While I was Gone they announced the first openly trans MTG character

[Wendy Summers]

About two weeks ago Wizards of the Coast released a short story, The Truth of Names (http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/uncharted-realms/truth-names-2015-01-28), where they introduced a trans character, Alesha, She Who Smiles at Death, to the Magic the Gathering storyline. The story itself was about her trying to help one of her warriors accept who he was -- that she was a transperson added to the meaning to the story and was extraordinarily respectful and well done. If you're inclined to read such things, its worthwhile.

It was a little unfortunate of how they handled the flavor text on her card. Flavor text is typically a little quote they add to provide more insight to the storyline theme of the card.

http://mythicspoiler.com/frf/cards/aleshawhosmilesatdeath.jpg

Hers is: "Greet Death with Sword in Hand".

Yeah... I see a cosplay set needing to happen.

[lifeisfiction]

Glad to see you back. What have you been up to these days?

[RallyCola]

i stopped playing magic the gathering after the legends expansion set. i can't believe this is still even around.

[werwt22]

Nice. LMAO at Flavor text. Havent played in a while

[Wendy Summers]

Glad to see you back. What have you been up to these days?

Up to... or IN to ;)


i stopped playing magic the gathering after the legends expansion set. i can't believe this is still even around.

Yeah it's actually been on a huge boom of popularity over the past several years. I got back into thanks to Tiffany Starr -- we bought cards to play at AVN one year and when I got home started playing with some friends.


Nice. LMAO at Flavor text. Havent played in a while

With your sword? There's pr0n for that you know...

[Rusty Eldora]

My son played Magic the Gathering way long ago, I recall the Legends being a set which was worse than the older ones. I bet it was 20 years ago now.

He used to piss a lot of adults off, he was good enough to advance a number of rounds in the tourneys. Adults do not like losing to 10 year olds.

[Wendy Summers]

Stealing this from http://cardboard-crack.com/post/88337591988/adorable
http://33.media.tumblr.com/a20290b2ed0464300fc1bd29596d3ab0/tumblr_n6w5kg04gB1s9rpajo1_500.gif

[CrystalKing]

Wow, that's really cool. I actually just bought this card for a deck, and I didn't even know she was trans! :)

[itsnotme]

i was always more into d&d and rpgs never tried magic the gathering