Mage: The Podcast

The Dark Fantastic often requires not just a steady blade but often a keen wit at court. Adam and Terry talk fencing, Ars Cupiditae, and the hidden machinations of the High Guild and Ksirafai in The Swashbuckler's Handbook.Swashbucklers Handbook - This bookThe Order of Reason - Next book

This week we talk to Charles Siegel about big money Traditions corporations and minor Spheres for Night-Folk allies, Jenna Flohr about running adventures in the Hollow Earth and TL Webb on Mage fiction in North Texas.Five Room Dungeons - A template for dungeon encountersGathering Shadows by TL Webb  Adventure to Hollow Earth by Jenna Flohr Adventure to Hollow Earth Actual Play - On Youtube!Book of Fragments - Another work on Minor Spheres by Pooka GMagickal Capital by Charles SiegelImproved Word Template by Charles SiegelForeign Magicks by Charles SiegelCharles's Patreon

The world of the dark fantastic is another country and Sorcerers Crusade Companion is your guide. Adam and Terry talk the Aztecs, the enchanted dragon islands, culture and the detailed fencing rules you've been craving.Sorcerers Crusade Companion - This bookSwashbuckler's Handbook - Next bookParadigm Deep Dive: Jewish Mysticism

Why do some mages chant in Latin or Enochian, while others compose contracts to talk to spirits? Brian Johnson joins to talk about magick and language from demon-trapping incantation bowls to chaos magic's autohypnosis and how to use them in our games.Brian Johnson's Freelancer Web Page - See what Brian has worked onSnowcrash - Book by Neal StephensonReal World Magic Texts with Brian Johnson - Our previous episode with BrianAdjudicating Magickal EffectsOutline for this episode - A pretty complete script of what we said

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.

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

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 podcastMonster Man Podcast Michael SheaThe Egg by Andy Weir S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the DreamlandsS. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian HorrorsPetersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters: A Field Observer's Handbook of Preternatural EntitiesLovecraft wikiDelta Green, Agent's HandbookEsoterrorists 2nd EditionMcSweeney's Olive Garden Menu 

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 bookTrilemma Adventure Maps - Detailed period maps

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 NotesMyths and Legends of Our Land - Book of NA folk loreEsoterrorists - Gumshoe game on the odd things that can sneak through realityBook of Unremitting Horrors - Esoterrorist monstersMagimundi Bestiary 5th Edition (5e) - Folklore inspired monstersGods and Monsters -M20 book of building your own monsterTomes of Magick: M20 Gods and Monsters - Our review of Gods and MonstersBygone Bestiary - Book of Bygones for World of Darkness

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 onSkeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast2d20 Fallout - Modiphius's licensed Fallout RPGGenesys Star Wars - Fantasy Flight RPGTime perception as we fall experiment