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Strange Peoples in Mage: Fae Beings, Djinn and Robots

The ⁠World of Darkness⁠ has all sorts of non-human peoples, how do we add them to Mage? Pook from ⁠Changeling: The Podcast⁠ joins to talk about the ⁠Fomorians⁠, ⁠Tuatha de Danaan⁠, the ⁠Goro, Dero⁠, ⁠Firstborn⁠ and the ⁠Djinn⁠.

Types of Conspiracies in the World of Darkness

The ⁠World of Darkness⁠ is full of ⁠supernatural conspiracies⁠, but who ⁠falls in with them⁠ and how can we use them in our games? Jordan Etherington joins to talk methods and pitfalls when adding creeping conspiracy to your game.

RPGs at PAX Unplugged with Mike A and Pooka G

How do we crack D&D’s hegemony? What would a better ⁠World of Darkness⁠ convention experience be? What fun stuff did we find? Mike A of ⁠Darker Days Radio⁠ and Pooka G from ⁠Changeling: The Podcast⁠ talk ⁠PAX Unplugged⁠.

Tomes of Magick: Mapping Werewolf’s Umbra

Werewolves⁠ see the Otherworlds differently with different senses, different passages, and possibly different places. Adam and Terry talk ⁠Umbra⁠, ⁠Umbra (Revised)⁠ and ⁠ W20 Umbra: The Velvet Shadow ⁠ from the Scar to the planetary court.

Tomes of Magick: Werewolf Umbra Books

Werewolves⁠ guard against mages raiding their ⁠caerns⁠ for ⁠quintessence⁠ but no one can stop us from raiding Werewolf books for story ideas! Adam and Terry talk ⁠Umbra⁠, ⁠Umbra (Revised) and ⁠W20 Umbra⁠ from Chaos Stones to the Kami.

Planetside: The Void Engineers on Earth

The ⁠Void Engineers⁠ get pigeon-holed as the ⁠Convention⁠ of ⁠space marines⁠ and ⁠voidships⁠, but that’s just one part. Bryce and Terry talk about what the Void Engineers do on Earth and how to run planetside oid Engineers stories.

Making Sense of Paradigm, Practice, and Instruments

Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition was a leap forward in how a character does magick with ⁠focus ⁠but how do we bring instrument, practice, and ⁠paradigm⁠ alive at the table? ⁠Charles Siegel⁠ walks through optional systems, high level explainers, and his reference work, ⁠Prism of Focus⁠.

Tomes of Magick: M20 Victorian Mage

M20 Victorian Age⁠ describes a world on the cusp of modernity steeped in gaslit mystery. ⁠Pook⁠ and Terry talk the ⁠perils of the straits⁠, ⁠the intrigue of empire⁠, and odd magicks ⁠re-emerging after centuries⁠.

Shakespeare’s Magick England after the Sorcerer’s Crusade with Nathan Foxgrove

What does magick look like in ⁠Shakespeare⁠’s England with ⁠Dee ⁠as ⁠Elizabeth⁠’s court astrologer and ⁠Walsingham⁠’s spies everywhere? Nathan Foxgrove joins to talk ⁠Navalon⁠, the last ⁠skyriggers⁠, and the Book of Oberon.

Advice for First-Time Storytellers with Walking into Shadow

Mage is an intimidating game to run, so besides the rules, what to keep in mind when you start? ⁠Simon⁠ from ⁠Walking into Shadow⁠ and Terry talk recommendations to get a game a Mage that won’t fall apart in one sitting.