Mage-The Ascension (M20 20th Anniversary Edition)
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I tell you this: We are Divinity.
Reality is ours to bend. To subvert. To command.
We have that power ‐ all of us.
Not everyone knows what to do with it¸ or uses it well.
Most of us never realize just what it is we are or how much we can do.
Those of us who do ... well¸ some of us are monsters.
Manipulators. Parasites. Tyrants. Fanatics.
And the rest of us never see that monster in our own mirror¸ only in the reflections of those folks who are not "us."
Here's the truth¸ though: We are ALL "us." We are ALL gifted¸
We can ALL change the world. Most of us remain asleep.
A blessed few Awaken. Fewer still use that power wisely.
And none without consequences.
And so¸ reality is up for grabs. Where do you stand?
And will you Fall... or Ascend?
What's in it?
• Updated profiles of the Council of Nine Traditions¸ the Technocratic Union¸ and the Disparate Crafts... with many unexpected developments.
• An epic history of magick and its factions.
• A compilation and clarification of essential and optional rules¸ including martial arts¸ vehicles¸ hazards¸ cybernetics¸ the Otherworlds¸ and far more besides.
• Overviews of paradigms¸ practices and tools - the focus of your Art.
• Detailed explorations of the epic concepts involved in Mage.
• Chilling looks at the Nephandi and Marauders.
• The Nine Spheres¸ plus their Technocratic variants.
• Old favorites and new faces from among the Awakened Ones.
• Reality Zones¸ Paradox¸ Quiet¸ the "coincidental vs. vulgar magick" debate¸ and far¸ far more...
• New full color original art by Michael William Kaluta¸ Echo Chernik¸ Steve Prescott¸ Christopher Shy¸ Larry MacDougall¸ and other classic Mage artists¸ as well as classic B&W pieces carefully chosen from the earlier editions.
Note about the Print editions:
Standard Color uses a thinner paper stock than Premium Color¸ basically the same paper as the Black & White books. This usually means the colors are less vivid¸ but it also means the price drops a bit per page in the production process.
Examples of pages: Premium Color vs. Standard Color.