#29 - Worldbuilding for Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering & More | Ari Levitch

Ari Levitch is a world builder and storyteller for games. He is also half of Mysterious Alchemy, the company that he and his writing partner, Adam Lee, created after working on Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering for almost a decade. Most recently, he served as Narrative Director on the Disney Lorcana trading card game. When he's not working, he's likely watching the Dodgers or conversing with his cat, Pippin. 🎙️In this episode, we explore: ✅ How history and castles shaped his love for storytelling ✅ Writing names & flavor text for Magic: The Gathering cards ✅ The rise of D&D and why the 5th edition changed the game ✅ Embracing creative constraints ✅ And why he believes roleplaying games are memory making adventures. 📌 Obojima is the latest RPG project that he's working on with 1985 Games, and you can watch the weekly writer's room here: ⁨https://youtube.com/@obojima?feature=shared 📌 Learn more about what Ari does at Mysterious Alchemy here: https://www.mysteriousalchemy.com 📬 Have you signed up for the newsletter yet? Each week I share reflections, favorite moments, and what stuck with me from the latest episode: https://www.storyseriespodcast.com 🎥 Prefer to watch this episode? Catch it on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bviolette?feature=shared 🔔 Like what you hear? Subscribe to The Story Series Podcast, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.