Adam and guest Amena dive into Laws of Ascension Companion, the last Mage live action role-playing game (LARP) book. From Technocracy quirks to oddball factions, wild rotes, and Umbra adventures, they cover what works, what’s weird, and what’s worth borrowing for your Chronicle. Plus, Amena shares how she built a thriving local LARP scene from scratch.

Download the transcript for today’s show here.

• Overview of Laws of Ascension Companion — content, factions, rules, rotes.
• Technocracy chapter breakdown and faction quirks
• New groups like Wu-Nung; merits, flaws and LARP-usable skills
• Standout rotes and optional rules for PvP, paradox, crossover play
• Locations on Earth and in the Umbra for LARP use
• Amina’s journey from online LARP to running live Sabbat and Mage games
• Tips for starting and sustaining a LARP community
• One Word by Night
• Amena’s game

Adam chats with 4 guests about 3 projects. Mage 20 system reference document, Book of Common Magicks and Darkness Over Dallas fiction series.

Mage 20 SRD

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_GzPNZoPabVMAKxk_y1aBpl0jic5QD8Y1TyLpCQUuKg

Book of Common Magicks

https://www.storytellersvault.com/product/462226/Book-of-Common-Magicks

Darkness Over Dallas

https://www.storytellersvault.com/browse.php?author=T.L.Webb

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In this spirited dive into Séance on St. James Street, Pooka and Josh Heath dissect the Victorian Mage jumpstart—what works, what misses, and whether it’s a fitting intro for new players. From ghostly redemption arcs to wonky stats and page-layout sins, they unravel the spectral threads of this quickstart. Is this séance a slayance, or should it be buried with a stake in its heart?

• Séance on St. James Street: A Victorian Age Mage Jumpstart
• M20 Victorian Age Mage - Josh didn’t back the Kickstarter
• Praise for Gene Gaydos’s surreal photomontage art
• Mendoza the Sahajiya gunslinger and Birgit the Sámi shaman stand out
• Hopepunk works best when it’s not yelling at you.