Magic the Gathering
I've been running Myrtifact in one version or another for close to twenty years. Way back in my days as a builder of fat casual decks (usually around 100 cards, so EDH felt natural other than the 1 copy limit) I fell for a friend's deck
The Faded Raven
Lynn Gattes was in a low place when he arrived at The Faded Raven. His search for his long-lost companions in Barrowcrest had proven fruitless, a string of dead ends in a city of stone and wind. He had spoken to countless shopkeepers and followed whispers into every tavern, his
Myria
Gid Evyn stared across the table at the artificer, Ingus Restif, his hand resting on the pommel of his hammer. He had been fighting his unease ever since setting foot in the impossible city of Lodesoon. The city, a colossal feat of engineering, hung suspended by mighty chains over a
Myria
The desert air was surprisingly cold that morning, and Olanda pulled her robe tighter against the unsettling chill . It was as though a rolling fog of discontent had tumbled across the entirety of Osterns Breath to settle on the outskirts of Sundrop, the glittering city of dreams she had read
Morning Meditation
The chickens hadn't changed much in 15 minutes, when you opened your eyes. The initial rush to find bugs had subsided, and now they were just happily pecking around for worms...
Meditations
I’m not going to spoon-feed you anything. I won't tell you how to meditate, because frankly, it’s a deeply personal exploration. But I will share the space with you – a space where we can wrestle with our thoughts, confront our inner demons, and maybe even find a little bit of grace along the way.
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A "fork" in chess is a clever tactic where a single piece attacks two or more enemy pieces at the same time. This situation often puts the opponent in a difficult position, as they must choose which piece to save while potentially losing another.
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