FAQ

1-The Series

1.1 What is Mage: The Ascension?

Mage: The Ascension is a RPG (Role-Playing Game) developped by Whitewolf. Think of it as a more modern and advanced version of Dungeon & Dragons. Another well-known game also developped by Whitewolf is Vampire: The Masquerade.

1.2 What is a RPG?

In a RPG (Role Playing Game), the players gather in a place, each of them with a sheet of paper on which there are statistics, characteristics and other informations defining a character they are playing. One person, the "Storyteller" (known as Game Master or Dungeon Master in other game systems) tells the story, in which the players evolve, deciding what their character does. Dice rolls are used to determine success or failure of certain actions, making the whole thing a very dynamic experience.

1.3 What is Mage: Chronicles Of The Unknown?

It's a RPG campaign played using Whitewolf's Mage: The Ascension. The players gather about every two weeks to play (this is called "a game session"). After game sessions, we usually write down a resume of the game, and put it online on the website.

1.4 Is this really a television show?

No, this is just a game we play amongst friends in a living room. Over the years, we progressively realized how close to a TV show our games looked, and we progressively started thinking about it as if it was really a TV show. So when we started the Mage: Chronicles Of The Unknown campaign, we decided to design the whole website as if it was really a TV show.

2-Creatures

2.1 What is a Baku?

The Baku, also called Shirokina Kkami, is a mythical dream eater creature from japanese mythology.

2.2 What is a Gremlin?

Gremlins are little spirits that loves to take control of anything based on technology, and disrupting its normal functionning. They are sometime used by Mages with skills in spirit summoning to counter ennemy machines or weapons.

3-Objects

4-People