Kill me. End my life. Take me out back, tell Paw to set one less place at the table. I reckon I was a good boy.
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Kill me. End my life. Take me out back, tell Paw to set one less place at the table. I reckon I was a good boy.
Onderzeeboot
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Aw no, hang in there buddy! There’s still time to make this
I like Cryptid as a creature type. The idea that the multiverse, with a plethora of bizarre creatures that may live in your neighbourhood, might also have yet stranger creatures whose existence is unsubstantiated, is very evocative.
Old One Eye becoming a creature wit lots of eyes is funny.
It's a shame there isn't space for flavour text, as I enjoyed the lore you created for these creatures.
Old One Eye becoming a creature wit lots of eyes is funny.
It's a shame there isn't space for flavour text, as I enjoyed the lore you created for these creatures.
I don't know if you are still doing this, but I thought I'd add some of my reimaginations that I plan to test from the Fallout expansion!
Following your templating, there are some lower resolution pictures here, plus a link to >> the album <<.
Securitron Squadron
Pre-War Formalwear
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
Pip-Boy 3000
And as a bonus, because I really dislike both arts/frames: Sharp-Eyed Rookie.
I'm happy for more inspiration from other people!
Following your templating, there are some lower resolution pictures here, plus a link to >> the album <<.
Securitron Squadron
Pre-War Formalwear
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
Pip-Boy 3000
And as a bonus, because I really dislike both arts/frames: Sharp-Eyed Rookie.
I'm happy for more inspiration from other people!
Two very good points, thank you! I'll correct that tomorrow in the full size linke.
If you put it in MEDIA tags, it can display here without huge images. I seem to recall that editing the album later doesn't affect the post on here, though.
I'd maybe center the sword in the art, too. Feels wonky to me as is.
I just corrected the custom cards and uploaded them to imgur, they are now updated in your media post. Neat!
As for the sword.. Personally I like it off-center as it gives it more depth and shows a bit more of the background, but to each his/her own
.I have a question though for the ones who use image editing tools: does anyone know of a good free tool to extrapolate background? I often struggle with art that is a bit too close to the subject and doesn't fit well in the magic card art box. There are freemium AI tools aplenty but nothing I liked so far..
I've used Dall-E for this, but it's kinda all over the place with results. It will throw some weird stuff in there occasionally. Granted, that was 6-12 months ago, so maybe it's hugely improved by now. Another issue is that it burns up your uses really quickly because you have to go all the way around the image, meaning you need to do several generations.
A small addendum since it's getting repeated praise on the internet and I might as well order a copy of it to try it out... or not:
Ralph Horsley does work for WotC and also has some nice art not used on magic cards. I went with the left one first but didn't like the overlapping Godzilla frame, so I'll probably try out the second version. It looks quite wordy but at least most of it is reminder text (for very rarely seen abilities..) and plays nicely with discard matters and artifacts. I added them to the imgur albulm.
EDIT: Initially I wanted it to be a Viking raiding party, maybe dwarfs but could not find any art I liked. If anyone has a cool piece, I'd be happy to try it out.
Ralph Horsley does work for WotC and also has some nice art not used on magic cards. I went with the left one first but didn't like the overlapping Godzilla frame, so I'll probably try out the second version. It looks quite wordy but at least most of it is reminder text (for very rarely seen abilities..) and plays nicely with discard matters and artifacts. I added them to the imgur albulm.
EDIT: Initially I wanted it to be a Viking raiding party, maybe dwarfs but could not find any art I liked. If anyone has a cool piece, I'd be happy to try it out
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These orcs would work so well in my cube. Thr discard effect, token copy effect, and trinket artifact effect are all staples of my play space.
Thanks for making this!
Thanks for making this!
Good Point about the junky orcs.
Unfortunately I had to do it like this with the text box, because sorcery was overlapping with the p/t box
Unfortunately I had to do it like this with the text box, because sorcery was overlapping with the p/t box
Damn, you have to do some trickiness to get that frame.Good Point about the junky orcs.
Unfortunately I had to do it like this with the text box, because sorcery was overlapping with the p/t box
Three versions.
Blank line top and bottom.
fontsize-21
fontsize-20
Huge HQ images in the imgur album if you want to use them.
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
You can actually change the size of the text box in CardConjurer and shave off a bit from the bottom so it doesn't clip the PT box
When you edit the Text box text, there's an option to "Edit bounds".
Also, you can run CC locally using https://github.com/joshbirnholz/cardconjurer
Maybe you can find a darker white frame there for your project?
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I looked through as many gits as I could find and they all, including this one, have the wrong frame. It'd be in /img/frames/seventh/regular/w.png. Google didn't have anything I could find, either.
I have one in MSE that's kinda low quality, only 375x573.
I'm not opposed to the classicshifted and might force myself into Pokemon to avoid having to search for pretty niche art. I'm interested in Onslaught right now, but that doesn't mean I can't do Pokemon.
Just to briefly weigh in on the framing issue, I actually vastly prefer the method used on the Secret Lair Universes Within version.
Instead of the inset second name line overlaid on the art, it lists the original SLD collector number in the collector info at the bottom of the card. When I restore one of these UnB cards, I usually list the set code and original card name here.
I find it's a lot less distracting from the card art.
Instead of the inset second name line overlaid on the art, it lists the original SLD collector number in the collector info at the bottom of the card. When I restore one of these UnB cards, I usually list the set code and original card name here.
I find it's a lot less distracting from the card art.
Hehe, yeah it's always a hassle with the Godzilla frame.
That's also a sweet piece of art and you fell right into the Scryfall copy-paste trap that costs me a few minutes every time because I don't notice immediately: in the textbox it still says Thrill-Kill Disciple
.Font size is definitely something I should play around with more, although personally I like it better if there is no space at the beginning of a card, it somehow feels more like a genuine thing.
I will try this next time, didnt know!
It's definitely true that it distracts less from the art and that it's a cleaner way to show it, what I like about the godzilla frame though is that it clearly shows what card it represents. While my playgroup might remember a restored UB card they would never look at anything written below the rules text box. More options on how to do it is more better thoug, maybe I'll just ask my players, what they want
.Thanks for all the advice!
Their Artstation has quite a few gems. Check it out.
Well, I didn't save it into my current project, so the ball is back in your court lol.you fell right into the Scryfall copy-paste trap that costs me a few minutes every time because I don't notice immediately: in the textbox it still says Thrill-Kill Disciple
I just now realised that I can save images and don't have to do them from scratch every single time! Any idea how many images I can save? Also, I have stored the art locally and it says it uses way more than using a URL for the card but I don't see that option.
You'll want to upload the local image to an image hosting site before you put it on the card. If not, you only have a few MB of storage via CC.
Is there a good one to use? When I've tried it with Imgur the art doesn't show up for me for whatever reason.
I had that issue sometimes, as well. I've been using imgbb. I Googled like image hosting or something and it came up.
Borderlands of Alara: Jhessian Frontier
Along the Jhessian coast, where the foamy oceans of Bant intertwingle with the mathematically managed microcurrents of Esper's 11th Subsea, things are getting a little off schedule. Coastal raiders, always on the lookout for new plunder, have managed to score a few cylinders of coveted living Etherium, and inexpertly grafted themselves with duplicitous intent. Their leader, a mysterious figure called Belafar, seems to have discovered an incredible new application for the sorcerous substance: time crimes. With the help of their etherium-laced timepieces, his team of Overclock Scouts can reinforce their own numbers before they even call for backup. By the time they're deployed on a mission, the intel they were sent to gather is already safely filed away.
Overclock Scout - printable
After reading a few posts about the formidable applications of Sicarian Infiltrator, I couldn't help but imagine it as a Magic card.
Basically, if I don't come up with a bunch of lore for these cards ahead of time, I'm just going to default to Alara. My lost love... (weeping emoji)
(not like, an ugly-crying emoji, just a romantic weeping while overlooking the sea kind of thing...)
Along the Jhessian coast, where the foamy oceans of Bant intertwingle with the mathematically managed microcurrents of Esper's 11th Subsea, things are getting a little off schedule. Coastal raiders, always on the lookout for new plunder, have managed to score a few cylinders of coveted living Etherium, and inexpertly grafted themselves with duplicitous intent. Their leader, a mysterious figure called Belafar, seems to have discovered an incredible new application for the sorcerous substance: time crimes. With the help of their etherium-laced timepieces, his team of Overclock Scouts can reinforce their own numbers before they even call for backup. By the time they're deployed on a mission, the intel they were sent to gather is already safely filed away.
Overclock Scout - printable
After reading a few posts about the formidable applications of Sicarian Infiltrator, I couldn't help but imagine it as a Magic card.
Basically, if I don't come up with a bunch of lore for these cards ahead of time, I'm just going to default to Alara. My lost love... (weeping emoji)
(not like, an ugly-crying emoji, just a romantic weeping while overlooking the sea kind of thing...)