Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this "history" merely written as the most common belief of mages, much in the way of the beliefs of the "races" fro the other books.
@CrestofLoki Yeppers. He also mixed up his personal beliefs, the astral, the supernal and oWoD cosmology. Still a decent explanation!
I would also like to say that a lot of people are turned off by the Atlantis thing...this is just a name for the concept of a singular pre-historical source of mystic lineages that many mages do not believe in. Isator Levi and others on the official Mage forums detail some other views for the consideration of anyone with a severe hate-on for this
Awsome! Cheers on the video. Great explanation, great involvment in what you say and you have a great way of capturing the mind of the listener for it to follow you down through the path of your imagination.
You don't really NEED Mage the Awakening, cuz they understand the world from their perspective and the other supers understand it from their own perspectives.
If you think the Mages are right, then you are right. But if you want to believe the world began as a hunter's paradise or whatever than you would be right again.
NWoD specifically is designed with paradoxes and contradictions, you just pick what you want to be real in your game.
Weeeeel, that was more important on the Old WoD, now the new setting has a little more tendency to croos game and an overall background setting, before every game was its own thing and cosmology, now it seems all have at least one basis, and you gotta admit there are similitudes with the world of darkness book "setting" and "origin" story, and mage the awakening story...also I do find the idea of atlantis as bullshit, but hell im no developer =S
What you were describing at the beginning is quantum physics. Things only exist if something percieves it. The question"If a branch falls in the forest and no-one is there does it make a sound?" is a trick question. It doesn't, but only because if there is no-one to percieve the branch falling - it doesn't fall. This means the universe did not exist until someone was there to percieve it. God? I don't know. My guess is a very small fish.
@PhanXu2 Um, no. The idea of observation affecting reality works at the quantum level, not at the gross material level that we exist. The branch does fall if no one is there to see it.
you are my best friend you just saved me practically days of trying to figure this game out. keep up this kind of thing it makes the game much easier to learn and be able to begin playing it when some one explains it
No, the mage "version" of the creation of the world is not abosulte truth, they may think it is and if ýou as a Storyteller think that is what is fits best with you and your players, then it is. But White Wolf never intended the mages to be the only ones with the "truth", it may be whatever you like, and that is one of the strengths of the nWoD; its more modular approach, where you can pick and chose and modify to you hearts content, instead of having a premade metaplot pulled over you head.
Many Thanks for the review. You have just saved me trying to read that section for the 3rd time having previously fell asleep twice before. Listening to you talk about it def easier than reading it.
Hey man, many thanks for giving me a shout there - much appreciated! :) Great review as per usual... Ironically I've ever actually played Mage would you believe. Think I'll have to check it out now. :) Cheers.
No worries mate! Though I warn you, I think its by far the most complicated of the systems. Your players, within the bounds of certain 'Arcana' they possess, will be able to quite literally think up any spell within the limits of their own abilities on the fly.
I think Mage is by nature going to be extremely free-form with an over arching plot. But good luck with it! Well worth checking out and one I'm attempting to create a rather epic campaign for.
Hey man, that sounds pretty cool. I kinda' like the whole, players coming up with their own spells idea. Gets them to stop being lazy and doing a bit of work for a change. ;)
Hope your campaign goes well. Will you be making a vid on any of its details? :)
Great review! Just relax a little, you know? Your hand gestures reminded me of the Gentleman Gamer a bit..no hard feelings tho? Keep up the good wrk
lilikesound 4 months ago
You ever going to finish the origins and how they are connected i would love to watch it
basic204 6 months ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this "history" merely written as the most common belief of mages, much in the way of the beliefs of the "races" fro the other books.
CrestofLoki 1 year ago
@CrestofLoki Yeppers. He also mixed up his personal beliefs, the astral, the supernal and oWoD cosmology. Still a decent explanation!
I would also like to say that a lot of people are turned off by the Atlantis thing...this is just a name for the concept of a singular pre-historical source of mystic lineages that many mages do not believe in. Isator Levi and others on the official Mage forums detail some other views for the consideration of anyone with a severe hate-on for this
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ShinobuHarvester 7 months ago in playlist Gaming
Awsome! Cheers on the video. Great explanation, great involvment in what you say and you have a great way of capturing the mind of the listener for it to follow you down through the path of your imagination.
Seems nearely as if you were a mage yourself!
cabezonx 1 year ago
REALLY GERAT way of expslaining i'm totaly with you! Much respect
Aberrant23 1 year ago
I agree DeTzardis has some good vids
woodwwad 2 years ago
You don't really NEED Mage the Awakening, cuz they understand the world from their perspective and the other supers understand it from their own perspectives.
If you think the Mages are right, then you are right. But if you want to believe the world began as a hunter's paradise or whatever than you would be right again.
NWoD specifically is designed with paradoxes and contradictions, you just pick what you want to be real in your game.
TacticusPrime 2 years ago
Weeeeel, that was more important on the Old WoD, now the new setting has a little more tendency to croos game and an overall background setting, before every game was its own thing and cosmology, now it seems all have at least one basis, and you gotta admit there are similitudes with the world of darkness book "setting" and "origin" story, and mage the awakening story...also I do find the idea of atlantis as bullshit, but hell im no developer =S
longstrider9999 2 years ago
Hey everybody, please try to read the theory of Plato about Atlantis.
Very interesting.
JAMHAEL 2 years ago
What you were describing at the beginning is quantum physics. Things only exist if something percieves it. The question"If a branch falls in the forest and no-one is there does it make a sound?" is a trick question. It doesn't, but only because if there is no-one to percieve the branch falling - it doesn't fall. This means the universe did not exist until someone was there to percieve it. God? I don't know. My guess is a very small fish.
PhanXu2 2 years ago
Lol. A fine guess! And yes indeed. Gotta love those Quantum Physics ;)
Chromemagnus 2 years ago
@PhanXu2 Um, no. The idea of observation affecting reality works at the quantum level, not at the gross material level that we exist. The branch does fall if no one is there to see it.
lamewing 1 year ago
'Dreams shape the world.' - Sandman
hydra66 2 years ago
you are my best friend you just saved me practically days of trying to figure this game out. keep up this kind of thing it makes the game much easier to learn and be able to begin playing it when some one explains it
please make more of this type of vid
qmark1022 3 years ago
No, the mage "version" of the creation of the world is not abosulte truth, they may think it is and if ýou as a Storyteller think that is what is fits best with you and your players, then it is. But White Wolf never intended the mages to be the only ones with the "truth", it may be whatever you like, and that is one of the strengths of the nWoD; its more modular approach, where you can pick and chose and modify to you hearts content, instead of having a premade metaplot pulled over you head.
Barl3000 3 years ago
Many Thanks for the review. You have just saved me trying to read that section for the 3rd time having previously fell asleep twice before. Listening to you talk about it def easier than reading it.
Looking forward to the Werewolf part.
Cheers
tzimsce 3 years ago
Heh. No worries mate!
At some point I'll cover the actual playable setting for Mage, at which point I'll go deeper in to Exarchs and all that good stuff. ;)
But if that helped, that's brilliant! Cheers for the comment.
Chromemagnus 3 years ago
Hey man, many thanks for giving me a shout there - much appreciated! :) Great review as per usual... Ironically I've ever actually played Mage would you believe. Think I'll have to check it out now. :) Cheers.
DeTzardis 3 years ago
No worries mate! Though I warn you, I think its by far the most complicated of the systems. Your players, within the bounds of certain 'Arcana' they possess, will be able to quite literally think up any spell within the limits of their own abilities on the fly.
I think Mage is by nature going to be extremely free-form with an over arching plot. But good luck with it! Well worth checking out and one I'm attempting to create a rather epic campaign for.
Catch you later!
Chromemagnus 3 years ago
Hey man, that sounds pretty cool. I kinda' like the whole, players coming up with their own spells idea. Gets them to stop being lazy and doing a bit of work for a change. ;)
Hope your campaign goes well. Will you be making a vid on any of its details? :)
Take care. R.
DeTzardis 3 years ago 2
Very much if and when I finally run it. Trying to gain a little experience as a DM/GM first to be honest.
So we'll see...
Chromemagnus 3 years ago
I think people would like to know more about your own creation of Mage epic campaign.
Btw I really liked all of yours nWoD reviews and they are one of the main reasons for me to try out this interesting storytelling system. :))
lazmodar 3 years ago