Things You’re Allowed to Do (In MagicDuel)

Written by Ivorak

In the spirit of Milan Cvitkovic’s great personal agency expanding blog post by the same name (which you should totally read!), here’s a version geared at the world of MagicDuel. Let’s do more new things!

Oh, and don’t forget to to doublecheck the official Rules and Restrictions before doing anything rash…

  • Use a kill tool (this ain’t the real world, death in MD is only inconvenient and not permanent)
  • Set up a tontine
  • Set up a mutual assistance pact or insurance policy
  • Establish a doctrine of mutual assured destruction
  • Hire a combat coach
  • Start your own combat group or competition (more experimentation in formats please!)
  • Place bets on events with friends
  • Open a casino or start a prediction market
  • Write contracts for agreements with untrusted parties
  • Establish a joint stock company
  • Buy and sell shares in said company
  • Hire a researcher
    • They can:
      • Help validate whether a crazy idea is possible
      • Map the landscape of opinions on a topic
      • Write literature surveys
      • Find people worth talking to about a potential topic
      • Opposition or market research
      • Compile datasets
      • Find un-Googleable things
  • Use a broker
    • They can:
      • Help value items properly for trade
      • Act as a go-between various parties
      • Maintain confidentiality and your anonymity up to the point of transfer
  • Open a pawnshop
    • Often someone will need funds for an immediate undertaking, but won’t want to part with their precious items. 
    • You can offer to hold on to those items for a certain period, giving them a right to repurchase within that timeframe. 
    • To be sought out in these times as the pawnbroker of choice, you’ll need to:
      • Have a reserve of funds, for purchasing the item
      • The ability to value an item quickly
      • Be trusted by the other party or have a draft contract on hand
  • Ask obvious questions (As a “fossil” with over 3000 active days in MagicDuel, I need to remember this one!)
  • Run surveys
  • Ask for rewards (especially if you’ve done something awesome!)
  • Ask for rewards sponsorship for the quests you’re running
  • Hire someone just as an excuse to make yourself complete a project (AKA Get your own “Secret Ary”)
  • Give gifts
    • To your friends
    • To your enemies
    • To up and coming stars
    • To frustrated newbies
  • Spread rumors 
  • Compliment those who inspire you
  • Craft propaganda
  • Schedule meetups or parties with other players
    • “When’s the last time you attended an Archives Mansion mattress race?”
  • Start a new cause
  • Hold office hours for your guild
  • Keep a personal database of notes for quick reference
  • Write custom stylesheets to improve the game UX
    • Be careful doing anything with JavaScript and check with Chewett first to avoid getting banned by an automated anti-cheat system
  • Get involved!
    • Contribute to the forum
    • Take up tasks posted in the `get-involved` channel of the MagicDuel Discord
    • Share your ideas for a better MD
  • Seek out inspiration in unusual places (more on this to come)
  • Commission artworks or stories

I’d love to expand this list. Leave your own ideas in the comments and I will incorporate the best of them into this post.

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