Mage: The Podcast

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