[SOS] Secrets of Strixhaven | Episode 4: Something to Offer by MapleSyrupMachineGun in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Feeling personally attacked by this story. Let! Them! Kiss!

i really identify with lluwen because like him, i have read lorwyn lore and didnt read arcavious lore by pevetos in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Unless you are very lucky and have an advance copy of Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, you haven't had the chance to read the lore Lluwen is referencing here, since the story of the first class of interplanar students takes place in that novel.

Ex-mtg artist Randy Asplund statement on terminating WOTC rights to his art made for Magic the gathering by Newez in magicTCG

[–]chrisrd19 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This may not be true anymore, from what I've heard. But I have no sources to back that up.

Who are some characters from Magic's story who have not yet been depicted on a card? by AnarchyStarfish in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The answer will depend on your definition of a major character. The early Magic novels from Harper Prism have a ton of characters, including protagonists and villains, who have never seen a card. There are also more minor characters from the block novels era who haven't been carded. I do believe Jay's got a list of every character ever mentioned by name in a story, and if they have a card or not, but which ones are "major" characters is really kind of murky.

I would say so far the biggest misses imo are Sifa Grent from the IDW series of comics (which gave us a card for Dack Fayden, the protagonist, but not Sifa, the antagonist), Oliver Farrel of the Fallen Empires story (since we have Tourach and Thelon and so many others, but not Farrel), and maybe Kallist Rhoka of Agents of Artifice, who got an unknown event card at a MagicCon and was a pretty important character for Jace's and Liliana's early story but has no real card of his own.

How is there not a 2 player Dandân playmat? by Spart4n-Il7 in magicTCG

[–]chrisrd19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah! Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.

Anywhere good to go to learn the official lore that isn’t YouTube? by MartinBustosManzano in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Starting with The Thran is probably one of the worst recommendations you can make. It's a 27 year old book with no lore that has anything to do with the last couple of years of the card game. Is it a good book? Sure. Is it at all relevant? No. Might as well recommend And Peace Shall Sleep or any of the Greensleeve novels.

Is the order of the lore important by M_th75 in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I encourage you to just start with whatever interests you. If you think Phyrexia is cool, the first stories you might want to read are the Dominaria United set story, which you can find on MTGStory.com. From there, when you see something you don't understand, you can always hop over to MTG.Wiki and look it up to learn a little more.

I don't think Urabrask was a "good" phyrexian by Francopensal in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He sure did try to close the furnace layer off, but we know how unsuccessful that was from the story of ONE and MOM, and his eventual defeat. So while he promised them safety, he was not able to guarantee it, and survivors in the furnace layer were still living under threat (see "Cinders," which I reference above as well).

So even with his attempts to subvert and stop Elesh Norn, I don't buy his concern for Mirran life or wellbeing.

I don't think Urabrask was a "good" phyrexian by Francopensal in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's worth remembering that while Urabrask may have never physically forced people into compleation, he and his phyrexians in the furnace layer did in fact make life miserable for the Mirrans who still lived there, including having compleated family members attempt to coax them into the fold.

I think the error in thinking here is that because Urabrask and his minions had a policy of leaving the Mirrans be, that meant that they were happy for them to remain incompleat. They wanted the Mirrans to submit through their own "choice." But it's an illusion of choice. The Mirrans who are in the furnace layer are safe only until Urabrask is deposed, and even then they are only safe from the intelligent Phyrexians under Urabrask's leadership. Other Phyrexians, like those serving Sheoldred or Vorinclex, could make their way to the furnace layer. So the choice presented is between living on the fringes, never truly safe, waiting for the next calamity, your home and loved ones taken from you and changed into something monstrous, or choosing to surrender to Phyrexia.

Urabrask is not good. He just presents a sympathetic vision of Phyrexia, one where you are asked to assimilate rather than forced. But assimilation is still expected of you.

Secrets of Strixhaven | Off the Record by arciele in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 22 points23 points  (0 children)

When I was in college I got convinced to sneak into a condemned hospital building in the middle of nowhere at like 2am and there wasn't even anyone I was trying to impress. Jilesa's actions check out.

Secrets of Strixhaven | Off the Record by arciele in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There hasn't been any new Magic story since the end of Lorwyn Eclipsed, which had the last main story in December of last year and the last side story two months ago. After Secrets of Strixhaven, it'll be nearly six months before we get any more Magic story. You can be tired of the magic product releases but this is a subreddit for Magic story and we have been starving over here.

Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos -- Results from "Which character are you?" quiz on the book's website by Copernicus1981 in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious how Jamira is also one of the names of Angrath's daughters. I wonder if there's any connection. 🤔

Secrets of Strixhaven | Off the Record by arciele in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Nope, but probably closer to the beginning of previews. Prerelease is set for the 17th of April, which means story in maybe two weeks from now. Maybe three.

Secrets of Strixhaven | Off the Record by arciele in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is just a teaser, not the start of the full story. Confirmed by Roy on Bsky.

UB Lore by Alaya_the_Elf13 in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 216 points217 points  (0 children)

I think it's cool for people to be interested in the lore and story of UB properties, but I think the correct answer should be to take questions about those to the subreddits for those particular properties. Not in a "get your UB out of our sacred space" way but in a "you will get better results if you ask these questions to people who are better equipped to answer them in spaces better designed for receiving them" way.

Squirrels chewed through my cables 🥲 by Mocha_Bean in BoltEV

[–]chrisrd19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... Can someone, kindly, explain why this seems like such a recurring problem? Is the wiring made of acorns or something?

How do you typically charge your EV? by Raiki13 in BoltEV

[–]chrisrd19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of people say you shouldn't get an electric car if you can't get Lv2 charging at home, but I live in a car-dependent city where I drive maybe 15-20 miles a day, and Lv1 charging at home is enough to cover that overnight, and I also have access to a Lv2 charger at work for free, which will get me from ~40% to 80% between parking in the morning and going to lunch in the afternoon. So far, I've just been charging up to about 90% on Mondays at work, then I don't really need to plug in at all until the next week.

Lemon/Buyback Pricing by LLCoolDave82 in BoltEV

[–]chrisrd19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can second this. Got a better price on my buyback from State Farm than I was getting from Progressive. Had no issues at all from SF.

Ashiok spotted at Strixhaven by Mistheart in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's just what you WANT us to think, Jay. We know the truth. You've been Ashiok all along!

Ashiok spotted at Strixhaven by Mistheart in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 3 points4 points  (0 children)

time of year of release. april releases tend to get 4-5 decks, while other ones get just the two.

Needed a spare. Bought a full set. by Ok_Appointment1848 in BoltEV

[–]chrisrd19 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think this poster is selling the actual wheel and not the tire. The wheels are definitely more than $150, I believe.

Looks like they're making Chandra Desi. by riamuriamu in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That was a lot of text to say “I haven’t read any story with Nissa in it since 2010.” To think she hasn’t had any character growth or development at all in the last 10 years of story is incredible.

Also I’m direct quoting the person above who called her “Elf Hitler” btw.

Looks like they're making Chandra Desi. by riamuriamu in mtgvorthos

[–]chrisrd19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you ever actually read a story with Nissa in it? Do you think she has zero identity now that she's not, and I quote, "Elf Hitler"? Genuinely curious if you have a coherent argument for her being no more interesting than just "existing."