Hello there, loyal readers! As you may be aware, I am working on conceptualizing a homebrew Dungeons & Dragons campaign in a setting I've created called Dastarque. I've already covered such topics as alignment shifts and the world I'm working on in a very general sense. Today, I'd like us to journey a bit deeper into […]
For the last few decades, Magic: The Gathering has thrived on the thrill of its competitive play. From Grand Prix to Pro Tours, to Worlds and the Magic Invitational, this game has been played by pros for a long time. However, when push comes to shove there is a time and a place for everything, and […]
Dungeons & Dragons is about to get more digital as Dreamscape Media has revealed a new series of interactive audiobooks. Six books from the Endless Quest series, which recently re-introduced D&D to the world of choose-your-own-adventure novels, have been adapted by Dreamscape in an audio format. They were recorded in the second-person, point of view […]
Hello there, loyal readers! Today we will be discussing the nature and etiquette of emotes in Magic: The Gathering: Arena, Wizards of the Coast's online interface for Magic: The Gathering play I'd like to begin with a disclaimer that none of these opinions reflect any entity bigger than myself - they aren't the opinions of Bleeding Cool,[...]
Wizards of the Coast's Head Designer for their acclaimed trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, has made a statement regarding the complexity of their newest set, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. Mark Rosewater, head of design for Magic's Research and Development team, has openly admitted that Ikoria has been an experiment on determining just how high of a capacity players, both[...]
Today, Wizards of the Coast gave us a Secret Lair drop to reveal for Magic: The Gathering, to massive acclaim There were so many images included in our planned initial reveal that we couldn't actually reveal them all to you So, please allow us to indulge a bit more by giving you the full art[...]
From their secret lair in Seattle, Wizards of the Coast entrusted us with a secret of our own - something we wouldn't be allowed to tell you about until now Are you ready for this? Here we go:[caption id="attachment_1211358" align="aligncenter" width="600"] We are happy to announce Secret Lair's newest drop for Magic: The Gathering: "Full[...]
Hello there, loyal readers and Pokémon fans! In a story that will truly warm your heart, YouTuber and Pokémon Trading Card Game collector Leonheart can be seen opening vintage packs (a term which makes us feel old) and pulling a First Edition Charizard from a Base Set pack. His reaction is absolutely priceless, and a […]
Hello, loyal readers and fans of Wizards of the Coast's iconic trading card game Magic: The Gathering! Nearly two months ago, we here at Bleeding Cool wrote up a Commander deck tech for Nethroi, Apex of Death Well, now that Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and Commander 2020 have officially been released worldwide, we decided to take another look at[...]
Dungeons & Dragons is a remarkably complex game when it comes to using one's freedom to imagine. Sure, there are rules that need to be adhered to generally, and those are much simpler to comprehend as both a Dungeon Master and as a party member. But when it comes to the creative expression of worldbuilding […]
This morning, Wizards of the Coast provided Dungeons & Dragons fans with an update on their plans for D&D Live 2020 The event will now be called D&D Live 2020: Roll W/ Advantage, and will be working toward raising money for Red Nose Day to help the children across the U.S and around the world who have been so affected[...]
Today, from seemingly out of the blue, Wizards of the Coast announced a new Masters-style Magic: The Gathering set - the first in about two years - called Double Masters The new set, geared to release in August of this year, examines the concept of doubling as one theme therein.[caption id="attachment_1209759" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The artwork[...]
Wizards of the Coast, creator of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, has released their notes on Magic: The Gathering: Arena, the game's online interface, for May Their article includes not only notes on reception and bug reports but also serves as an official slew of announcements for new and continuing events such as Brawlers'[...]
Magic: The Gathering's new concept of a Companion creature is an interesting one to consider, especially in the context of the Commander format. There are ten Companions, each of a distinct color combination and each lending itself to a certain archetype. Between Lurrus of the Dream-Den and Lutri, the Spellchaser, though, it's not exactly clear […]
Today, Wizards of the Coast announced a new promotion for Magic: The Gathering players, designed to encourage them to support their local gaming and hobby venues Dubbed the Love Your Local Game Store program, this promotion offers players incentives for buying Magic products from local stores.[caption id="attachment_1208342" align="aligncenter" width="600"] A promotional image from DailyMTG, Magic: The[...]
Wizards of the Coast, the creator of world-renowned card game Magic: The Gathering, tends to design and develop their Magic cards with very few oversights Most of their sets are relatively tame in a general sense, save for the occasional uptick in power creep here and there However, every once in a blue moon a card[...]
I decided that I wanted to create custom Magic sets - I had designed one set already in full, with the help of a few friends in undergrad, but the result was a bit incoherent compared to a typical set as designed by Wizards of the Coast.[caption id="attachment_1207538" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The "black" alignment chart, as[...]
After what felt like a very long month's wait due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wizards of the Coast has finally released their newest Magic: The Gathering set in a physical form. Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths can now be found in stores in North America, Latin America, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, either in local gaming[...]
While Wizards of the Coast has delayed the release of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths and Commander 2020 until May 15th, on May 12th an anomalous preconstructed deck surfaced on a Facebook page, three days ahead of release The deck, for those of you wondering, is Arcane Maelstrom, the red-blue-green (or Temur) deck from the yet-unreleased set.[caption id="attachment_1206130"[...]
Dungeons & Dragons is arguably the most difficult game to create content for. With so many Dungeon Masters trying to sculpt their perfect game, there's a huge propensity for bad DMs to "railroad" players – a term meaning keeping all agency in the game to themselves, with minimal input by the other players. Alternatively, they […]
