Mage: The Podcast

Finally Adam and Terry talk deathless supernaturals in an unending war that stalk the night, mummies! A World of Darkness: Mummy contains strange creatures with strange ancient magic and we talk adding it to your Mage game.A World of Darkness: Mummy⁠ - This bookUS Route 666 - One of severalMage/Mummy Crossover - previous episode on Mummy the ResurrectionMummy the Cursed - Previous episode on Mummy the Cursed

How do you brainstorm plot threads? How do you come up with Umbrood names, McGuffin descriptions or outline NPCs? Adam and Terry walk through their processes for coming up with plot and creating Mage-sounding non-sense.John Cleese spoke about creativity for Video Arts in January 1991.Creativity: A Short & Cheerful Guide (book) by John CleeseA Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech, 1983 / 2008(newer)A Kick in the Seat of the Pants by Roger von Oech, 1986Electric Bastionland by Chris McDowallTome of Adventure Design by Matt FinchThe Dungeon Dozen by Jason SholtisFar Side Collection (newspaper comic strip)Legends of TonoThe Classic of Mountains & SeasKojiki (I recommend the Donald Philippi translation)Charles DickensG. K. Chesterton

Does the NWO control the CIA or the FBI? How entwined in the NSA are the Virtual Adepts? Adam and Terry talk NSA, CIA, FBI, what mages know about them and other weird 90s conspiracies in Project Twilight.Project Twilight - This bookMummy 1st Edition - Next bookNow, with corrected syncing!

Join Satyros and Walking into Shadow for a wide-ranging discussion on matching effect with paradigm, emulating other games, minimal and maximal interpretations of the rules, and Terry just yelling about things.Otherworlds Illuminated: A "Mage Made Hard" Guide to the Umbra is out! If you want a version without AI art, that's available here: Generative AI Art-Free Version of Otherworlds IlluminatedEpisode on One Dot Sphere EffectsOnyx Path Twitch Channel

What books do we wish Sorcerers Crusade had gotten? What do we pull from these historical settings? Should we be using pillars in the modern era? Terry and Adam answer your questions!

What strange things exist at the intersection of Night-Folk? Why a creepy circus! Mage the Podcast is joined by Werewolf the Podcast and Changeling the Podcast to talk ancient terrors, thirsty gods...and clowns.Midnight Circus - This book!World of Darkness: Hong Kong - Another generic WoD Book

Mage First Edition was a bold vision of game, but how to follow it up? Satyros provides an oral history of how Mage changed over its roughly first year from Book of Chantries to Book of Shadows.Mage book listSatyros on PatreonSatyros on Amazon

How do you run paranormal investigation with access to Time 2? Does anyone besides the Technocracy do this regularly? Bryce and Terry talk weird artifacts, team dynamics and investigations that make sense in WoD.Control (Video Game)Twin PeaksPsychic Self-DefenseWarehouse 13The Rivers of LondonSupernatural TV Laundry FilesDresden FilesX-FilesSCP PodcastThere Is No Antimemetics Division

Have you ever said “My game needs more boats?” ⁠ World of Darkness: Blood-Dimmed Tides ⁠ talks ⁠new fae⁠, blood-sweating vampires, Hermetic boats and aquatic systems for days. What side are you on in the war between ⁠Dagon⁠ and ⁠Vatea⁠?World of Darkness: Blood-Dimmed Tides - This bookWilliam Hope Hodgeson - Author of boat storiesNaval institute press copy of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Adam's recommended translation

In a world rife with supernatural threats how do mortals take back the night? How do we add these actors and agencies to our games? Terry talks Hunter 5th, desperation, SAD post glow-up, and avatar lineages.Project Twilight - Another mortal game bookThe Second Inquisition - V5 book on powerful mortal groupsHunter the Reckoning 5th⁠ - This book