Return to New York

The Mana Forge Digest

Exploring how Magic: The Gathering sets are crafted with a focus on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set in New York City.

Key points

• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) set is planned to feel uniquely distinct from other NYC-based sets.
• Creative guidelines help maintain flavor while allowing flexibility for artists and writers.
• Establishing creative guidelines early aids in solving tricky problems during development.

What you get

• An insight into the process of creating a Magic: The Gathering set centered around New York City.
• Understanding how creative guidelines are used to ensure each set feels unique.
• The importance of developing these guidelines for maintaining flavor and addressing potential issues.

Why it matters

This feature delves into the behind-the-scenes work that goes into crafting a Magic: The Gathering set, specifically focusing on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) set in New York City.

Details

The TMNT set is planned to showcase various magical locales due to their world's depth and breadth compared to other NYC-based sets.

Creative professionals develop their own guidelines for projects, which serve as the tone or style of a project.

These guidelines help determine how much humor is appropriate and ensure characters fit within the set’s universe.

Good to know

• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) set in New York City is planned to feel distinctly unique from other NYC-based sets.
• Creative professionals often develop their own creative guidelines for projects, which are essential for maintaining a project's tone or style.

Read the original on Wizards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/return-to-new-york) • Source: Wizards of the Coast