We’d like to take a moment to thank one of our Organizational Sponsors for this year’s Desert Bus for Hope: Tiltyhouse Media!
If there’s one thing you need to successfully entertain a stream watched by thousands of people for over a week, it’s a camera. If there are two things you need, the second one is funny people! Thanks to the funny people at Tiltyhouse Media for joining Desert Bus (and Night Watch in particular) in the form of Ian “Hamfather” Horner and Coriander “no relation to Emily” Dickinson. We’re so lucky to have you here!
If you want a different approach to Magic: the Gathering, whether as a newcomer or as an experienced player who simply wants to mix it up, you might enjoy this Varia Starter Set!
Skip the draft and get straight to the battle: that’s Varia’s goal. Varia offers character classes with pre-built decks that each has their own playstyle. The starter set comes with two decks for the Volcanic Warrior (hit things go bang) and Shadow Assassin (think plan get stab), and has everything you need to start playing right out of the box.
Donate $9.23 or multiples thereof before 9:30pm PT for a chance to win!
Hey there, you strong silent type. We’ve got some auctions for the likes of you, so how about you take a seat and check these out?
Are you already experiencing mid-run Desert Bus withdrawal? Is the thought of not spending every day looking at these humans’ faces starting to ache in your heart? Good news: many of those faces can be on your wall, all the time, thanks to this cross-stitch of the Loading Ready Run Twitch emote collection.
Current Bid: $1,696.96
Planeswalker Soft Sculpture Dolls
These three Planeswalkers all strode into the Soft-and-Squishy plane, and you know, they fit right in. Each of these 20″ (50cm) tall dolls has a special feature unique to the character they represent, which means that yes, of course, Jace can strip off his cloak. Meanwhile, Chandra carries a fireball and Liliana’s Pact markings glow in the dark!
Current Bid: $1,500.00
Who can resist a baby critter with those big, sweet eyes, just begging to be picked up and snuggled? Certainly not us, and hopefully not you!
This Needle-Felted Owlbear Cub is 10”x11”x12” in size, but feed them right and maybe they’ll grow even bigger! Just be aware that it does have a tendency to strike at small, fast-moving creatures like dogs, cats, and adventuring parties.
Donate $7.21 or multiples thereof before 7:45pm PT and you could provide this sweet cub’s forever home!
Oh, oh dear, we’ve got another Alpha Flight tomorrow and we’ve run out of DMs. Time to call in for some help… somebody tell Dale? Oh, he knows? Cool. Dale, who you may know from Dice Friends and past Desert Busses, will be DMing tomorrow’s Alpha Flight D&D session, so tune in at 4pm PST tomorrow!
Here’s what else you missed during today’s Alpha Flight…
Victoria Tran joins us via robot to participate in conversation and hijinks:
Alpha Flight Airlines would like to remind you of our safety procedures:
Jacob and Erika read some Hamlet:
We have D&D Session 4, DM’d by Jacob:
We review some really cool Dracula cards:
And we review the winner and runners up of today’s Creative Challenge:
Remember, for the latest updates, stay tuned to desertbus.org. You can also catch up on the latest #DB2021 happenings around the web…
- Visit youtube.com/user/DesertBusForHope for the latest video highlights from the Video Strike Team (VST).
- Be our friend on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- And, of course, the live stream is always available at desertbus.org and twitch.tv/desertbus!
Earlier today during Alpha Flight, we challenged the community to create their monument to the Kindness War. Here’s the winning submission, by MalcomS:
The plaque reads:
This is a memorial to all who fell victim to the 2021 Alpha Flight-Zeta kindness war.
These people include:
- The entire Alpha Flight crew
- The entire Zeta crew
- Twitch Chat
- Night Watch (briefly until the chocolate treaty)
Let us all not forget the sacrifices and acts of kindness that were made
Congratulations! Here’s a few more honorable mentions from the community…
By DarthParadox.
By Roverrandom.
By sareaesque668.
Alpha Flight is starting a giveaway for this Chainmaile Dice Bags in LGBTQ+ Colors! In the crafter’s own words…
A set of 2 large and 9 small dice bags woven in European 4 in 1 chainmaile featuring the varied colors of the LGBTQ+ and Trans communities. The large bags are about 7 in. in length and the smalls are about 4 in. The rings are of Frosted Anodized Aluminum sourced from Canada’s own “The Ring Lord” (theringlord.com) and are 16 Gauge 5/16 in. size. The small bags can easily hold 2 sets of polyhedral, or 1 set of polyhedral and 12 large D6’s. The large bags can hold much more. Please note the images of the bags filled with dice. Personally, I love the feel of these rings, the frosted anodizing makes them almost, “soft.” In addition, the fidgeting aspect of these items cannot be understated. I love fiddling with mine while at the gaming table. Also, “Dice Not Included.”
Log in to or sign up for a donor account, then donate $9.41 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize! We’ll run this giveaway until 3:50pm PST.
We here at Desert Bus for Hope would like to thank one of our sponsors of this year’s event: Fangamer!
Launched in 2008, Fangamer specializes in creating unique accessories, apparel, figurines, and other merchandise based on your favourite games and geek fandoms. They have made it their mission to do more than just sell wares, they want to build a better community. Through their attendance at conventions and their support of charity events like Desert Bus, they strive to celebrate the art of gaming.
You might also know them as the place where you can get your very own Official Desert Bus for Hope 2021 T-Shirt! Check out shirt.desertbus.org to get your t-shirt today.
Thank you to Fangamer for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope!
It’s time for another Magic: the Gathering card giveaway! We’re kicking off this giveaway for a set of five Commander 2021 ready-to-play decks.
Commander is back for 2021 and this year we are taking a trip to Strixhaven University. Try out each college of magic and harness its power to defeat your friends. Will you play politics and attack with the wordsmiths of Silverquill, master spells with the artists and performers of Prismari, gain life and master death with the mages of Witherbloom, search for ancient artifacts and secrets with the archaeologist of Lorhold, or summon powerful fractals with the numeromancers of Quandrix. All five decks are ready to play out of the box and contain 17 cards new to Magic, including 2 new Legendary Creatures in foil!
Log in to or sign up for a donor account, then donate $5.55 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize! We’ll run this giveaway until 1:50pm PST.
Today during Alpha Flight, we’ll be joined by special guest Victoria Tran! She’ll be joining us by way of telepresence robot today at 2:00pm PST.
Victoria Tran is the Community Director at Innersloth, creators of Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection. Previously, she was the Communications Director at Kitfox Games, working on projects like Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Pupperazzi, and more. When she is not exploring ways to create kinder game community spaces and how tech and compassion interact, she co-organizes Game & Colour MTL, a group that supports and amplifies game developers of colour in Canada.
Tune in live today at 2:00pm PST at desertbus.org or twitch.tv/desertbus.