What’s the difference between “situations” and “scenes” in a story?
And, even more importantly, why does it matter?
Let’s find out!
Month: September 2019
Hey there! I’m Scott from the top four of last year’s Great Designer Search 3. Welcome back to another installment of Deadly Designs, where we talk about Magic card design from an outsider’s perspective.
Last time we brainstormed what some new lands might look like for the Commander format. But with the new set Throne of Eldraine just released, this week I want to take a look at what I think are the top 10 best designed cards in the new set.
For this list, more than constructed playability or flavor, we’re focused on the new design space cards carve out, the elegance of their design, and the mechanical interconnectivity they have with the rest of the set.
So think less Snapcaster and Liliana, more Stitcher’s Apprentice and Ghoulcaller’s Bell.
Even though Throne of Eldraine has a ton of cool fairy tale designs in it, I think they’ve already gotten plenty of attention. Today I want to focus on the lesser-sung heroes of the set: the nuts, bolts, and diamonds in the rough.
This is also my personal list. Your own will of course vary, and that’s awesome!
So with that out of the way let’s get started with…
“It’s like I’m a perverted Sherlock Holmes, being watched in a chair by a horny Watson.”
“There’s nothing quite like the sour smell of rotting lamb intestines, leaking bile and blood all over the floor, especially when combined with the forest-fresh scent of Pine Sol.”
How do you write a short, sweet (and spicy!) romance story?
Let’s find out and then write one together!
Having trouble coming up with a good beginning or ending line for a story?
Just pick a random one from another book!
SomeBODY once told me the world… building of Shrek was great.
And they were right! Let’s talk about why.
Hey there! I’m Scott from the top four of last year’s Great Designer Search 3. Welcome back to another installment of Deadly Designs, where we talk about Magic card design from an outsider’s perspective.
Last time we had to step out of our designer-comfort-zone to do an article on Historic’s implementation on Arena. But this time we’re back, and with the recent release of the Commander 2019 decks (and the Brawl decks too), I want to talk about lands for the Commander format.
Because let’s be honest, Simic Guildgate and Naya Panorama aren’t the most exciting parts of the pre-made Commander decks.
Every year the Commander pre-made decks are packed with cool new creatures and spells, but the lands always fall short. I’m not saying that they should reprint fetchlands or ABUR dual lands (although one can wish…), but I think there’s still plenty of room for innovation.
We have tons of quirky creatures and spells in Magic, why can’t we have some quirky lands too? And in a format where one-ofs are the name of the game, quirky one-of lands could be a lot of fun.
So here’s twelve lands I’ve brainstormed that could be fun to see in Commander pre-made decks in the future. They’re made with the Commander format in mind, with an effort to make them not become staples in Legacy/Vintage. We don’t want their prices getting jacked up, making them unavailable for Commander players.
“You have such a way with words,” I say, squeezing some more fly corpses off my tongue.
It’s not about what the characters say… it’s about what they don’t say.