Nine Lives

Translating Nine Lives Card

Did Nine Lives pose a localisation problem? If memory serves, many cultures don't give cats nine lives, sometimes more or less.

One of the flexibilities we give our translators is that they’re allowed to capture the essence of the spell rather than translate exactly the English words.

Cat English Nine Lives

Hexproof's Continued Existence

I hope hexproof sticks around for effects like Nine Lives and Lotus Field, but less on things like Narset and Geist of Saint Traft.

Hexproof hasn’t left.

Geist of Saint Traft Hexproof Lotus Field Nine Lives

Leonin Popularity Issue

(About Leonin)There is in fact a whole ton of cat-like species in pop-culture. People have pointed out the Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz), the Khajiit (Skyrim),the CatKind (Doctor Who), the Caitians (Star Trek), Puss (Shrek),and so Cat people are in pop culture. Also, Magic does different things with established races (stupid goblins, vain elves, legged merfolk). Couldn't you play up Cat tropes with them more (aversion to water, sneaky (evasion),see in dark,nine lives, ect.) to make them resonant

There’s theory and then there’s data. In theory, people should really like them. In practice, they’re not as beloved as you would assume. (Not that no one likes them, they just haven’t risen to the popularity of goblins, elves, merfolk and vampires/zombies.)

Cat Doctor Doctor Who Elf Evasion Goblin Merfolk Nine Lives Pop Culture Vampire Zombie

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