Arya (hogpog_98 elsewhere)
@aryawrites.bsky.social
Game Designer on Play Design for MTG #WOTCstaff. Occasional design threads and sometimes random other thoughts. Views and opinions expressed are my own. she/her. Poly, Trans.
This is next week so bumping this, hoping to get to see some folks I know!
Looks like I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next month, who am I going to see there?
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is next week so bumping this, hoping to get to see some folks I know!
Looks like I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next month, who am I going to see there?
October 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Looks like I'm going to be at PAX Unplugged next month, who am I going to see there?
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The Main Event continues! Watch our drafters navigate The Ball Pit with Arya Karamchandani and Ross Merriam (@rosshunneds.bsky.social) at 10:00 AM Central! #mtgcube #CubeCon2025
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Main Event continues! Watch our drafters navigate The Ball Pit with Arya Karamchandani and Ross Merriam (@rosshunneds.bsky.social) at 10:00 AM Central! #mtgcube #CubeCon2025
I'm not in denial, I am simply raging against the dying of the light.
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I'm not in denial, I am simply raging against the dying of the light.
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It’s official! I can talk about it!
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
Collecting Magic: The Gathering® | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A First Look
Cowabunga! It's time to explore the new cards and treatments in Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
magic.wizards.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
It’s official! I can talk about it!
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
I’ve spent the last 2+ years leading the narrative for the Magic: the Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set!
I’m excited to see all of this release! TMNT is such a weird, wild franchise that meshes weirdly well with Magic
magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...
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It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in and donated during the trans lifeline fundraiser today, it meant a lot. To anyone who wasn't able to make it but still wants to support this important cause, here's a link to the campaign tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
Tiltify
tilt.fyi
October 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in and donated during the trans lifeline fundraiser today, it meant a lot. To anyone who wasn't able to make it but still wants to support this important cause, here's a link to the campaign tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
We're fundraising for tra s lifeline now, come join us in chat and donate! Twitch.tv/magic
October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're fundraising for tra s lifeline now, come join us in chat and donate! Twitch.tv/magic
Just under 24 hours to the event, and we're halfway to meeting the donation match. Get your donations and questions in now if you can, and either way tune in to the stream tomorrow!
The schedule for the trans lifeline fundraiser is up, and we have a stacked lineup!
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
October 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just under 24 hours to the event, and we're halfway to meeting the donation match. Get your donations and questions in now if you can, and either way tune in to the stream tomorrow!
The schedule for the trans lifeline fundraiser is up, and we have a stacked lineup!
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
October 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The schedule for the trans lifeline fundraiser is up, and we have a stacked lineup!
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6
Been working on this for the last few months, and it's really really important to me. We've got some really cool games and folks. Please come by and watch the stream and donate!
Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
October 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Been working on this for the last few months, and it's really really important to me. We've got some really cool games and folks. Please come by and watch the stream and donate!
Been a busy few days traveling, but I spent the last weekend playing at the World Series of Board Games. The event was an absolute blast, and I won the Phoenix Belt (won the most side/rebound events). Looking forward to going back next year!
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Been a busy few days traveling, but I spent the last weekend playing at the World Series of Board Games. The event was an absolute blast, and I won the Phoenix Belt (won the most side/rebound events). Looking forward to going back next year!
Haven't used social media much recently but figured I'd mention I'm going to be at #MCAtlanta who am I going to see there? #wotcstaff
September 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Haven't used social media much recently but figured I'd mention I'm going to be at #MCAtlanta who am I going to see there? #wotcstaff
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I sure do love that whenever a trans person says anything negative about Newsom that a horde of people who are locking in Newsom as the 2028 Dem nominee pop up to scold you. Very fun!
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I sure do love that whenever a trans person says anything negative about Newsom that a horde of people who are locking in Newsom as the 2028 Dem nominee pop up to scold you. Very fun!
Me: Talking about how frequently people I'm different from on several axes (brown, trans, a woman, etc) don't really understand me/find me strange so choose consciously or otherwise not to really engage with me.
Julie: also you're very small, that's hard for me to relate to.
Julie: also you're very small, that's hard for me to relate to.
August 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Me: Talking about how frequently people I'm different from on several axes (brown, trans, a woman, etc) don't really understand me/find me strange so choose consciously or otherwise not to really engage with me.
Julie: also you're very small, that's hard for me to relate to.
Julie: also you're very small, that's hard for me to relate to.
Been away for a couple of weeks because I was out of town but back streaming ark nova w Jason. twitch.tv/hogpog_98
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August 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Been away for a couple of weeks because I was out of town but back streaming ark nova w Jason. twitch.tv/hogpog_98
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Time to cast the Arena Champs with @aryawrites.bsky.social! Are you #teamcauldron or #teamother??
twitch.tv/magic
twitch.tv/magic
August 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Time to cast the Arena Champs with @aryawrites.bsky.social! Are you #teamcauldron or #teamother??
twitch.tv/magic
twitch.tv/magic
Went to a stand-up show today with Hayden Johnson and Juno Men and they were both fantastic. Gotta go to more shows by trans comedians, subject material that's so close to the heart for me just hits different. Plus they were both really funny, strong recommend.
August 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Went to a stand-up show today with Hayden Johnson and Juno Men and they were both fantastic. Gotta go to more shows by trans comedians, subject material that's so close to the heart for me just hits different. Plus they were both really funny, strong recommend.
Been doing a draft or two each night once friends head to bed while on vacation, and just ended up in mythic with this beauty. I have really enjoyed the sacrifice decks in the set, feel very combo-adjacent in a way that suits me #wotcstaff
August 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Been doing a draft or two each night once friends head to bed while on vacation, and just ended up in mythic with this beauty. I have really enjoyed the sacrifice decks in the set, feel very combo-adjacent in a way that suits me #wotcstaff
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Rowling is announcing she is comfortable aligning with the pedophile rapist building concentration camps because the alternative is to not harass trans women.
So blinded by bigotry and hate, Rowling has unabashedly aligned herself with Trump, who this interviewer pointed out is a “self-confessed sex offender.”
August 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Rowling is announcing she is comfortable aligning with the pedophile rapist building concentration camps because the alternative is to not harass trans women.
Got some questions about separating the art from the artist in various places after my last few posts on trans stuff, and the reason you cant do that here is the author is directly using the influence and money she gets to push her anti-trans agenda. So please stop engaging w HP.
Saw this from Tumblr and it really resonated with me. If you engage with/talk a lot about HP stuff, you can and should do better. I don't think people realize how much referencing this stuff continues to give her power and makes the trans people around you uncomfortable.
August 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Got some questions about separating the art from the artist in various places after my last few posts on trans stuff, and the reason you cant do that here is the author is directly using the influence and money she gets to push her anti-trans agenda. So please stop engaging w HP.
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You just need to ride this out and be REALLY loud about how disappointed you are in any company that snatches the way tarnished brass ring. Be loud online. Write actors. Call out and boycott any company that partners with the Rowling brand. Make the property too toxic to be worth it at any price
August 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You just need to ride this out and be REALLY loud about how disappointed you are in any company that snatches the way tarnished brass ring. Be loud online. Write actors. Call out and boycott any company that partners with the Rowling brand. Make the property too toxic to be worth it at any price
Saw this from Tumblr and it really resonated with me. If you engage with/talk a lot about HP stuff, you can and should do better. I don't think people realize how much referencing this stuff continues to give her power and makes the trans people around you uncomfortable.
August 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Saw this from Tumblr and it really resonated with me. If you engage with/talk a lot about HP stuff, you can and should do better. I don't think people realize how much referencing this stuff continues to give her power and makes the trans people around you uncomfortable.
In LA visiting friends for a week, anyone I know in the area rn? Realized I don't really have a good handle on where most of my magic friends are these days so thought I'd post here just in case.
August 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In LA visiting friends for a week, anyone I know in the area rn? Realized I don't really have a good handle on where most of my magic friends are these days so thought I'd post here just in case.
I promised more on Xu-Ifit, and here it is! wat h me talk about the trope space the card represents and why it means so much to me!
The expanse of space affords endless new opportunities for Magic, and Game Designer Arya Karamchandani explains how sci-fi media tropes inspired her design of #MTGEternities Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist and her unique skeletal abilities 💀
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I promised more on Xu-Ifit, and here it is! wat h me talk about the trope space the card represents and why it means so much to me!