Storytime

Storytime is the 1st expansion in the Pipsqueakverse. It was released on January 19th, 2019, and was added to MSEM on the 1st of the following month.

Set Details
Storytime is a nontraditional set, based partially on the structure of Carpe Arcanum and Memorium Arcanum, featuring 4 mythics and 97 rares. The rares act as stories within a story, while the mythics take place outside the frame narrative. It does not have a limited. The set received a minor mechanical rework in June 2020 which replaced several cards.

It contains the following mechanics:
 * Storied (Enchantments and legendary permanents are storied)
 * Conjure (originally named Make, changed after the introduction of Conjure to canon magic in mid 2021).

Storyline
After a series of travels, Azamir ends up on a plane controlled by The God Emperor Tzhai, where Tzhai himself is visiting as a matter of happenstance. Through an unfortunate series of accidents, Azamir ends up breaking several laws and personally offending Tzhai. Tzhai has Azamir brought to his throneroom, in order to properly intimidate him before asking him to leave, but before Tzhai can do so, Azamir immediately starts to beg for his life. Tzhai, who wasn't planning on executing Azamir, is intrigued by Azamir's promise to tell him a story that will make him wish to spare Azamir, and allows him to do so.

What follows is a series of interconnecting stories, many of which describing people and places that haven't been created or born yet, weaved together in order to try and sway the Emperor's heart. Azamir's skill as a storyteller, and nature as a titan, makes it unclear if these stories yet to come are predictions, fictions, or immutable truths of reality as a result of him telling these stories. A multitude of stories are featured in the set (78 cards have FT, and the majority of stories only get a single card), each with their own morals and goals behind them. Azamir tries to war Tzhai that all empires fall, that the powerful often create their own undoings, and that there is value in compassion for lesser beings.

After Azamir finishes all of the stories, weeks later, Tzhai informs him that he is not going to be executed. However, the emperor offers, he may choose to stay with Tzhai for as long as he wishes. Azamir agrees, and the story ends with him joining Tzhai for as long as both still live.

The Tale of the Wayward Titan
This story is autobiographical, and tells of how Azamir fled his home to escape his destiny as a Titan.

Almgrove's Champion
This story takes place on Arcanum.

Burning Fields
This story takes place on Senaturia.

The Road From Fretport
This story takes place on Rhyse, focusing on a girl named Cassandra fleeing the city of Fretport.

Black Flags, Red Seas
This story takes place on Caitisan.

Tale of the Dragoneer
This story focuses on Flynn Skara.

Faithless Looting
This story takes place on Laptew

Striking Shadows
This story focuses on Suzume Oshiruko's rise to power on Jidai.

Deepwater Surging
This story takes place on Elmare.

The Moon Over Xina
This story is the creation myth of Xina.

Unnamed Stories
The story featured on Villainy takes place on Laptew. The story featured on Brave the Issbarrens takes place on Glacia.

Notable Cards

 * Villainy
 * Jara Champion and Arpechian Champion (starting a megacycle based on Almgrove Champion from Carpe Arcanum).
 * Leyline Alignment Field and Embrace Madness (both banned in MSEM)

Featured Planeswalkers

 * Tzhai
 * Azamir