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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