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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

VAPORMAGE is a year old so it's discounted because that is the extent of my understanding of marketing and promotion shop.vapormage.com VAPORMAGE: It's better than Mr. Beast's book

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've been writing a movie involving vtubers and every time I hear anything about vtubers I'm like I cannot write characters so insane and if I did the audience would not believe they exist

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Won the #MTGxTheHobbit prerelease tonight and along with the prize packs I was given a potato. If I had a nickel for every unusual potato-based situation I've been in over the last three weeks,

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Did not expect to go to a film industry mixer and run into the owner of my LGS but that's Portland I suppose

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's quite flattering to learn that they've made a Magic the Gathering card out of me

A Magic card from the Hobbit set titled "Nasty Little Rabbit", the remaining text is irrelevant to the nature of the joke

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

And of course that would be the one Youtube apparently decides to promote Joke's on the people downvoting the video, I'm also not a fan of it

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Transparently, this is a video I'm not _that_ happy with all told, but I understand the reasons for that so they're things I can carry forward into future videos Failure is always an option, as they say

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

New Magic set means new Magic video, this time a brand crossover I don't actually particularly care about tbh (not enough rabbit-themed super heroes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH9m...

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How normal is Marvel: Super Heroes?

YouTube video by Hupfen's Mundane Magic

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I even put out a little ad for it and it seems that got a sale so, y'know, neat I haven't completely forgotten that I wrote a bloody book, don't worry

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Oh yeah I didn't skeet but Vapormage is on sale for Pride Month $2 ebook all the places vapormage.com

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Vapormage

A magitek fantasy from Zoe Landon

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It's the last day of April which means it's the last day of the Vapormage sale I probably should've turned off the direct shop before going on a week-long trip, but oh well, I am the April Fool

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Rolling out for MagicCon travel soon Only deck I'm taking is the one from the band video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnZQ...) Also bringing copies of Vapormage to give to anyone who plays me (and wants one) Let it never be said that Silverquill are not needlessly confident in our ability to words

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How Many Magic: the Gathering Cards are Bands?

YouTube video by Hupfen's Mundane Magic

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

PSA: Hachette workers are currently leading the largest unionization campaign in publishing history and they're inviting all of us (readers, publishing professionals, anyone with a full name and an email address) to sign in support 💜 hachetteworkers.com/open-letter/

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Zaffai and The Tempests is a #MTGStrixhaven card that's a fake band. How many Magic cards are real bands? Nobody is asking this question yet I made a video about it www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnZQ...

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How Many Magic: the Gathering Cards are Bands?

YouTube video by Hupfen's Mundane Magic

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

(There was no "how normal" video for TMNT, not because it's UB, but because it's a small set and small sets throw off my numbers so badly that I'm not even gonna bother doing those) (If WotC even bother doing those anymore, they've never sold well)

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Magic schools" have been a notion since the medieval age, so surely #MTGStrixhaven would be fairly normal for the game But then they put Ancestral Recall on a card So in an attempt to forge an actual Video Series™️, I ask, how normal is Secrets of Strixhaven? youtu.be/3-bL3kaT9CQ

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I am working on the "how weird" video for Secrets of Strixhaven My green screening is so much better this time, y'all have no idea how much smoother this has been (The presentation is still "it's me you get what you get") (For someone who claims Silverquill I'm really not eloquent)

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Which is probably a "duh" moment to a lot of experienced video folks but y'know we all approach knowledge at our own paces and in our own ways

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When I'm working on a video and it approaches TV show episode length I find myself thinking Maybe I should be looking at the videos I make like they're TV show episodes

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This year I am the April Fool I've put VAPORMAGE on discount for the whole month ebook should be $3 everywhere, paperback is $15 direct (shop.vapormage.com)

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

So I was warned that Vapormage showing up on Hoopla might take a bit And they weren't kidding, it just pinged me that it went live _today_ So hey if your library uses Hoopla here you go www.hoopladigital.com/title/19578678

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Working on a new video and I appear to be actively straining @archidekt.com with the thing I'm building To the engineers there, I'm sorry / you're welcome?

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

So who's putting together the silverquill writers meetup at #MCVegas

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

So Vapormage has been available on bookshop.org since release, as a paperback But apparently it's getting added as an ebook as well? I didn't really have to do anything, and now an option exists, neat

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I've vlogged again, bopping around SCGCon last weekend www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3Qb...

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Fake Worms | Hupfen goes to SCGCon

YouTube video by Hupfen's Mundane Magic

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randomizer dad @weffjebster.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Hello. I just released Ipso Facto Meeny-Moe MAGICO, a punk rock concept album about Chrono Trigger. It's been a long time and a lot of work and I really hope you enjoy it. It's on bandcamp now: clockelixir.bandcamp.com/album/ipso-f... It'll be coming to your streaming service of choice soon. Enjoy.

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Ipso Facto Meeny-Moe MAGICO, by Clock Elixir

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

It's him, the weird little guy

A copy of the Magic card Changeling Wayfinder, a blue goo guy ready to go off adventurin'

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

People look at #MTGLorwyn and ask "what's up with these weird little guys?" and instead of answering that question I rambled for 20 minutes about mechanical and aesthetic design www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQLf...

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How normal is Lorwyn Eclipsed?

YouTube video by Hupfen's Mundane Magic

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Working on a Magic the Gathering video

I'm just standing there looking disappointed with the text "#BLAMEOKO" in front of me

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

tbh I'm surprised I got as far as Christmas Eve before forgetting to keep this up so y'know go me I didn't have a prepped list or anything I was just pulling things I thought about off the cuff

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It is "Rudolph get your ass up" foggy out there tonight

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 23: Sheila's rank in the Bessetrae army, given her age, is a bit impressive. Not "child prodigy" levels, not unprecedented, but given Bessetrae's hierarchy she is noticeably young for a sergeant. She has a bit of a reputation, and it is earned.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 22: It can be a bit dull when a fantasy focuses too much on the logistics of the world, so I cut a lot of that, but there are still several plot details (including vapor poisoning as a concept) that had their origins in me trying to figure out how the gang of adventurers got food.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 21: I don't know what gender Kell was assigned at birth and even if I did I wouldn't tell you

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 20: The name "Great Bridge Ferdinand" was originally some manner of reference and personal joke, but that set piece went through so many iterations and revisions that at this point I have genuinely forgotten what joke I was even making with it.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 19: I'm not shy about the FF flavor in the story, and its impact on character design is mostly obvious. Though, Kell was always meant to be a "red mage in black mage's robes," as part of their distinction and their personal challenges, and it's why they know medical magic.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 18: It's generally agreed that the Guardians named themselves--the names don't make sense otherwise--but the Guardians don't talk, so... how do people know their names are right? This is an actual point of philosophical debate among some people in Linnute.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 17: Kell never actually answers the question, but their favorite food? Shrimp. Just simple, well-prepared shrimp.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 16: Speaking of romance, I am garbage at writing that. Can't do it, won't do it. It just doesn't come out cozy. The heist sequence is the closest I've come thus far to publishing a "date scene" (since my first book, anyways, where I learned how bad I am at writing those scenes)

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 15: Lake Goldstone, in the northwest of Bessetrae, is Linnute's equivalent of Hollywood. The place has an inexplicable history of treating Cymona, especially its rolling midlands, as being a visually romantic setting. It's not that much prettier than anywhere else, tbh

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 14: Alejandro's whole speech in Sao Neso (being vague to keep it a spoiler) was one of few major things changed from initial reader feedback. He was a bit too one-dimensional early on. I had to change surprisingly little around it to make it work, which was nice

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 13: I have no idea what the beef is between Tobias and Elliot and even if I did I don't think I'd tell anyone

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 12: The setting of Linnute doesn't have flight, which is fine for logistics because boats are surprisingly fast. Vapor sigils are good for engineering! They're still not as fast as jets, but like, a day or two to cross the Atlantic kinda rate (vs. a week+ IRL). Still super fast.

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 11: The whole fistfight sequence at the Barlow farm pretty much just exists for me to practice writing fight scenes. A magic-filled fantasy setting lets you do a lot of "fight scenes" that aren't very physically interesting, so I needed to stretch myself a little on that one

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Hupfen @hupfen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

VAPORMAGE TRIVIA 10: Kell isn't the only party member with a lineage of leadership. Sheila's parents were union organizers in Windglade, and though he's never met him, Alejandro is pretty sure his dad is somebody in Farolian politics. Can't prove it, though.

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