Testimonial
Duplicity, Scene One
Introduction Mage Storyteller:Heat lightning flashed across the D.C. sky, the weather matching a city silent today. Mr. Hill gazed over the city, appreciating a silence hard fought for and well earned. “As you were” he murmured to the city, turning back to his passion, his daily business. Hyejin Keun breathed in, relaxing in the calm …
Tomes of Magick: Technocracy: N.W.O.
Some factions consider the Ascension War a metaphor for the fight for reality. Others consider the War to be internal. Some factions consider it a full on total war and the New World Order is one of them. Propaganda, manipulation, strategic violence, and sometimes a chaingun are all appropriate focuses in the procedures required to bring about Safety and Security for the Masses. When your enemies are this bad, what methods could possibly go too far? Adam and Terry walk through the Convention book that gave us the Spectre limousine, mindscaping, and Room 101, how their tools work, and how to use them in your chronicle.
Worlds of Darkness: Mage/Demon the Fallen Crossovers
Many world cultures refer to servants of greater powers who guide humanity and other servants of darker powers who tempt us. What if the latter started out as the former? Demon: The Fallen builds a world where a war occurred in heaven where those who fought for the right to reveal themselves to humans were banished from creation…until now. Demon as a system plays very well with Mage and Terry Robinson and Charles Siegel will guide you though adding those who saw paradise lost to your chronicle.
Upcoming Projects and Gen Con 2019 Part 2: Politics in Mage, Writing and Editing, and Growing the Mage Community
The second and final Gen Con 2019 interview show, but first some updates on Mage: The Podcast projects!
Duplicity: A Twitter Chronicle
This month we launched Duplicity, a Mage chronicle on Twitter with Ira Grace as the Storyteller. If you’re interested, follow the hashtag #DPLCTY to see how the story unfolds. If you’d like to hear the backstory of the chronicle you can listen to Terry Robinson’s interview with Ira.
Tomes of Magick: Sons of Ether
The Sons of Ether are seen as crazy technomancers but the true history of these explorers go back far farther. Adam and Terry explore their history and ideas from Greek philosophers to the last modern remnants of Victorian explorers and pulp actions heroes. Along the way, find out how the nature of scientific discovery has changed across editions and, as always, Adam’s story ideas.
Joseph Finally Plays Mage, Types of Apocalypses and Future Projects
Joseph Aleo launched Mage: The Podcast because no Mage podcasts existed. That was almost a year ago and only now has he actually gotten to play. How did it go? What was his character? Is “Joseph” just a front for something more sinister? Also find out how Joseph got his start in broadcasting and some ways in which you can roleplay the apocalypse.
Tomes of Magick: Akashic Brotherhood
The Akashic Brotherhood has a storied history both in game and out of game. These experts in the Mind sphere were also inspired by the Hong Kong action films of the ‘70s through ‘90s and turn their bodies into Awakened weapons. Find out how this Tradition was brought to life in Tradition Book Akashic Brotherhood as Adam Simpson brings his expertise and Terry Robinson brings his ignorance to the question of “how do the Akashics line up with actual East Asian practices?” Adam also provides a reading list that the book didn’t, all the while Terry nods, faking like he knows what’s going on.
Worlds of Darkness: Mage/Werewolf Crossovers with Josh Heath
Mages fight for Ascension but other Night-Folk fight for the survival of the planet in the face of the corrupting Wyrm. The warriors of Gaia are the Garou or werewolves and they consider themselves the chosen to remove rot and corruption but what do they think of those that can rewrite reality? Are they slavering murder hounds, Gaia’s chosen or the best lacrosse players on the earth? Terry had no idea so he called in Josh Heath of Werewolf: The Podcast and storyteller for both Mage and Werewolf to discuss the basics of how werewolves work and how they can fit into a Mage Chronicle.