Mage: The Podcast

The Sons of Ether are seen as crazy technomancers but the true history of these explorers go back far farther.  Adam and Terry explore their history and ideas from Greek philosophers to the last modern remnants of Victorian explorers and pulp actions heroes. Along the way, find out how the nature of scientific discovery has changed across editions and as always Adam's story ideas. Notes: We're more than half way through the original Tradition books, yay! Etherites have no consistent history at least up to the Renaissance and House Golo Gentlest induction so far. Give em' a book and see if they get a new idea from it No necessity for them to be scientific. Their belief is in the power of human creativity Acts of wonder that don't aid the Consensus are merely magick and not True Science Anders Mage page on the SoE Anders Mad Scientist page Superceded Theories of Science Pathological Science Books: The Smokey God  Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Puffin Classics Etherspace - Lensman ser

Joseph Aleo started Mage the Podcast because no Mage podcasts existed. That was almost a year ago and only now has he actually gotten to play. How did it go? What was his character? Is "Joseph" just a front for something more sinister? Also find out how Joseph got his start in broadcasting and some ways in which you can roleplay the apocalypse. Grant Morrison's the Invisibles SoundCloud Rap Scene 6ix9ine XXXTentacion Pirate radio Fresh Air with Terry Gross Other Podcasts 25 years of VTM Walking Away from Arcadia Mage the Ascension Facebook group Other Books The Road by Cormac Maccarthy Soft Apocalypse by WIll Mcintosh Neuromancer by William Gibson Other Systems Fate Powered by the Apocalypse  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

The Akashic Brotherhood has a storied history both in game and out of game. These experts in the Mind sphere were also inspired by the Hong Kong action films of the 70s through 90s and turn their bodies into Awakened weapons. Find out how this Tradition was brought to life as  Adam Simpson brings his expertise and Terry Robinson brings his ignorance to the question of "how do the Akashics line up with actual East Asian practices?"  Adam also provides a reading list that the book didn't all the while Terry nods faking like he knows what's going on. Notes! Zen koans Daoism Akashic Brotherhood section of Anders Mage page Deleted content from the Akashic Brotherhood Hand cheese with music Wuxia fiction Meditations by Marcus Aurelius The Book of Five Rings  Adam's Reading List Te-Tao Ching by Lao-Tau translated by Robert G. Henricks - The Modern Library 1993 ISBN 0-679-60060-4 There are many translations available but this one makes use of more rec

Mages fight for Ascension but other Night-Folk fight for the survival of the planet in the face of the corrupting Wyrm. The warriors of Gaia are the Garou or werewolves and they consider themselves the chosen to remove rot and corruption but what do they think of those that can rewrite reality? Are they slavering murder hounds, Gaia's chosen or the best lacrosse players on the earth? Well, Terry had no idea so he called in Josh Heath of Werewolf the Podcast and storyteller for both Mage and Werewolf to discuss the basics of how werewolves work and how they can fit into a Mage Chronicle Josh Heath Projects High Level Games - A firm that will help you take your ideas and turn them into games Josh on DTRPG Werewolf the Podcast  Specifically, Archons of Niku - Anthropomorphic animals fighting over things! Werewolf Terms Tribes - Group of werewolves with similar totems, agendas, and worldviews  Forms - Different things a given Garou can turn into  Fera - Other changing breeds  Ra

The Nephandi, Marauders, infernalists, and dark Umbral entities are spoken about in hushed whispers at meetings of mages but, well, how do you use them in a chronicle?  Adam Simpson and Terry Robinson walk through The Book of Madness which vastly expanded the details and systems for the main Mage antagonists as well as the slippery concept of paradox.  Also included: an handy dandy appendix for quick reference. NOOOOOTES: Get the Book of Madness on DTRPG and support the show Terry's book A Magickal Fiasco: Full Tilt Story Creation for Mage is out on Storytellers Vault.  It's pay what you want! Terry used the term G*psy in the Euthanatos episode.  He found out it was derogatory later and says he's sorry. Redbubble Technocracy shirts are marked as adult probably because they have guns on them Terry cuts loose on why barrabus shouldn't be italicized We learn Adam's second law of storytelling: any worldview where the phrase "we need to go kill those babies" probably requires reflection Al-Aswad the Nep

Mage: The Podcast with launch a Twitter Chronicle, Mage: Duplicity, in August and is headed by our teammate, Ira Grace. How do you run a Chronicle by Tweet? We’re not entirely sure but we have some ideas! Ira outlines his vision for Mage: Duplicity and how he plans to run the Chronicle. Want to play Mage: Duplicity? Of course you do! Tweet @MageStoryteller or send and email to invertedavatar@gmail.com and Ira will get you started or follow the Chronicle on Twitter by searching #DPLCTY. Show Notes Terry’s A Magickal Fiasco: Full Tilt Story Creation for Mage on the Storytellers Vault Hacking Dungeons & Dragons Exarchs Tweetstorms and threaded Tweets Mage the Ascension: Refuge as inspiration (listen to our interview with Refuge’s author, Karin Tidbeck) Asynchronous Storytelling 25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade – A Retrospective’s Curse of Caine Chronicle (listen to our interview with the co-host, Robert Batton) The theme and setting of Mage: Duplicity in Washington D.C. Marcus Vitel, Anarch K

Robert Batton, co-host of the 25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade - A Retrospective podcast, has been running Vampire Chronicles from the intimate tabletop environment to the grand LARP for nearly 25 years. Recently, he’s added Mage: The Ascension to his offerings. Hear this veteran podcaster and Storyteller’s advice for your Mage Chronicle, reminders of what makes the game unique, and find out what really makes Mage the sexiest game involving wizards. Show Notes Time-Life Books’ Mysteries of the Unknown series. Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition - The current tome of Vampire. HoL: Human Occupied Landfill - If you’ve played this, then you're officially a WW fanperson. Fiasco - One end of the “how structured is your game” spectrum. Shadowrun - A cybermagic future where people are actually out at night. The collected works of Stephen King - Guy’s written a loooooot. Shadowguiding. Wraith: The Oblivion - Listen to our Worlds of Darkness: Mage/Wraith Crossovers episode. Call of Cthul

Among the Traditions, the Verbena most understand the cycles of power of sacrifices required to keep them going. The Verbena also may know best the sting of the Inquisition and what was lost at the end of the Mythic Ages but the wheel turns and what was old is new again.  Listen in as Adam and Terry talk about where the Verbena got their start, their understanding of the founding cosmology of the World of Darkness, and how little they've changed over time. Show Notes The “mature” shirts of the Redbubble store for Mage: the Ascension Comparison to first edition in ignoring Sleeper concerns Wheel of the Year and a shared Google calendar of them List what your character can’t do Once the player has proven they've done their homework, lean on them to fill in your ignorances Cutting off the top of the roast Magic doesn't need to follow real world practice The Egyptian Book of the Dead Valdaermen from Dark Ages: Mage Cernunnos as mentioned in Adam’s Adventure Ideas Tradition Book: Ver

Mark Hope discusses street level games: what street level games are, how to make your game a success and resources you can use to bring your game to life. Show Notes Hidden Lore’s alternate combat system and sample setting. Destiny’s Price’s use of street life, street culture, crime, gutter magick, settings, characters and gear. Initiates of the Art’s exploration of the Awakening, day-to-day life, rote, merits and flaws. Tales of Magick: Dark Adventure’s high-octane, high-adventure. Bitter Road is great for newly established mages. M20 Gods & Monsters is perfect for kids you might meet on the street, Umbrood, Night Folk, etc. Orphans Survival Guide is the one book you should read for your street level game and is chock full of useful information! Outcasts: A Players Guide to Pariahs explores the outcasts of the World of Darkness such as the vampire Caitiffs, werewolf Garou Ronin and the Hollow Ones. Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition Quickstart includes information not in M20 such as the Bridge

Adam Simpson interviews Mage fan Paul Strack about his involvement with the early online fan community for World of Darkness, an example of tiered play and blending Mage: The Ascension with Mage: The Awakening rules. Show Notes World of Darkness news groups and moderators “The Umbra” by Paul Strack Anders Mage Page 2.0 Demographics in Mage Tiered play Playing one’s self in the World of Darkness Early days of the World of Darkness online fan community Writing for Anders Mage Page What makes Mage: The Awakening rules appealing Playing a Chronicle set in Mage: The Ascension using Mage: The Awakening rules Mage Translation Guide Become a supporter of Mage: The Podcast. Our executive producers are Richard “Bat” Brewster and Ira Grace. 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. Follow us on Twitter @magethepodcast --- Send

The Euthanatoi have been with the Council of Nine Mystic Traditions since its founding but are they misunderstood tenders of the wheel or death dealers with alien morality? Claimed by some to be half-Nephandi and others to be the Fallen's greatest enemy, Adam and Terry discuss the tension within the Euthanatoi and between it and the rest of the Council. Show Notes Why do the Traditions use a standard court setup What is a Hunga Munga? ...and what is a garrote? What happened to the House of Helekar and the Consanguinity of Eternal Joy? Who is Senex? Who hates the Nephandi the most? How much does this book rewrite Euthanatos in first edition Mage? How do the Thuggee Cults bear on the Tradition? How about world traditions of Metempsychosis and Gilgul? Book of Chantries episode Book of Chantries Madness, Denial, and Morbidity episode Dirty Secrets of the Black Hand V20 The Black Hand: A Guide to the Tal’Mahe’Ra Ends of Empire Our executive producers are Richard “Bat” Brewster and Ira Grace. C

We’re told that the fae and changelings are, well, just fairy tales, but in the World of Darkness dreams made manifest are very, very real. Join Terry Robinson and Walking Away from Arcadia's Victor Kinzer for a guide to adding Changelings to your Chronicle as friends, foes, or something simply strange. Show Notes Victor and Simon Eichhörnchen’s excellent podcast, Walking Away from Arcadia Simon’s book, Kithbook: Faun Shows that evoke Changeling: Gravity Falls Legion Star vs. the Forces of Evil The Little Prince Changeling Crossover books: Isle of the Mighty Changeling: The Dreaming 20th Anniversary Edition Other books mentioned: Graceful Wicked Masques - The Fair Folk Concepts: Fomorians Adhene The Dreaming Kiasyd Become a supporter of Mage: The Podcast. Our executive producers are Richard “Bat” Brewster and Ira Grace. Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by

Rachelle Udell has been the author on such diverse Mage titles as The Bitter Road, Revelations of the Dark Mother, and to the Disparate Alliance section of the Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition core rulebook. On today’s show, Rachelle and Terry talk about how Rachelle got into writing for Mage, where she sees the Ahl-i-Batini in the 21st century and, of course, why buying Neiman Marcus collard greens is a cry for help. “It’s worth noting that Revelations of the Dark Mother was written by me and my longtime Mage collaborator Rachelle Udell/Mara Elkheart, with the intention that it's essentially a Vampire/Mage crossover ‘gospel.’” —Satyros Brucato Show Notes The Mage Cookbook Revelations of the Dark Mother The Bitter Road Fallen Tower: Las Vegas Chicago By Night Ahl-i-Batin Lost Paths: Ahl-I-Batin and Taftani The Foxfire books The Nephandi Dervish The Bata’a The Kopa Loei Patti Smith The remarkably long Tartine Croissant recipe Butterhorn Cookies Tea Siphon Become a supporter o

Adam and Terry discuss the sometimes over-the-top mechanical horror of first edition Technocracy: Iteration X. The Clockwork Convention gave us the unfeeling malevolent robots in the form of HIT Marks but what else can they bring to the table? To what extent was Iteration X just a response to the killer robot phase of the early 90s? How did the first convention to explicitly say it has non-Western origins get its start? Show Notes Technocracy Assembled Technocracy: Progenitors Primal community sphere William Smith as a Tholidomide victim Interview with Matt Webb on how the Technocracy can never truly be the good side Harry Potter Terminator movie! Possible Easter Egg in the 1953 movie, Robot Monster I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Convention of the White Tower Exalted’s Autocthonia Psychohistory and the Foundation books The myth of Procrustes Taylorism “Blindsight” The Happiness Hypothesis Daoism and Confuscianism Anders Mage Page 2.0 on The Core Become a supporter of Mage: The Podcast. Our e

Mage’s premise assumes humanity and the characters matter. What if the universe doesn't care? Terry Robinson and Josh Heath, COO of High Level Games and host of Werewolf: The Podcast discuss cosmicism, the belief that there is no divine presence and that humanity is particularly insignificant. How to combine the epic and indifferent? Show Notes The deeply problematic H.P. Lovecraft and his best critic, S.T. Joshi “The Call of Cthulhu” “The Dunwich Horror” At the Mountains of Madness “Herbert West–Reanimator” “The Colour Out of Space” “Dagon” “The Horror at Red Hook” The Shadow over Innsmouth “Pickman’s Model” The Whisperer in Darkness The Void Event Horizon Pandorum Life Nietzsche on nihilism Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff Harlem Unbound by Chris Spivey Heirs to the Mountains of Madness by Josh Heath Mage: The Podcast Myth in Mage interview with Josh Heath Nephandi Werewolf: The Apocalypse The Triat of the

We live in a world full of gods and monsters: spirits, creatures, Paradox entities, Avatar aspects, vampires, beast-folk, godheads, primordial legends, and other creatures too strange for the average mind to conceive. On this episode, Adam Simpson and Terry Robinson talk with the authors who brought these entities to life in Gods & Monsters, the latest supplement for Mage 20 from Onyx Path Publishing. The authors share their experience researching, selecting, and writing about the entities in this compendium. Discussed: The status of Satyros' car How 20,000 words in art description made sure every entity in the book was pictured Research difficulties for folklore Gamer-proofing lore How culture provides tools to deal with adversity Listener questions Guests: Hiromi Cota Dear High Elves podcast Isabella Price Nocturnal Emissions pod cast Nocturnal Emissions Youtube channel Nocturnal Emissions on Facebook Nocturnal Emissions on Twitter James H. Sambrano Pr

On today’s show Adam Simpson discusses Tradition Book: Virtual Adepts by Darren McKeeman. The youngest magical Tradition is the most vibrant and the most irreverent. Virtual Adepts dont waste time delving into ancient grimoires or contemplating their navels. They’re too busy surfing the razors edge of the next zeitgeist. They dont follow trends, they make them. By the time the mainstream catches up to their latest idea, they’ve moved on to new frontiers of space and mind. Where is Dante now? Demon Seed Elite What is a Tradition book supposed to do? Transhumanism Ideal future of the Virtual Adepts (VA) vs. Iteration X Hacker culture Virtual Reality movies of the 1990s VA attitude Four Legions of the VAs How did the VAs stay hip so long? Are trinary computers all that? Virtual Adept Koans Listen to our interview with Bill Maxwell, co-author of Tradition Book Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by sharing it with frien

Terry speaks with Charles Siegel, author of Mystic Armory about the magickal things mages of all stripes make like wonders, devices, artifacts, inventions, charms, gadgets, grimoires, and principiae. Also discussed are the “gadget” of nuclear weapons introduced in Fallen Tower: Las Vegas, the best-ever-charm Unbullets, and more importantly, how to introduce wonders and devices into your chronicles. Other texts mentioned: Forged by Dragon’s Fire, a big book of non-technological wonders Technomancer’s Toybox, a big book of technomagickal wonders Charles’ bestseller, the Enlightened Grimoire, a compendium of all known rotes mentioned in Mage: The Ascension Listen to our previous episode on the Enlightened Grimoire 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 and TuneIn. Now listen on Spotify! Follow us on Twitter @ma

In this episode, Terry Robinson interviews Matthew Webb of Jackalope Live Action Studios about Matt's thoughts on revising Mage LARPing and how to bring the metaplot forward to what an M5 world may look like under the Eclipse LARP system. Also discussed, LARP types and the move from competition to cooperation in storytelling, where Laws of Ascension failed, how the Traditions are less organized groups than Mythic Threads, how the Virtual Adepts are heirs to eliteness from the Hermetics, what a more active Order of Hermes would look like, how to introduce metaplot change into your own chronicle.  Follow developed about Eclipse LARP on its Facebook page or follow what Jackalope Live Action Studios is doing. Additional mentions: The Night in Question, Beckett's Jyhad Diary, Karen Armstrong's The Battle for God, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support

Adam Simpson and Terry Robinson discuss The Chaos Factor, the (almost) end of the cross-line exploits of Sam Haight, the kinfolk ghoul mage that we all wanted to play as kids but just weren't bad ass enough to do....also he ends up as an ashtray.  Included are discussions of early 90s supplements, the difficulties of game maps, how hard it is to run a crossover chronicle, ways of dealing with them, the power differential between nightfolk, why you shouldn't mess with a Baali Methuselah, and why bad guys just seem to cooperate better some times.  Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by sharing it with friends.  Now listen on Spotify! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mage-the-podcast/support