{"id":3686,"date":"2022-10-24T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2022-10-22T23:52:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T03:52:14","slug":"episode-288-sam-of-dovah-design-returns-and-talks-magic-the-gathering-assassins-creed-valhalla-costume-armor-and-prop-making-as-a-business-and-cosplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/24\/episode-288-sam-of-dovah-design-returns-and-talks-magic-the-gathering-assassins-creed-valhalla-costume-armor-and-prop-making-as-a-business-and-cosplay\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 288: Sam of Dovah Design returns and talks Magic: The  Gathering, Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Valhalla, costume, armor and prop making as  a business, and Cosplay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sam aka Dovah Designs returns after nearly 5 years as we catch up and talk old and new fandoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=24769968\">Episode 288: Sam of Dovah Design returns and talks Magic: The Gathering, Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Valhalla, costume, armor and prop making as a business, and Cosplay<\/a><\/h4><p>Sam aka Dovah Designs returns after nearly 5 years as we catch up and talk old and new fandoms. We kick things off with talking about how she got into Magic: The Gathering again after some time away from the game. We talk about how she got into playing online, some of her favorite things about magic, and more.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We kick things off with talking about how she got into Magic: The Gathering again after some time away from the game. We talk about how she got into playing online, some of her favorite things about magic, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we talk about her latest fandom and one that has influenced her greatly, Assassin&#8217;s Creed: Valhalla. Sam talks about getting into the game, how much the game gripped her and took over her life, bleeding into her costume and prop making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam then provides a behind the scenes look at going full time as a prop and costume maker. She talks about the business, how many hours she puts in, the work she does, and ultimately the hours that it takes to create her works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then we wrap up with a conversation about cosplay. We talk about some of the competitions, her current and future work, and just where she does put all these armor builds when she&#8217;s done with them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Sam at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dovahdesign\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dovahdesign.com\/shop\/\">https:\/\/www.dovahdesign.com\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/DovahDesign\">https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/DovahDesign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to her original episode from 2017 here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com\/episode-81-sam-of-dovah-design\">https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com\/episode-81-sam-of-dovah-design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get 10% off your order of Woodmarks, Tolkien style maps, and more from In The Reads by using code TALES10 at checkout. Visit them at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inthereads.com\/\">https:\/\/inthereads.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam aka Dovah Designs returns after nearly 5 years as we catch up and talk old and new fandoms. 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