I am hesitant to accept all small details--especially those between card art and narrative as far as Magic's storytelling goes. Tezzeret is interested in artifice, he was on New Phyrexia the last time we were there in-story, and we know he as interplanar technology (the Bridge). I think a lot points...

I have not yet read the side stories (and realized I should have when I got to Chapter 5!). My general thoughts: - The short form (as opposed to a full novel as we had for WAR or a digital novella like we had for IKO) could help those who do not normally engage with the story to do so (since it's sh...

I haven't read the story yet, but I love a potential consideration of planes acting as Shandalar did as a rogue plane! I'll try to get to it later this week.

Between this and the hints at 4 color Omnath, I'm guessing there's going to be a cycle of 4 color legends, since that's something people ask about a lot. One of those using 4 twobrid symbols would be a neat way to make it splashable Technically, also {12} and {15} have only been used twice in Magic...

Re: Ravi and Baron. Weren't they featured in a story called "A Song of Rats" in the Secrets of Magic anthology? I just looked it up: "A Song for the Plague Rats." Baron and Ravi met as children. Thinking back now, I always justified that they were each swooped up by a different p...

Krishnath, I had forgotten that the Baron was not native to Ulgrotha. I definitely recall his mysterious portal (which I had always assumed led to Dominaria), but had thought his clan spread to Dominaria via the portal. Was he summoned to Ulgrotha and left there by a Planeswalker? I'm looking forwar...

I think Sagas are great go-to options for all sets (from a story perspective). For new sets, it lets us get a glimpse into the history and cultures of the world; for returns, we can connect back to previous visits.

One of the confusions, though, is that all monsters seem unique. Vivien mentions this, but the thread isn't followed up with later. There does not seem to be two of any creature. We have categories (cats, nightmares, etc.), but we don't know breeding, hereditary, or evolutionary habits/data for any ...

Hm. I wonder why I thought that. Not that it quite matters, but my memory (which may be flawed here since no one else has it) is that there was some pull or force that the Planeswalkers (Oko and Garruk) sensed, but that they did not answer it. I believe this happened early on in War of the Spark wit...

Vivien mentions that she met the opposing Planeswalker on Ravnica. I could have sworn Oko sat out the War of the Spark (along with Garruk), but in scrolling through my copy of the Wildered Quest, I cannot find the reference. I thought Oko felt a pull, but chose to stay behind or something? Can anyon...

I finished reading yesterday. It's been quite some time since I posted, but here are my thoughts for what they're worth. Where I note spoilers, I do discuss various aspects of the novel from beginning to end (not necessarily in that order). Overall Reaction (no spoilers) Overall, the story was fine....

Krishnath, I'd love to travel with you to the "old places." You do them justice!

Is Elspeth only influencing the devotion of the dead? The summary has her confront Heliod as she works to escape the Underworld--this suggests that it is the devotion of the dead that weakens Khrusor. Or is there some suggestion that her lie about the weapon reaches the land of the living?

I haven't had time to post until now, but I finished Forsaken a bit ago. I was hoping that, without the War being center, that'd we get some more character time. I did not find this to be the case. It may be a stylistic preference on my part, but I found the short, episodic chapters to prevent any r...

If you have not come across it yet, here's the opening of Forsaken as an audio clip at the bottom of the page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/595015/war-of-the-spark-forsaken-magic-the-gathering-by-greg-weisman/9781984817945/ Already, this novel feels like it's taking a bit more time, esta...

I, too, finished the novel(la). Some thoughts (spoilers ahead): - I enjoyed the setting. With such a short novel, we seemed to get a whirlwind plot reminiscent of _Moons of Mirrodin_ where the characters quest around the world to hit most of the five colors. It's part of Magic's fabric, so there you...

Perhaps we should start a new thread? I always loved Taysir as well. I really have been itching to write some fan fiction (I really wanted to re-do some scenes from the return to Dominaria--I have some ideas on how best to revive Teferi's spark) and I also have some New Phyrexia and Karn ideas in mi...

Gelcur: Glad to see you're back. I've gone in and out of the story. I'm no expert at it, but I've got a decent grasp of the new lore. It's fun in its own way. It's a different type of story than pre-Apocalyse, but once you take it for what it is, it's enjoyable. Caranthir: It is me, and it is totall...

Perhaps this is why _Wildered Quest_ is being released before the set is released: Garruk's role here may set him up for Weisman's _Forsaken_. If the _War of the Spark_ sequel focuses on the hunt for Liliana, I cannot imagine any potential closure to Lili not including Garruk. His inclusion here, an...

Kerrick/K'rrik was from Time Streams; he was trapped in a fast-time bubble and used Urza's falcon engines against Urza, nearly scrambling Urza's concentration and killing him.

Gelcur, based on your title, you are the same from MtGNews, yes? If so, good to see you again!