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Archivist that keeps their head down.
Created @mtglore.com and cohost on The Vorthos Cast.
Currently reading: Too many short stories to list here.
30. Nonbinary. They/them
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The @mtg.wiki has an originally proposed schedule which Peter posted online for recs and feedback, however the final stops are now found. Only a few decades later!
Greetings, For those of you who don't already know me, I am Peter Adkison, the janitor (and president) at Wizards of the Coast. My wife Cathleen and I are planning on a road trip in the Western US in early August, combining pleasure and business. Our main goal from a business perspective is to run demos of a new game WotC is coming out with this summer that we think will be our hottest product ever. Our current proposed schedule of demo games is as follows: 8/2 Portland, Oregon 8/3 Eugene, Oregon 8/4 Grants Pass, Oregon 8/5 Redding, Oregon 8/6 Sacramento, California 8/7 San Francisco, California 8/8 Fresno, California 8/9 Bakersfield, California 8/10 Los Angelas, California 8/11 San Diego, California 8/12 8/13 Pheonix, Arizona 8/14 8/15 Albuquerque, New Mexico 8/16 Colorado Springs, Colorado Some of this is flexible depending on feedback we get. The hard data points are that we can't leave before the 2nd of August, and I have to be back to Seattle by the morning of the 18th of August to fly to The GenCon Game Faire. I want to spend some time in Pheonix with my relatives, and in Colorado Springs with an old friend and some of my wife's relatives. We were thinking of driving down the west coast and then swinging up around to Colorado Springs, and then fly home from Denver. What I'm looking for are two things: * Ideas of places to crash along the way, since we'd like to minimize hotel costs. KOA's, rest areas with shower facilities, etc. * Suggestions of retail stores for demo sites. We can do one demo in each city, but we have no idea what stores are in each place. If you have a suggestion please include the address and/or phone number of the store. I'd also love to meet any of you netters out there, so let me know if you live along this rout and we'll see if we can get together! --Mavra! Peter D. Adkison Janitor, Wizards of the Coast ma...@wizards.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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So, I found the fabled "1993 west coast game store tour" that WotC staff went on to demo and promote Magic, shortly before GenCon launch.

Mildly confident this $300 shirt (listed on Ebay) is the only publicly recorded log of this trip
Backside of a black shirt with the following white text: The Wizards of the Coast Concert Tour! Bridgetown Hobby, Portland, Aug 2nd, Sold Out! Mohr Realities Games, Astoria, Aug 3rd, Gamers Riot! A Sense of Wonder, Sacramento, Aug 5th, Rave Reviews! Gamescape, San Francisco, Aug 6th, Double Encore! Planet Ten, San Jose, Aug 7th, WotC President Arrested! Game People Play, San Luis Obispo, Aug 8th, Motel Rooms Demolished The Last Grenadier, Burbank, Aug 9th, One Night Only! Dragon's Lair, Long Beach, Aug 10th, Property Damage! Waterloo Hobbies, Phoenix, Aug 12th, National Guard Called In! Wargames West, Albuquerque, Aug 13th, Standing Room Only! Miniature World, Colorado Springs, Aug 15th, By Popular Demand! GenCon 1993, Milwaukee, Aug 15th, Held Over Four Days!
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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FNM Commander on a chilly autumn evening
Monoblue boardstate with some Islands, a Mystic Sanctuary, Armguard Familiar, Thought Vessel, and Spellseeker
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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It's my solemn duty to share this cup encountered at a vintage shop
A small white cup with the words "Did you ever feel like a fire hydrant and all your friends were dogs" printed on it, alongside a fire hydrant graphic
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Tezzeret Meets Jin-Gitaxias by Izzy (Dark Discoveries)
Jin-Gitaxias stands on the left, with only a lower portion of his head visible in frame. Tezzeret stands on the right, shorter and giving a stern look.
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Found a trove of Magic player reactions to a smaller satanic panic, incited in August 1999 by a church in Colorado against Pokemon. Green links are saved and functional, blue are not.

•MTGnews Forum
•Original report from The Denver Post.
A screenshot of 31 threads undrr "Talk of the Momemt - Archives" on MTGnews.com.
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Aquatic Mage by Brad Rigney (Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014)
An aquatic humanoid stands in the left of frame. The figure has six sets of gills stretching from cheeck to shoulder, glassy eyes, and translucent top of head. In the background, a small cove holds a doorway carved into the rock face.
October 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Why wouldn't rulebooks have exclusive Magic art? 36 in this edition, all grayscale.

Untitled by Doug Keith (The Pocket Players' Guide for Magic: The Gathering - Fourth Edition)
A portrait of an old man in half profile. A cloth covered in strange symbols is pulled over his shoulder, held in place by two fingers with long and pointed fingernails. His mustache, beard, and hair are windswept.
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Baral by Izzy (The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Kaladesh)
Baral stands wide atop an aether pipe which winds above the streets of Ghirapur. He is facing away from the viewer. His back is covered by a red cape, flowing from beneath ornamental filigree armoring on his shoulders and neck. A lone skyship sails above buildings in the distance.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Thread where I'll post uncarded art I've scanned over the years.

Volrath, Evincar of Rath by Kev Walker (The Duelist #23)
The shapeshift Volrath gazing at a spike of purple held in his right hand. His chest and armor plates are lit from below with saturated green light. Cloudy purples and greens fill the background.
October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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My favorite pastime is purposefully looking distressed in photos. This 2022 entry remains near the top
As mentioned in the tweet, I appear mildly distressed. My hair is a mess (per usual) and I'm holding a half-eaten grilled cheese in the booth of an Atlanta Waffle House. The leaves are turning yellow and red outside.
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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It's a chilly day in October. Remembering Kessig by Adam Paquette for Planechase 2012 #Vorthos
A gloomy autumn scene. Trees with orange leaves, darkened sky, and small piles of mist on the ground. Beyond a broken fence, the town of Gavony is spotlit by a break in the clouds.
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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It's fucking humiddddd
Me with a glistening, already sweaty forehead. I'm in a cool shirt
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I'm under the dragon for a game, come get booklets
Me, distressed as a dragon looms overhead
September 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Mull or keep
My hand holding a stack of Edge of Eternities sample chapter booklets
September 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Believe it or not, I'm on that arcane kami bullshit
Vision of the Unspeakable on the field with Arcane Heist encoded on it. 23 cards in hand. Azami in the command zone. Archmage's Charm on top of library.
September 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Calling this shot in the dark a week or two before it was confirmed is still fucking hilarious
Discord message I sent in #current-story-spoilers-and-discussion 10/22/2023 3:47 PM Okay, catching up on story and I'm Team Fomori for Coin Empire
September 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Very original opinion. Here it is in 1999.
A usenet post titled: Gerrard and Crew... done yet? From user LNC Shall Apr 26, 1999 is it just me, or is anyone else sick of Gerrard and the crew of the Weatherlight? it was kind of an interesting idea to have a semi-story arc in the sets, but i'm just sick of seeing their damn faces now. plus, the fact that the main bad guy in Rath turned out to be Gerrard's brother... gee, that's ORIGINAL. (heavy sarcasm) let's just call it quits on the whole Weatherlight thing and either go back to a set without a "cast", or get an all-new set of people. what do you think?
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Reading a report from US Nationals 1995
A magazine page with a photo in the corner, showing somebody in a Stuffy Doll costume seated in a chair. I have to assume a WotC staff member
September 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Anyways, tested glossy stock. Undecided. (Find me anytime after the Friday preview panel for a copy at #MCAtlanta)
Edge of Eternities sample chapter booklet front cover, featuring art of Tezzeret, Cruel Captain Back cover of the booklet, featuring a blurb describing the setting and characters A spread of booklet pages 14 and 15, the end of The Anathalmanac and the beginning of Revision 10 (Look For The Cat)
September 9, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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The villains not being as thematically tethered paid off imo. Heavy lean on recent settings, not exclusive though
Qoneus, Horizon Splicer Druneth, Reviver of the Hive Nill, Vessel of Valgavoth Cam and Farrik, Havoc Duo
September 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Custom shorts idea
A pair of light green shorts with Cadaverous Bloom upside down on one leg
September 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Dug around in forums and may have cracked the reasoning (not source) via forum post:
"Phyrexia was created by the will of Yawgmoth".

Who knows whether that was *an* original, unpublished intent from writer/continuity contact or his private assumption. But creator equaled Planeswalker.
Screenshot of a forum post from June 1999. Relevant comment by Jeff: Sunday, June 20, 1999 - 02:19 am I think it's because Phyrexia was created by the will of Yawgmoth. It's not a techno plane. Rath on the other hand seems to be constructed entirely of technology, not mana and will. Perhaps this will be explained later? -Jeff
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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This is the only First Look we should get for sets
An article on the old Magic site, dated May 20, 2002. The title is "Onslaught." The body reads: "As always, we're looking ahead. The next set, due out in the fall, will be a large expansion named Onslaught. Here's an advanced look at the logo. And now, back to Judgment!"
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Tuesday morning reading
Listening to Portalmania: Stories by Debbie Urbanski
September 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM