Ethan Fleischer
@ethanfleischer.bsky.social
Principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast. Father. Husband. Classic film fan. Warhammer hobbiest. Beverage-maker. Opinions expressed here are my own.
I wrote all about the Vision Design of #MTGxTheHobbit! Want to know about the thoughts behind the mechanics, Limited archetypes, and the unusual card names? Check it out! magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
The Tale of Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Vision Design
Learn how the factions, mechanics, and creative flavor of Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit came to be from Principal Game Designer Ethan Fleischer.
magic.wizards.com
Fresh off the painting table: Defender and Phalanx Destroids for Robotech RPG Tactics.
Fresh off the painting table: Space interior terrain for #Warhammer40K. Still a ways to go until I have enough to run a proper game inside a derelict spaceship, but I feel like I've hit a big milestone in the project, which is always nice.
Fresh off the painting table: Jägerin from the Mörderin by John Blanche Kickstarter.
A fun thing when designing the #MTGxMARVEL Doom commander deck was making canonical enemies of the hero decks themed as that deck's foe. Ex - The Frightful Four punishes the Fantastic Four's noncreature spell theme. Killmonger benefits from Wakanda playing their artifacts. #WOTCStaff
John Blanche has passed. He was a staggeringly influential miniature painter, concept artist, illustrator, and art director. A tragic loss to the fantasy and gaming worlds.
I worked on the Commander product for Marvel Super Heroes (I even led the product's design for a few weeks). If you want to hear about the decks straight from a designer's mouth, check out this debut video!
Magic: The Gathering@magic.wizards.com · 2mo agoThe #MTGxMarvel Debut is live right now! Heroes, Villains, Mechanics, and CARDS! 🎮twitch.tv/Magic 📺www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmWN...
Fresh off the painting table: Chaos Beastmen for #Warhammer40K Beastmen - Homo sapiens variatus: In temperament as well as appearance they are often bestial, having a reputation for crudity, aggression, and indiscipline. Other warriors dislike them as they are rowdy and insanitary.
If you see this, post an anime you love.
Carmen Klomparens@carmparens.bsky.social · 2mo agoIf you see this, post an anime you love
Torquil finally decided that it would be fun to ride around on my shoulder like a pirate’s parrot. Now I just need to teach them to say “pieces of eight!”
Trying Battletech for the first time since… 1993? My son got hooked into it, and these Robotech miniatures I painted coincidentally look like an appropriate fit for certain ‘mechs…
Well, I watched all 22.5 hours of Wong Kar-wai's Blossoms Shanghai. I'm not normally one to brag about media consumption on social media, but I'll make an exception in this case. AMA.
The #MTGxTheHobbit adventure is about to begin, dear friends. Let's look at some of the cards you'll see along the way.
As the Vision Design lead on Secrets of Strixhaven, my job was to figure out what the set should showcase. We build out a whole card set to do this. All cards change over development, with just those “showcase” points shining thru. Here’s a few examples: (1/7)
Fresh off the painting table, various Adeptus Mechanicus miniatures for #Warhammer40K. Enginseers, lexmechanics, and a Sicarian Infiltrator.
How often do you think about the Sarpadian Empires? #WotCstaff
Me, watching Neon Genesis Evangelion with my adult children: “Which one of you is going to make me proud by inventing the Absolute Terror Field?”
