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Flintlock Fantasy
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The idea of a fantasy setting where guns are a thing and magic interacts with the technology of the 17th century isn't exactly new, but recently there's been an uptick in people playing with this concept, from Brian McClellan's Powder Mage Trilogy and Brent Weeks' Lightbring series to video games settings like the one for Pillars of Eternity.
These so-called "flintlock fantasy" settings are something Magic has yet to explore, but there's a ton of interesting stuff to play with there, so let's take a shot at it ourselves!
• You may submit up to five cards total, including new and old cards as you see fit
• Please put all your cards together into a single post in this thread, for my sanity
• You’re welcome to update or replace cards until the deadline when judging starts
• You should make a good faith effort to identify and give credit to your artists
Your cards will be judged on creativity, presentation and attention to detail, mechanical design and innovation, fit with artwork, and of course for fit with the theme of the competition.
• 2nd Place - 4 favorites and a follow
• 3rd Place - 3 favorites and a follow
• Honorable Mentions - 1 favorite
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The idea of a fantasy setting where guns are a thing and magic interacts with the technology of the 17th century isn't exactly new, but recently there's been an uptick in people playing with this concept, from Brian McClellan's Powder Mage Trilogy and Brent Weeks' Lightbring series to video games settings like the one for Pillars of Eternity.
These so-called "flintlock fantasy" settings are something Magic has yet to explore, but there's a ton of interesting stuff to play with there, so let's take a shot at it ourselves!
Rules
• The deadline for submissions is Noon Pacific Time on Friday, December 28th• You may submit up to five cards total, including new and old cards as you see fit
• Please put all your cards together into a single post in this thread, for my sanity
• You’re welcome to update or replace cards until the deadline when judging starts
• You should make a good faith effort to identify and give credit to your artists
Your cards will be judged on creativity, presentation and attention to detail, mechanical design and innovation, fit with artwork, and of course for fit with the theme of the competition.
Prizes
• 1st Place - 5 favorites and a follow• 2nd Place - 4 favorites and a follow
• 3rd Place - 3 favorites and a follow
• Honorable Mentions - 1 favorite
Posting
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Other Contests
When you're done here, take a look at these other great contests:Non-Permanent Permanents - Keep your board state tidy with permanents that clean themselves up in this mechanics oriented contest. (Ends: December 9th)
Welcome it in, Miss Numb - Heaven and Hell collide in this succubus themed contest with prizes including premium time. (Ends: December 10th)
X-MAS CONTEST 2018 - If what you really want for Christmas is puns and a shot at a month of premium, try your hand at this holiday contest. (Ends: December 24th)
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Using Impart by @Tomigon
Impart [Cost] (When this creature dies, you may pay its impart cost. If you do, target creature gains all activated abilities of this creature.)
Edit: Here's the rest of my entries. The equipment is a new card.
One question before I enter:
What's the difference between Flintlock Fantasy and Steampunk?
I think one key difference I see is that Steampunk tends to have a distinctively 19th century Victorian sensibility, compared to flintlock fantasy's 17th and 18th century aesthetic with more Napoleonic influences. I also see steampunk focus more on the importance of (mad-)science and engineering, with lots of impossible machines, where as flintlock fantasy is much more military focused and tends to keep its technology real feeling, even where it interacts with magic.
Hopefully that helps!
Ya know what? This is going to be a cycle!
@ChainsawXIV I noticed the only cards that don't use red mana are Rave and @HeroKP 's Borzjek. Do I see a pattern here?
Don't you worry, I have 2 more non-red cards on the way
Are you assuming our color affiliations? That is soooooo insensitive.
I put a third card in my entry, non-red, by request of @Mantis17
I will provide actual entries soon.
"I am not the one who brought a cannon to a gun fight! YOU brought a gun to a CANNON fight!"
Imagine if there was a mechanic that functioned as Hellbent, except it rewarded you for having any number of cards in hand instead. That might as well be an ability with no such narrow restriction, for you're never to be limited by it.