tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post4390148779538301018..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: A Set in Four Cards: SturmkraftUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-75090431651122852962014-01-09T16:31:02.541-05:002014-01-09T16:31:02.541-05:00I hadn't, actually. The goal of the exercise i...I hadn't, actually. The goal of the exercise is to give as much information about the set as possible in just four cards.HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-59140103863410280012014-01-09T16:05:58.494-05:002014-01-09T16:05:58.494-05:00That's good news! I was hoping to see more in ...That's good news! I was hoping to see more in this vein. Have you considered "A set in a pack"?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-83840224453588700862014-01-09T15:03:40.913-05:002014-01-09T15:03:40.913-05:00This is a new series that's completely indepen...This is a new series that's completely independent. Hopefully, there will be several more sets in four cards.HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-27662735954283691662014-01-09T14:45:55.219-05:002014-01-09T14:45:55.219-05:00I believe Chah was planning a follow-up regarding ...I believe Chah was planning a follow-up regarding Tesla, but it may have been abandoned in favor of other projects.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-7549652809871354112014-01-09T14:21:58.094-05:002014-01-09T14:21:58.094-05:00Is this the current state of the Tesla project? I&...Is this the current state of the Tesla project? I've been meaning to ask about that.Circéushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840777830724271371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-42853352479288849442014-01-09T11:35:23.101-05:002014-01-09T11:35:23.101-05:00If you have MSE, I could send you the file.If you have MSE, I could send you the file.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-32125549253004531992014-01-09T10:45:11.498-05:002014-01-09T10:45:11.498-05:00I don't have a facebook account, so it won'...I don't have a facebook account, so it won't let me. :(HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-26457163704378027252014-01-09T10:44:26.797-05:002014-01-09T10:44:26.797-05:00It's also possible boarding should cost {2}; t...It's also possible boarding should cost {2}; that would largely alleviate the insta-haste problem. HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-73923795107393481222014-01-09T10:31:54.129-05:002014-01-09T10:31:54.129-05:00Board (Creatures you control have "{T}: CARDN...Board <i>(Creatures you control have "{T}: CARDNAME gets +2/+0 as long as this creature remains tapped. Board only as a sorcery.")</i>Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-69863561557740458452014-01-09T09:37:07.945-05:002014-01-09T09:37:07.945-05:00Would Modern Affinity actually be willing to use E...Would Modern Affinity actually be willing to use ETB-Tapped Artifact lands?<br /><br />And any cost-reduction mechanism must be handled with care, but again, how would Affinity leverage the ability as demonstrated? Affinity's average CMC for artifact permanents is less than 2, so while churning out a quick Spark Transformer and hoping to redraw all your 0-cost spells is an intriguing alternative to Storm, I don't think it's "super broken".metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-32128147601422644572014-01-09T08:50:12.830-05:002014-01-09T08:50:12.830-05:00@Jay: Yes, sir, it does.
@Devin: Thanks. That fel...@Jay: Yes, sir, it does.<br /><br />@Devin: Thanks. That felt like a eureka moment.<br /><br />@Wobbles: The idea is that vessels are depicted with crew, players would be boarding *additional* people onto them. Vs Cold Storage: The way I designed the set, Vessels lead the game to its conclusion. A multitude of ETB effects, tokens, self sacrifice effects, and "greatest power among creatures you control" are some of the things that make the format more than just a bunch of Cold Storages. Please, check out the card file. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17207404729880377922014-01-09T02:01:42.553-05:002014-01-09T02:01:42.553-05:00This is really interesting. I feel like we discuss...This is really interesting. I feel like we discussed something similar with our steam punk set design project. Board seems super good in this iteration, as it basically gives creature a resilient form of haste. The fact that it keeps so many of your creatures out of combat seems problematic for limited, but its hard to say.<br /><br />Remodel and new artifact lands would be super broken in any interaction with affinity.<br /><br />But these are development concerns, not design ones.Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-42035194322073815982014-01-09T01:51:33.012-05:002014-01-09T01:51:33.012-05:00So your ships can attack even if they aren't m...So your ships can attack even if they aren't manned? Also, having an enviroment full of Cold Storages seems brutal. Maybe just <br /><br />Board 1B (1B: Tap a non-vessel creature you control for as long as ~ remains on the battlefield.)?Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-45697336200221786232014-01-08T23:34:30.667-05:002014-01-08T23:34:30.667-05:00Rusty Junkheap should read:
"When CARDNAME a...Rusty Junkheap should read:<br /><br />"When CARDNAME attacks, if it is boarded, flip a coin. If you lose, sacrifice a creature boarding CARDNAME. If you win, double CARDNAME'S power.Devin E. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216945116878064817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-39030635132992854912014-01-08T23:27:57.100-05:002014-01-08T23:27:57.100-05:00This is sweet, but I have to say my favorite part ...This is sweet, but I have to say my favorite part is how you worked some flavor into the rules text. It's really impressive that you've done that without disrupting the mechanic. Devin E. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216945116878064817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-13075302350283497772014-01-08T17:14:55.734-05:002014-01-08T17:14:55.734-05:00The 'she' in the aboard ability refers to ...The 'she' in the aboard ability refers to the vessel, right?Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9394510466574504012014-01-08T16:42:04.754-05:002014-01-08T16:42:04.754-05:00This is eerily similar to an ability I designed fo...This is eerily similar to an ability I designed for a "Water World" set. Some of the first iterations I tried were very similar to your tapping method. After a few tries, I found it a little too fiddly and very wordy. Eventually I ended up here:<br /><br />Dread Clipper 2BB<br />Creature- Vessel (c)<br />Board 1B (1B: Exile target non-vessel creature you control for as long as ~ remains on the battlefield.)<br />As long as a creature is aboard Dread Clipper, she has Intimidate.<br />3/3<br /><br />Powder-Keg Galleon 4R<br />Creature- Vessel (c)<br />Board 1R<br />As long as a creature is aboard ~, she can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.<br />6/1<br /><br />I "found" the solution to the Oblivion Ring problem a year or so before WotC released Banisher Priest, etc. (Imagine my surprise when they released that tech)<br /><br />If you're interested in seeing the rest of the set, or some of the more interesting (non-common) places "Boarding" card, here's a link to my FB<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/mike.george.102/media_set?set=a.10200371409114091.1073741833.1421086926&type=3<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773403569389449877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-38507029456686647822014-01-08T15:07:29.901-05:002014-01-08T15:07:29.901-05:00Steampunk seems like a good fit for Delve. I'm...Steampunk seems like a good fit for Delve. I'm always reluctant to rely on opponents' graveyards because it seems so inconsistent at the kitchen table.HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-494583623872865932014-01-08T15:04:37.312-05:002014-01-08T15:04:37.312-05:00@Jay Oh, now I see what you mean. But Kor Outfitte...@Jay Oh, now I see what you mean. But Kor Outfitter only works because Equip uses the game term "attach". I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's definitely the sort of thing which needs a bunch of invisible rules text to work.<br /><br />@metaghost Agreed. If we're going for the "crazy unreliable goblin contraption" feeling, I think something like Devin's Rusty Junkheap is a good place to aim.HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-61565084690454747522014-01-08T12:22:30.341-05:002014-01-08T12:22:30.341-05:00Actually, wait, they really would never dare to pr...Actually, wait, they really would never dare to print such a card.<br /><br />So gobliny, yet so inappropriate in considering of real world context.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-9131728711136874302014-01-08T12:17:30.504-05:002014-01-08T12:17:30.504-05:00I imagine Matt Tabak would have the power to fiddl...I imagine Matt Tabak would have the power to fiddle with the Comp. Rules until the Flight School does work, if it doesn't already.<br /><br />Personally, I'd like to see something like:<br /><br />Goblin Flight School v.2<br />4RR<br />Creature - Goblin Wizard (R)<br />3/3<br />Whenever CARDNAME enters the battlefield, target vehicle you control gains flying, haste, and may board Goblin creatures at no cost. At end of turn, sacrifice that vehicle and all creatures aboard it.<br /><br />I'm not sure how to phrase some of that in proper Magic syntax, but the idea seems clear enough.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54316096360160244942014-01-08T12:03:05.123-05:002014-01-08T12:03:05.123-05:00The concept is sort of a play on "can't t...The concept is sort of a play on "can't teach an old dog new tricks".<br /><br />You can try to improve upon this obsolete design, making it more efficient in some ways, but it's still obsolete per some intrinsic engineering flaw that prevents it from untapping —an early model designed to pilot a military vehicle with no expectation that it would survive its mission.<br /><br />Still, I recognize that's not an intuitive conclusion to draw from the design, so simplifying it to something like Jay's design would be appropriate.metaghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301191638894756414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-18965263083765551972014-01-08T11:17:13.667-05:002014-01-08T11:17:13.667-05:00Gameplay-wise, totally. Mechanically, they're ...Gameplay-wise, totally. Mechanically, they're both keywords that exist on an artifact and let you associate it with a creature for mana. My only point is, I think Goblin Fight Squad could work.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-80313212512520615072014-01-08T11:14:54.587-05:002014-01-08T11:14:54.587-05:00Obsolete Automaton {4}
Artifact Creature - Golem (...Obsolete Automaton {4}<br />Artifact Creature - Golem (C)<br />CARDNAME doesn't untap during your untap step.<br />5/4Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-45909211337191167862014-01-08T11:13:25.858-05:002014-01-08T11:13:25.858-05:00Scrapyard Rager {5}{R}
Creature-Goblin (cmn)
Delve...Scrapyard Rager {5}{R}<br />Creature-Goblin (cmn)<br />Delve<br />Haste<br />3/3<br /><br /><i>or</i><br /><br />Junkomancer {2}{B}<br />Creature-Wizard (unc)<br />When ~ ETB, exile any number of artifact cards from opponents' graveyards. Put an X/X Golem artifact creature token OTB, where X is the number of cards exiled this way.<br />1/1<br /><br /><i>Prrrobably the former is better.</i>Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.com