Dominarian Plowshare

feel confident that Liiga has some kind of transcendent vision of the cosmos

The latest entry in the OM1 Flavoring Project is up—well worth taking a look at!

www.reddit.com/r/mtgvorthos...

a cat on a table full of bottles and martinis. His reflection is distorted behind some glass

please dont let him have the martini

thick ass wrist

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bad news: three Magic sets set in New York City

worse news: one of those versions of New York City looks really cool

For that reason I’ve been very enthralled by signing what the deal is with that Arachno-plane, as the project’s creator calls it. I almost imagine it like a decaying spider-oligarchy a la Dune.

highkey agree. What I only briefly mentioned but do strongly believe is that, like all of UW and indeed like all Vorthosing, there’s a kind of melancholy to OM1. The authoritarian worldbuilding model means that there’s still a shadowy difference been fan flavor text and legit text.

Completely agree! In the same way, I’ve been noticing—and grown wary—of the little cliches that I find myself falling into, like cute little double-meanings or reversals (something I wrote about on my Substack a while ago but am now LIVING)

GREAT way of thinking of it!!

Thank you!! Totally agreed—I’ve been really struck by how positive and productive -TvT- has kept things. It’s a genuine effort and not just empty complaint

And who I FORGOT to thank is @zaxzom.bsky.social, who enlightened me that Belion is in the Blue-aligned part of Theros’ underworld!

As always, thanks to Rich and @donnycaltrider.bsky.social and @travisnorman.bsky.social.

Here are some of my favorite reflavored cards (including, selfishly, Belion, which I wrote):

I’m proud to share bc it gave me the chance to talk to the project’s creator, who’s incredibly talented, generous with their thoughts, and was completely classy.

A project like this could’ve been a Snyder Cut nightmare, but it isn’t. it’s born out of genuine love for Magic, not clickbait polemic.

A Story Halfway Told: On the Through the Omenpaths Flavoring Project Ryan explores the grassroots campaign to add flavor text to digital-only cards.

For @hipstersofthecoast.com, I wrote about the Through the Omenpaths Flavoring Project—an ongoing fan-based grassroots effort to add flavor text to all the cards in OM1 that would otherwise have them!

I’m really happy with this article. Give it a read!!

www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/10/a-st...

I’m really happy with this article bc it gave me the chance to speak to the Project’s creator, who’s incredibly talented, so very generous with their thoughts, and completely classy. A project like this could’ve been a Snyder Cut nightmare, but it isn’t—it’s born out of genuine love for Magic.

🥺🥺🥺 “we are so back” factory called, you won’t believe what they had to say

YouTube video by A Long Weekend The Developers Knew You'd Do This

HIGHLY recommend this video from @alongweekend.bsky.social. Paul and Kevin’s work (jointly and individually) has been hugely formative for me for, like, a decade. their humor and thoughtfulness and care are worth ya time

youtu.be/wFHT2mlX1Bs?...

@donnycaltrider.bsky.social! @jacobtorbeck.bsky.social!! @mtgcritical.bsky.social!!! And @qphelddagrif.bsky.social, who should hold the highly specific but highly deserved Dave-Barry-of-the-Magic-World Crown

🥺 this was a very necessary spirit-boost amid my accidental month off!

I would! I like that UB’s high-concept theming often spurs fun, interesting design (Jackal, Bill the Pony, Wise Mothman, MacReady, and so on) but I do think there’s something a little numb about looking at uneven illustrations of existing properties

decided that my new hobby is collecting/repurposing/creating Virtuous Role tokens (left is Rovina Cai’s official version, right is Ken Meyer Jr.’s Energy token, center is a homemade gouache Virtuous Role)

Everything's comin' round full circle with the announcement of Lorwyn Eclipsed !!! Brilliantly designed deck, out in Jan. and my two Ashlings were leaked !! ≈)

angsty that I didn’t put out an article on the 25th like usual BUT it’ll hopefully give the chance for me to cover a ~developing story~

go in full pajamas (presumably Pheldathemed)

i hate in movies when people gently drape blankets over sleeping loved ones. if I wanted to wear a blanket during my nap I’d have PUT ONE ON

More Benalish stained glass 🤌

cant tell you how livid this makes me

My art for the borderless version of Emptiness from the upcoming Magic the Gathering set, Lorwyn Eclipsed, was revealed today.

Special thanks to AD Deborah Garcia for this wonderful assignment. #mtgecl