Mage: The Podcast

We talk with two creators about their Storyteller Vault creations.  Charles Siegel, discusses Sources of Magick, a book on Nodes, what they could be, and how to use them. The second interview is with Secrets of the Masquerade  on their Major Arcana Optional System which is a system to make magick dynamic during a game of Mage with changing rules to reflect the ebb and flow of the Spheres.Charles other works: Rite of the Spring - A small adventure for Mage The Nine Spheres - A set of handouts on the nine Spheres and how to use them Enlightened Grimoire - All the Rotes! Mystic Armory - All the Wonders!Secrets other works: 2019 Trick or Treat - A Halloween special Bordeaux by Night Players Guide - An introduction to France and to Bordeaux as a city, and Bordeaux as a domain, foreigner-friendly. Bordeaux by Night Storytellers Guide - Contains the true history of the city and all sorts of bits to drop into a game.  Guide to Dying - Dive into the causes of deaths and their effects on given lives to fuel your Wraith creation process. Guide to Grouping - An April Fools EventSecrets of the Masquerade blogPavillion NoirLes Lames du Cardina

Some vampires have Thaumaturgy, some changing breeds have sorcery, but what about unAwakened mortals? World of Darkness: Sorcerer vastly expands the systems and options for linear or hedge magic beyond what previous books present. Adam and Terry walk through the world of sorcery and those who employ it and how to include sorcerers in your game. Previous books with hedge magic: Ascension's Right Hand (part of Mage Chronicles 2) - Book about mage Acolytes and custos Project Twilight - Book on the government and what they may or may not know about Night-Folk. Hunters Hunted and Hunters Hunted II - Books on mortals dealing with vampires. (The second one is better) Vampire Inquisition - Yet more info on people who stake vampies Bob Schnoblin's Pyramid of Satanic Power - The best summary of the World of Darkness everFuture books that mention hedge magic: Sorcerer Revised - Revised-era book updating paths and what happened to various societies.Current links to resources in the back of the book: https://www.facebook.com/orishalist/ https://www.ifafoundation.org/ http://gnosis.org/library.html

People say it's "just money" but money can turn into seemingly anything but how about turning into the very stuff of magick? Hypereconomics is a paradigm where practitioners manipulate reality and desire itself with tools no mystick would recognize. In addition, they also have access to the Primal Utility Sphere, pulling quintessence out of businesses and practicing some of the most subtle magick of any mages. This toolbox isn't just for Technocrats and Victor Kinzer, Mage writer, and host of Walking Away from Arcadia tells you how to use it. Mage 20 Core - Has all the alternative Spheres Convention Book: Syndicate - The book that best explains hypereconomics Swashbucklers Handbook - Ars Concupidae, the precursor to hypereconomics Book of Secrets - Contains guidelines for Union discipline Mage Made Easy - Satyros' guide to getting people started in MageOther! Collective Action Problems - Class of problems where acting is in everyone's best interest The Logic of Life - Book on economics in non-monetary situations Pi - A film that interrogates reality

Fighting the Ascension Conflict isn't all about daring and fighting for principles. Someone has to pay for the Devices, the Sanctums, the cleaning crew, and that's hoping there's enough coin left over to get a vacation every now and then. Enter the Technocracy's Syndicate. Adam and Terry talk about the last 2e Convention book and what makes the shine, as well as the skeletons they have in their closet as they make millions while making billions.Books mentioned Technocracy Assembled 2 - Convention book containing this and Void Engineers Guide to the Technocracy - the book that make the Technocracy playable Rite of the Spring - a Spring Dash submission from Charles Siegel Convention Book: Syndicate - Revised book that better explains hypereconomicsSapiens and Homo Deus - Books that describe alternative versions of economies based on information processing type.John Wick movies - Movie series with a guild that controls criminal activity Next: Technomancer's Toybox - Big book of Wonders/Devices

Mages are often behind the scenes in the war for reality, but what's behind the veil of reality itself? What if reality were just the visible part of some impossibly advanced program? Who's the programmer and what happens if you get access to the code? The God-Machine Chronicle gives a twist on the classic tales of god, angels, and demons. and developer Danielle Lauzon gives us a tour of what awaits those who plot against them. Demon: The Descent - You get to play the demons unchained from the God-Machine Chronicles of Darkness Core 2e - Contains God-Machine core plot and rules update Danielle Lauzon author page - Facebook page Demon: The Fallen - the other demon with the like regular not necessarily computer god.Other The Primogen's Mage Lore Intro Video Juarez by Night Spanish-Language Podcast oWoD in Spanish!Selections from the Play It Forward Event By Banner Bound - A Changeling book about banner houses Enlightened Grimoire - All the Mage rotes Sources of Magick - Noooooodes Mystic Armory - All the Wonders/Devices A Phoenix Rising - Chronicle Jumpstart for Mage Ascension's Landscape - Setting considerations for Mage

Drawing their roots back to ancient Greece and Egypt, the Order of Hermes claims access to hidden knowledge only available to those willing to learn dead languages, find lost tomes, and push their cognitive and physical capacities almost to a breaking point, but it seems to work. Asshat or academics par excellence, schemers or savants? Adam and Terry discuss the storied history of a pivotal Tradition in Tomes of Magick: Order of Hermes.  Order of Hermes Tradition Book - 2e book discussed Songs of Science - The collected Tradition Books that Order of Hermes was part of The Story Told - Terry is on deck to run a Mage the Ascension liveplay with the actual play group on this general RPG podcast. Redbubble Shirts for Mage the Ascension - Onyx Path's Print on Demand provider Ars Magica - a Lion Rampart game that preceded Mage designed by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein*Hagen Ars Magica books on DTRPG - All Ars Magica books (mostly 2e & 3e) available on DTRPG Current Ars Magica - Current run through Atlas Games Revised Tradition Book - The Revised Tradition Book for the Order of Hermes Houses of Hermes by Jonathan Tweet - Full information on all founding houses. Ars Magica setting but easily ported. Order of Hermes on Anders Mage Page 2.0 Alchemists on Anders Mage Page 2.0

It's been almost 7 years since the last Technocracy-only book came out. So what are they up to now? Technocracy Reloaded, the upcoming M20 release on Kickstarter starting April 28th answers that question in spades. Developers Danielle Lauzon and Travis Legge sit down with Terry for a wide-ranging conversation on how the Technocracy has been updated for the 21st century. Has there been a civil between the Syndicate and the NWO? What's it like having a family in the Technocracy? Can one of the Fallen possess a HIT Mark? Listen and find out!M20 Technocracy Reloaded Kickstarter will come online on Tuesday, April the 28th, at 2pm Eastern US time! Keep an eye on http://theonyxpath.com/ to see when it goes live and please consider backing this wonderful book!Prior Technocracy books:Guide to the Technocracy - 2e Update on the monolithTechnocracy Bundle - All the Technocracy texts at a good priceTravis has worked on: All the Scarred LandsDanielle has worked on: All the CoD and ScionOnyx Path's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath

Mage is a sprawling game and while it has dozens of supplements, how do you put them together into an actual game? Book of Mirrors: Mage Storytellers Handbook was written to provide ideas on alternative chronicle settings, some basic how tos, and an invaluable survey of the Ascension War. Adam and Terry walk through what it has to offer and provide recommendations for the parts that haven't aged so well. Book of Shadows - the player guide for Mage for 1e and 2e Book of Madness - a fuller look at the Nephandi and most aspects of the Marauders Wraith the Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition - A comprehensive summary of all of Wraith for people looking to explore the Labyrinth/Labyrinth connection.Gaming Resources: Bonus Experience - a podcast on game design and operations from two industry professionals Geek and Sundry's genre how tos - Geek and Sundry has published many guides on how to storytell by genre High Programmer Guides - Advice columns from a while ago The White Wolf subReddit - A WoD/CoD/Storypath subreddit with a fair amount of Mage advice Mage Onyx Path forums - Onyx Path's forums with regular ST Q&As The Angry GM - A GM advice series. Basics of Improvisation for GMs Guide to Providing Clues Notes on Railroading

Mage has the Marauders, Nephandi, and Technocrats as default antagonists, but what about something a little off the beaten path? In Enemies of Ascension, we look at antagonists Storytellers can introduce and NPCs players can encounter from the wider World of Darkness. Charlie Cantrell, Changeling the Dreaming: 20th Anniversary writers talks to Terry about the Adhene, Thallain, and Dauntain from the world of the Changeling and how to add them to your game.Charlie's Books: Changeling the Dreaming: 20th Anniversary Edition - Big book o' Changeling Kiths of Arcadia - Book adding the Kiths from the Arcadia card game Fragments of the Lycian Dream - Overflow material from Changeling Players Guide Changeling Players Guide - More Changeling! Changeling V5 Conversion Guide Other Changeling Books: Denizens of the Dreaming - Outline the dark-kith from the Dreaming Book of Lost Dreams - One of the books containing Changeling crossover rules Changeling Storytellers Guide - The other book containing crossover rules Dreams and Nightmares - a listing of Chimerical creatures Autumn People - Original reference for the DauntainRadio Free Arcadia - Charlie's imprint

The first Mage Storytellers screen came out in 1993 and is a late entry for Tomes of Magick.  This screen had a player-facing image that has caused a lot of talk over the years.  Angel of Mercy is an adventure that was included.  Hear all about what's in it and what it can do for you.  Adam Simpson also adds some material to his earlier discussion of published adventures for Mage the Ascension.Mage ST screens at Dragons TroveMage ST screens at eBayStorytellers VaultOur executive producers are: Richard “Bat” Brewster Ira Grace Michael ParkerBecome a supporter of Mage: The Podcast.Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by sharing it with friends.Subscribe to Mage: The Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and TuneIn.Join our Discord server.