Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-fourth episode, Alex and Joe talk about the Magic: the Gathering world of Rabiah, the setting of the expansion set Arabian Nights and based on the real-life folktales of The 1,001 Arabian Nights. They discuss how Magic has handled sets drawing upon real-world cultures throughout its history, and both the risks and rewards of drawing inspiration from cultures of real people.

Magic content creator Shivam Bhatt's blog post on his response to the creative design of the Kaladesh expansion also forms a strong lived experiential counterpoint to Alex and Joe's perspectives, and you can find it here.

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We have launched our new Patreon! You can join currently at the $1 tier, which gets you access to our private Discord server where you can talk all things lore, life, and love with other gob-heads like yourself.

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter! Keep the word of mouth going; with every 100 new followers, we will do a random prize draw for one lucky follower!

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You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-third episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica).

This is the third episode in a three-part series. In this episode, it's YOUR questions that Titus and we answer as we dig into our mailbag and come up with some bizarre answers to some even weirder questions!

You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter! Keep the word of mouth going; with every 100 new followers, we will do a random prize draw for one lucky follower!

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You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-third episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica).

This is the third episode in a three-part series. In this episode, it's YOUR questions that Titus and we answer as we dig into our mailbag and come up with some bizarre answers to some even weirder questions!

You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter! Keep the word of mouth going; with every 100 new followers, we will do a random prize draw for one lucky follower!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-second episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica). Titus elaborates on his own process of becoming an artist, the emotional toll this process has taken, and his vision for the future of artist involvement in Magic Grand Prix's and MagicFests.

This is the second episode in a three-part series. Part III – our mailbag episode – will release on November 30th. You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

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You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-second episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica). Titus elaborates on his own process of becoming an artist, the emotional toll this process has taken, and his vision for the future of artist involvement in Magic Grand Prix's and MagicFests.

This is the second episode in a three-part series. Part III – our mailbag episode – will release on November 30th. You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

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You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-first episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica). Titus discusses with us the purpose of nostalgia in establishing the mood of the set, and some of the coincidental real-world analogies in Ravnica this time around.

This is the first episode in a three-part series. Part II – a discussion of how Magic relates to its artist community – will release on November 9th, and Part III – our mailbag episode – will release on November 16th. You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twenty-first episode, the guys talk with Magic: the Gathering artist Titus Lunter, who not only has done plenty of illustrations for Magic cards – he also has been a member of the concept team for at least two sets (Amonkhet and Guilds of Ravnica). Titus discusses with us the purpose of nostalgia in establishing the mood of the set, and some of the coincidental real-world analogies in Ravnica this time around.

This is the first episode in a three-part series. Part II – a discussion of how Magic relates to its artist community – will release on November 9th, and Part III – our mailbag episode – will release on November 16th. You can also check out Titus's work here.

There may be "secret vault" audio of discussions about Titus's art and other elements of Ravnican design, so stay tuned for information on how to access that!

____________________________________________

Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twentieth episode, the guys talk with Sam Tang of the Kitchen Table Magic Podcast about how to foster the community of Magic: the Gathering in a healthy and wholesome way, what happens when forces work against that greater good, and how simply listening to each other (without necessarily agreeing) can go a long way to building bridges between our echo chambers.

The lore component we discuss in this episode relates to the original Weatherlight crew – Gerrard, Karn, Sisay, Squee, and so on – as well as other teams in Magic history. There may be "secret vault" audio of discussion on other teams, so stay tuned for how to access that.

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our twentieth episode, the guys talk with Sam Tang of the Kitchen Table Magic Podcast about how to foster the community of Magic: the Gathering in a healthy and wholesome way, what happens when forces work against that greater good, and how simply listening to each other (without necessarily agreeing) can go a long way to building bridges between our echo chambers.

The lore component we discuss in this episode relates to the original Weatherlight crew – Gerrard, Karn, Sisay, Squee, and so on – as well as other teams in Magic history. There may be "secret vault" audio of discussion on other teams, so stay tuned for how to access that.

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.

Hello, Podwalkers, and welcome to the Goblin Lore Podcast!

In our nineteenth episode, the guys talk about that warm, squishy feeling known as friendship or camaraderie in relation to Slobad, goblin tinkerer of the Mirrodin cycle of stories. They talk about "Known Associates" and how simply being an acquaintance to a group can relieve some of the social pressure of friendship, as well as how we acquire and select our friends, and can be compassionate for and appreciative of others' differences.

If you want to find friends in your area who play and think about Magic: the Gathering, hit up Mike "The Connector" Linnemann on Twitter. We used these articles from the MTG Salvation blog as part of our prep, as well as the actual story cycle. Thanks to the inimitable Jay Annelli for his extensive research to help fuel this discussion.

This is our second in our series of legendary Goblin Profiles. The first was in Episode 6, on Krenko, mob boss of Ravnica.

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Remember: we've reached 300 followers on Twitter, so we'll do our next giveaway soon! Keep the word of mouth going; another is up at 400!

____________________________________________

You can find the hosts on Twitter: Joe Redemann at @Fyndhorn, Hobbes Q. at @HobbesQ, and Alex Newman at @AlexanderNewm. Send questions, comments, thoughts, hopes, and dreams to @GoblinLorePod on Twitter or [email protected].

Goblin Lore is proud to be a member of the Geek Therapy Network (on Twitter at @GeekTherapy).

Opening and closing music by Wintergatan (@wintergatan). Logo art courtesy of Greg Staples, design by Joe Redemann.