Geekspective

Why hello. I didn’t see you there. I’m playing a Skeletal Swarming deck in Magic the Gathering – Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. Join me?

The Intangibles break down design creep in competitive games (12:19) | They also help you level up your mental game when it comes to putting your team on your back and carrying their sorry asses to victory (7:11)

It is the end of the season and with that it is time to ask some questions and have some answers about season 2 of Tales From Mauxferry!

Magic players seem divided on whether the upcoming D&D Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set is cool or not; Amber and Kenny are here to decide (19:58) | Then, they pick their Top 3 favorite cards from the set (1:00)

Today on the show Amber chatted with editor and writer, Shane Ormond. They sat down on July 11th and Shane shared his experience with maybe the most bizarre business venture Amber has  personally ever heard from someone she knows. Then they got into Fat Magic: a 5e campaign set in a world saturated by delicious and dangerous food magic. They talked about the inception of the campaign; how it was born from the pandemic, burn out, and missing the ability to share a meal with his DnD group. As of this episode release, Fat Magic is live on Kickstarter and it’s also a project Amber is contributing to as a graphic designer. Go to FatMagicRPG.com to check it out!

Today on the show Kenny talked with Vee and Hayley of Storybrewers Roleplaying. They are the designers of many fabulous games; in particular, they designed Good Society, which is a TTRPG in the style of a Jane Austen novel. They sat down on June 9th and chatted about the dynamic of their writing, the tightrope between specific design and flexible design, and of course, scandalous romances spied from remote library windows.

Kenny and Seth open up even more elder dragons in Strixhaven sealed.

The Intangibles break down Sonics the Hedgehogs (30:47) | They also help you level up your game with vod reviews (10:58)

Today on the show Amber chatted with GMs, game designers/writers, and advicemongers, Jim and Pruitt of WebDM. They sat down on June 8th and Jim and Pruitt shared how WebDM got started, what kinds of advice they give in the gaming sphere, they also were kind enough to give me some advice, and of course they chatted about Worlds of Web DM: Weird Wastelands a toolkit for 5e that can also be used for other systems that focuses on exploration! As of this episode airing there are 12 days left on their Kickstarter! Go check it out!

It is the season two finale of Tales From Mauxferry. What lies beyond the black door? Will Brimstone get his revenge or die trying? It is time to find out!

Wizards of the Coast cut the Magic World Championship prize pool by 75%, from $1 million to $250,000—um, what the fuck? (37:09) | Also, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms spoiler season (1:40)

Today on the show Amber chats with graphic designer, artist, and game designer from the Phillipines, Momatoes. They sat down on June 2nd and discussed getting into art, the draw to graphic design, and got into ARC; Momatoes ttrpg that's rules-light and tension-heavy, where heroes defy the cruel Doomsday Clock to save their world from a looming apocalypse. She shared her design goals for the game, the changes and process she went through, and of course the wonderful art and design she created and used to build the book. It’s a truly beautiful piece of work that as of this episode airing has 9 days left on the Kickstarter.

School is back in session as Kenny and Seth try their hand at some paper Strixhaven sealed.

The Intangibles break down the E3 Elden Ring trailer (32:51) | They also get you caught up on the Overwatch meta and the June Joust (9:21)

After unceremoniously smashing adolescent spiders, the crew moves forward in their journey.