Mage: The Podcast

Terry Robinson chats with Josh Heath, COO of High Level Games and host of Werewolf: The Podcast discuss the occult; how different game lines in World of Darkness handles the occult; the Eldritch horrors of H.P. Lovecraft; Aleister Crowley’s Thelema and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; the Yazidis; Neo-Paganism; occult understanding vs occult knowledge; Orders within the World of Darkness most associated with the occult; secrets and mysteries; initiatory magic; expressions of the occult in Vampire: The Masquerade; the Sabbat; the Cain and Abel/vampire paradox; the Tremere; Vaulderie and Quintessence; Nephandi; Guide to the Sabbat: A Sourcebook for Vampire the Masquerade; Mudang; RPGs as storytelling and LARPs as theatre; “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law;” yoga as an occult practice; hidden knowledge; wisdom passed down in lineages; mystery cults bearing the hallmarks of the occult; Jack Tripp; Opus Dei; Sufism; Kabbalah; the Wyrm; Gnosticism; street level occultism; the Arcanum; rituals in society and rituals in occult; Snowhaven. Books to read to further your occult knowledge: The Mystery-Religions Three Books of Occult Philosophy

Today's episode is a discussion of Quiet, the state where a Mage's grip on reality has begun to slip.  Quiet has gone through a number of interpretation and this episode focuses on the Revised and M20 rule system where Quiet is broken into Madness, Denial, and Morbidity. Our guest is Darling Rose of the Midnight Express podcast.  Rose brings broad knowledge of World of Darkness to the table as well as experience with remote and asynchronous chronicles. Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with feedback and comments and please help extend the reach of the show by sharing it with friends.

Hosts Adam Simpson and Terry Robinson discuss “The Book of Shadows;” Players Guides in World of Darkness games; additional abilities, Merits and Flaws; min-maxing in games; Sanctums (and their abuse); Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey; a day in the life of Tradition Mages; flavoring magick; the schism in the Technocracy; vampires into lawn chairs; 3 ways to view the book. Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with questions, comments, or feedback. Subscribe to Mage: The Podcast on iTunes, Google Play and TuneIn. Follow us on Twitter @magethepodcast

David Herman from The Geekly Oddcast discusses how to introduce Wraith to your Mage chronicle, mechanics, powers, crossovers, and metaplot. Wraith is a game of horror and passion set in the underworld of the World of Darkness.  Mages can dip into this realm and find anything ever remembered and much much more. Get started with Wraith 20th Anniversary or Orpheus Contact us at magethepodcast@gmail.com with questions, comments, or feedback.

Hosts Adam and Terry discuss Digital Web for Tomes of Magick; a call for help with example play sessions; the book Gödel, Escher, Bach; a place where all mages can experience digital magick; Mount Qaf and ancient conspiracies; Spy's Demise, the ultimate neutral ground for trading information; tips for passing rumors to players; ipdating details to 2018; "information wants to be free;” how technical should you get; story ideas in the Digital Web. Subscribe to Mage: The Podcast on iTunes, Google Play and TuneIn. Follow us on Twitter @magethepodcast

Victor Kinzer discusses  "A Phoenix Rises", an exploration of the world on the cusp of a New Horizon Council.   Are you ready to make history?  Listen to the episode at:  Pick up a copy of A Phoenix Rising  Victor is part of the creative team behind Walking Away from Arcadia about Changeling: The Dreaming

On today’s show Carrie Kube joins us to talk about her Mage adventure, “The Babel Center,” available on the Storytellers Vault. We discuss the adventure she wrote Vampire: The Masquerade, “Bloodlinebook Deava” and for Dungeons and Dragons Ravenloft; the artifact and characters featured in “The Babel Center;” tips writing for the Storytellers Vault; setting her adventure up for various editions of Mage and for crossover for other World of Darkness games; Spellfire: Master the Magic; how she discovered role playing games and Mage; Roll20. Subscribe to Mage: The Podcast on iTunes, Google Play and TuneIn. Follow us on Twitter @magethepodcast

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