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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 10:51 am 
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Tell me how accurate the Wiki page is.
Tell me the timeline of the set.
Tell me the roles of the prominent characters and factions.
Tell me what Elori is.
Tell me how enchantment creatures work.
Tell me if there is any mechanical distinction between Frostwynd, Illpyre and Maraka.
Tell me the things I don't know that I don't know about.
Tell me why Mastery exists.

Because I have no idea where to get information on all this, and I'm pretty sure you're all swarming around with different concepts in your head, so before I try to actively do anything, I want a consensus.

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 8:06 pm 
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I dunno. I think development is kind of a mess, and I'm confused at what TPmanW is doing with the design threads. I think Parad needs to wield a firmer hand and actually tell people what to do in order to get anything done.

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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 12:32 am 
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Parad has apparently just moved. I was kind of hoping that if she was going to be absent for any length of time she would do a temporary handing-off of the reigns. I may just have to do something about the contests currently running regardless of permission.

Tell me how accurate the Wiki page is. - Mostly. Mid-design there's not a consensus on everything and it could use some cleaning up, but all the important stuff is there.
Tell me the timeline of the set. - viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3905&start=300#p289217
Tell me the roles of the prominent characters and factions. - I'm going to have to collate the information for you.
Tell me what Elori is. - He's basically the pope of a religion worshipping the dragon Anjomeddon. He transcended mortality by basically possessing a procession of willing devotees.
Tell me how enchantment creatures work. - They are enchantments and they are creatures. Flavoufully they are (nearly) immaterial.
Tell me if there is any mechanical distinction between Frostwynd, Illpyre and Maraka. - We're trying to put lots of instants and sorceries as well as the enchantment creatures in Illpyre, artifacts are almost purely Frostwynd. Maraka is largely green creatures and enchantments.
Tell me the things I don't know that I don't know about. - Maybe later.
Tell me why Mastery exists. - Shut your dirty mouth. It is a beautiful threshold mechanic that changes how players evaluate their cards producing a new and exciting play experience differentiating it from other MTG product lines.

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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 6:04 am 
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TPmanW wrote:
Tell me the timeline of the set. - viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3905&start=300#p289217

fwiw, this is the post that made me feel like doing this thread.
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Tell me what Elori is. - He's basically the pope of a religion worshipping the dragon Anjomeddon. He transcended mortality by basically possessing a procession of willing devotees.

Is this a consensus or headcanon? I feel like I would remember, since it's sort of my brainchild, and despite what this thread may imply, I have read most of the stuff posted here.
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Tell me how enchantment creatures work. - They are enchantments and they are creatures. Flavoufully they are (nearly) immaterial.

Why are they a thing on this plane and not others?
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Tell me if there is any mechanical distinction between Frostwynd, Illpyre and Maraka. - We're trying to put lots of instants and sorceries as well as the enchantment creatures in Illpyre, artifacts are almost purely Frostwynd. Maraka is largely green creatures and enchantments.

Any reason behind these choices?

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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:17 pm 
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Mown wrote:
TPmanW wrote:
Tell me the timeline of the set. - viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3905&start=300#p289217

fwiw, this is the post that made me feel like doing this thread.
TPmanW wrote:
Tell me what Elori is. - He's basically the pope of a religion worshipping the dragon Anjomeddon. He transcended mortality by basically possessing a procession of willing devotees.

Is this a consensus or headcanon? I feel like I would remember, since it's sort of my brainchild, and despite what this thread may imply, I have read most of the stuff posted here.
TPmanW wrote:
Tell me how enchantment creatures work. - They are enchantments and they are creatures. Flavoufully they are (nearly) immaterial.

Why are they a thing on this plane and not others?
TPmanW wrote:
Tell me if there is any mechanical distinction between Frostwynd, Illpyre and Maraka. - We're trying to put lots of instants and sorceries as well as the enchantment creatures in Illpyre, artifacts are almost purely Frostwynd. Maraka is largely green creatures and enchantments.

Any reason behind these choices?

  • FWIW that's about all the timeline we have right now
  • It is canon unless a significant number of people decide to oppose it
  • Because of the plane's hella advanced magical knowledge- nobody else knows how to make them
  • Artifacts break down quickly in the desert (because of sand), fires (instants) are easier to start in the heat, Maraka is one of the last verdant places on the plane.

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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 7:47 am 
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TPmanW wrote:
It is canon unless a significant number of people decide to oppose it

Is 2 a significant number of people, since that would make us a majority? Because there are records of two individuals opposing that train of though in what I could find to be the only discussion about Elori, which was roughly five posts long in total.
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Because of the plane's hella advanced magical knowledge- nobody else knows how to make them

Then why are they predominantly associated with a religious cult, as opposed to the academically superior Frostwynd?
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Artifacts break down quickly in the desert (because of sand), fires (instants) are easier to start in the heat, Maraka is one of the last verdant places on the plane.[/list]

I believe the actual reasons that instants and sorceries are tilted towards Illpyre is because we had an early theme of "Temporary vs Permanent" as the distinguishing theme between the two factions.

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