Mage: The Podcast

In this mechanics minisode, Monica Speca , Exalted, Scion, and Trinity Dev joins to help Terry workshop some ways to make magick in Mage a little bit quirkier. Regular episode will be out this Saturday!

Order of Reason posits a bold and inventive direction for treating the pro-Technocracy in the Sorcerers Crusade era. Adam and Terry talk 50 guilds, the labyrinth of the Order and cutting edge kite technology. ⁠Order of Reason⁠ - This book Witches and Pagans - Next book

How can you quickly establish mood and tone in a world new to the players but familiar to their characters? Victor and Terry talk chronicle and game tenets and how to use them to dial in the game your table wants. Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition - a game with coterie and character principles After the War - A game where principles are hit points Urban Shadows - A game with very clear game tenet...

The Dark Fantastic often requires not just a steady blade but often a keen wit at court. Adam and Terry talk fencing, Ars Cupiditae, and the hidden machinations of the High Guild and Ksirafai in The Swashbuckler's Handbook . Swashbucklers Handbook - This book The Order of Reason - Next book

This week we talk to Charles Siegel about big money Traditions corporations and minor Spheres for Night-Folk allies, Jenna Flohr about running adventures in the Hollow Earth and TL Webb on Mage fiction in North Texas. Five Room Dungeons - A template for dungeon encounters Gathering Shadows by TL Webb   Adventure to Hollow Earth by Jenna Flohr  Adventure to Hollow Earth Actual Play - On Youtube! Bo...

The world of the dark fantastic is another country and Sorcerers Crusade Companion is your guide. Adam and Terry talk the Aztecs, the enchanted dragon islands, culture and the detailed fencing rules you've been craving. Sorcerers Crusade Companion - This book Swashbuckler's Handbook - Next book Paradigm Deep Dive: Jewish Mysticism

Why do some mages chant in Latin or Enochian , while others compose contracts to talk to spirits? Brian Johnson joins to talk about magick and language from demon-trapping incantation bowls to chaos magic's autohypnosis and how to use them in our games. Brian Johnson's Freelancer Web Page - See what Brian has worked on Snowcrash - Book by Neal Stephenson Real World Magic Texts with Brian Johnson -...

What happened in the world of Mage: The Ascension this year and what is planned for 2023? Terry gives his end of the year thoughts on what Mage: The Podcast has done so far and what we plan to do and why we hope to do it.

What’s the state of Enlightened technology in the 16th century? How do Craftmasons view Artificers ? Adam and Terry talk sacred geometry, Ars Preclarus, and SC-era submarines in The Artisans Handbook . Show Notes The Artisans Handbook - This book Sorcerers Crusade Companion - Next book Book of Days - Changeling book of holidays and events Bog Bodies - MOAR MUMMIES Paradigms Explored: Fairy-Faith -...

The Mythos crawls with cosmic horrors but what of the smaller ones? Can we add the Yithians or Shuggoths to the World of Darkness? Bryce and Terry talk Bokrug , Mi-Go and Deep Ones and how to add them to your games. Dark Days Radio - Bryce's other podcast Monster Man Podcast   Michael Shea The Egg by Andy Weir   S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands S. Petersen's Field Guide to...

Werewolves have caerns , vampires have havens , what do magi have in the Renaissance? Adam and Terry talk Order strongholds, Doissetep , Horizon , and strange other places in Tomes of Magick: Castles and Covenants . Castles and Covenants - This book Trilemma Adventure Maps - Detailed period maps

How have Bygones changed across editions, where do they come from, and how can we use them in our games? Josh and Terry talk theories, dealing with Paradox, how to make your own, and a hearty helping of plot hooks. Show Notes Myths and Legends of Our Land - Book of NA folk lore Esoterrorists - Gumshoe game on the odd things that can sneak through reality Book of Unremitting Horrors - Esoterrorist...

Technomancers have a strange relationship with paradox , so what of their tech is likely near and what's far off? Dr. Steven Novella , author of The Skeptics' Guide to the Future discusses telepathy , AI experts , and pet chupacabras . The Skeptics' Guide to the Future - The book this conversation is based on Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast 2d20 Fallout - Modiphius's licensed Fallout RPG G...

The Renaissance world crawls towards the light of enlightenment but shadows lurk with infernalists, demons, and horrors. Adam and Terry talk the Absolute, Aesfotedia, and Ahrimanites in Infernalism: The Path of Screams . Infernalism: The Path of Screams - This book Castles and Covenants - Next book M20 The Book of the Fallen - A large contemporary version The Garden of Adompha - Story by Clark Ash...

World of Darkness has varied views on the divine while In Nomine is clear: A distant god and a bitter lucifer brood while their angels and demons pursue their agendas. Griffin and Terry discuss how to jam that into Mage. In Nomine - Core Rulebook The Story Told - Podcast where Griffin runs the Promethean actual play Promethean MtP Episode - Also with Griffin! Demon the Descent Demon the Descent Qu...

The World of Darkness has mere than mere vampires and werewolves in the shadows. Bygone Bestiary describes the dragons, unicorns, firebirds, and stranger creatures in it and Adam and Terry talk the hits and misses. Bygone Bestiary - This book M20 Gods & Monster - Another big book of beasties Infernalism: The Path of Screams - Next book!

Tarot, Ouija, runes, and trances receive heavy play in RPGs but what about using lightning, fire, coffee grinds and roosters? David Whitworth author of Eye to the Void joins to talk historical divination in RPGs. Eye to the Void Kickstarter - Where you can get it Drunken Storyteller Podcast - David's podcast! Ouija and Japan's Satanic Panic - Episode on Ouija's Japanese analog Halloween Episode: K...

Can we use clocks to track finding a True Name ? What if the Technocracy used Heat? Can we come up with good systems to represent flashbacks using Spheres ? Charles and Terry talk systems to steal from Blades in the Dark . Blades in the Dark SRD - The Blades rules online for free Magickal Capital - High Resource firms for Mages Blades on DRTRG - The PDF Scum and Villainy - Sci Fi Forged in the Dar...

Crusade Lore is full of the bits that didn't fit into Sorcerers Crusade core with information on scourgelings , and town layout. Adam and Terry talk port logistics, gabled hats and war balloons in Tomes of Magick: Crusade Lore. Crusade Lore - This book Sorcerers Crusade core - The core book Bygone Bestiary - Next book

What if the Dreamlands replaced the Maya, Innsmouth had wraiths, and Miskatonic University were the reality bubble of a Marauder? Bryce and Terry talk adding Mythos locations to Mage the Ascension. No forests on flat earth - it's real weird  The Lovecraft wiki - Really powered this episode The Control Wiki - Enter the Oldest House Pnakotus - Australian city where people write down their memories w...

1466 is a world where faith, science, and magick mix together in an uneasy brew. Sorcerers Crusade Core kicks off the first historical period for Mage and Adam and Terry talk balloons, Batini , and battle armor. Sorcerers Crusade core book - This book Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff - a podcast featuring Ken Hite

What do you ask during chronicle planning? How do you set up for a first or tenth session? Victor and Terry talk how they prepare for a new chronicle as well as what session prep looks like at each stage of a story.

What's a Marauder do with billions in the bank? What's the richest Tradition? Adam and Terry talk the treasures of Doissetep, private towns, nanotech clouds and cold hard cash in M20 The Rich Bastard’s Guide to Magick . M20 The Rich Bastard’s Guide to Magick - This book Rich Bastard’s Guide to Magick with Lauren Roy - Conversation with the developer and Josh Heath about the book The Midnight World...

How many successes to lift a monastery? When do you need dots in Medicine to kill someone? Can Spirit 2 just do everything? Charles and Terry talk their methods for determining what a magickal effect needs. The Nine Spheres - A guide to Spheres on the Storyteller Vault Sphere clarifications Google Docs - A document that seemingly compiled most of the Sphere stuff from M20 Charles Siegel’s Patreon

The Great Old Ones may sit outside of reality , Horizon , or merely our front doors but how do we use the Cthulhu Mythos in our games? Bryce and Terry talk space gods and investigation systems from Trail of Cthulhu .  Things mentioned! Bubblegumshoe - Teen Detective game Night's Black Agents - Jason Bourne vs Dracula Cthulhu City - Gumshoe game where you're stuck in a Mythos-riddled city Cthulhu C...