AgentPaper, here

[lifegospel]

((alright, I don't care, you go first))

[Douglas]

Ok. Do you want to find someone else to draw cards for us, or do we go with the honor system? I can map random number generation from invisiblecastle to cards quite easily.

[lifegospel]

well I'M doing honor system, but feel free to do what you feel is god for you
(and If I find out you cheated, you will burn in hell for eternity)

[Douglas]

All right, I've generated my hand.

"This will be interesting", the old wizard mumbles. "First, let's gather a little power..." With a gesture, a vast spread of frozen tundra appears behind him.

Play Tundra (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=1383).

[lifegospel]

Hmph The mage grumbled, You think you can win with that? and, with a gesture, a steam appeared.


Life: 20
Cards in hand: 7
Lands: Island
Tapped lands: none

[Douglas]

Oh, that's just the beginning.

A maze of clouds appears beside the tundra in response to another gesture.

Play Nimbus Maze (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=136045)

Life: 20
Cards in hand: 6
Lands: Tundra, Nimbus Maze

[lifegospel]

Same Was the reply, another stream appeared.


Life: 20
Cards in hand: 7
Lands: Island x2
Tapped lands: none

[Douglas]

Ah, now we're starting to get... somewhere, anyway. The old mage draws on the power he has gathered and summons a neglected spell to mind.

Play Land Cap (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=2756)
Tap all three lands and cast Idyllic Tutor (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=152938), searching for Kismet (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=14483).

Life: 20
Cards in hand: 6
Lands: Tundra (tapped), Nimbus Maze (tapped), Land Cap (tapped, depletion counter)

[lifegospel]

The mage was silent. He was now all business. With another gesture, another stream.



played: island
Life: 20
Cards in hand: 7
Lands: Island x3
Tapped lands: none

[Douglas]

Muttering under his breath about where all his other power sources went, the old mage waits.

Life: 20
Cards in hand: 7
Lands: Tundra, Nimbus Maze, Land Cap (tapped)

[lifegospel]

A different gesture this time, and a giant pillar of earth rose out of the island. Muttering a spell, a giant beast was summoned. A Bloodrock Cyclops.


played: Mountain, bloodrock Cyclops

Life: 20

Cards in hand: 6

Lands: Island x3, Mountain

Tapped lands: mountain, island x2

Creatures
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Bloodrock Cyclops (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=41907)- 3/3 - attacks each turn if able

[Douglas]

Much annoyed by the continuing lack of additional power sources, the old mage decides to try something a little unorthodox - countering his own spell.

Play Rescue (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=15154) and counter it with Arcane Denial (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=3098). I get to draw 1 to 3 extra cards next turn.

Life: 20
Cards in hand: 6
Lands: Tundra (tapped), Nimbus Maze (tapped), Land Cap (tapped, depletion counter)

[lifegospel]

With a single word, the mage summoned a faerie to his side. It whispered something in his ear before disappearing. He saw a vision of the next minutes. He drew 2 cards ((more creatures than you)) He shouted something, but was drowned out by a roar from the cyclops, which attacked




played: Advice from the Fae (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=43850)

Life: 20

Cards in hand: 6

Lands: Island x3, Mountain

Tapped lands: Island x3

Creatures
------------
Bloodrock Cyclops (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=41907)- 3/3 - attacks each turn if able - TAPPED

Damage dealt: 3

[Douglas]

With a grunt of effort, the old mage disrupts the faerie before it can deliver its advice.

A beautiful fountain joins the scenery behind him, but no more comes of it as of yet.

Play Force of Will (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=3107), discarding Stasis (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=3948) and paying one life instead of the mana cost, countering Advice from the Fae. Put those two cards back in your library.

On my turn, play Hallowed Fountain (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=97071).

Life: 16
Cards in hand: 7
Lands: Tundra, Nimbus Maze, Land Cap (tapped), Hallowed Fountain (tapped)

[lifegospel]

The mage summoned yet ANOTHER stream around the mountain and took out an orb (manamorphose) He added 2 red mana and summoned another creature. A human warrior. He mentally commanded both the warrior and the cyclops to attack.



played: Island, manamorphose (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=43994), Kamahl, Pit Fighter (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=42030)

Life: 20

Cards in hand: 6

Lands: Island x4, Mountain

Tapped lands: mountain, Island x4

Creatures
------------
Bloodrock Cyclops- 3/3 - attacks each turn if able - Tapped
Kamahl, Pit fighter- 6/1 - haste- TAPPED

Damage dealt: 9

[Douglas]

With a curt cutting motion of his hand, the old mage snaps the magic calling the warrior to the field. He grimaces as the cyclops attacks again, but looks at the power he has amassed so far and is not discouraged.

Sensing an opportunity, he calls another fountain to the field and seizes hold of time itself.

Tap Tundra and Nimbus Maze to cast Counterspell, countering Kamahl.

On my turn, play another Hallowed Fountain, this time paying the cost to have it not tapped.

Play Stasis (http://ww2.wizards.com/Gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=3948), paid for with Land Cap and a Hallowed Fountain.

Life: 11
Cards in hand: 5
Lands: Tundra, Nimbus Maze, Land Cap (tapped, depletion counter), Hallowed Fountain x2 (1 tapped)
Cards in play: Stasis

Neither of us gets an untap phase as long as Stasis is in play.

Also, I think you should have only 4 cards in hand now. I countered Advice from the Fae.

[lifegospel]

((Ah, but you forgot the draw. anyways, it doesn't matter. I have my combo right here.))

The mage was shocked. No one had ever counered his ultimate creature. He said another spell, summoning a small man onto the field. He then made a gesture, and the sorcerer felt a little older.

played: Barrenton Cragtreads, (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=43861) Memory sluice (http://www.essentialmagic.com/em2/Cards/default.aspx?ID=43998).

Life: 20

Cards in hand: 5

Lands: Island x4, Mountain

Tapped lands: ALL

Creatures
------------
Bloodrock Cyclops- 3/3 - attacks each turn if able - Tapped


Damage dealt:

[Douglas]

You ended last turn with all lands tapped. With Stasis in play, none of them get to untap, so where did the mana to cast those two spells come from?

[lifegospel]

((Oh, sorry, I thought it was just creatures. I'll redo my turn later today, but right now, I gotta' go to a wedding... ew!))

[Douglas]

((No, it's the entire untap phase. NOTHING gets to untap normally for either of us. This makes paying the upkeep for Stasis somewhat problematic for me in the long term, but there are ways to deal with that.

I take it you don't like weddings? Or was that a comment about Stasis?))