413 - Jace's #1 Fan Returns!

We're wrapping up our episodes all about Jace with the conclusion of the Dark Horse Comics series Untold Stories: Jace! We previously discussed issues #1 and #2, so this week we're finishing the story with #3 and #4. This comic mini-series, part of the Untold Stories line which began with Elspeth and continues with Liliana and Teferi, tells a story set in Jace's past, but with a lot of relevance to his future and the story we saw unfold in Reality Fracture. Jace and Tezzeret must contend with Jhoira, Squee, and a secret—and terrifying—evil while they try to acquire a Sylex for a mysterious patron. If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

We're joined once again by Jace's number 1 fan, Radley! Last time we had Radley on, it was to talk about the beginning of Jace's heel turn into multiversal villain. This week, we're talking about the end of Jace Beleren, what it means to be a fan of such a complex character, and what the future of Magic story looks like without one of the most prominent faces of the lore. If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

Reality Fracture was the end of a multi-year story arc designed and executed by the incredible story team at Wizards of the Coast, and this week we have two of the brilliant creatives who made it happen on to talk to us about how they pulled it off! We're joined by Story Lead Roy Graham, who shaped the arc from Wilds of Eldraine all the way to Reality Fracture, and by Meris Mullaley, the Narrative Lead for the set itself who stitched together the story and the card set. If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

We're joined once again by the wonderful writer and Vorthos Kathleen De Vere to talk about the story of Reality Fracture! We go in deep on our feelings about the crafting of this story, the way it succeeded in making us connect with Jace and Vraska, and even what we think might have been missing. You can find Kathleen on Loading Ready Run on YouTube, her weekly music show BraveNewFaves on Twitch, and on Bluesky at @kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com! If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

We sit down with Alison Lührs, author of the Reality Fracture story and so much more, to talk about what it was like killing Jace Beleren, completing a journey long in the making, and kicking off a new journey with a person in progress. We also talk about shipping single moms, going on hikes, and who we think probably smiled through Jace's funeral. If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

There's an entirely new multiverse in the Reality Fracture set, with so many flavor gems that we couldn't possibly talk about all of them! So we didn't. This week, we're talking about the cards we personally thought were fascinating and delightful, the cards that made us stop and say "Oh wow, how about that" while looking at the set. We're sharing our favorite bites of Reality Fracture with you, and you should share your favorites with us! Let us know if a particular card stood out to you! Read the Legends of Reality Fracture article here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/the-legends-of-reality-fracture If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

The story of Reality Fracture, and thus the story of Jace Beleren, comes to an end in today's episode. We see the Theorist flex his omniscience as he attempts to overlay his echoverse over the multiverse, and we see as he fails. And then we all cry. A lot. If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

Jace shattered at the end of Tarkir Dragonstorm, and as he has become the Theorist he has continued to jettison the parts of himself that would stand in his way of restarting the multiverse. In episodes 7 and 8 of the Reality Fracture story, we see Jace's friends and comrades (and Garruk) scramble through his memories to find those pieces of himself in order to stop the Theorist from ending everything. Along the way, they learn more about themselves in return. Read Magic Story! Do it! MtgStory.com! Our summaries are nothing compared to the incredible writing by Alison Lührs! There are audio versions! If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

The story of Reality Fracture, written by Alison Lührs, will go down in history as one of the greatest Magic stories of all time. While the story is posted in full at MTGStory.com, today we're discussing episodes 4, 5, and 6. Our multiverse's defenders arrive in the Echoverse to face off against the Theorist, Jace with no inhibitions, to stop his plan to overwrite all of existence. Things do not go well for them. Meanwhile, Tam, the Theorist's enigmatic creation, visits Innistrad, where she encounters an old, dear friend of the mind sculptor. Read Magic Story! This is a command! Reality Fracture is available in its entirety right now on MTGStory.com, written by the incomparable Alison Lührs! Don't just let us tell you what happened, because these stories are a joy to read and deserve your full attention! If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.

The fate of the multiverse is at stake, but this time there is no megalomaniacal would-be Dragon God, abominable eldritch titans, or all-consuming biomechanical army threatening existence. It's one man and his desire to end all suffering. We're here with the story of Reality Fracture, the capstone to the last three years of Magic! This week we have the first three episodes of the story to talk about, bringing you summaries of what happened as well as insights into things you may have missed. Read Magic Story! This is a command! Reality Fracture episodes 1 through 5 are live right now on MtgStory.com, written by the incomparable Alison Lührs! Episodes 6 through 10 are releasing this week! Don't just let us tell you what happened, because these stories are a joy to read and deserve your full attention! If you want to support the Vorthos Cast, you can! Go to Patreon.com/TheVorthosCast and contribute as little as $1 a month to get access to our Discord server, as well as early episode releases! And for $3 a month, you can listen to episodes recorded live on Thursday nights at 7pm Eastern time! We'd love to have you. Our Patreon supporters keep the podcast free and ad-free.