Braden Gardner
Etherium – the ender of famine, the bringer of peace and prosperity, used to be plentiful across the land. Now? Supplies have dried up and there is but a single site on the planet where this powerful source of magic can be found. You are 1 of up to 4 wizards seeking to claim this …
If you asked a Commander player what the worst color in MTG was during the last few years, most would say white. Its lack of card draw and efficient mana ramp made it challenging to start on even footing with your opponents, making the setup of bigger plays in the late game needlessly difficult when …
Colorless spells occupy a unique place in Magic: The Gathering‘s Commander format, as they can be included in any deck (barring mana symbols that influence their color identity). Better still, colorless cards can do a little bit of everything, allowing them to shore up weaknesses of the colors you are (or lack thereof) that you’re …
Lawful Neutral (LN) is often portrayed in Dungeons & Dragons as stubborn, challenging, and hard to deal with. However, it does not always have to be this way; there are plenty of avenues to play Lawful Neutral that won’t have you fighting against your party. Understanding how the Lawful Neutral alignment works open up many …
Understanding the subtle nuances of D&D alignments can be tricky, especially if you want to make your perfect character! Whether you’re leaning toward a traditional lawful good paladin or looking to spice things up with a lawful good rogue, you’re in the right place! Lawful good characters value honor, law, and order. Their sense of …
I’ve been opening packs of various cards since I was a kid. The trading card game (TCG) I bought cards for evolved as I got older, starting with Pokémon in elementary school, shifting to Yu-Gi-Oh! in high school, and ultimately landing on Magic: the Gathering (MTG) in college. Booster packs were special in my younger …
Once you’re hooked on Magic: The Gathering (MTG), there’s nothing that feels as good as getting new cards. Whether from packs, the local card shop, or in the mail, the anticipation and unexplored strategic possibilities never fail to get me pumped to tune decks and jam some games to test out my changes. These days, …
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (ALttP) is one of the best games released for the SNES, and I’d even argue of the franchise as a whole. Over the last few years, I’ve played through different randomized versions of this classic game, trying everything from basic randomized gameplay to randomized enemies and …