CASCADE CASCADE

I'm so excited for the stuff I have in the works for @cascadecascade.com!!! Truly an incredible team to work with and the quality of the writing is just *chef's kiss

Awhile back, we put out feelers to friends for Magic writers they loved and would want to see in the pub and every single one of them said some version of "You've gotta talk to @strixhavendropout.bsky.social" so when they reached out the day we announced, we knew it was go time

By some miracle, the god of wonder and surprise has distracted or otherwise bartered with the god of cold efficiency and profit, and--for a little while longer, anyway--this card game opens onto worlds that are more alive than they need to be. Magic’s worldbuilding is, in other words, deeply gratuitous--not in the sense of too much, but in its etymological root: gratis, freely given. If we want to keep savoring this free gift, then we have to make use of it for ourselves--not depend entirely on what Wizards of the Coast does with its worlds. As Lopez remarked to me, the goal of worldbuilding is always “to build something that becomes the property of players,” to “Build a world whose parts that are seen are parts that thrill, that hook, that pull and invite players to wonder what else exists beyond.” This means making use of gratuitous worlds in our own way--in art and storytelling, role-playing and reflection, forms of engagement that let us participate in these worlds rather than merely observe them. Let this be a humble invitation: do something with your favorite Magic world. Live in it, for a little while. Consider where you might take its story, its characters, the structure of its existence. Accept the gift--and make it your own.

really good quote from the article- applies to anything, not just magic. accept the gift and make it your own.

Off the Table: The Gratuity of Magic’s Hidden Lore

@mtgplowshare.bsky.social interviews format Magic Narrative Designer, Miguel Lopez, about the huge amounts of worldbuilding that never make it onto cards or webfiction.

a free read (for now):
www.cascadecascade.com/magics-hidde...

We just need to take the time to sit down & develop them mainly! :)

Impossible to have too many ringers! We'd love to see it!

Ryan's been one of my favorite Magic writers since I read his piece about Dominarian stained glass a couple years ago. Just a super insightful guy with a real love for this game. We're super excited to have him writing for @cascadecascade.com

I've been so excited to share this: for CASCADE CASCADE, I interviewed Miguel Lopez, the former WOTC writer and worldbuiler who helped create the Edge (of Eternities), Ixalan, & more.

we discuss the proliferation of tiny, irrelevant, beautiful details in the worlds of Magic. give it a read!

Oh now this one is essential

Off the Table: The Gratuity of Magic’s Hidden Lore

@mtgplowshare.bsky.social interviews format Magic Narrative Designer, Miguel Lopez, about the huge amounts of worldbuilding that never make it onto cards or webfiction.

a free read (for now):
www.cascadecascade.com/magics-hidde...

cal will actually only be publishing baseball content on cascade cascade

(eastern, obviously)

happy article #2 day to all who celebrate, live at 10:30am

If you're not sure wether to subscribe to Cascade Cascade, read this, the first article, for free. It's a perfect ;) introduction to Magic writing and I have very high hopes for every other article following it!

A couple of thoughts in the following posts ->

thank you for the kind words !

you should probably print this out on the worst inkjet printer available & pin it up in your LGS

cal's logged into this account on his phone now so basically watch out

Hey thank you so much <3

“The suns of Mirrodin have shone upon perfection only once.” –Mox Opal (2010–)

What is the perfect card?

Towards Perfection by @trasgomorph.bsky.social is live now - free & available for everyone as we get this thing going!

www.cascadecascade.com/towards-perf...

Anyway what’s everyone favorite Magic article of all time

For the evening crowd! wait wdym it's 4pm east-

If you’ve missed my Magic writing, it has a new home: @cascadecascade.com

I’m contributing as regularly as I can, but it's a stacked roster. It’s the hands down the most ambitious publication, Magic or otherwise, I’ve been part of in a long time.

yes i can

"Dark Ritual's current oracle text simple reads "Add BBB," the Magic equivalent of "I am."

okay here's the censored version

Ive long said that “when there is a way for me to support a rebirth of magic written content from more than a single author, I’ll get out my checkbook”. @cascadecascade.com, here is my checkbook (metaphorically).

(Also put in the wrong shipping address if someone can help with that pls)

There's a reason Rob's one of the greats. His work closes the gap between our hobbies and our "real" lives, lending gravitas to the time we spend on the things we love and helping us make sense of ourselves. Also he started this piece with a David Berman quote so he had me at hello here.

not yet

uwu

I’ve been so excited about Cascade Cascade for a while now, and it feels great to be able to share it finally. This project is something entirely new and entirely in the hands of the community—we hope you’ll join us over at the new site.