Kingdom Hearts 3 is finally coming out, and Jordan is soooooooo excited! And, basically, he’s stated this his biggest goal for his driver shift, the one thing that will speak to his soul, is Kingdom Hearts fan art.

Jordan has challenged the community to create a piece of Desert Bus for Hope-related Kingdom Hearts art, be it an original character, a keyblade, or other element of some kind. So long as it combines Kingdom Hearts and DBFH and it’s art, it’s fair game.

Whichever medium you choose, submit a JPG or PNG of your creation to [email protected] with the subject line “Kingdom Hearts Art Challenge“. Also please let us know what name we should use for you should we show your submission on-air. The winner of this challenge will win a Desert Bus 2018 t-shirt!

We’ll accept submissions for this challenge until 7:00am PST.

We’re almost three-quarters of the way through our current set of silent auctions. We’ve got Magic: the Gathering cards, knitted items, and shiny pendants. If you haven’t checked them out yet, here they are…

Full Art Titan Cycle

The titan cycle contains some of the most powerful and iconic creatures in Magic the Gathering’s history, making waves not only in the Standard of their time, but in Modern and Commander too! If playing a titan wasn’t already impactful enough, you can now dominate the battlefield with flair with these beautiful extended art alters of each of the titans, finished with a fine matte coating.
The art on each of these genuine magic cards has been carefully extended by hand, using acrylic paints. Always check with a judge for their legality in sanctioned tournaments.

Maximum Fun “Cool Baby” Rocket Blanket & Mobile Set

Speaking lady to lady, do you occasionally feel like one bad mother? Do you feel stuck in your bubble, left behind by trends like these? Do your baby geniuses need a bit more wham-bam-pow in their nursery décor? Well, we got this – you’ve made the greatest discovery! This blanket and mobile set will hit the bullseye, taking you straight from “oh no” to “wonderful”, and turning that crib or playpen into the adventure zone! Just don’t be surprised when friends and family start asking your child… “what’s up, you cool baby?”

In case the pictures are still buffering, this set consists of a 30” square blanket (corner-to-corner style) and 18” ceiling-mount baby mobile with amigurumi rocket and stars, all crocheted out of 100% easy-care acrylic yarn and stuffed with polyester fill – ideal if you are the type who ruins everything in the wash. Combined, they contain over 20,000 individual crochet stitches, representing over 60 hours of custom pattern design, crocheting, and hand sewing. Both blanket and mobile feature the iconic Maximum Fun rocket logo, allowing you to showcase your love of comedy and culture (artist owned, listener supported).

Pokemon Pendants

Do you love Pokemon? Do you like necklaces? Would you like to proclaim this love to the world via a stone pendant, swinging against your neck and potentially bruising it a little? Well then, these are the items for you! Not one, not two, not even three… but FOUR Pokemon necklaces are up for grabs. The set includes the original Kanto starters – Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle – plus a bonus Pikachu! Because well… pika pika? They have been painstakingly handmade and painted for your wearing pleasure. So don’t delay, gotta catch ’em all today!

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To bid on these silent auctions, and to see some of the upcoming silent auctions, check out the Silent Auctions section on our site. Make sure you’ve logged in to your donor account to bid!

With Jordan’s shift underway and the stage properly decorated, it’s time to start another Donation Drive! For our next drive, we’ll be giving away a collection of items graciously donated by Take This, another great charity dedicated to reducing the stigma of mental illness.

The Take This ‘Take Everything’ Prize Pack includes all our current items: A zippered Take This Tote Bag with the message “Take a breath, you’ve got this”. Our original Pinny Arcade pin featuring the Psychomancer – our mascot and a guardian of all mental health. The limited edition Pinny Arcade pin was designed by Mike “Gabe” Krahulik from Penny Arcade, as part of our 2017 Kickstarter campaign and only about 250 remain! The limited edition Pinny Arcade pin was designed by Nick Trujillo and just released at PAX West 2018. The Take This / Wyrmwood Box of Hope contains one random Hope Shield made from any of the gorgeous woods they use. 1 in 50 is a Legendary Shield, crafted from Gabon Ebony with a rare inlay. And last but not least, an adorable and huggable version of our mascot, the Psychomancer.

PLEASE NOTE: At the request of Take This, 50% of the donations for this item will go to Take This. The other 50% will go to Child’s Play.

Donate $7.17 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 11:20pm PST.

Driving: Saturday Nov.10th 10pm – 10am

Jordan Hopkins

 “I’m Jordan and I’m a fresh-faced driver this year. I make memes for a living so I feel like this is a perfect fit. It’s my fifth year at Desert Bus, and for some reason they keep inviting me back?”

Jordan’s twitch channel!

Defend the Eyrewood against dark creatures and corruption with the new Thornwatch game, a hybrid board game and RPG developed by Lone Shark Games and Penny Arcade. This gorgeous game immerses players into a comic book world, where monsters roam and the Ebb corrupts all. Play time is about an hour per scene, each illustrated on a colorful storyboard.

The Thornwatch Core Set is followed by the expansion The Dark of the Wood, which will introduce corrupted characters to the game. Win this lot and you’ll get a copy of both, signed by game designer Mike Selinker. (Who, by the way, will be visiting us tomorrow, so be sure to tune in!)

Donate $5.24 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 9:30pm PST.

Photo by Kolin Toney.

We just dropped a bunch of new photos on photos.desertbus.org! Check them out!

Wait… confused? Throughout the run, our fantastic photography team is running around the Lunar Module, taking photos of the best moments to share with you. And, every now and then, we’ll release a batch of these photos for you to check out. (This announcement is, of course, always followed by an obligatory Random Dance Party.)

Check out the latest pictures at photos.desertbus.org. And, if you want to relive the best moments of last year’s Desert Bus for Hope, the 2017 Photo Book, by Andrew Ferguson and Kolin Toney, is available for purchase throughout the run on the LoadingReadyRun store.

Get ready… we’ve got a Live Auction coming up this evening! At 7:00pm PST tonight, we’ll be auctioning off an awesome collection of Magic: the Gathering SDCC Exclusives. This includes not one… not two… not even three… but FOUR exclusive sets of planeswalker cards, from San Diego Comic-Con 2015 – 2018. Visit the Live Auction page for more info.

We run Live Auctions in the chat on twitch.tv/desertbus. In order to bid, you’ll need a Twitch account, a Donor Account on desertbus.org (create yours here), and you’ll need to link the two together (visit your Donor Account page to link accounts).

Prepare your lands and summons… this live auction will launch in less than an hour!

Ready for the next Donation Drive? Are you a Dungeon Master? Looking for some great ideas on how to run your current, or next, Tabletop RPG? Why not pick the brain of skilled D&D DM, and leader of Acquisitions Incorporated: The C Team, Jerry Holkins?

Jerry has a fair bit of experience at the Tabletop when it comes to Dungeon Mastering and he wants to share that knowledge with you. You’ll get an hour session with Jerry over the internet (Skype/Hangout/VOIP) to get some expert level DM advice. Whether that’s giving you worldbuilding tips or the best way to keep a party engaged you can have your burning DM questions answered.

Donate $8.11 (or multiples thereof) for a chance to win this prize. We’ll run this donation drive until 6:50pm PST.

Photo by Kolin Toney.

Do you enjoy puzzles? How about novels? Do you often find yourself wracked with indecision about which to choose?

With our newest donation drive, you don’t have to! The Maze of Games Puzzle Book is a full-length hardback puzzle novel by puzzle maker and game designer Mike Selinker, complete with beautiful illustrations by Pete Venters. This bundle also includes The Theseus Guide to The Final Maze, a brand-new chapter by Mike Selinker and Gaby Weidling, and The Maze of Games 20″x30″ map, created by Mike Selinker and Eric Harshbarger. All items have been signed by Mike Selinker.

If you are interested in owning this delightful compendium of fun, please donate $5.55, or multiples thereof ($5.55, $11.10, etc.), until 5:55PM, PST!

There is less than an hour to go on our current silent auctions!

Up for grabs we have this cute-as-a-button crocheted Kitchen Witch, currently going for over $300!

This Smaug diorama that the smooth-talking dragon himself would be proud to covet, currently valued at $300!

And finally, the two-piece knockout combo of Caledfwylch and Turntables, going for over $600!

These will only be available until 6PM, PST!