![]() Whereas a Vorthos looks at those paintbrush names as a primary factor for the card's existence in itself. But where a non-Vorthos might acknowledge their existence and be mildly pleased whenever his or her deck happens to feature some good-looking cards, they usually don't build a deck only for the purpose of being good-looking, or aesthetically coherent. Granted, everybody sees and, to some extent, appreciates the art on the cards, right? Everybody at some point has noticed those recurring names at the bottom of the frame, next to the paintbrush symbol, and realized who those ladies and gentlemen were supposed to be. That's right, one of the main things you'll see when looking at the cards with the eyes of a Vorthos is the art. Oooh, pretty! But, mmh, will this frame look good next to the regular one? Here's some example of cards designed specifically for Vorthos, and for nobody else but Vorthos: Vorthos isn't necessarily a collector, but he looks at the cards from the point of view of someone who doesn't immediately see them as moving parts in a game of Magic. The acronym "CCG" spells "collectible card game", after all. The cards as objects, as entities, as collectible items, as stories (because, yes, Vorthos reads the novels), and as pieces of art. ![]() So, what exactly does it describe? To put it broadly, as you should in this kind of archetypical explorations, Vorthos is the player who cares less about what the cards do, and more about what the cards are. You can be, say, a Timmy, while being or not being a Vorthos. It's the reason it isn't really an additional profile that fills a void in the original trifecta as much as it is a transversal element. Vorthos doesn't even need to play in order to enjoy the game. Now, Cavotta was writing about flavor at the time, and his Vorthos creation was meant to acknowledge those players who aren't defined by the way they play the game, which is all that the Timmy-Johnny-Spike classification cares for. ![]() Vorthos was one of these new profiles, and was actually created by Matt Cavotta two years earlier, as briefly mentioned in the revised version of the original article. Read further to find out what it is, or click here if you just can't resist.Ī few years ago, in a famous follow-up to an even more famous article of his, Mark Rosewater added two new psychographic profiles to three classic ones that he had devised to help establish the different characters of Magic's player base, so to better cater to their needs.
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