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neeko-system · 9 months ago

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im really interested in the u/w mechanic. firstly i like the thematic idea of wealthy nobles deciding what to do on the whim of a coin flip. idk if that sort of arrogance/cockiness is intended but i thought it meshed well with the u/r theme too. id love to know more of the thematics at play.

u/r scientists in magic usually have the red chaos flavor of "knowledge at the cost of sanity" (as opposed to black whcih is usually life or morality or ethics) but the idea of them caring more about the value of their successes is an interesting flavor. i can imagine it like how real science is a lot of failing but when you succeed its a big deal(or can be)

blue white cards being both value and interaction but never both/cant choose is interesting. my first fear is that it could result in a bad game experience from unlucky rng. granted its 50/50. theres possible gsmes where u only want interactjon and get value and vice versa. it does open the possibility of building your deck very greedily by having a u/w card take up "two slots" for spells and board in more creatures(more muscle).(very on flavor)

my idea for a u/w rare would be a 1wu 2/2 human(?idk the flsvor) noble

etb: choose a creature then flip a coin. if you win, return that creature to its owners hand. if you lose, put a counter on that creature, when that creature leaves the battlefield draw a card(or something to that effect)

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so for Marenrow: City of Secrets (my custom magic set), wren and i have made all of the two-color signpost draft uncommons except two (18 total!). the final two to make are for the white/blue draft archetype, and have proven themselves the most difficult to make, because the archetype is such a novel idea. id like to explain the archetype and how it would work in this post, and maybe anybody that is so inclined could think of and share ideas for the cards or tell me their opinion on the archetype itself :)

so the red/blue and white/blue color pairs are "working together" in my set; they are two separate groups of scientists and wealthy nobles/politicians respectively, and the scientists control the nobles (the red/blue group is in charge of the white/blue group, in essence). the theme of the red/blue group in Marenrow is flipping coins for value, and so i think it would be cool for the white/blue group, their followers, to flip coins too.

so, the white/blue group's archetype is "flipping coins to determine two related outcomes on their cards", or what in my head i refer to as "coin control". this means that every white/blue instant and sorcery has "flip a coin" before its text, and could do one of two different things based on the outcome. furthermore, white/blue creatures would have "when this enters the battlefield, flip a coin" and would do different things based on the outcome too. for permanents, it doesnt necessarily have to be an enter-the-battlefield thing, and could instead be on like, attack triggers, card draw, maybe two different static abilities and only one is activated at all times based on the initial flip, stuff like that.

the idea here is that for the two modes, one is usually interaction, and the other is usually value. or to generalize further, when you win the flip, it should harm your opponents, and when you lose the flip, it should help you. the idea here is that both modes are good, and this creates a novel form of card compaction; every card is both an interaction piece and a value piece, but you cant control which half you get. the random nature will be hopefully offset by the cards being generally strong, so either way you get good solid results when you cast the card most of the time.

this differs from the red/blue archetype, because red/blue will flip coins more often, will care more about winning flips rather than getting value from win or lose, and notably has cards with triggered abilities that trigger when coins are flipped or when coin flips are won, which specifically wont be the case for white/blue. white/blue does not care about the coin flips themselves, it just uses them as pure card compaction, while red/blue's entire thing is cards that trigger when coins are flipped.

heres the main question: is this a good idea? does this sound like a fun, interesting, and novel archetype of deck to play? furthermore, is this too similar to the red/blue archetype? are they not unique enough? id love some opinions on this. the answer is obviously "make some cards and try it out" but like. vibes alone, does this sound interesting, fun, and valuable enough to make cards for, or should i change it somehow, or scrap it altogether for a different concept?

furthermore, id love if anyone shared any ideas they might have for cards if theyre so inclined! the cards would be templated something like "flip a coin. if you won, [interact with you opponent]. if you lost, [do value (make tokens, gain life, draw cards, untap permanents, etc etc etc)]." to make the cards fun and cohesive, the cards should probably have related abilities for each mode, ie "if you won, tap two permanents an opponent controls" and "if you lost, untap two permanents you control" yknow something in that flavor and vibe. im blanking a little on ideas for cards, so if anyone is so inclined to share their thoughts, id love to hear it! most suggestions for the set have made it into the current product or future plans in one way or another, so its very worthwhile :)

thank you for reading my big long ramble teehee im glad to finally have put a lot of these thoughts into words

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djfics · 1 month ago

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BTVE: The Road For Revenge

The Seer and The Red Moon

Summary: After Alune finds out that Aphelios die from an explosion in Glasc Asylum, she becomes a completely different person and decides to make a revenge plan.

WC: 2,773

Song: Crazy by LE SSERAFIM

December 20, 12:01 P.M. - Alune's Mansion

Diana and Alune were watching a movie until the movie was interrupted by the news.

"We interrupt this program with a breaking news: The Glasc Asylum in Zaun City has been destroyed by an explosion, and we have a lot of victims"

"Oh my...."

"I heard that this asylum is the worst because of the tortures they have," Diana explained, until the news man almost finished saying the names of the victims.

"And the last victim of the explosion is no other than the son of the CEO of Thresh Co. Aphelios Thresh" Alune's eyes were wide when the news man said Aphelios' name.

"Alune?" Diana looked at her niece as she went upstairs. "ALUNE WAIT!!" Yuumi heard Diana's yells, and she decided to follow Alune.

"I hope she's okay...." Yuumi thought as she slid just in time and hopped onto Alune's bed. "Lunie?" Yuumi meows and uses her paw on Alune while she's crying. "Yuumi... my brother is dead...." she started crying as the fourth gem of the ring started glowing, which made Yuumi scared.

"They will pay for what they did to my brother Yuumi...." Alune raised her head, dried her tears, and revealed her red eyes. Yuumi was shocked that Alune's eyes turned red for all of a sudden.

"Let's go, Yuumi,"

December 21, 1:00 A.M. - Valoran High

Alune arrives at Valoran High wearing a black hoodie, a black facemask, black gloves, dark jeans, and black ankle boots while she's holding a backpack filled with red spray cans.

"Keep an eye on the guards, Yuumi." Yuumi nodded while Alune tried to open the door with a hairpin, and it worked. She went to the radio room and decided to make a mess.

"I remember that Kayn requested Sona and Seraphine to help with the play," she remembers about the testimony of one of the students and decides to use the spray cans to write on the wall.

"There, all done," Alune placed a note on the wall and left the school.

December 21, 1:10 A.M. - Shieda Residency

Alune and Yuumi were hiding on the bush and watching Kayn and his friends laughing.

"I'm so happy that Moonboy is dead." This made Alune boiling in anger, but she calmed down. After the lights turn off, she decides to go out of the bush and use the spray cans to write on Kayn's van.

"Not only made Mother Moon mad Kayn, but also me," Alune saw a bag of fortune cookies and remove the fortune and replace a fake one and left.

December 21, 1:18 A.M. - Glasc Residency

"Did Darius find out about the cause of explosion?"

"He said that is still in progress." Renata growls, but she calms down. "I bet it is one of the kids... Anyway, I'll call you later, I need to rest." she hung up the phone and went to sleep.

Alune comes out from the bush, pulls out her spray cans, and wrote on Renata's white car.

"Well, Renata, I hope you like the color red," Alune smirks and places rotten eggs inside of the white car and leaves.

December 21, 1:30 A.M. - Sett's House

"I feel bad for the big guy, Miss Mei," Teemo said, as Mei gives Teemo a cup of tea. "Me too Teemo, when we saw the news on TV, he started screaming and saying,'I regret everything what I've done,' " Mei said as Teemo was feeling nervous.

Alune decides to sneak in and decides to use the spray cans to write on the wall of the backyard.

"Ma'am, your son was the cause of my brother's death" as Alune finishes writing, she went to Teemo's delivery truck, and wrote as well.

"Not today Teemo, not today," with that, Alune left and decides to make a deal with thugs to beat Sett. "If you make him a pulp, I'll give you something in return," she hold a envelope of cash and they agree to her. She left the alley and went to the last place that she needs to vandalize.

December 21, 1:50 A.M. - Thresh Co.

"Alright boys, is time to practice my sad father act,"

"Good luck, Thresh," Viego said as the three guys went to their separate ways. Alune got out from the bush, she used an entrance card to enter the company, and she got accepted.

"I have to thank my friend for making a replica of the entrance card," as Alune enters the company, she looked at the inside, and decides to destroy everything like electronics, paperwork, walls, doors, and use can of sprays to make doodles and writing stuff.

"Thresh, I will kill you, I will kill you, you bastard!! Just you wait," Alune flip the bird to the camera and left the company and return back to her house.

As Alune returns to her room, she went to the bathroom to take a bath first. She was reading a book about a nice rich girl became a rebel, and decides to break everything, she looked at the protagonist's hot pink hair, while she looks her white hair.

"I think I need a change,"

December 21, 6:50 A.M. - Pharmacy

"Here," Alune orders her driver to drop her to the pharmacy. "Are you sure you will walk all by yourself Miss Alune?" the driver ask and she nodded.

"I only need some stuff for Aunt Diana, that's all," Alune said as the driver drove off, and she entered the pharmacy. She went to the hair section, found a hot pink and black hair dye, and picked it up.

She went to the cashier, and pays it. She went outside and went to the bathroom of the gas station and she looks at her eyes who returns back to violet and starts dying her hair.

"Let the show begin,"

Shieda Residency

"Alright boys, let's go to the park like n-What the!?" Kayn dropped his tumbler while he saw his van covered with spray paint that says,"THIEVES."

"Kayn, what's g-Woah!? GUYS!! COME HERE!!" Rhaast yells at Varus, Valmar, and Kai. They rushed and saw the van vandalized.

"Who done that?" Valmar asks. "Could it be Phel's friends?" Kai said. "I don't think so. They use blue spray paint, not red," Varus said as Kayn gritted his teeth.

"I DON'T F*CKING CARE!! JUST GET ME SOME CAR STICKERS TO COVER IT UP!!" Kayn orders them as they went to Kayn's garage. Kayn decides to open the last fortune cookie and sees his fortune.

"Your future will be full of trials," Kayn clicked his tongue and ripped the paper apart, and went back to get the car stickers.

"Whoever done this, they will pay"

Thresh's Car

"What do you mean that the office is vandalized!?"

"Y-Yes s-sir!! It seems someone broke into the company and destroyed everything!!" Thresh sighs and orders Cedric to take him to the company.

Thresh Co.

"What in the world...." Thresh saw the office vandalize. Their electronics got destroyed along with the paperwork. "Check the cameras!!" Thresh ordered his guards, and they left to check the cameras.

"Thresh look!!" One of the employees pointed at the wall that says "MURDERER" with red spray paint. He was furious as the guards appeared.

"Sir, the suspect was wearing dark clothes, and we couldn't identify them," Thresh punches the wall and sighs. "But they have red eyes." Thresh was surprised as the guard gave them a picture of the security camera until he heard a phone call and is from Mei.

"Yes, Mei?"

"Mr.Thresh!! My house is vandalized!!"

"You too!?" Thresh said, and Mei nodded. "Teemo saw the graffiti while he was planting mushrooms!! It says 'TRAITOR.' Not only that, Teemo's delivery truck is vandalized too!!"" Thresh was surprised as he heard the phone ring, and it is Renata Glasc.

"Hold on a moment, Mei, I'll send Cedric to pick you up and your son." Thresh hung up the phone and picked up Renata's call.

"Renata, w-"

"MY CAR HAS BEEN VANDALIZED THRESH!!"

"YOU TOO!? WHAT DOES IT SAY!!"

"INSANE" Thresh was shocked as he sent some messages to Darius and Viego, just in case. "And I need to get a new one!!"

"Why?" Thresh ask. "Is because someone put some rotten eggs inside, and it is impossible to remove the smell."

"I'll get you a new car model, Renata, I promise,"

"You better do that, or I'll stop working w-" Thresh hung up his phone and looked at the person who flipped the bird on the camera and growls.

"Who are they!? And why are they doing this!?"

Valoran High

"Come on, Sona, we have to finish o-AHHHHHHHHH!!" Seraphine drops her box full of crafting materials as Sona appears. "What's w-" Sona stops signing and saw their radio room destroyed, and the whiteboard is written with red spray paint that says "REGRET."

"Regret?" Seraphine said, as she called the police. Sona was nervous, and decided to check the cameras, and saw someone wearing dark clothes, and had red eyes and noticed the note on the wall and picks I up and reads.

'If you don't want trouble, I think it is best that you two drop out of this school, or something bad will happen,' Sona got nervous and decided to put the note away and sigh.

'Who will do such a thing....'

December 21, 7:02 A.M. - Alune's Mansion

"We have news for today, someone has vandalized four places on Valoran City: Renata Glasc's car, the radio room from Valoran High, Thresh Co. and the house of Thresh's assistant. " Diana almost spit her tea as she continues to listen to the news.

"The police think that it was the victim's friends, but Thresh's guards got the CCT footage, and is only one person who did this, and the only lead they have is that they have red eyes only," Diana drops her cup as she recognized those red eyes.

"It can't be....." As Diana picks her cup, she hear the door open. "Are you okay, Aunt Diana?" Diana, look up and see Alune, who looks completely different.

Her white hair has dyed to hot pink with black streaks and is styled with two buns, pink and red eyeshadow with hot pink lipstick, a piercing in her right eyebrow, and she's wearing a black leather jacket, a hot pink dress, black acrylic nails with silver rings, including her ring since birth, fishnet stockings, and black ankle boots with silver chains with moon charms.

"Alune? You look different...."

"Yes, Aunt Diana, I just need a change of look, that's all," Alune replied as Diana picked up her cup. "Did you see the news about they vandalized Thresh Co.?" Diana asked, and she shook her head.

"No, but I saw the police cars passing by while I was exiting the pharmacy, and here's your medicine, Aunt Diana." Alune gave the paper bag to Diana as she went upstairs.

"Alune"

"Yes?" Alune turned and looked at Diana as she was trying to ask something. "Never mind....I know is not the time to ask you since your friend died...." Alune looked away as tears fell from her eyes.

"But...I'm hiring a bodyguard just for you, so they will keep you company," Diana said as Alune nodded. "Yeah... I really need some protection... but what about you?" Alune, ask.

"I'll be fine, I have my trusty bodyguards that my friend sent me from Final City," Diana said. "Anyway, I'll let you go. Don't forget to come down for dinner." Alune nodded as she went upstairs.

"I hope she didn't do it....."

December 21, 10:11 A.M. - Sarah's Apartment

Aphelios' friends were sad about his death by the explosion, they decide to get some money by selling their pastries that they created.

"That should be enough..." Yone said while placing them onto the oven. "At least Vi and Caitlyn is helping us," K'Sante said as Senna saw something on TV.

"Guys!! Look!!" Sarah calls the couple and sees the news about someone vandalizing Thresh Co., Renata's car, and the radio room in Valoran High.

"No way...." As Yone and K'Sante were stunned, Ekko, Ezreal, and Neeko appeared out of nowhere.

"Guys!! Did you see the news a-"

"Indeed, someone vandalize Thresh Co. and other places, " Yone said as Ekko, Ezreal, and Neeko smirks. "Not only these four, but also this." Ekko shows a picture of Kayn's van has been vandalized as well.

"Did you guys do this?" Yone ask while glaring at them. "You do realize Powder hates red paint," Ekko said, and he had a point.

"Maybe someone saw the news about Phel's death, and they want to teach them a lesson," Ezreal said as everyone started thinking.

"I think you're right Ez...but who?"

Meanwhile, in Evelynn's limousine

"You want to turn on the TV?" Evelynn asks as Aphelios nods while eating the food that Veigar bought. She turned on the TV as Aphelios saw the news about Thresh Co. and other places got vandalized.

"Oh my gosh!?" Veigar was shocked as he almost hit another car. "VEIGAR!! STOP GETTING DISTRACTED!?"

"Sorry, Lady Evelynn!!" Veigar apologizes to her as he continues to drive. Aphelios was shocked about the news as Evelynn looked at him.

"Did you do this?" she asked, and he shook his head. "This...is the first time...I s-" Aphelios cough due to his damage vocal cords. Aphelios looked at the picture of the person with red eyes while drinking his coffee.

'Who did this? Is not Jinx or the others... maybe someone from Valoran High? I have to figure this out'

December 31, 11:55 P.M. - Lunari Co.

"Diana darling, I would love to come, but I have to prepare for my tour, and it is gonna be fantastic!!"

"I see, I'll leave you alone, prepare for your tour, my friend," Diana said as she drank a glass of champagne. "Anyway, have you talked to Leona?" Diana almost choked as her friend mentions Leona.

"I want to forget about her," she sighs as Alune and her bodyguard comes downstairs. "Anyway, my niece and her bodyguard is here, I'll call you later."

"Alright, take care." Diana hung up her phone, and she went to Alune and her bodyguard. "Enjoying the party, you two?" Diana ask as they nodded.

"Yes, Miss Lunari, your niece is having fun when I arrive," he said as Diana smiled at him. "I glad I hired you, Ethan," Diana said as she raised her glass and drank it.

"Is almost midnight, let's have the countdown." they followed Diana as they went to the window to see the fireworks.

"Happy New Year!!"

Diana hugged her niece as she hugged her back. 'Happy New Year, my niece, this year will change everything.' She released her hug and looked at Alune and smiled.

'I'm sorry Aunt Diana, I'm not gonna change it, I will avenge them for the death of my brother' as Alune smile at Diana, the last gem of the ring changed to a deep red. She walked upstairs as her eyes turned red, and she went to the bathroom and looked at the mirror, she close her eyes, and her eyes turned back to violet.

"The sweet Alune is gone,"

January 2, 12:16 P.M. - Alune's Room

Alune was looking at the pictures of Sett beaten that the thugs sent it to her and sigh. She placed the pictures to an envelope, and then to a safe.

"Yuumi..." Yuumi stops licking her paw and looks at Alune confused. "You think I'm a bad person?" she ask, and Yuumi meows.

"Yeah...you're right, I'm just o-" Alune was interrupted by a door knock. "Who is it?" she ask.

"Is me Ethan,"

"You can come in," Ethan opens the door while holding a clip board. "Your aunt is very busy with the Sentinel Council, she request me to give you the schedule for this year," Ethan gave the clip board to Alune.

"That's a lot of events....."

"I know, but her friend ask her to assist these events," Ethan explained, and Alune understood what friend is he referring. "I know what you mean, did Aunt Diana got a private professor for this semester?" Ethan nodded and smiled. "She found the best professor ever," Ethan said and Alune thanked him, and he left.

Alune went back to her vanity and looked at her violet eyes turned red, which made Yuumi scared for her life.

Since my brother's death....

My powers are awakened....

I became The Seer....

And I'll destroy everyone who hurt my brother

Including Thresh, Renata, Kayn and Sett.

A/N: That concludes Alune's Road for Revenge, I'll see you on Friday with Sett's Chapter.

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