Prehistory Set - Introduction and Vision Design

The-DM

(What about Zendikar?)

Amolga? The name has no inspiration whatsoever? Ok, then. The Amolga idea sounds great!

LordTachanka123

I have the skill to randomly make up stupid names for no reason whatsoever @The-DM.

The-DM

(Oh, I though you got Amolga from EmolgAn...)

LordTachanka123

Oh, yeah, subconscious inspiration @The-DM!

LordTachanka123

And what about Zendikar @The-DM? I didn't play back then, so you'll have to excuse my ignorance...

The-DM

Well, Zendikar is also very primal, in my opinion. There is a vast source of elementals, and there is a huge connection between lands and players, as MTG wiki stated:

Zendikar is the "land set"; it is centered around lands and players' interaction with lands.[4][5] Besides Landfall and enemy fetch lands, the set features special full art basic lands similar to those that appeared in Unglued and Unhinged.

LordTachanka123

Well, Zendikar is not primal, but natural. Primal relates more or less to creatures, and the feeling of crudeness. Like an old stone arrow, which is primal. This set will certainly be compared to Zendikar, but that's okay! MaRo said that some of the most common questions about ELD, were:
"But what about Dominaria?"
That's just what I believe @The-DM.

KorandAngels

Actually, primitive humanoids worshiping hyper-evolved animals is an interesting concept.

LordTachanka123

Thank you @KorandAngels.

LordTachanka123

Stepping away from flavor for a second, two questions:

1. Are we bringing back snow mana?
2. Can we make a pun off of "biting"(https://www.mtgassist.com/card_scans/SOI/Rabid-Bite.png) and make a sub-mechanic based off of it call "frostbite"?

@Tigersol

LordTachanka123

Also, whilst I know that this is not supposed to be a scientific set, will it be possible for us to make a bunch of dinosaurs as cards?

Tigersol

@LordTachanka123
I really like the idea of amolga, or whatever it'll end up being called. I myself was trying to figure out how to flavorfully justify evolution being a core mechanical theme, and I believe you just came up with the solution. 

On the topic of snow mana, I'm not the biggest fan of returning to in this set. Not only are snow permanents heavily associated with Terisiare, but they're also incredibly parasitic.  

LordTachanka123

Does that mean I can make my dinosaurs? And what about frostbite @Tigersol?

MTG_Sappy

Hmm, there are some interesting discussions going on here, for lore the Amolga could have been here for whatever reason then (something bad happened) so then tiny bits of it fled to other planes. Thus everywhere started advancing (however this is contradictary to @Tigersol 's idea)

MTG_Sappy

@LordTachanka123 What do you think of this idea
?

LordTachanka123

Well, I like the idea of the Amolga going to other planes, but maybe doing something else @MTG_Sappy?

LordTachanka123

Brainstorming...

MTG_Sappy

huh?

LordTachanka123

BRAINSTORMING...

MTG_Sappy

Like what @LordTachanka123

LordTachanka123

Maybe it went to:

• Ikoria
• Ixawlan
• Ravinca(Similar to how Azor inspired the Azorious, maybe it inspired the Gruul?)
• Zendikar

LordTachanka123

See the connections @MTG_Sappy?

MTG_Sappy

Ooh, okay I thought you disliked my idea @LordTachanka123

LordTachanka123

No, I love it!

MTG_Sappy

The simic and gruul could have been together once though the Simic could have seperated from them at some point @LordTachanka123

LordTachanka123

Oh, yeah! Awesome idea @MTG_Sappy

MTG_Sappy

@LordTachanka123 It could have also have gone to many other planes, such as Kaladesh, though in Kaladesh instead of embracing it, they were inspired by it

LordTachanka123

Oh, yeah! Maybe it even went to Rezatta @MTG_Sappy!

MTG_Sappy

@LordTachanka123 Maybe you could tell @ningyounk

LordTachanka123

Yeah, let me ask him about it!