Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
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Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
Magic The Gathering's Most Prolific Writer - Alison Luhrs
Humans of Magic
1 hour 28 minutes 36 seconds
1 year ago
Magic The Gathering's Most Prolific Writer - Alison Luhrs
Alison Luhrs is a creative writer and worldbuilder for Magic The Gathering. She was also the creative lead for Baldur's Gate 3, and is currently the narrative director for Destiny 2.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Doing improv
6:49 Improv's learning curve, embracing failure
12:23 Connecting with the audience
15:37 "Book Club"
19:21 Getting into the games industry
21:46 Career at Wizards of the Coast
24:25 Ixalan
25:38 Magic storytelling evolution
29:27 Writing the Thunder Junction epilogues
32:29 Why Alison left her name off the Ixalan stories
38:12 Subverting expectations
39:50 Research and writing frameworks
43:23 Magic storyline starter kit
46:13 Collaborative writing with friends
49:30 Advice for folks entering the games industry
54:56 Living through the COVID era
56:53 "Badass wilderness woman" (and "Lost" commentary)
1:03:25 Alison's friendship philosophy
1:10:11 Legendary Kaladesh PAX improv event
1:13:15 Being the Baldur's Gate 3 creative lead
1:21:54 Lightning round Q&A
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Humans of Magic
Raphael Levy is a Magic Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Toulouse, France. He holds the record for most consecutive Magic Pro Tours played.
0:00 Intro
0:43 Playing 90-plus Pro Tours in a row
9:40 Happiness, finding balance
13:38 How Raph’s PT streak ended
19:05 Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (BJJ) journey
28:20 All-in…or all-out
31:18 BJJ mental game, big guy vs. small guy theory
40:26 How Raph ran his first marathon
53:42 State of today’s competitive Magic
1:03:42 COVID-19 and the Magic Pro League
1:09:23 Magic vs. parenthood
