Metaplot in Mage: The Ascension

On today's show Mage: The Ascension co-creator Satyros Brucato and Darker Days Radio co-founder Mark Hope join us to to discuss metaplot in Mage.

How Mark got into RPGs and Mage
What is metaplot and how does it relate to Mage
The House of Helekar and the beginning of the metaplot
The cautionary tale of Vormaas
If Amanda will return to Mage
Should you check in with your players regarding the metaplot
The Year of the Reckoning
The Avatar Storm
The Horizon War trilogy
Porthos Fitz-Empress
The Whiteout
How Ron Perelman wiped out 30% of the comic book and gaming industry in the 90s and how it effected the metaplot for Wraith and Changeling
Will there be future Sorcerer's Crusade-related releases
How to use Threat Null as antagonists but still keep the Umbra open for player exploration
What elements didn’t make it into the Mage metaplot
What happend to the Jade Demon
Big Trouble in Little China
What the main difference in game mechanics between Victorian Age: Mage and Mage 20 is.

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