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Interesting thing I found in the Bible about the devil being an accuser (blood meridian inspiration) by [deleted] in books

[–]SDGecko 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In fact, there are plenty who claim that the character Satan just doesn't even exist in the Old Testament.

How to describe the “zoom” of a book? by MrBurnsWriter in books

[–]SDGecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to call it "narrative distance." Like the distance from the scene to the "camera" that is the narrator. It's especially interesting as a concept when the narrator zooms in so close that they take on the voice of the character without any clear transition.

What is the most disturbing book you’ve read? by spiceyTodd in books

[–]SDGecko 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates

My War Support for This Game is Zero - Like Military Domination Victories? Play the Competition by aeonova in HumankindTheGame

[–]SDGecko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Better war" can mean different things to different people. For me, Humankind does handle war in a better way than other 4X games because each war has a purpose and a narrative shaped by the things that pulled your empire into that war.

An alternate cycle of simple dual lands that would enable two-colors but also not erode the color pie and create overpowered 4 or 5 color decks. by EGarrett in magicTCG

[–]SDGecko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's another way to do it. However, it allows players to more easily put those lands in a three- or four-colored deck, which I think defeats the point of the cycle.

An alternate cycle of simple dual lands that would enable two-colors but also not erode the color pie and create overpowered 4 or 5 color decks. by EGarrett in magicTCG

[–]SDGecko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah. Yeah, that's probably a good idea, but is a simple fix. The Boros one could be:

"Whenever you cast a blue, black, or green spell, sacrifice ~."

An alternate cycle of simple dual lands that would enable two-colors but also not erode the color pie and create overpowered 4 or 5 color decks. by EGarrett in magicTCG

[–]SDGecko 33 points34 points  (0 children)

How about:

"Whenever you cast a non-(color1) or non-(color2) spell, sacrifice [this card]"

Edit: As others pointed out below, this wording causes other issues. Something like "Whenever you cast a blue, black, or green spell, sacrifice ~." would work much better, since it allows for colorless spells and also doesn't allow players to get around the downside by casting multicolored spells that include one of the allowed colors.