(There was no "how normal" video for TMNT, not because it's UB, but because it's a small set and small sets throw off my numbers so badly that I'm not even gonna bother doing those)
(If WotC even bother doing those anymore, they've never sold well)
"Magic schools" have been a notion since the medieval age, so surely #MTGStrixhaven would be fairly normal for the game
But then they put Ancestral Recall on a card
So in an attempt to forge an actual Video Series™️, I ask, how normal is Secrets of Strixhaven?
youtu.be/3-bL3kaT9CQ
I am working on the "how weird" video for Secrets of Strixhaven
My green screening is so much better this time, y'all have no idea how much smoother this has been
(The presentation is still "it's me you get what you get")
(For someone who claims Silverquill I'm really not eloquent)
Which is probably a "duh" moment to a lot of experienced video folks but y'know we all approach knowledge at our own paces and in our own ways
When I'm working on a video and it approaches TV show episode length I find myself thinking
Maybe I should be looking at the videos I make like they're TV show episodes
This year I am the April Fool
I've put VAPORMAGE on discount for the whole month
ebook should be $3 everywhere, paperback is $15 direct (shop.vapormage.com)
So I was warned that Vapormage showing up on Hoopla might take a bit
And they weren't kidding, it just pinged me that it went live _today_
So hey if your library uses Hoopla here you go
www.hoopladigital.com/title/19578678
This week is apparently a big ebook sale at Smashwords so Vapormage is half off over there: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Working on a new video and I appear to be actively straining @archidekt.com with the thing I'm building
To the engineers there, I'm sorry / you're welcome?
So who's putting together the silverquill writers meetup at #MCVegas
So Vapormage has been available on bookshop.org since release, as a paperback
But apparently it's getting added as an ebook as well?
I didn't really have to do anything, and now an option exists, neat
I've vlogged again, bopping around SCGCon last weekend www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Qb...
Hello. I just released Ipso Facto Meeny-Moe MAGICO, a punk rock concept album about Chrono Trigger. It's been a long time and a lot of work and I really hope you enjoy it. It's on bandcamp now: clockelixir.bandcamp.com/album/ipso-f...
It'll be coming to your streaming service of choice soon. Enjoy.
A copy of the Magic card Changeling Wayfinder, a blue goo guy ready to go off adventurin'
It's him, the weird little guy
People look at #MTGLorwyn and ask "what's up with these weird little guys?" and instead of answering that question I rambled for 20 minutes about mechanical and aesthetic design www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLf...
I'm just standing there looking disappointed with the text "#BLAMEOKO" in front of me
Working on a Magic the Gathering video
tbh I'm surprised I got as far as Christmas Eve before forgetting to keep this up so y'know go me
I didn't have a prepped list or anything I was just pulling things I thought about off the cuff
It is "Rudolph get your ass up" foggy out there tonight
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 23:
Sheila's rank in the Bessetrae army, given her age, is a bit impressive. Not "child prodigy" levels, not unprecedented, but given Bessetrae's hierarchy she is noticeably young for a sergeant. She has a bit of a reputation, and it is earned.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 22:
It can be a bit dull when a fantasy focuses too much on the logistics of the world, so I cut a lot of that, but there are still several plot details (including vapor poisoning as a concept) that had their origins in me trying to figure out how the gang of adventurers got food.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 21:
I don't know what gender Kell was assigned at birth and even if I did I wouldn't tell you
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 20:
The name "Great Bridge Ferdinand" was originally some manner of reference and personal joke, but that set piece went through so many iterations and revisions that at this point I have genuinely forgotten what joke I was even making with it.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 19:
I'm not shy about the FF flavor in the story, and its impact on character design is mostly obvious. Though, Kell was always meant to be a "red mage in black mage's robes," as part of their distinction and their personal challenges, and it's why they know medical magic.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 18:
It's generally agreed that the Guardians named themselves--the names don't make sense otherwise--but the Guardians don't talk, so... how do people know their names are right? This is an actual point of philosophical debate among some people in Linnute.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 17:
Kell never actually answers the question, but their favorite food? Shrimp. Just simple, well-prepared shrimp.
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 16:
Speaking of romance, I am garbage at writing that. Can't do it, won't do it. It just doesn't come out cozy. The heist sequence is the closest I've come thus far to publishing a "date scene" (since my first book, anyways, where I learned how bad I am at writing those scenes)
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 15:
Lake Goldstone, in the northwest of Bessetrae, is Linnute's equivalent of Hollywood. The place has an inexplicable history of treating Cymona, especially its rolling midlands, as being a visually romantic setting. It's not that much prettier than anywhere else, tbh
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 14:
Alejandro's whole speech in Sao Neso (being vague to keep it a spoiler) was one of few major things changed from initial reader feedback. He was a bit too one-dimensional early on. I had to change surprisingly little around it to make it work, which was nice
VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 13:
I have no idea what the beef is between Tobias and Elliot and even if I did I don't think I'd tell anyone
