I decided to do a special episode this time. I go over my journey of how I got to here, starting with Christmas Day 1998. Thanks, Mom.

I'm so excited to get this done. I've spent two years working towards this, and now I can move on with the playtest and get a ton more material to work with. I'm happy I've created so much and am looking forward to creating so much more.

Yuuuup. Almost done. Balance is crap, but I'll still be holding it out for the future in a folder so D2 purists can have their version. I won't be revisiting it as much, but I will when I get feedback and the changes will be catalogued. I'm so excited. 2 years of YouTube, 2.5+ of the actual work.

Over two years of work almost completed, with (pretty much) only minor tweaks to numbers left. This is a MASSIVE accomplishment for me.

Yup. Lots of changes. I'm coming down from RuneScape Leagues, so I should be getting my head back into the game for the future. I hope.

Another elegant argument from @josephmschultz.bsky.social. I'll add that to the pile with @bloodartist.bsky.social's video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNQV...

@shivambhatt.bsky.social Pokemon's out here doing things you might find interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIIQ...

I realized while editing this that some of the changes I made for "balance reasons" were probably unnecessary. Spirit Guardians can go kick rocks.

When talking about this issue, I default to a single statement: intent ends where mechanics begin. Yes, hybrid cards were INTENDED to be played in monocolor decks, but so was Fire//Ice and Neurok Stealth Suit and Elbrus, the Binding Blade and Valentin, Dean of the Vein. 2/X

@bloodartist.bsky.social at it again with one of, if not the, most succinct and clear demonstrations of why the proposed hybrid mana changes are a net negative. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BkX...

It felt SO good to make these changes, like running your hand over a finely sanded board. With the channel's 2 year anniversary coming up in early December, I want to get these changes done so I can hit the goal of having a finished alpha draft at that time.

The last abilities to create are the Singer barbarian's, so this is huge for me. If I push hard, I might even be able to have the alpha draft done by my channel's two year anniversary.

Shortest one in a while. Still needed. Telekinesis got some love, and the assassin got touched on.

I feel obligated to let @hobbesq.bolasgang.com know about this. Shout out to @mysticartsdm.bsky.social for putting up the sponsorship. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

In the vein of Forgetful Fish, I'd love to see more decks built around interesting creatures or spells. For example, I want to build Treacherous Pit-Dweller. What are come cards that might be interesting with this? My first thought was Endless Whispers.

I never want to stay up until 2 doing editing again. I have work at 6... But I'm also very glad I got it out. It really is the first part of the last stretch of creation.

It is painful that a New Zealander, a country America never thinks about, has put out the best commentary on authoritarianism I've ever seen. We've had decades of content showing the effects of authoritarianism, and yet we still plunged headfirst into it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfmV...

This one is interesting. I'm testing out a new version of a subclass to get feedback on how its mechanics work. They'll be available side-by-side for comparison.

Bit of a spoiler, but my comments at the end are important to the future of how this subclass is designed. There's a lot to unpack here, and I'm not sure how well it's designed, so go watch it and give me some feedback.

Not much here if you saw my previous video, but I go into a lot more detail and some extra, post-publishing changes.

I'm tired. Two days in a row staying up to 1 a.m. making sure this video gets out. I have work at 6.

@mtgds.bsky.social Have you considered running the numbers on the number of combat vs noncombat mechanics, and how many mechanics have a downside? (I *think* it's three? Maybe four or five, depending on how you classify them.)

Necro and druid changes, with a guest appearance by the sorceress!

Wish I could have edited this better. I tried to get some slides to slide up one after the other, but I couldn't make it work since they were all at different zooms and I ran out of time trying to make it work. Ah well, I'm proud of how it turned out anyway.

I made a few changes to the necromancer just after recording, so they'll be available immediately but won't be talked about until the next changelog video. Go check it out.

I'd love feedback on these, Battle Cry and Battle Command in particular. I could have made these any number of ways, but I'm just not certain they are the best I could do.

Half of these were mentioned in the previous video, and half are new. Go check it out.

Somehow I missed a ton of issues with the leveling on the barbarian. I'm wondering if I did this with other classes as well. BRB, gotta check...

@legaleagle.tv Would you be interested in doing an analysis of You're Crashing, But You're No Wave by Fall Out Boy? It's a song based on the trial of Fred Hampton, Jr. after the Rodney King riots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuJE...

Had to get creative with the file photo because OneDrive was being stupid.

I started really editing at 6:15ish...yesterday. I published just before 6 a.m. I am tired.

This time, it being late ISN'T (completely) my fault. DaVinci Resolve wouldn't load because there's an issue with the Intel graphics drivers. All my games are laggy now, so if anyone has a fix I'd welcome the advice.

I'm thinking these changes might just be the final version, at least of the subclass. Go check it out.

I'm tired, boss.

@maro254.bsky.social Would it be possible to, instead of having monocolored factions on a plane, have a set with monocolored PLANES as the factions, a sort of Alara 2.0? Ulgrotha, Regatha, and Muraganda are heavily monocolored. Also, battles that become battles? Or too repetitive gameplay?

If you're headed to #MagicConLasVegas, don't forget to charge your devices! Nothing's worse than needing to make a call or trying to get that one photo and getting a dreaded black screen. Also, BRING WATER! It's the height of summer and INCREDIBLY hot. You really don't want a trip to the hospital.

Yay! I held one shots of Diablo D&D at MagicCon Las Vegas last year, and this year I'm doing the same. I go over my schedule, where I will be, and what I look like so you can find me.

@z4ck38.bsky.social @greenegeek.bsky.social Are you coming to Vegas this week? I'd love to get a game with you if I can.

Minor amazon changes, and one for the sorceress.

If you don't have food storage, get it now. If you don't have savings, start now. If you don't have updated documents, get them now. This is not a joke. This is not fake. This is real. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

gatherer.wizards.com JUST GOT A FACELIFT! WOTC CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A DECENT SEARCH ENGINE! Now do this to dndbeyond.com.

Bad pun? Check. Don't care? Also check. Also, check it out.

@icyveins.bsky.social So when is the D2 amazon's calculator getting fixed? It's showing Impale as Penetrate and has been for years.

@hobbesq.bolasgang.com www.facebook.com/reel/7008792...

It's midnight thirty. I caught an editing error 15 minutes before midnight that forced me to redo all my transitions. I'm tired. Have the video.

Shout out to @bloodartist.bsky.social for making amazing videos. More people need to see these presentations. (And I'm right there with you on UB.) @shivambhatt.bsky.social I think this channel might be right up your alley.

So, uh...this aged well. Sort of. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyD...

@kesswylie.bsky.social @squirrthulu.bsky.social Have you come across tcgAcademia on YouTube? You should check out the channel because it opened my eyes to game design choices that I hadn't realized were even there.

Woot! I'm really proud of this video. I think it shows how much I've grown as both a game designer and as a video/audio editor. (Still has audio clicks that are driving me nuts, grrr...)

@edhrecast.bsky.social Got a new Challenge the Stats for you: Planar Atlas in Alela, Artful Provocateur, but should be for ANY T3 4-mana commander. Your T2 should be a 2-mana ramp, and Planar Atlas gets you your 3rd land for that commander drop on T3. It currently shows up in .17% of decks.