Mage the Ascension
Alternate Effect Techniques
I’ve had trouble working out special Effects for some time. Like when a mage wants to cast an Effect but have it go off later. I had an idea today so I’m going to “put a pin in it” before Read more
Mage the Ascension
Technically Incompatible
The current news of Elon Musk’s attempt to take over Twitter Inc. make me think of the different philosophies pursued by the two Conventions with the most influence in the Technocracy. The NWO (New World Order) and the Syndicate have Read more
Mage the Ascension
The Classic of Mountains & Seas Notes for Mage
I recommended The Classic of Mountains and Seas (translated with notes by Anne Birrell, Penguin Classics) as a source of ideas for Storytellers planning a game of Mage the Ascension in East Asia. This week I had time to read Read more
Mage the Ascension
Sketch Humor for Mage the Ascension
Pg. 180 of Mage20 tells us Adamites in the Technocracy eat apples provocatively in front of clones & other constructs to frustrate them. The scene is a break room in a mixed-Convention Construct. A woman sits with her friend and Read more
D&D
Planescape MyWay 2: Survey of the Outer Planes
Gygax’s ring of 16 planes was a big idea in the late 70s. Their arrangement gave them relationships to each other that were organized around the twin axes of law/chaos and good/evil. They explained where clerics, priests, monsters and others Read more
D&D
Planescape MyWay 1: Survey of the Inner Planes
One of the purposes of the Planescape setting was to bring the Inner & Outer Planes of Gygax’s 1st Edition setting to the forefront. Although Planescape made some changes there really weren’t many. To get up to speed on what Read more
D&D
Planescape MyWay
My interactions on MeWe this month have reminded me how important it is for RPG fans to contribute blog posts to inspire each other. Rather than considering a few people to be top tier thinkers and passively follow their blogs, Read more
Books
Pulp Inspirations for Mage
As I continue on my survey of the Pulps – fiction magazines that ruled the news stands from roughly 1900 to 1950 – I continue to see interesting ideas to pull into Mage the Ascension. Mage fans know that Pulp Read more
Mage the Ascension
A Chantry To Call My Own
At the Discord server for Mage the Podcast Ailon Rouge asked “Design a chantry for you to live in for the rest of your life. What’s it like?”. This is my attempt to answer. Hopefully I’ve understood the question properly. Read more
Books
Solomon Kane, The Wandering Swordsman
Razorfist and Jeffro Johnson both recommended the Solomon Kane stories of Robert E. Howard. Since Howard was a fellow Texan in his time I decided to pick up Del Rey’s The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane (July 2004). The book Read more