#*commander

[mtg-talk]

My friend forgot to secure the latch on his magic card briefcase and all his commander decks are now mixed together. Now he’s playing 1200 card pickup and has to reorganize everything.

[misscryptidart]

You know, I didn't consider that I would pubically have to actually play the thotty vampire cards when I bought the Secret Lair set.

[speedofsoundsketches]

Maria, without fail, whenever Shadow feels even slightly sad:

[irlactualhuman]

Tolarian Community College has some of the best comment sections.

[herpsandbirds]

Sulawesi Commander (Moduza l. lymire), Nymphalidae, Sulawesi, Indonesia

photograph by Antonio Giudici

[commanderkiri]

Commander Cody and ...

[runevex]

I do not blame the Commander Rules Committee for stepping down. It was all they could do given the situation.

I will never fully forgive the MtG community for the actual death threats that were sent to a group of unpaid volunteers working for the betterment of our hobby.

And I do NOT trust Wizards of the Coast to self-police themselves, or to place the interests of the community over the interests of their shareholders.

[yumethefrostypanda]

Farah and John.

[disbarredgoose0]

Finding out Olivia Gobert-Hicks has been receiving the worst of the backlash from the most recent commander bans even though she was apparently the only disenting voice is just. I mean I'd say it's suprising, but it's not. Cause like. It's misogyny. It's a problem that has existed in the Magic community for ages and has onces more revealed its ugly head. It's the misogyny. The misogyny that has existed in this—and many other 'nerd' spaces—for years. And it's just... really, really sad to continuously be reminded that in spite of all this time, not much progress has really substantially been made.

[dailymtgflavortext]

Good night, sweet princes.

Honestly? I'm not even mad. Jeweled Lotus is a bit of a surprise to me, but these are reasonable bans in my opinion.

In case you haven't heard, there's a new Commander banlist hot off the presses:

Dockside Extortionist is banned. Jeweled Lotus is banned. Mana Crypt is banned. Nadu is banned.

[sakasagami]

[mtg-talk]

Source: FlorkofCows

Totally normal Magic: the Gathering interaction

[jean-dieu]

Pathfinder : Wrath of the Righteous, an Ask Game for your Knight-Commander

Hello fellow crusaders! Here's a little ask game that is specifically aimed at your Knight Commander from Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. Have fun!

Do they think they're going to make it out alive?

How do they feel about Areelu Vorlesh?

Who is/are their best friend(s) among companions and why?

What did they do before they became a crusader? Did they have a job, an occupation?

Do they have a family? If so, what kind? Do they miss them? Do they still have hope to see them again?

Which mythic path did they choose and why? Do they regret it?

Is your KC religious? If yes, which deity do they follow? If not, what is their view on religion?

What do they desire the most?

Do they have hobbies beside the crusade? Any passions or skills they have?

What would be the meal that give them a little ability bonus?

For martial KCs, favorite weapon? For spellcasters, favorite spell?

What is their alignment, and why? How do they feel about it? Do they change alignment at one point?

What is their biggest regret regarding their time as the KC?

Which companion is their closest friend?

Which companion do they hate/really don't like?

If applicable, who did they romance and why? If no one, why?

Which non-companion NPC do they really like?

If they survived, what is their life post crusade?

How did they feel during their time in the Abyss?

Which event of the crusade traumatized them?

Did they actually like something about being the KC?

Who was their favorite advisor during crusade council?

Where did they get their name from? Family, themselves? Does their name have a particular meaning?

Where do they come from in Golarion? Do they miss their homeland? How do they feel about their homeland, its politics and current state?

How did they welcome the physical change that came with their mythic powers? Did they embrace it/reject it?

Did they separate from any companions? Why? (Consider killing a companion too for this question)

Favorite animal companion?

Would they be a companion instead of the KC? What would their storyline and personal quest be?

What would their domains be after a potential ascension?

Did they chose to take the crossbow or the scroll to run away from Deskari right at the begining?

[subbyfoxelf]

today is an extremely bad day for the magic the gathering community.

if you don't play mtg, here's what you need to know: the most popular format by far is actually a fan-created format originally known as elder dragon highlander (edh), and later becoming enshrined as an official format under the name commander. despite its official recognition by wizards of the coast, the commander format was governed by an independent panel known as the rules committee. if my use of the term "was" sounds foreboding... it should.

on september 23rd, this independent rules committee announced the addition of four cards to the format's banned & restricted list. regardless of how you feel about these changes, they were aimed to do the one thing the rules committee cares about: keep the format fun & fair for all players. again, i must stress that this is their only motivation. that's something i'd like everyone to keep in mind before we move on to where we are today.

the rules committee was expecting the backlash to their decisions to be vitriolic. the cards they banned were popular among... a certain segment of players. and more importantly, they were cashcows for joyless collectors and the secondary market. the kinds of people who unironically refer to these little pieces of cardboard as "investments." and yeah, i'm being a little unfair here. i will acknowledge that. but i think it's pretty warranted considering what happened next.

what happened next were death threats. lots & lots of death threats. lots & lots of death threats, a disproportionate number of which were directed at the rules committee's only female member. yeah, shocking. ironically it turned out that she literally voted against the most unpopular changes to the banned & restricted list, not that she needs to have to make this entire thing reprehensible. but it's just... frustrating. all of it is very frustrating.

of course she isn't the only one who received these threats. the rest of the rules committee also received similar harassment, as did plenty of people who weren't even involved with this decision. it's just a very ugly moment for the community.

if you have ever considered sending someone actual, literal death threats over PIECES OF CARDBOARD, please reevaluate your entire life immediately.

and look, there are some extremely reasonable criticisms of the decision and how it was announced. i'm not denying that. and i will fully admit that i had a fairly positive view of the bans compared to the people who were angry. but regardless of how you feel about them, one thing is undeniable: they were made by people whose entire motivation is making the format more fun & fair. that was literally their only motivation. they were not beholden to shareholders or executives or any of the other machinery that makes Line Go Up. they just wanted the game to be as fun as possible.

today, wizards of the coast announced that the commander rules committee is officially handing over management of the format to wizards of the coast. a company who, ever since its aquisition by hasbro, has been nakedly motivated by profit above all else. a company who, even when it was more independent, would have ultimately had that motivation simply by virtue of being, you know, a company.

so tl;dr (too late), good job mtg community. you showed your entire ass to the world by harrassing people off of the internet over fucking pieces of cardboard, and now hasbro fully owns the game's most popular format. i hope you're fucking happy.

[howtocastspells]

No Power⚡️

Today our the power grid in the town that our biggest LGS is located decided to fail, a typical sight in Puerto Rico. The state/colonial government has destroyed our infrastructure. This November 5th I hope we, as an island , select the governor that will start doing real work to start our separation from The United States, and work for a future where Puertoricans don’t depend on another country for its goods, and most importantly, Food. Puerto Rico needs to stand on its own to start healing from the damage our over 500 years of colonialism has done to our country and our people.

We need to heal from plunder and genocide brought by the Spaniards. We need to heal from the experiments done in our women from scientists in the name of the health of the mainland. We need to heal in the name of our people who have died in the wars of another country. We need to heal from the settler colonialism and the dreams of the Puerto Rico without Puertoricans the pro-statehood party believes in. We need to heal to stand tall and do business with other countries without the intervention of a third party. We need to heal so no one call us an island of garbage. We need to heal so our future generations have a place to live. We need to heal because we want the diaspora to return to their rightful home, the home of Puertoricans.

We play Magic: The Gathering to heal our soul during these trying times.