Ethan Fleischer
@ethanfleischer.bsky.social
Principal game designer at Wizards of the Coast. Father. Husband. Classic film fan. Warhammer hobbiest. Beverage-maker. Opinions expressed here are my own.
Okay so I watched the original Mobile Suit Gundam and War in the Pocket. Is there anything else I need to see to understand what this whole Gundam thing is about?
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Okay so I watched the original Mobile Suit Gundam and War in the Pocket. Is there anything else I need to see to understand what this whole Gundam thing is about?
It’s from TopDeck #7!
February 10, 2026 at 5:24 AM
It’s from TopDeck #7!
Yeah, I'll look through my collection of TopDeck magazines for that map. I'm sure it's in one of them.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Yeah, I'll look through my collection of TopDeck magazines for that map. I'm sure it's in one of them.
Fresh off the painting table: A Rogue Psyker for #Warhammer40K
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Fresh off the painting table: A Rogue Psyker for #Warhammer40K
This is another data point. I'm starting to suspect that I don't know enough about football to be a functioning adult in America.
February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is another data point. I'm starting to suspect that I don't know enough about football to be a functioning adult in America.
That means an alternative choice. You're switching to Plan B. I wouldn't expect someone who isn't involved in Magic's tournament culture to know that though; I believe it's slang that originated on the Pro Tour or something.
February 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
That means an alternative choice. You're switching to Plan B. I wouldn't expect someone who isn't involved in Magic's tournament culture to know that though; I believe it's slang that originated on the Pro Tour or something.
My sound design professor knew the voice actor who played General Grievous. That means you're only four degrees of separation from General Grievous himself!
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
My sound design professor knew the voice actor who played General Grievous. That means you're only four degrees of separation from General Grievous himself!
That WOULD save me from having to keep it in my brain’s RAM for the next two years…
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
That WOULD save me from having to keep it in my brain’s RAM for the next two years…
I've started thinking about a lore thread I'm going to post here in about two years so, if civilization still exists and Bluesky still exists and I still exist by then, we have that to look forward to.
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I've started thinking about a lore thread I'm going to post here in about two years so, if civilization still exists and Bluesky still exists and I still exist by then, we have that to look forward to.
Happy birthday!
January 31, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Happy birthday!
Fresh off the painting table: Commissar Yarrick for #Warhammer40K
January 31, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Fresh off the painting table: Commissar Yarrick for #Warhammer40K
It's from an issue of TopDeck magazine (the successor to The Duelist). I don't have my collection handy at the moment, so I can't recall which issue it was from.
January 28, 2026 at 6:38 PM
It's from an issue of TopDeck magazine (the successor to The Duelist). I don't have my collection handy at the moment, so I can't recall which issue it was from.
A couple of oft-cited examples I’ve seen are the houses in Knives Out and in The Royal Tenenbaums. The statement that “the setting is the character” is hyperbolic, as those settings merely say a lot about the characters who inhabit them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A couple of oft-cited examples I’ve seen are the houses in Knives Out and in The Royal Tenenbaums. The statement that “the setting is the character” is hyperbolic, as those settings merely say a lot about the characters who inhabit them.
I am apparently unable to get with the program. #WotCstaff
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I am apparently unable to get with the program. #WotCstaff
Sitting up with a very sick parakeet. Please send strident, high-pitched prayers.
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Sitting up with a very sick parakeet. Please send strident, high-pitched prayers.
Well, at least I can say I knew the Dog Food Queen of Puerto Rico when...
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Well, at least I can say I knew the Dog Food Queen of Puerto Rico when...
Fresh off the painting table, Valkyries and Spartans for Robotech RPG Tactics.
December 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Fresh off the painting table, Valkyries and Spartans for Robotech RPG Tactics.
Thanks Mike! I may have helped to legitimize the show, but the show legitimized Magic illustrations as art, and *I* am grateful for *THAT*!
December 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Thanks Mike! I may have helped to legitimize the show, but the show legitimized Magic illustrations as art, and *I* am grateful for *THAT*!
Please James Gunn hire this writer.
December 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Please James Gunn hire this writer.
Those shots of the ship ploughing through the waves looked amazing! Sometimes I think I should’ve been a sailor instead of a nerd.
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Those shots of the ship ploughing through the waves looked amazing! Sometimes I think I should’ve been a sailor instead of a nerd.
I like you!
The work you’re doing is important, bringing people together in shared understanding, and you do it extremely well.
Plus you’re funny as heck.
The work you’re doing is important, bringing people together in shared understanding, and you do it extremely well.
Plus you’re funny as heck.
December 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I like you!
The work you’re doing is important, bringing people together in shared understanding, and you do it extremely well.
Plus you’re funny as heck.
The work you’re doing is important, bringing people together in shared understanding, and you do it extremely well.
Plus you’re funny as heck.
I've been enjoying this Vince Guaraldi album lately: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXZa...
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) Part 1 (Full Album)
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December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I've been enjoying this Vince Guaraldi album lately: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXZa...
The Fantastic Four were super (heh) fun to work with because each of them mapped so cleanly to a different one of Magic's colors. #MTGxMarvel #WotCstaff
I LOVE the Fantastic Four, with Invisible Woman being one of my favorite super heroes of all time.
So I was ecstatic to be given lead of the #MTGxMarvel commander decks…AND got to make an entire Fantastic Four themed one. 😎 #WOTCStaff
(Naturally it had to be 4 color.)
So I was ecstatic to be given lead of the #MTGxMarvel commander decks…AND got to make an entire Fantastic Four themed one. 😎 #WOTCStaff
(Naturally it had to be 4 color.)
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Fantastic Four were super (heh) fun to work with because each of them mapped so cleanly to a different one of Magic's colors. #MTGxMarvel #WotCstaff