reasons.zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-8985769476789788532017-12-05T03:02:20.205-05:002017-12-05T03:02:20.205-05:00Keen to be involved even though I cant enter (non ...Keen to be involved even though I cant enter (non american)bobbbyyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839703000104330244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-21662328441121201152017-12-04T22:29:57.360-05:002017-12-04T22:29:57.360-05:00I imagine in a week or two we'll either petiti...I imagine in a week or two we'll either petition for an open thread, rev up a discord/slack (since it's 2017), and/or Jay'll have some serious/fun thoughts on the topic. It's still kind of surreal.Pasteurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058331124653341978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17338539665373392112017-12-04T21:54:58.124-05:002017-12-04T21:54:58.124-05:00I'm certainly game. I made some warmups for my...I'm certainly game. I made some warmups for my column tomorrow at HotC and will hopefully continue to make them until GDS3 begins. I'd be delighted to take part in some community practicing and friendly competition.~Geminihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821371505515116805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46638194339856028472017-12-04T21:10:24.922-05:002017-12-04T21:10:24.922-05:00Two mana for indestructible is a steal, normally i...Two mana for indestructible is a steal, normally it would cost 3-4. Add to that the ability to pithing needle a permanent and you've got a really strong card. I would start this at 2WW at least, but that's more a development concern.<br /><br />Design wise, I'm not sure I see the connection. Maybe if it just did both indestructible and lose abilities all the time there's more of a trade off about what you put it on.Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-92080622313436943632017-12-04T20:59:43.361-05:002017-12-04T20:59:43.361-05:00I'm eagerly looking forward to whatever this s...I'm eagerly looking forward to whatever this site does for GDS3. I've already signed up and I imagine others here might want to as well. Any interest in running some "warm-ups" / brainstorming / mock multiple-choice tests / friendly competitions between now and January? I'd be up for contributing some content.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-3032507355019885432017-12-04T17:58:27.632-05:002017-12-04T17:58:27.632-05:00Scarab Coating 1W
Enchant Permanent
If you control...Scarab Coating 1W<br />Enchant Permanent<br />If you control enchanted permanent it gains indestructible. Otherwise, enchanted permanent loses all activated abilities. Marc DeArmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470494983430457563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-39515435392821900292017-12-04T17:32:26.915-05:002017-12-04T17:32:26.915-05:00Good question. I do relish the challenge of gettin...Good question. I do relish the challenge of getting the effects to seem natural together. But it does seem harder somehow.<br /><br />Maybe being a permanent effect increases the variance, so it's harder to have two balanced modes? Or there's fewer sensible "small aura" effects than "small spell" effects? Or that needing to determine the effect by what it enchants limits the alternatives?<br /><br />Ooh, that's a thought. I was naturally drawn towards auras on very different types of permanent. But you could equally well have an aura that granted a different small bonus to different sorts of YOUR creatures based on some minor difference.<br /><br />e.g. grant first strike to small creatures, trample to big creatures<br />e.g. grant one bonus to humans, a different small bonus to other creatures<br />e.g. an artifact nerf or a creature nerf<br />e.g. "enchant you or creature", each turn prevent the first 2 damage that would be dealtJack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-49043566343467487722017-12-04T17:05:07.731-05:002017-12-04T17:05:07.731-05:00Reach Of the Void 6
Enchantment Aura
Enchant creat...Reach Of the Void 6<br />Enchantment Aura<br />Enchant creature at random<br />if enchanted creature has a even converted mana cost Opponents can't cast spells with an even converted mana cost, otherwise enchanted creature has annihilator 5(or 3)<br /><br />This has nicer templating and further ties in with eldrazi and goes some way to justify an aura well still providing powerful effectsbobbbyyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839703000104330244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-26260888422254454842017-12-04T15:36:14.773-05:002017-12-04T15:36:14.773-05:00It's definitely hard to make thematic modal sp...It's definitely hard to make thematic modal spells. Charms are popular, though. Why not aura charms? (They _are_ busy, but so are non-aura charms.)Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-62192954435606175282017-12-04T15:20:51.679-05:002017-12-04T15:20:51.679-05:00Yeah, I missed Rampant Growth somehow disappearing...Yeah, I missed Rampant Growth somehow disappearing!<br /><br />Yeah, it would be nice if they were both relevant at once. I wonder if I could manage something like "untap during each player's upkeep" or something.<br /><br />I think there's a natural difficulty in getting dual auras to work (even beyond, getting the flavour to work, which is always a fun challenge). You can approach it like a charm, having several small effects, but it tends to feel busy. Or you can try to do two complementary effects, like Entdraught working one way early and one way late. But I think it's hard to make one that players naturally "get" as opposed to thinking "these look stapled together".Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-69079845242348996092017-12-04T14:14:41.468-05:002017-12-04T14:14:41.468-05:00Ah, here's a third super-binary aura. Like Bon...Ah, here's a third super-binary aura. Like <a rel="nofollow">Bonds of Faith</a>, this can be very useful when you've got the right creature out in the right situation, but will primarily just be solid removal. You'll tend to have demons in play less frequently than Innistrad had humans, but the flavor's still good. Solid uncommon.<br /><br />Most demons have flying, but not all. This just make sure yours does. While that's slightly frustrating when you're running flying demons, I don't know this aura is better excising "and has flying." I would definitely expect all the demons printed in the same set to be flightless.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-62317774736185882512017-12-04T14:10:20.912-05:002017-12-04T14:10:20.912-05:00I mean Body Double not Body Snatcher.I mean <a rel="nofollow">Body Double</a> not Body Snatcher.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.com