What is the best way to go about getting sources that assist with creating story and card concepts that flow with each other to make a set feel "Full and complete". I've located nuts and bolts but i was wondering if there were any articles about the connection with story elements. There u...

I assume that means you've read Mark Rosewater's many articles about creating full sets, which are the best design resource out there. I myself, several years ago, wrote an article that goes into matching flavor to function specifically on legendary creatures , but I'm unaware of any articles on th...

I think you should feel comfortable using lore counters. There's no mechanical reason they're tied only to Sagas. I agree, hence, me using them already within this context. I mainly am looking for outside input as I don't want to make this set with lore counters in mind and have someone confuse the...

Well, conceptually, in the first example, the card is of creature type and its lore is of a professor who studies within beasts and creatures of the surrounding plane. The ability in this case would be transcribing the capability of skill and experience with the teacher and their subject allowing to...

What is the best way to go about getting sources that assist with creating story and card concepts that flow with each other to make a set feel "Full and complete". I've located nuts and bolts but i was wondering if there were any articles about the connection with story elements.

Hello! I am working on creating a block set of custom mtg sets. Within of which I will be needing a counter type to keep track of for abilities on some cards. However, I am struggling to determine what type I should use and what would be most appropriate or if I should create a new counter for this ...