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Crystal Frasier

@amazonchique.bsky.social

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Narrative Designer on Universes Beyond for Magic: the Gathering. Writer, illustrator, and game designer. Writer of Cheer Up. Tamer of the Mathmos. Rep: @desir.ee at Looking Glass Lit Opinions are my own.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · Oct 18

Hi new followers! I'm Crystal Frasier, writer, game designer, and corgi mom! I write books about crying and sometimes also video games about crying! I'm also kind of a loudmouth and on at least two occasions I have gone into extraneous detail about how genitals work, so... have fun!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

And even if there weren’t any overt RotTMNT characters in the previews we showed, you can find a Krang quote from the movie on one of the cards.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

I know. I was teasing.

I get the frustration, though, and want to make sure you don’t feel ignored. I lot this franchise so much and tried to put in weird bits and pieces from every iteration I could manage.

Sadly, the “Gotta Get A Gift For Splinter” card got cut early on XD

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

We only showed like 15 cards!

Trust me when I say I have a LOT of love for both 2003 and RotTMNT and they both have some presence in this set that will be released in the fullness of time.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

Your work for this set is so incredible!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

Having your art on a product I helped on is such a dream come true!

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 4h

I’m so happy with everything our team did, and I wanna do another one!

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you, Allison! That means a lot!

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 13h

Glob, what an interesting question…

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 13h

a young man wearing a hat is standing in front of a sign that says photo .

ALT: a young man wearing a hat is standing in front of a sign that says photo .

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 16h

And if you’re worried we didn’t go very deep or absurd with this set… you’ve got a screw loose.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 16h

You were so good, Julian!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 16h

Aww! Thanks Steve! Praise from you always speaks highly of

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Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 16h

I can think of literally no one better to lead narrative design on this project than Crystal. Great news! 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐀

Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 16h

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

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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.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 16h

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

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 18h

409! Room 409! I am an idiot!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 18h

See you all in NYCC room 412!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 20h

Okay, so admittedly the first Tron was a critical and box office flop, and the second Tron was also a critical and box office flop, but I have some high expectations for this new Tron starring a man who exclusively makes critical and box office flops!

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 20h

I mean, if that isn’t this administration in a nutshell.
A black man won something, and they can’t imagine a black man actually EARNING something or being more deserving or something than the worst white man you’ve ever met.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

BARTIROMO: On your point about the Nobel Peace Prize, do you think maybe the reason Trump won't get it is because you had to get the application in before Jan. 31, and that was only 11 days into his term?

SCALISE: Look, they can play technicalities. They gave it to Obama for just getting elected.

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Sometimes ya just gotta 'shop the image

Neo from The Matrix Revolutions, stopping a hail of bullets. He is wearing the "Portland frog" head. I'm deeply sorry to Lana and Lily for doing this, but not really very sorry.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 21h

Noooo! My panel is Friday, 11-12, with an hour of setup!
Is there anywhere else I can go to give you money?

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 1d

You’re at NYCC? I’M at NYCC!
Where’s your booth???

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 1d

My set is super cool and I’m very excited to talk about it, but if I seem distracted, it is because this puppy is sad I am not with her.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · 1d

My dog is super sad with the dog sitter but I have to stay here in NYC and talk about Magic the Gathering 😭

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