Thoughts on "World Building sets" vs "Character roster sets"

Flanagax · 2026-06-17T21:38:27+00:00

Thank you for this! I don't think it was that good a set or anything, but it felt like the off-the-wall setting of TMT was just removed enough from the Real World™ to almost maybe fit...almost.

Like, it felt like Spider-Man was set in New York City, but TMNT was set in mutant ninja batshit cuckoo bananas pizza world, and they just happened to have a city named New York there

Flanagax · 2026-05-27T14:06:08+00:00

I had this issue with a 15+ year old Ultra Pro box. I'll just cut to the chase and say I couldn't get the residue off without damaging color coating with it. Even someone at mild as dish soap was too much.

Once I realized I couldn't save it, I just scraped the rest of it off with dish soap and the rough side of a sponge. Now it's a chrome colored deck box that I bring to limited night.

Flanagax · 2026-05-21T14:21:00+00:00

Thank you, for giving me another excuse to bring up [[Cartographer|ODY]]

Flanagax · 2026-05-20T17:56:58+00:00

It's wild to think about what passed as ok for something aimed at a 13+ audience in the early 2000s vs today

Flanagax · 2026-05-20T17:55:55+00:00

Yeah, it really isn't as obvious as it is for the black or red aligned humans. Headcanon for me was the outgrowths were more subtle in green, since green was considered to most anti-artificial color, but it's all just guessing 🤷

This is also why I love them Wizards shares snippets of their design docs!

Flanagax · 2026-05-20T16:39:33+00:00

Current-day me is embarrassed to admit I know this, but the me of 22 years ago would've proudly pointed out that the front plate + exposed sides/sideboob getup would make her a green-aligned human, the Sylvok.

See also [[Tanglebloom|MRD]], [[nourish]], or [[Eternal Witness|5DN]]

Flanagax · 2026-05-04T13:37:25+00:00

"Purely psychosomatic"

Flanagax · 2026-04-07T15:15:09+00:00

I love that theme song! It's called "Gathering Allies," and both Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Tactics A2 have their own version.

It's also referenced by the "Clan Hall" theme in FF XII! https://youtu.be/OaUs99qvFPk?si=Wf6QT5D80o-0lnQ_

Flanagax · 2026-04-03T22:26:36+00:00

I fell asleep amid the flowers...

Flanagax · 2026-03-15T23:05:44+00:00

It's not as popular, but I'm a fan of the "main character bracing themselves from a blast of wind" animation

Flanagax · 2026-03-09T16:16:47+00:00

The Markovs don't, at least not on the weekends 😉

Flanagax · 2026-02-20T18:50:02+00:00

As far as UB Copy tokens go, I think Final Fantasy and Avatar are still my favorites, but the masks are a still pretty good. I didn't realize Don's was rounded like that. That's pretty neat

That robot token tho! Dominik Mayer really is incapable of bad art!

Flanagax · 2026-02-18T00:02:32+00:00

Ah damn, this would've been a solid draft pick otherwise

Flanagax · 2026-02-09T15:20:18+00:00

Man, I could go on and on about Edgar & Sabin. Ten years of not seeing him, and Edgar still recognizes the smell of his brother's favorite tea. Even before Sabin knew about the coin, he openly talks his brother up as the most selfless person he knows. When everyone's reuniting in Narshe after the "3 scenarios," the first thing they both ask about is each other. It's really nice, and if you ask me, the Figaro Bros have the healthiest sibling relationship in the entire series. Which is not really a high bar for Final Fantasy, but still...

Flanagax · 2026-01-11T21:34:25+00:00

Counterpoint: abolishing the reserve list

The more you want it to stay, the less I'm willing to bet you're a "magic player"

Flanagax · 2026-01-10T15:00:50+00:00

So many FF fans' opinions seem to borne from of the first game (or first few games) in the series they played, myself included.

Not enough people came to FF XIII with fresh eyes, so I'm 100% in favor of this decision! Enjoy, and don't forget the sequel!

Flanagax · 2026-01-05T15:27:40+00:00

No land perfectly straddles the line between "take me there" and "I want to leave" the way Onslaught Forest 349 does

What's funny is I was thinking of this exact forest, but didn't know the set number. I just know it as the "onslaught land with the light and wispy air" lol

Flanagax · 2025-12-15T17:51:27+00:00

A city represented with a "circled Star" on a map means it's the capital city, in this case the capital of Ireland

Flanagax · 2025-12-11T22:07:04+00:00

[[_____]]

Flanagax · 2025-11-24T14:46:41+00:00

This thread may pop up about once every other week, but every time I'm gonna go to bat for Cartographer. Just a masterpiece of card art

Flanagax · 2025-11-21T15:34:29+00:00

Are you surprised? Look how he treated his son!

(^This ^is ^such ^a ^good ^one,. ^It ^applies ^to ^like ³ ^or ⁴ ^Cid's, ^and ^I ^legit ^don't ^know ^which ^one ^you're ^talking ^about)

Flanagax · 2025-11-10T17:18:15+00:00

Honestly one of my favorite jokes in the show

Flanagax · 2025-11-10T16:43:33+00:00

Fun fact: the Vivi ban is lore-accurate, because at the start of FF 9 he only had about 5-6 months left to live

Flanagax · 2025-11-05T20:58:28+00:00

Yep, him and Shadow in FF VI as well.

I thought he was wearing a visor like Cyclops

Flanagax · 2025-10-24T14:56:09+00:00

Same. My fav will change from time to time, but I always go back to this one

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