A lot of the mainstream buzz around Magic: The Gathering in recent months has revolved around its Universes Beyond initiative, which has introduced outside IP into the decades-old card game. Final Fantasy, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and most recently Marvel Super Heroes have released full expansions, with The Hobbit and Star Trek set to arrive later this year.  However, the reason those outside IP were able to join Magic was because of the strong universe of characters and locations the…