SentryDown!

I like designing custom magic cards and writing. I'm also into TRPGs. I also play FFXIV on Adamantoise as Laylah Anrah. My main site is located at sentrydown.net Send an ask my way if you have any questions regarding anything that I can answer.

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Today, I present the reworked Gallant fighter archetype. When I posted the original, it was met with some criticisms concerning some of the features, so I've done my best to give it a good pass over to balance it out.

Major changes are as follows:

En Garde - Has been reworded to no longer use the term mark and now uses the term taunt. Uses now refresh on a short rest (previously long rest) and now has a minimum of once per short rest.

Dashing Persona - Has been moved to be the 7th level feature and is no longer a magical effect. (Was previously a magical effect due to not knowing how to word charm effects)

Bravado - Now a 10th level feature. No longer grants allies advantage, but it does grant all creatures disadvantage on attacks rolls against you or the taunted creature

Bravery Default - The health regeneration granted by this feature has been reduced to 2 + cha mod (previously 5 + cha mod). This puts it more in line with the Champion (PHB) fighter archetype's feature in terms of balance. Specifically, assuming CON 20/CHA 16 fighters, both will restore 10 HP per turn.

Again, please let me know if perhaps Bravado is still too weird of a feature, as that was the biggest issue on the first version.

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Sharp tongue and grand charisma are the trademarks of the Gallant, who harries her opponents and inspires her allies.

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The website link on the 2nd page is not yet ready, but will be ready soon.

Please let me know what you think of it. I've got a few more that I've written out that I need to format nicely. Eventually, I'll be taking all the feedback from each one that I post and compiling them into a larger book.

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Oswin, Bearer of 100 Swords

A good long while ago (according to tumblr, nearly two years ago), I uploaded the 2nd card you see in this post. As I was reviewing some older designs, I wanted to revise them.

Not sure how much I like the new version. It has the effect that I originally wanted, which is equipment swapping mid-combat. On the other hand, it’s really, really wordy.

Thoughts?

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Galeran, the Searching

O Galeran, knight of yore, What is it that you search for?

Do you seek for your true love? Or a sign from God above?

Do you seek the blade of lore, Lost in time, forevermore?

How far will your journey go? It shan't end, do this you know?

O Galeran, knight of yore What is it that you search for?

-Excerpt from the Tales of Eulai and the Salvation Knights

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Abelzumi’s Massive 1K Fat Pack Contest Extravaganza!

It’s another Custom Card Contest! Thank you all for making this kind of stuff possible. It’s a strange, interesting, highly intelligent community we have, and it’s always worth supporting.

The rules are simple: Reblog this post with ANY ONE CUSTOM CARD you wish to throw into the ring. Cards will be judged on these four criteria:

Creativity: How interesting is the card? What makes people want to play with it? How does it pique the interest of a player, and in what ways?

Templating: Are all the pieces of the card in the right place? Does it appear (as much as it can) to be a card that could see print?

Power: In the formats that the card cares about, is it viable, overwhelming, underwheming? Is it in danger of warping anything? How much does the card evoke synergy vs. standing alone?

Flavor: What character, story, event or idea is being expressed in this card? How does the card evoke the flavor in a way that resonates with the player? This does not have to include art or flavor text.

Judging will take place on March 1, 2016. Prize information and other information is below. READ EVERYTHING. Send me a non-anon ask with any questions and I will answer in privacy.

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We have a buttload of notes, but only 59 entries so far. If we can get up to 75 entries before the weekend is out, each of the 2nd-5th place prize winners will receive an additional booster pack with their rare and sealed lands. Give it a go!

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O Galeran, knight of yore, What is it that you search for?

Do you seek for your true love? Or a sign from God above?

Do you seek the blade of lore, Lost in time, forevermore?

How far will your journey go? It shan't end, do this you know?

O Galeran, knight of yore What is it that you search for?

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This came from a design that I had drafted up a year ago during an intense game of EDH where I was playing a Azami, Lady of Scrolls No Fun Allowed deck. I was essentially one turn away from pulling off an infinite turn combo to let me win, and I burned through numerous spells to prevent one of my friends from pulling off the Exquisite Blood + Sanguine Bond, especially since I had less than 10 life. I dropped counterspells, time stops, all that fun stuff. In the end I still lost, by one turn. 

It did get me thinking of how blue would prevent damage in their color. I believe that since blue is often associated with time manipulation, blue would prevent damage temporarily, but would eventually take the full brunt of the damage. 

[imakethecard]

Flavourful, but definitely not worth 6. Fog effects usually cost 1 or 2. Angel’s Grace costs 1 and is almost always better than this.

If this was a 2-mana cantrip and moved damage to the end of the next turn, I think that’d be fair.

PS: Can I convince you to use the “Custom Magic Card” tag? It’d make your cards easier to find.

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I do in fact use the “custom magic card” tag on my more recent posts. 

This card was costed at 6 cmc because as far as I know, blue does not get fog effects, so in order to justify a mechanic that is not generally associated with the color but makes sense flavorwise, I must have a higher cmc.

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Compilation of all ten Kantoku alpha/beta dual lands. I hope you enjoyed this series as much I did finding the art and making those three custom hybrid mana symbols.

Full art (Tundra / Underground Sea / Badlands / Taiga / Savannah / Scrubland / Bayou / Tropical Island / Volcanic Island / Plateau)

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I gotta say, all of these are absolutely pleasing to look at. Time to put these into my edh decks.

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DnD 5E Homebrew - Oath of Heroics

Time for something that’s not Magic: the Gathering. If you don’t play DnD 5e, this post may be confusing for you. You see, I’m an avid fan of TRPGs, and I play a lot of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. 

I’ve been outlining various homebrew archetypes for the game, and last night, I fleshed it out and made it all pretty like the PHB.

This paladin archetype is centered around being a frontliner who inspires their allies to never give up. Fight for your friends and what not.

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Expect to see more Dungeons and Dragons content on this blog. 

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Tome of Heroes

A nation is only as strong as its ideals. And an ideal is only as strong as its heroes.

[abelzumi]

Contest Finalists: Boy howdy!

All the finalists for the 900 follower contest are tagged in this image. A winner will be chosen as soon as we’re able to get our shit together over here. All of you will be tagged in this image.

There were quite a few close runners-up, but we really needed to narrow this down because there were so many entries. All of the cards will, eventually, be given a short writeup, just like last time, and they’ll all be posted as well as the writeups are ready.

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Oh cool I’m a finalist. All of these cards are super neat.

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Legendary is still the core theme.

This might be a bit undercosted

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From nearly a year and a half ago. Also my post with the highest notes.

You can find a hi-res version here.

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Yuuki Yuuna, the Hero

It’s really difficult to try and convey powers of another series into a magic card. I don’t know how @affinityforanime does it. Anyways, maybe potential for a new side project? 

I’m sure I’ll change this card in the future if I ever choose to continue with this concept. 

Thoughts?

Spoilers ahead (I’ll try to keep it to a minimum)

So in Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru, the characters are heroes who fight against monsters called Vertexes. 

One of the powers they learn they have is called mankai 「満開」, which means full bloom. Upon finishing the fight, or taking too much damage, they suffer from what is called sange 「 散華」, which means falling flowers. Sange in the series means that the magical girl loses a part of their bodily function, be it sight from an eye, your ability to taste, perhaps even control of a limb. It’s very saddening. The reasoning behind this is that when a hero needs extra power to defeat some extraordinary vertex, they offer up a part of their bodies as a sacrifice in exchange for a portion of the Shinju’s power.

Now, to trigger mankai, the fighter must charge up a Mankai Gauge (you can see it on the card’s front face on Yuuna’s fist.) It’s in the shape of a five petaled flower, which each petal filling up as combat continues, Once all five petals are filled up, the Hero can activate mankai, or it will activate on its own.

Anyways, that’s enough rambling from me.

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affinityforanime replied to your post: Moment of GloryIn that instant, everyt...

Considering that Prey Upon is a sorcery, I think this should also be a sorcery. Either that, or the cost should be increased. Maybe 3W if you want to keep it an instant.

Good catch. I uploaded the wrong version by mistake. I have the correct one up now. Thanks!

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Moment of Glory

In that instant, everything that the zero fought for disappeared from his thoughts. No longer did he seek fortune or fame. He wasn’t dancing on the border of life and death for honor or coin. He was only fighting to protect his comrades. 

With his mind clear and his heart pure, he slayed the beast and became a hero.

According to Mark Rosewater, the fight mechanic would have white as its tertiary color. Plus, this card is about heroism, which is very white. Source

[abelzumi]

900 Follower Giveaway: Win a SEALED BFZ land collection!

Omnath approves!

Click the read-more for contest information! If you plan to enter, REBLOG THIS POST WITH YOUR CONTEST ENTRY. It might also help to tag me in the post if you’re worried about it not being seen.

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I was torn between three designs that I wanted to submit. One was a red sorcery, another was a white creature, and then there is this. I liked this one the most.

It’s something I’ve posted before, with a little cleanup. Original

I am a hardcore fan of the concept of legendary matters, and I sincerely hope WotC makes another block with that theme.

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Peace in Death

His comrades, having finished the battle, went to retrieve the bodies of their fallen comrades. And there, by the shore, they found him. A lone flame sprite held his hand, staying with him until his final moments. He died with a smile.

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If I wasn’t playing so much DnD, I’d probably be playing more Magic, which would probably lead to me getting back into the MtG Custom Design scene.