Paradox: A Mage the Ascension Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Sorry for the delay on this one - turns out I had more to say about the Hermetics than I thought! (Shocker, I know). However, someone who is often wiser than I am reminded me that a Hermetic is never late. Nor are they early. They arrive precisely when they mean to. So, I hope you enjoy this extra-large serving of Mage!

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, especially Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum.

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It's the 25th anniversary of the Week of Nightmares - so I had to do an episode on it!

Don't worry, there'll be less metaplot in the months to come, I think I've done enough of it for now.

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, especially Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum.

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If I've mentioned it once, I've mentioned it...at least three times. It's time to talk about the Metaphysic trinity in Mage the Ascension (or Metaphysical trinity, if you're fancy). The forum post by Saikou that I mention is here, and I truly thank so many other people for being able to explain things in a way I understand.

Happy Holidays from Paradox!

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, especially Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

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Where does a mage's magic really come from? Let's talk about the Avatar - what is it, and what does it mean for your mage?

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

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Time to get back to some basics! We've been learning a lot about spheres and the Mage cosmology - but how about how to actually play the game?

Special thanks to Terry over at Mage: the Podcast for a fantastic interview - maybe we'll get a chance to see you over here one day as well!

If you are feeling generous and want me to keep doing what I'm doing, I've added a tip jar - but no pressure: https://ko-fi.com/tiptheparadoxspirits

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

#rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales

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The long lost Correspondence and Data sphere episode has finally dropped! Learn about all the wacky fun you can have as a mage with power over spatial relations or the data that makes the world go round.

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

#rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales

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Happy almost Hallowe'en! Today we're looking at the Spirit sphere and its Technocratic counterpart - Dimensional Science. Also - join Dork Tales NEXT weekend (November 3rd-5th) for the FIFTH year of streaming games for Extra Life and the Children's Miracle Network. Check us out on twitch.tv/dorktales for a bunch of wild games that you, yes YOU can affect with your donation to a good cause.

If you are feeling generous and want me to keep doing what I'm doing, I've added a tip jar - but no pressure: https://ko-fi.com/tiptheparadoxspirits

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

#rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales

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Happy Friday the 13th! Today we're looking at the wide WIDE universe in the mage cosmology and trying to wrap our heads around the many umbrae, realms, zones, and various things called "Horizon."

Apologies for no episode last week - as I mentioned on my channel on the Dork Tales discord server, I had Covid and lost my voice. You can still hear some of the cracks in this episode, but I tried to keep it as limited as I could.

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

#rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales

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In Episode 12, Jen looks more closely at the Time sphere, tackling the difficult questions of time travel and manipulation of the time-space continuum.

If you are feeling generous and want me to keep doing what I'm doing, I've added a tip jar - but no pressure: https://ko-fi.com/tiptheparadoxspirits

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

#rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales

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In Episode 11, Jen takes a bit of time to explain the major factions of Mage: the Ascension, and to extrapolate a little more on Focus and Paradigm. In addition, there are several other supplemental books that weren't listed that may help with paradigm such as:

• Believe in Magick - a guide for new players
• Paradigm Explored: Fairy-Faith
• Prism of Focus

There's more to come in future episodes! Leave a comment if there's anything in particular you'd like to know more about.

If you are feeling generous and want me to keep doing what I'm doing, I've added a tip jar - but no pressure: https://ko-fi.com/tiptheparadoxspirits

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Jen is a cast member at Dork Tales with a particular love for World of Darkness games, particularly Mage: the Ascension. Catch her on the Dork Tales channels in their Victorian Era Mage game, or, if you subscribe to the Dork Tales Patreon, you can watch her as the Storyteller in Technocracy: Zero Sum. Kelly Clark is the host of Dork Tales, an actual play channel you can watch live at http://twitch.tv/dorktales or catch the backlog at https://www.youtube.com/dorktales. You can also catch their podcasts at https://dorktales.podbean.com including the newly released in podcast form Victorian Era mage game.

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