On the subject of The Hobbit...here is one of my most prized possessions! A custom bound copy of The Hobbit made by my wife for my birthday!
Nick 🔮 Scry Society
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He/Him | @ShardTabletop.bsky.social Community Manager | Former #MTG Ambassador | #DnD writer & mapmaker | #TTRPG charity streamer | PFP by @MalibuDarby87.bsky.social | part-time @koboldpress.com Acolyte | scrysociety@gmail.com
The Hobbit isn't even out yet, and yet my feed is already being overrun with spoilers for Mystery Booster 3, Reality Fracture, and Star Trek. I just want to spend a few weeks in Middle Earth, damnit!
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Was hoping to try and start up a @tcgplayer.com store to sell some of my #MTGxHobbit hits, but I guess that won't be happening...
It really sucks for the hobbit to have Star Trek spoilers right before pre-release and also mystery booster earlier this week, like is anyone even talking about the hobbit anymore?
I currently run about 14 groups a week! I am so grateful I live in an era that I can work full time as a Professional Game Master! 😭 With 100 5 star reviews and over 700 games ran, I think it is safe to safely that I am great at what I do! Thank you @startplaying.bsky.social !
So far I've seen this card listed for $1,999 and $1,499, which seems insane to me. That being said, I'd be happy to part with mine for a smooth $1,000 😂
A lot of the Mystery Booster Commander cards look really cool, but I'm super unimpressed by the Rulebreaker stuff. They all feel very clunky and forced - basically doing them for the sake of it rather than because they actually create cool deckbuilding or game play compared to normal cards.
So I pulled a surge foil Gleaming Splendor from the free collector booster I got from doing the scavenger hunt at GenCon, and I'm very tempted to sell it rather than keep it... 👀
The kind of Commander I play is about getting together, doing absurd things, and someone wins. The victory is ancillary to the enjoyment. I'm not saying to not try and win, but not every deck needs the same hammers.
Here's a take, but you tell me the temperature: The most underrated skill when it comes to deck building in Commander is Restraint.
Extremely disappointed (but not surprised) to overhear a guy brag about how he & his friends abused the GenCon Hobbit scavenger hunt, using fake email accounts to get free collector boosters. Especially bc I know people who couldn't make it til the afternoon only to find out they were out of stock.
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Well, my flight out of Indianapolis has now been delayed long enough that I'm going to miss my connecting flight, and probably have to stay the night in Charlotte. Infuriating that airlines are under no obligation to help out with hotels when this happens.
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I got to hug Neil Newbon tonight, so that was pretty cool.
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My Hobbit prize packs from yesterday's #GenCon scavenger hunt had some pretty solid hits, including a surge foil Gleaming Splendor!
Paging @davidtilstra.bsky.social and @dicecreamsandwich.bsky.social, we need a squirrel rematch this weekend!!!
Got in the first #commander game of #GenCon with @scrysociety.bsky.social and @strykredkite.bsky.social I'll be here all 4 days and looking to play 🙂
Hobbit Scavenger Hunt completed (with no small assistance from @selinye.bsky.social and @strykredkite.bsky.social 🙏). Now to see how long can I walk around without opening up the collective booster pack...
Heading to #GenCon tomorrow! 🎲🐲 I’ll be working in the @koboldpress.com Organized Play Room throughout the weekend, wandering the con, and hopefully squeezing in some Magic! 👀 Here’s where you can find me! If you see me, say hi—I’m always down for a hug, handshake, or selfie. 💙 See you in Indy! 👋
Final call if anyone going to #GenCon is interested in picking any of these #MtG cards up in person!
Nick 🔮 Scry Society@scrysociety.bsky.social · 3w agoLooking to sell a few MTG cards to put toward a Hobbit Collector Booster Box...👀 🦸 Marvel SL: The Mighty Bundle (nonfoil) — $360 ✨ Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Halo Foil) — $275 🌩️ Storm of Saruman — $90 Prices are 85-90% TCG Low & include USPS shipping. DM if interested! Likes/reposts appreciated. ❤️
Slightly reducing the price on these for anyone going to #GenCon and interested in picking them up in person! 🦸 Marvel Sevcret Lair: The Mighty Bundle (nonfoil) — $350 ✨ Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Halo Foil) — $250 🌩️ Storm of Saruman — $80
Nick 🔮 Scry Society@scrysociety.bsky.social · 3w agoLooking to sell a few MTG cards to put toward a Hobbit Collector Booster Box...👀 🦸 Marvel SL: The Mighty Bundle (nonfoil) — $360 ✨ Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Halo Foil) — $275 🌩️ Storm of Saruman — $90 Prices are 85-90% TCG Low & include USPS shipping. DM if interested! Likes/reposts appreciated. ❤️
After Golgari Spring, our pod decided it was time for...Hot Gruul Summer. Shout-out to @shdwbxng.bsky.social for bringing our joke to life as this incredible T-shirt 😂
After Golgari Spring, our pod decided it was time for...Hot Gruul Summer. Shout-out to @shdwbxng.bsky.social for bringing our joke to life as this incredible T-shirt 😂
Slightly reducing the price on these for anyone going to #GenCon and interested in picking them up in person! 🦸 Marvel Sevcret Lair: The Mighty Bundle (nonfoil) — $350 ✨ Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Halo Foil) — $250 🌩️ Storm of Saruman — $80
Nick 🔮 Scry Society@scrysociety.bsky.social · 3w agoLooking to sell a few MTG cards to put toward a Hobbit Collector Booster Box...👀 🦸 Marvel SL: The Mighty Bundle (nonfoil) — $360 ✨ Elspeth, Storm Slayer (Halo Foil) — $275 🌩️ Storm of Saruman — $90 Prices are 85-90% TCG Low & include USPS shipping. DM if interested! Likes/reposts appreciated. ❤️
And just like that, our week away at the beach is over as quick as it started 😭 Got in a lot of beach time, despite the rainy forecast, and even more Magic, including a draft of Brothers War ⚙️!
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UGH. I really want to try and do a Hobbit draft at #GenCon but A) I'm not sure I can fit it around my work schedule and B) I'm still terrified of drafting with strangers 😂
Are you going to Gen Con? 7MinuteGM has opportunities to play one-shots from our upcoming title, Gatherers' Tales: One-Shot Adventures For Harrow: The Blighted Plane! Seats are filling up, but there's still space to play Thursday, Friday, and Sunday! #ttrpg www.gencon.com/event...
