Hey man,

You said, "The sorcery used in AD&D is far different than the real stuff, and is categorically different. (Harry Potter was far closer to the real stuff). The Magic card game is even 'lamer' so to speak, and isn't even close."

That, I think, is hiting at the heart of the issue. If the stuff is categorically different, then it isn't engaging or emulating the truly bad stuff. How, if I may ask, is Magic the Gathering "lamer" in your estimation? Both players are supposed to be wizards casting spells and some of the swamp spells, as you probably know, are pretty dark. But forgetting the swamp stuff, how is the whole structure and idea behind the card game different? Again, I think it is the crux.

Listen, man. I love the strategy of the game. I'm very good at it, and I wish it were different (like some kind of technology or whatever). But it's not.

Uhg.

Austin

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Austin Brown
Deacon in New Life Alliance Church (C&MA), Logansport, Indiana
Student: Whitefield Theological Seminary, M.Div program