• In a few sentences, what is the premise of Currents Under Yenire?

"Currents Under Yenire is a post-apocalyptic waterworld set that takes place some number of years after a great disaster where the entire plane was covered in water, leaving the various groups on the plane in assorted states of disarray. The set is mainly focused on five main groups, these being the land-dwellers who are trying to adjust to now being underwater, the merfolk whose empire is weakening due to their king being manipulated, the homarids whose wars have been amplified by the discovery of new types of magics, and the sea life of the dwimmersea and the depths, both being affected by magic that has spilled into the oceans."

• Where would you say Currents Under Yenire is in the development process?

"I'd say it's fairly well along. It's got a full file and a bit of constructed testing, and I'd say most of what this set needs now is some limited testing to make sure all of the cards I've made are actually good to play."

• What inspired you to begin creating Currents Under Yenire?

"I was inspired to create Currents Under Yenire after watching a lot of videos on the deep oceans of our own Earth and life within the deep oceans. Some of the things I learned in those videos have carried over into the set, like a card based on Chemosynthesis, where life turns chemicals found in volcanic vents into energy rather than the sun. The idea of the Dwimmersea and the Depths being affected by magic that spilled into the oceans was specifically inspired by the fact that scientists have managed to find trash even in the deepest parts of the oceans."

• How has the bottom-up focus on card names impacted your development decisions in Currents Under Yenire what with opening up new design space and changing the CR?

"Interestingly, the Names archetype came from me just wanting to have a mechanic for the Homarids, and when I re-booted the set about a year or so ago to fix some of the structural issues present with the original version of the set, it was one of the things that carried over from the old version of the set. Names is a fairly hard archetype to design for, and I've had to do major reworks of large numbers of Names cards multiple times because there were some things that just didn't work."

• How do you find your own flavor niche within the relatively well-explored concept of an underwater set?

"My philosophy on the whole idea is that trying to find your own niche is overrated and you'll just do it anyway by virtue of being influenced by thousands of sources, like film, novels, games, etc. Worrying generally just muddles the process, and can even keep you from finding your own niche by paralyzing you with the fear that you're just ripping someone else off. This is all to say that I did what I always do and didn't think about anything until long after thinking about things would matter."

• What is your favorite card in Currents Under Yenire?

"This is a hard one. There's so many cards in Currents Under Yenire that I like and I'm not entire sure that I'd say I have a favorite one or that my answer wouldn't change if you asked me the same question a day from now. That being said, Benthic Echoes occupies this weird spot in my mind where I'm constantly thinking about ways to try and break it and for whatever reason I can't think of any deck where it's even remotely functional, which just makes it funny to consider. It's also got neat art."

• Would you like to give any special thanks to anyone on this server for their help?

"I think that everyone who has had a hand in shaping the set, no matter how minor, is still an important part of the process. Simply put, it wouldn't be fair to call out some people who have contributed while leaving out others. So instead, I will use this space to thank anyone who has commented in the channel, or who has drafted or playtested the set. You've all been a great help!"