#my little pony tcg

[jackalcackle-art]

TONIGHT: Pokemon TCGP!

Come watch me battle! I'll be open to battling viewers, too!

Starting at 8pm EST!

[inkwellhorror]

COMS ARE OPEN!!

More details and other prices are in my linktree, its the top link!

Feel Free to DM me about your Coms Idea!

[dawnbrst]

10 random character headcanons

diluc has a deck of yogioh cards under their bed . ( true - tcg cards )

diluc watches my little pony . ( true , he's a rarity girly <3 )

diluc desperately needs a hug but doesn't know it and refuses to ask for one . ( true )

diluc nearly drowned in a river as a child . ( true )

diluc has chronic nightmares . ( true )

diluc has a pet snake . ( false , but he wants one )

diluc gets road rage . ( in a modern verse , yes )

diluc is a cry baby . ( false , he used to be )

diluc knocks people over by hugging them . ( false )

diluc doesn't know how to say " no " . ( false )

Tagged by: stole off dash Tagging: you do it uwu

[arcticgraverobber]

I just finished: Inscryption!

I was a big fan of Daniel Mullins other games, Pony Island and The Hex - both fascinating games in their own right, and I'm happy that Inscryption seemed to finally get widespread recognition the others didn't, it really deserves it. When I first heard that this was coming out, I was a little tired of playing deck building games - recently I've got back into playing them again, though I think this game could have hooked me even through my apprehension.

The game is an excellent deck builder, and unlike some others it doesn't feel overwhelming at all - with some games you can become lost with all the options, that you must be missing some amazing combos or strategy. I had fun discovering all the different card interactions, which of course are designed for the player to work out, but it manages to make you feel good nonetheless.

Aside from deck building, the game is of course largely focused on a meta narrative that explores differing attitudes toward game design. The game begins with you playing for your life against a mysterious figure in the dark of a cabin, of whom you can only see the glint of their eyes. The stranger narrates your adventure through the wilds and the struggles you endure, the game play at this point focused around sacrifice of your creatures, painting a visceral picture of your journey of survival.

Once you manage to escape this stranger, the game ends up in a very simple setting, similar to something like the Pokemon TCG for the Game Boy, now allowing you to build a deck from a set of cards you collect before each match. Once you through all the hoops that have been set for you, another character takes over control of the game, a robot.

Unlike the stranger, the robot seems to struggle greatly at creating any kind of compelling narrative, focusing purely on the mechanics of their game. While the mechanics are generally more balanced, this section of the game is purposefully more hollow to show the difference in style.

crab

I have largely ignored a large part of the narrative of the game, the fmv videos of a character in the real world playing this game. While I wouldn't say i dislike this part of the game, I do find it less interesting. Daniel Mullins has and ARG which includes all of their games, and honestly it's something I've found compelling but also a little childish and simplistic. The good thing is whether you like it or not, it's largely optional, and it doesn't get in the way of a great game.

Significance: 2/3

Grade: A

[butchdykekondraki]

I feel like I'm 12 years old again. Selling My Little Pony adopts in order to save money for a playing card.

I NEED to pre-order the signed Rendog TCG card or so help me GOD HERSELF.

Anyways, one pony already sold and another is on hold. :3 Girlboss era frfr. ✌️😘

I hope my best friends Roe and Ren are having great days.

– Verna 🐇

i hope ur sales go well dear/p!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D

[sweetberryworld]

Got some Mlp CCG cards recently to my super small card collection :3

.. Now that i think of it, i wonder where i even have put my other cards 🤔 haven’t seen them in a while. Meh, i’m sure they turn up eventually.

[delicatefury]

I wonder how many people realize that the best way to support the cartoons they love is to… buy the merch?

The official merch.

It really is that simple. It’s why Transformers and My Little Pony keep coming back. It’s why there are so many Barbie movies. Why Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe failed but the 3D animated He-Man is thriving. Why Pokemon is the biggest money making franchise of all time and will never not have an anime. Why Bluey, Cocomelon, and other little kid cartoons are having money poured into them while other studios are being cut off ruthlessly. It’s why Frozen and Cars got fucking sequels while The Owl House was reduced to 3 specials for its final season.

Because, for those IPs, people buy the official merch.

Parents aren’t going on Etsy to get a hand-crochet plush of Bluey or Bingo. They’re picking one up at Target. The Transformers collector isn’t buying small batch stickers from a fanartist on redbubble, he’s buying an official hasbro figure at the comic store and his kids a sticker sheet at Walmart. Hand painted cards are never going to replace the Pokemon TCG.

And that’s where companies make their animation budget back. Not through advertisements. Not through subscriptions. Merch.

And it doesn’t matter if the fan stuff is better made. It doesn’t matter if you can commission exactly what you want. As much as it sucks, fan merch is copyright infringement, and the animation companies don’t see a single red cent from it.

You can sign all the petitions you want. You can stream every single one of these cartoons in the background on a repeat to falsify watch numbers, you can post all the fanart and fanfiction you want in an active fandom of millions and it won’t save your show. So long as the cartoon isn’t justifying the expense of animation from official merchandise sales, the companies have no incentive to keep making them.

I’m not saying those actions never work. But the surest way to make sure these companies stay invested in your favorite cartoon, is to make sure their investment in your favorite cartoon pays off.

Edit: it’s in a reblog, but I’m adding it here too.

I’m aware that these companies aren’t making that much merchandise for some of these shows. Definitely not at the level a bunch of shows from my childhood were. In which case we need to be asking three important questions:

Why do they not think these shows are marketable?

Why are they making these shows if they don’t think they are marketable?

How do we let them know we will buy official merch in a quantity that will get their attention?

Money talks to these corporations, so why are they cutting off their ears?

[mlpmoviemerch]

New My Little Pony: Pony Life Magnetic Creations Tin Play Set

New My Little Pony: Pony Life Magnetic Creations Tin Play Set $25.14 available here: https://amzn.to/3DvQTBu

Details below:

Tin doubles as play space and storage solution

Includes 40 full color mix-and-match magnets featuring fully licensed My Little Pony content. Perfect for creating new stories and adventures every time you play!

Perfect for long road trips, waiting at the doctor's office, or any time you want to encourage quiet creative play!

Tin measures 6.7" W x 9.06" H

Contents include: 1 full color printed magnetic tin and 2 magnetic sheets containing 40 pop-out magnets

Perfect gift for any My Little Pony fan!

Features a magnetic creations tin play set.

Brand: TCG

Character: My Little Pony

Color: Multicolor

Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H): 9.06 x 6.7 x 0.71 inches

Assembled Product Weight: 10.8 ounces

Ages 3 years and up

Inspired by My Little Pony: Pony Life

[discords-friendzy]

Discord’s Friendzy is an mlp collectible trading card game that’s made and tested by the lord of chaos himself. Good news for those who will be attending bronycon2018!!! The two creators will be there with some DF goodies and cards. don’t worry the pony mascots aren’t in danger. Btw have any questions? Ask away

[bunny-robots]

Transformers Pictionary/Skribbl.io List

(Put together by bunny_robots)

This list is meant for use at https://skribbl.io/ or similar websites, or heck, if you are having a transformers birthday party or hanging out at a convention you could use these for prompts too! Go wild! 

In the case of Skribbl, You must format the words with a comma between each one (which has been done for you) and there is also a character limit of 30 for each word/phrase, so if you wish to add additional words please keep that in mind! 

Happy Drawing and Guessing!

General Characters/References/Things in No Particular Order:

Energon,Autobot,Decepticon,Optimus Prime,Megatron,Starscream,Conjunx Endura,The Touch,Matrix,Cybertron,Unicron,Spark Eater,DJD,Takara Tomy,FlameToys,Til All Are One,Swindle,Maccadam's,Overlord,Mnemosurgery,The Pet,Kaon,Rodimus,Pipes,Trepan,Skyfire,Blurr,James Roberts,Lockdown,Chromedome,Rewind,Tailgate,Cyclonus,Skids,Swerve,Sideswipe,Devastator,Starscream's Crown,Shockwave,Prowl,Blaster,Soundwave,Ravage,Hot Rod,Rescue Bots, Shia Lebeouf, Bumblebee,Ultra Magnus,Tarn,My First Blaster,Waspinator,Rattrap,Dinobot,Elita One,Arcee,Springer,Wheeljack,Seekers,Jazz,Laserbeak,Sunstreaker,Lambo Twins,Spoiler, Weapon Up Wallflowers,Blades,Chief Charlie Burns, Chase,Boulder,Heatwave,Nickel,Vos,Ratchet,Drift,Pharma,Deathasaurus,Beast Wars,Fire in the Sky,Michael Bay, Transform,Gun, Roll Out,Rise Up,Darkest Hour,Dare,Sari,Isaac Sumdac,Weird Al,Dare to be Stupid,Devastation,Hasbro, Knock off, 3rd Party,Kreo,Mint in Box,Loose Joints,Leonard Nimoy,Orson Welles,Casey Kasem, Transformers TCG,Cheetor, Megan Fox,Mark Wahlberg, Kaon,Hedonia,Whirl, Sparkplug,Chromedome,Rewind, Eject,Trailcutter,Trailbreaker,Nightbeat,Rung,Fortress Maximus,Tyrest,Dark Cybertron,Nautica, Riptide,Getaway,Simpatico,Brainstorm,Thunderclash, The Scavengers,Grimlock,Red Alert,Pinkie Pie,Alex Milne,Wing, Perceptor,Mirage,Visages,Swerve's,Windblade,Briefcase,Curly Straw, Swearth,Quintessons,AllSpark,Blurr Cube,Fulcrum,Spinister,Wheelie,Wreckgar,Griffin Rock,Kade,Dani,Shockwave,cygate,knockout,breakdown,holoform,Processor, Spark,Sparkling, Bulkhead, Bob, Nightbeat, Nyon,Beachcomber,Rumble,Frenzy,Coneheads,Skywarp,Thundercracker, Buster,Verity Carlo,Sunstorm,Miko,Dinobots,Lugnut,Strika,Astrotrain,Deadlock,Turbofox,Petrorabbit,Blitzwing,Shattered Glass,Cliffjumper,Jet Twins, Bluestreak, Smokescreen,Last Stand of the Wreckers,Hoist, Spike Witwicky, Seaspray, Steve, vehicons, Slipstream, Bruticus, One Shall Stand One Shall Fall, Sharkticons,Insecticons,Froid,Optics,Gears,Powerglide,Astoria Carlton Ritz,Organics,Omega Supreme,Sentinel,Primus,Jack Darby, Raf,Transformation Cog,Forcefield Face,Minibots,Cassetticons,Firestar,Chromia,Velocity,Strongarm, Ghost of Starscream,Robots In Disguise, More than Meets the Eye

Random words to throw people off or mix it up: 

My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Sailor Moon, Iron Man, The Avengers, The Terminator, Gundam Wing, ETC ETC ETC (ADD MORE TO YOUR HEART’S DESIRE!!)

Pairings / “Questionable Content” that you may or may not want to add to your game: 

KOBD, MegOp, Megastar, Skystar, Dratchet, Driftceptor, Sticky, Spike, Plug and Play, Valveplug, Cybertron After Dark, two trucks having sex, Shockblurr, Cygate, CDRW, Self Insert, Mechpreg, Size Difference, Spark Bonding, Overload, Starscream’s butt, ETC

[moonlightscholar]

———  BASICS! 

NAME!   Tails PRONOUNS!    She/Her ZODIAC SIGN!    Cancer TAKEN OR SINGLE!   Taken

———  THREE  FACTS! 

1!    I’m mostly self-taught as an artist, though I have taken a fair number of classes through High School and College considering my enjoyment of it. Though honestly since my drive tends to wax and wane I have not been able to really commit myself to actually be able to make something of it.

2!     I love dabbling in different trading card games, even if I don’t find myself buying any cards outside of just a starter deck. I do seriously play the Pokemon TCG and have expended a lot of money into that. I’ve been taking quite a bit of interest into Exodus lately, but I also know how to play and have decks for Cardfight Vanguard, Magic, Force of Will, Final Fantasy TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh, weiss schwarz, My little pony TCG, and even a bit of the Megaman NT Warrior TCG.

3!    I actually happen to play the Euphonium, though in all honestly I’m really out of practice and haven’t really had any sort of thing to play it for in a long time.

———  EXPERIENCE! 

PLATFORMS USED!     Right now about 50% of my RP Experience is through tumblr, with about 35% being through Google Docs and the last 15% being Skype/Discord

———  MUSE  PREFERENCE! 

GENDER!    I don’t know why but I tend to find myself far more frequently RPing Male characters than any others.

LEAST FAVOURITE FACE(S)!    Are we talking about Faceclaims? Honestly I’m not super picky, though I tend to pick a lot of mine off of things that I know as well. Soo, I don’t think I have a least favourite, though sometimes I do try to pick ones that I don’t really see people use or are around all that often.

MULTI OR SINGLE!    Are we talking about muse or ship? While this blog is a single muse, with just a few side NPCs for certain verses, I have no problems with multi-muse blogs since I run a few sideblogs like that myself. As for ship, I tend to run multiship since I don’t want to lock my options at times, but some muses are very difficult to win over.

FLUFF / ANGST / SMUT! ♡  I really enjoy Angst a lot, and want to be able to write it more. Fluff things are fun still at times too. As for smut, sorry but I won’t write it.

PLOT / MEMES!      While I do enjoy the odd crack and memes here and there, I tend to want to use them more for a starter if plotting things have not been successful. But honestly I really enjoy and want to do more for large story plots and things that actually would bring about conflicts and character development...and a chance to be able to actually make a nice full story with someone instead of just little things here and there.

Tagged by: @enchantedpencilcomics 

Tagging: Did you watch a movie today? Well then you’re tagged!

[tfwiki]

TRANSFORMERS TRADING CARD GAME IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

TRANSFORMERS TCG from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to Launch Later in 2018; Fans to Get Sneak Peek with Convention Edition Item at San Diego Comic-Con and Gen Con

PAWTUCKET, RI AND RENTON, WA–JULY 10, 2018 – Hasbro, Inc., a global play and entertainment company, and Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro and the publishers of the seminal trading card game Magic: The Gathering, provided more details today  about a trading card game inspired by Hasbro’s iconic TRANSFORMERS franchise: the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game. Designed for players ages 8 and up, the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game will be available for purchase in the United States and certain other markets later in 2018.

The TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game is a fast, easy-to-learn action battling card game designed for two players. Players build a team of TRANSFORMERS character cards and power them up with a customizable deck of battle cards. TRANSFORMERS character cards are huge – character cards in the AUTOBOTS Starter Set and Booster Packs are twice the size of standard playing cards, and can be flipped from bot mode to alt mode and back – and feature premium printing treatment on one of their sides. The deck of battle cards features Action and Upgrade cards to enhance TRANSFORMERS character cards.

“The TCG format lets us pull TRANSFORMERS characters from across the brand’s massive history. From Bumblebee to Sunstorm – the game is digging deep into the TRANSFORMERS lore,” said Drew Nolosco, TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Brand Manager. “We can even focus on different aspects of the same character. Optimus Prime, for example, is immensely powerful in combat, but he’s also a master tactician. The Transformers TCG will let players explore the characters’ depth through engaging and tactical gameplay.”

At launch, TRANSFORMERS fans can look forward to the following:

·       AUTOBOTS Starter Set - The AUTOBOTS Starter Set contains cards for two players to begin gameplay, and features OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, IRONHIDE and RED ALERT character cards. It will be available for purchase at retailers in the United States beginning on Sept. 28, 2018, and in certain other markets later in 2018.

·       TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Booster Packs - Players can add to their character card teams and battle card decks for full gameplay with Booster Packs. Each Booster Pack contains 1 TRANSFORMERS character card and 7 battle cards from a pool of 40 character cards and 81 battle cards. Booster Packs will be sold separately and available for purchase at retailers in the United States beginning on Sept. 28, 2018, and in certain other markets later in 2018.  

Fans can get a first look at four cards for the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game in July with the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Convention Edition. Limited quantities will be available for purchase at Comic-Con International 2018 in San Diego, Gen Con 2018 in Indianapolis and through the Hasbro Toy Shop at HasbroToyShop.com, where available, after the conventions. The TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Convention Edition contains two TRANSFORMERS character cards (CLIFFJUMPER – RENEGADE WARRIOR and SLIPSTREAM – STRATEGIC SEEKER) and two battle cards (All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System) not available in the AUTOBOTS Starter Set or the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Booster Packs.

About Hasbro Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World's Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 5 on the 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past seven years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro & @HasbroNews) and Instagram (@Hasbro).

ABOUT WIZARDS OF THE COAST

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards' players and fans are members of a global community bound together by their love of both digital gaming and in-person play. The company brings to market a range of gaming experiences under powerful brand names such as MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and AVALON HILL. For more information about our world-renowned brands, visit the Wizards of the Coast web site at www.wizards.com.

[allspark]

With San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are going to give fans a sneak peek at their new Transformers Trading Card Game. Fans will get the opportunity to buy an early pack with the Transformers Trading Card Game Convention Edition!

Are you looking forward to this trading card game? Join the conversation here in our Allspark forums after checking out the full press release and images below! Not a member? Join our community by creating your own free account here! Or jump right into the live chat on our Discord server or our Facebook Group!

TRANSFORMERS TRADING CARD GAME IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

TRANSFORMERS TCG from Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to Launch Later in 2018; Fans to Get Sneak Peek with Convention Edition Item at San Diego Comic-Con and Gen Con

PAWTUCKET, RI AND RENTON, WA–JULY 10, 2018 – Hasbro, Inc., a global play and entertainment company, and Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro and the publishers of the seminal trading card game Magic: The Gathering, provided more details today about a trading card game inspired by Hasbro’s iconic TRANSFORMERS franchise: the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game. Designed for players ages 8 and up, the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game will be available for purchase in the United States and certain other markets later in 2018.

The TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game is a fast, easy-to-learn action battling card game designed for two players. Players build a team of TRANSFORMERS character cards and power them up with a customizable deck of battle cards. TRANSFORMERS character cards are huge – character cards in the AUTOBOTS Starter Set and Booster Packs are twice the size of standard playing cards, and can be flipped from bot mode to alt mode and back – and feature premium printing treatment on one of their sides. The deck of battle cards features Action and Upgrade cards to enhance TRANSFORMERS character cards.

“The TCG format lets us pull TRANSFORMERS characters from across the brand’s massive history. From Bumblebee to Sunstorm – the game is digging deep into the TRANSFORMERS lore,” said Drew Nolosco, TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Brand Manager. “We can even focus on different aspects of the same character. Optimus Prime, for example, is immensely powerful in combat, but he’s also a master tactician. The Transformers TCG will let players explore the characters’ depth through engaging and tactical gameplay.”

  At launch, TRANSFORMERS fans can look forward to the following:

AUTOBOTS Starter Set – The AUTOBOTS Starter Set contains cards for two players to begin gameplay, and features OPTIMUS PRIME, BUMBLEBEE, IRONHIDE and RED ALERT character cards. It will be available for purchase at retailers in the United States beginning on Sept. 28, 2018, and in certain other markets later in 2018.

TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Booster Packs – Players can add to their character card teams and battle card decks for full gameplay with Booster Packs. Each Booster Pack contains 1 TRANSFORMERS character card and 7 battle cards from a pool of 40 character cards and 81 battle cards. Booster Packs will be sold separately and available for purchase at retailers in the United States beginning on Sept. 28, 2018, and in certain other markets later in 2018.

Fans can get a first look at four cards for the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game in July with the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Convention Edition. Limited quantities will be available for purchase at Comic-Con International 2018 in San Diego, Gen Con 2018 in Indianapolis and through the Hasbro Toy Shop at HasbroToyShop.com, where available, after the conventions. The TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Convention Edition contains two TRANSFORMERS character cards (CLIFFJUMPER – RENEGADE WARRIOR and SLIPSTREAM – STRATEGIC SEEKER) and two battle cards (All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System) not available in the AUTOBOTS Starter Set or the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Booster Packs.

About Hasbro Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play Experiences. From toys and games to television, movies, digital gaming and consumer products, Hasbro offers a variety of ways for audiences to experience its iconic brands, including NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE and MAGIC: THE GATHERING, as well as premier partner brands. Through its entertainment labels, Allspark Pictures and Allspark Animation, the Company is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for children and their families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked No. 5 on the 2018 100 Best Corporate Citizens list by CR Magazine, and has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past seven years. Learn more at www.hasbro.com, and follow us on Twitter (@Hasbro & @HasbroNews) and Instagram (@Hasbro).

ABOUT WIZARDS OF THE COAST

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards’ players and fans are members of a global community bound together by their love of both digital gaming and in-person play. The company brings to market a range of gaming experiences under powerful brand names such as MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and AVALON HILL. For more information about our world-renowned brands, visit the Wizards of the Coast web site at www.wizards.com.

All-New Details on TRANSFORMERS TCG from Hasbro & Wizards of the Coast! With San Diego Comic-Con is right around the corner, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are going to give fans a sneak peek at their new 

[sweetberryworld]

Some more Mlp CCG cards to my collection :3

Bought two Seaquestria and beyond  booster packs recently

[vriskanon]

1) Yes, I honestly do get a kick out of seeing some brands I enjoy on magic cards. I think the Forgotten Realms set will be fun, and the Godzilla cards had a certain gravitas that made them very cool (despite having never seen any Godzilla media). I'm feeling more and more concerned that Magic is taking a path of design philosophy closer to other contemporary CCGs and TCGs in a bad way, though. Stuff like relying on presumed knowledge about what a 'walker token' is, or what 'mill'ing is meant to be. Magic, in my opinion, should focus on its old design philosophies of not making joke cards for serious print,[1] of having a player be able to pick up any card and know what it does.[2]

2) Either they should either be like the Godzilla cards - a small selection of cards are given new faces and names, but are really the cards underneath - or they should be like the My Little Pony cards - silver border, even if mechanically the card could be put into black border. I never want to see a blackbs border card only exist in relation to an IP,[3] since Magic: The Gathering is a game about its own universe, with its own rules and characters.

[1] Un-sets, yay. Joke cards, or cards with a silly theme that can be played in standard, boo. Magic can already inherently make very silly scenarios, where a squirrel token is leading an army of dragons, or a random goblin has the blessings of gods. When you try to make intentionally silly cards for standard, it undermines that Magic is a serious, extremely well designed, competative and fun game. It's something I love about Magic over other CCGs, that it feels like it wants to lean into the epic fantasy. D&D would not get better if, say, a new clown subclass was added for bard.

[2] With some exceptions. I generally agree that mythics can have reminder text removed to make the card look more elegant, or to fit more text on in order to make it more complex. This is something else I really love about Magic, the continued insistence on having rarer=more complex, not rarer=more powerful. As we stray from the former to the latter, I can't help but feel like Magic is being made less by people passionate about implementing new ideas into the world's greatest card game, and more made by committees of people trying to make as much money from a captive audience as they can.

[3] This makes me sound like a bit of a hypocrite, since I'm genuinely excited for the D&D set. I don't have a clear answer about why I find that ok, but I'll try and explain my thinking. I am concerned that Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) is going to have the problem that Magic owes something to D&D upon its release. In D&D, Fireball must be viable as a spell basically because of tradition, and I'm worried that the design team for AFR has recieved a memo saying "Make sure Fireball is a card and sees play in standard". I can easily see a future where AFR comes out, Fireball is a mythic red boardwipe and UR or WUR control dominates standard, eventually resulting in Fireball being banned. Repeat for Magic Missile, for Hand of Vecna, etc. In fact, while having an entire D&D themed set is cool, I think it would be equally satisfying if it was released as a side product. AFR could easily be a small number of cards that are legal only in vintage and commander. There's no particular reason AFR needs to be a set in standard.

I think I've figured out why I don't mind AFR being an IP set, though. It's because D&D, and the Forgotten Realms setting, obeys Magic's rules. It's a serious, fantasy setting, that in many ways planted the seeds for early mtg. D&D is an appropriate setting where, say, the Walking Dead universe is not. When Magic does zombies, it's powerful necromancers raising armies of the damned, not a deep introspection into the relationships between people in an apocylptic scenario.

I’ve been getting a lot of feedback today. I’d like to ask the following two questions:

1) Would you like to see Magic have cards with other IPs on them, yes or no?

2) If, yes, how would you like us to do them?

[viulus]

Master List of All My Blogs and the Tags I Use For Them

So I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time, since I want to have all my stuff organized and in one place. In this you’ll find a list of all my blogs, as well as the tags I use for each blog, along with other things I feel are important (in relation to each blog, that is).  Little disclaimer: this post is really long.

Jak and Daxter Shitposting

Tags:

#jak and daxter

#jnd --Serves the same purpose as the above tag

#precursor legacy

#tpl --Serves the same purpose as the, ‘#precursor legacy’ tag

#jak 2

#jak 3

#jak x

#jak 2 spoilers

#jak 3 spoilers

#not jnd

#reblog --Self-explanatory

#shitpost

#jnd shipping --All of my shippy posts will have this tag; mostly for people who aren’t really into ship-related content so they can filter out the tag if they want

#jakiera --Kiera x Jak posts

#ashejak --Ashelin x Jak posts

#ashetorn --Torn x Ashelin posts

#daxtess --Daxter x Tess posts

#jnd quotes --Quotes that are either taken word-for-word, or paraphrased from one of the games

#veganangst rambles j&d --Literally me rambling about the series

#my jnd experiences

#jak

#daxter

#ashelin

#kiera

#tess

#baron praxis

#erol

#errol

#flock off --Posts having to do with Pecker, since I don’t want to tag any of my posts as, ‘#pecker’

#jnd discussion

#va4 announcements --Usually important news having to do with me and/or the blog itself

Ships/Pairings (Ships that are crossed out are my NOTPs):

Jaxter

Jakiera

AsheJak

Ashetorn

Daxtess

Bio:

So, I’ve been into this series for a little over 12 years at this point, and needless to say, it was literally my childhood.  When I turned seven years old, I got my first gaming system -a PlayStation 2- and the first video game I ever owned, Jak 3.

So I fell in love with the game, and I of course sought to own, and play, the whole series (when I was first playing the games, I played the third, fourth, first, and then the second game, in that order).  When I was about nine some things went down that caused me, along with my brothers, to have to move out of state to live with our grandparents, thus forcing me to leave my PS2 behind.

So for about eight years I've been waiting to play the games again, and of course, I lost my mind when I heard that they were being ported to the PS4.  They're literally the only reason I bought a PS4 to begin with! I've played all the games in the series except for Daxter and The Lost Frontier (the latter of which I'd only found out about last December, thanks to Wikipedia), but weirdly enough I couldn’t remember much of anything about the games after a year or two of not playing them (until I started playing them again in December 2017, of course!).

Currently, I’ve completed the whole trilogy, as well as X.  I'm more than open to discuss any of the three, so feel free to chat with me about them!

Sly Cooper Shitposts

Bio:

I got into the Sly series somewhat recently (July 3, 2018).  Since then, it’s been one of my favorite series, and one of the only series I play.  I don’t really have much else to add here, other than this: if you’ve never played these games, either play them or watch a let’s play (play them if you can though).  The entire trilogy can be found on Playstation Now if you have a PS4 and don’t want to hunt down a PS2 and all the games just to play them.

Ratchet & Clank Shitposting

Bio:

Like the Sly games, I got into this series pretty recently (March 26, 2018).  At the time I was looking to try out some PS2-era franchises similar to the Jak and Daxter series, which is why I initially tried these games out.  My first R&C game I played was the 2016 reboot, and while the humor, characters and all that weren’t the best, it was really fun to play and got me wanting to play the older games.  After a couple months or so I played some of the earlier games on PSN (Quest for Booty, Crack in Time, and Into the Nexus) and enjoyed them a LOT more than the reboot overall (mostly CiT though, since although I played QfB I didn’t especially care about it, and I enjoyed the intro for ItN a lot but got bored with it).

Hamilton Shitposts

Tags:

#not hamilton

Bio:

I’ve known about Hamilton since mid-2016 (thanks to a former friend of mine), but I actually kind of hated it for a while, because of said friend (let’s just say that she constantly shoved Hamilton content in my face without properly introducing me to the musical first).

It wasn’t until last December (December 2017) that I finally got interested in the musical.  My brother who lives out-of-state was visiting for the holidays, and he literally blasted Alexander Hamilton and Non-Stop in the house several times during his stay.  After listening to them a few times I actually really liked them (especially Non-Stop), so when I got some free time (sometime on 1/14/18, since of course I still remember the exact day I got into Hamilton), I decided to listen to the whole musical, and I loved it.

Now pretty much all I listen to is Hamilton.  I know I’m going to say this at the end of all these other bios, but seriously, if you want to talk to me about Hamilton, message me.

Guardians of the Galaxy Shitposting

Tags:

#not gotg --Not Guardians related, but you should probably still see what it is

Ships/Pairings (Ships that are crossed out are my NOTPs):

Starmora (My OTP)

Roquill

Drax x Mantis

Bio:

So to start off, I thought I’d just say that I’ve only ever watched the films, but I have read a tiny bit of the comics as well.

I got into the franchise in early June last year (2017) when I saw Guardians 2 with a friend, and let me tell you, I really wanted to see it, despite not caring about the series at all.  If I didn't care about the series at the time, why did I want to see the movie so badly?  Well, let's just say that I only wanted to see it for that sweet, sweet "plot" if you know what I mean. 👀   I also just needed something to distract me at the time, since I had been going through some really difficult stuff around that time (I plan on making a post about what happened at some point, so if I do, then you’ll be able to find it here).  Once it was over I fell in love with the characters, and the franchise overall, since the second film had not only far exceeded my expectations, but it also helped me cope with the bad stuff that had happened to me not too long before.

Feel free to discuss the series with me, since I’m usually more than happy to talk about it.  Thanks in advance!

Ace Attorney Shitposts

Tags:

#not aa

Favorite Characters (Characters that are crossed out are characters that I don’t like):

Apollo Justice

Bio:

I’ve been into this series for about two... actually, almost three years now! (where has all that time gone?).

My brother actually got me into this series!  I watched him play Rise From the Ashes one night (I think it was somewhere around March 2015), and I was kind of interested in trying it out after that (although I kept my mouth shut about wanting to try it, since I was really self-conscious about trying new things at the time).

I didn’t get to actually play Ace Attorney until mid-June that year, when my brother one day shoved his 3DS in my hands, telling me to play First Turnabout.  After playing through the whole case, I got obsessed, and I was also really excited, since he was going to buy the trilogy for me on our Wii (he didn’t live with us, so he couldn’t let me play the games on his DS).  I didn’t officially get into the series until July 2nd that year, which is when I started playing the trilogy on our Wii.

I completed the first game in three days, and I was obsessed with Ace Attorney for about a year and a half after that (I think that’s the longest that any obsession of mine has ever been my, “Main Obsession”).  I also had a huge overblown crush on Phoenix most of that time (which is surprising in hindsight, since I couldn’t care less about him anymore).

I’m now just a casual fan of the series, and I’m down to discuss Spirit of Justice any time (since it’s my favorite game in the series), but I don’t really care to discuss the others (not usually, anyways).  So anyways, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy my blog!

Pokémon Shitposts

Tags:

#not pkm

Favorite Pokémon (Pokémon that are crossed out are ones that I don’t like):

Vanilluxe

Incineroar

Crobat

Zweilous/Hydreigon

Gastrodon

Skorupi

Magnezone

Scolipede

Glalie

Most of the Fossil Pokémon, honestly

Rayquaza

Kyurem

Zygarde

Charizard line

Talonflame

Swampert line

Decidueye

Greninja line

Mimikyu

Bio:

I’ve been into Pokémon for as long as I can remember.  I know that I’ve been into it for at least 13 years, but I feel like I’ve liked it for much longer.

I didn’t start to really obsess over it until the age of 11, after getting Explorers of Sky for my birthday (one of the Mystery Dungeon games).  Once Gen. 5 had started, I only got more into Pokémon.  I mostly collected the cards, but I did also play a lot of Rumble Blast.  And let me just say, I was honestly so into the TCG, that it was kind of unhealthy.

I lost interest in the franchise for a little over a year, starting at the age of 13 (thanks to My Little Pony), but once I stopped liking MLP, I just went right back to obsessing over Pokémon, but with a bit less emphasis on the cards, and more on the games (Who am I kidding?  I was still immersed in the TCG world at this time!  Just, not quite as much as before).

After about a year of being addicted to Pokémon (again), I started to become more of a casual fan of the series, turning my interest towards other things (i.e., Ace Attorney and Steven Universe).

It wasn’t until I started playing Sun (a month after it released) that I started obsessing over the franchise (for the third time).  I became a casual fan again soon after finishing the game, which was somewhere in early March of 2017.

Currently, I’m just a casual fan of the series (aside from my several characters, who I’ve had around for three years at this point).  I can’t really suggest you trying to discuss Pokémon with me, since I am just a casual fan nowadays (Unless if you want to know about my characters I mentioned!).  Thanks for reading!

Miscellaneous:

Favorite generations: Five and two

Favorite types: Ice, Rock, Electric, Ground, Steel

Favorite Pokémon throughout the years (from oldest to my current favorite):

Pikachu

Drifloon

Cyndaquil

Oshawott

Dewott

Skitty

Archeops

Vanillite

Vanillish

Vanilluxe

The End

You’ve reached the end of this post; congrats!  I will be updating this as needed, so check back here as often as you feel like.  Thanks for reading, and have a nice day!