Chub Toad

Acknowledging Jade Revenge Frog

Please distribute high fives for whoever is responsible for "Jade Revenge Frog" I assume that isn't the actual English name but anyway. Our old friend Chub Toad finally has the recognition he deserves after all those years of Samurai training!

There was a lot of discussion about the Samurai Frog, and I’m happy he made it to print.

Card Printing Chub Toad English Frog High Fives Samurais Training

In-Jokes on Cards

Do any WOTC inside jokes ever make it onto cards that see print?

They did back in the day. Chub Toad was an in-joke, for example. It was an anagram of “bad touch”, a Wizards saying from years ago.

Card Printing Chub Toad Humor Wizards of the Coast

Chub Toad Flavor Text

Do you know who wrote the flavor text for Chub Toad?

I do not. It was before my time. I do know that the title is anagram of “Bad Touch” which slang used by a former R&D member who at the time was in Customer Service, I believe.

Chub Toad Flavor

Gitrog Trivia

It's my birthday today. I wanted to know any trivia about my favorite commander, The Gotrog Monster.

The pose of the Gitrog Monster mimics the pose of Chub Toad from Ice Age. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Chub Toad Commander Ice Age The Gitrog Monster

Frog and Horror Trivia

Just barely missed my birthday, but can I get some trivia about the Frog and/or Horror subtypes? : )

The arm hanging out of the Gitrog Monster is a nod to the Frog card Chub Toad.Happy Birthday!

Birthday Chub Toad Frog Horror Subtype The Gitrog Monster

Chub Toad Influence

How much influence did Chub Toad have over the design of The Gitrog Monster?

The only influence was a nod in the art.

Art Chub Toad The Gitrog Monster

Gitrog and Chub Toad

Is the Gitrog Monster related to Chub Toad?

Maybe. : )

Chub Toad The Gitrog Monster

Easter Egg Story

Chub toad. And that's our last Jeopardy answer for now. Thanks for playing.

I remember you telling a story once that Customer Service used to use an expression (“Bad Touch”) meaning a poor decision that got used as an Easter Egg on a card, an anagram I think. What card was it?

Chub Toad Egg Story / Lore

Chub Toad Origins

I discovered the card Chub Toad today. did you design this masterpiece? any stories you can tell about it?

Chub Toad was before my time. (Yes, once upon a time I was just a Magic player.) It was made by one of the East Coast Playtesters (as they were called because they were one of the original play test groups that Richard used - Skaff Elias, Jim Lin, Dave Petty and Chris Page) who designed Ice Age.

Chub Toad Ice Age Once Upon a Time Skaff Elias

Selective Memory Quirks

So let me get this straight. You can remember the entire flavor text for Chub Toad off the top of your head, but the word parasitic eludes you? Your recall has interesting priorities : )

What my podcast has taught me is that sometimes when you try hard to think of a word, your brain has fun with you. Well, mine does.

Chub Toad Drive to Work Flavor Parasitic

Bushido Name Limitation

You say the problem with the "Bushido" name is it can only go on Warriors. But Flying can only go on stuff that flies. What's wrong with a mechanic having a flavor tie-in? Doesn't that just help it resonate? (And yeah, I know, Bushido specifically also has the problem of being connected to a specific culture.)

Limiting ourselves to things that can flavorfully be warriors cuts off a lot of cards. For example, let’s say we wanted to make a giant toad with the ability, we would be unable. NOTE: I just realized I already did the Chub Toad reference.

Bushido Chub Toad Flavor Flying Giant Mechanics Warrior

Chub Toad Humor

It seems to me that Chub Toad is already inherently comedic. Giving it the skills of a Samurai warrior can only be funnier and/or cooler.

If all decisions were made on what was funniest, Chub Toad would not only have bushido but we would have done an art recommission.

Art Bushido Chub Toad Humor Recommission Samurais Warrior

Chub Toad and Bushido

You said "If cards had an ability that was unnamed that we name, then those get the keyword in Oracle (assuming they are exactly the same as the keyword)." Why doesn't Chub Toad have Bushido?

Honestly, because it just seemed too silly. (I know for many of you that’s the reason to do it.) We’ve talked about it.

Bushido Chub Toad Keywords

Chub Toad Request

When will Chub Toad get the errata change it needs! Yes, I do also ask of new artwork with it as a samurai.

We’ve had years to give Chub Toad bushido and haven’t, so I don’t think a ninja frog is in the cards. (And thus begins the write-in campaign.)

Art Bushido Chub Toad Errata Frog Ninjas Samurais