Pooka begins a new Tomes of Magic miniseries about licensed Mage books that never appeared in English.
The first subject is Le Monde des Ténèbres: France, a rare 1997 French World of Darkness supplement. Its Mage chapter presents a highly personal vision of Awakened France: Breton Verbena, technocratic influence over European institutions, Etherites at Futuroscope, an isolated French region of the Digital Web, Jules Verne working with Marauders, an awakened AI, and a system for changing the rules of reality itself.
The book is imaginative and packed with unusual chronicle hooks, but does it actually help a Storyteller run Mage in France?
Show Notes
- Le Monde des Ténèbres: France – A French-language World of Darkness sourcebook published by Ludis International in January 1997. The 247-page book covers the five principal World of Darkness game lines and was intended to launch a larger French series that never materialized.
- Jules Verne Museum in Nantes – While Verne never lived in the building, its surroundings reflect the atmosphere which influenced his work.
- Joseph-Marie Jacquard and the programmable loom – It revolutionized textile manufacturing by using interchangeable, punched cards to automate the raising and lowering of individual warp threads.
- Minitel and the history of networking in France – Minitel was a pioneering French videotex network launched in 1980. The government distributed free terminals to telephone subscribers to replace paper directories. It became a massive pre-World Wide Web success, enabling millions to shop, check stocks, and chat until the service was retired on June 30, 2012.
- Minitel at the Computer History Museum – The CHM highlights Minitel as a massive cultural and technological phenomenon that predated the World Wide Web by a decade.
- Official Carnac Alignments– Recognized for its breathtaking medieval architecture and dynamic natural environment, it features a Gothic Benedictine abbey founded in 708 AD and a historic fortified village.
- Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay at UNESCO
- Strasbourg Cathedral official – Considered to be among the finest examples of Rayonnant Gothic architecture.
- Cité de l’espace in Toulouse– A major scientific discovery center and theme park dedicated to spaceflight and astronomy.
- Guiana Space Centre – A spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America.
Zoning boards are where the fight against the Technocracy must needs be fiercest and firmest.
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Oracles
Bad Company • Buck Gregory • Christopher Phillips • Derek Semsick • DrawnCap • DrunkDez • Jason Vines • Rebecca Pool • Sean Gallagher • Spartacus • The Krewe of Erebuss
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