

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
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May 29, 2021 • 60min
Tomes of Magick: Tradition Book: Hollow Ones
So far, the Hollowers were presented as American, urban, and gothic in and now with their own Tradition Book new light shines on their varied ways. Adam and Terry talk elemental cliques, oneiromancy, and wraiths in Tradition Book: Hollow Ones.Books! Tradition Book: Hollow Ones - This books! Outcasts: A Players Guide to Pariahs - Closest previous book Orphans Survival Guide - Urban and orphan guide book for Mage

May 22, 2021 • 50min
Secret Frequencies and Weird History with Chris from Darker Days Radio
History teems with strange events and stranger claims that beg to be added to our Mage games, but how? Luckily, Darker Days Radio does regular segments on it! Chris and Terry talk the Pope Lick Monster, the Dyatlov Pass incident and more.Darker Days RadioGehenna Gaming scheduleWarhammer Fantasy Youtube seriesThe Secret Frequency Files bundle on DTRPGChildren of the Blood - VtM book Chris worked onAge of Sigmar - Warhammer Fantasy bookCubicle Seven - Publisher of Warhammer Fantasy

May 15, 2021 • 1h 17min
Tomes of Magick: Tradition Book: Euthanatos
The Euthanatoi draw from those who do the work others won't, and now that includes purging the Ksirafai and possibly cleansing reality. Adam and Terry talk Senex, necromancy, and the Good Death.Books! Tradition Book: Euthanatos - This book Guide to the Traditions - A more expansive view of the Traditions and their groups Swords of Faith - Book containing original 2e Euthanatos book

May 8, 2021 • 1h 1min
How to Mage: Running a One-Shot
Before you convince someone to play 30 session of Mage, maybe show them one? Josh and Terry give their recommendations on running a Mage one-shot. Also, an interview with STV fiction author, Lee Webb about their Etherite short fiction Dead Reckoning.TryItCon Event Schedule - Come play a thing! Weekend of May 14-16thOther books:Another STV short fiction collection: Darkened StreetsDead Reckoning - Etherite short storyManifesto: Transmissions from the Rogue Council - It's got a short adventure in it!The Nine Spheres - A quick reference to the Spheres

May 1, 2021 • 1h 6min
Tome of Magick: Tradition Book: Dreamspeakers
Many counted the Kha'vadi out after the Avatar Storm but such claims were premature. Adam and Terry talk new sorcerous paths, spirits on the mundane side of the Gauntlet, and a bigger Tradition in Tradition Book: Dreamspeakers. Related Books: Tradition Book: Dreamspeakers - This book Spirit Ways - book on shamanic variantsRelated episode: Paradigm Deep Dive: Indigenous MagickNext up: Tradition Book: Euthanatos

Apr 24, 2021 • 1h 13min
Mage Settings: Cities with Griffin Horn
Games are often set in the places we know by adding a layer of magick or horror, but how do you do that? Griffin from The Story Told and Terry talk about how they Mage-ify their hometown, Philadelphia, and how to make any major city magickal.References: Atlas Obscura SS United States Plans Figure-Ground DiagramTryItCon 2021 Get a badge: https://tabletop.events/conventions/tryitcon-2021/badgetypes/attendee97 Play a game: https://tabletop.events/conventions/tryitcon-2021/schedule#?query= Submit an event: https://tabletop.events/conventions/tryitcon-2021/submit-events

Apr 17, 2021 • 1h
Tomes of Magick: Convention Book: Iteration X
The Clockwork Convention has been cut off from Autochthonia and many of its cyborg minions have gained terrifying freedom. Adam and Terry talk new HIT Marks, the Cult of the Machine, and Alanson hardsuits in Convention Book: Iteration X.Books references: Convention Book: Iteration X - This book Iteration X - The previous version Guide to the Technocracy - Essential reading to run Technocrats-as-protagonistsNext Book: Tradition Book: Dreamspeakers

Apr 10, 2021 • 1h 28min
Lessons from Urban Shadows with Mark Diaz Truman
Let's steal from Powered by the Apocalypse! Mark Diaz Truman is the CEO of Magpie Games and World of Darkness fan. He an author of Urban Shadows, a PBtA urban fantasy game and shares what WoD players can take back to one of the games that inspired it.Magpie's Curated Play program - Try a game with a two-shot!Urban Shadows 2e kickstarter - Grab it during the late pledge period.Urban Shadows 2e quickstart - 26 pages which are enough to start playing. Urban Shadows 1e - The first edition

Apr 3, 2021 • 1h
Tomes of Magick: Tradition Book: Cult of Ecstasy
The Ecstatics find liberation and possibly Ascension through potent sensory experiences in both agony and ecstasy so how have they met modernity? Adam and Terry talk a plethora of new groups, expanded history, and very practical magick in Tradition Book: Cult of Ecstasy.Next book: Convention Book: Iteration X

Mar 27, 2021 • 1h 11min
How to Mage: Seekings
The mechanics for raising Arete are easy, but how do you play out a Seeking where a mage may make a self discovery or learn about the fundament of the cosmos? Josh and Terry share how Seekings changed across editions and some ways you can run them.Dusk Wiki - Large wiki with house rules on SeekingsTryItCon Links:If you have a game you’d like to try, ask for it: https://forms.gle/mt5eY3QRQhY3WXD26If you’d like to help storytell/guide for the bonanza, ST applications are here: https://forms.gle/URAagdGn7rnaufgr6References: Mage Style Guide - Comparison of Mage across EditionsMage Made Easy - STV supplement with recommendations on SeekingsBook of Shadows - 1e book including Seekings adviceMage the Ascension 1e - The book that started it all where Seekings are external and given by the Avatar