prophet question

I wouldn't say that prophet uses a gimmick at all. It is an impromptu effect that could be done with a borrowed deck if the person lending the deck doesn't mind you tearing a corner from a card. So to answer your question (even though I do not own extreme burn) no they do not because prophet doesn't use a gimmick.

 

huh??? I think you've got your magic effects mixed up. Why are you talking about a borrowed deck and tearing corners from a card????? I'm pretty sure Towcheeze was talking about Prophet, the dollar bill change, nothing about a deck. lol.

 

From what I know from friends, and that isn't too much -- but enough to have a general idea, the gimmicks are similar in concept, but different in design and execution.

 

You're thinking of 'Believe' by Joel Paschall (and later 'Conviction' by Justin Miller) which is a corner-torn-transpo.
What Towcheeze is asking about is 'Prophet' by Tom Isaacson.

And Towcheeze, to answer your question: they're relatively same in theory - but with a different application. When it comes to bill changes, they almost usually utilize the same method & principle ('Easy Money'). In MY opinion (MINE) ... 'Extreme Burn (2.0)' is better. The handling is easier, dvd is more thorough - a lot of advantages. Notably - the amount of different changes you can do with 'Extreme Burn.' But that's my 2 cents.
Hope this helps.

And I think this sums it up pretty well:

 

Prophet is more of a "make it at home" gimmick whereas XB needs some extra elves to do your dirty work.

M.