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May 2, 2018July 3, 2021

Metaplot in Mage: The Ascension

On today’s show Mage: The Ascension co-creator Satyros Brucato and Darker Days Radio co-founder Mark Hope join us to to discuss metaplot in Mage.

Show Notes

How Mark got into RPGs and Mage
What is metaplot and how does it relate to Mage
The House of Helekar and the beginning of the metaplot
The cautionary tale of Vormaas
If Amanda will return to Mage
Should you check in with your players regarding the metaplot
The Year of the Reckoning
The Avatar Storm
The Horizon War trilogy
Porthos Fitz-Empress
The Whiteout
How Ron Perelman wiped out 30% of the comic book and gaming industry in the 90s and how it effected the metaplot for Wraith and Changeling
Will there be future Sorcerer’s Crusade-related releases
How to use Threat Null as antagonists but still keep the Umbra open for player exploration
What elements didn’t make it into the Mage metaplot
What happend to the Jade Demon
Big Trouble in Little China
What the main difference in game mechanics between Victorian Age: Mage and Mage 20 is.

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April 23, 2018May 10, 2019

Aris Mosquito Risakis’ Mage Tattoo

There is a first time with everything. Like a tattoo. So since it’s something you’re stuck with, you’d better make it about something significant. Like something that taught you how subjective reality can be and how one thing can be seen a million different ways depneding on who is looking at it. Like something that taught you to put your self in other people’s shoes.

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April 21, 2018July 13, 2026

The Lexicon of Mage

Joseph is joined by longtime Mage player and Storyteller Adam Simpson for an introduction to the language of Mage: The Ascension.

The World of Darkness does more than give players mechanical terminology. Its most important words are also used by characters inside the setting. In Mage, terms such as Arete, Avatar, Seeking, Arcane, and Ascension describe rules, experiences, philosophies, and unresolved mysteries.

Joseph and Adam also discuss why Mage can intimidate new players, how its free-form magic system differs from traditional spell lists, and why Paradox should be understood as more than a punishment mechanic.

Show Notes

The lexicon of Mage
Arete
Seeking
Avatar
Arcane
Ascension
The Ascension War

Next week Mage co-creator Satyros Brucato returns to the podcast and we are joined by Darker Days co-founder Mark Hope will talk about the metaplot of Mage: the Ascension.