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Mage: The Ascension is a roleplaying game based in the World of Darkness. Mage explores modern-day willworkers shaping reality in a world where most of humanity doesn't believe in magic.

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Where I can see more examples of Effects in Mage: The Ascension?

The recent M20 supplement How Do You DO That? is the new, canonical bible of Mage effects. It's great; I can't recommend it more highly. (I wish it existed when I first got into Mage.) The preview a …
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How to objectively set a mid-point between HOP and HAP?

Treat this as a discussion between the storyteller and the players rather than strive for any “objective” definition, because it's an inherently complex decision that often ends up being subjective in …
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Where do all those new Avatars come from?

Besides the legendary initial shattering of the One primal essence (Revised, page 40), the existence of the Shattered Avatar merit at least hints that they can be broken down further and even shared b …
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Is it possible to use Gilgul in order to fix a Nephandi?

You might be confusing Nephandi (the Fallen) and Marauders (the Mad). A Nephandus was either born with a corrupted avatar or willingly chose, along with their avatar, to be destroyed, remade, and inv …
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Why are Wonders/Talismans double cost?

As of Mage 20th Anniversary Edition—which should probably supersede the pre-Revised Guide to the Technocracy—the double cost only exists for Enhancements but not Wonders (Devices/Fetishes/Talismans). …
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Where do I put my focus on my character sheet?

There are extended 2-page and 4-page versions of the M20 Character Sheet that have room for Focus and many more character details. What Focus means exactly is a huge part of how Mage works: M20, …
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How to learn World of Darkness canon if I'm not using the rules system?

The Unofficial White Wolf Wiki is a great starting resource. Many articles also include references to the originating source books, should you find a topic particularly interesting.
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Making dumb "smart" bullets

Correspondence 1 to detect and lock the targets spatially. This presumes that you actually want the bullets to travel through space to get to the targets like mundane bullets rather than just telepor …
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Can attributes be permanently increased via magic?

M20's How Do You DO That? suggests that they'd need Life 3 to affect their body-based Attributes in such a manner (Life 4 to affect others). This includes Physical, Social, and Mental Attributes, alth …
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How does the Prime Sphere affect gaining and storing Quintessence in M20?

Quintessence is liminal. That means it exists at the threshold of what people call reality (page 79). The Quintessence absorbed by your mage’s Avatar essentially becomes personal Quintessence and can …
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Why was Tremere unable to become immortal as a mage?

In the Mage version of the story, Tremere was experimenting with vampiric blood and accidentally became a vampire. It's implied that he was trying to find a shortcut around having to become a Master o …
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