Mage: The Podcast

Movies inform much of culture, why shouldn’t they inform our games? How do we use the Kuleshov effect, Formalism, and mise-en-scène at our tables? Yui joins to talk movie terms, ideas, and inspirations that we can use in our Mage games.Show Notes Comrade Yui on Letterboxd Comrade Yui on Twitter Movies mentioned! What Dreams May Come Assault on Precinct 13 Constantine Patlabor 2: The Movie The Art of Self Defense Army of Shadows Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain No Country for Old Men Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark I Heart Huckabees The Last of the Mohicans Stranger than Fiction Grosse Point Blank

Hermetic, Batini, Taftani, and Chorister magick often invokes concepts in Jewish mysticism but what beliefs and practices do they draw from? Charles Siegel talks Jewish mysticism and how to use it in your games.Books and sources Charles mentioned - The text references wouldn't reasonably fit so they're listed here as part of the show outlineCharnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah - Wraith book on the Holocaust that's well done

The shadowy upper echelons of the Technocracy have shifted over time but Control is its best known incarnation. Control has been shrouded in secrecy and Victory and Terry walk through its possibilities.Books! Book of Mirrors - 2e walkthrough of Technocracy organization Technocracy Assembled Volume 1 - First set of Convention books Technocracy Assembled Volume 2 - Second set of Convention books Guide to the Technocracy - Biggest walk through prior to M20 Ascension - Possible interpretation of the Technocracy Technocracy Reloaded - M20 update

Gods and Monsters delivers a broad range of characters and creatures from down and out Sleepers to incalculably powerful godforms. Adam and Terry talk Loa, HIT Marks, Talos, and a whole lot of Merits and Flaws.Mage Chronicles Volume 2 - Book that contains Ascension's Right HandM20 Gods & Monsters - This bookListen to our interview with Satyros Phil Brucato, Hiromi Cota, James Sambrano and Isabella Price about M20 Gods & MonstersBook of the Fallen - Next book

Different lines produce different cosmic beings so how do we use the lion-faced serpent Ialdabaoth, Gaia, the August Personage of Jade, and the Triat in our games? Josh and Terry talk cosmic beings where they can fit into Mage.Books referenced: Book of Madness - Ialdabaoth! Book of the Wyrm - A discussion on the nature of the Triat Rage Across the Heavens - A lot on the Werewolf Celestines and Incarnae Book of the Weaver - Information on Stasis spirits Book of the Wyld - Gorgons!Opcast - Josh's Trinity podcast

Does Ascension kill you? Do mortal spacecraft enter the Umbra? Are the Spheres real and if not what are the Shard Realms? Charles and Terry talk some of the squirrelier questions of the Mage setting and their answers.Books mentioned:Bog Mummies - MORE MUMMIES!Book of Fragments - Book on Minor SpheresImperial Mysteries - Book on Archmastery for AwakeningConvention Book: Void Engineers - Tegmark Lensing!

What goes into a kitting out an actual play? What equipment do you need? How do you balance the books? Patrick McNamara from Dogfood Studios joins to talk Mage of Sail and how to make it as an actual play.Patrick McNamara on TwitterPatrick McNamara on PatreonPatrick McNamara on TwitchEquipment discussed: Shure SM7B - High quality desktop micShure SM58LC - A more manageable XLRYeti Blue - A perfectly fine mic

What's a bloc tribunal vs a Wise Heart? Who protects the Yazidi, how does hacking work? Book of Secrets adds as a lot to M20 and Adam and Terry talk secondary abilities, merits and flaws, and Developer Q&A.This book - Book of SecretsNext book - Gods and Monsters

Should higher levels cost more? How often should Arete go up? How can I make players drive advancement? Chazz and Terry talk character arcs, arcane beats, milestone XP, free Arete and additions to the MtP drinking game.Games mentioned: Blades in the Dark Invisible Sun Your Best Game Ever Trinity Continuum: Aberrant Mage the Ascension Apocalypse World

Mages may be unleashed human potential but the Imbued see warlocks who should be leveraged, healed or fought. Ranae joins to talk powers, strange allies, Heralds, killer spoons and Hunter: The Reckoning.Ranae on Youtube, Twitter, and Discord Hunter the Reckoning Core - Where to start Hunter: The Spellbound - The Hunter view of Mage Hunter: Urban Legends - Weird creatures Hunter: Storytellers Handbook - Covers Q&A and some crossoverSeasons 1 and 2 of Supernatural