Magic: Legends, the online action RPG, has hit open beta, and we all gave it a try. This week we talk about what's going on in the story of the game, how that lines up with the card game's narrative, and share our experiences with the beta so far.

(Since the recording of this episode, the beta was updated to try to fix many of the issues we had with it. Our reactions were not to this updated version.)

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153 - Magic: Legends: First Impressions

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The ending has come to Outlaws of Thunder Junction, and it brings with it the start of something new. This week we're covering the two-part epilogue to the Outlaws of Thunder Junction story and the real ending of the Omenpath Arc of Magic Story, finally getting answers for Jace and Vraska's escape from Phyrexian influence and their plans for the future of their family and the multiverse. We also discuss some of our thoughts about this arc in general, and specifically the state of Magic story as it goes into the Dragonstorm Arc.

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291 - Bring the End to Outlaws of Thunder Junction

The main story of Outlaws of Thunder Junction is finished, but before we can watch our outlaws ride off into the sunset, we have to tell tale of Annie Flash with "Blood Is Thicker Than Venom" by H. E. Edgmon. Then we see what happens when you put the most untrustworthy scoundrels of the multiverse together for one big job, and you know it ain't a happy ending.

Read Episode 5, "High Moon": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/episode-5-high-moon

Read Episode 6, "The Ballad of Thieves and Thunderslingers": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/episode-6-the-ballad-of-thieves-and-thunderslingers

Read "Blood Is Thicker Than Venom": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/blood-is-thicker-than-venom

Then, you can subscribe to our Patreon, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month means you can listen to us record our episodes live! You can find us at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast. You can also find us on Twitter at @TheVorthosCast, or email us with thoughts, questions, comments, coupons for free cheese dip at TheVorthosCast@Gmail.Com.

290 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Ep. 5, 6, and Blood is Thicker than Venom

The train's pulling up to the station and you have to face the choice: Do you listen to us discuss episodes 3 and 4 of the main story and the side story "A Pleasant Family Outing," or do you tuck tail and run away? We're continuing our discussions of the Outlaws of Thunder Junction stories by Akemi Dawn Bowman this week with the two main story episodes, "A Train to Prosperity" and "Finding Tarnation." But halfway through "Finding Tarnation," we got waylaid by the dastardly Seanan McGuire once again with her side story, "A Pleasant Family Outing"!

Read Episode 3, "A Train to Prosperity": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/episode-3-a-train-to-prosperity

Read Episode 4, "Finding Tarnation": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/episode-4-finding-tarnation

Read "A Pleasant Family Outing": https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/a-pleasant-family-outing

Then, you can subscribe to our Patreon, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month means you can listen to us record our episodes live! You can find us at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast. You can also find us on Twitter at @TheVorthosCast, or email us with thoughts, questions, comments, coupons for free cheese dip at TheVorthosCast@Gmail.Com.

289 - Outlaws of Thunder Junction, Ep. 3, 4, and A Pleasant Family Outing

We have to free previews from Outlaws of Thunder Junction, including one plot-pivotal story spotlight that doubles as a nasty removal spell (we always have to get one) and one very sharp-dressed and sharp-clawed desperado!

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Our Outlaws of Thunder Junction Previews!

What's this? A special bonus episode of The Vorthos Cast? That's right! We had the incredible opportunity to invite Isaac Fellman, author of "No Tells," the side story for Outlaws of Thunder Junction that introduces Yuma and his little cactus baby Kirri to Magic! We talk all about the experience of writing for Magic as an outsider to the IP, our favorite noir films, and the ways in which our lives influence our writing and our writing influences our lives.

Isaac Fellman is the author of the upcoming novel, Notes from a Regicide, as well as Dead Collections, The Two Doctors Górski, and The Breath of the Sun. You can follow him on Bluesky (isaac-fellman.bsky.social) and subscribe to his newsletter at https://isaacs-law.ghost.io/.

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153 - Magic: Legends: First Impressions

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