Beacon of Creation

This week is the long-awaited spotlight on Seasons of War, the custom commander limited set! Creator Timespiraled joins the show to tell us everything they learned making it and what they enjoy about the final product!

Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Check out the cards in the set: https://msem-instigator.herokuapp.com/card?q=e%3Aswr

Go deep with the design doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXCrKJ-QoP2beLdMyKnmNQBeDafC5_ab1UyMNObTCGs/edit

In Unpacking, we go one-by-one through cards in a pack. We learn what we can from just the cards in front of us; no set summary and no knowledge of the mechanics. It's a fun way to see cards with fresh eyes.

This time Redbay joins Tim in going through a pack of Memories of the Silver City by Chartate101. We go in just seeing a picture of a green forest portal in a run-down city. Come along with us as we discover the set through the lens of a pack.

Talk with us through our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

We put our foot down and issue an ultimatum: design us some great cards! You know the community is going to give us a huge haul of cool designs and plenty to talk about.

Visit our Discord to enter our May Challenge: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Kayiu hosts a look at color-blasted, music-infused future set Hyperpop! Creators platypeople and IgnitedxSoul give you a comprehensive look starting with abandoned mechanics, then talking through the featured keywords, into themes, and finally some Revolution constructed shots.

Check out the set: https://www.planesculptors.net/set/hyperpop

Browse the Revolution format at: https://revolution-manifesto.herokuapp.com/format/revolution

Visit our Discord for even more links: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Episode 300 is here! We recap Castmire, the community-designed spooky mansion set. How it came to be, all the mechanics, and the potential directions for the set!

https://www.planesculptors.net/set/castmire

Come chat with everyone on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Castmire theme is "Nightmare" by https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com

Learn all about Mattelonian's art and performance set, Merveaux! We learn all about what it takes to merge artifacts, enchantments, and three color wedges into one heavily playtested package.

Juliet and Susan discuss the things Cats are always known for: having antlers, flying, and having jobs! We break down some of Magic's most influential and adventurous felines, and together design a blue(paw)print card for what the future of this flavor might hold.

You can find Susan's photography at https://instagram.com/qusiepop

the Moonshot Network's patreon at https://patreon.com/moonshotnetwork

and Three Little Words at https://linktr.ee/the3lwpodcast

March is over and your entries to the design challenge are here! Tim and Juliet review a sometimes-aquatic variety of artifact soldiers. There's lobsters, legions, french fish, swampy subs, an underwater robot, an undercover otter, overarmor, unliving, a hydrophile, a hydrophobe, filled bowls and hollow knights.

No episode next week! The team is busy. We'll be back the week after!

Hop on our Discord to check out the April design challenge, talk MotM spoilers, and get updates on the upcoming community blog: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Realmbreaker has reconnected all the planes and we're reconnecting with a format from the early 2010s: Planechase! This multiplayer-focused format switches rules early and often. What makes a good Plane card? Are the bad cards fun or just part of the vibe? What even is Belenon?

Shout out to Christopher Lundgren for supplying the list of planes.

Hop on our Discord to participate in the design challenge, talk MotM spoilers, and get updates on the upcoming community blog: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

MWB aka Peter challenges Juliet and Tim to layer the flavor on top of three flavorless cards. Each card has so many directions it could go which makes for a very funny discussion.

We've got three more unseasoned cards for you to spice up. Find them and give your ideas on our Discord: https://discord.gg/t88Vpwh

Juliet's new game: https://mousewifegames.itch.io/echolocation

Theme music by Dee Culp