Can I request more "Form of the..." cards? Ever since I discovered Form of the Dragon and Form of the Squirrel fifteen years ago, they've been one of my favorite concepts in Magic, and I was ecstatic when we got Form of the Dinosaur.

I hope we do more. I’m a fan.

Is it possible that we might one day see Form of the dragon/dinosaur/squirrel styled cards in the other colors?

Yes, it is possible.

Was Form of the Dinosaur reseting you life total like Form of the Dragon ever considered? While it might not be in the color pie, not tracking damage between turns is something that really captures the creature feel that Form of the Dinosaur is lacking.

The card becomes significantly more powerful if you reset the life and would have to cost significantly more. It also becomes a much less interesting card - basically a green Abyss.

Wht is Hornet Queen a color pie break any more than Form of the Dragon is a break. If anything, I would say that red prison is much worse, as it's the opposite of what red is doing

Green is supposed to be bad at flying. Red doesn’t have problems dealing with ground defense.

What is the flavor reason behind players themselves being unable to take part in combat? Gideon and Sarkhan don't seem to have a problem with it.

There have been a few spells that are flavored as you entering the combat such as Personal Avatar or Form of the Dragon.

No Form of the Dragon in DtK? I would've thought it was a perfect fit.

We talked about it, but we decided the less Dragons of Tarkir was compared to Scourge, the better. : )

What's the difference between a color pie bend and a color pie break? And could you give an example of each?

A color pie bend gives access to a color something it normally doesn’t. Form of the Dragon gives the Moat ability to Red. A color break is when it gives a color access to something it not only doesn’t do but is supposed to be a weakness of the color. Chaos Warp allows Red to easily deal with enchantments which it isn’t supposed to be able to do.

It's 2014. Why can't I turn into a creature like Gideon yet?

You kind of can with Form of the Dragon and Form of the Squirrel.

Re color pie violations, what's your take on Form of the Dragon? (My favorite "ought to be a cycle", BTW)

Form of the Dragon is the kind of card where I like to see bleed happen. Some of the components aren’t red but the overall feel is very red. Also, it does;t allow red an answer to something that it’s supposed to have a problem with.

Can you tell us a story about... hmm, let's go with Scourge design that you don't think you've told before, either at all or at least on this blog? Bonus points if you use the word "justified" in the telling.

I was not on the Scourge design team and it predates me being the Head Designer so I don’t have tons of design stories for you. I was one of the big supporters of Form of the Dragon which was very controversial. History has shown that my defense of it was justified though. : )