Mage: The Podcast

Drawing their roots back to ancient Greece and Egypt, the Order of Hermes claims access to hidden knowledge only available to those willing to learn dead languages, find lost tomes, and push their cognitive and physical capacities almost to a breaking point, but it seems to work. Asshat or academics par excellence, schemers or savants? Adam and Terry discuss the storied history of a pivotal Tradition in Tomes of Magick: Order of Hermes.  Order of Hermes Tradition Book - 2e book discussed Songs of Science - The collected Tradition Books that Order of Hermes was part of The Story Told - Terry is on deck to run a Mage the Ascension liveplay with the actual play group on this general RPG podcast. Redbubble Shirts for Mage the Ascension - Onyx Path's Print on Demand provider Ars Magica - a Lion Rampart game that preceded Mage designed by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein*Hagen Ars Magica books on DTRPG - All Ars Magica books (mostly 2e & 3e) available on DTRPG Current Ars Magica - Current run thro

It's been almost 7 years since the last Technocracy-only book came out. So what are they up to now? Technocracy Reloaded, the upcoming M20 release on Kickstarter starting April 28th answers that question in spades. Developers Danielle Lauzon and Travis Legge sit down with Terry for a wide-ranging conversation on how the Technocracy has been updated for the 21st century. Has there been a civil between the Syndicate and the NWO? What's it like having a family in the Technocracy? Can one of the Fallen possess a HIT Mark? Listen and find out! M20 Technocracy Reloaded Kickstarter will come online on Tuesday, April the 28th, at 2pm Eastern US time! Keep an eye on http://theonyxpath.com/ to see when it goes live and please consider backing this wonderful book! Prior Technocracy books: Guide to the Technocracy - 2e Update on the monolith Technocracy Bundle - All the Technocracy texts at a good price Travis has worked on: All the Scarred Lands Danielle has worked on: All the CoD and Scion Onyx Path's Twitch channel: h

Mage is a sprawling game and while it has dozens of supplements, how do you put them together into an actual game? Book of Mirrors: Mage Storytellers Handbook was written to provide ideas on alternative chronicle settings, some basic how tos, and an invaluable survey of the Ascension War. Adam and Terry walk through what it has to offer and provide recommendations for the parts that haven't aged so well. Book of Shadows - the player guide for Mage for 1e and 2e Book of Madness - a fuller look at the Nephandi and most aspects of the Marauders Wraith the Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition - A comprehensive summary of all of Wraith for people looking to explore the Labyrinth/Labyrinth connection. Gaming Resources: Bonus Experience - a podcast on game design and operations from two industry professionals Geek and Sundry's genre how tos - Geek and Sundry has published many guides on how to storytell by genre High Programmer Guides - Advice columns from a while ago The White Wolf subReddit - A WoD/CoD/S

Mage has the Marauders, Nephandi, and Technocrats as default antagonists, but what about something a little off the beaten path? In Enemies of Ascension, we look at antagonists Storytellers can introduce and NPCs players can encounter from the wider World of Darkness. Charlie Cantrell, Changeling the Dreaming: 20th Anniversary writers talks to Terry about the Adhene, Thallain, and Dauntain from the world of the Changeling and how to add them to your game. Charlie's Books: Changeling the Dreaming: 20th Anniversary Edition - Big book o' Changeling Kiths of Arcadia - Book adding the Kiths from the Arcadia card game Fragments of the Lycian Dream - Overflow material from Changeling Players Guide Changeling Players Guide - More Changeling! Changeling V5 Conversion Guide  Other Changeling Books: Denizens of the Dreaming - Outline the dark-kith from the Dreaming Book of Lost Dreams - One of the books containing Changeling crossover rules Changeling Storytellers Guide - The other book containing

The first Mage Storytellers screen came out in 1993 and is a late entry for Tomes of Magick.  This screen had a player-facing image that has caused a lot of talk over the years.  Angel of Mercy is an adventure that was included.  Hear all about what's in it and what it can do for you.  Adam Simpson also adds some material to his earlier discussion of published adventures for Mage the Ascension. Mage ST screens at Dragons Trove Mage ST screens at eBay Storytellers Vault Our executive producers are: Richard “Bat” Brewster Ira Grace Michael Parker Become a supporter of Mage: The Podcast. Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by sharing it with friends. Subscribe to Mage: The Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and TuneIn. Join our Discord server. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

The Dreamspeakers were assembled during the Grand Convocation by the Eurasian mages who weren't quite sure to do with the varied practices and paradigms of their indigenous peers. Indigenous magick is a varied topic with rich gaming opportunity, but how do we add it to our games while being respectful? James Sambrano, Mage writer and scholar of North American and African Indigenous practices provides some best practices, pitfalls, resources, and recommendations to adding these paradigms and practitioners to your Mage game. A Tribe Called Red's tracks "Before" and "Soon" from We are the Halluci Nation Resources James' Patreon where he writes stories and provides commentary Gods and monsters show - Previous episode on M20 Gods and Monsters  Creating Indigenous Stories in Werewolf - interview with James on Werewolf the Podcast Blood and Dreams - 2e Tradition book collection containing Dreamspeakers, Verbena, and Cult of Ecstasy  Tradition Book: Dreamspeaker - Revised book on the Dreamspeakers

The World of Darkness is inhabited with all manner of creatures and some are not unique to one line. Ghouls and and chimera are associated with vampires and changelings, but what about spirits? Spirits are associated with mages and werewolf alike and Axis Mundi: The Book of Spirits explores both sides...but mostly werewolf.  Adam and Terry walk through how to expand the Mage side, adapt the werewolf side and explore what strange and wonderful creatures you can add to your chronicle. Other Books Mentioned Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th Anniversary Edition - Current Werewolf core rulebook W20 Umbra: The Velvet Shadow - Best resource for the Vidare Spiritum and the Midrealms Bygone Bestiary - Collection of physical entities that have fled to the Umbra who may sometimes pop onto this side of the Gauntlet from time to time Other Notes Menger Sponge - 2-dimensional object in 3-space that firebirds live in Anders Mage Page 2.0 Spirits - A big collection of spirits from Anders and co. Rising Fortune:

Mage has mechanics for injury to the body with health levels and injuries to your grip on reality with Quiet, but what about anxiety, PTSD, and other debilitating conditions? James Davey is a long time World of Darkness fan who's designed a game with that question in mind where characters glimpse the size of the multiverse granting both great power but with great stakes. The game emphasizes rapid character and story creation, and a core clock mechanic that drives plot, character advancement, tension, and possibly personal doom. Learn what you can steal! The Midnight World on Kickstarter The Midnight World on Facebook The Midnight World on Twitter The Dark Archive Podcast on the World of Darkness Mage the Podcast Episode on Quiet, Madness, and Morbidity --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

The Dreamspeakers were initially presented as the ragtag band that has been spoken to by Gaia but in Second Edition their draw and depth expanded considerably. They are the travelers through the Dreamtime, warriors of the visionquest, and keepers of the balance but what does this mean? Adam and Terry talk about their practice, history, and paradigm as they discuss The Dreamspeakers Tradition Book. Midnight Express Wu-Keng episode - BK and Terry talk Wu-Keng 307 RPG Podcast - Terry talks about Spheres, Adam talks about factions Domain level play - RPG play at the level above troupe play Book of Crafts episode - Dreamspeakers are listed as reaching out to some Crafts but their invite is refused. The Mohawk Ironworkers - Group of indigenous construction workers behind the trope of First Nations skyscraper builders --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

Mage is a game of hope, action, and hubris in a world that is dark. Sometimes the darkness wins and we go from punk and gothic to horror. Bryce Perry from the horror game podcast Darker Days joins Terry to talk about how to add horror to your mage game. Just a note, this episode contains discussion of body horror, family terror, harm to children and family conceptually and a number of other things. Look below to get an idea of what we go over. The Baali - Group of vampires who do terrible things to keep dark things asleep. Friday the 13th - Archtypal slasher film where kids are killed off in revenge. Consent Checklist - One method of verifying and checking what game types and themes players are or are not ok with. Consent in Gaming - A Monte Cook Games publication on how to tackle adult themes. The Lottery - Short story about a community that practices an annual sacrifice ritual. The Wicker Man - Movie about an out of towner brought in as sacrifice to a dark thing 10 Candles - A gothic horror game (rather tha

The Umbra is explored by many Night-Folk with wraiths in the Shadowlands, changelings in the Dreaming, and Werewolves in the Velvet Shadow. What about mages? Adam and Terry provide a tour of the Tellurian and the Realms of limitless potential full of warring gods, metaphors made real and more than one set of dinosaurs in Beyond the Barrier: The Book of Worlds. Umbral Map - A translation of the French map of the Umbra Mars Trilogy - Sci fi books by Kim Stanley Robinson where a central theme is "how much should we leave a place unchanged? Anders Mage Page Realms - Realms you can insert into the Umbra of your Chronicle. Anders Mage Page Umbrood - Umbrood you can use in your Chronicle. The Sandman comics by Vertigo - listed in Book of World's recommended reading list and Adam seconds that opinion.  You can not only get great ideas for realms large and small but also see different ways to travel between them. Episodes Mentioned:  Tomes of Magick: Digital Web - Adam and Terry discussion the t

The world of Mage is one where characters have great power which must be exercised carefully or Paradox will strike. On the other side of the subtly coin is Exalted where whose tagline is "What legends will they tell of your deeds?" Exalted's 3rd edition is out and Chazz Kellner, Exalted author and cohost of The Story Told tells Terry about the high energy energy world of Creation and the systems and settings you can steal from it for your Mage game.  Notes! Graceful Wicked Masques -  2e book about the Fair Folk Walking Away from Arcadia's episode on the Fair Folk The Compass of Celestial Directions, Vol. VI - Autochthonia - The best cyborg supplement you never knew you needed The Fair Folk - 1e reference on the Raksha Manual of Exalted Power: Sidereals - Information on the Loom of Fate and the Sidereals Laws of Ascension Rulebook Sidereal letter - A letter from a Sidereal now Avatar saying how the world's connect Terry's growing list of ways to mis-say Chejop Kejak Croptop Carjack&nb

Mage defaults to the Traditions, Technocracy, Nephandi and Marauders, but what about mages who've stepped away from the Ascension War? Crafts are groups of mages who often work tightly tied to a paradigm and culture and Book of Crafts dives into eight of these. Terry and Adam talk templars, dragon wizards, mambos, righteous crocodile gods, kahunas, and more. White Wolf Magazine - Magazine that ran through the mid 90s. Dragons of the East - Revised book that update the Wu-Keng and Wu Lung Midnight Express episode on Hem-ka Sobk Dark Ages Mage Pillars and Foundation - Alternative to Spheres The Fragile Path - The Crafts ignored the call of the Grand Convocation Mummy episode - Discussion about Mage and Mummy: The Resurrection Seven Sisters - Historical US women's colleges   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

Vikings! Runes! Thor! Woven anti-spear magic shirts! The Norse culture is a perennial favorite source of inspiration in the West but what was their magic like? Josh Heath of the Open Halls Project explains to Terry how to introduce Norse magic and supernatural elements into your Mage game. Open Halls Project - Josh's project to help serve Heathens in the armed forces Ghost Court - a ridiculous party game for 6 or more players about ghosts and the people who sue them. Heathenry - a reconstructed set of beliefs based on pre-Christian beliefs from Germanic Europe and north. Reconstructionism - Attempts to re-establish a religious movement rather than to modify a contemporary practice to include new beliefs. Scandanavian countries - Region in Norther Europe The Sámi people - an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway and Sweden, northern parts of Finland, and the Kola Peninsula. Taking Up The Runes - Book on runic divination SEO HELRUNE

Mage games aren't always at the gritty front lines of the Ascension War or hardscrabble games of survival, it has its places of wonder and hope. Horizon, the Stronghold of Hope is the seat of the Council of the Nine Mystic Traditions and there the nine Primii of the nine Traditions plan, argue, and often scheme in a rich fantasy setting with over 120 other mages. Adam and Terry give a scenic tour of Horizon from Posht, to sword eating contests, to why you should never wear white in November, also the keys to eternal life and the first guidelines on the 6th dot in each sphere. Notes! The logo for the Traditions or possible just Horizon Josh Heath and Terry will be at 1d4 Con! The nine Primii as of 1997 A cut of various Scooby Doo "I would have gotten away with it too" moments Destiny's Price - A gritty book about cities on the other end of the fantasy spectrum Masters of the Art - More detailed book on the life and times of an Archmaster Next up! Book of Crafts: Whispers of Dissent --- Send in a

The early Nephandi were introduced as a tie in for Werewolf: The Apocalypse but over time they've gone from slavering cultists to the Wyrm to something more insidious. Satyros and Jax talk with Adam and Terry about the state of the Nephandi in M20 as revealed in Book of the Fallen and the heartache and tragedy in which the book was forged. 1d4 Con. Community convention in Shephardstown, West Virginia May 15-17th, 2020 Jax author of Safety Rules for Vampire 5th Edition and Changeling the Lost Early Nephandi were just a werewolf tie in, they worshiped the Wyrm Fallen companions - Future book of cut material from this book (not yet released) Kult - Horror game posited on the demiurge guarding humans from reality has gone away Amanda Johnsson - Possible example of a de-inverted Avatar Book of the Wyrm - Book on Entropy and its embodiment in Werewolf  LessWrong - Community blog and forum with particular following among some in Silicon Valley. Roko's basilisk  Fucking Magick by  Cl

Mummies, to quote the Euthanatoi "Are mummies stuck on the Wheel, or do they ride it like experts?" Originally stuck at no more than 42, a new breed of the immortal walk the earth. They fight the Wyrm in the form of Apophis but also fiercely contest the Web of Faith. Where did they come from, what can they do, and how can you use them in a Mage chronicle? Joel Cotton, veteran Mummy and Mage storyteller shares how to integrate the undying into your game. Tales from Dreaming Spires - A Technocracy game in Oxford, UK on Saturday Jan 18th, 2020. More info on Facebook Ascension's Landscape - Made copper in its first week. Kiths of Arcadia - Book of seven new kith Mummy the Resurrection Core Rulebook (get it and we get a cut) Mummy the Resurrection Players Guide (this is a beefy one) Mummy Terms! Amenti or Dark Kingdom of Sand - Where the mummies recoup between cycles  Anubis - First to taste death. Kind of like Egyptian Charon. Apophis - Corrupted version of Apep, embodiment of Oblivion or the

The Cult of Ecstasy explores the liminal spaces between the magickal and mundane and between the emotive and cerebral to return with wisdom.  Plus sex, drugs, and various musical genres not exclusively rock. Adam and Terry discuss the Cult's varied methods of exploring outer and inner spaces of experience, their history, and their magick. Show Notes: Ascension's Landscape is free on the Storyteller's Vault until Jan 9th. Terry wrote this walk-through of setting up the metaphysical world of Mage. It's sold 150 copies already and getting yours now will include all future updates. Josh Heath and Charles Siegel are attempting restarting Paradigma as a community magazine. They're looking for short pieces of about 500 to 2000 words about lore, rules, systems, and reviews. Contact info@hlgcon.com for questions or to submit content. Anders Mage page for the Cult of Ecstasy Kithbook: Satyrs Nuwisha Breedbook  Corax Breedbook Euthanatos Tradition Book Revised Cult of Ecstasy Tradition Book Destin

Two interviews!!! Why aren't old books available in PoD? What's next for RPG book publishing? Where does your $45 for a hardback go? Matt McElroy answers these questions and more in a sit down with Terry Robinson from PAX Unplugged.  Then, Travis Legge gives a short sneak preview of Technocracy Reloaded, as well as how to make the ST Vault work as a creator and a year in review of the Onyx Path's Twitch Channel. Astral Tabletop - Free Virtual Tabletop Software Pugmire - A game where you're a dog! Scion phone version System Resource Document (rulebook) for Bllades in the Dark Ultra Deluxe kickstarter for Changeling the Dreaming https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath schedule listed every Monday Meeting Notes and Legendlore Join our Discord! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

Patriarchs or pariahs? Servants of the One or Sactimonious willows? All, none? The Celestial Chorus has morphed considerably from harbingers of armageddon to crypto-Catholics to egalitarian home of all religions. Find out how Chorus has changed over its multi-millenium history and where it's trying to go with Adam and Terry. Traditions Gathered 3: Swords of Faith Useful conversation on religion in Mage  with James Estes Ars Magica, precursor to Mage notable for a list of things you can't do Undoing the Embrace with magick, discussed in Blood Treachery and The Red Sign Is a hot dog a sandwich meme Mithraicism - Roman mystery cult Bhishma - Character in the Mahabharata. Know as a warrior, archer, and celibate. Council of Nicaea - Early gathering of Christian bishops rumored to be influenced by Choristers Additional Books for Celestial Chorus Read the poem at the start of G.K. Chesterton's book The Man Who Was Thursday.  An epic example of Chorister worldview. Father Brown Stories by G.K. Chesterton T