Dominarian Plowshare

thanks so much Roy!!

The History of the Instant and the Time of Play On games and how we learn time from them

doubling up on my thots this week, I wrote about the funny relationship between the Instant time--including the history of Interrupts and THE BATCH!!

Give it a read!

dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/the-histor...

more of my thots coming out this week

best airport. best airport food. best airport drink. best plane seat.

March of the Machine | Ixalan: Three Hundred Steps under the Sun From Pachatupa to Orazca, Ixalan burns. Huatli commands a desperate band of warriors as they attempt to summon the one force that can challenge the invaders.

read this and report to class tomorrow

magic.wizards.com/en/news/magi...

you’re the best!!!!

Grist as the outfielders, all the outfielders

Oh now this one is essential

🥺🥺🥺 one of my all-time favorites!!

AppendiCITIS level

thank you!!!

Off the Table: The Gratuity of Magic’s Hidden Lore

@mtgplowshare.bsky.social interviews format Magic Narrative Designer, Miguel Lopez, about the huge amounts of worldbuilding that never make it onto cards or webfiction.

a free read (for now):
www.cascadecascade.com/magics-hidde...

I've been so excited to share this: for CASCADE CASCADE, I interviewed Miguel Lopez, the former WOTC writer and worldbuiler who helped create the Edge (of Eternities), Ixalan, & more.

we discuss the proliferation of tiny, irrelevant, beautiful details in the worlds of Magic. give it a read!

Artist proof “Force” (painted on the reverse of Rise of the Eldrazi) by Eli Minaya

Artist Proof “Force” (Rise of the Eldrazi) by Eli Minaya @badking.bsky.social, via the Gallery Nucleus Magic: The Gathering in Miniature III (curated by the amazing @donnycaltrider.bsky.social)!!

you know it’s good because when I took it out of the package I could smell the paint.

Paul Blartist

Please note that purchase of a Founder’s Club membership means that, if you come up to me IRL and show me your Founder’s Coin, I will buy you a drink, Ashnod’s Coupon-style [pre-errata! I will pay any costs for the drink (within reason)].

finally we’re coming together as a country!

hm this is tough because if someone showed me theirs I was planning on eating it like a chocolate doubloon

Advent of the Wurm 1 Green Green White Instant Effects: Put a 5/5 Green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield. Flavor text: The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways.

Hear that alarm going off? It doesn't mean that I accidentaly sat on my car keys. It means it's Wurm Time

"Dark Ritual's current oracle text simple reads "Add BBB," the Magic equivalent of "I am."

oops did I say Wednesday I meant Thursday. allow my error to heighten your thirst

🚨ALERT🚨

This Wednesday, my article for CASCADE CASCADE releases! I talk about those absurdly, seemingly unnecessarily minute details of Magic’s worlds—and I interview a stellar person who has helped create some of the game’s best worlds.

he’s so thoughtful, look at all those ideas

Announcing Writers but more. @vorthosmike.bsky.social is a known associate and usually the last on the plane.
From helping found the MTG Art Market to over a decade of writing on art to bringing Magic’s art to museums and beyond, he’s synonymous with the visual culture of the game.

yes

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Sup chat this is Slouching Towards Bethlehem with your boy The Rough Beast, and it looks like today’s stream could be a big one, as some of you might’ve already seen there are rumors going around social media that the hour has come round at last, so we’re gonna get right into it

all hail Donny, long may he reign

from bad (received constructive criticism) to worse (it was accurate)

math is dictating we have so many writers & so little time so we keep announcing. how exciting!

you know 'em. or you don't and you should. @parker.luckypaper.co is bringing some strong Johnny energy to the table with thoughtful reflections on how Magic interacts with Real Life (& cube)