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MrNumbers


Stories about: Feelings too complicated to describe, ponies

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  • 18 weeks
    Tradition

    This one's particular poignant. Singing this on January 1 is a twelve year tradition at this point.

    So fun facts
    1) Did you know you don't have to be epileptic to have seizures?
    2) and if you have a seizure lasting longer than five minutes you just straight out have a 20% chance of dying in the next thirty days, apparently

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  • 23 weeks
    Two Martyrs Fall for Each Other

    Here’s where I talk about this new story, 40,000 words long and written in just over a week. This is in no way to say it’s rushed, quite the opposite; It wouldn’t have been possible if I wasn’t so excited to put it out. I would consider A Complete Lack of Jealousy from All Involved a prologue more than a prequel, and suggested but not necessary reading. 

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    2 comments · 586 views
  • 26 weeks
    Commissions Open: An Autobiography

    Commission rates $20USD per 1,000 words. Story ideas expected between 4K-20K preferable. Just as a heads up, I’m trying to put as much of my focus as I can into original work for publication, so I might close slots quickly or be selective with the ideas I take. Does not have to be pony, but obviously I’m going to be better or more interested in either original fiction or franchises I’m familiar

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    5 comments · 588 views
  • 28 weeks
    Blinded by Delight

    My brain diagnosis ended up way funnier than "We'll name it after you". It turned out to be "We know this is theoretically possible because there was a recorded case of it happening once in 2003". It turns out that if you have bipolar disorder and ADHD and PTSD and a traumatic brain injury, you get sick in a way that should only be possible for people who have no

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  • 38 weeks
    EFNW

    I planned on making it this year but then ran into an unfortunate case of the kill-me-deads. In the moment I needed to make a call whether to cancel or not, and I knew I was dying from something but didn't know if it was going to be an easy treatment or not.

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Nov
7th
2018

Wholesome Rage: Scarlet crossover · 1:52pm Nov 7th, 2018

So I've been sick.

Very, very sick.

As a result, I've gotten some friends to fill in my slack for a few weeks while I catch up on life and work. This week, I got Scarlet to talk about Magic and vampires.

Report MrNumbers · 413 views · #WholesomeRage
Comments ( 4 )

I, for one, wholeheartedly approve of this collaboration.

Maaaaaagiiiic!

I'm one of those dirty Selesnya players, by the way. Sorry, vamps, but the tree-hugging hippies are here to take over your space!

I have one minor disagreement with the article, although I am not sure where to place it. (Here or on the actual Blog)

Blue/Black Faries wasn't the last tribal deck to be standard playable and see Pro-tour play. During the Shadows over Innistrad block, Bant Spirits was Tempo decks that did see ProTour Play and made it to the round of 8 in World Championships 2016.

http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/article.asp?ID=13497 (Seth Manfield article on his pro-tour deck)

And before that, Esper Spirits made it to the Round of 8 in 2012 after Innistrad block in a deck made by Jon Finkel.

These decks however does share a LOT with Faries. Like Faries it plays largely at Instant speed due to its use of Flash.
Like Faries, this deck has a large supply of flying creatures, so when the player does swing, you have less options to block.
And Like Faries, the cards often do other things when they Flash in, allowing you to make a Tempo deck based on Synergy.

These two decks (especially the first one) laid the foundation of Bant and Azorius Spirits in Modern which are MOSTLY cards from the Shadows over Innistrad block. The core 24 cards that define these two Spirit decks until recently were 20 Spirit cards from SoI (with Magic2019's release of Supreme Phantom lowered this to 16).

((Technically Bant Humans is also a thing, but I dislike humans Tribal, so lets not talk about that))

Otherwise a very good article. I love playing Tribal, but I readily accept its rarely going to see ProTour Play, and its NEVER going to dominate a ProTour again like Fairies did.
Because lets be clear.....Bitterblossom was a broken card in its day. Thats why Tribal Faries was a thing in Standard.

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