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We're heading into the wasteland today (not the Tempest one) to talk all about the CRAM-packed flavor gems of the Fallout commander decks! Here's all you need to know about the biggest flavor bombs of the set, including a lot of backstory for the Fallout franchise that may help you appreciate the retro-futuristic sci-fi post-apocalypse dark comedy of the post-2077 American Wasteland! If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, you can do so at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! This will get you access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses from around the world are excited about Outlaws of Thunder Junction! It's only $1 a month for access, and $3 a month to listen to us record the podcast live!

A little over a week ago, The Vorthos Cast was in Chicago for MagicCon Chicago! We did a full live episode you can now watch on YouTube called WANTED: Scoundrels of the Multiverse! It's a good one! Go watch it and share it with all your friends. Here's a link to it: https://youtu.be/721mpoC5aC8 This week's episode is a recap of our time in Chicago, including how we created our panel and the experience of being a guest for one of the biggest Magic events of all time.

With our trip to MagicCon Chicago only days away, we sit down to talk about the short epilogue to the Murders at Karlov Manor story, as well as a broad discussion on ways to grow Magic story and make it more popular to a broader audience of Magic players. If you're reading this on the day of release, it's probably too late to decide to go to MagicCon Chicago. If you're reading this after the MagicCon, it's definitely too late. If you're reading this before the day it's posted, you're a time traveler and can probably go to any event you want at any time! If that's the case, join The Vorthos Cast Live on Saturday at 11am on the Mana Stage! We've got a great show planned for y'all! If you want to support The Vorthos Cast, which is how we can actually afford to get the entire podcast out to Chicago for this event, you can do so at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! This will also get you access to our Discord server, where folks (including us) will probably be organizing hangouts and games while in Chicago. It's only

This week we're joined once again by the incredible Seanan McGuire, author of the Murders at Karlov Manor story! She answers our questions about writing a murder mystery, the importance of planeswalker friendships, and killing your darling planeswalkers and friends. If you'd like to support The Vorthos Cast, check us out on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where all of our patrons get access to our Discord server!

This week we return with our favorite flavor gems from Murders at Karlov Manor! We discuss references to 90-year-old mystery novels, famous TV detectives, and '90s era anti-drug school programs. It's a bit all over the place, honestly. If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

With the killer revealed, we know the who and how but not the why... In this episode, we discover what misguided beliefs may have led one of the speakers for the world soul of Ravnica itself to lash out with malice against the guildmasters (and goblin) with murderous intent. We also discuss our overall feelings of this set's story, and why we all really think you should read it. If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

Thank you to Wizards of the Coast for our three free preview cards for Murders at Karlov Manor! We were given three excellent story spotlights from the newest story, which you can (and should!) read here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/story For full images of our cards, including alternate arts, check out our Twitter! https://twitter.com/TheVorthosCast

As the case heats up, our plucky detectives fight their way through moss-eating assailants, Rakdos assassins, and Gruul mole gods. In the end, the clues fall into place and the identity of the killer is revealed. Who could be responsible for such brazen assassinations? And will the Guildpact survive if the killer of guildmasters is a guildmaster all their own... MNUGKY3LEBRGCY3LEB2G63LPOJZG65ZA MF2CA3TPN5XCAZLBON2GK4TOEB2GS3LF EB2G6IDTMVSSA33VOIQHI2DSMVSSAZTSM VSSA4DSMV3GSZLXEBRWC4TEOMQGM33S EBWXK4TEMVZHGIDBOQQGWYLSNRXXMIDN MFXG64RMEBUW4Y3MOVSGS3THEBQXE5B APFXXKIDNMF4SA2DBOZSSA43FMVXCAY TFMZXXEZI= If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

Karlov Manor, the home of esteemed Orzhov guildmaster Teysa Karlov, is the site of the party of the year... and also of two terrifying murders. As the mystery deepens, it's up to Ravnica's Most Famous Detective (a very real accolade) Alquist Proft and former Orzhov guildmaster Kaya Cassir to lead their own independent investigations into the heart of these grisly crimes. Clues pile up, motives abound, and yet one question still remains: Whodunnit? This week we're covering the first four episodes of the Murders at Karlov Manor story by Seanan McGuire! If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

In the Ravnica justice system, the people are represented by, well, actually it's kind of complicated. Are the people represented? How are laws made? Is murder actually legal? The answer may surprise you! Or it won't, considering this is Ravnica we're talking about, and crimes really depend on your guild affiliation... This week we're covering everything we know about laws, crimes, and murders on Ravnica to prepare you for the Murders at Karlov Manor. If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

We've made it to the end step of the year! Now it's time to cleanup with our thoughts and feelings about all things Vorthos in the year 2023. The end of a multi-year arc, the start of a whole new world of stories, and so many products we couldn't even dare cover them all. We'll see you all in 2024 for a jam-packed year of murders, cowboys, and adorable little animals. Thank you all so much for your support over the year! If you'd like to support us with money, you can do that! You still get all the episodes we release even if you don't, but if you do give us $1 a month on Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you'll get access to our Discord server, which is a cool place. $3 a month will let you listen to us record the show live on Thursday evenings, which is a very cool thing to do.

Magic now has its own multiverse spanning collection of delicious recipes! Cuisines of the Multiverse by Victoria Rosenthal and Jenna Helland released recently and we sat down to read not just the incredible recipes created by Victoria Rosenthal, but also the wealth of lore blurbs written by Jenna Helland. This book contains 12,000 words of real flavor text, giving some tasty tidbits to each recipe, including some commentary by Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar and a tale of Tyvar's heroics. New Capenna didn't make the cut for this book, but luckily we have an excerpt for you: New Capenna Dinner 1) Order a pizza If you want to support Victoria Rosenthal, you can find more about her and her cookbook collections at https://pixelatedprovisions.com/ Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

We take a relaxed stroll through the market of Ixalan and pull out some tasty flavor gems from the set that show off the new lore and genre tropes of the world. Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

This week we had the absolute privilege of interviewing Valerie Valdes, author of the Lost Caverns of Ixalan story! This interview covers a wide range of topics, including how to approach writing a story with multiple points of view, honoring and respecting the histories of people whose stories you are telling, the insidious reaches of imperialism and colonialism, and fun magical girl TTRPGs. You can read the Lost Caverns of Ixalan stories at magic.wizards.com/en/story. Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

When Huatli asks her lover, Saheeli, to take her place in a clandestine plot to avoid another war, she finds herself in the middle of a tense negotiation between the most influential people on the surface of Ixalan. Will the former planeswalkers be pawns on the board, or will they be among the hands that move them? Also, we discuss our thoughts on the story of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan as a whole, and how the new age of story is shaping up after its first two major releases. You can read the Lost Caverns of Ixalan stories at magic.wizards.com/en/story. Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

The factions from Ixalan's surface break through into the core and discover the Oltec people, but this also gives Vito and the vampires their chance to come face to face with their god, Aclazatz. While the vampires assault Chimil, the core of the plane, in the air, the Mycotyrant assaults from the ground. How will our heroes save the plane from eternal night and unending fungi? You can read the Lost Caverns of Ixalan stories at magic.wizards.com/en/story. Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

Move over grandpa! We're introducing our two free preview cards courtesy of Wizards of the Coast: Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar and Zoyowa Lava-Tongue! Listen to learn all about these two cards from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan set!

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan stories are out, and we're starting our coverage with the first three episodes of the main story by Valerie Valdes! We've returned to the plane (and continent) of Ixalan as Quintorius Kand, recently sparked planeswalker and Lorehold student, is called in to help Huatli open a mysterious door that leads into the depths of the plane. Meanwhile, contingents of vampires from the Dusk Legion and pirates of the Brazen Coalition are also independently racing into the interior of this world on their own quests! You can read the Lost Caverns of Ixalan stories at https://magic.wizards.com/en/story. Support us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, where $1 a month gets you access to our Discord server and $3 a month gets you early access to the podcast as it's being recorded!

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan story is available to read in its entirety! But if you're a bit lost and need a refresh of what Ixalan was like the last time we visited the plane, we're taking this week to give background information through the lens of the four major factions of the plane. Who are the Dusk Legion, the Sun Empire, the Brazen Coalition, and the mysterious River Heralds? And how do their movements and actions influence the surface of this plane? This week, in lieu of supporting us on Patreon, we ask that our listeners donate to the Palestinian relief charity of their choice.

The Story Circle has turned its attention to the first fiction appearance of Ob Nixilis, the planeswalker turned demon turned demonic planeswalker, as he claws his way into the heart of Zendikar searching for a path back to power. Dreams of the Damned is the first of two stories by Nik Davidson that introduces us first to the present and then the past of a fan-favorite character. It's also the first of our Story Circle pieces to slot into a larger, set-spanning story arc. How is Ob's character developed in such a short piece, and how does this story's role as a part of a broader fiction color our reading of it? This episode features a full reading of the story from about 9:30 to 18:47. This story was lost from the Wizards Magic website during a site migration, but it can be found on the Wayback Machine and through the MTGLore website here: https://mtglore.com/web-fiction/dreams-of-the-damned. Remember, preserving media is an integral part of appreciating media. If you enjoy this episode, you can let us know