[Mage: the Awakening 101 ] Villain Week – The Awakened

I would be remiss if I had not mentioned that one of the greatest sources of villains in Mage: the Awakening would be the mages themselves.  Perhaps more than the Seers of the Throne, Mages are capable of committing some of the most disturbing of atrocities in their Hubris.  Unlike the Seers, the Awakened community [...]

[Mage: the Awakening 101 ] Villain Week – the Abyss

Few things strike fear into the hearts of any Awakened mage than the Abyss.  In Mage: the Awakening’s cosmology, the world was shattered by a cataclysm long before written history.  The Abyss was the result of this event, a rift that divides this, the Fallen World, and the Supernal Realms.  Magic is drawn down from [...]

[Mage: the Awakening 101 ] Villain Week – Banishers

Being initiated to the world of magic in Mage: the Awakening is hardly a pleasant experience.  The process of Awakening is traumatic, as an otherwise ordinary person is suddenly forced to confront the Supernal Realms in all their naked glory.  A neat analogue I’d use is exposing some poor guy to the sight of an [...]

[Mage: the Awakening 101 ] Villain Week – Seers of the Throne

There is no one group so utterly dedicated to making things difficult (if not impossible) for Mages than the Seers of the Throne.  The Seers are a group of Mages that work for the godlike beings known as the Exarchs.  Few know the truth about the Exarchs, but it is believed that these beings were [...]

[Mage: the Awakening 101 ] Villain Week – Introduction

In the interest of drumming up more attention and support to a game that truly deserves more notice from a broader group of people, I’ve decided to do a short series on Villains for Mage: the Awakening.  Every day, I’ll be giving a short writeup on a given faction of villains for any game of [...]