Mage Sight

We explain our understanding of Mage Sight in Mage: the Awakening, discussing the differences between Peripheral, Active, and Focused Mage Sight. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight Awakening is a metaphor for opening one's eyes to the Truth. Once open, however, they cannot be shut again. The primary consequence of this is Mage Sight, the ability to perceiv...

We go over the thirteen different Practices a Mage can use with Arcana to interact with the Supernal elements of the Fallen World. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight Understanding the means of magic is core to being a Mage. These means are called Practices, thirteen different ways of interacting with the Lie. Ability with these is used to gauge a Mage's ma...

We go over the ten Arcana in pairs per Path, discussing what each governs and what they can do in theory. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight The power available to Mages primarily comes in the ability to cast spells. Commanding the ten sources of Truth known as Arcana is the secret to this power. Arcana which allow mages to inspect, alter, create, and dest...

We talk more in-depth about the Abyss and its relationship with the Fallen World. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight The Lie is not a passive prison, deployed once and forgotten. It is actively perpetuated by the Abyss in a manner unknown to any Mage, possibly even the Exarchs themselves. Caused by the Abyss, Sleepers are cursed to be faced with unimaginab...

We talk about the factions a Mage is likely to encounter after their Awakening. The four Orders in the Atlantean Diamond plus the Free Council, comprising the Atlantean Pentacle, as well as the Seers of the Throne. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight Sometimes a Mage needs help from other Mages, to deal with a threat they've never encountered before; to cas...

This episode, we discuss the different Paths a Mage might take during their Awakening: what they are, how they differ, and the unique qualities of each. https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight Each Mage walks one of five Paths. This is not a metaphor, but a description of the shared experience they have during Awakening, which engenders a shared magical way of...

We introduce some of the concepts discussed in the Mage: the Awakening core rulebook and give our thoughts on them. (Sorry for the abrupt ending! You might be able to hear the footsteps of the reason it had to be cut short near the end. Unfortunately, our recording studio is not secure to a determined toddler.) https://www.instagram.com/magesightmedia https://www.patreon.com/c/MageSight Mage: the...