Get in on this silent auction action before 2:00am PST to take home one of these bee-yoo-tifully crafted prizes!

Paper Mario Blanket

This beautiful blanket measures 1.3m x 1.7m (4.2′ x 5.6′), just the right size for a queen bed, and it’s made from acrylic yarn that you can machine wash cold. You might think paper shouldn’t go through the washer, but Mario is resilient! Just be careful not to turn this blanket sideways because you might lose sight of it and never be able to figure out where it went.

Current Bid: $3,210.00

 

Warhammer 40k Desert Bus Combat Patrol

In a grim and distant future, the Desert Bus has taken on shall-we-say a more aggressive look, but rest assured that this tough-looking crew is still about having fun and helping the children. These hand-painted minis feature Desert Bus shift emblems and a transport with the DB logo.

Current Bid: $1,725.00

The Garages are joining us on Night Watch right now for a musical interlude!

They’ve also got a veritable treasure trove of Desert Bus merch, including a rad shirt/poster design by roux arlen (@RATWEDNESDAY), and a cassette tape (the classics!) which will include all the tracks from this year’s show as well as last year’s show. All of the proceeds from these sales will be donated to Child’s Play!

Tune in now to enjoy the show, maybe grab a band shirt, and don’t forget to tip your bus driver.

Last night, the USS Tucson lost a crew member. Well, maybe “misplaced” more than lost. We wouldn’t want to be misleading. The point is, we don’t know where he is or what he’s doing. But maybe you do? Hence tonight’s art contest: show us what the King of Spades has been up to!

He looked like this when we last saw him, but he may have adopted a new identity by now.

How it Started | How it’s Going – A King of Spades Story

Once you’ve finished your piece of art, please email them to us at contests@desertbus.org and have the subject line be King of Spades. Make sure we RECEIVE the email by 10pm PST!

In the body of the email also make sure to include your Desert Bus For Hope username, your chat name, or whatever else you’d like the be called out loud on stream. Thanks in advance for letting us see what the King’s been doing!

We’d like to take a moment to thank one of our returning Prize Sponsors for this year’s Desert Bus for Hope: Heroic Replicas!

Heroic Replicas specializes in accurate replicas of fantasy, sci-fi, action and adventure props and accessories. They have a number of projects on the go that they’ve always wanted to do. They make realistic props from the movies, shows, comics, and video games that made them into the people they are today.

In addition to commissions, they have an online store where you can buy high quality trinkets and DIY kits, such as Charon’s Obol from Hades, or a Mermaid’s Pendant from Stardew Valley, or a Winged Strawberry Decal from Celeste. Or… reminder, you can get all three in a special Desert Bus bundle, currently on sale in the Heroic Replicas store!

Thank you Heroic Replicas for your continued support of Desert Bus for Hope!

Desert Bus is about open-hearted charity, community, and care… while this Magic: the Gathering Conspiracy set is about everything but.

Conspiracy’s free-for-all multiplayer format fills your hand with tricky, secret cards and underhanded ways to influence the table in your favor. It’s the perfect recipe for brazen backstabbery and it could be yours for a donation of $11.02 or multiples thereof.

Donate before 7:30PM PST to throw your hat in the ring for this sneaky set!

Hello intrepid adventurers! Today our crew began their interdimensional adventures through the multiverse. What dangers and mysteries will they find? You’ll have to watch and find out!

But, if you missed today’s session, or anything else today during Alpha Flight, here’s a quick recap…

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Session 1 of D+B happens, led by GM Cameron…

Jacob escalates the Kindness War with Zeta…

The room has a conversation about music and travel…

Jacob and Erika do the Bee’s Knees dance from FFXIV…

Kathleen does an ad for Kathleen’s Discount Necromancy Store and Warehouse…

And, finally, Alpha Flight adopts Nigel the Orc…

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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!

Magic cards! We’ve got more Magic: the Gathering cards up for grabs! Supercharge your card collection with this booster box from the Zendikar Rising release in this giveaway.

Take an expedition into the heart of Zendikar. This third adventure into Zendikar brought back many fan favourite mechanics like Landfall and Kicker and introduced new mechanics like Party and Modal Double Faced Cards. This collector booster display contains twelve 15 card collector booster packs with two expedition box toppers. These packs are not intended to be drafted and are filled with goodies like foil cards, showcase and borderless cards, and an extended art rare or mythic.

Log in to or sign up for a donor account, then donate $10.15 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize! We’ll run this giveaway until 5:45pm PST.

A lot of great people put together this year’s Alpha Flight intro, outros, and bumpers! Here’s who worked on our videos this year…

Credits for Intro Videos (D&D Manual)
Graphics: Taylor Quinn (TQ), Jen Carling
Animation: Jen Carling
Writing: Alpha Flight
Producer: Kathleen de Vere
Music: King of Mandol by Swirling Ship

Credits for Outro Videos (Jocko’s Magical Emporium)
Writing: Kathleen de Vere, Erika Cole, Taylor Quinn (TQ), Matt Griffiths
Product Shots: Taylor Quinn (TQ)
Overlay Graphic: Taylor Quinn (TQ)
Editing: Matt Griffiths
Narration: Jacob Burgess and Taylor Quinn (TQ)
Producer: Kathleen de Vere
Music: Dancin’ in the Tub by Family Kush

Segment Bumpers:
Editors: Matt Griffiths, Kathleen de Vere

We’ll also post the dialogue for each outro here. We’ll update this post each day with the latest outro text.

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Day 1 – Polymorph Cream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C8Etozq-7A

Attention all bargain seeking mages! Are you sick to your gills and/or lungs with the high price of Polymorph Cream? Well cry and/or expectorate no longer, because Jocko’s Magical Emporium is blowing out our entire stock of Polymorph Cream at… surprisingly low prices!

Jocko’s Unlabeled Polymorph Cream is ideal for students of transmutation, open-minded druids and anyone looking to get out of a team-building exercise. This egg-enriched, non-vegan lotion not only moistures the skin and/or scales, it tastes great with tomatoes.
When the label comes off, the price goes down!

Fill out our customer satisfaction survey and let us know what you turned into and we’ll give you 10% off your next order of Polymorph Neutralizer!

Jocko’s Magical Emporium — our prices will change you!

 

Day 2 – Quarry Seconds Crystals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5u8VtnqVgs

Need to practice some self care for yourself and your bank account? Blitz your chakras and shade your auras with Jocko’s Magical Emporium’s newest selection of Quarry Seconds Crystals.

These off-cut crystals were accidentally cleansed under the light of a gibbous moon, but that means we’re passing the savings, and medium vibes onto you. Guaranteed 100% natural, our crystals are sourced from rich veins of quartz, citrine and tourmaline in a valley that local nymphs are said to use as a latrine.

These beautiful semi-precious stones are safe to enjoy at a distance and make great gifts for the meddlesome busybody in your life. Available in small, medium and triple thick.

Jocko’s Magical Emporium — where the savings are crystal clear!

 

Day 3 – Ring of Replication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7uOBA0dFiE

Are fast paced encounters leaving you feeling like you need to be in two places at once? Jocko’s Magical Emporium has you covered… Literally with our brand new Ring of Replication! This hyper-allergenic ring will double you up, ensuring you’ll always have a flanking bonus with these two rings. You simply won’t find a lower price on four rings like this anywhere!

These eight rings are priced to move because we are overstocked on these 16 rings! If you order in the next hour we’ll also throw in a free Bag of Holding with room enough to store all 32 of your rings.

This once-in-a-lifetime half-off deal means you can pick up 64 rings for the price of just 32! Just order soon!

Jocko’s Magical Emporium – The best place to buy 128— 256 rings! …512 Rings.

 

Day 4 – Bogweed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv2i0q0H8Yg

Escape from the stresses of the adventuring life with Jocko’s Magical Emporium’s all new line of premium bogweed.

Locally and organically grown by local and organic witches under high-powered local and organic grow lights, this… uh…  “potpourri”  boasts a hoppy floral aroma and refreshing lemony turpeens! Jocko’s premium bogweed is ideal for anyone looking to boost the healing power of their tinctures, slip into Elven trances more easily, or endure lectures from their draconic patron.

Pairs well with long rests, bards who are learning to play the sitar, and chips. Available as dried flower, tinctures or brownies, and delivered to customers of legal adventuring age in discrete unmarked packages.

Jocko’s Magical Emporium — don’t puff, puff, pass on our deals!

 

Day 5 – DIY Summoning Circle Kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjSIRfWaB7A

Sick of paying abyssally high summoning fees to Warlocks? Jocko’s Magical Emporium’s new DIY summoning circle kit will let you cut out the middle-caster and connect directly to the infinite outer planes.

Don’t waste your time reading all seven volumes of the Demonomicon, this kit includes everything you need to commune with the chaotic including: salt, candles, india ink, chalk, bones, hair, musk and a simplified next of kin notification form.*
*Due to international owl restrictions customer must supply own blood and teeth

Order in the next 30 minutes and Jocko will throw in a free copy of Granny Gam Gam’s Big Black Book of True Demon Names.

Jocko’s Magical Emporium — where we are absolutely not responsible for what you do with our products! (Or where you put them!)

 

Day 6 – High Heeled Combat Shoes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-qdcL-q25Y

Bring sophisticated style and a minimum armor class of 11 to your next encounter with Jocko’s all new line of high heeled combat shoes.

Go from the dungeon to the club and then to the other kind of dungeon in these stylish shoes, made with bludgeon-proof steel toes, reinforced insteps and blood resistant genuine leather uppers.

Deal 1d4 piercing damage with every step you take, all while gaining the tactical advantage of the high ground. Painful for both you and your enemies, use them to fight large size monsters from a more ergonomic height, or just make your legs look hot. We guarantee the dex penalty is worth the charisma bonus!

Jocko’s Magical Emporium — where our Safe word is savings.

In celebration of Nail Polish Day on Alpha Flight, we’re starting a giveaway for a set of three sparkly Desert Bus inspired nail polishes to adorn your nails with! In the prize creator’s own words…

A Treo of beautiful handmade indie polishes. Desert Buck is a linear ultra holographic in silver; 69 Nice! is a black jelly base filled with colour shifting iridescent flakies in greens, golds, and magenta; and Going to the Store is a violet base filled with a mix of glitter, and aurora shimmer shifting through cyan and emerald. For best results, apply with base coat and a quick dry to coat.

Log in to or sign up for a donor account, then donate $6.90 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize! We’ll run this giveaway until 4:00pm PST.

We here at Desert Bus for Hope would like to thank one of of Technical Sponsors for this year’s event: PubNub!

PubNub was founded in 2009 in San Francisco, CA as a Data Stream Network for software developers to build realtime applications. They succeeded in making real-time message systems that allow for near instant communication for web and mobile apps. Today, PubNub powers thousands of realtime apps around the world, from innovative start-ups to globally recognized brands. They manage over 3 million realtime messages per second and 100 million devices per month.

It is thanks to PubNub that we are able to continually show you our live donation total. Thank you, PubNub, for your continued support of Desert Bus For Hope!