The Mechanics of Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

Andy and Anthony discuss their first impressions of Magic’s newest set, D&D: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Setting aside individual card evaluation, they dive into the mechanics and flavor from a design and gameplay perspective. With dice rolling, dungeon adventuring, and D&D flavor the set brings a whole new twist to the game for D&D lovers and Magic players who enjoy seeing the game pushed in new directions.

Discussed in this episode:

• Matt Tabak on Spindowns
• “Everything happens so much”
• Text Expander
• The Overton Window
• Munchkin
• “They’re good dogs Brent”
• Chop Suey Parody Video on Riptide Lab
• Limited Resources’ Common and Uncommon AFR Set Review

Timestamps:

• 7:17: Dungeons and Venture into the Dungeon
• 23:59: Flavor Words
• 33:48: Rolling D20s
• 49:15: Classes
• 51:54: Overall Observations about Recent “New Zone” Mechanics
• 55:13: Potion of Healing Hot Take

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• Andy’s “Bun Magic” Cube
• Anthony’s “Regular” Cube

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Musical production by DJ James Nasty.