MS: The Ascension of Reza
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Posted on Feb. 27, 2019, 12:48 p.m. by RicketyEng
In which a vedalken law mage who likes closing age old loopholes with astoundingly long run on sentences finds yet another solution even though it requires some quite extraordinary experiences, circumstances, and out-of-the-box thinking.
DemonDragonJ says... #3
Again, I disliked the usage of first person perspective, but, hopefully, this shall be the final story in which that is used.
I did, however, again very much enjoy the detailed portrayal of a day in the life of an average guild member, and I am glad that not every member of the Azorius is an arrogant and obstructive bureaucrat.
If the Thinktank became its own political entity at the end of the story, will it eventually become a new guild? I doubt that WotC would change one of the most central aspects of Ravnica, at least not without good reason.
I will admit that I initially thought that Reza was a woman, because his name sounds feminine, but his full name, Rezajaelis, is clearly a masculine name.
It was unfortunate that Reza lost his identity rune, and almost fell victim to his own law, but it was not his fault that someone stole it, although I do wonder why he had his rune in an easy-to-steal pouch, rather than on a necklace or bracelet. Also, the thief was never caught or seen again, so I am rather bothered that the author left that plotline unresolved.
Now, there has been a story for each guild, so what is next for the story? I do hope that WotC continues to tell the story on their website, and does not force players to purchase the new novel to learn what happens, next.
February 27, 2019 10:57 p.m.
AgentGreen says... #4
For the first time in a while, I decided to forego this section of the story. It really wasn't interesting in my opinion.
I am not sure how WoTC is going to proceed with the weekly story post-War, since the story will continue on paperback
February 28, 2019 8:43 a.m.
Honestly... the story wasnt BAD per se, but I feel like all of these stories got really formulaic. Here's our hero, hero has something going for them, hero does something unorthodox that gets them in trouble, hero finds way to resolve issues that involves bending/altering their predefined notions of what is ok and isnt ok.
At least throw a plot twist in there or something. The only story that didn't follow this model to a T was the very first one about the izzet chemister, and that one had dire consequences for our supposed hero which was amazing. The last four stories though (simic, selesnya, orzhov, azorious) have all followed the exact same model. Unless this azorious one is doing it ironically... then it's kind of funny, but still not my favorite read.
February 28, 2019 5:56 p.m.
RicketyEng says... #6
Speaking of the Izzet story, I'm pretty sure the chemister who was demonstrating the void magic in the busy area was the same person from the Izzet story. And I'm pretty sure the giant elemental was her fault.
RicketyEng says... #2
I had half a mind to try to make the title post look a lot more like legalese with citations or footnotes or something (which would of course provide the link to the story) but it was going to take me a while to do it right.
February 27, 2019 12:50 p.m.