schild, the man, the myth, the legend

[ghost]

Send me your cards then.

Seriously though, I've made a lot of friends playing Magic. There's also a lot of people I'd never ever want to be friends with playing Magic, but pounding their faces in during a tournament and then watching them shake is, well, pleasing.

I sold them all a long time ago, or I would.  I don't even think I have a single deck left. 

[CmdrSlack]

I should really dig out my cards and sell 'em. I know I have beta cards and stuff from the first two expansions.

Any good human troll of Schild would have involved mentions of "twitch" and "I am legend, be there."

[Ghambit]

I've been tempted to get back into MtG, but I just cant bring myself to do it (i've only got a shitload of Ice Age and a buncha theme decks now - since my 1st printing cards [shivan dragon, lotus, and all that] got stolen).  I've fooled around with LCGs to try and fill the void (the latest being Warhammer: Invasion) but it just doesnt have the same psychotic pull.  Lately I've dumped all of that and just gotten back into board/rpg-gaming (deckbuilders like Thunderstone are fun; Ironically, in the long run both hobbies probably end up costing the same.),  since there's nothing but shite computing-wise.  
What's the flavor of the day anyways right now??  Monsterpocalypse or some such?

I should really dig out my cards and sell 'em. I know I have beta cards and stuff from the first two expansions.

Any good human troll of Schild would have involved mentions of "twitch" and "I am legend, be there."

What's the value of your beta and 1st edition stuff y'think?

[Surlyboi]

I played Magic once, and the smell of BO coming from across the table was enough to make me never play again. That and the fucker ate half a pizza I'd bought for someone else entirely.

[schild]

I should really dig out my cards and sell 'em. I know I have beta cards and stuff from the first two expansions.

Donate them to f13. (seriously, whatever *I* don't use, I will convert to money [where/when possible] and put into the paypal account - this goes for anyone on the board).

What's the value of your beta and 1st edition stuff y'think?

You stop right there.

I played Magic once, and the smell of BO coming from across the table was enough to make me never play again. That and the fucker ate half a pizza I'd bought for someone else entirely.

I played basketball for years and the BO was worse than any Magic tournament I've been to. Seriously though, I suppose the BO varies at the level of competency with the game. Low-level crap comic book shops tend to cater to folks that are going to be worse than your hipster douche who plays at a high level. It's just not the same crowd.

Also, D&D. Never compare the two, Pen and Paper (and Board Game) nerds have it all over the Magic nerds, at least in Austin. They take the fat comic book guy stereotype to the extreme. Some of the Worst. People. Ever.

[stu]

Do you ever wear Affliction with aviators to the tourney tables? 

How is Austin anyways? I always get the impression that it has a high hipster quotient.

[schild]

Do you ever wear Affliction with aviators to the tourney tables? 

I wear a brown affliction hoodie sometimes. It's soft and comfy. I don't wear aviators ever. I have Oliver Peoples Cobans and some janky old sunglasses (prescription) that stay in the car.

How is Austin anyways? I always get the impression that it has a high hipster quotient.

Massive hipster quotient.

[stu]

Their hoodies are good. Those designs can be too much on a short sleeve shirt sometimes. I get my pima cotton from Alternative Apparel now. I'm all about boring solid black tees. All I need now is a spray on marshmallow scent and the effect will be complete.

edit: charred black marshmallows?

[LC]

I didn't know schild had a magic cards addiction. We can beat this together.

Lets all play the next ultra-shitty f2p4op$s that comes out with schild.

[Sky]

When I was playing Magic, it was a bar game. You'd bring your deck out bar-hopping, lots of people were doing it. While it was obviously nerdy, it wasn't obvious nerds (bo/comic book guys). Had some really good times with it, but everyone quit because a) eh, it was a fad and b) WotC are money whores who can't stop dicking with the rules.

[ghost]

Also, D&D. Never compare the two, Pen and Paper (and Board Game) nerds have it all over the Magic nerds, at least in Austin. They take the fat comic book guy stereotype to the extreme. Some of the Worst. People. Ever.

You should just count yourself lucky that you aren't in fucking San Antonio.  The fucking troglodytes that come out for any of the above down here put anything you might see to shame.

[schild]

Deleted a post about Ebay pricing as 1. It's not any sort of meaningful indication as to the price of _any_ cards and 2. This thread is (apparently) about me and Magic), not Ebay and magic.

You should just count yourself lucky that you aren't in fucking San Antonio.  The fucking troglodytes that come out for any of the above down here put anything you might see to shame.

I think you mean ANYWHERE else in Texas.

When I was playing Magic, it was a bar game. You'd bring your deck out bar-hopping, lots of people were doing it. While it was obviously nerdy, it wasn't obvious nerds (bo/comic book guys). Had some really good times with it, but everyone quit because a) eh, it was a fad and b) WotC are money whores who can't stop dicking with the rules.

It's not really a fad, it's bigger now than ever before (and only getting bigger). Also, the dicking with the rules is about balance. Complaining about it is like complaining about patches to an MMOG or balance to a 2-D fighting game. /shrug

[Morat20]

I should really dig out my cards and sell 'em. I know I have beta cards and stuff from the first two expansions.

Any good human troll of Schild would have involved mentions of "twitch" and "I am legend, be there."

My stuff's mostly from the Dark expansion and one or two after. Lord knows if I can remember what the hell's out there. I still have a black weenie, a death-by-ornithopter red/green, a white weenie, and some weird blue-denial deck I never had quite all the cards for built, and a box or three of commons, uncommons, and rares from that time period.

I enjoy playing, but like I said -- no one around here plays, and I'm too damn busy to do anything but online play. (And I stopped that back with their last 'upgrade'. Did they ever fix that shit?)

[Vaiti]

Have to agree on the not being a fad point. I've seen it in various stages for years being in and out of favor. People take long breaks then it comes right back. Was the most popular game in my cafe for over two years, and we were right next to a major bar. Some of the guys who came in to play only came in to play and never came in otherwise and would just stick to the bar.

Here now we have a group of guys who play in alot of the roomier bars on and off. Someone just brings in some cards and more times and not someone feels like playing a quick game. Rules never seem to be an issue. House rules. And thank god for smartphones on the rare occasion we can't come to a consensus.

[ghost]

I think you mean ANYWHERE else in Texas.

I had much, much better luck in Dallas finding reasonable people that are into that kind of stuff. 

[Yegolev]

schild, I believe you just live in a college town.  A nice one, sure, but I remember people like that from my days playing MTG at Auburn.  You played MTG in neutral territory, if possible.  Damn cheating, unwashed miscreants.

It's possible to substitute "D&D" and "MUD" for "MTG" in the above.

[Lantyssa]

I had much, much better luck in Dallas finding reasonable people that are into that kind of stuff. 

Yeah, but it's Dallas.  Not worth it.

[Evildrider]

I sold all my cards for like 5k almost 12 years ago.   I think I have a complete set of Ice Age still around though.

[rattran]

Let's get back to the important bits, if Schild is a half-breed, what are the 2 halfs?

[HaemishM]

Weebo and Jew? Jewbo? Weejew?

[Yegolev]

Potato.

[Zaljerem]

I have a bunch of cards from Tempest and a few sets after, that era ... my older decks don't stand much of a chance against modern cards ... they've sped the game up quite a bit ...

As my friend group goes through various stages of playing or not playing, I've been getting some newer stuff and re-vamping decks, etc. Can't say we play all that often, but it's always good for an evening of entertainment.

[schild]

I don't think I was ever a weaboo. I don't own any fucking hats with cat ears, that's for sure. There are more damning things to label me with anyway.

[Murgos]

What kind of car did you get?

Also the direct identity of no sex thus magic the gathering is fascinating.

[Yegolev]

I don't think I was ever a weaboo. I don't own any fucking hats with cat ears, that's for sure. There are more damning things to label me with anyway.

As your friend, I'll say you gave the appearance of skirting the line.  Of course, you didn't come close to going full retard with it, so no.  Plus you play other games, so definitely not.  There's a lot more going on with you than what is apparent in the forums.

Not that there's anything wrong with weeaboo.

[schild]

What kind of car did you get?

2007 Civic SI, stock.

Also the direct identity of no sex thus magic the gathering is fascinating.

What? Confused.

[Morat20]

What kind of car did you get?

Also the direct identity of no sex thus magic the gathering is fascinating.

I'll have you know M:TG led directly to me getting tied to the bed by a rather cute woman. Of course, she was also -- as it turned out -- crazy. Not the good kind.

Until I grasped that, I had a lot of fun. Occasionaly, M:TG was involved. (She'd been part of the group I'd basically just sat down with and said "What the hell are you guys playing? Is that a dragon? Awesome".).

Sadly, the crazy came and that ended. We still played magic, but the naked time came to an end.

[Draegan]

I like a good crazy story.  Please elaborate.

[Morat20]

I like a good crazy story.  Please elaborate.

It went "Oh, did I mention I was dating a guy back home? ANd he's 6'3" and fucking psychotic? No, you did not. Perhaps the time to inform me of this was at the part where we had sex. Or perhaps even prior, especially since until the 'tied up bed' part I wasn't even thinking romantic thoughts towards you, other than the ones caused by being 19. Which are, admittedly, a lot".

After that, it got into pseudo-stalking "Why aren't we dating anymore?" Answer: Because you're in a relationship with a highly jealous, huge fucking guy whom I have NOW MET and who is at least half Grizzly Bear, and it's not an 'open one'. Also, you're high maintaince and seem to be totally getting off on the drama and I suspect this ends with you accidentally 'slipping', letting Mister Grizzly know we've slept together, me getting my face pounded into the ground, and then off having hot "He really loves me and demonstrates it through his Roid Rage" sex with your half-bear boyfriend.

Luckily, a friend of mine helped me out by  playing the "jealous girlfriend come to steal me back" (Her idea, when I told her "Crazy Stalker Drama Chick With Troll Boyfriend) That apparently satisified crazy's inner-drama queen, and about a month later I could stop worrying.

I'm not a small guy, but her boyfriend really was like some freak of nature, and defintely of the super-jealous, beat the shit up sort.

[NiX]

I love how this troll post turned into a Q&A with Schild.

[Yegolev]

[Draegan]

 

[Sky]

[Morat20]

Tap for blue mana?

[Paelos]

I like a good crazy story.  Please elaborate.

It went "Oh, did I mention I was dating a guy back home? ANd he's 6'3" and fucking psychotic? No, you did not. Perhaps the time to inform me of this was at the part where we had sex. Or perhaps even prior, especially since until the 'tied up bed' part I wasn't even thinking romantic thoughts towards you, other than the ones caused by being 19. Which are, admittedly, a lot".

After that, it got into pseudo-stalking "Why aren't we dating anymore?" Answer: Because you're in a relationship with a highly jealous, huge fucking guy whom I have NOW MET and who is at least half Grizzly Bear, and it's not an 'open one'. Also, you're high maintaince and seem to be totally getting off on the drama and I suspect this ends with you accidentally 'slipping', letting Mister Grizzly know we've slept together, me getting my face pounded into the ground, and then off having hot "He really loves me and demonstrates it through his Roid Rage" sex with your half-bear boyfriend.

Luckily, a friend of mine helped me out by  playing the "jealous girlfriend come to steal me back" (Her idea, when I told her "Crazy Stalker Drama Chick With Troll Boyfriend) That apparently satisified crazy's inner-drama queen, and about a month later I could stop worrying.

I'm not a small guy, but her boyfriend really was like some freak of nature, and defintely of the super-jealous, beat the shit up sort.

Good call. Similar situation happened to a friend of mine in the fraternity house when he hooked up with a chick like that. Her boyfriend came into town and threatened to kick the shit out of him until about 10 of us wandered out to the front lawn to see what was going on. Said boyfriend left promptly. The girl was obviously pissed she didn't get the show she wanted. Chicks like that need to be slapped around by other chicks.