Why do some mages chant in Latin or Enochian, while others compose contracts to talk to spirits? Brian Johnson joins to talk about magick and language from demon-trapping incantation bowls to chaos magic's autohypnosis and how to use them in our games.

Brian Johnson's Freelancer Web Page - See what Brian has worked on

Snowcrash - Book by Neal Stephenson

Real World Magic Texts with Brian Johnson - Our previous episode with Brian

Adjudicating Magickal Effects

Outline for this episode - A pretty complete script of what we said

What happened in the world of Mage: The Ascension this year and what is planned for 2023? Terry gives his end of the year thoughts on what Mage: The Podcast has done so far and what we plan to do and why we hope to do it.

What’s the state of Enlightened technology in the 16th century? How do Craftmasons view Artificers? Adam and Terry talk sacred geometry, Ars Preclarus, and SC-era submarines in The Artisans Handbook.

• The Artisans Handbook - This book
• Sorcerers Crusade Companion - Next book
• Book of Days - Changeling book of holidays and events
• Bog Bodies - MOAR MUMMIES
• Paradigms Explored: Fairy-Faith - Another paradigm book!
• Kithbook: Dullahan - Book on headless horsefolk
• Magickal Capital - Mage corporations

The Mythos crawls with cosmic horrors but what of the smaller ones? Can we add the Yithians or Shuggoths to the World of Darkness? Bryce and Terry talk Bokrug, Mi-Go and Deep Ones and how to add them to your games.

Dark Days Radio - Bryce's other podcast

Monster Man Podcast 

Michael Shea

The Egg by Andy Weir 

S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands

S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors

Petersen's Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters: A Field Observer's Handbook of Preternatural Entities

Lovecraft wiki

Delta Green, Agent's Handbook

Esoterrorists 2nd Edition

McSweeney's Olive Garden Menu 

Werewolves have caerns, vampires have havens, what do magi have in the Renaissance? Adam and Terry talk Order strongholds, Doissetep, Horizon, and strange other places in Tomes of Magick: Castles and Covenants.

Castles and Covenants - This book

Trilemma Adventure Maps - Detailed period maps

How have Bygones changed across editions, where do they come from, and how can we use them in our games? Josh and Terry talk theories, dealing with Paradox, how to make your own, and a hearty helping of plot hooks.Show Notes

• Myths and Legends of Our Land - Book of NA folk lore
• Esoterrorists - Gumshoe game on the odd things that can sneak through reality
• Book of Unremitting Horrors - Esoterrorist monsters
• Magimundi Bestiary 5th Edition (5e) - Folklore inspired monsters
• Gods and Monsters -M20 book of building your own monster
• Tomes of Magick: M20 Gods and Monsters - Our review of Gods and Monsters
• Bygone Bestiary - Book of Bygones for World of Darkness

Technomancers have a strange relationship with paradox, so what of their tech is likely near and what's far off? Dr. Steven Novella, author of The Skeptics' Guide to the Future discusses telepathy, AI experts, and pet chupacabras.

The Skeptics' Guide to the Future - The book this conversation is based on

Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Podcast

2d20 Fallout - Modiphius's licensed Fallout RPG

Genesys Star Wars - Fantasy Flight RPG

Time perception as we fall experiment

The Renaissance world crawls towards the light of enlightenment but shadows lurk with infernalists, demons, and horrors. Adam and Terry talk the Absolute, Aesfotedia, and Ahrimanites in Infernalism: The Path of Screams.

Infernalism: The Path of Screams - This book
Castles and Covenants - Next book
M20 The Book of the Fallen - A large contemporary version
The Garden of Adompha - Story by Clark Ashton Smith

World of Darkness has varied views on the divine while In Nomine is clear: A distant god and a bitter lucifer brood while their angels and demons pursue their agendas. Griffin and Terry discuss how to jam that into Mage.

In Nomine - Core Rulebook

The Story Told - Podcast where Griffin runs the Promethean actual play

Promethean MtP Episode - Also with Griffin!

Demon the Descent

Demon the Descent Quickstart

Demon the Fallen Core

The World of Darkness has mere than mere vampires and werewolves in the shadows. Bygone Bestiary describes the dragons, unicorns, firebirds, and stranger creatures in it and Adam and Terry talk the hits and misses.

Bygone Bestiary - This book

M20 Gods & Monster - Another big book of beasties

Infernalism: The Path of Screams - Next book!