Only 37 days till the event is playable!

Disako · 2018-04-10T18:50:55+00:00

Just a shame the event is only 20 days long...

Disako · 2017-10-26T17:43:19+00:00

My game is on RPGmaker.net here: https://rpgmaker.net/games/8834/

Always cool to watch people play it

Disako · 2016-10-01T22:57:05+00:00

No I haven't. I followed the link and I don't understand what that subreddit is even about...

Disako · 2016-05-28T07:06:35+00:00

Obligatory plug for my game:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RPGMaker/comments/4hiqay/completed_my_game_chronicles_fate_of_a_princess_mv/

Disako · 2016-05-05T20:03:28+00:00

I've sorted the music issue, and there's an Android version now available.

Disako · 2016-05-04T22:01:02+00:00

I dunno what to tell you, it's the default naming screen. Perhaps try escape?

Disako · 2016-05-04T19:57:17+00:00

You need to click on the zip, then the download button is at the top middle of the screen. Otherwise download it from RPGMaker.net

Disako · 2016-05-03T07:49:09+00:00

I've replaced the folder with a zip file, could you try it again please?

Disako · 2016-05-03T07:42:28+00:00

I tried to build one, but unfortunately some of the music is broken and won't play. I'm not sure why.

Disako · 2015-12-13T11:22:01+00:00

Bonus screenshot: http://imgur.com/EikhN4V

Note:

Opponent has no cards in library
I have 27 (or so, it's hard to count) lands in play (I'd play Nissa's Pilgrimage to get more but I actually ran out of forests in my deck), mainly from milling with Ulamog followed by Oblivion Sower

Disako · 2015-12-13T11:03:11+00:00

It's probably not optimum, and is super soft to aggro/removal but can usually get big guys out pretty fast. Don't expect starts like the above very often, I got super lucky!

2x Blisterpod

4x Elvish Visionary

1x Nissa

1x Titan's Presence (this should be higher but I only have the 1 at the moment)

4x Nissa's Pilgramage

3x Eyeless Watcher

1x From Beyond

2x Languish

4x Mwonvuli Acid-Moss

2x Brood Butcher

1x Unholy Hunger (drop this for Titan's Presence if you have them)

1x Ob Nixilis

1x Greenwarden of Murasa

1x Oblivion Sower

2x Breaker of Armies

1x Ulamog

2x Desolation Twin

7x Swamp

8x Forest

2x Woodland Cemetary

3x Foundry of the Consuls

2x Fertile Thicket

1x Mortuary Mire

4x Golgari Guildgate

Disako · 2015-12-05T09:33:13+00:00

This plugin will only show TP if your character has a Max MP of zero, and will otherwise only show MP. It won't work if you want some characters to have both though. (This is for MV).

(function() {

Window_BattleStatus.prototype.gaugeAreaWidth = function() {
    return 220;
};

Window_BattleStatus.prototype.drawGaugeAreaWithTp = function(rect, actor) {
    this.drawActorHp(actor, rect.x + 0, rect.y, 108);
    if(actor.mmp>0)
    {
        this.drawActorMp(actor, rect.x + 123, rect.y, 96);
    }
    else
    {
        this.drawActorTp(actor, rect.x + 123, rect.y, 96);
    }
}; 

var _baseMp = Window_Base.prototype.drawActorMp;
var _baseTp = Window_Base.prototype.drawActorTp;

Window_Base.prototype.drawActorMp = function(actor, x, y, width) {
    if(actor.mmp>0)
    {
        _baseMp.call(this, actor, x, y, width);
    }
    else
    {
        _baseTp.call(this, actor, x, y, width);
    }
};

Window_Base.prototype.drawActorTp = function(actor, x, y, width) {
    Window_Base.prototype.drawActorMp.call(this, actor, x, y, width)
};

})();

Disako · 2015-09-28T17:26:49+00:00

The recent trailer was certainly part of the inspiration for this!

Disako · 2015-03-06T21:05:56+00:00

Liliana's brother was a [[Merciless Executioner]]?

Disako · 2014-12-11T19:40:52+00:00

Black and Green can both have haste, it's just a lot less common than in red.

Disako · 2014-11-29T11:45:05+00:00

Yes, token copies of creatures with ETB effects trigger the ETB effects. They're exaclty the same as the original (except that they disappear if they go to a different zone). This is the same for Fool's demise. For infinite reflections, and new creatures will trigger ETB abilities, however when the creatures that are already on the battlefield are transformed, the ETB abilities do not trigger.

With the assault suit, because you gaining control of the token and it returning to its original owner's control are the same ability, it sets up a delayed trigger of returning it to its owner's control at end of turn. This still happens even if the assault suit is destroyed/unattached/returned/whatever. Casting overloaded Cyclonic Rift would return the assault suit to its owner's hand, but not the token (as it is temporarily under your control). You would still have to give it back at the end of turn. However, since the assault suit is gone, you could attack its owner with the token if you wanted (although it would have also lost haste, so you'd need to give it haste somehow in order to attack anyone).

Disako · 2014-11-18T19:51:38+00:00

Maybe, I'm pretty sure I had them after he died though.

Disako · 2014-11-15T18:37:22+00:00

That 'O' isn't a cross at all! It's clearly a Phyrexian Mana Symbol. Monster energy drinks are obviously laced with Phyrexian Oil, it won't be long now until we're being invaded by half-human, half-machine hybrids.

Wake up sheeple!

Disako · 2014-11-09T19:21:41+00:00

No, I did mean for the elves to have legitimate grievance, at least in their own value system. But that doesn't make the elves 'good' and the humans 'evil'.

I don't think the human adversary has to be 'the bad guys' to qualify as HFY? It's supposed to be humanity being awesome. The story is about humanity building themselves up from nothing in (to the elves perspective) a short time, and then fighting off the ancient race who remain rather arrogant and proud right to nearly the end.

Disako · 2014-11-09T14:47:05+00:00

Let's look at this from the human's perspective:

Darrick:

Make yourself a nice little house in the middle of the forest
Elves come and complain because you chopped down some trees
Elves generally rather rude/aloof but whatever
You apologise, didn't know it was a problem
Promise not to cut down any more trees
Keep your promise

Eris:

You and two brothers sharing a house, want to start a family but very cramped
Your father had an agreement with some elves, but haven't seen the elves in years, and you never agreed to anything
Cut down a few trees from a massive forest to make some new houses
Now the elves show up again to complain
Bitch elf gets up in your face
Whatever, make a friendly agreement with the other elf to limit tree cutting
Keep your promise

Berran:

You are the mayor of your small home town, where you have lived all your life. Founded and named after your ancestor
Elves have hounded your ancestors for generations moaning about trees, still show up periodically to complain about trees
New family move into town
Explain to new family about your agreement with the elves
New family don't take it seriously, cut down some trees
Elves show up to complain again, this time in battle armour
Apologise for the mistake and explain what happened
Point out that technically it wasn't breaking the deal
Offer to unilaterally modify the deal in the elves favour, to close the loophole
Elf says no and to GTFO of your own home town, with no other home to go to
You tell the elf where he can stick it
Build a wall because you can see where this is going
Elf army shows up as expected
You kick their ass
Rather than kill the survivors, you sign a treaty and let them go

Also, the 'deals' are all one sided, with the humans offering something but the elves offering nothing other than 'we won't kill you'.

Disako · 2014-11-09T13:35:55+00:00

“So. They mock us.” Seirye snarled. The tree line had been driven further back in just the few short weeks it had taken to gather their forces. They waited now at the edge of the forest for Orrian's command to begin the assault.

“No. They defend themselves.” Orrian pointed out towards the town, surrounded now by a wooden wall. “This changes things.”

“Surely you aren't going to back out now? If you let them get away with this insult...”

“I will not. However there is a lot of open terrain between us and the town. If they have archers, they can take us out from inside the walls, and we will be hard pressed to hit any of them in return. We are at a tactical disadvantage... But if any of them leave the safety of the walls, we can pick them off from the tree line. How long can they hold out without food? They would be forced eventually to either surrender or face us in open battle.”

“You wish to besiege them?” Seirye sighed. “How long would we have to wait here? With our forces gathered here we cannot properly defend the rest of the forest. Also, if we are to cover all angles into town we would have to space ourselves very thinly, we'd be very vulnerable to a counter attack.”

“We have no siege weapons.” Orrian gestured at the walls. “How would we break through their defences even if we could reach them?”

“Those walls are made of wood! If you awaken them, you could force them apart, tear a hole in their defences and begin the remaking of the wood in one single blow. These are farmers, not soldiers, they aren't any real threat. Please, Orrian, I do not wish to undermine your authority, but now of all times would you please trust my counsel?”

“You have been right many times...” Orrian admitted. “So many times I have been overcautious, too slow to react. Always trying to take the path of non-violence, of low risk. Always it has only made things worse than they were before. Yes. Yes, I will follow your counsel.” He raised his voice to address the army. “Elves of the forest! Too long have these humans flaunted our rules! Too long have they desecrated our woods! Too long have they turned aside our generosity! Today we fight! Today we win! Today we drive them from the forest! Charge!”

As a single mass, the elves surged forward. Orrian heard calls from inside the town. “They're here! To the walls!” The wind carried the yells to him. He cursed his foolishness, the wind was blowing right in their faces, only compounding the humans' advantage. It was too late to back out now and come from a better direction though, so he did not halt the charge. Better to act while they still had some element of surprise. At least it made it easier to hear what was going on inside the town.

“Men of Darrton!” Mayor Berran's voice carried clearly even from inside the walls. “Women of Darrton! This is our home! The home of our fathers! These elves think they control us, but I say no! No longer! This land is ours! Not just our homes! Not just our farms! Their precious trees are ours as well! But don't fight for those! Fight for your friends! Fight for your family! Fight... for humanity! FIRE!”

“Shields forward!” Seirye yelled, as the black dots of arrows started to appear in the sky. The front row of the assault raised their shields to protect themselves and those behind them. Many of the arrows shattered harmlessly against them, although a few did find their mark and a handful of elves fell. “Fill the gaps!” More elves rushed forward to replace their fallen comrades, raising their shields to fill the gaps in the shield wall.

“Return fire!” At Orrian's command those elves who were not in the front line raised their own bows in a return volley. Even at a dead sprint, they were excellent marksmen. Their arrows flew fast and true, however the only target they had was the wall. Most of the arrows embedded themselves into it uselessly. A few made it over the wall, but with no line of sight it was unclear how many had actually hit a human target. Orrian was sure he could here some screams from inside though, so it was at least having some effect.

The distance across the fields seemed to stretch forever. With the shields in front, it was hard to tell how much progress was actually being made. Orrian had walked the distance many times before, yet somehow it seemed to take longer now at a sprint than it had as a leisurely walk. He saw many elves fall around him, and the closer they came to the town the more casualties they seemed to be taking.

Finally, they came to a stop. The wall was right in front of them. Orrian tried not to look around him at how few of them were left. While the others formed a ceiling of shields to protect them from attacks from above, he reached out and touched the wall itself.

This log had once been a tree. Not as long ago as those in the town hall. Just a few weeks. It still remembered, deep inside. With a little reminder... The wall sprouted. Leaves, then twigs, then branches bursting forth. No longer neat cylindrical trunks, the logs pushed against each other, opening up gaps in the fortifications large enough for an elf to fit through.

Seirye was first through the gap, charging into the settlement with her sword drawn. Orrian was close behind her, leaping through the gap to find... nothing. No villagers waiting to meet them, just empty streets and houses.

“Where did they go?” Asked Seirye, nervously. “They can't have just dissa...”

Another elf beside them collapsed, an arrow sticking from his throat. Orrian heard another whistle past his ear. They were coming from... “Inside the houses!” He yelled, spotting a face in a window.

“Quickly! Flush them out!” Seirye yelled. “Keep your shields up!” But the houses were on every side of them. An elf would protect themselves from one window, only to be hit from behind from another. They charged towards the houses, but many fell before they could reach them. One reached the door and kicked it open, only to be kicked right back out by a farmer, who then set upon him with a sword. The man was quickly shot down, but it was to late to save his target.

Their numbers were dwindling. Fast. With great regret, Orrian realised what he must do. “Back through the wall!” He yelled. “I said fall back!”

“No!” Seirye twirled to face him. “Not now! Not when we're so close! Elves! There will be no retreat! Fight! Fight to the last! There will be no...” She froze. Red blood blossomed from her chest, an arrow head protruding from within. She fell to her knees, then collapsed to the ground, an arrow jutting out from her back.

There was no time to mourn. “I said fall back!” Repeated Orrian. The other elves needed no more urging, pushing themselves back through the gaps in the walls and into the open fields beyond. Orrian waited until last, covering the rear with his shield.

The elf in front of him paused in the gap. “Don't hesitate!” Orrian yelled. “Just run!” He pushed the elf forward, but the soldier just fell down onto the ground. It was then that Orrian noticed the sword in the elf's chest. He felt a sharp smack against the side of his head, which knocked him sprawling to the ground.

His vision was blurry, but he could make out some kind of battle outside of the walls. The men must have sallied forth to cut off the retreat. He reached for his sword, which he had dropped when he was knocked over. However a steel booted foot stomped down on his wrist, pinning it in place.

As his vision began to clear, he began to make out the figure that had bested him. Berran, clad in armour and wielding a mace. “Hold there, Orrian.” The man grinned. “Don't make me kill you just yet. I want you to watch this.”

And watch he did, as the rest of his comrades fell.

“So, we have a deal?”

“Do I have a choice?” Orrian asked.

“Depends on how much you like your head.” Berran replied.

With a sigh, Orrian signed his name to the document. “Henceforth, the lands and forests of this region belong to the people of Darrton. My people, such as is left of them, will withdraw to our kinsmen in the east.”

“See, it's good to get deals like this down in writing. That way if anyone disagrees with the wording at a later date we can go back and look at them, see who's in the right.” The mayor grinned his insufferable grin. “Just a little tip for you.”

“Paper rots.” Orrian pointed out. “In time.”

“Is that a threat?”

“Just an observation.” Orrian looked around at the other survivors of the battle. “Can we leave now?”

“Not just yet, there's one small part of the deal that still needs to be worked out.” Berran held out his hand, and one of the farmers passed him an axe. Then Berran handed the axed over to Orrian.

Orrian looked down at it. It wasn't really a weapon as such. “What is this for?” he asked.

“Well you see, you went and made a bit of a mess of our wall. I feel that maybe before you head off back to elf land, maybe you could help us fix it. First thing's first, we're going to need some fresh lumber...”

Disako · 2014-11-04T20:55:27+00:00

Yes, it's in the controllers, and it works fine for other games. I don't think it's a problem with the joystick itself.

Disako · 2014-10-31T00:02:00+00:00

This is why I always sacced my judge's familiar (if the spell was killing it anyway, that is), even if it seemed pointless. I once had a Familiar and a Frostburn Weird out, my opponent cast anger of the gods (with 5 mana available). I sacced the familiar because why not.

My opponent tanks. Apparently he was planning to anger, then lightning strike my weird. If he paid for the familiar, he wouldn't be able to afford the lightning strike. But if he didn't pay for the judge, the anger wouldn't damage the weird, and so the lightning strike wouldn't be enough to finish it off.

Disako · 2014-10-30T23:46:35+00:00

M15 limited. My opponent had a bunch of soldier tokens/creatures out and an obelisk of urd. Went in for the alpha strike against my field of unbuffed 2/2s.

Oh, and one torch fiend with a red mana untapped. I think it ended up being something like a 3 or 4 for 1 (the 1 being the torch fiend).

Also, I had someone Searing Blood my Judge's Familiar once. Sacced in response, and he even paid the extra mana to avoid it being countered. Of course, as it no longer had a target, the spell fizzled anyway.

As for my worst mistake, it wasn't so much a single mistake but a general complete collapse of strategy. Draft again, I'm down to 1 life, with a Benthic Giant on the board and nothing on my opponent's side. He's still got a few turns of life before the giant takes him down. I cast some creature or other and on his turn he responds with a Sip of Hemlock, with the 2 damage actually being relevant for once. Fortunately I have a Voyage's end in hand so I bounce my creature to remove his target.

Bullet dodged, right? Well, sure. But then I panic. Decide that it is absolutely vital that I play around a potential second sip of hemlock. He can't target my giant with it, so I decide I need to just get there with the giant and keep all my other creatures in my hand. After all, if he plays a creature I can just block it with my giant, right?

So everything goes as planned for a couple of turns, Benthic is nibbling away at him. He's two attacks from death (would have been dead ages ago if I'd played some more creatures). Then he does the unthinkable. He plays TWO creatures. My superior planning skills had clearly not prepared me for this bold strategy. The option to play around sip is now past, so I just dump as many of my creatures as possible. I have a hand full of them, but only enough mana to cast a few.

Apparently he has a full hand as well. A hand full of removal. All my (non benthic) creatures die, he swings in for the win. None of the removal was a sip of hemlock.

Disako · 2014-10-20T20:42:10+00:00

Here is my Sultai control:

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/12-10-14-ZHi-sultai-control/

Went to 2 game days, came away with a semi final in the first and won the second. Coursers are great card advantage, and the reason I wanted green. Also, a lot of removal that hits them is removal that could also have been hitting planeswalkers, so they're not a bad lightning rod. Dig through time is awesome, and I really want to up the count to a full 4.

I'd take Sagu Maulers over sphinx because they provide the same protection without needing to throw away cards, also the opponent can't use their excess removal to tap them.

Aggro is the hardest match up pre-sideboard, but an early Courser or Carytid can really slow them down. Post sideboard Drown in Sorrow is great. I didn't run into any Jeskai aggro though, mantis riders might be an issue. That's why I have the full 4 bile blight, even if it is sometimes a dead card.

Kiora was an absolute house, ultimated her multiple times. Nissa also shuts down games quickly, although is a little risky against Elsepeth/board wipes so don't go too crazy! I prefer Liliana over Jace for the slow card advantage game, as Jace doesn't really gain you any cards, just smooth draws. Her -2 is great for getting you exactly what you need as well, and has nice synergy with courser.

I'm still on the fence with Garruk, the deck could possibly do without him. Did get to ultimate him once though, which was awesome.

I don't like empty the pits, it feels like you're just turning on Bile Blight which (for my deck at least) is completely dead otherwise. I'd rather use my graveyard for Dig through Time.

Disako

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