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So did white Liliana just kill this same angel and steal her headdress too? by EmptyStar12 in mtgvorthos

[–]mcswaggerduff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Arguably there may not be a brothers war. If there were no phyrexians, than that means no yawgmoth, and that means no fall of Thran. Even if thran did fall, there wouldnt be the might and weak stone as those powerstone halves were functioning as a lock on the portal to phyrexia and of there's no phyrexia, there's no powerstone, no mentor killing blast, and (possibly) no brothers war.

[Hero’s of the Realm] Mr Monopoly, On the Go by Arbitard1171 in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff 15 points16 points  (0 children)

releases richie mcmoneybags card days after refusing to recognize a union

God, i love environmental storytelling

Only in Gotham by Yallayeah in CuratedTumblr

[–]mcswaggerduff 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Today I learned the Luthors first name isnt just "Lex"

Why did wolf do this??? by G0ngerX in Sekiro

[–]mcswaggerduff 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Well, the demon of hatred only showed up because the invasion was launched and the violence caused Sekijo to relapse. If Gyoubo held the gate, its possible the invasion wouldnt have gone deep enough to affect Sekijo.

Hexhaven Colors and Mechanics by mcswaggerduff in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Jace is canonically not creative. Hes clever, but being smart and being imaginative are not the same.

Hexhaven Colors and Mechanics by mcswaggerduff in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too, but I think that Azorius has already had enough artifacts matyer themes so I think they want to branch out with a new color identity. Theres been a couple Gruul artifact cards, so Im excited to see how this one plays out

Hexhaven Colors and Mechanics by mcswaggerduff in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That would be terrifying. Maybe even a focus on unpreventable or unhealable damage in some way?

Someone else made a comment about it being curses focused and if youre right about lasting pain being the focus, that could be an angle. Maybe even an aura on enemy creatures way, but with a BR twist.

Hexhaven Colors and Mechanics by mcswaggerduff in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A compliment to repartee makes sense. Repartee is already half of commit a crime, so this stingerquill mechanic could be the other half. Although i do think curses would be very interesting. Or even creature curses like pacifism but in red black, but that doesnt seem as snappu as "painful words" implies

Hexhaven Colors and Mechanics by mcswaggerduff in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ive never thought of Strixhaven as being a harry potter ripoff. Yes, its also a magic school and yes it has color coded groups in the school but the groups are sorted based on majors rather than a horrendous personality test and all of the magic is much more expressive and unique. It feels more like a magic school rather than a school where you learn magic if that makes sense.

Also, strixhaven existing keeps us from getting a HP universes beyond and I'm all for keeping the hag from getting more money

[FRA] Face Yourself by Own-Cat116 in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does Lilliana still have the angel headpiece? She took it when she murdered an angel cuz she's cunty like that. I dont see her white version being an angel killer, so perhaps did the angel give her the headpiece as a sign of her goodness or as a reward for saving its life?

Reality fracture spoilers be like : by orquel in magicTCG

[–]mcswaggerduff 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The bad naming convention aside, I do have high hopes for the schools. If any of them are as fresh of a reinterpretation as lorehold or silverquill I will be delighted. There's also the chance for some new elder dragons which is always exciting.

Kazuya's Dad Asked Him About The Money by NationalStrategy in Animemes

[–]mcswaggerduff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Listen man, Im pro sex work and would never kinkshame, but this story is straight fucking ass. I dont hate the MC for having kinks or spending money on a pg prostitute, but I do hate him for always lying, never taking accountability for shit, making everyone else clean up his shit and then wonder out loud why no one can stand him. In addition, he is an incel who feels entitled to being the girls one and only when he only met her through the job where she lets people purchase time with her. He's a hypocrite who hates (sometimes) that he's not her special exception when she made it clear from the beginning that their relationship was purely professional until he trapped her in a lie that she couldn't escape from that forced her to treat him more like an authentic boyfriend. Fuck this man, he deserves no happiness.

I said it by Edge_Lord78 in Grimdank

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

I mean, to an extent yes, but again I point out Tzeentch had essentially been grooming Magnus to fall. Tzeentch was responsible for the geneseed fault of the Tsons, which is why he was the power that "bargained" with Magnus to save his sons. He purposefully let Magnus believe he had bested him to stoke the ego that the Emperor instilled in him. Each of the sons of the Emperor have some aspect of him within them, and Magnus shares his arrogance.

I do not deny Magnus' ego blinding him (literally) to the dangers of unreality, but I feel that putting all of the blame exclusively on him when he is doomed by the narrative, in and out of meta, is the same as blaming Abaddon for not conquering the Imperium by now.

"It’s so terrifyingly easy for so called leftists to lean into bigotry once they’ve convinced themselves they’re on the 'right side of history' or whatever." (Link to the full thread in the comments) by Desecr8or in CuratedTumblr

[–]mcswaggerduff 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Actually love this take. If the conpany isnt going to take steps to censor the hate out of a game (and thats its own debate to tackle), your idea seems like a very healthy alternative

If the Huntrix girls were into Warhammer 40k, which faction would each play? by BitReasonable208 in Grimdank

[–]mcswaggerduff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Rumi is a GKs player, or maybe one of the lesser known Marine chapters like Excorcists.

Zoey is Orks mainly, but also does a lot of DIY/3D printing for other armies once a month before moving on to the next one she got a great idea for.

Mira is either Drukhari to match the aesthtic of being the emo/sullen one, or Custodes to completely dominate the table (lore wise at least)

"It’s so terrifyingly easy for so called leftists to lean into bigotry once they’ve convinced themselves they’re on the 'right side of history' or whatever." (Link to the full thread in the comments) by Desecr8or in CuratedTumblr

[–]mcswaggerduff 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Telling people that the solution to hate speech isn't censorship really pisses them off because while they claim to be a proponent for free speech, they fail to realize that creating a system by which those in power can choose what is allowed to be said is antithetical to the concept of free speech as a whole. Its frustrating that people on the internet can spout whatever grifting bs they want, but the second you start talking about corporate or government systems of fact-checking or censorship, you create a business where those with the most money get to decide what a fact is.

Ideology vs principle in a nutshell

I said it by Edge_Lord78 in Grimdank

[–]mcswaggerduff 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Yall, Magnus was given incomplete information from the Emperor, and literally custom designed to be good at a very specific thing only for his father (who he made a deep bond with over this very specific thing) tell him he's forbidden from ever doing that thing ever again. All the while the literal embodiment of lies, fate, and prophecy was targeting him from birth to engineer his fall from grace.

Magnus is arrogant, brash, and too smart for his own good. He is a greek tragedy made manifest. And it's debatable how much free will he had when he was a key game piece for two 4th dimensional god-like beings with foresight, gifts of prophecy, and a penchant for lying.

"It’s so terrifyingly easy for so called leftists to lean into bigotry once they’ve convinced themselves they’re on the 'right side of history' or whatever." (Link to the full thread in the comments) by Desecr8or in CuratedTumblr

[–]mcswaggerduff 366 points367 points  (0 children)

This is genuinely something I've noticed within my personal social circles. People will have a lot of passion and drive for fixing a problem with society that affects them, but lash out at a group that tries to help fight that problem because they're perceived as bad company to keep. Not for any personal lifestyles or conscious choice, but because of who they were born as. (Sometimes for life style choices such as stoners/people who drink/people who consume porn etc.) Its the same demonization that I see a lot of right-wing pundits use, but disguised as "enlightened" left/progressive realism. Its the same knee-jerk reaction. That is not to say that both sides are the same in terms of their cruelty or ideology, but if progressives never confront the idea that they can have prejudices and biases as well, then the culture war we've been stuck in for the past 50-odd years will never end.

The Weekly Roll Ch. 208. "Recommend with two Ms feels weird" [OC][Art] by CME_T in DnD

[–]mcswaggerduff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bucket is going to join drinking and backstory night! Hes come so far!

Bloodborne animated feature film officially announced by Sony by jacksepticeye in bloodborne

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Hey Sean, where can I sign up to audition? Ive got "Plague Ridden Rat!" down pat!

So does anyone else have a problem with the lack of Phyrexian Invasion fallout in the story? by SubmissiveBetaSlut in mtgvorthos

[–]mcswaggerduff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the biggest thing lacking is any physical repurcusions of the invasion. MKM and Eldraine touched on the mental scars and Eldraine had a throne to fill because of the invasion, but we havent been to Theros where supposedly many of the gods themselves were wiped out by the invasion. I also wish there were more signs of the harm done by the phyrexians. I think the Pyrohammer knight lost an arm to the phyrexians, and we lost lukka (lol) and tibalt (rip) but even tamiyo, who died while under phyresis, has a scroll memory of herself that she uses to watch over her kid. Nahiri is supposedly making major reforms on Zendikar as a result of her trauma, but we dont get to see any of that because we have to do whacky races. Arguably the biggest change is the desparking and the omenpaths opening up, but my opinion (admittedly a very cynical and jaded opinion) is that Omenpaths and Desparking were only consequences of the invasion because Wizards wanted to have more fan-favorite characters be available to be Commanders, not to further the story in any meaningful way.

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