Richard was intrigued by the idea of something that felt like a board game, where there was a path that you would advance on over time
The one copy of Crippling Fear is to help against go-wide aggro decks like Mono-White and Goblins, which can get off to some really explosive starts and be too fast to control with targeted removal, especially if they are on the play
Also, if you and/or the person you are playing with are new to the game, you dont need to actually use all of the cards or attacks with the longer or more complex descriptions
If you have a way to infinitely create more creatures, Ashnod's Altar can net you infinite colorless mana
This is the ninth outside-designer card
The artifacts of their previous conquests, scattered bones and gleaming coins, are laid out in plain sight, tearing down the facade that most Sirens maintain at all costs