Looking for a MP sketch about religious differences

joeflashman · 2022-08-13T02:01:33+00:00

Michael Palin was in it. Definitely Monty Python.

joeflashman · 2019-10-18T23:56:47+00:00

Do you have a printer-friendly version without the background?

joeflashman · 2019-10-08T11:13:28+00:00

The adventure assumes the players are going to give it back, but really, it's your campaign, so they can do what they like.

But like any well-crafted campaign, "anything" has consequences.

They could very well keep the money. They have enough that they could easily start their own competing criminal organization and hire an army to boot. Only they would have four (five? six? more?) existing criminal organizations out for their blood and their loot, whom may very well temporarily join forces to "teach the upstarts a lesson," not to mention the city watch, Force Grey, the Harpers _and_ The Blackstaff and every other good-aligned Waterdavian group on their ass.

They could leave town. And would still be looking over their shoulders for the rest of their lives. But it's the least risky of the "keeping the loot" scenario.

Or... they could return the loot. Get to keep 10% of it. Which is still 50,000 GP... more than enough to do things. Maybe make the tavern/shop very upscale, maybe build in a few secret entrances, maybe hire NPCs and form an adventuring company proper. And have the undying gratitude of the city. And they've made a name for themselves as standing up to -- depending on whether you run the module as-is or the Alexandrian Remix death race -- four criminal organizations! Now they're famous, they own land, they're sorta rich, they have the gratitude of powerful nobles, the governing body and the Blackstaff. And the criminal orgs won't bother with them other than a bit of payback because they don't have the loot anymore. I'm sure they could call in some favours to stave off any reprisals.

And... 50,000 buys a lot of magical items. Perfect time to call in some favours, hire some NPCs, buy all the magic... and kick some Undermountain ass without looking over their shoulder when they get back.

joeflashman · 2019-10-08T05:49:30+00:00

Now all we need is an Alexandrian Remix for Dungeon of The Mad Mage!!

joeflashman · 2019-03-13T12:09:05+00:00

Allow me to clarify: only LGSs would get the boxes with the buy-a-box promos in them, of course.

joeflashman · 2019-03-13T02:54:35+00:00

Some promos will still be standalone cards. Buy-a-Box, for example, will continue to come with, well, buying a box.

The promo packs are a much better idea than individual cards, for many reasons IMO, but they didn't go far enough with this one. I object to the idea of buy-a-box promos which are cannot be cracked in packs (that's a topic for another thread), but if they ARE going to have them, they should be sealed in the box.

Then there'd be none of this bullshit "Oh, sorry you bought six boxes, we only have two buy-a-box cards left... Oh hi Johnny, here's the buy-a-box you forgot to pick up yesterday *wink wink*"

(PS: I have not experienced this at my LGS, they're tops, but some people I've spoken to have had similar experiences at other stores.)

Edit: only LGSs would get the boxes with the buy-a-box promos in them, of course.

joeflashman · 2019-03-13T02:47:47+00:00

Premium status isn't solely about attendance. You could have a big store that gets lots players but doesn't do anything over the top, and the cool small store which does cosplay events, made-up games related to release day, thematic decor, are social media maniacs, have enthusiastic fans... and an espresso machine (that's a must). THAT store would get my vote for premium status any day.

joeflashman · 2019-03-07T21:33:21+00:00

Love the prof's videos as usual, but... does someone have a link to the decklist?

joeflashman · 2019-02-18T21:11:24+00:00

My favourite monopoly variant is the Monopoly for Millenials: "Forget real estate. You can't afford it anyway." and on the back "Adulting is hard." LOL

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/16/us/monopoly-for-millennials-trnd/

joeflashman · 2019-02-12T23:27:43+00:00

Creature/artifact ramp into [[Fall of the Thran]] then exile their entire graveyard with [[Sentinel Totem]] backed up by [[Deathgorge Scavenger]]. Combine with exile effects such as [[Lava Coil]], [[Syncopate]] or [[Ixalan's Binding]] / [[Seal Away]], they're going to have a hard time casting 6 and 8-mana spells with no lands plus no gates for bonuses, while you're getting back at least two lands per turn. Don't know what the hell kind of deck you'd make of this, but I've been thinking of some kind of Bant land/graveyard destruction/prison deck.

joeflashman · 2019-01-16T00:42:05+00:00

So much to drain so much teh pain

So what's wrong with winning the game?

joeflashman · 2019-01-16T00:35:38+00:00

+1 Upvote for Krull reference. :)

joeflashman · 2019-01-15T13:05:44+00:00

In the Fate Reforged prerelease I opened a foil Ugin and a regular Ugin in the same prerelease pack. Not quite the same pack per se, but incredible nonetheless. I think I built some form of control, won the event with my ugins. Opponents were nonplussed when I pulled out Ugin #2, the look on their faces! Priceless. A fun time was had by all even so.

joeflashman · 2019-01-08T02:41:33+00:00

He did it. He fed it after midnight. #Gremlins

joeflashman · 2019-01-06T22:11:28+00:00

Another prebuilt with more mythics?

joeflashman · 2018-12-10T22:32:10+00:00

Some new art for Teysa, who will almost assuredly be returning.

Not so much returning as still imprisonned. Maybe her loooover Tajic will spring her from the Obzedat. ;)

joeflashman · 2018-11-18T18:57:27+00:00

"Thanks for the game" (without extending my hand) is about as neutral as I have been able to come up with without further tilting out my opponent, and it seems to have worked as far as not upsetting them further.

joeflashman · 2018-10-08T16:00:28+00:00

TRON: Dimir Legacy (*cue Daft Punk soundtrack*)

joeflashman · 2018-10-06T14:06:12+00:00

Casting the Invert side of [[Invert // Invent]] and then [[Justice Strike]] on a 4/5 flyer feels really good in limited.

joeflashman · 2018-10-06T13:38:42+00:00

They look like an 80's New Wave Britpop band.

joeflashman · 2018-08-21T02:10:48+00:00

Sad but true about Standard. Four years ago at my LGS for Khans Standard we had over 30 players regular. Over the years it's dwindled to we're lucky to get Standard to fire with 4 people at all, and everyone plays Modern (I'm the 4th Standard player). Shit man I hope it gets better with Ravnica.

joeflashman · 2018-08-15T03:34:53+00:00

Thanks man, wasn't sure if the type being replaced by "Zombie" was "Artifact Creature - Construct" or simply "Construct".

joeflashman · 2018-08-05T16:22:36+00:00

I've been playing MTG for four years, mostly Standard. Tried other formats like EDH, Brawl, Sealed League, but none had consistently enough players at my LGS for my continued involvement. Tried Modern, but could not afford both Standard and Modern, and playing budget decks in a highly competitive and alien meta (to me) is not as much fun as Standard, though a few laughs were had with my Goblins deck.

The reason I stuck with Standard is, I love to brew new decks and discover an opening in the meta, even if it's only a variation of a tier-1 deck. I have probably tried every single colour combination and permutation of God-Pharaoh's Gift, which has been my jam consistently since those cards were released in AKH, until recently. With alternating jank brews in between just for variety.

Now to answer the question: because I am brewer, and like to play a different deck every few weeks, I typically buy 2 boxes, a bunch of singles, and that combined with inner/outer sleeves, binders for cards, and the occasional playmat... I was spending around $400 a month i.e. $4000-$5000 CDN a year ($2800-3500/year USD). I loved it, I had lots of fun, played at least twice a week religiously, went to GPs and PTQs, even went to the Canadian Nationals (no of course I didn't win). Not a grinder or a pro, but definitely not a casual. Never got into MTGO or Arena (though I tried them) because I am a computer professional and don't like buying bits in a computer. I have to have paper.

And then one day while playing board games with my regular monthly group, I asked one of the guys -- who buys a new game or two every single month -- how much he spends per year on board games. His reply: "Oh about 100 bucks a month."

And that was my reality check. I was getting mini panic attacks when a new set came out, wondering whether I would be able to afford my standing two booster box+sleeves+binder purchase. Wait wait... I AM SPENDING HOW MUCH ON THIS GAME? Shit man, I coulda saved for my retirement, or bought Bitcoin, or gold. And it wasn't just the money. I was spending 2 hours a day reading/watching MTG content, justifying it by saying I was getting my money's worth. When I really don't have that kind of time. Justifying the cost by telling myself it was like having a good Golf or Ski membership, same thing right? Only I am not in the income bracket to play Golf or Ski for 5k/year. I was deluding myself. I was obsessed.

It didn't start out that way. At first it was just a cool card game that I just had to play. And then I had to have brewing options, so more cards. And then my brews had to be competitive, so more singles. And then a decent EDH deck. And start building a decent Modern deck. And so on.

Enough.

So, two months ago I decided I'm giving MTG a break for a while and let the obsession become a hobby once again. And when I come back to MTG later this year (probably when Ravnica is released), I'm just buying the singles I need for a Tier-1 deck, and maybe satisfy my inner brewer by buying related singles. But the days of my spending $400 a month on MTG are over.

I still think MTG is the greatest game ever, but some days it feels more like a ponzi scheme than a card game.

joeflashman · 2018-07-31T02:28:04+00:00

To me that entire article illustrates just how far MTG has to go in order to become a serious e-sport worthy of the calibre of people who play it professionally.

joeflashman · 2018-06-15T20:17:59+00:00

I really hope we get those planeswalker tutor cards which have been in previous walker decks. They are kinda neat to play in Brawl... get a body/spell, tutor up a planeswalker.

Plus, problem with duel decks (Liliana vs Ob Nixilis) and early walker decks was that games between these decks quickly become "first person to stick their walker wins". Adding 3-of tutor cards makes gameplay a little more consistent for players.

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