[dragon] Defining the Dragon

[Rob Bowman]

Greetings,

Imp Ed had just come out.  A few of my good friends started playing and I=
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decided to try it.  I remember reading the backs of all the Clans and lov=
ing=20
the Dragon, the Crab, and liking the Phoenix.  Try as I might, I just cou=
ld=20
not envision myself as a crustecean(sp) however ;).  So I picked up the=20
Phoenix and Dragon starters, re-read the info, and decided I couldn't go=20
with Orange :P!!  Don't you love how these important decisions were made=20
;p???

Dragon it was, and inside that very box was Togashi Yokuni.  I had been=20
chosen.

Now for those of you not around since day one, you might not know that L5=
R=20
had some struggles getting started.  I was still buying cards but barely,=
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and not playing much at all.  I went to Gateway Con in LA for a type I Ma=
gic=20
tourney.  I saw Dave Williams there (Dave and I already knew each other v=
ery=20
well based on me stopping by Alderac to bug them :)).  He asked if I was=20
still playing, and I said only a little.  He gave me the two new starters=
,=20
TA and the Horde.  He also told me the Faction I had inspired, The=20
Brotherhood, would be out next expansion.

I was very intrigued, so I opend the cards right there in front of Dave. =
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Guess who showed up?  Togashi Yokuni exp was in my TA starter.  He was=20
reminding me that I was chosen.  I have never wavered since then.

Take care,
Rob- Mirumoto Shokan





>From: "akagi togashi" <togashi_akagi at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dragon at michonline.com
>To: dragon at michonline.com
>Subject: [dragon] Defining the Dragon
>Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 07:39:34 +0000
>
>First I just wanted to say that the preview dragon totally rules my worl=
d.=20
>It's been a long time since I've felt such character with the mechanics =
of=20
>a dragon personality. He is dead on with how I envision the togashi bein=
g.
>
>Which brought up an interesting question, when a player picks up teh gam=
e=20
>there is one card that forever changes how they see the game. That card=20
>typically defines the entire clan for the player regardless of what it=20
>actually does.
>
>I vivdly remember looking at a few of the cards back when imperial arriv=
ed=20
>in our store. Other than the samurai theme with cool art I wasn't too=20
>impressed, until I came across Togashi Mitsu. Suddenly I knew that I *ha=
d*=20
>to learn the game, he embodied such strength he could breathe fire and h=
e=20
>didn't carry swords or wear armor like the other samurai since his soul=20
>itself was his weapon. His card immediately made me recall countless=20
>martial arts movies that I grew up watching particuarly the kung fu seri=
es.
>
>He was wrapped in a shroud of mystery and mysticism, which sealed the de=
al=20
>right then and there. I wanted to learn to play this game entirely becau=
se=20
>of his card and the incredible connection I felt to it.
>
>Later I was quite impressed by Yokuni, and kokujin, but in a single card=
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>Mitsu defined the dragon clan for me. I don't see the dragon as a family=
 of=20
>samurai or shugenja so much as being extensions of the Togashi order=20
>itself. To me the Togashi *are* the dragon clan the rest is just support=
.=20
>Fittingly the first tournament I ever played in I managed to win through=
=20
>enlightenment, I think those two facts forever sealed how I'd choose pla=
y=20
>dragon and my fasination with having as much enlightenment in a deck as=20
>possible. Since I consider it so vital to the theme I rarely run less th=
an=20
>3 rings in my dragon decks all of which usally see play in the majority =
of=20
>games.
>
>Anyways thought I'd ask who other people saw as their defining card for=20
>dragon, and what aspects of the art or personality jumped out at you.
>
>Akagi ~ bearer of the Gaki tattoo
>
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