Eric Levine

Eric Levine

@raginglevine.com

Game Rules Manager for @magic.wizards.com (#wotcstaff) | Personal account, opinions are mine! All mine! | they/them

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The marathon continues, but we’ll be the first across the finish line. Sign our petition and encourage management to reconsider: actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

actionnetwork.orgStand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social

Yesterday, Wizards informed us that it doesn’t intend to voluntarily recognize the D&D or Studio X units of our union ahead of a vote. We remain committed to creating a workplace focused on wellness, transparency, and collaboration by winning our coming election.

Oh hey, that’s me :) I strongly believe that we can make our company and our games even better by unionizing. Your voice matters here too; stand with us and sign our petition today! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

actionnetwork.orgStand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...
United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social

Eric rules—literally! As one of Magic's rules managers, they guide how the game works. As part of UWOTC-CWA, they hope to steward Magic through our union! Learn more about us on our website and show your support. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Now sometimes I see… ✨spirited✨ TTRPG discourse online. Here’s our chance for ACTION! Support @uwotc-official.bsky.social, SIGN & SHARE their petition! The MTG Arena team recently won a big victory forming their union and community support was a huge part of it! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

actionnetwork.orgStand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...

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I am thrilled and proud beyond measure to support the amazing workers who create and design the games I and my loved ones have spent a lifetime playing. I implore everybody to sign the petition and signal boost the campaign as far and wide as we can!

United Wizards of the Coast - CWA@uwotc-official.bsky.social

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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At the store I managed at the time, I joked for weeks that the Helvault might contain anything, including bees. So, the night before the prerelease, I printed out a few sheets of paper with the letter B repeated over and over on them, cut up the Bs with a paper cutter… (1/2)

maro254.bsky.social@maro254.bsky.social

Answer to yesterday's #mtgtrivia question: A cardboard Helvalut filled with prizes for the people in the prerelease when they met a certain condition through gameplay. #WotCStaff

…and without breaking the seals (because the contents still had to be a surprise, and because I didn’t want to break the rules!) slid the Bs into the Helvault to fulfill my prophecy. When one lucky prerelease attendee broke the seals on the Helvault, there were goodies… and Bs! #wotcstaff (somehow)

What a weekend! I spoke with so many wonderful and passionate people at #MCAmsterdam, and I have a lot of great questions and ideas to bring home. Thank you to everyone I spoke to or met, and thanks to all attendees/staff/etc for making MagicCon what it is: a celebration of what we love. #wotcstaff

Judges, players, rules nerds: come chat with me on the last day of #MCAmsterdam! I’ll be to the left of the white Ticketed Play stage from now until 5 PM. (With a lunch break at some point) Bring your questions, concerns, or comments! #wotcstaff

Good morning, #MCAmsterdam! I can’t wait to chat with you about rules today. I’ll be to the left of the white Ticketed Play stage today from now until noon and 1-4 pm. Come say hi! #wotcstaff

I had so much fun meeting people at #MCAmsterdam today and hearing their questions and thoughts about Magic rules. I’ll be back tomorrow in the same spot (left of the white stage in the ticketed play area) for most of the day. I’ll post specific hours tomorrow. See you there! #wotcstaff

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I am stunned that the constitutional question was so close. I thought it would be 6–3 or 7–2. It is profoundly disturbing that four justices would allow either the president or Congress to rewrite the plain text of the 14th Amendment. This is obviously a good outcome, but the margin is alarming.

To my cis friends: if you think it’ll stop at sports, think again.

Jay Willis@jaywillis.net

Clarence Thomas's concurring opinion in the trans sports ban case in West Virginia contains some of the ugliest transphobic stuff I have ever seen in a legal opinion. Straight-up gleeful. Vile man. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

I am listening through some music by folks that inspired Metric (since I’m going to a show of theirs this month, love them) and I have just absolutely fallen in love with Black Box Recorder. Sarah Nixey in particular is incredible.

And now it’s time for M83’s album Junk. Immediately hit with a song I remember loving when I heard it in an episode of Letterkenny.

Since it came up in my replies: The Magic rules team doesn't handle the Magic Tournament Rules, but we work very closely with the folks who do! If you have feedback about that doc (or other tournament docs like the Judging at Regular REL doc or Infraction Procedure Guide), feel free to tell me!

Tired: Left my lunch for today at home in my fridge :( Wired: Wow, nice of me to pre-make my lunch for Saturday so I can spend less time cooking and more time gaming

Hey folks! Setting expectations: I won’t answer every rules question. It’s not because I don’t like you! It’s for one of many reasons, including but not limited to: * I have lots going on * I’m having discussions behind the scenes * I’m out of office/on vacation/etc Please ask, though! #wotcstaff

I snuck it into my profile the other day, but I did get promoted to Magic Rules Manager. (Don’t worry, Jess is still around, he just has a different, even fancier title.) “Specialist” did sound cooler, but the upside of having my hard work officially recognized this way is much greater. #wotcstaff

Looks like I made an error in the #MTGStrixhaven release notes, specifically on Ambitious Augmenter. In the Anointed Procession case, both tokens should receive the counters, as indicated by CR 122.8. I’m working on getting the document corrected. Thanks to those who mentioned it! #wotcstaff

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was just reminded that tomorrow is april fool’s day and especially this year can we just… not, please

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The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them! The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.

NYTimes Communications@nytimespr.bsky.social

The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...

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The updated total of children killed is 57. Anyone thinking that US-Israel massacres of Iranian people will "liberate" anything but markets & resources must contend with the reality that they are cheerleaders for the world's villains. No war with Iran.

News Eye@newseye.bsky.social

NEW. This is an elementary girls school in the city of Hormozgan in Iran. In the last hour, it was hit by a US/Israeli missile attack. So far, 24 young girls are confirmed dead [SOURCE: Al Jazeera]. The US has just committed a war crime. (🎥 Ary Jeay)

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this bill is legitimately a three-alarm fire. if they manage to define trans existence as explicit then there is nothing stopping them from genocide. i need every single cis person talking about this, calling their reps, getting out in the streets.

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it really was a supreme act of cowardice and political stupidity that democrats didnt turn trans rights into a policy pillar like gay marriage after the massive nationwide backlash against north carolinas bathroom ban in 2016

Emily has gone on a 12 day work trip, leaving me with the duty and moral obligation to finish the thing of cookies she opened. They're just going to go stale. It's not *that* many cookies, either, but she'd want me to have them. After all, why shouldn't I have the cookies?