Mage: The Podcast

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 for Dark Ages Gloria Mundi - Inexpensive bundle containing much of Jacob's work Dark Myth and Legend - Book of Dark Ages beasts Of Northern Twilight - Add Draugar and Jotuns to your game! Other Muktuk Wolfsbreath Hard-Boiled Shaman Dr. Jackson Crawford - Norse expert The Cadfael Chronicles - Historical murder mystery series Lindybeige - History Youtuber Tod Cutler - Maker of replica knives --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 Promethean: The Created 2nd Edition core - All the lineages in one volume Dark Eras book - Books describing various lines at various times Dark Eras companion - Yet more periods Dark Eras 2 - Yet yet more more periods Book of Fragments - Book on Minor Spheres Tale-Singers - PWYW Craft book Mage Storyteller Handbook - Outlines the Promethean Plague --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 work Travis's Work: Weighing the Cost - A Mage story Toxic Mutant Zombie Mayhem - For Savage Worlds Clanbook: Nahema - Book of a new type of reality-bending vampires SAMHSA - Part of US Dept of Health and Human Services dealing with substance abuse and mental health National Institute of Mental Health - A second listing National Suicide Prevention Healthline - Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255); En español 1-888-628-9454 Crisis Text Line - Text “HELLO” to 741741 Lewy body dementia - Type of progressive dementia fr

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 Lost 1e compilation - All the 1e lost books, it's a lot Pain in the Dice - Chazz and mine other project Entitlements Book and Chazz's other community content - A kick ass sword, a sticky monster, some entitlements, and more! Fall of Jiara - Part of The Story Told, an extended Dragon-blooded AP --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

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 Indiegogo War in Heaven James's Stuff: James's Patreon Transformers roleplaying game --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

Eight years after Ascension, convention books NWO, Progenitors, Syndicate, and Void Engineers completed the splatbooks of Revised. Developer Ryan Macklin talks their origins, themes, and Katanas and Trenchcoats. Ryan Macklin's webpage The Forge archives - a popular 2000s RPG forum Fate - Complete system SRD Primetime adventures - TV emulation RPG Cortex Plus - RPG system powering Smallville Dresden files RPG Michelson and Morley  Mythender Katanas and Trenchcoats - An RPG love letter to the 90s --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

Terror lurks beyond the Gauntlet. Threat Null will co-opt any agent who's been Processed leaving the Void Engineers as earth's sole defense. Adam and Terry talk time travel, guns, spaceships, and guns for spaceships. Convention Book: Void Engineers - This book Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quickstart - Next book Action Scientist shirt - Enlist today. Max Tegmark's levels of the multiverse - A theory that posits mathematical objects as quite real. Usurper of the Sun - Manga Adam mentioned --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message

Mikaela Sims, ST of As Above, So Below shares advice on improving actual plays and hopes for the World of Darkness streaming community then Terry and Josh answer listener questions in a year end Q&A. Onward to 2022! Mikaela Sims Twitch stream - Where the show is being streamed As Above, So Below episode 01 - Where it starts Ko-fi for the Stream - Chip in if you'd like the participants to get scale pay Books Josh and I mention: Chronicle Builder's Guide for Vampire: The Masquerade - Recent book Josh edited Strange Yesterdays: Alternatives to the Revised Metaplot - Terry's book on the Revised metaplot World of Darkness Central Florida - Recent big book of setting First Team Dossier - Run down of teams Pentex uses to do their dirty work Kithbook: Ghille Dhu - An entire kithbook for the Ghille Dhu Paradigms Explored: Number and Shape - Book on hypermath and Platonism --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message