In the first installement of Arcane Savants, we talk off the chuff about the current state of Commander preconstructed decks in 2023, reflect back on how they use to scale to homebrew decks, and talk about how the politics of Commander look to a newer player entering the format.

The Panel: Ryan Sainio, Jacob Torbeck, Kyle Winkler

Music - Emotional Chill Electronica Downtempo

Today I wanted to produce a companion piece to my article written for Hipsters of the Coast, coming out the same day, discussing the expandable card game, Marvel Champions. We hit on the teambuilding and adaptive nature of the game and going into smaller details I wasn't able to fit into a written piece.

Marvel Champions allows me to team up with my friends and go on an adventure taking place on the tabletop, it just might be the perfect game for someone in my audience as well.

I hope you all enjoy the episode. - Ryan S.

Music - "Old Record" by DmitryTrots

Taking a break from the more comic and podcast laden topics of the last few interviews, Ryan talks with HobbesQ of the Goblin Lore Podcast on the subject of fatherhood, the trials of medically assisted pregancies, and just being nerd dads with a mind on raising the best kids we can. How has fatherhood changed our relationships with our own parents and we may have learned lessons from their techniques. 

I am extremely proud of this episode and the discussions we have, even if some of them might now have been entirely fleshed out during the dicussions.

I hope you all enjoy the episode. - Ryan S.

Music - "Old Record" by DmitryTrots