It's friday, so let's take a look at the main page !

Bear in mind closely that I did not see any actual visual horror at the end. To say that a mental shock was the cause of what I inferred - that last straw which sent me racing out of the lonely Akeley farmhouse and through the wild domed hills of Vermont in a commandeered motor at night - is to ignore the plainest facts of my final experience.

- H.P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness

Now, the gates to the Dreamlands are completely opened. You're free to enter at will and use the hidden lore to plot new strategies using the forces of the unreal. But while you where distracted by this world of imagination, alien forces have made their designs on the waking reality. The Dreamlands merely hinted (Sleep of the Dead, F94) at what lurks at the edge of our solar system – beings that now are here on earth and encroaching the edge of human civilization. And during your absence a new, serpentine threat has risen that brings a new meaning to terror. You may be awake now, hearing the Whispers in the Dark. [ Read more... ]

I like his ability to allow both to remain in play when he is present. Kind of powerful actually.

Odd one that, but kind of neat.

Thanks, Marius !

I like the card, but really do NOT like the art. That is NOT a 1920s outfit and hairstyle. **** young whippersnapper artists with no respect for historical perspective !

Henning regularly creates images from his highschool yearbook. Conversely, he's done us some amazing work. That's my overriding feeling about his cards - M'weru, Hall School, Shoggoths, Elder Things, Nodens. But some pieces should have been rejected. Henning's card of self is a stupid image. We debate whether funny cards even belong. They apparently do. Agreed Chick, Tyler Scindere's illustration has no real pulp flavor. At least the ability is cool.

While it doesn't have the stereotypical 1920's style, I think it can be rationalized to where the suspension of disbelief is upheld.

I prefer to see him as some sicilian or of generic mediterranean heritage that is on the hunt. While long hair on men was a rare occurrence, it wasn't unknown. Especially in the more bucolic areas of europe, where this fellow may very well originate from.

It wouldn't be my first pick for style, but I don't think it is too far outside of the realm of possibility for style of attire or hair.

It's not the attire. The face just looks modern.

Only cthulhu has nine villains, the other monster factions, four each. Among the humans, eight heroes are agency. Three are MU. Is Tyler the first card to push the three faction deck. His ability, cool though it is, may be hard to trigger. Marius delivers a range of possibilities. Synchronicity between two specific villain / hero characters is not as obvious, or perhaps non-existent.

More importantly, it's been a week since the last spoil...

johnny shoes said:

Oh, you mean it's friday again!? Hmmmm.... snakes!

Thank you Marius for another fine Friday article.

So, the serpent subtype is here. Marius indicates that his ability will be similar to serpents to come, and that more powerful serpents may be less restricted in similar ability. And more deep ones are coming. Perhaps the Esoteric Order of Dagon is due, seeing as it is mentioned.

Again, the collector numbering is a mystery. Cthulhu at F4? What's the pack gonna look like?

Cthulhu may be back on the charge. This is the part of the game where cthulhu needs help, the bridge to the big guns. I like the terror as compliment to deep ones' lack thereof.

The H.P. Zealia partnership is back on. Makes me miss Yig. Doubt MU feels the same way. Walker's Oklahoma wife kills a brood of rattle snakes and Yig is not happy.

Ortiz' illustration (Laboring Gug his best) is a bit of a mystery to me. I like it but it sure is colorful and hard to nail down.