

Mage: The Podcast
Mage: The Podcast
A podcast dedicated to exploring the Mage: The Ascension, a role-playing game (RPG) based in the World of Darkness.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Dec 31, 2022 • 32min
This Year in Mage: 2022 Review and 2023 Plans
What happened in the world of Mage: The Ascension this year and what is planned for 2023? Terry gives his end of the year thoughts on what Mage: The Podcast has done so far and what we plan to do and why we hope to do it.

Dec 24, 2022 • 1h 8min
Tomes of Magick: The Artisans Handbook
What’s the state of Enlightened technology in the 16th century? How do Craftmasons view Artificers? Adam and Terry talk sacred geometry, Ars Preclarus, and SC-era submarines in The Artisans Handbook.
Show Notes
The Artisans Handbook - This book
Sorcerers Crusade Companion - Next book
Book of Days - Changeling book of holidays and events
Bog Bodies - MOAR MUMMIES
Paradigms Explored: Fairy-Faith - Another paradigm book!
Kithbook: Dullahan - Book on headless horsefolk
Magickal Capital - Mage corporations

Dec 17, 2022 • 1h 6min
Yithians, Shuggoths, and Star Spawn: Mythos Creatures in Mage
The Mythos crawls with cosmic horrors but what of the smaller ones? Can we add the Yithians or Shuggoths to the World of Darkness? Bryce and Terry talk Bokrug, Mi-Go and Deep Ones and how to add them to your games.
Dark Days Radio - Bryce's other podcast
Monster Man Podcast
Michael Shea
The Egg by Andy Weir
S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands
S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors
Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters: A Field Observer's Handbook of Preternatural Entities
Lovecraft wiki
Delta Green, Agent's Handbook
Esoterrorists 2nd Edition
McSweeney's Olive Garden Menu

Dec 10, 2022 • 1h 8min
Tomes of Magick: Castles and Covenants
Werewolves have caerns, vampires have havens, what do magi have in the Renaissance? Adam and Terry talk Order strongholds, Doissetep, Horizon, and strange other places in Tomes of Magick: Castles and Covenants.
Castles and Covenants - This book
Trilemma Adventure Maps - Detailed period maps

Dec 3, 2022 • 1h 11min
Rejects from Reality: Bygones
How have Bygones changed across editions, where do they come from, and how can we use them in our games? Josh and Terry talk theories, dealing with Paradox, how to make your own, and a hearty helping of plot hooks.
Show Notes
Myths and Legends of Our Land - Book of NA folk lore
Esoterrorists - Gumshoe game on the odd things that can sneak through reality
Book of Unremitting Horrors - Esoterrorist monsters
Magimundi Bestiary 5th Edition (5e) - Folklore inspired monsters
Gods and Monsters -M20 book of building your own monster
Tomes of Magick: M20 Gods and Monsters - Our review of Gods and Monsters
Bygone Bestiary - Book of Bygones for World of Darkness

Nov 26, 2022 • 60min
Emulating Magick Using Future Technologies with Steven Novella
Technomancers have a strange relationship with paradox, so what of their tech is likely near and what's far off? Dr. Steven Novella, author of The Skeptics' Guide to the Future discusses telepathy, AI experts, and pet chupacabras.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Future - The book this conversation is based on
Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast
2d20 Fallout - Modiphius's licensed Fallout RPG
Genesys Star Wars - Fantasy Flight RPG
Time perception as we fall experiment

Nov 19, 2022 • 1h 17min
Tomes of Magick: Infernalism: The Path of Screams
The Renaissance world crawls towards the light of enlightenment but shadows lurk with infernalists, demons, and horrors. Adam and Terry talk the Absolute, Aesfotedia, and Ahrimanites in Infernalism: The Path of Screams.
Infernalism: The Path of Screams - This book
Castles and Covenants - Next book
M20 The Book of the Fallen - A large contemporary version
The Garden of Adompha - Story by Clark Ashton Smith

Nov 12, 2022 • 1h 34min
A Divine Cold War: In Nomine to Mage
World of Darkness has varied views on the divine while In Nomine is clear: A distant god and a bitter lucifer brood while their angels and demons pursue their agendas. Griffin and Terry discuss how to jam that into Mage.
In Nomine - Core Rulebook
The Story Told - Podcast where Griffin runs the Promethean actual play
Promethean MtP Episode - Also with Griffin!
Demon the Descent
Demon the Descent Quickstart
Demon the Fallen Core

Nov 5, 2022 • 53min
Tomes of Magick: Bygone Bestiary
The World of Darkness has mere than mere vampires and werewolves in the shadows. Bygone Bestiary describes the dragons, unicorns, firebirds, and stranger creatures in it and Adam and Terry talk the hits and misses.
Bygone Bestiary - This book
M20 Gods & Monster - Another big book of beasties
Infernalism: The Path of Screams - Next book!

Oct 29, 2022 • 1h 8min
Historical Divination Techniques with David Whitworth
Tarot, Ouija, runes, and trances receive heavy play in RPGs but what about using lightning, fire, coffee grinds and roosters? David Whitworth author of Eye to the Void joins to talk historical divination in RPGs.
Eye to the Void Kickstarter - Where you can get it
Drunken Storyteller Podcast - David's podcast!
Ouija and Japan's Satanic Panic - Episode on Ouija's Japanese analog
Halloween Episode: Kokkuri Spirit Boards and WTF?! - Another show it
Thoth tarot - Tarot variant informed by Uncle Ali
Paradigm Shift - Introductory game on the God Machine
Wikipedia page on divination
Darker Days Radio -Show where David is a periodic guest
https://thedrunkenstoryteller.podbean.com/