Sorcerers boast centuries long lineages and unique abilities while largely avoiding the Ascension War . So how do you play one? Travis Legge joins to talk M20 Sorcerer , the latest addition to the M20 line. Books! Welcome to the Rock - Technocracy Jumpstart Scarred Lands - Grittier D&D and Pathfinder setting Odysseys and Overlords - OSR game M20 Sorcerer - This book Hunters Hunted II - V20 book with True Faith Ars Magica 5e - Another big book on magic Sorcerer: Paths of Power - STV book by t...
Aug 13, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 214
What if Tesla had discovered a way to time travel and this caused Martians to attack? What if Sleepers knew about hyperscience and were split on its use? Kim Godwin joins to discuss using Trinity Continuum: Aether in Mage! M20 Sorcerer on DriveThruRPG Aether Kickstarter - Where it's all happening Festival of the Steel Phallus - Yup, the one we talked about Kim Godwin on Twitter Kim Godwin's author webpage...
Aug 06, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 213
The Technocratic Union started as unabashed antagonists but in M20 are they the heroes? Satyros Phil Brucato , Tyler of Vorpal Tales, and Terry join a panel hosted by Simon of Walking into Shadows on heroism and sacrifice in Mage. Satyros Red Shoes - Fiction by Satyros in dead tree and audio Tyler Vorpal Tales - Long running AP network with regular Mage games Simon Walking into Shadows 9pm ET, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month - M20 explainer show...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 212
The Technocracy sometimes seems to be a conspiracy to save and enslave the world, so how's that going? Adam and Terry talk zombie plagues, yet more HIT Mark types, and octopus suits in Tomes of Magick: Technocracy Reloaded . Technocracy Reloaded - This book Guide to the Technocracy - Previous big book o' Technocracy Operative's Dossier - Next book!...
Jul 23, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 211
What is a soul in M20? How do mysticks see Arcane? Do all technomantic Wonders have batteries? Charles and Terry talk some of the squirrelier questions of the Mage setting and their answers.
Jul 16, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 210
How do you play a grog in troupe play or build a Covenant? What would magick look like if it had firm limits and Quiet brought wisdom? Thrice Great joins to talk Ars Magica and what we can take from Mage's cousin. Tomes of Magick: Order of Hermes - Episode on the 2e Tradition book Tomes of Magick: Tradition Book: Order of Hermes - Episode on Revised Tradition book Project Redcap - A large Ars Magica wiki Lion Rampant - Early game company that produced Ars Magica Atlas Games - Current publisher o...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 209
M20 introduces the Crafts coming together to be a new player in the Ascension War . So where did the Crafts come from and how are they organized? Victor and Terry talk how the Disparates may cooperate...and how they don't. Book of Crafts - 2e book outlining the Crafts Book of Secrets - M20 book outlining how the Disparates mete out justice Dragons of the East - Revised book of East Asian Crafts...
Jul 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 208
In M20 Book of the Fallen , the Nephandi receive their most detailed presentation to date. Adam and Terry talk plot options, infernal axes, the Caulborn, shells of creation, and Fallen schemes. Revised Book of Madness - Previously most detailed presentation Book of Madness - First detailed presentation...
Jun 25, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 207
Movies inform much of culture, why shouldn’t they inform our games? How do we use the Kuleshov effect , Formalism , and mise-en-scène at our tables? Yui joins to talk movie terms, ideas, and inspirations that we can use in our Mage games. Show Notes Comrade Yui on Letterboxd Comrade Yui on Twitter Movies mentioned! What Dreams May Come Assault on Precinct 13 Constantine Patlabor 2: The Movie The Art of Self Defense Army of Shadows Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain No Country for Old Men Indian...
Jun 18, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 206
Hermetic , Batini , Taftani , and Chorister magick often invokes concepts in Jewish mysticism but what beliefs and practices do they draw from? Charles Siegel talks Jewish mysticism and how to use it in your games. Books and sources Charles mentioned - The text references wouldn't reasonably fit so they're listed here as part of the show outline Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah - Wraith book on the Holocaust that's well done...
Jun 11, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 205
The shadowy upper echelons of the Technocracy have shifted over time but Control is its best known incarnation. Control has been shrouded in secrecy and Victory and Terry walk through its possibilities. Books! Book of Mirrors - 2e walkthrough of Technocracy organization Technocracy Assembled Volume 1 - First set of Convention books Technocracy Assembled Volume 2 - Second set of Convention books Guide to the Technocracy - Biggest walk through prior to M20 Ascension - Possible interpretation of th...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 204
Gods and Monsters delivers a broad range of characters and creatures from down and out Sleepers to incalculably powerful godforms . Adam and Terry talk Loa, HIT Marks , Talos , and a whole lot of Merits and Flaws. Mage Chronicles Volume 2 - Book that contains Ascension's Right Hand M20 Gods & Monsters - This book Listen to our interview with Satyros Phil Brucato, Hiromi Cota, James Sambrano and Isabella Price about M20 Gods & Monsters Book of the Fallen - Next book...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 203
Different lines produce different cosmic beings so how do we use the lion-faced serpent Ialdabaoth , Gaia , the August Personage of Jade , and the Triat in our games? Josh and Terry talk cosmic beings where they can fit into Mage. Books referenced: Book of Madness - Ialdabaoth! Book of the Wyrm - A discussion on the nature of the Triat Rage Across the Heavens - A lot on the Werewolf Celestines and Incarnae Book of the Weaver - Information on Stasis spirits Book of the Wyld - Gorgons! Opcast - Jo...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 202
Does Ascension kill you? Do mortal spacecraft enter the Umbra? Are the Spheres real and if not what are the Shard Realms? Charles and Terry talk some of the squirrelier questions of the Mage setting and their answers. Books mentioned: Bog Mummies - MORE MUMMIES! Book of Fragments - Book on Minor Spheres Imperial Mysteries - Book on Archmastery for Awakening Convention Book: Void Engineers - Tegmark Lensing!...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 202
What goes into a kitting out an actual play? What equipment do you need? How do you balance the books? Patrick McNamara from Dogfood Studios joins to talk Mage of Sail and how to make it as an actual play. Patrick McNamara on Twitter Patrick McNamara on Patreon Patrick McNamara on Twitch Equipment discussed: Shure SM7B - High quality desktop mic Shure SM58LC - A more manageable XLR Yeti Blue - A perfectly fine mic...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 201
What's a bloc tribunal vs a Wise Heart? Who protects the Yazidi, how does hacking work? Book of Secrets adds as a lot to M20 and Adam and Terry talk secondary abilities, merits and flaws, and Developer Q&A. This book - Book of Secrets Next book - Gods and Monsters...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 200
Should higher levels cost more? How often should Arete go up? How can I make players drive advancement? Chazz and Terry talk character arcs, arcane beats, milestone XP, free Arete and additions to the MtP drinking game. Games mentioned: Blades in the Dark Invisible Sun Your Best Game Ever Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Mage the Ascension Apocalypse World...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 199
Mages may be unleashed human potential but the Imbued see warlocks who should be leveraged, healed or fought. Ranae joins to talk powers, strange allies, Heralds, killer spoons and Hunter: The Reckoning. Ranae on Youtube , Twitter , and Discord Hunter the Reckoning Core - Where to start Hunter: The Spellbound - The Hunter view of Mage Hunter: Urban Legends - Weird creatures Hunter: Storytellers Handbook - Covers Q&A and some crossover Seasons 1 and 2 of Supernatural...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 198
So what can one dot in a Sphere do, even at low Arete ? Quite a lot, turns out. Charles and Terry walk through every 1 dot effect in Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition (M20) they could find and how to use them in your Mage game. Initiates of the Art - Low Arete guide for Mage ( listen to the Initiates of the Art episode) The Nine Spheres - A quick reference of Sphere abilities for M20 How Do You DO That? - M20 ability reference ( listen to the I How Do You DO That? episode)...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 197
Freeform effects can be a lot and How Do You DO That? provides guidance on Necromancy to Nanobot reconstruction. Adam and Terry talk shapeshifting, storm control, stealth, scrying, and psychic powers. How Do You DO That? - This book Book of Secrets - Next book Enlightened Grimoire - Just all the Rotes (community content)...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 196
Before the Council and the Technocracy formed, the world of Dark Ages Mage was ruled by Fellowships. Who were they and what was their world like in the 13th century? Jacob K from World of Dark Ages joins to explain! Mage and Dark Ages Books Jacob Klunder's canon White Wolf work Jacob Klunder's Storyteller Vault content Dark Ages Mage Core - The core book explaining most of the Fellowships Island of the Dead God - Dark Ages Mage story that works in many fellowships Dark Ages Rules - Free rules fo...
Mar 26, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 195
How do we go beyond quests given my mentors, pursuit by Technocrats, and missions from Traditions? Josh and Terry talk better plot hooks from the Umbra, Avatar, backgrounds, abilities, and character arcs. Character arcs: Your Best Game Ever - an alternative to regular XP
Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 194
With a PDF just shy of 700 pages, Mage 20th Anniversary Edition Core is around a half million words of Purple Mage goodness. Adam and Terry talk new rules, new themes, new history and how to navigate it. M20 Core Rulebook - This book How Do You DO That? - Next book Adam's notes on The Classic of Mountains & Seas (old Chinese book) Adam's M20 Core notes...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 193
Mages across paradigms harness life and inspiration to create strange servants but sometimes they take on a life of their own. Kim and Griffin join to talk Victorian monsters, alchemical elements, and Promethean the Created. Opening notes The Body Electric on Twitch - The twitch channel for the AP The Story Told Podcast - The podcast Griffin is on Professional Mage ST - Contact me if you're a professional ST Lore of the Traditions interview on Society of Ether - Elias gets an update Boooooks Pro...
Mar 05, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 192
The Marauders have shifted from Golden Age zealots to the mad mages in on the cosmic joke with shades between. Where have they been and where can they go? Travis Legge shares his thoughts on using and updating the Mad. Books: Book of Mirrors - 2e book on Marauders Book of Madness: Whispers Within Chaos Without - Original expanded writeup of Marauders Book of Madness Revised - Revised book including the best writeup of the Nephandi Truth Beyond Paradox - Fiction Compendium containing Travis's wor...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Changelings and mages fight to save passion but what about the Lost who return from Faerie changed? Chazz joins to talk courts , contracts , titles , and other things to steal from the Chronicles of Darkness game Changeling the Lost . Books! Changeling the Lost 2e Core book - What you'll need for most of what we talked about Dreams and Nightmares - Changeling the Dreaming book on the Dreaming Book of Lost Dreams - Changeling the Dreaming book with the lightest of Crossover rules Changeling the L...
Feb 19, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 190
Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition is here! It’s core rulebook is nearly 700 pages and they haven’t finished reading it yet so Adam and Terry start with the Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quickstart . Also, Adam and Terry answer listener questions about Revised. 1d4Con - A online convention the weekend of March 4-6 Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quickstart - This book Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition core - Next!...
Feb 12, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 189
Victor interviews Terry about getting to write the Celestial Chorus and the Virtual Adepts, and the emotional rollercoaster that is going from fan to fan who got to write canon for Lore of the Traditions . Lore of the Traditions kickstarter - go back it plz! Victor's Shadowbound Podcast - Wraith! Strange Yesterdays - Terry's book on alternatives to the Revised metaplot Ascension's Landscape - Terry's book of setting considerations...
Feb 05, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 188
Lore of the Traditions updates the Council Tradition by Tradition. We talk with Rachel Judd about the Verbena, Tyler Middleton about the Order of Hermes, and Theanos Thrax about the Society of Ether. Lore of the Traditions Kickstarter Rachel's stuff: Rachel's books on DTRPG Rachel Judd on Twitter Tyler's stuff: Vorpal Tales' Mage Kult game Theanos's stuff: Trinity Continuum: Aberrant...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 187
Lore of the Traditions updates the Council Tradition by Tradition. We talk with Hiromi Cota about the Akashayana, Satyros Phil Brucato about the Sahajiya, James Sambrano about the Kah'vadi and Travis Legge about devving it. Lore of the Traditions Kickstarter Hiromi's stuff: Hiromi’s Amazon Author Page Hiromi's webpage Travis's stuff: Travis's Patreon Travis's work on Storytellers Vault Slarecian Vault for Scarred Lands Satyros's Stuff: Satyros's Patreon Valhalla with a Twist of Lethe Red Shoes I...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 186
