Surrealism in Mage and Invisible Sun

Mage can often provide surreal moments but how do you run a game with the surreal baked in without breaking everything? Chazz and Terry talk surrealism in Mage, references, and things to steal from Invisible Sun.

Show Notes

• Invisible Sun Preview – A free preview of the game
• Invisible Sun – The whole game
• Itras By – A surreal game in a strange town
• Dreamhounds of Paris – Game of surrealists discovering the dreamlands
• Lacuna – Surrealism of strange agents fighting things they don't quite understand
• Teratology Preview – Free peek
• Teratology – Monster book for Invisible Sun
• Works
  • Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening – Salvador Dalí painting
  • The Gone Away World – Nick Harkaway’s book about a strange sci fi book
  • The Last Days of New Paris – China Miéville book on destructive surrealism
  • Cicero – A print Terry finds inspiring
• Artists
  • Kay Sage – Surrealist who did haunting studies of depression
  • Alberto Giacometti – Surrealist sculpter
  • Leonora Carrington – Long-lived vibrant Surrealist
  • Yves Tenguey
  • Max Ernst
• Other
  • Private Language/Beetle in a box
  • A Book of Surrealist Games
  • Exquisite corpse examples
• Chazz’s Stuff
• Systematic Understanding of Everything – Exalted explainer
• The Fall of Jiara – Chazz’s actual play

Executive Producers

Oracles

Bad Company • Buck Gregory • Christopher Phillips • Derek Semsick • DrawnCap • DrunkDez • Jason Vines • Rebecca Pool • Sean Gallagher • Spartacus • The Krewe of Erebuss

Archmasters

Berto • Brad-O-the Blue • Dan Svensson • Glacial Indifference • Jeffois • Leroy Bryce • Morgan Aran • Wolf Larryson

Acolytes

Aleks • Alexia • Ambiversion • Anders S • Ben Bandelow • Blaise Hebert • Bruno Teixeira • Bryce Perry • Bubba, The Pale One • Chartan • Cig • Curtis Hendricks • Darren Hennessey • Daniel Cuppen • Daniel Scribner • Dan Svensson • David Röhe • Ean Robertson • EBG • Eric Schwenke • Gray -Trilug- H • Guy Stewart • Ia Bull • James B • Jason Kennedy • Jenna F • Jeremy Z • Jervis Johnson • Kathleen Hailperin • Kevin Fitzpatrick • Khris Kinner • Leslie Weatherstone • Lolz & stuff • Loren Jensen • Manel Canós • Matthew Proehl • Maurice Hopkins • Melissa Krause • Michael Parker • Nebero • Nikita Kleymenov • Patrick McNamara • RobH • Ryan • Ryan Kendy • Ryan Stray • Samuel Tobin • Sev Nessus • Shell Konch • Starfish • Stefan Carton • Tyler Bryan • Will Vincent • Ygard

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