Mage: The Podcast

Jason Pitre is a writer and developer whose games often focus on beliefs and the fight to change them which really sounds like Mage. Jason is also a big Mage fan and talks how to adapt his work for your table. Genesis of Legend Publishing - Jason's firmRPG Design Panelcast - A podcast Jason rights on game designM5 Hack - From our Patrick McNamara interview plus what Terry put together.Jason's Game Spark Roleplaying - a game of shifting beliefs Spark Roleplaying on DrivethruRPG After the War on DrivethruRPG After the War in hardcopy on Indie Press Revolution Sig: Manual of the Primes on DrivethruRPG

Seeking to reverse the Curse of Caine, vampires say "dare we spit in God's eye?" while mages grab a hose and say "hold my beer". Adam and Terry talk forbidden texts, Cold War Technocracy, and so many NPCs in The Red Sign.The Red Sign - This bookThe Yellow King RPG - A Pelgrane Press book including four time periodsThe King in Yellow - The short story collection containing the stories that contains references to the play....the King in Yellow

Chaos magic is dissected as a transformative practice, exploring its core principles and community aspects. Key topics include the creation of sigils, servitors, and egregores, emphasizing their adaptability and significance in both magic and gaming. The conversation also highlights the evolution of chaos magic and its integration into storytelling, offering insights into personal empowerment and innovative magical techniques. Mind reading and teleportation are fascinating elements discussed, tying together the art of chaos magic with rich narrative mechanics.

Tradition Book: Sons of Ether gives a sneak peak of what the end times in the World of Darkness could be but first it shares much more. Adam and Terry talk Ethics Councils, missing archmasters, and some crackpot science.Next: Tradition Book VerbenaFlash Gordon - On The Planet Mongo - Titan BooksThe Shadow Out of Time by HP LovecraftSome Thomas DolbyShe Blinded Me With ScienceFlying NorthI Live In A SuitcaseWindpowerOne of Our Submarines

Mage can often provide surreal moments but how do you run a game with the surreal baked in without breaking everything? Chazz and Terry talk surrealism in Mage, references, and things to steal from Invisible Sun.  Invisible Sun Preview - A free preview of the game Invisible Sun - The whole game Itras By - A surreal game in a strange town Dreamhounds of Paris - Game of surrealists discovering the dreamlands Lacuna - Surrealism  of strange agents fighting things they don't quite understand Teratology Preview - Free peek Teratology - Monster book for Invisible SunWorks Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening - Dali painting The Gone Away World - Nick Harkaway's book about a strange sci fi book The Last Days of New Paris - China Miéville book on destructive surrealism Cicero - A print Terry finds inspiring Afro Surrealism Pinterest The Guardian article on modern Afro SurrealismArtists Kay Sage - Surrealist who did haunting studies of depression. Alberto Giacometti - Surrealist sculpter Leonora Carrington - Long-lived vibrant Surrealist Yves Tenguey Max ErnstOther Private Language/Beetle in a box Surrealist game book  Exquisite corpse examplesChazz's StuffSystematic Understanding of Everything - Exalted explainerThe Fall of Jiara - Chazz's actual play

Wonders trace back to 1e but in Forged by Dragon's Fire they are completely fleshed out. Adam and Terry talk Wonders Artifacts, Inventions, Talismans, Devices, Periapts, Matrices, Fetishes, Grimoires, Principiae, and Familiars.Books Technomancer's Toybox - 2e Technomancer book Mage Storytellers Companion - Previous book on new Wonders M20 Gods and Monsters - Big book of familiars Forged by Dragon's Fire - This book Tradition Book: Sons of Ether - Next book

Patrick McNamara ran a Mage hack based on Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition for Club Penny Arcade and shares his tweaks, hacks, ideas, and what it's like running Mage the Ascension for one of the most widely known groups in tabletop play.Key Books: Vampire the Masquerade 5th edition - Foundation of the system Mage the Awakening 2nd edition - Foundation for Reach used to determine Paradox dice M20 Quickstart - a pretty good run-down of the M20 rulesAnimal House PodcastAnimal House VideoAnimal House Rules Quick Reference (Must be Club PA member on Patreon)Patrick McNamara TwitchAdam Neely's 24 Hour Album project

The Order has lost Doissetep, waged a questionable war against vampires and lost many masters but the Hermetics are far from defeated. Adam and Terry talk new houses, new praxes, new rotes, and new chantries in Tradition Book: Order of Hermes.Things mentioned! Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica - Rare book library The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast - A podcast that covers much of the corpus hermeticum Embassy of the Mind - Hermetic documentsBooks! Tradition Book: Order of Hermes - This book Forged by Dragon's Fire - Next book

Sleepers wildly outnumber the Awakened but a few know something about the supernatural and use it to their own ends. Josh and Terry talk the Orpheus Group, Pentex, the NSA, and the Arcanum, what they know, and how to use them.Sources:Pentex W20 Book of the Wyrm W20 Pentex Employee Indoctrination Handbook Subsidiaries: A Guide to PentexArcanum Mage Chronicles 2 - Includes both Halls of the Arcanum and Ascension's Right Hand Halls of the Arcanum The Orpheus Group Orpheus: End Game - Lots of info on Grandmother and some previously unanswered questions Orpheus Core Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition - Also contains a condensed but complete version of Orpheus without the Grandmother metaplotGovernment Groups Project Twilight - Contains Bob Schnoblin's Pyramid of Satanic Power V20 The Hunters Hunted II - a massive update to mortal groups and mortal-ish groupsBob Schnoblin's PyramidMusic: Ukulele - Bensound https://www.bensound.comSupport by RFM - NCM: https://bit.ly/2xGHypM

The Umbra contains mysteries and wonders enticing to mages seeking wisdom and power. But how to navigate the Otherworlds and secure their boons? Infinite Tapestry answers this in spades and Adam and Terry talk patrons, realms and planets.Books mentioned:Infinite Tapestry - This bookBeyond the Barriers: The Book of Worlds - Previous Umbra book for mageW20 Umbra: The Velvet Shadow - Werewolf book that outlines the Middle Umbra