Allow me to present a list of mechanics I think we can eliminate from consideration. If anyone sees one of these and wants to have it considered, let me know. Otherwise I will strike it from the list.
103 choices is a TON of choices!
Amplify Aura Swamp Awaken Battle Cry Bushido Cascade Champion Changeling Cipher Cycling Dethrone Devoid (it's a set about colors) Devour Dredge (power level) Echo Entwine Evoke Epic Evolve Exalted Exploit Extort Fear Fortify Frenzy Fuse Graft Gravestorm Haunt Hidden Agenda Horsemanship Ingest Kicker Landhome Level Up (tough to template) Living Weapon Madness Myriad Ninjutsu Overload Phasing Provoke Prowl Rampage Recover (not actually a keyword) Retrace Shadow (this is a set about concrete things) Shroud (subsequently made obsolete) Soulbond Soulshift (too narrow) Storm (power level) Substance (obsolete) Surge (multiplayer) Unleash Vanishing (duplicated Fading)
That removes 55 of 103, leaving 48 candidates for 9 spots.
Again: If you see one that you would like to advocate for, call it out please. We can take it off the list.
Oooooor, we could use the document to come up with the factions and their mechanics beforehand, so we could have cohesiveness on the mechanics, settings, factions, etc...!
And I suggest that if this is a "menagerie" type set, I think we should use some mechanics from the Tome of the Mechanix
@axnoodle, it appears we are not going to be using a really tight storyline, but rather a setting with many little stories. This may lend itself to making available a broader palate of keywords.
My vision of a very tight megablock seems to be a minority view, which is great. So long as we can all agree (I do) with a less-focused but broader project then it’s great. That’s what collaboration is about.
In that spirit I have started my little story in Boros colors. The opposing faction is Sultai in color.
The characters are very much throwbacks to Legends.
Right now the flavor is explicitly Christian and real-world European Medieval, but I will change that which is necessary to wash those real world elements before submitting my cards.
By the end of my story, the factions have shifted to Mardu versus Simic.
The other thing is that besides Boros, the feel of the factions is quite different from other sets. I didn’t want to copy either Ravnica or Khans/Dragons, and that part has come along nicely.
Also I have an idea for a new keyword: Speedy It's like flying, except instead of being blocked by flying or reach, it can only be blocked by creatures with haste or speedy. It gives another use for haste after a creature has entered, which is why I like it.
@WarriorCatInAhat, I feel like you're sorely underestimating how much of a wrench haste can throw in plans... not only is an unplanned element entering the game, but it takes effect instantly!
Bump Example Card | [Cost] Creature - Subtype | Common When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, bump 2. (Look at the bottom 2 cards of your library, then put any number of them on the top of your library in any order and the rest on bottom in any order.) 1/1
@WarriorCatInAhat, well haste is a card with nothing but pros about it. There will always be circumstances that could lead one to say that a mechanic is overpowered or useless.
@Ranshi Yeah, I'm not too good at making mtg cards. But Bump seems intresting... It's a little like Surveil or Scry. Maybe it should be for Dimir colors... manipulating your draws seems very Dimir-y.
Well, apparently, we are currently just trying to make characters. Here's one I made, it uses two of the Sultai colors. https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vilaz-dealer-of-souls (I used Undergrowth, but Undergrowth technically is'nt a keyword)
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103 choices is a TON of choices!
Amplify
Aura Swamp
Awaken
Battle Cry
Bushido
Cascade
Champion
Changeling
Cipher
Cycling
Dethrone
Devoid (it's a set about colors)
Devour
Dredge (power level)
Echo
Entwine
Evoke
Epic
Evolve
Exalted
Exploit
Extort
Fear
Fortify
Frenzy
Fuse
Graft
Gravestorm
Haunt
Hidden Agenda
Horsemanship
Ingest
Kicker
Landhome
Level Up (tough to template)
Living Weapon
Madness
Myriad
Ninjutsu
Overload
Phasing
Provoke
Prowl
Rampage
Recover (not actually a keyword)
Retrace
Shadow (this is a set about concrete things)
Shroud (subsequently made obsolete)
Soulbond
Soulshift (too narrow)
Storm (power level)
Substance (obsolete)
Surge (multiplayer)
Unleash
Vanishing (duplicated Fading)
That removes 55 of 103, leaving 48 candidates for 9 spots.
Again: If you see one that you would like to advocate for, call it out please. We can take it off the list.
Oooooor, we could use the document to come up with the factions and their mechanics beforehand, so we could have cohesiveness on the mechanics, settings, factions, etc...!
And I suggest that if this is a "menagerie" type set, I think we should use some mechanics from the Tome of the Mechanix
@EnvyReaper, I am just fairly certain that based on the concept that this is based in, it will be ending up that way.
We definitely should use custom mechanics in this set that is supposed to showcase ourselves as a plane.
Also, Scott, as a side note, the card of me already has exalted...
@Ranshi great! We will use Exalted, full stop.
My vision of a very tight megablock seems to be a minority view, which is great. So long as we can all agree (I do) with a less-focused but broader project then it’s great. That’s what collaboration is about.
The characters are very much throwbacks to Legends.
Right now the flavor is explicitly Christian and real-world European Medieval, but I will change that which is necessary to wash those real world elements before submitting my cards.
The other thing is that besides Boros, the feel of the factions is quite different from other sets. I didn’t want to copy either Ravnica or Khans/Dragons, and that part has come along nicely.
I gues you're right.
Speedy
It's like flying, except instead of being blocked by flying or reach, it can only be blocked by creatures with haste or speedy.
It gives another use for haste after a creature has entered, which is why I like it.
Bump(Reveal the bottom card of your library. You may put it on top of your library)
Wording needs work
Well, what if you have a haste giving card but all your creatures are allready untapped, and you have no creatures in hand?
Creature - Subtype | Common
When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, bump 2. (Look at the bottom 2 cards of your library, then put any number of them on the top of your library in any order and the rest on bottom in any order.)
1/1
Yeah, I'm not too good at making mtg cards.
But Bump seems intresting... It's a little like Surveil or Scry.
Maybe it should be for Dimir colors... manipulating your draws seems very Dimir-y.
Here's one I made, it uses two of the Sultai colors.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vilaz-dealer-of-souls
(I used Undergrowth, but Undergrowth technically is'nt a keyword)
In case you weren’t aware,
1) obsolete
2) multiplayer/commander/battlebond related
3) conspiracy themes
4) un-set things
But most everything is okay.
Remember most cards will still be monocolored as normal, but they should be consistent with your special cards.
Ideally each of us will work on one three-color group and then the opposing two-color group.
That would be ideal. It may not be possible but we can try it.
For instance you might have Esper versus Gruul.