#Jibea

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Start your engines! Now that Aetherdrift has been out for a bit I thought it would be fun to ask around and see what sort of vehicle or mount Dancing-Hands, Arega, Jaspar, Ranek, Jibea and Madaya would have piloted if they have theoretically participated on the race?

Alright, that's a lot of people. So in addition to some descriptions and the card designs, I'll also have a rating for how close to reality this is, ranging from 0 (no part of this exists and it's pulled from some alternate reality), to 1 (the vehicle/mount exists, but they haven't heard of or wouldn't participate in any Ghirapur Grand Prix races), to 2 (they might actually have considered participating with that mount/vehicle). So, in the same order as in the ask...

Dancing-Hands

Reality Rating: 0 (this Vehicle doesn't exist, AND Dancing-Hands likely wouldn't participate in the race)

Dancing-Hands isn't exactly a racing type. The most likely way to get him there would be as part of efforts to support the Amonkhetu effort. But even there he'd likely not want to undermine their endeavor to show their own skills and abilities. This vehicle, the Psicycle, is one that would likely be born of Kamigawan tech, harnessing Dancing-Hands' powerful short-range telekinesis to power the entire vehicle. As a result, he'd likely be riding it fully laying down in a small cabin to have the engine as close to him as possible.

Arega

Reality Rating: 1 (the ?vehicle? exists, though I don't know if they were even aware of the Grand Prix)

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes... And also a tree?

Arega recently designed and cultivated for themselves a bioship to travel the Space-y plane of Sicarius at their leisure. Of course, they're Simic, so the "ship" is a living organism, though not one that's typically independently aware. Arega doesn't quite ride or pilot it in conventional ways, since they can just inhabit it as their own body, just like they can most of their creations. But it is a ship since it was made to be able to transport their main body as they inhabit the ship... And potentially passengers! There are technically two nested organisms in the full ship, a personal craft that can only carry Arega (or one cramped passenger for a short time) depicted on the card here, and a much larger one that has actual room for up to two passengers as well as living amenities, production of fruit to feed them, and some manual controls.

Built to drift on aether currents or propel itself with wings that power it via photosynthesis, it's unclear how well it would fare in a race, and if it could keep up in speed. But Arega's inhabiting of it as a body would make it much more reactive and intuitive than any Vehicle or Mount/Rider combo.

Jaspar

Reality Rating: 1 (Jaspar can and does occasionally summon echoes as mounts, but wouldn't be interested in a race, nor would these echoes be very suited to one)

Jaspar can bring forth echoes of animals from parts of them, and he's been known to use antlers in the past. While those echoes are temporary until the life left in them is consumed by the magic, they can be pretty versatile, and it's not difficult to imagine Jaspar switching to a few different echoes along the length of the race. That is, if he cared any about all that. Or if they were fast enough to compete, they're mostly as fast as the animals they're summoned from the echoes of. Though they are tireless as long as they last.

Ranek

Reality Rating: 2 (I'm sure Ranek has built an extension to the Stormplate for speed at some point over the last couple centuries. And if he's not, he might if he heard of the race, could get there and thought it a fitting test. He did not actually participate in the race.)

Ranek already has his Stormplate, which is closer to a mech suit than a typical suit of armor. Given his tendency to create magical wonders, the Stormframe Sprinter is an extension to it built for speed and maneuverability. Likely able to shift the bipedal gait to a more effective quadrupedal one for bursts of acceleration. It would be a fearsome contestant in any race it entered, leaping to speeds on par with wheeled vehicles on the road but able of much more agility in rough terrain.

Ranek, who is fond of occasions to prove himself, might even have joined the Grand Prix... But he's currently desparked, mostly retired, and living back home on Kaldheim. He might not have heard of the race, or not in time, or maybe he simply didn't have a ready Omenpath to join it, or lacked a team... Whatever the reasons, he didn't show up for the event.

Jibea

Reality Rating: 0 (Any tech Jibea might have to help their gravity magic would be wearable, not a vehicle, this tech doesn't exist on their home plane anyway, and they'd be unlikely to want to participate in the Grand Prix, even if they might watch it)

A Gravity Slider is designed to help you maneuver while in freefall, and survive any collision or landing. Maximize and minimize terminal velocity both depending on what you want at any given moment. The idea is to redirect gravity into whatever direction you want to go and simply fall towards your objective. Different parts are also designed to minimize or maximize contact friction with any object that passes by (typically the ground). Using the mass of a plane and gravity as its propellant, no fuel is required besides the magic that shifts those forces, that usually comes from the pilot. Something Jibea would very much be able to do, along with using their magic to mess with nearby contestants (or their weaponry) that are NOT made to handle shifting gravity fields.

With that said, as was mentioned in the Reality Rating, this kind of tech doesn't exist on Jibea's home plane, and they certainly didn't have it custom made elsewhere either. They're not really a racer, and there isn't much of a point to participate in those races for them, so it remains very much in AU territory. They do value the display of it and of all these different techniques and technologies and have followed the Grand Prix when possible. They were keeping an eye on the Endriders in particular, sharing some of their plights.

Madaya

Reality Rating: 1 (The Mirage Machine may have existed, though it wasn't a racing Vehicle, and would have likely been sold off at some point. And Madaya isn't a racer)

Back in the days where she was a magician (as in, a stage magician), Madaya may have bought or commissioned the mirage machine from one of the many ambitious inventors on Avishkar. Both something to store her equipment and something capable of projecting room-spanning illusions for her to integrate into some of her more involved spectacles. Sadly, times became rough, she might have had to live off of her mirage machine for a bit, then when the situation became untenable, she likely had to sell it off years ago, before she hit rock bottom and sparked.

But, as an Avishkari girl, she of course is aware of the Ghirapur Grand Prix. Not a contestant herself though. One can imagine that while an illusion van is not really a racing vehicle, she'd be able to wreak quite the havoc on the road by making other racers veer off-course, crash into terrain or each other, or worse.

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RT @PierreWouters: Pour en finir avec les fantasmes sur l'IA et la fin du travail https://t.co/zBCWAPQdT1 par @jibea vi @Geuze_F

Pour en finir avec les fantasmes sur l'IA et la fin du travail https://t.co/zBCWAPQdT1 par @jibea vi @Geuze_F

— Pierre Wouters (@PierreWouters) October 10, 2017

bertrandformetOctober 10, 2017 at 08:52AM

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It was only a matter of time before I sent this ask around... I know you prefer if I tap specific ocs of your but I want to know for as many as your willing to share... what animals would some of your walkers turn into turn into on Bloomburrow?

Have a wall of text to explain why I tend to prefer not to do all of them typically!

Vaalin... Is already half merfolk, but given Fish are food and not people on Bloomburrow, probably defaults to some other kind of amphibians. Axolotl maybe, we see Kiora as one of those.

Zarunpel I've decided not to ever send to Bloomburrow. It's hard enough to pick for the others and she has layers of additional stuff that kinda don't translate well to animals. Including a big magical panther living in/as her shadow. so No.

Anedia is most definitely a Rat, she fits all the requirements there and stereotypes of them on Bloomburrow.

Arnoss is probably some kind of Lizard, but bigger than any sapient lizard people of Valley are used too, they might assume he's a variant from another region. Which wouldn't be too shocking, the Lizards of Valley already come from another region. Probably something Komodo Dragon-inspired.

Farell... Well, just like everywhere, Farell would be whoever he wants. Although fun mental image of him trying to take familiar forms and getting twisted into their animal equivalent, divining at the same time what some folks would be on Bloomburrow.

Ivegard is an elemental of rock and fire. I don't know how THAT would translate to Bloomburrow, elementals are typically calamity beasts, but she ain't about to become flesh and blood, so probably an unsettling animal-shaped flamekin that make people double-take with typically calamity characteristics.

Dolores... Well, her Azra form probably becomes a Mink, and her demonic one a variation on it. Imagine a very angry (on account of being turned into a Mustelid) big mink with scary wings.

Dancing-Hands is already a Fox.

Lhur probably becomes one of the larger species of Bats of some sorts, and is very confused about the whole star and religion thing.

Nyrhen's entire magic is specialized in keeping him himself. I imagine that centered on himself, he'd manage to keep himself an elf and a disaster for Bloomburrow. With that said, that feels WRONG for the plane and for him, be quite an effort to constantly fight the very will of the plane, and he'd likely leave quickly to avoid that.

Jaspar lines up perfectly with the Squirrels of Valley, quite scarily, and a visit is definitely in order with them having Cosmos Beasts, a magical tooth sword taken from the most dangerous of those that could reach other planes, and some really interesting locations for him.

Arega is in a similar boat to Zarunpel where they have A LOT going on that's part of what their body is like so, uh, let's not try. Bloomburrow would get as confused as them, three planes worth of magical modifications mixing in complicated ways is enough. OUTSIDE of Bloomburrow they'd qualify as being... An Insect Fish Elf Owl Bat Lizard Shapeshifter Mutant?

Madaya... I want to say frog for what she does, but she'd probably prefer being a Bird, so we'll go with the latter. A peafowl seem fitting, even without as grand displays for a woman.

Regellen and Quzawe would of course be Calamity beasts of some kind or another. Don't need much in the way of modifications for them tbh, Quzawe is already a Hurricane-Serpent and Regellen a Moonlight Dragon.

Kinahel is already a bird as a Phoenix Aven. Type of bird would be whatever they currently are. That one's easy.

Jibea... Has vibes from all three normal types in their colors. So I'm gonna go with a Skunkfolk, to side completely and arbitrarily.

Sezashi is already a Lizard who had his legs taken, essentially, so I think he can come through looking mostly like himself but cuter.

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New set mean new opportunities for character interactions! So I got to ask how would your ocs interact with the families of New Capenna? Would they throw down in a Riveteers boxing rings, party it up at a Cabaretti function? Or maybe they would get into trouble some other way in the city of angels run by devils?

A few of them found the plane, and a couple of those the city. Dolores feels right at home in New Capenna and some Developments about her happen there, as I might share later on.

Zarunpel winds down in the city through fights. Anedia might appear here and there to grab tools that aren't usually available to her. Jibea only explored the world outside of the city so far, trying to capture what remains of a once beautiful world. Arnoss may have done some bodyguard work there. Possibly more people too, but I'll leave some space for future me to carve.

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Looking to commission an artist

Hey! A few people know me through, or know about, my mtg fan characters. It’s about time I want to get art for one again. My ability to draw is about as bad as it comes, and I’m not willing to put in the work necessary to make it better, so I’ve used this a few times as an occasion to support my artist friends in the community that did, and offered commissions. Due to the general story drought, there’s less artists creating content (and open to commissions) in this specific niche as there used to be, or at least ones I know personally, so I’ll try things this way instead.

If an artist in the MtG community is interested by drawing one of these characters (for monetary compensation, of course), send me a private message (here or on Discord if you have my Discord) and I’ll look over your style and we can discuss further details and pricing.

Potential arts for:

Vaalin: A mer-person (more details available) associated with Tolaria. The art would most likely be a single character-focused piece, with or without background.

Jibea: A human, scarred by recent events. Most likely a piece without background, with an alternate of the same art in the same pose with and without the recent scars/changes (the alternate would mostly change about a fourth of their visage.)

Lhur: Most likely a more involved piece, with background definitely and possible other characters from around him. Lhur is a giant from Fiora, though far from what we usually see of Paliano

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Alright, send those at me for... Jibea, Arnoss and Silena, this week. Or anyone you remember.

Character Question List: Fanwalker Edition

You probably know those kinds of lists from various accounts. This one is more specific to MtG and more specifically fanwalkers, though a good number of the questions can apply to planebound characters as well.

What creature types would a creature card version of your character have?

Which planes have your character visited or know of?

Does your character cry, and what would likely make them?

What alignment would your character be in the D&D system?

What would cause your character to give up their spark?

What did your fanwalkers have in mind when they sparked, and what plane did it send them to?

What is a random piece of information about your character that you know but have never shared?

What are your character’s most valuable items?

Does your character have any behaviours or mannerisms that strike other people as unusual or odd?

What does your character do in their downtime?

What would your character look like if they had completely different color alignments?

What are your character’s sleeping habits like?

What is the worst thing your character has ever done? According to them and according to you.

What one quote from them would you pick to define your fanwalker?

What was your character like when they were younger? What’s something they always used to dream about?

Is there any type of magic your character can’t do but would like to be able to?

How would you describe your character’s usual outfit?

What family does your character have? What is their relationship with them like?

If your character was to add a color to their identity, which would it be?

What kind of sport would your character most likely practice?

How tall is your character?

Your character gets to meet any mtg character you want. Who do they meet?

How easily would your character consider a new acquaintance a friend?

Is there someone (other than themselves) your character trusts more than anyone else?

How much of  physical and athletic abilities does your character currently have?

How did their life shape your character’s hands look like, if they have anything resembling?

Where does your character live?

What form of art does or would your character most likely create?

What existing creature card is your character most likely to be able to summon?

How did your character obtain their magic or defining abilities?

Alright, your character becomes an anthropomorphized animal version of themselves, what kind would they be? If your character already fits this category, pick a species that doesn’t fit this (elf, human, dwarf,…).

What is your character’s hygiene like?

Is there a concept that seems obvious to us and people on most planes that your character has a hard time understanding?

What is your character’s reputation like?

How did you name your character?

What is the most feat thing your character has ever performed?

What is their most spectacular failure?

How did your character spark?

Summarize the defining abilities of your character in as few words as possible.

What strategy would your character play, if they actually played Magic?

Who would be their favorite commander to play, if they played commander?

What’s your character’s biggest secret?

Where would your character go on a vacation?

What is your character’s biggest regret?

Is your character currently in a relationship?

How does your character cast magic, and what does it look like?

How easily does your character lie, and what wouldn’t they lie about?

What does your character planeswalking looks like?

How old is your character? How old do they look like?

How could your character be legitimately trapped or disabled, requiring rescue or assistance to escape, if planeswalking is not an option?

What is your character most scared of?

What is the biggest misconception your character has?

What colors are your character’s eyes? Hair?

What is your character’s ideal weather and temperature range?

Your character decides to write a book. What kind of book is it, what is it about and what’s the title?

What would your character do on Kylem, and if they’re participating to the tournaments, what would their moniker be like?

What does a typical day look like for your character?

What would be your character’s dying wish or statement?

How would you describe your character’s personality?

Does your character have any quirk of language when they talk? An expression, an accent?

How long ago did your character spark?

Was your character involved in any canonical magic event? Which and in what ways?

Is there a fan character from another person that you would like them to meet? Who?

How open is your character about being a planeswalker or about what they are?

How much does your character know about what planeswalkers are?

Who are three people that shaped your character’s life?

What does your character’s magic look like when it’s used?

Have you made cards for your character? If not, what would one of their main mechanics be?

Isn’t this question nice? Might as well make it useless.

If you have multiple characters, which ones does your character know and how do they know each other?

What card’s art looks the closest to your character’s aesthetic?

How does your character earn money? How well-off are they?

Who is or was your character’s role model?

What is your character’s opinion on their home plane?

What would your character say is the biggest perk of being a planeswalker?

Are they more diurnal or nocturnal?

How easy is it for your character to ask for help?

How does your character act on planes or in places they stand out in?

What are the limits to your character’s abilities?

Does your character care more about others, or themselves?

What is your character looking for?

What are your character’s views on killing? When, if ever, is it tolerable?

What confuses them the most about planeswalking and other worlds?

What is your character’s diet like?

Do they prefer to live in the present or to plan ahead?

Do their senses differ any from your average human?

How much do they care about their looks?

Is there anyone your character particularly dislikes?

How good is your character at lying?

How fine is your character’s control over their magic?

What do they think of other people?

What do they see they future looking like?

Do they belong to any group or organization?

Are they more comfortable in cities or in the wilds?

What is their FULL name?

What do they think of each of the five iconic creature types? (Angels, Sphinges, Demons, Dragons and Hydras)

Do they carry any items from planes other than their home?

Do they have a signature weapon?

Have they ever been convicted under any jurisdiction?

How would they describe themselves?

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Taking in to account all of their abilities and skills both magical and not. Where would you scale a few of your walker like Dancing-Hands, Arnoss, Lhur and any others in terms of power using a S to D scale. With the likes of Nicol Bolas being a solid S tier and most of the Gatewatch being in the B tier range.

Alright, first, let me preamble by saying I don't think power is a linear scale or accurate. But! Lists are fun, so I have been keeping track of a guesstimate of an arbitrarily assigned value to track the ability for all my 'walkers to be offensive, defensive or utilitarian, then summing the total to get an arbitrary and meaningless value of "power".

S (The Bolas Rank): Eternity*(Whatever name they choose, if they count as a planeswalker)

A: The Cursetamer, Regellen, Quzawe, Kolvis, Nyrhen, Lhur(, Odomi, at full power)

B (The Gatewatch rank, though a good number of the Gatewatch would be at the top of B or just in A): Icalia, Kinahel, Dancing-Hands, Ivegard, Pallune, Arega, Nksdv/Alamir*, Hadissen, Ranek

C: Sky-Eyes, Szyra, Arnoss, Farell, Anedia, Silena, Rizana (but mostly useless in a fight), Akavoo, Zarunpel, Ysara, Vaalin, Jibea

D: Lia, Ecxilet, Gevon, Dolores

F: Madaya(, Odomi, without support)

I think that's everyone? Keep in mind, this isn't representative of anyone's actual power, just throwing arbitrary numbers at a wall and seeing what sticks. Zarunpel probably would kick the ass of most of the B tier and Lhur lose most fights against the same B tier.