Revising Revised Edition! Retro Design Philosphy
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Every amateur designer is tempted to mess with the past... What if you could change broken cards? Customize a draft format more to your liking? Provide the perfect on-ramp for new players? Tim brings Peter on to go in-depth on his long-simmering project of overhauling early Magic through the lens of Revised aka 3rd Edition. How do you create the feeling of awe and mystery of early Magic? What cards can change and what have to stay the same? Can we bring back Ante?? Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Live Design! Designing Commanders for Secret Sram-ta
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This week Gaby is on the pod to talk about a deck swap we're doing with our local friends. Like a Secret Santa, we were each given a mission, and needed to build a deck to that spec. After finishing our decks, we couldn't help but think of what we'd do with some custom magic energy. Join us as we each design a commander, first for "Mischievous Chaos" and then for "If you've got the money honey i've got your disease". Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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At What Cost!
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Juliet's new game has us picking costs from cards, but we don't have all our options available! Can we get a mono-red double striking defender? Abzan direct damage? WB creature stealing? Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 2
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Juliet and guest-judge Andrew Sherman finish reviewing the the red-mana-dork Design Challenge, asking fiery questions about whether a Mountain is a card, whether a Creature is a Mountain, and whether Pierre Menard is a better author than Cervantes when it comes to three-drop magic design. Check out some of Andrew's Magic and other game projects: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Nov-Embermage Challenge Review, Part 1
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Juliet and guest judge Andrew Sherman tackle Mono-Red Mana Dorks for this month's design challenge review. Treasure, One-hit wonders, and Blitz (but not blitzball) all make fiery-hot appearances. Check out some of Andrew's Magic and other game projects: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Forging a Format! Learn about Beacon Constructed
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Inspiring episode this week! Khord and IgnitedxSoul hop on the pod this week to tell us about Beacon Constructed, a Standard-like format composed of sets from the Beacon of Creation server. This contained setup has a lot of advantages and helps them playtest with each other. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Following Signposts - Avatar the Last Airbender
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We're back again on the trail, following where the signposts lead us in draft. This new Avatar set has some new twists on the uncommon gold "archetype" cards and overall has some new ideas on structure. How do you structure a set with four types of elements in a game with five colors and ten color pairs? We dive in and give our breakdown. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Live Design - The Year of Mechanics w/rexxer2
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We've got a combo episode this week. Part project showoff, part live design, and all weird old mechanics. Rexxer2 aka Spencer hops on the pod with Tim to talk through this mechanic-a-day project and then dive in to design three of the cards! Fans (if they exist??) of Frenzy, Grandeur, and Gravestorm gotta listen to this one. The Year of Mechanics gallery: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Rhoxtober Challenge Review
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Spooky season meets rhinoceroses in our monthly challenge! We got your best card ideas submitted throughout the month and we cover the entries in this episode. Lots of great designs, plus Juliet's twist on anagram card names! Charity stream for Moonshot this weekend: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
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Back to Battlebond! Bradley Brainstorming Bonanza
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This week we're headed joining heads to brainstorm a ton of new ideas for 2HG draft! The episode starts with a recap of Battlebond along with cracking a sample pack. Once the table it set, we settle in to the big brainstorming session, sharing over a dozen ideas for a Battlebond followup. Brad's stream: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: Intro music by Dee Culp
info_outlineWe've told you about You Make the Pack, now it's time to do it!! We've got some live design this week, making submissions for the YMTP event. We brought on new community member KennaKhaos to help and it was definitely the right choice! We tackle both a rare and a common for this emerging project.
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