In LA visiting friends for a week, figured i should probably check whether there's anyone I know who's here these days.
Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere)
@aryawrites.bsky.social
Game Designer on Play Design for MTG #WOTCstaff. Occasional design threads and sometimes random other thoughts. Views and opinions expressed are my own. she/her. Poly, Trans.
I'm so excited for this set to release! Probably the single set I've spent most time on, I was on the team for almost all of both vision design and set design. It was also my second ever limited lead, and one of my favorite sets of all time. I can't wait for y'all to see it.
Magic: The Gathering@magic.wizards.com · 3w agoOur third set of the year is a return to a fan-favorite plane under siege. Kamigawa: Titanbreach releases June 4th! #MTGKamigawa youtu.be/cC6ebvZg-_Q
Emerging from social media hiatus to ask something I need to before pride month ends: who are y'alls favorite queer magic characters? #wotcstaff
Going to be at the Hartford RQ this coming weekend, anyone on here I don't know about I should expect to see there?
Had a blast at the Vancouver RQ this weekend, main event went quite poorly this time (no day 2) but brewed some cool stuff for the 2v2 competitive event Sunday and top 4 split with Zoe for just shy of 400 prize tix between us. Really really enjoy trying to solve new formats!
Going to be at RQ Vancouver this weekend anyone I know going to be there?
Filled with a unique mixture of sadness and gratitude after one of the toughest weeks I have had in a while. A lot has gone badly but I'm lucky to have so many wonderful people in my life making things better when so many things are going wrong.
TABLETOP B&R CHANGES! Pioneer Cori-Steel Cutter is banned Modern Phlage is banned Lotus Field is banned Violent Outburst is unbanned Umezawa's Jitte is unbanned Legacy Undercity Informer is banned Pauper Bonder's Ornament is unbanned #WOTCstaff magic.wizards.com/en/news/anno...
Anyone I know in Hartford these days? May end up there next month.
Had an absolute blast at #MCVegas life is good.
Been having a blast at #MCVegas if you're at the event this weekend find me at some point! Currently about to help host the Unknown event for Trans Lifeline with Gavin, hope to see some of y'all there. #wotcstaff
Had a blast at the event, made top 64, qualifying for regional champs! Our deck was great and I love prepping for a tournament with my friends.
Carmen Klomparens@carmparens.bsky.social · 3mo agoDrew into T32 with Rowan Stavenow at #RQAtlanta. List felt buttery all weekend. Immensely thankful for the genius and grit of my friends who put a *lot* more work into this than I did. 2/4 of the squad punched regional tix, one lost the win-and-in :)
Went 5-1-1 for fourth at the LDXP Riftbound 5k today. Decided last minute to go to the event because I wanted to play our team's ezreal deck again, had a blast this deck is so much fun!
Emerging from social media exile to say I had such a damn good time this weekend. Lost back to back win and ins for regional qualification which was brutal, but had a blast prepping and playing with friends and came out of it with a plated card. Looking forward to Atlanta.
Carmen Klomparens@carmparens.bsky.social · 5mo agoUpdate on discord's KDA on the weekend: 8 people 2 Regional Qualifications 4 Day 2s 1 Best of (Ornn) 5 plated cards Not bad :)
It is apparently the destiny of every trans girl to one day become the "I can't believe she's worried she doesn't look good" girl to someone.
Since this apparently requires explanation last night I was wearing a black dress. We also have a guitar lying around the house. My mother brushed past me while doing something and saw "a black thing with curves" out of the corner of her eye and thought I was a guitar that she almost knocked over.
Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere)@aryawrites.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew contender for strangest compliment(?) I have ever received, my mom mistook me for a guitar last night.
New contender for strangest compliment(?) I have ever received, my mom mistook me for a guitar last night.
On vacation with family, and have been reminded that my 90+ year old grandfather, upon being told of my transition, responded "human civilization has only been around 5-6 thousand years, so it makes sense that our understanding of gender is still changing"
Going live with #cube4charity 2025, come watch me stream to raise money for The Trevor Project #wotcstaff twitch.tv/hogpog_98
Going live now with cube4charity prep at twitch.tv/hogpog_98
Dealing with some technical issues but should be live soon, for all those waiting with bated breath for the 1 am cube stream updates.
Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere)@aryawrites.bsky.social · 7mo agoGoing to be doing a late night cube stream in a little over half an hour to prep for #cube4charity both by getting reps in and shifting my sleep schedule.
Going to be doing a late night cube stream in a little over half an hour to prep for #cube4charity both by getting reps in and shifting my sleep schedule.
So excited to be back in the c4c streets! I'll likely stream a little practice this evening, our team is going to keep our streak going and crush it for sure 😤
Jim Davis@jimdavismtg.bsky.social · 8mo ago🎁 It's almost #Cube4Charity time 🏆 48 hours of Vintage Cube madness! 📺 Live on Twitch Dec 27–28! ❤️ Team Trevor Project 🫶 Team AFSP Full lineups below 👇
Casting #AC10 later today and I am extremely excited. Casting the first major competitive event of an incredibly high power format like this is so cool and it's so sick that I get to do this! #WOTCstaff
Spending thanksgiving (and the last few days) at home sick has definitely sucked, but I am profoundly grateful to have a life where I feel this way so rarely. I am surrounded by wonderful people who I love spending time with and do so constantly. Extremely thankful for the amazing people in my life.
Heading home after a wonderful PAX, spent my last day playing riftbound and living out my shrine dreams in TLA box team sealed (my deck had 10 shrines and I had all 5 in play more often than my opponents would have liked) #wotcstaff
At PAX unplugged right now and have only gotten a little bit to wander the expo hall between working but this is so cool! Already picked up my clank catacombs expansion and super excited to play it. If you're at the event and want to meet me at some point, shoot me a message #wotcstaff
This is next week so bumping this, hoping to get to see some folks I know!
Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere)@aryawrites.bsky.social · 9mo agoLooks like I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next month, who am I going to see there?