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MiamiMike · YMTC
Wrap-Up
Friday, December 3, 2004
 started this create-a-card on the mtgnews.com forums.
It was more experimental at first than anything else,
but I needed help creating Lore
and you answered my cry for help. I was a little disappointed at
how few people responded, but the response was strong enough to create
a card,
Now for the wrap up..
We started by choosing the type of permanent. No
one voted for Artifacts or Enchantments. Two of you voted for
Creature, two for Instant, one for land, and one for sorcery.
Creature and Instant tied, so I broke the tie and went for
creatures. Creatures have more room for development, anyway.
Next we voted on color. I knew there would be no
ties this time, since a tie would result in a multicolored
creature. Due to this, I also allowed you to vote for multiple
colors. One voted for white, one for blue, five for black, two
for red, and two for green. Black won.
The next step took two threads. I first asked for
mechanic ideas. These were the submitted mechanics:
Card Mechanic A -
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose one life. Then put a
+1/+1 counter on ~.
Card Mechanic B -
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1. ~ gets +1/+1 for each
creature your opponents control.
Card Mechanic C
- At the beginning of your upkeep, discarrd a card. If a black
card is discarded this way, put a +1/+1 counter on ~.
Card Mechanic D -
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a
non-black permanent. M: Target permanent is black until end of
turn.
Card Mechanic E -
M, remove ~ from the game: Put a card from outside the game into your
hand. M, Remove a card in your hand from the game: Return ~ to
your hand. Play this ability only if ~ has been removed from the
game.
Then you voted. Two for A, three for B, none for
C, two for D, one for E. Our card now had a mechanic. I had
to make a choice. Our card would need to be Legendary in order to
be fair. It was time to help choose a name.
Two names were submitted-- Ercon, Thief of Vitality, and
Ilmya, Stealer of Breath. You also voted on power and toughness
in this step. No one wanted a 1/1, one wanted a 2/2, no one
wanted a 2/1, one wanted a 3/1, and four wanted a 3/2.
I had to make a choice.
Our card would need to be Legendary in order to be fair.
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This vote went well. Three of you wanted Ercon, and seven wanted
Ilmya. A pretty clear-cut victory.
At this point all voting was over. I chose the
mana cost and found art for it. I chose the Minion creature type,
and then created the card.
Many of you have probably
already seen this card. But here it is, displayed on the official
Lore Block
website.
Not a bad job. The card looks great and has a
great new ability, and a name that fits really well. I can't wait
to do the next one of these!
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