Month: May 2023

May Update: Podcast, AlleyFOLK Wave 4, and more!

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First of all, if you haven’t seen the big Tarot of the Trunk announcements, go read about those. New expansion, new products, and a VERY exciting development for the project. It’s basically its an update all its own.

What else is new?

Podcast Appearance

If you haven’t listened already, I had a chance to talk to my good friend JD Lopez on his podcast Left Hand Right Brain. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

The whole conversation is worth listening to, but if you’re interested in specific topics check out these timestamps:

Discussion on the Alleyman’s tarot and patchwork tarot in general runs approx. 9:10-16:30

Then I do a three card reading for the audience from my patchwork deck approx. 42:00-49:00 (you can see the cards in the image below)

I talk about my solo RPG video series Science Fantasy Awesome approx. 28:10 – 42:00

AlleyFOLK Wave 4 is Live!

The AlleyFOLK Wave 4 Booster is the first launch since I took over organizing the AlleyFOLK projects not too long ago. I was really excited to get this fan project back up any running so to get a new booster out is really fun and exciting. I’ve also been organizing a lot of things in the background like updating shop images. Next, I hope we can finish the Suit of Clocks booster and get the Hanfuda deck finally finished, and after that, we’ll have to see what the community is interested in doing.

The community has also had a long conversation about how to handle A.I. art submissions, and we have decided to not allow A.I. art at this time. I’m pleased with how the conversation has handled and how we made a decision.

Science Fantasy Awesome

I continue to release weekly episodes of of improvised adventure weirdness on Science Fantasy Awesome. As always, I have more recorded than is currently released, so it’s a bit weird to talk about what’s going on, but for now I’ll say I’m excited about where the channel is headed and some ideas I have that are coming down the pipe. We’re at 80 subscribers and inching our way toward 100!

Acting

I should have taken behind-the-scenes pictures but I did get to do another background role for Furniture Row. I’ve done several of these now and it’s always great to chat with the other actors. I’ve also been submitting lots of auditions, so hopefully something else hits soon!

BIG Tarot of the Trunk announcements! (Number 5 is REALLY exciting)

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There are a whole bunch of exciting announcements for Tarot of the Trunk, so I thought I’d share a big post with all of them.

1) New Guidebook

The Guide to the Trunk is complete, and I’m so pleased with out it turned out. It’s available as a free download on the Tarot of the Trunk page, both a digital version and a printable version to make a little booklet. I also made both versions as downloadable files on all The Game Crafter pages, including the expansions. And speaking of expansions:

2) New Expansion: The Hidden Pocket

As I was putting the guidebook together, I realized there were some gaps in the “Suit of Odd” that needed filling, so: new cards! Plus, making cards is just so much fun. The Hidden Pocket is the third and final (maybe?) expansion for Tarot of the Trunk, and adds ten new cards to the collection.

3) New Products: No Box version and Random Trunk Pull

I realize the idea of the Trunk is the thing that ties the whole project together, and is a really cool and fun concept, but for print-on-demand it adds a big expense that raises the cost of the final product. Plus, most magpie tarot enthusiasts probably already have storage solutions they like. So, I decided I wanted to make a no box, cards only version of the main deck at a lower price point to see if people would be interested.

Order the No Box version here!

Also, The Game Crafter has a really cool random booster pack feature that I’ve been wanting to try out, so I made another new product called Random Trunk Pull. This draws ten random cards (a mix of Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, and Strange) from across the main deck and all the expansions. It’s for people who just want a small sample of the deck or like mystery packs.

Order Random Trunk Pull here!

4) The Game Crafter Tarot and Divination Sale

Tarot of the Trunk, the No Box Version, and Random Trunk Pull will all be a part of The Game Crafter’s site-wide Tarot and Divination sale May 23-29, 2023. Here are the sale prices:

This will be a great chance to pick up some cards if the Trunk has been on your list!

5) The Four of Cloaks will be in the Alleyway Tarot!

Tarot of the Trunk is inspired by The Alleyman’s Tarot by Seven Dane Asmund, the largest tarot Kickstarter of all time. Now Seven is back with a new mismatched tarot deck project called The Alleyway Oracles, and the Four of Cloaks from Tarot of the Trunk’s Suited Death expansion will be featured in the Alleyway Tarot deck, one of three new patchwork decks! The Kickstarter launches on May 16th, and you definitely don’t want to miss it!

I’m so excited to give back to this community that I love so much and to be a part of such a massive collaborative project. It’s like a dream come true.

Pwew! That’s all the Tarot of the Trunk news for now!