The head slap heard 'round the World.

I first picked up Sentinels with the Infernal Relics KS.  As a result, I have always had access to at least 15 heroes and I simply don't know the base set heroes as well as I should.  One of the things I love about the SotM Video Game is being (temporarily) limited to the first 10 heroes so I get to learn their decks as well as I should.

I've been using Ameena's Sporcle quizzes to test my knowledge on the names of cards.  Today, I was having trouble remembering the name of Wraith's card that heals you for 3 HP.  I could picture the art and knew I had something to do with suturing.  I finally came up with the name and was thinking about it:

Was it called "Suture Self" as a reference to old RPGs where many spells/powers had different versions for self and other?   Was it a reminder that it only works on Wraith?  After about 20 seconds of thinking about it, I finally realized it's a play on "suit yourself".  I felt so dumb for not realizing this earlier that obviously my first reaction was to come to the boards and make public my secret shame. 

I'm there with you. I'm ashamed at how long it took me to reach the same conclusion.

I'm more inclined to believe that Wraith being sort of an homage to Batman-type characters, is a reflection of The Dark Knight when Alfred walks in on Bruce trying to suture his own arm after being bitten by a big dog.

Yeah, I'm not sure why we'd think it was an intentional play on "suit yourself".  Not sure what that has to do with.

People are still playing my quizzes? Cool :D. I've been thinking on occasion that I should probably go back and do the rest of them (I think I got part way through the Rook City villiains before, and that was when that and Infernal Relics were the only expansions currently available) but then forget about it again. But maybe I'll get round to it someday - the fact that someone has been playing them might be the motivation for me to do so ;).

Heh... 

To me, it seems that "Suture Self" is kind of an awkward card name when "Suture" would have done the job just fine.  I could even make an argument for "Suture Wound".  I may be overthinking it, but I still feel that it's an intentional play on words.

It's supposed to be an intentional play on words.

How do you know this?

Seems pretty obvious to me. Why else would they name the card that way?

Because Wraith is suturing herself?

Then why not call it Self Suture?

Christopher is an English Major, there's a pun in the title of a card, why is there a debate over if this was intended or not? GTG plan everything.

WAIT!

PLANS FOR EVERY SITUATION EVER!

THEY ARE THE WRAITH!

I think it might also follow the pattern of some RPG spells - Heal Self vs Heal Other.

But yeah, every single word is carefully selected. You think Christopher would miss the opportunity for wordplay?

What does Christopher being a Major in England have to do with anything?

Becuase he has access to our weaponised British humour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gpjk_MaCGM

is different from

For all I know, it was intentional, but "why else would it be like that" isn't evidence.

I've always assumed it was an intentional pun. It will remain so in my mind, even if it turns out that wasn't the case.

It was totally intentional. Last time I met Christopher while he was teaching the game, one of the player's made a comment on it and Christopher responded towards it. It has been well over a year so I can't make exact quotes anymore, but I know it did occur.

Yeah, it was intentional. Christopher has made comments to this effect in the past.

That's evidence (or, close enough).

Pfft, this is the internet.  If you don't have authenticated video of Christopher when he was making the game giggling to himself as he figures out the name for the card then you have no proof.

And if you do have that video it only proves that the conspiracy is larger than we thought.

I suspect Christopher would not giggle.  He would instead laugh maniacally.  After all, his mission to rule the world by starting a popular game is well on its way.

I've heard Christopher giggle. It's a thing.

Me too. It's somehow at the same time cute and extraordinarily worrying.

SutureGate

Of course you're right.  I can never tell when someone really can't tell the difference between their opinion and actual facts, and when they're just not being clear in a post.

It's supposed to be an intentional play on words.

My STRONG opinion

Seems pretty obvious to me. Why else would they name the card that way?

Also my opinion

Better?

Much better, thanks. :)

It comes from a joke that I used to tell a bunch and people got tired of hearing it. So I put it in a game so that people had to hear it over and Over and OVER AND OVER!

Many people here who have met me know that I can be a bit bossy and demanding... sure, we'll go with that. Anyway, if accused of telling others what to do or how to do it, I would often respond by telling a long and involved story of when I went to the doctor to get stitches and how I spent the entire time correcting the doctor's methods until the doctor exasperatedly threw the needle and thread at me, yelling, "Fine! Suit yourself!"

(If you still don't get it, say it out loud.)

At this point, my audience realizes the entire story is a joke and groans at both how much time I spent telling this tall tale, as well as how awful the pun is. 

So, now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

(The other half is violence.)

The other half is logistics.  Violence is the natural course, but over large samples is irrelevant to victory.