June MCC Round 1
Otherworldly Outlaw
As is tradition by now, this month we will celebrate the latest premier set, in this case Outlaws of Thunder Junction, by exploring its mechanics and themes, as usual in this kind of MCC months.
First questions first. Who are you, outlaw? There will be time later for why you're here...
Main Challenge - Design an outlaw creature card that has a multicolored color identity, and that has the intended flavor below. This is your avatar for the month, and all future rounds will refer to it in different ways.
INTENDED FLAVOR: a mysterious outlaw from another plane with unknown motives that has come to Thunder Junction via omenpaths. It can be legendary, but that's not a requirement.
Note: the intended flavor IS part of the Main Challenge and how well your submission represents it WILL be judged in the Main Challenge section of the rubric. Judges CAN deduct points there if they feel the required flavor isn't represented well enough on your card. You CANNOT use any design notes, etc... to explain your card's flavor, only the flavor elements of the card. There is NO exception to the "no extra content" rule this month.
This "intended flavor" part will be there in all rounds this month as a part of the Main Challenge, and it's an example of a Main Challenge that isn't binary (yes/no), so judges CAN and WILL use the whole spectrum of points in the Main Challenge section of the rubric.
Subchallenge 1 - Your card can commit a crime via one or more of its abilities. You're an outlaw after all... and outlaws commit crimes! Otherwise they wouldn't be outlaws, would they?
Subchallenge 2 - Your card has a color identity that's exactly two colors.
• There are four requirements that your card has to meet at the same time:
- It has the "creature" card type printed on its type line.
- It has at least one of the five subtypes included in the "outlaw" batch printed on its type line (Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, Warlock).
- It has a multicolored color identity (it's color identity, so colored mana symbols in rules text ARE included in it).
- It has the "intended flavor" written right after the Main Challenge text. This requirement will be there every round this month, though what the intended flavor is will change of course.
• How well your card matches the intended flavor will be judged in the Main Challenge section of the rubric, as the intended flavor is part of the Main Challenge. The flavor itself (regardless of how well it matches the intended flavor) will be judged in the Flavor section instead, just as usual.
• In addition to the required ones, your card can have any supertypes, card types, and subtypes.
• Your card CAN have more than one subtypes from the "outlaw" batch. If you want to make an (insert race here) Mercenary Warlock, go ahead. If you find a way to make all five fit in the type line, then even more so: go ahead!
• Beware of the details! All following rounds will refer to your outlaw persona that you're designing here each in its own way, though they will not refer to each other, only to what you're making in this round. They all will point back here, but not towards each other.
• From the discussion thread:
bravelion83 wrote: ↑1 month agoYes, in fact that was exactly the intent, that they come from a known plane other than Thunder Junction itself. You can make up a new plane specifically for this purpose or use one of your own that you already have (for example I could use one of my characters from Vukanat and say they ended up on Thunder Junction), but using an already known plane is probably the best way, and the easiest for sure, to meet the Main Challenge. The word "mysterious" refers to the things we know about them on Thunder Junction, the less we know about why they came to Thunder Junction and what they are doing or looking for here the better it is (and you can probably easily guess why...). That's what should be unknown, or anyway not clear just from your card. As I said in the intro, there will be time for that later...Raptorchan wrote: ↑1 month ago@bravelion83: you said that outlaw for the round is "mysterious", but can it be a known legendary creature from another plane since most OTJ outlaws are legends we know?
Both are allowed until Bloomburrow's prerelease according to the guidelines, so yes, you can already use the shorter templating, but you won't be punished for still using the longer current one. It's only after Bloomburrow's prerelease weekend is over (aka after Sunday, July 28) that you will be expected to use the new template and you will be penalized for using the old one. Until then, both can be used in the MCC.Lorn Asbord Schutta wrote: ↑1 month ago@bravelion83, just to make sure, we can already shorten to simply "enters", instead of "enters the battlefield"?Adding this to the clarifications in the round thread right now.Guidelines document, section 6.2, page 15, under "Quality", added part in italics for clarityShowHideIf changes to templating are shown during the previews of a real set, and unless otherwise specified by the host, you can use both templating styles, old and new, until that set's Prerelease, that is until we can play with the real physical cards. Starting with that set's Prerelease, only the new templating will be accepted, and if you still use the old one after that, you will suffer point deductions here (that is, in the Quality section of the rubric).
Subchallenge 1
• All this requires is that your card has one or more abilities that count as you "committing a crime" as defined in the CR.
Subchallenge 2
• Again, this is color identity, not just ordinary color, so colored mana symbols in rules text DO count.
• If your card's color identity is colorless, monocolored, or three or more colors, this Subchallenge is failed. Notice the word "exactly". It has to be two colors, no more and no less.
If you have any more questions, feel free to post them in the MCC discussion thread.
DEADLINES
Design deadline: Saturday, March 8th 2024 at 23:59 Eastern Time
Judging deadline: Tuesday, March 11th 2024 at 23:59 Eastern Time
Eventual time extensions required WILL eat time from the next round to realign with the calendar, so please ask them only if you really need them. This is for both players and judges. As a reminder, here is the calendar:
RUBRIC
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[b]Design[/b]
[b](X/3) Appeal[/b] - Do the different player psychographics (Timmy/Johhny/Spike) have a use for the card?
[b](X/3) Elegance[/b] - Is the card easily understandable at a glance? Do all the flavor and mechanics combined as a whole make sense?
[b]Development[/b]
[b](X/3) Viability[/b] - How well does the card fit into the color wheel? Does it break or bend the rules of the game? Is it the appropriate rarity?
[b](X/3) Balance[/b] - Does the card have a power level appropriate for contemporary constructed/limited environments without breaking them? Does it play well in casual and multiplayer formats? Does it create or fit into a deck/archetype? Does it create an oppressive environment?
[b]Creativity[/b]
[b](X/3) Uniqueness[/b] - Has a card like this ever been printed before? Does it use new mechanics, ideas, or design space? Does it combine old ideas in a new way? Overall, does it feel "fresh"?
[b](X/3) Flavor[/b] - Does the name seem realistic for a card? Does the flavor text sound professional? Do all the flavor elements synch together to please Vorthos players?
[b]Polish[/b]
[b](X/3) Quality[/b] - Points deducted for incorrect spelling, grammar, and templating.
[b](X/2) Main Challenge (*)[/b] - Was the main challenge satisfied? Was it approached in a unique or interesting way? Does the card fit the intent of the challenge?
[b](X/2) Subchallenges[/b] - One point awarded per satisfied subchallenge condition.
[b]Total: X/25[/b]
*An entry with 0 points here is subject to disqualification.
JUDGES
bravelion83
void_nothing
We might or might not need more judges. If you're interested, sign up in the judge signup thread.
PLAYERS
Everyone can enter this round. Just reply to this thread posting a card that meets the Main Challenge and any number (that includes zero) of Subchallenges. Future rounds will only be open to those who advance. Come join us!
A reminder to everyone: In the MCC, putting rarity on cards is mandatory! If you don't put a rarity on your card, expect huge deductions in both Viability AND Quality.
BRACKETS
Top 5 from each bracket advance to Round 2.
judge: bravelion83
7 Subject16
12 wizyard
15 marioguy3
3 Caspernicus
11 slimytrout
13 netn10
2 EsperCormorant
10 Komandon
judge: void_nothing
5 Lorn Asbord Schutta
4 Sagharri
6 Raptorchan
14 kwanyeegor-ii (EDIT - I misspelled your username and didn't realize it before, I'm sorry)
8 haywire
1 AnotherAlias
9 KB52665
16 MonoRedMage