What dies may not stay dead. Driven by hunger, vengeance or piety the Hungry Dead have rare knowledge and potent powers mages be drawn to. Hsien joins to talk their work in rewriting Kindred of the East . Kindred of the East: The Relentless Age - This book Kindred of the East - The original Hsienfan on RPGnet - The author...
When death isn't the end, what strange things can Sleepers get up to? Adam and Terry talk cauls , fennel swords , weird death tech, and more in the surprisingly useful-for-Mage The Quick and the Dead Quick and the Dead - This book!...
Want to have bards in your game, preserved guardians that uphold the Gauntlet , a weird holiday , or some minor Spheres ? Pook and Terry talk STV books you can get right now for as little as pay what you want. Tale Singers - Book on Bardism Bog Bodies - Book on Guardians of the Gauntlet Book of Days - Book on holidays and the calendar for Changeling but also good for Mage Book of Fragments - Minor Spheres!...
Apophis rises, Horus prepares, and mages go "this could get interesting". Adam and Terry talk the ka, khaibit , Cabiri , Ishmaelites and the vastly expanded landscape of Mummy in its Second Edition printing . Mummy 2nd Edition - This book! Mummy the Curse 2nd Edition - CoD book! Religion in Mage with James Estes - Previous episode with the author...
Jen Peters of Dork Tales joins to introduce the Paradox podcast . A well-researched right series geared towards explaining Mage to completely new players. Does it succeed? Listen and find out! An entire episode of Paradox is included. Paradox Podcast on Podbean Dork Tales on Youtube Dork Tales on Twitch M20 Visions and Vistas call for writers...
Finally Adam and Terry talk deathless supernaturals in an unending war that stalk the night, mummies ! A World of Darkness: Mummy contains strange creatures with strange ancient magic and we talk adding it to your Mage game. A World of Darkness: Mummy - This book US Route 666 - One of several Mage/Mummy Crossover - previous episode on Mummy the Resurrection Mummy the Cursed - Previous episode on Mummy the Cursed...
How do you brainstorm plot threads? How do you come up with Umbrood names, McGuffin descriptions or outline NPCs? Adam and Terry walk through their processes for coming up with plot and creating Mage-sounding non-sense. John Cleese spoke about creativity for Video Arts in January 1991. Creativity: A Short & Cheerful Guide (book) by John Cleese A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech, 1983 / 2008(newer) A Kick in the Seat of the Pants by Roger von Oech, 1986 Electric Bastionland by ...
Does the NWO control the CIA or the FBI ? How entwined in the NSA are the Virtual Adepts ? Adam and Terry talk NSA, CIA, FBI, what mages know about them and other weird 90s conspiracies in Project Twilight . Project Twilight - This book Mummy 1st Edition - Next book Now, with corrected syncing!...
Join Satyros and Walking into Shadow for a wide-ranging discussion on matching effect with paradigm, emulating other games, minimal and maximal interpretations of the rules, and Terry just yelling about things. Otherworlds Illuminated: A "Mage Made Hard" Guide to the Umbra is out! If you want a version without AI art, that's available here: Generative AI Art-Free Version of Otherworlds Illuminated Episode on One Dot Sphere Effects Onyx Path Twitch Channel...
What books do we wish Sorcerers Crusade had gotten? What do we pull from these historical settings ? Should we be using pillars in the modern era? Terry and Adam answer your questions!
What strange things exist at the intersection of Night-Folk? Why a creepy circus! Mage the Podcast is joined by Werewolf the Podcast and Changeling the Podcast to talk ancient terrors, thirsty gods ...and clowns. Midnight Circus - This book! World of Darkness: Hong Kong - Another generic WoD Book...
Mage First Edition was a bold vision of game, but how to follow it up? Satyros provides an oral history of how Mage changed over its roughly first year from Book of Chantries to Book of Shadows. Mage book list Satyros on Patreon Satyros on Amazon
How do you run paranormal investigation with access to Time 2 ? Does anyone besides the Technocracy do this regularly? Bryce and Terry talk weird artifacts , team dynamics and investigations that make sense in WoD. Control (Video Game) Twin Peaks Psychic Self-Defense Warehouse 13 The Rivers of London Supernatural TV Laundry Files Dresden Files X-Files SCP Podcast There Is No Antimemetics Division...
Have you ever said “My game needs more boats?” World of Darkness: Blood-Dimmed Tides talks new fae , blood-sweating vampires, Hermetic boats and aquatic systems for days. What side are you on in the war between Dagon and Vatea ? World of Darkness: Blood-Dimmed Tides - This book William Hope Hodgeson - Author of boat stories Naval institute press copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Adam's recommended translation...
In a world rife with supernatural threats how do mortals take back the night? How do we add these actors and agencies to our games? Terry talks Hunter 5th , desperation, SAD post glow-up , and avatar lineages. Project Twilight - Another mortal game book The Second Inquisition - V5 book on powerful mortal groups Hunter the Reckoning 5th - This book...
John Beckwith joins to talk fiction involving the Technocratic Union and the Garou Nation in One Giant Leap for Inhumankind and then Satyros talks things that didn't make it into Victorian Mage in Scandals & Fisticuffs . One Giant Leap for Inhumankind - Fiction Scandals & Fisticuffs - Satyros' work that didn't make it into Victorian Mage The Thing from Another World The Day the Earth Stood Still Deep Rock Galactic The Forever War by Joe Haldeman The Wall by Pink Floyd...
Who is John Constantine and why is he in the Mage recommended reading list? Does he look like Sting? Can he help your Mage games? Pooka and Adam discuss what Hellblazer can offer us. John Constantine on DC Comics Wiki First volume of Hellblazer on Amazon.com...
Dark Ages: Mage received only two formal books but Right of Princes tells how to run a Chantry and Darkening Sky provides an adventure. Adam and Terry talk domains, pooled backgrounds, eclipses, the Holy Land, and Frederick II. Right of Princes - Dark Ages book on ruling and relating to mortals with some information on building a Chantry Darkening Sky - A set of adventures for Dark Ages lines Blood-Dimmed Tides - NEXT BOOOOK...
What was the early vision of the Digital Web? What was the difference between the Dreaming and the High Umbra? What's it like writing the 2nd Tradition book? Harry Heckel, early may author joins to talk early Otherworlds. Jack Heckel Novels - Harry's writing duo Harry Heckel on the White Wolf wiki - Other things he's worked on Preview of Mage Made Hard: The Umbra - Preview of the next Mage publication. Tron - Inspirational for the Digital Web Shadowrun - Lil more inspo Cyberpunk 2020 - The origi...
Welcome to Mage: The Podcast, a show dedicated to exploring the arcane depths of Mage: The Ascension! Prepare to embark on a spellbinding journey through a world where magic and reality intertwine, where mages wield unimaginable power! 🔮 Lore, Mechanics, Strategies - The Complete Mage Experience! 🔮 Venture into the vast realms of lore as we peel back the layers of Mage: The Ascension. Discover the hidden histories, the ancient cabals, and the cosmic tapestry that shapes the destiny of mages. I...
The Fae of the Dark Ages differ markedly from their contemporary counterparts . Who are they and how could they exist in the modern world? Victor and Terry talk courts, re-emergence, church bells, and chaos as contract. Dark Ages: Fae - This book!
What were the Garou doing in the Dark Ages? How many vampires were there in the cities? Was warfare just knights hurling insults? Jacob Klunder of the World of Dark Ages joins to prove Terry knows nothing about history. The World of Dark Ages Podcast - Jacob's podcast where he says things he knows Places of Mystery and Power - Jacob's newest Dark Ages Mage publication about places where thar be magick! Island of the Dead God - A book outlining an island, containing a dead god!...
The Awakened want power in a world slipping from their hands but what cost are they willing to pay? Devil's Due outlines infernalism in the Dark Ages and Adam and Terry talk investments, taints, and strange ancient evils. Dark Ages: Devil's Due - This book Demon: The Fallen - Contemporary Demon line Dark Ages: Right of Princes - Next book Dark Ages: Darkening Sky - Next book...
All factions wage a war of both magickal truth but also of vibes. How do feelings shape experiences and how does that influence magick? Jordan Etherington joins to talk affect theory, description, a subtle war and Mage. Ashlands: M.E.R.C.s game Soulbound: Dark Industrial Fantasy...
Dark Ages Mage peaks into a world before the modern ascension war and Dark Ages Grimoire acts as tour guide in this strange land. Adam and Terry talk Certamen , Fellowship descriptions, Familiars and so much more on Pillars. Dark Ages Mage Grimoire - This book Dark Ages: Devil's Due - Next book!...
Mage has space for paranormal investigations overseen by vast supernatural conspiracies, but how do build out strange events in our games? Sean Ireland joins to talk Triangle Agency, a game of superpowers, intrigue, and pathos. Triangle Agency on Kickstarter Triangle Agency Delta Test - Pay what you want beta documents Ea-Nasir complaint tablets Haunted Table's Discord SCP RPG - (Wasn't 5e based, my bad!) Control by Remedy Entertainment Wiki Esoterrorists Liminal Horror Blackwater D&D Twitch...
The Sorcerers Crusade takes place during the opening shots of the Ascension War but what came before? Dark Ages: Mage takes place in 1230s Europe. Adam and Terry talk Fellowships , Pillars , and a very strange Umbra . Show Notes Dark Ages: Mage - This book Dark Ages: Mage Grimoire - Next book Conversation with Stephen Michael DiPesa on writing Dark Ages: Mage The Portable Medieval Reader Amulets and Superstitions on Amazon Amulets and Superstitions on Abebooks The Ca...
Mage lists legion inspirations; what are they are what do they inform our games? First Edition core even says, “But for pure ‘manliness,’ you can’t beat Kid Eternity.” Pook and Adam see what Kid Eternity offers us. Show Notes Buy the Kid Eternity Deluxe Edition on Amazon Kid Eternity Wikipedia entry Kid Eternity in the DC wiki...
We've finished talking Sorcerers Crusade books but how do you actually run it? Seasoned Storyteller Victor Kinzer walks through his SC chronicle and the choices he made in running the game. Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics - school of mathematics and astronomy founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama in Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala, India Tantrasamgraha - a major treatise of the era also available here M20 Victorian Mage - Victorian Mage core rulebook Victor Kinzer - Victor on Twitter...
The horrors of the World of Darkness are generally hidden but what if that weren't an option? Christopher Neglein joins to talk about The Mystery Flesh Pit National Park RPG and how to blend the cosmic with the bureaucratic. Mystery Flesh Pit National Park RPG Kickstarter The Mystery Flesh Pit blog NPS Rawlinson and Frutiger Fonts Esper Genesis RPG Action Park The Laundry Files Delta Green RPG Defunctland Youtube channel The Esoterrorists RPG Ganza Gaming Patreon Ganza Gaming blog...
