A trailer for the upcoming game Scrolls from Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson was released to Kotaku today during PAX Prime. The trailer shows off the art style of the game, and it features a character creating a drawing of a burly warrior that we see briefly brought to life and engaged in combat.

Scrolls is intended as a cross between collectible card games and strategy board games where players use their set of scrolls with characters or attributes to battle through the world, with both timing and positioning of scrolls contributing to success or failure. The game is being developed by Mojang, the company that created Minecraft, and is written by Jerry "Tycho" Holkins of Penny Arcade, though the short trailer doesn't betray his sense of humor.

On the Scrolls website, lead designer Jakob Porser notes that he intends to use "ever changing content" in the game, and that players will explore the world while refining their arsenal of scrolls to maximize tactical advantages. Recently, the game came under fire from Bethesda, developers of the Elder Scrolls series, for using the word "scrolls" in its title.

The trailer states that Scrolls is "coming eventually," though past press releases have indicated that the game will be available before the end of this year.