A podcast for Mage: The Ascension players, storytellers, and World of Darkness fans.
Ever wandered into a garden so beautiful you forgot the way out? đż In this weekâs Mage: The Podcast, Adam explores The Gardens of Inn â a mysterious, decaying fae realm from the OSR classic by Emmy Allen â and shows how it can bloom in your Mage: The Ascension game. Plus, a new âParadigm Shiftâ series connects unexpected RPG books to the World of Darkness. đ˛
Howdy, Mage fans! Adam and Pooka are back with big news, a new Changeling magic book, and invites to TryItCon2: TerryCon and PAX Unplugged. This time they dig into The Crow, from comic grief to film justice, goth rain, Brandon Lee, and Mage-style ideas. A quick stop with Philip K. Dick, a chat about sanity and Quiet, and a reminder that it cannot rain all the time. Tell your friends, because madness loves company.
Todayâs episode is a memorial to our departed friend and co-host, Terry Robinson. Join Adam, Bryce, Charles, Josh, and Pooka as they share some memories, followed by a series of messages submitted from our community and some words from Joseph. We also invite you to download the free PDF of the â Book of Tributesâ , a collection of written tributes from our Discord that was produced for Terryâs memorial. We hope that this episode will help you to keep Terry close at heart, and remember that Ascension is the friends we made along the way.
In Part 2 of our Mage Zero Edition deep-dive, Adam and Pooka sift the fun esotericaâearly Tradition names (Parmenidians, Initiates of the Invisible World), a clearer Celestial Chorus, Dreamspeakersâ true remit, quirky rituals, big willpower walls, Paradox wrinkles, the dream magic that never was, and share their thoughts on what was best left behind and …
Adam and Pooka crack open a lost treasure â Mage: The Ascension, Zero Edition, a 1993 manuscript that shaped the gameâs future. They share laughs, lore, share their thoughts on what was best left behind and what is ready to drop into your game, and a few âwhat were they thinking?â moments, from cosmic origins …
Pooka and Bryce crack open Victorian Mage: Bizarre Tales and Unusual Characters. From ghostly X-ray photos to occult artists and Umbra conspiracies, what stories and characters wait around the globe for your players to discover? Plus, TryItCon 2: Terry Con Edition is set for Nov 7â9 on Discord & Zoom, honoring Terry Robinson with games and a Twitter Pig charity auction.
Adam and Pooka explore the wild world of Paradoxâthose cosmic smackdowns that keep Mages humble. They chat about realms where magic bites back, share tales from the table, and review Never-Real Worlds, a Storytellerâs Vault toolkit full of roll tables to spark your own strange Paradox adventures. Grab a seat, pour a drink, and join the ride toward Ascension (without all the headaches).
Welcome to Reality Deviants Movie Club! Pooka, Adam, and Jenna dive into Sneakers (1992), a techno-thriller packed with heists, hacker mages, and Mage: The Ascension plot seeds. From Virtual Adepts vs. Technocracy to teamwork and codebreaking wonders, we break it all downâplus ideas for running this as a chronicle.
Adam and guest Amena dive into Laws of Ascension Companion, the last Mage live action role-playing game (LARP) book. From Technocracy quirks to oddball factions, wild rotes, and Umbra adventures, they cover what works, whatâs weird, and whatâs worth borrowing for your Chronicle. Plus, Amena shares how she built a thriving local LARP scene from scratch.
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Adam here with a fresh Community Roundup with guests Stefan Carton, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mark Hope, David Lewis and Lee Webb. Grab a seat and letâs celebrate three standout projects from our magical corner of the internet.