The Vorthos Cast

It's time for the main story of Secrets of Strixhaven! This six episode story is written by returning author K Arsenault Rivera, who is following up with the Strixhaven students last seen during Lorwyn Eclipsed, including the Lorwyn elf Lluwen who is struggling to adjust to life on a new plane. What starts as field work for the students, now in their second year, becomes a disaster and a mystery with the reveal of an angry, giant Archaic slumbering under Titan's Fall. Plus, there's a budding romance! You should read the Secrets of Strixhaven story on MTGStory.com! If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

The Planeswalker's Guide to Secrets of Strixhaven has been released, and along with it a whole host of lore for the world outside of the university! Strixhaven is just one location in the wider world of Arcavios, a plane of dual natures and dueling wizards, marked by six millennia of war and six centuries of peace. Across the Vastlands are countless opportunities for enterprising young mages to make their name, and we're going to tell you about the most exciting locales for field work and internships! If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

Surprise! The story of Secrets of Strixhaven begins in earnest on March 23rd, but we got an early side story last week that has sent Vorthoses into a tizzy. A student journalist is tasked with interviewing a mysterious new Silverquill faculty member, Professor Ral Zarek, but what she uncovers may never be read (or blue). We spend most of this episode speculating on what the heck is going on and what we might expect from the story of Secrets of Strixhaven with the information we have so far, and delve a little into that fractured reality of Reality Fracture. Read "Off the Record" by Valerie Valdes: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/secrets-of-strixhaven-off-the-record If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

Do you ever look at your Magic cards and think "What does all this really mean?" This week in our Magic 102 series, we're discussing the building blocks of Magic, the card types and core mechanics of the game, and what they mean to the flavor, worldbuilding, and story. Magic is a game, but it's also a storytelling experience, where you are a powerful mage locked in battle with other powerful mages, casting spells and summoning creatures, and this episode will explain how that translates to the cards. If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast! All supporters get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses around the world are telling stories and discussing Magic with each other! All patrons get access to early episode releases, and patrons at our $3/month tier can listen to us record episodes live!

Hello all our listeners! We just turned eight years old, which is very young for a person and very old for a podcast. We're celebrating our anniversary with a special episode featuring all five co-hosts and also Jay, co-host emeritus to talk about the past year of the podcast, our favorite moments and episodes, and what we're looking forward to in the next year. Thank you so much to all our Patreon supporters who have kept us recording weekly episodes since 2018! We wouldn't be here without you. If you'd like to help keep the podcast running, you can join at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and receive exclusive access to our Discord server and early episode releases!

Welcome to the world of Magic story! In the spirit of our Magic 101 series, this week we're giving listeners an updated basics of Magic lore, including understanding what the multiverse is, the planeswalkers who inhabit it, and what happened during the Mending and Spark Rupture. If you're looking to learn more about this wonderful fantasy setting, this is your place to start. MTGStory.com MTGLore.com MTG.Wiki If you'd like to support the show, you can find us on Patreon at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast!

We're starting a new series this week with Let's Cook: Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, a deep dive into the mechanics of the plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor, from its original inception to its most recent release. This isn't a typical set review or Flavor Gems, but a look at the worldbuilding and flavor of the setting through the lens of its card game mechanics. How flavorful is Evoke? What about Clash? And how well was Hybrid Mana utilized in Shdowmoor and Lorwyn Eclipsed? Let us know how you feel about this new series, and look out for visits to planes in the future such as Ravnica and Arcavios! If you like this episode and want to hear more of this style, let us know! You can reach out to us directly at [email protected], but the best way to get your message to us is via Patreon! Supporters at Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast get access to our Discord server for only $1 a month, as well as early releases of episodes! For $3 a month, you can listen to us live and let us know when we mess up in our listener chat!

The Story Circle reconvenes for one, special episode in honor of the truly most powerful wizard from Dominaria: Barrin. Before he was Barrin, though, he was Barrinalo, a young scribe whose life would be forever changed by the death of another wizard, Pharon. This story by Paul B. Thompson originally appeared in The Secrets of Magic anthology from 2002, edited by Jess Lebow. It is read by the incredible Christopher Wilson. We will return next week with regular episodes, but in the meantime we hope you enjoy this audio version of a beloved Magic story. If you'd like to support the show, we'd like that, too! By going to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast, you can donate as little as $1 a month and get access to our Discord server, where Vorthoses from around the world talk about Magic lore, story, and also the card game sometimes. And if you donate at $3 a month, you can listen to us record live! All paid patrons get access to early episode releases, too!