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- Black is one of the most divisive Members of the MTG Color Pie. I often hear people claim it is no more than a villain while others stand up and protest such assumptions. In this episode I intend to show both sides of a person consisting of Black Mana. In Magic: the Gathering we may often see Black represented as nothing but darkness but I say it is also the person who stands up for themselves and refuses to be the victim. This series aims to be the definitive mono color pie series giving you the tools to truly understand the core colors within the color pie.
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So where do you sit on the discussion. Is black evil or misunderstood?
I would say, a little bit of both, ambition and selfishness can be a good thing, if used correctly, but there is still an element of darkness, even in the most moral standing
Your right it is a very tight rope to be balancing on
It's entirely possible for black to be heroic. Sadly, it's all too easy to give into your own desires and go off the deep end.
congrats on 6k! also black is the best color ... misunderstood if you ask me
@MTGLoreseeker amen
I would identify my wife as having a very strong black mana presence.
She’s very focused on herself and those that she cares about, and she does not suffer those that would be a drain on her. She moved to this country on her own when she was 18 and learned that no one but her would look out for her. She’s incredibly compassionate, loving, but very closed off and ruthless at times, but tends to reserve that ruthlessness to those that are in her way or holding her back.
Gaining her love and trust, is to gain the love and trust of someone who loves you as much as she loves herself.
''and ruthless at times, but tends to reserve that ruthlessness to those that are in her way or holding her back'' - Sorry but that's still being a jerk and a quite cruel. In the momentes where she dose behave like that of course.
I think if she has a problem with somebody she should just tell them to either change, live her alone for good or live them alone for good.
Ok beta male
She sounds like rakdos, there is a lot of passion there.
Yet she isn't a blackpilled woman?
@@ThatMans-anAnimalalpha and beta concept doesn't exists.
The video explaining the color pie as a device for character creation instead of the classic DnD alignment. The video caught my attention and summarizes the channel in a way that I've immediately subscribed. I have thought about it at the past, but you gave me back the appreciation of MTG. Keep going! Your work will reach even higher places.
Exactly my experience, except for that I am not familiar with MTG at all. I would add that the channel is bery pleasing in all audio and visual adpects. The thumbnails are clear and tastefully colourful and the visuals in videos are fitting and feel very purposeful. Grat work
The 'use color instead of alignment' video is how I found this channel, and sparked a whole new way of looking at my and my friends' characters. We just ran a little mini adventure for three sessions with the premise 'you've lost your memory, thus, you don't know what you actually are.' By the end, our characters got their memories back, and the dm let us fill in most of the blanks when it came to who we were. After that, one of the players asked what my character's personality would be like after getting said memories back. I had maybe two sentences about them, then thought about 'I first thought of this character as red/black. What does that tell me about them?' Then, before I know it, I had a much larger paragraph on them and a much firmer grasp on them as a whole. And that was just the start. So genuinely, thank you for giving me a new way to look at characters. It's been so fun and insightful.
This is very cool I love hearing these kind of stories
tied to this, I'd say my favorite video has been Black-Green because Golgarli / Witherbloom are both skinned as recycle life into undeath, which your videos are demonstrating that there's a lot more depth to Black and black+x mixes.
The whole series is wonderful!
my favorite is colors of heroism and colors of evil it was inspiring for using it in dnd
Honestly those are some of my favorites that I have made as well. I do hope to branch out that concept in the future
Oh. Oh my. This. This is an absolutely beautiful video! You describe the nuances of every aspect so incredibly well! Bravo Dice! Bravo!
As someone who had difficult childhood, your description of a typical Black Mana driven individual almost made me tear up due to how much I related with it.
Excellent job Dice! Truly excellent! 🥹
Beautifully done, Dicetry. I think this is the first time you have ever fully convinced me to appreciate a color in your videos. Not going to lie, but thanks to this video I can see a lot of myself in Black's worldview.
So thank you for demonstrating how amazing Black can be.
In small doses that is. And by that I mean the ambitious side of it when taken in moderation and/ or within reason.
I think a hood example of a heroic Black aligned character is Post-Buu saga Vegeta. He loves his family, but his driving force is his ambition and pride.
I totally agree. In the end vagita shows the heroic and villainous side of Black. I would argue that vagita is RB in the end though as he is a victim of his own anger and pride, but those are also his strengths
@@DiceTry
True. But there's also some blue in him as far as I can see. As Whis points out In Resurrection F, Vegeta's the type to think AS he fights, which slows him down.
I personally see something additional in black- Loyalty to an individual. We see plenty of black Knights, Samurai, and Soldiers, and as you said, they will spend time with those they don't see as a drain.
That comment about black not loving unconditionally, but still able to love...really hit home for me, and really does show that every single one of us has a little bit of each color in our soul. I consider myself a white-aligned person at the core. I value and champion concepts such as morality, heroism, selflessness, order, and rules. But then that concept of those around me and who I love...wow. Like, I'm not close to my blood-relatives much, and a lot of that has to do with how uncomfortable they make ME feel. If all I feel is anxiety when around these people, then why should I expend the effort to do so. I feel like white would do so out of a sense of duty. But me? I choose to stay close to those I have met in this journey that is life; the friends I have made and those who have had a major positive impact on my life. I'm close to them because either their interests or personality align a lot with my own, and thus I covet them to an almost black-aligned degree, with a sprinkle of red tossed in.
Very well made and intelligently thought out video that really made me take a look at myself.
Honestly your comment rings so true with my own experiences. I think deep down I'm white blue green but there are things we can learn from black as those sort of people.
White: i love them because is the right thing, to love them
Black: i love them if they love me back
Red: i love them regardles of anything
Green: i love them because the are my blood, my pack
Blue: whats love? xD kidding, i love them because they help me be more.
@@andresaguilar8101 hehe xD
Ngl I would be really happy if WotC scrapped the alignment table and used MTG colors as the ‘alignment’ for D&D. Your explanations for the colors have all been great, can’t wait to see what you make next! I’d personally love to see a talk about the 4-color pairings, as well as variety we can see in 5 color cards, as they often accentuate certain colors with the one of the colors as an afterthought
I disagree with you. I think a mixture of both would be better.
My favourite black character in fiction Is Kelsier from the Mistborn books. He's probably softly Grixis but he is very heavily black influenced. He isnt a bad guy, not really, he's just driven by his goals and optimises everything in his existence to reach them
Professor Snape specifically in the movies is a great example of heroism in Black for me. He's selfish, petty, jealous, and ambitious; but also genuinely heroic: putting himself in mortal peril and allowing himself to be hated and be remebered as a villain to do what no-one else could, despite being scared and not wanting to do it.
Certainly a far better example than Bart Simpson.
As i hear the description of the person , i am waiting to hear :
"And his name , is DIO Brando .
All I can say is I just truly appreciate these videos. As a writer it takes what I already like MTG and somehow uses it to inform the human condition at large. What a feat.
1. There's only one person in the world who understands you enough and is capable of taking care of you. It's you.
2. Deal with reality on its own terms, but never submit to it.
3. A game is played by its rules and mechanics, not by how other people think it should be played.
4. The only people who want you to abandon your self-interest are those who want to exploit you.
5. All people hold different moral beliefs and nobody has ever held moral principles that would go against their self-interest. Pretending they are somehow absolute is hypocrisy and internalized optics.
I love you colors of heroism video. I especially appreciate how you outline blacks potential for good.
I'm sure there are a lot of people saying similar things, but this is my shout into the void.
Before I ever found these videos I resonated with black colored cards and thought of myself as being black aligned and this video just makes me feel more valid in that. I like to think about how I relate to the different colors and combinations when listening to these videos, so I'm always contemplative when I listen to these.
I've listened to more of the color combos than the singular colors somehow, but this really ignited some old fury for me. When you were talking about black looking at white as hiding behind rules it just made me think of all these times I've lost my temper because of people doing reprehensible things hoping that they could get away with it because it was 'legal' or 'normal'.
I remember when I was a kid, and I got bullied so hard I would come home scuffed with all sorts of marks and rips. The one day I defend myself, I'm given In-School Suspension.
That's when I learned that not only does no one save you but yourself, but that the principle of law and order at it's core is flawed and worthless. So yes, you are right; laws exist to protect scared and timid people who are too frightened or weak to take care of themselves and save themselves. They exist to keep corruption in power and competition to that very corruption down. Rule of law will always fail, and has always failed, yet people seem to think that it is the only way to live simply because they live scared lives.
People would rather live a hundred years of boring, stagnant, uninteresting life than twenty years of fulfilling, authentic adventure.
I always likened Black to the Dark Side of the Force from Star Wars. Not inherently evil, but the power it gives is addictive. Those who allow that addiction to get the better of them become warped and twisted to the point they are unrecognizable.
I came to this channel from the color vs alignment video and for me this one was truly a revelation.
That's awesome to hear. Ive put a lot of thought and work into the re:Color series as I want them to be the definitive videos on mono colors.
I really like how you mentioned black's ability to love. As a mono-red planeswalker, you really gave one of my allied colors the best view possible, and you were fair to it. I loved this detailed view of black and how it reminds me of some of the black-aligned people in my life that I respect deeply. I'm looking forward to the red video. Keep up the great work.
I've only just started looking into these videos, but I think this is definitely my favorite so far. Black's single minded ambition is something I felt was really missing from some of the other colors, and this video really helped me to see it in a new light.
My favorite video is this one. I stumbled upon your channel months ago and have patiently awaited its arrival, and you certainly didn’t disappoint. I love black’s philosophy as it is the philosophy I myself have followed my whole life and it feels good to see it represented without any negative bias. Thank you for this video.
Even though I lean a little more into green blue and white, black holds a special place in my heart so I'm glad you got something out of it
When I first joined the channel It was during the duality of magic series with Orzhov, seeing other's take in colors was fun and I enjoyed being able to share my opinion on this channel about how colors, pairs, trios, etc. meant to me and still enjoy reviewing these videos. The passion is something I deeply respect.
It seems to me that black is based on the contemporary cult of the self, the idea that the self is the real core of a person and ties that “self” inextricably to capitalist success and ambition. It would be interesting to see a more nihilistic, zen interpretation of black, that sees ambition as another artifice occluding the true self
my favourite video of yours is probably the Jeskai one, mostly because I align very much with the ideals of Jeskai. My second favourite however is the one on Bant, because it shows that perhaps an ideal world can be achieved, even if only in fantasy.
Glad I found your page; I've been sorta using the color as a way to rationalize and understand behaviors at times and I feel like you've done it so very well with your videos. Thank you.
I can’t pick a favourite video. My favourite series of yours is the shards and wedges series and I can’t pick a favourite out of all of those
That's fine, it's almost better lol. I'll still enter you in the draw
when i taught people how to play magic back in 20teens, they usually ask me questions about each color. i always attributed black to it's fierce independence, and self reliance. i appriciate the videos you've made dice try, as you better voice the core fundamental philosophies of the colors in the pie.
Great job with this! I think this one did a much better job explaining Black's philosophy and mindset than your first one did.
I think my favorite video you've done so far is the one that I found your channel from: Why you should use the Color Pie instead of the Alignment Chart in D&D. I thought this was such a good idea that I'm actually planning to implement it into the next campaign I run. It'll take some work, as many mechanics in the game (such as magic items) actually utilize the alignment chart, but I think it's worth the effort to make more interesting characters, which if it wasn't clear, is the reason that video of yours is my favorite.
Thanks! It's honestly nice having this video as a reference to show how far I've come and I'm happy people like it
as someone who ends up with black in almost every brew, this one might be one of my favorites now.
i commented on a recent short, you did on black, how its weird, that my personality seems to be almost opposite to the stereotypes covered in that video. with this video going into much more detail, i can see some of the black ideals in myself. maybe even more so than the other colors.
Fav video: the shards and wedges series, to pick one of them would be impossible, but I’ll lean towards the mardu one
Great video man! I can't give you a favourite video. I think you do a terrific job with all of your endeavors and I just want you to keep going. I love all of your colour breakdowns and I really enjoyed the species of the multiverse. PLEASE keep up all of the excellent work my dude!
I'm glad you enjoy my work so much. I'll enter you in the draw, all videos is still a valid video choice
@@DiceTry Thank you. 😃
Whether black is evil or misunderstood isn't a factor. What even is evil? Good? Get ahead to insure you won't have children who have to suffer as much. Or even so you won't have to suffer as much in the future. Failure to do this seems far more evil than getting ahead.
Mardu is my favorite video. The fact that I personally feel inclined to it’s strong sense of my overcoming obstacles with intense passion, but also maintaining order thru my actions describes me truly.
My favorite was the dnd alignment video. This was the video led me to your channel. Since then I have watched all your color theory ideas and found your website. I’m enjoying it all, keep up the great work! I haven’t played magic since the 90s, when a school mate stole my best cards. But have been considering buying a deck or two to play with my son.
I love your video on grixis because it gave a better idea of what it can be as a color pie than wizards have for a long while.
Once again a great compiling of most there is to Black.
The good, the bad, the ugly and the empowering.
It's so much more.
Truly, a good Black character will have more than the sum of fifty shades of the shades it is build of.
Heads up, I wrote a flippin Novel:
My favourite videos are the ones where you explain the Red, Black, Green Shard
and the one where you explain Blue + White guild on that's directly opposed to it.
I'm not a Magic Player, so I don't really care about the specific names
Or even the giveaway for that matter.
I just came here to get inside the Magic Player's head,
Sure I know about card game strategies and how card advantage works,
But I wanted to feel that thrill of discovery as I got a peak underneath the surface.
I've always known intuition and chaos are fundamental to my personality,
What I didn't know was that these were not related to Black,
But I wasn't disappointed to find that black was even better than I imagined.
It's quite funny, that in every card game I play I never like playing light/colourless,
Now I understand that it's not because I think Darkness is cool,
But because they all use the same fundamental concept: a force of good blissfully ignorant to the harm they cause.
I've always hated laws, the concept of schools and being nice to people who clearly don't like me.
The Blue+White video I initially really disliked, but then when I thought about it more,
I found that I was upset, because I saw potential in Blue's love of discovery
And I felt like white was holding them back by sidetracking them with morals.
It's worth noting that at the time I knew nothing about Red other than something with fire.
And after watching more and more videos, things started to fall into place more and more,
I like Black, it's a relatable colour to me and the fact that people see it differently than I do
Is probably the best summary of me if you'd ever meet me in person.
However after doing the colour pie test you took in your video,
Some unexpected pieces connected, I expected to be mainly black with a lot of red and a bit blue,
Since those represent my self image and also had the most in common with TCG decks I like,
Worms (a mono dark control deck) in Duel Masters, Ojama (a troll deck that isn't supposed to be good) in Yu-Gio-Oh,
And Chip Damage in the Pokémon TCG. All underpowered (control) strategies based on seemingly weak cards.
However on the colour pie test I scored High on 4 out of 5 colours, with Red being the clear winner.
Suddenly I didn't see the before listed strategies as these brutal and evil strategies,
But recognised that it's more about the Fury of the Small and not being scared to play dirty if needed.
Worms aren't just an engine of destruction, the evolved forms just go to any length to get rid of any threat to their youngs.
Ojama's aren't just ugly basterds who successfully annoy your opponent, they're a family of misfits defending their home.
And the poisoning, stunning and sleeping wasn't stalling out a quick game, it was proving that these commons nobody wanted
Just need a little bit of love and a dash of luck and they can take down even a legendary pokémon.
What's interesting is that I'm pretty sure white probably excels in some of these aspects,
But I don't care, because from an ideological standpoint, white is more a burden than an asset to me.
So I'd rather explore the colours I'm drawn to naturally first.
I first started watching because of the color pie vs alignment video, but now I watched all your colour philosophies to help me build a deck for each one that proper represents the essence of that color/combination
Im glad people continue the philosophy of mtg. Its a very deep game. Thank you 🙏
This is a great video I'm working out some factions for a TTRPG and using these colors as a basis has been a huge help!
Black rejects the idea that "selfish" is an ugly word. It encourages you to prioritize yourself, to not hurt yourself because of abstracts imposed from without. At its healthiest, Black makes you conscious of your own value as an individual, that you deserve happiness, pleasure, wellness and comfort. It leads you to set up boundaries, and to defend those boundaries. It tells you that your life is short, and therefore it should be the best it could possibly be, whatever form that "best" might take.
Black understands that no love is purely selfless. There is always something you want from your relationships, and that's okay. As long as both parties are aware of this, and willing to put in the work so both their needs are met. Because to black, to not acknowledge your own selfishness is irresponsible, it's self-deception. It's an inescapable facet of human existence, and rather than punish yourself for it, it wants you to find peace with it.
I myself am a big fan of the color pie. I discovered you because the use color pie instead alignment video for dnd. That makes it my favorite so far but I am now watching/ listening to the rest.
I listen to Rosewater's color pie podcasts and you sum them up well while also adding to the conversation, so thank you
I really love your color pie in D&D video. This cause i love dnd and mtg. But it gives me a new view on how i can play my characters of potentioly my NPC's and give my players an option instead of the allianment.
my favorite vid was why you should use color pie instead of alignment for dnd cuz it changed the way i look at character creation
I think my favorite video of yours so far (it was the video that made me aware of your channel) is your video about using the magic color pie instead of the alignment chart for Dungeons and Dragons. I really like the concept of that so I have started watching your color dissection videos. Enjoying them so far!
My favorite video is MTG color pie and alignment as I was playing a d&d character from MTG world and it really helps pull together what he is like. Btw he is esper but more blue white (but still has a personal goal that's a dash of black)
My favorite video is duality in magic blue and black
I can definitely see black's complexity in it's outlook. For me personally I think I have a small amount of black in my own personality, enough to understand and relate to its ideals about living your life for yourself and your own happiness, but I disagree with the parts of black that would disavow others to do so. Everyone else is also looking to live for themself and deserves happiness as well, and I would try to avoid messing with that if possible.
Misunderstood. Morality is relative. Therefore, what is good and what is evil is relative. The only way to clearly delineate between good and evil is for there to be an established standard, that is unchanging, accepted, and enforced by an authority that is omniscient, omnipotent, and unchanging. As a result, unless such an absolute exists, Black is focused on ensuring that the "Self" is the focus.
Literally the most accurate description of black's morality, I have yet heard. "I am not evil, because I say I'm not evil and no one more powerful then me is telling me I'm wrong."
Awesome. I just recently rolled the philosophy of my new DnD character and the die said Black. I just wonder how I missed this video for four days.
Thanks for rekindeling my love for the color pie.
I haven't played mtg in a while, too many expensive hobbies to go around, but I have always loved the lore behind it. Your recent video on usong the color pie for dnd alignment captured my interest and drew me to the channel, and I have been devouring videos in recent days.
Great explanation of Erin Yeager
My only regret is not discovering this channel sooner
Well hey, at least you have a lot of videos to binge
I like to describe black as "the colour of rushing to finish a hot drink, trying not to burn yourself". This is moreso related to the mechanics of black.
This video has given me a new perspective: black is denial of circumstance. Black defies fate.
Edit: i still have no idea how to describe the way black plays in a concise ad definite way (eg, white is communiality, mutual support, and tokens).
Light, this was a spectacular video. Thank you for making it.
For the give away, I have to say it's this new take on Black philosophy. As someone who identifies in part with black mana, this nuanced view of it is something I really appreciate. Keep up the high quality and I will keep enjoying them. Cheers. :)
Definitely the color pie video. As a fan of dnd and an advocate for exploring away from the alignment chart, its definitely an amazing video with a different view of the alignment chart that's easy to understand and explain to others.
I like the video that's about using the color wheel instead of the alignment chart in dnd
Your video about using the colors of MTG instead of the alignment system currently used in D&D. I’m a fan of both MTG and D&D. I love to mix the two whenever possible. Made me go back and watch a lot of your other videos to make sure I understand the colors enough to use it as an alternative alignment system for those that wanted to try that.
I love the color theory and honestly you have the best videos I have seen to explain and delve into each aspect. I love this channel. My favorite video was probably the naya color pie video. It has always been one of my favorite color combinations
I can never pick my favorite video. I ADORE your color pie work and the slice of the pie series was one I 'devoured' in a single day. Never had much self control.
Well I'm happy to hear that. It honestly makes doing it worth it. You are still entered in the draw because all videos is still valid
Hey Steven I am just letting you know that you are the winner of the Giveaway! All I need from you is your name and mailing address, then I can send you your packs. My email is dicetrymtg@gmail.com
That first half of the vid really hit home.
came across this video after getting mono black on the color pie quiz... HOLY CRAP you described my life down to a T! Amazing work sir!
The whole series on the different colour and colour combination philosophies has been fascinating.
Personally, I've always tended to lean towards Green/Black when playing Magic. That's probably due to my starting to play Magic as a Golgari player (the art of Golgari Guildmage on the box kind of sucked me into buying my first cards in 2005). But the philosophy of the Structures of Prosperity Abzan video feels more like me as a person, and is definitely my favourite video here so far (albeit not by much over the video on the Golgari pairing!). The idea that the addition of White to the Golgari pairing completes the circle of life and death just feels right. Its also lead to me starting to look at building decks in other colours as well - starting with Abzan, but starting to branch out into Mardu and Temur.
Amazing video. I truly see myself in Orzov/Golgari and I hated it because I didn’t like the black portion of the color pie until I realized I’m so much like it.
I've glad to see you reworking this.
I'm a recent subscriber but I worked my way through your original Mono-color series, Guild colour series and Shards/Wedges series after watching your video on why you should use Magic Colors instead of alignments - which is still my favourite video as it was very well-argued and I fully intend to use it for my next D&D game.
Also, crossing card games a bit, but your description of a Black mana person reminds me a lot of Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-OH!
Thank you for the videos. Although your video on using the color pie instead of the alignment table is what drew me to your channel, I think your Jeskai video is my favorite because I feel it is the way I try to live my life.
I have always considered black the most honest color of magic magic because it is honest to everyone including itself often times to a fault.
This video sums up why I am personally White/Black. I am not idealistic enough to be Mono-White, but also not cynical enough to be Mono-Black. Hence I split the difference.
Stellar discussion, combined with phenomenal visuals, equals a great video ;)
"shed it's humanity / cruel / manipulative / imposing onto other"
Those things can be said about any color really. What changes is only the motivation and/or the means.
I'm going to be bold to argue that unconditional love isn't outside of Black's domain as one might think. Because Black is amoral and irreligious, by disregarding the prospect of a higher authority, it is honest about these deeds in themselves. White as a collectivist and spiritual color is just as conditional as Black, the conditions are just with higher forces than with others.
If Black helps someone and they don't get *anything* out of it, it doesn't throw a fit and go "why didn't you pay me back?!!" It's honest about the state of the world and instead goes "well duh, of course I got nothing out of it. That's how things are." Hell, if Black is betrayed, it's the least likely to lay blame on the traitor. It should have known better. White will be calling up divine retribution against them while Black instead goes "That's on me."
And yet it also isn't out there for Black to keep doing it. The coldness of Blue means it's far more conditional with its decisions. White's concept of a greater good and community as a means of good deeds is ultimately done because it's "good for the soul" or whatever. Green's also out of service to the community and the way of the world. Red, more than anything, does so because the act itself feels good, nothing more.
So while Black probably does good conditionally, as with blue, it also does good because it genuinely wants to, to an almost selfish degree, as with Red. Black can look at the nature of the world and go "Existence is cruel, so I won't be."
My favorite video of yours has got to be the one on using color for D&D alignment. It's motivated me to try to make some kind of color selector for my players in the future.
I really liked your DnD alignment chart video, It was my first introduction to your channel. And your Duality series was also very entertaining!
My favorite video was on Jeskai color philosophy. Though not by much, most of the color philosophy videos are what brought me into the channel. I was doing a color study for a game, which later became a d&d setting. Which is ironic as you released the color pie for D&D video recently.
Highly enjoying having my mind opened to color theory. Favorite video thus far is Sultai followed by the Abzan.
When I look at Black and Red as a whole, I see them as the champions of community. White and Green fool themselves, but Black and Red see through the lies and tales White and Green tell themselves. When these colors are mixed with White, they can straighten White out, and do amazing things.
Good job, as always.
Incoming cringe:
So when I was younger I used to absolutely, to an almost unhealthy extreme, abhor the color black in MTG. I never made a deck with the color. In fact I used to play Selesnya just because it was the anti-black colors. I wanted to have the ideals of a hero essentially.
After a particularly nasty breakup I went and got some therapy. As I spoke to my therapist we came to the conclusion that I could be described as "an extremely prideful, self-focused, and pragmatic individual"
I felt horrible. I sounded like I was a giant shitbag, which to be fair I was, but my therapist helped me see it another way.
Essentially while I was all of those things, they were not necessarily bad traits. They could be good tools to get far in life, and if I was aware of the kind of person I was I could be a good partner.
Which became true. I'm a more successful individual with many healthy relationships, because I am aware of the kind of person I am and can be. I've reshaped the way I view my self, my relationships, and my actions. I am prideful and ambitious, but that doesn't mean I have to be a shitbag. It just means that my driving motivations come from those ideals.
I also now play black decks in MTG. I saw pieces of myself that I hated in that color, but by learning what kind of person I truly am, I have also learned to be a good person, and turn my faults into positive motivations.
Maybe it’s cheating but I’ve come to love all your three color/pie videos. Delving into the complexity of these multicolor philosophies has really helped grow my appreciation of how the colors can be used to shape characters/organizations in my story telling and helped clarify some of the personalities I’ve sometimes struggled to articulate. These are great videos, and I’d love to see more; perhaps ones that directly discuss how these more complex color combinations can express themselves? This video, and how you’ve offered a broader look at Black, is exactly why I love this channel. Thank you!
How can I decide on just one video!? I am a new subscriber who has just binge watched all of your color theory videos. It's amazing to see how you've improved. If I had to choose, it would be your recent one on how D&D characters can be made based on the color pie. It was what brought me here in the first place and I'm so glad it did!
I think there's a fine line between inclusive unconditional love & committed unconditional love: the former being the common understanding of the phrase, the Love Everyone Regardless; the latter is where I see black mana, the Ride-or-die sort of love you mention. To this end, I'd say that Black actually is one color which is most easily associated with "unconditional" love, even if not by the typical understanding of the phrase.
Very well said. We don't need to love all because not all will love us, but to those we hold close we should show them unconditional love.
Good description of Black philosophy. Personally when I think of a Black aligned character it makes me think of the philosophy in the book The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand. Not only from the title but it offers an argument against altruism that a moral person could make. Important since so many associate the color with evil.
Naya is my favorite because I made my morally dark grey Tiefling that as his foundation and thought it really let me make a 3D character
Small video suggestion (spoilers ahead for those unfamiliar with the story in Amonkhet)
During the story of Amonkhet, we learned that Nicol Bolas actively manipulated the mana in that plane such that it would create an expression of it in service to him. In that sense, much like in Strixhaven the colors have a unique way of expressing themselves as they are "filtered" through a less natural way of expressing themselves. After seeing how much you enjoyed the unique iteration of the colors in Strixhaven, I think this might be an interesting topic for you to cover.
Of course, this is just a suggestion, one I would love if you would consider it, but naturally its not my decision to make. Just think it would be interesting and you might enjoy it as well.
This is an interesting idea. I'll put that 8n my back pocket
@@DiceTry Thank you for considering it :)
Anything amonkhet I'm down for . It's a interesting place
I really have loved all the d&d videos, but the black one is definitely my favorite so far!
Amazing video. These videos buried the alignment system in DnD because the color pie is so much better in it's stead. :p
I don't tend to have favorites of things, so in lieu I'll give you my recent favorite, and also my first video on DiceTry:
- Using M:tG color identity in D&D! It's something I've been planning to do in my own Theros D&D campaign, that's due to start soon-ish. I liked hearing your angle on it, and it reinforced my desire to try it. I'm getting my players to pick colors alongside their class, race, and (optional) deity so it's at the core of how they create. We'll see how it goes!
- The top 20 card arts rotating out of Standard. How in the world was that 10 months ago? Or only 10? Time perception is a strange construct.
This is great. Love seeing such a deep dive into my favorite color and proof that black *isn’t inherently evil!*
My favorite videos are your colors of evil and heroism, since I love the analysis on how each color can be villainous beyond a black aligned Saturday morning cartoon villain and vice versa for White and heroism.
White/Black can also represent the perspective of someone who’s stood in the shoes of both sides.
In other words-
Hey I know nobody’s perfect and I’m not gonna hide behind a wall of lies and ignore mine or anyone else’s flaws or problems.
Someone who is genuinely honest but still flawed and is not afraid to use questionable methods to get the job done because I’m not gonna hide behind a veil of lies.
Black/Green can also give a good perspective on life that yes ambition is good but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing to happy with what you have and/or work at a slower pace and appreciate the positive things around you while also accepting and coming to terms with the negative aspects understanding there cannot be one without the other.
There’s always two sides to the same coin.
Mmm. If I had to pick, I’d say it’s the video immediately before this one; using the MTG Color Pie as a way to describe your DnD character instead of the classic (and outdated) Alignment Chart.
As a little kid I was the white mana,idealistic and looking up for heroes,peace and order.
As a teen I was the red mana,very inconsequent and having lots of fun that gave me more harm than good.
Now much older I identify with the black mana,I can't make the whole world good but I can still try making it good for myself and other 3 or 4 people,the rest may die for all I care.
I never really had any blue or green in me though.
Maybe when I die if a tree grows on my grave that is a green moment idk
[Edit] (when I think about it I think never really had the white part at all,as the inspirations from heroes were mostly about their power and ability to make things go their way.
Great video! The only part of the video that lost me a little bit was when you were talking about how black sees the people in positions of power and authority in white using it for personal selfish gain and defies that. That’s what Orzhov is/does. That’s black taking advantage of white’s vulnerabilities and drawbacks. At least from my perspective, and we all know how subjective that sort of thing can be.
You are right but that's the sort of compromises that happen when enemy colors pair up. Take Blue and Red for instance. Blue Hates reds rashness and red Hates Blues lack of passion but when they get together they create something new through compromise and what they hate about each other becomes their biggest strength when combined.
"Greatness, at any cost."
Simply put black is selfish and if you see that as justified/ok or evil/misguided is your choice to make
Ps: this videos have been fun to show to people I try to get into MTG, the rakdos vid is great fun.
This explains a lot.
Black is the human condition. Pure