http://www.vintagemagic.com/blog/old-school-magic-chapter-10-rules-of-the-road/
This article was one of the most challenging to research and write, but it was ultimately very rewarding.
I systematically examine differences between early sets of Magic and rules editions to identify possible rules areas to revive for Old School play. Also very relevant for Type I and magic historians.
Let me know what you think,
Stephen
Great article Stephen! I'm curious (for dialogue sake) which of these historic rules you'd like to see reincorporated into contemporary Vintage if you could.
That's easy: the functionality of the Wishes. That's not difficult to do, either.
Thanks for the kind words.
@Smmenen said in Rules of the Road: A Look at the Early Rules of Magic:
That's easy: the functionality of the Wishes. That's not difficult to do, either.
Thanks for the kind words.
That's the only one you miss? I'm impartial, though I enjoyed mana burn (and interrupts), but guessing (at least interrupts) would be really hard to reinstate.
And I agree, wishes would make total sense. It's intuitive, in the spirit of the game, and wouldn't have any downside.
@Smmenen said in Rules of the Road: A Look at the Early Rules of Magic:
That's easy: the functionality of the Wishes. That's not difficult to do, either.
Thanks for the kind words.
Agreed. I was hoping Coax from the Blind Eternities would bring about an errata to the wishes to use similar wording. A few months later, however, Burning Wish was reprinted without the exile zone clause. Dashed hopes.
I loved the article, and learned a little bit about the Fifth Edition of the rules that I didn't know before. The whole article has been wanting to reinstall Shandalar and use damage prevention windows.
Thank you. It's a very unique subject, one I do not believe has ever before been attempted in the history of the game, and a very valuable resource (I hope) to Old School players.
