Sacrificial Lamb

[Nosferatu]

My consern with Reserved Magic did not come from the fact it was floating around, but the fact that, in your wording, it isn't attached to any spell or effect immediately. In my minds eye, your version would have Sacrificial Lamb being sacrificed, then deciding what spell to cast and casting it after the Lamb is in the cemetery. My intention was to force you to choose the spell before activating Sac. Lamb, then having him be sacrificed at speed 9 and "reserving" his magic, then the spell or effect being cast at it's normal speed. I did not intend for the Sac. Lamb to sacrifice at speed of the spell, and I apologize for my unclear wording.

[Deleted]

Copy that. No worries. And you are right in your last interpretation of how we stand: In the rule addition I proposed SL is not attaching to a magic card. The reserved magic would infact apply to the first magic card declared with the intent to cast.

In trying to make what you are suggesting to work, which is having SL add the magic but attached to a magic card, it can be accomplished by errata on SL (which I would prefer to avoid) or by implementing a different rule addition.

Perhaps something like this...(to be found in the Spellcasting portion of the rulebook)

"If magic ability is produced without having declared the intent to cast a magic card within an event, you may select a magic card in your hand and declare an intent to cast it with this magic ability. If you do not, the magic ability is reduced to zero."

I suppose this could work as well, but my first impression is that it's a bit too confusing. What do you think?

[Nosferatu]

Man, all of my comments come off sounding so negetive. I guess thats what I get for trying to find the flaws in things.

This seems like it could work. The issue here is if you could use multiple casters to cast spells and effects that were "selected from your hand". It doesn't seem like you could with this wording. Also, it doesn't stipulate phases and whatnot, so you could, theoretically, interperret this as a way to play Effects of Conjuration Spells in response to an event. I think you are right in your assumption that this can be too confusing. I can see problems with this way of writing, but I don't hate the idea behind it.

Back the the *other* rule you suggested. I think that reserved magic can work to clerify this in the simplest way possible. I'm gonna try to take a stab at creating my version of reserved magic. Feel free to criticize/comment to your hearts content.

When declaring intent to cast a spell or effect, you can simutaneously use creature abilities that produce magical attributes with the intent of using these magical attributes to cast that spell or effect. These magical attributes are not considered to be part of the creature producing them, but instead are "reserved magical attributes" that can only be used to cast the spell or effect they are innitially intended for.

My intent here to say when you choose to cast your spell "I am using Sacrificial Lamb to cast Magical Wings". If your opponent can stop Sacrificial Lamb before it's ability activates (Speed 9, so it's unlikely), then the magic is never 'reserved' and the effect is never cast. This also gives room to stop the spell by other means, as the magic is not physically used until the Magical Wings resolve.

Lemme know what you guys think. Try to get some more feedback then just me an Q. I'm sure you guys are watching, and I think any input will be helpful.

EDIT: I wanted to mention that I was trying to word this in such a way that it won't effect the Zaubergoblins. Because the Zaubergoblins modify their own magical attributes, I don't think it will.

[JChadbourne]

Well I guess I started off somethign good. This thread was dead before I posed the questions, good to see that new people can spark up the flare again. I am sure that we all know how this card is supposed to work and thats how i will play it, as I am sure other play it the same way.

Even Keith and the person that demod that game to us used it the same way. They would cast Spirit Song with it... As I am sure many of the older players will remember that deck...