Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! Oath of the Gatewatch has been out for a week now, and I hope you’ve all had a chance to draft it. Unfortunately, I haven’t—I’ll get my first crack at the cards tonight at Friday Night Magic—but apparently last week’s article on draft archetypes for Oath has been hopping. Check it …

Let’s Talk About: “Better Angels” In which Sarah Tompkins and Annie Meagle contemplate the power of a good Bloody Mary and Agent Chad Michael Murray comes out to have a good time and is honestly attacking everyone. Sarah: Hey, Annie! Have you heard? Annie: Heard what, Sarah? S: Howard Stark is back in town! A: …

So Tom didn’t come back because he fought with his cousin – he just really missed his family and wanted to steal the newlyweds’ thunder. Edith be throwing shade at Mary, asking her what she will do now that Tom is back and will probably want to go back to being the Agent of the …

I had my qualms about a new Continental novel from the perspective—and foul mouth—of General Turyin Mulaghesh. Not many, and not severe, since Mulaghesh was awesome. But she was not the stars of the previous show, the fantastic City of Stairs. Who can compete with Shara and Sigrud, a brilliant spy and a Viking bodyguard …

I had the privilege of sitting down with Robert Jackson Bennett to ask him about his immanent book, City of Blades. We also discussed his previous books—and writing—and Batman. Christina Ladd: First and most obvious question: where does City of Blades come from? How did you begin to follow up City of Stairs, which turns …

This hulking horror seems familiar… but how can this be possible? Sure, we know that this fortress would have a few nightmares stored up its sleeve, but this?! No matter. This is just one more obstacle to overcome on our quest to save the world. Naturally, we will not go easy on this monstrosity. Tum …

“You’re literally Hitler!”, words that you’ve probably heard several times if you spend any amount of time on the internet, a phrase that is usually completely unwarranted (“You prefer pie to cake!? Oh my god! You’re literally Hitler!”)…until now. Secret Hitler, a hidden roles game created by Max Temkin, was successfully Kickstarted at the end …

Let’s Talk About: “Lady in the Lake” and “A View in the Dark” In which Sarah Tompkins and Annie Meagle place bets on wading birds and aspire to concuss people with bags of gold. Sarah: Hi! Annie: Agent Tompkins! S: This does feel like I am sending some sort of code to you. Very covert. …

Welcome back to Magic Gatherings! I hope everyone had a great time at the Oath of the Gatewatch prerelease last weekend! I had a chance to play in the Sunday evening Two-Headed Giant event at Pandemonium in Cambridge, which was a blast (and very successful). More on that in a bit, though. Last week was my customary limited …

The staff is busy preparing for Carson and Mrs. Hughes’ wedding but Mrs. Hughes is still a little miffed about having the wedding at the Great House instead of where and how she actually wants it. She turns down a suggestion from Mrs. Patmore to order a dress from a catalog – she’s going to wear her …