Incarnation Challenge Review, part 1
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Our latest challenge asked submitters to submit big, abtract creatures that could fit in a five color cycle. How do you convey vast and unusual in a non-legendary Magic card? Plus, at least one card submitted in jest. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images: (fixed initial cold open audio)
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Rebel Yell! Learn about New Requiem: Crossfire
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Learn all about the newest set from the dynamic duo of Redbay and MonoWhiteBorder! Heavy creature focus, lots of combat rewards, and a free spirit of rebellion. Cyberpunk minus the artifact theme! Lots of fun things to learn about their new project. Browse the cards from the set: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Marvel Jumpstart Rules, Let's Talk About Why
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The new Marvel Jumpstart product has a ton of special things about it. Lots of unique cards just for these packs, some nice fixing and card flow elements, plus a ton of exciting themes that hook into each other. We catch everyone up on Jumpstart, breakdown strengths and weaknesses, then go pack by pack to get some specific lessons from the designs. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Juno Challenge Review, part 3
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Wrap up our "hatebears" challenge with your best 2 mana 2/2s that slow down your opponents' strategy. As usual, your submissions drifted from that starting point into some exciting areas. Punish those lacking devotion, buy some plush merch, and witness the return of the Atog in this fun deep dive episode. New Eps of Juliet's other show coming soon: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Juno Challenge Review, part 2
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Continuing our review of your "hatebear" cards, which mix assertive combat with rule-bending counterbalances. These rule-centric cards have HUGE design implications, so stay tuned for, among other things, a review of the layers system. New Eps of Juliet's other show coming soon: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Juno Challenge Review, part 1
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For June, we asked for your best "hatebear" cards. Small creatures, big roadblocks for your opponents. What different ways can you impede your opponent? New Eps of Juliet's other show coming soon: Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Sharpie Cube! Change Cards To Your Heart's Content
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Ever want to knock a mana off a creature? Remove a bad drawback from a land? Sharpie Cube is the idea of redacting rules text. Always subtraction, never addition. Community member Otter has extensive experience making these edits and walks us through his principals and rules for modifying cards. Then we sharpie some cards live! Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Cooperative Magic Mega-sode!
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We've got community members AuxilliaryOtter and first time guest CryptRat on to talk cooperative Magic! We go deep on the innovations found in the new TMNT Team Up product, then walk through our community's pitches for cooperative and multiplayer modes! Co-op is still such a new and unexplored part of Magic, so there's plenty to learn in this episode. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Swamps and Marshes Challenge Review, part 2
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Are you Prepared for the second half of our black-mana artifact and land prepared spell design challenge? Tim and Juliet go on an Adventure reviewing all the submissions and have an Omen for next month's challenge. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
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Swamps and Marshes Challenge Review, part 1
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This month we pay homage to our nation's wetlands by reviewing a variety of black mana producing cards. You might be disappointed by only ten cards, but secretly you get the full 20 thanks to adventures, omens, and prepared spells! Lots of discussion on the amount of juice you put into a land, and not a small amount of discussion around demon worship. Join Beacon of Creation's Discord: Show Notes and Images:
info_outlineJuliet and special guest horror author Nat Silveira talk about what makes horror as a genre work in speculative fiction and Shadowmoor as a setting, then design two different Shadowmoor-themed body-horror cards!
You can check out Nat's new book The Chrysalis Body at https://books2read.com/thechrysalisbody or https://lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysalis-body
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Intro music by Dee Culp