Mage: the Ascension 20th Ed Interest Check

I am checking for interest in the waters for a Mage: the Ascension game using the 20th edition rules and set in a modern day era. I am wanting to run a game set in a mirrored Quebec City of the WoD. The capital of Quebec and just a hop, skip, and jump away from the cleansed nest of Montreal. I would be allowing most of the Traditions (except for the Order of Hermes) and a handful of the Crafts/Disparates (the Bat'a, Children of Knowledge, Hollow Ones, Ngoma, Sisters of Hippolyta, Taftani, and Wu Lung) and setting it in a Chantry that is connected to the tellurian by a hospital.  I'd be basing a lot of the world on old Vertigo comics of the 1980s and the British Invasion run of comics: The Invisibles, the Filth, Morrison & Pollack's Doom Patrol, Hellblazer, Sandman, Fables, Books of Magic, and the like. I really want to work with characters who are imperfect finding a place in a world where they have some greater ability to shape and form their fates. It'd be starting as street mages (Arete 2 - 3) and hopefully ending the entire story with at least one character at Arete 6 or 7. I'd be using some minor houserules, such as Arete being raised for free and played out via Seeking because it is otherwise an XP sink in an already XP heavy game.  I have a few hooks planned out regardless of characters offered up/accepted to play and want to find people with good buy in who can also open up what can be experienced or how problems can be solved. Mage is a game of unending possibilities after all! I've been inspired to pick this back up thanks to the Norfolk Wizard podcast and believe I have two interested players already. Just curious if others would be. Any and all games I run will always be Queer friendly, BIPoC friendly, femme friendly, and neurodivergent/disability friendly along with bigot/fascist unwelcoming. I am only looking for players over 18, preferably around 21+, for this run of Mage - and fans of Vertigo comics wouldn't be amiss.

I have been wanting to get into the system for quite some time. Have played Scion for years and from what I understand its the same d10 system. It doesn't take terribly long for me to get the basics.  If you were able to get a game off the ground I would love to be a player. 

Thanks Howard! One of the players I have locked down for this game is trying to learn Scion as well. It is a bit different (having been looking at the Scion 2e rules as a player and having played Scion 1e) and while there are differences I believe you'd have a leg up on people who haven't played an ST system. Also, to people who have PMed me due to this thread: I'm not going to be going through my DMs when looking for players. If you're interested this is the place to ask questions and post interest! I'm currently debating a Wednesday afternoon/evening, Friday afternoon/evening, and Sunday game day after my current PbtA game comes to an end to give me another day.

I would be available for the Sunday of Friday game

Hey, let's hear it for the Norfolk Wizard podcast!! It's been a while since I've played Mage20th but I'm interested in joining nonetheless. I have access to most of the books for 20th, built a few characters over the years, and potentially understand half of how to actually play Mage (which is possibly made irrelevant because Mage is all about how you don't really know anything in the end). I might be available for either Wednesday afternoon/evening or Sunday as I have another campaign on that day wrapping in one or two sessions.

Hi, been interested in playing mage for awhile. Have played other WOD games before.

This is looking good! I think Sunday is off the table but in it's place I can also offer Saturdays in the afternoon or evening.  Here is the main pitch, some flavor to go with the world, several answers to sidebars in M20, and a link to how I'll be doing Character Creation!  Feel free to peruse it and ask any questions not answered in the Pitch and Future Fates sidebars. So far it is looking like Wednesdays may be the go to day, but I may be able to do Fridays or Saturdays sooner than I could Wednesdays. 

It is now looking like Saturdays will be the most likely time schedule. I'll start planning things and respond to those who respond to the following message with still showing interest.

Saturdays will be fine. interested.

Hi! I’m personally very interested myself. Wednesdays and Fridays work for me, though Saturdays is a maybe; depends on the time.

Ferret Facilitator said: It is now looking like Saturdays will be the most likely time schedule. I'll start planning things and respond to those who respond to the following message with still showing interest. Heck yeah let's make this happen! Saturdays are good for me.

Ferret Facilitator said: This is looking good! I think Sunday is off the table but in it's place I can also offer Saturdays in the afternoon or evening.  Here is the main pitch, some flavor to go with the world, several answers to sidebars in M20, and a link to how I'll be doing Character Creation!  Feel free to peruse it and ask any questions not answered in the Pitch and Future Fates sidebars. So far it is looking like Wednesdays may be the go to day, but I may be able to do Fridays or Saturdays sooner than I could Wednesdays.  Read through the documents and they sound lovely; only question I'm personally curious about is what amount of knowledge the prospective PC's would have? Would they be freshly awakened, or in the realm long enough to know the events in the Future Fates?

Liam P. said: Ferret Facilitator said: This is looking good! I think Sunday is off the table but in it's place I can also offer Saturdays in the afternoon or evening.  Here is the main pitch, some flavor to go with the world, several answers to sidebars in M20, and a link to how I'll be doing Character Creation!  Feel free to peruse it and ask any questions not answered in the Pitch and Future Fates sidebars. So far it is looking like Wednesdays may be the go to day, but I may be able to do Fridays or Saturdays sooner than I could Wednesdays.  Read through the documents and they sound lovely; only question I'm personally curious about is what amount of knowledge the prospective PC's would have? Would they be freshly awakened, or in the realm long enough to know the events in the Future Fates? The players could have been Awake for about 5 - 7 years at this time, though with a preference for less time not being a Sleeper rather than more. Certain aspects are more commonly known (the Nephandic influence that has been purged, hopefully, and that the Avatar Storm has dwindled for the most part) while knowing how to get to Doissetep or other Realms may be more esoteric. I hope that answers things, certain aspects of CC may enhance what is known or can be known, such as Mentor or Past Lives and the like.

I will DM those who have shown interest in the Saturday game here with the link to the application and game. It can also be found in the LFG WoD search I believe!

I will begin checking out the applications today! Probably around the early afternoon of my time zone