Magic: The Gathering’s latest set of cards was very polarizing. Called
(
AFR), it’s a set based on publisher Wizards of the Coast’s other big property — Dungeons & Dragons. At San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, head designer Mark Rosewater and lead designer Jules Robins shared a pre-recorded conversation (captured before the release of the
Strixhaven set in April), a kind of post mortem for a set that now seems destined for greatness. In it, they talked about the key controversies that came along with its release, namely dungeons and rolling dice.
For a long time, the distance between Wizards’ two main intellectual properties was intentional, despite them both offering an appealing high fantasy experience