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| Tomes of Magick: Laws of Ascension | 05 Jul 2025 | 00:49:12 | |
Adam and Bryce dive into Laws of Ascension, Mage’s guide to live-action roleplaying! They chat rotes, rubber rats, and rock-paper-scissors magic, with plenty of laughs and a dash of heartfelt critique. Whether you’re LARP-curious or just love mage lore, this one's for you. Also, Bryce shares news on a KULT: Divinity Lost deep dive over at Darker Days Radio. Truth until paradox, baby! Show Notes
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| Interview with James Curcio | 28 Jun 2025 | 00:34:10 | |
Writer, musician, and game designer James Curcio joins us for a warm, wide-ranging chat on magic, myth, and RPGs. From Dungeons & Dragons to Mage: The Ascension and Modern Mythology, we talk play, storytelling, and the mystery of it all. Oh, yeah, and we also shoot the breeze about goblins, game systems, and why magic might just be another name for imagination. Show Notes
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| Tomes of Magick: M20 Sorcerer | 12 Apr 2025 | 00:59:36 | |
Adam and Terry discuss Mage20 Sorcerer. What do the sorcerers and psychics of the World of Darkness get up to when they can't learn Sphere magick? Mage the Podcast social media links Website Patreon Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/magethepodcast.bsky.social Mastodon https://dice.camp/@magethepodcast Threads https://www.threads.net/@magethepodcast Discord | |||
| Tomes of Magick: The Artisans Handbook | 24 Dec 2022 | 01:08:22 | |
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
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| Yithians, Shuggoths, and Star Spawn: Mythos Creatures in Mage | 17 Dec 2022 | 01:05:46 | |
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 S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters: A Field Observer's Handbook of Preternatural Entities | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Castles and Covenants | 10 Dec 2022 | 01:07:56 | |
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 | |||
| Rejects from Reality: Bygones | 03 Dec 2022 | 01:10:54 | |
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
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| Emulating Magick Using Future Technologies with Steven Novella | 26 Nov 2022 | 00:59:49 | |
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 Genesys Star Wars - Fantasy Flight RPG Time perception as we fall experiment | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Infernalism: The Path of Screams | 19 Nov 2022 | 01:17:04 | |
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 | |||
| A Divine Cold War: In Nomine to Mage | 12 Nov 2022 | 01:34:29 | |
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! | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Bygone Bestiary | 05 Nov 2022 | 00:52:41 | |
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! | |||
| Historical Divination Techniques with David Whitworth | 29 Oct 2022 | 01:07:47 | |
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: Kokkuri Spirit Boards and WTF?! - Another show it Thoth tarot - Tarot variant informed by Uncle Ali Paradigm Shift - Introductory game on the God Machine Wikipedia page on divination Darker Days Radio -Show where David is a periodic guest | |||
| Mages of Duskvol: Missions, Clocks, and Lairs from Blades in the Dark | 22 Oct 2022 | 01:08:44 | |
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 Dark Various Forged in the Dark games Blades in the Dark Score generator - Make a score...NOW! | |||
| Interview with Jiba Anderson on the Bata'a | 29 Mar 2025 | 00:31:21 | |
Adam interviews Jiba Anderson, author of the Bata'a chapter in Forbidden and Forgotten Orders. Mage the Podcast social media links Website Patreon Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/magethepodcast.bsky.social Mastodon https://dice.camp/@magethepodcast Threads https://www.threads.net/@magethepodcast Discord | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Crusade Lore | 15 Oct 2022 | 00:57:38 | |
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 | |||
| Arkham, Antarctica, and Aldebaran: Mythos Locations in Mage | 08 Oct 2022 | 01:02:06 | |
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 while cones Cover image designed by Dorchadas, thanks! | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Sorcerers Crusade Core Book | 01 Oct 2022 | 01:08:45 | |
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 | |||
| Setting up a Chronicle and Session Prep | 24 Sep 2022 | 01:36:28 | |
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. | |||
| Tomes of Magick: M20 The Rich Bastard’s Guide to Magick | 17 Sep 2022 | 01:22:52 | |
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 Joe Versus the Volcano - Adam movie recommendation #1 Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Adam movie recommendation #2 | |||
| Adjudicating Magickal Effects | 10 Sep 2022 | 01:21:28 | |
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 | |||
| Innsmouth, Azathoth and Yog-Sothoth: Trail of Cthulhu in Mage | 03 Sep 2022 | 01:10:57 | |
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!
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| Tomes of Magick: M20 The Operative's Dossier | 27 Aug 2022 | 01:20:42 | |
How does terranorming work? Why are there so many wormholes in the Antarctic? What's the Enlightenment level of a Brown Paper Bag? Adam and Terry dive into the zany goodness of The Operative's Dossier. M20 The Operative's Dossier - This book M20 Technocracy Reloaded - The big volume Guide to the Technocracy - Previous omnibus book | |||
| How Linear Magic Works in M20 Sorcerer | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:37:57 | |
Charles Siegel walks us through creating linear magic effects for M20 Sorcerer from start to finish. He explains aspects, rituals, dice pools, and complications and what makes Awakened magick different. M20 Sorcerer - This book Magickal Capital - Charles book on sources of high resources for Traditionalists Paths of Power - An STV take on M20 Sorcery | |||
| M20 Sorcerous Affiliations with Drew K and Bek | 20 Aug 2022 | 01:24:37 | |
Are the Star Council and Thal'hun still an "it's complicated"? Is there still just one member of the Nephite Priesthood? What affiliations hate vampires? Drew K and Bek join to walk through every affiliation in M20 Sorcerer. yeetinto.space - OA Discord Bek Andrew Evans other DTRPG products
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| Houses of Hermes | 15 Mar 2025 | 01:10:25 | |
Terry and Michael Mercere discuss six of the Houses of the Order of Hermes. Michael's book Riddle of the Sphinx Check out OoH Tradition Book and OoH Tradition Book Revised. Mage the Podcast social media links Website Patreon Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/magethepodcast.bsky.social Mastodon https://dice.camp/@magethepodcast Threads https://www.threads.net/@magethepodcast Discord | |||
| M20 Sorcerer Overview with Developer Travis Legge | 13 Aug 2022 | 00:56:23 | |
Sorcerers boast centuries long lineages and unique abilities while largely avoiding the Ascension War. So how do you play one? Travis Legge joins to talk M20 Sorcerer, the latest addition to the M20 line.
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| Magogs, Tesla, and Aether-Spinning: Trinity Continuum Aether with Kim Godwin | 06 Aug 2022 | 00:51:18 | |
What if Tesla had discovered a way to time travel and this caused Martians to attack? What if Sleepers knew about hyperscience and were split on its use? Kim Godwin joins to discuss using Trinity Continuum: Aether in Mage! Aether Kickstarter - Where it's all happening Festival of the Steel Phallus - Yup, the one we talked about | |||
| Are Technocrats the Heroes with Walking Into Shadows | 30 Jul 2022 | 01:04:17 | |
The Technocratic Union started as unabashed antagonists but in M20 are they the heroes? Satyros Phil Brucato, Tyler of Vorpal Tales, and Terry join a panel hosted by Simon of Walking into Shadows on heroism and sacrifice in Mage. Satyros Red Shoes - Fiction by Satyros in dead tree and audio Tyler Vorpal Tales - Long running AP network with regular Mage games Simon Walking into Shadows 9pm ET, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month - M20 explainer show | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Technocracy Reloaded | 23 Jul 2022 | 01:31:01 | |
The Technocracy sometimes seems to be a conspiracy to save and enslave the world, so how's that going? Adam and Terry talk zombie plagues, yet more HIT Mark types, and octopus suits in Tomes of Magick: Technocracy Reloaded. Technocracy Reloaded - This book Guide to the Technocracy - Previous big book o' Technocracy Operative's Dossier - Next book! | |||
| Answering Ascension: Arcane, Managing Tone and Making Sense of Souls | 16 Jul 2022 | 00:57:56 | |
What is a soul in M20? How do mysticks see Arcane? Do all technomantic Wonders have batteries? Charles and Terry talk some of the squirrelier questions of the Mage setting and their answers. | |||
| The Gift, Twilight, and Grogs: Systems and Setting from Ars Magica | 09 Jul 2022 | 01:33:28 | |
How do you play a grog in troupe play or build a Covenant? What would magick look like if it had firm limits and Quiet brought wisdom? Thrice Great joins to talk Ars Magica and what we can take from Mage's cousin.
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| Organization of the Disparate Alliance | 02 Jul 2022 | 01:03:45 | |
M20 introduces the Crafts coming together to be a new player in the Ascension War. So where did the Crafts come from and how are they organized? Victor and Terry talk how the Disparates may cooperate...and how they don't. Book of Crafts - 2e book outlining the Crafts Book of Secrets - M20 book outlining how the Disparates mete out justice Dragons of the East - Revised book of East Asian Crafts | |||
| Tomes of Magick: M20 Book of the Fallen | 25 Jun 2022 | 01:21:26 | |
In M20 Book of the Fallen, the Nephandi receive their most detailed presentation to date. Adam and Terry talk plot options, infernal axes, the Caulborn, shells of creation, and Fallen schemes. Revised Book of Madness - Previously most detailed presentation Book of Madness - First detailed presentation | |||
| Film Theory and Inspirations for Mage with Yui | 18 Jun 2022 | 01:23:46 | |
Movies inform much of culture, why shouldn’t they inform our games? How do we use the Kuleshov effect, Formalism, and mise-en-scène at our tables? Yui joins to talk movie terms, ideas, and inspirations that we can use in our Mage games. Show Notes
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| Paradigm Deep Dive: Jewish Mysticism | 11 Jun 2022 | 01:16:44 | |
Hermetic, Batini, Taftani, and Chorister magick often invokes concepts in Jewish mysticism but what beliefs and practices do they draw from? Charles Siegel talks Jewish mysticism and how to use it in your games. Books and sources Charles mentioned - The text references wouldn't reasonably fit so they're listed here as part of the show outline Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah - Wraith book on the Holocaust that's well done | |||
| Interview with Atalanti Evripidou on the Sisters of Hippolyta | 08 Mar 2025 | 00:24:29 | |
Pooka G interviews Atalanti Evripidou on her Sisters of Hippolyta chapter Forbidden & Forgotten Orders. We Are Island, published in Luna Station Quarterly issue 060. In Greek, this story was published in issue 37 of "Φανταστικά Χρονικά" magazine. Shanties of the Sunless Vast, published in the anthology "Star Maidens", by MacKenzie Publishing. This is only available on Amazon for now, as far as I know. The Macabre Dance of the Fiddler and Kore, featured in Gallery of Curiosities, can be found on Spotify, YouTube, and other platforms for podcast. It was also reprinted recently in the second issue of Skull and Laurel magazine. Crystal Ash, featured in StarShipSofa no634 and reprinted in Speculative North magazine, issue 4. Shadow Play, published in Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter issue 19. The Pink Casket, published in 34 Orchard, issue 1. In Greek, my short story collection, "Εκείνοι που δεν έφυγαν", was published in Autumn 2024 by ΠΟΛΙΣ. Mage the Podcast social media links Website Patreon Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/magethepodcast.bsky.social Mastodon https://dice.camp/@magethepodcast Threads https://www.threads.net/@magethepodcast Discord | |||
| Technocratic Leadership: Who's In Control? | 04 Jun 2022 | 01:02:31 | |
The shadowy upper echelons of the Technocracy have shifted over time but Control is its best known incarnation. Control has been shrouded in secrecy and Victory and Terry walk through its possibilities.
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| Tomes of Magick: M20 Gods and Monsters | 28 May 2022 | 01:37:58 | |
Gods and Monsters delivers a broad range of characters and creatures from down and out Sleepers to incalculably powerful godforms. Adam and Terry talk Loa, HIT Marks, Talos, and a whole lot of Merits and Flaws. Mage Chronicles Volume 2 - Book that contains Ascension's Right Hand M20 Gods & Monsters - This book Listen to our interview with Satyros Phil Brucato, Hiromi Cota, James Sambrano and Isabella Price about M20 Gods & Monsters Book of the Fallen - Next book | |||
| Gaia, the Demiurge, and Cosmic Entities in Mage | 21 May 2022 | 01:07:24 | |
Different lines produce different cosmic beings so how do we use the lion-faced serpent Ialdabaoth, Gaia, the August Personage of Jade, and the Triat in our games? Josh and Terry talk cosmic beings where they can fit into Mage. Books referenced:
Opcast - Josh's Trinity podcast | |||
| Answering Ascension: Ascension, Space and Spheres | 14 May 2022 | 01:02:25 | |
Does Ascension kill you? Do mortal spacecraft enter the Umbra? Are the Spheres real and if not what are the Shard Realms? Charles and Terry talk some of the squirrelier questions of the Mage setting and their answers. Books mentioned: Bog Mummies - MORE MUMMIES! Book of Fragments - Book on Minor Spheres Imperial Mysteries - Book on Archmastery for Awakening Convention Book: Void Engineers - Tegmark Lensing! | |||
| Economics of Actual Plays and Mage of Sail with Patrick McNamara | 07 May 2022 | 01:12:15 | |
What goes into a kitting out an actual play? What equipment do you need? How do you balance the books? Patrick McNamara from Dogfood Studios joins to talk Mage of Sail and how to make it as an actual play. Patrick McNamara on Patreon Patrick McNamara on Twitch Equipment discussed: Shure SM7B - High quality desktop mic Shure SM58LC - A more manageable XLR Yeti Blue - A perfectly fine mic | |||
| Tomes of Magick: M20 The Book of Secrets | 30 Apr 2022 | 01:31:17 | |
What's a bloc tribunal vs a Wise Heart? Who protects the Yazidi, how does hacking work? Book of Secrets adds as a lot to M20 and Adam and Terry talk secondary abilities, merits and flaws, and Developer Q&A. This book - Book of Secrets Next book - Gods and Monsters | |||
| Rethinking Experience Points and Advancement in Mage | 23 Apr 2022 | 01:11:14 | |
Should higher levels cost more? How often should Arete go up? How can I make players drive advancement? Chazz and Terry talk character arcs, arcane beats, milestone XP, free Arete and additions to the MtP drinking game. Games mentioned: | |||
| Facing the Imbued: Mage/Hunter the Reckoning Crossover with Ranae | 16 Apr 2022 | 01:15:31 | |
Mages may be unleashed human potential but the Imbued see warlocks who should be leveraged, healed or fought. Ranae joins to talk powers, strange allies, Heralds, killer spoons and Hunter: The Reckoning. Ranae on Youtube, Twitter, and Discord
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| One Dot Sphere Effects | 09 Apr 2022 | 01:08:03 | |
So what can one dot in a Sphere do, even at low Arete? Quite a lot, turns out. Charles and Terry walk through every 1 dot effect in Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition (M20) they could find and how to use them in your Mage game.
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| Tomes of Magick - How Do You DO That? | 02 Apr 2022 | 01:21:50 | |
Freeform effects can be a lot and How Do You DO That? provides guidance on Necromancy to Nanobot reconstruction. Adam and Terry talk shapeshifting, storm control, stealth, scrying, and psychic powers. How Do You DO That? - This book Book of Secrets - Next book Enlightened Grimoire - Just all the Rotes (community content) | |||
| Satyros Brucato Interview on the Solificati | 01 Mar 2025 | 00:29:11 | |
Adam interviews Satyros Brucato on his Solificati chapter in Forbidden & Forgotten Orders. Brucato's Recommendations: The Magician's Reflection by Bill Whitcomb The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust Maynard James Keenan biography Gary Lachman books: Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World A Secret History of Consciousness Valhalla with a Twist of Lethe Mage the Podcast social media links Website Patreon Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/magethepodcast.bsky.social Mastodon https://dice.camp/@magethepodcast Threads https://www.threads.net/@magethepodcast Discord | |||
| The World of Dark Ages Mage with Jacob K | 26 Mar 2022 | 01:17:52 | |
Before the Council and the Technocracy formed, the world of Dark Ages Mage was ruled by Fellowships. Who were they and what was their world like in the 13th century? Jacob K from World of Dark Ages joins to explain! Mage and Dark Ages Books
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| Creating Better Mage Plot Hooks | 19 Mar 2022 | 01:16:45 | |
How do we go beyond quests given my mentors, pursuit by Technocrats, and missions from Traditions? Josh and Terry talk better plot hooks from the Umbra, Avatar, backgrounds, abilities, and character arcs. Character arcs: Your Best Game Ever - an alternative to regular XP | |||
| Tomes of Magick: Mage 20th Anniversary Edition Core Rulebook | 12 Mar 2022 | 01:00:03 | |
With a PDF just shy of 700 pages, Mage 20th Anniversary Edition Core is around a half million words of Purple Mage goodness. Adam and Terry talk new rules, new themes, new history and how to navigate it. M20 Core Rulebook - This book How Do You DO That? - Next book Adam's notes on The Classic of Mountains & Seas (old Chinese book) | |||