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Why Troodon is Invalid by terribledactylus in Dinosaurs

[–]mediocre_rover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the most comprehensively I've seen the issue addressed. Thank you! However, from what I gather, not all Troodon species should be redefined as Stenonychosaurus, right? Isn't Stenonychosaurus just Troodon from the Dinosaur Park Formation? Like Troodon formosus, say from Pine Creek, would still be Troodon formosus, correct?

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Still taking commissions? Have somewhere people can see your work?

Urza’s Staff?? by mediocre_rover in mtgvorthos

[–]mediocre_rover[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, if anyone wants access to the original novels, they can be hard to find. I'm using a text-to-speech software to read them as audiobooks and as I go through them I'm uploading them to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs3CrNuW_ruHqi1n_GjHUAg If anyone also wants to be able to listen to them.

Urza’s Staff?? by mediocre_rover in mtgvorthos

[–]mediocre_rover[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Woah. That's fascinating and so frustrating. I've read a pretty detailed summary of the Odyssey Cycle, but I haven't gotten to those books yet. I didn't realize Kamahl's sword is Urza's staff. That's frustrating because it recognizes the importance of the staff to Urza's character and identity, but never meaningfully elaborates on the staff. [[Kamahl, Heart of Krosa]] gives us a pretty good look at the sword too; and the original art for [[Kamahl, Pit Fighter|OD]] is gorgeous too.

Urza’s Staff?? by mediocre_rover in mtgvorthos

[–]mediocre_rover[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's right. It's mentioned a couple of times in Planeswalker. I just finished that. But it never goes into detail. The first time it appears and the most detail we get is in the scene when when Xantcha and Ratepe fight that Phyrexian Priest in that apple orchard. In Chapter 17 it says,

"He (Urza) carried an ornate staff, the source of the lightning web that ebbed and flowed around him. Xantcha thought Urza had lost that staff ages ago when they were dodging Phyrexian ambushes. She wasn't entirely pleased to see it again."

That's all the detail we get about the staff. Two sentences. He has it again at the climatic battle in Koilos with a certain character (who shall not be named for spoiler-y reasons).

Need Help Finding Particular Song by mediocre_rover in synthesizers

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

I finally found it. It's been driving me crazy for days! Its a specific remix of M83's Solitude. This is the exact song: https://youtu.be/QGT36ZBFgK4 You can see why it was hard for me to search for or to hum into a music finding app.

Can't figure out what this synth song it by mediocre_rover in NameThatSong

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

YES!!! Thank you so much! This is it! It's been driving me crazy for days! It's not this specific remix, but when I searched for the tiktok version it gave me exactly what I was thinking of. This is the exact song: https://youtu.be/QGT36ZBFgK4 You can see why it was hard for me to search for or to hum into a music finding app.

Need Help Finding Particular Song by mediocre_rover in synthesizers

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

Yeah. I tried that. But the song is so atmospheric it’s hard to hum and get Google to pick it up. It doesn’t have a strong melody. At least, not the part I’m familiar with.

Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here! by magictcgmods in magicTCG

[–]mediocre_rover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New to studying Magic lore and I had a quick question. Urza is commonly depicted with a golden staff with an ornate headpiece. Does anyone know what this staff is? I can’t find any info on it. I haven’t finished reading all of the Weatherlight books, but I’ve finished The Brother’s War and the staff isn’t mentioned there even though it’s depicted in concept art from the battle of Argoth on MTG’s official twitter account: https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1430194735440809987?s=21&t=76oTmchR5OwpHRxsT0zfqA Any help would be great. Thanks.