Paradox: A Mage the Ascension Podcast

Well. That was certainly. A break. If you're still here, thank you. I'm sorry I had to deal with a lot of life all suddenly, and this example isn't quite up to snuff (particularly the ending, but that's another story), but it's here. Finally. We're back baby! I do recommend re-listening to Episode 29 before this, as I literally clipped this out of that episode and therefore don't explain everything again. However, I also managed to accidentally save Episode 29 as a Draft, which meant I had to republish it.....So if you're wondering why it showed up again, apparently my subconscious needed you to remember it! Or something. Maybe I'm just tired....That's probably it. 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 --- 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 (now almost all on YouTube for everyone!). #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Just a quick note explaining the delay on the combat example piece. Life is being a bit rough at the moment, but I'm hoping to be back in full force soon! 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 --- 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 (now almost all on YouTube for everyone!). #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Look at us go! Got this episode out *almost* when it was supposed to come out! It's spooky season - so let's talk about death, jhor, and the Chakravanti. 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

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! 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Hey look, a new episode! Just a brief little intro to some of the metaplot from Mage. Enjoy! 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Hello again! A new episode you ask? Not really - but as part of my apology for being behind on episode 22 I'm releasing other seekings I've done for Technocracy Zero Sum. It's Heather's turn! And somehow hers is the most Technocratic of them all! This seeking takes place between episodes nine and ten, neither of which have been released to the public yet, so be warned of spoilers. 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Hey folks - this is just a brief note to say hey, I'm not dead, and April's episode will be pushed back to May. The timestamp is correct - it's about 2 minutes of me just explaining what the heck has been going on with me. Hi to all the new people and thanks for your patience to those who have stuck with me. I appreciate you all, and I'm going to at least get something up before the end of April and I'll have the actual episode 22 up for the beginning of May <3. If you are feeling generous and want me to keep doing what I'm doing, I've added a tip jar - but no pressure (due to the tech issues I was having with the other one, I changed up the provider):https://ko-fi.com/tiptheparadoxspirits --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

Hello again! Episode 20 is finally here! Some life got in the way, as I explain in the episode, but also this episode got BIG. It makes sense since it's about Prime (which is kind of a big deal in Mage). Also I started rambling on tangents - related tangents! But sometimes this happens when I talk Mage, so we're all going to have to live with it. Apologies for some slightly off audio this time around - I ran into a few tech issues as well. (Note: as of February 3, 2024, 2:20 PM Pacific time, the tip jar linked below has started working again! Do let me know of any issues either through a message here or over on the Dork Tales discord server on my channel - Jen's Paradoxical Podcast Palace) 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat Sounds

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! 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 --- 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. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10290-subversionLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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 --- 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 --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10290-subversionLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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 --- 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 --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10290-subversionLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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 --- 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 --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10290-subversionLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Episode 10! We made it! And it still feels like we haven't scratched the surface of mage - but that just means there's more episodes to come. Two guests - Kelly Clark and Travis Legge - join Jen this week to talk about the ins and outs of paradigm including what it is and what it means for your character. Apologies for some of Travis' audio, the microphone didn't always like picking up his voice and in some cases I could make it louder and a little more distorted, but still audible, and in others I simply couldn't. Thanks for listening anyway! Catch Dork Tales live over their Extra Life weekend August 18th-20th - featuring several DMs, STs, and GMs from other channels! 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 --- 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. Travis Legge is a writer, a line developer, and the twitch coordinator for Onyx Path Publishing. Check them out at https://www.twitch.tv/theonyxpath, YouTube.com/TheOnyxPath, or check out their storefront on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4261/Onyx-Path-Publishing?affiliate_id=13&src=OPPTwitch for all your World/Chronicles of Darkness, Trinity Continuum, or Pugmire needs. #rpg #podcast #ttrpg #magetheascension #mage #m20 #whitewolf #onyxpath #dorktales --- The following music was used for this media project:Music: Subversion by Phat SoundsFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10290-subversionLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license