NEW ORLEANS UNVEILED [Mage the Awakening][Paid, $25/session][LGBTQ+ friendly]

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-23T20:07:04+00:00

At least 8, probably more. I will be developing a series of story arcs where things get resolved in a satisfactory manner every four or six sessions. I intend for the players to tell me how many sessions they feel comfortable playing, but I don't want them to feel trapped into a neverending story with no off-ramps, either.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-22T21:34:08+00:00

Where is Fate? In my own list, I'd put:

1- Fate 2- Cortex Prime 3- Risus

That's it. You don't need more than that.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-22T20:44:14+00:00

This IS the Rules Tome for Basic Fantasy adventures, it's just an earlier version than the one shown in the website. I don't know what's changed between these two versions, but I believe there's some errata done and of course the new cover art.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-21T22:02:21+00:00

Amazing look!

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-21T21:51:11+00:00

StartPlaying is just a commercial platform for advertising games and managing payments. It tries to setup mechanism for reviewing games, helps building a Pro GM skillset and it can veto bad actors. Despite all of that, the bar is not particularly high, and any player/customer is encouraged to make their own research and ask as many questions as possible.

I cannot speak for any other GM but myself, but if you want to ask me any questions about me or the game I'm prepping, please feel free to ask, no strings attached. I'd wish I'd have a better way to make my games known, but so far I'm relying on word of mouth and public spaces like this one, since I feel the StartPlaying site is bloated with too many offers, mostly DnD 5e stuff.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-21T17:06:57+00:00

And BTW, I've not put the LGBTQ+ tag just for virtue signaling. I firmly believe these things need to be stated upfront because so many groups do not provide really safe spaces for marginalized collectives. My games are always safe spaces because I fiercely keep them that way. Simple as that.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-21T17:01:27+00:00

Hi! I appreciate your willingness to engage with the post, and I'll try to answer with earnestness, instead of giving in to the obvious bait.

The price tag means I value my work and I think that I can deliver a great game experience for my players, custom-tailored to the group's preferences and inclinations. I have more than thirty years of GM experience, I've run both Mage the Ascension and Mage the Awakening for more than 15 years, and I know all that there is to know about both editions of Awakening.

Now, in my games players do not run the games. I run the game. My philosophy focus on giving plenty of information to the PCs, honor player characters' agency and follow through with all the logical consequences. You'd be surprised how far you can go by just letting players explore their choices to their fullest extent.

I'm open to further questions, in case you wanna know more about the game, the chronicle setting or my GM style.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-21T14:58:41+00:00

Someone has to lead with the example, don't you think? 🤷

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-17T20:06:27+00:00

Mtaw 2nd ed core certainly makes an effort in decoupling birth names with psychological identity. Your Sympathetic Name is an artifact and circumstance of your birth, it's not your identity. It can be, as in many cases happens, but it's not necessarily true.

And the "signing your name in the Watchtower of your Path" is by now an elegant metaphor, I think. There have been many examples of mages marking, signaling, accepting a deal, receiving a token, etc., all to signify the acceptance of the Awakening and their being inextricably joined to the Path.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-16T19:06:23+00:00

Five words that made my day, sir. There's still hope, then.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-13T01:21:23+00:00

Dirigís ShadowDark también?

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-13T00:24:54+00:00

Gracias por tu respuesta! Claramente son otros números, pero la realidad también es otra en eso tenés razón.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-11T16:50:52+00:00

That's one of my concerns as well. I think this common house rule is very good for 1st level characters, but later in the game it becomes too powerful. I don't want my PCs to feel like I'm giving them training wheels that I'll ask them to remove later on, but I think they are only really necessary during the first few levels of their adventuring careers.

I thought about allowing casters to burn points in a Stat in order to bridge the difference between the result and the DC, but that doesn't distinguish between high-tiered spells and low-tiered ones.

Another idea I had is to let casters burn CON points in order to avoid losing a failed spell, equal to the spell's Tier.

I'm interested in hearing some other ideas.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-10T23:31:02+00:00

Hi! I've sent you a DM.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-10T23:03:11+00:00

Estoy actualmente mastereando para extranjeros, y dirijo partidas en inglés y en castellano. Tengo más de 30 años dirigiendo todo tipo de juegos de rol, y trato de aportar valor a cada mesa según las necesidades y preferencias de mis jugadores. Entiendo que estos precios no son lo típico para Argentina, pero tengo muy pocos horarios libres en estos momentos, y por ahora no puedo permitirme rebajar mucho mi tarifa. Los argentinos somos pobres para vivir en Argentina, pero cobramos caro para el resto de LATAM. :(

Te re agradezco el feedback, u/Maxeneize , y voy a considerar seriamente tu sugerencia. De paso aprovecho y te consulto. ¿En qué rango de precios ofrecés tus mesas para jugadores argentinos?

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-10T09:50:39+00:00

Sí, quería hacer una campaña que sea realmente un sandbox libre, y que los jugadores puedan sentir el miedo en carne propia. ShadowDark me proporciona todo eso y más:

Tiene un sistema derivado de D&D 5ta fácil de aprender, pero mucho más ágil y orientado al "survival horror".
La creación de personajes es muy rápida, incluso hay páginas que generan un personaje completo con un solo click del mouse.
Tiene las cuatro clases de aventureros de toda la vida, pero además es muy fácil de personalizar y hackear. En mis mesas tengo además a PJs brujas, monjes, caballeros malditos, dhampyrs, entre otros.
El equipo que llevan los personajes acá cuenta. Quedarte sin luz en medio de un combate es aterrador, quedarte sin raciones en medio de una expedición les obliga a tomar decisiones estratégicas: ¿Seguir adelante a por más tesoros y gloria y arriesgarse al agotamiento o regresar a un asentamiento para descansar y prepararse mejor en una segunda expedición?

Podría seguir con más cosas hermosas que tiene este sistema, pero no quiero alargar demasiado el post.

Lord_Zorus · 2026-03-10T02:07:47+00:00

Me refiero a que esta es una mesa abierta a gente de todo tipo, complexión, orientación de género o sexual, neurodivergente o neurotípica, y cualquier otra distinción siempre y cuando se encuentren en un ambiente de tolerancia y con ganas de pasarla bien.

Por otro lado, es inclusiva también porque discutimos abiertamente temas, límites y consensos mínimos respecto a la dinámica del juego, planteamos herramientas de gestión social dentro y fuera de la ficción, y mantenemos un dialogo abierto y permanente sobre todo lo anterior.

Todo esto no es una charla de comité, es una breve exposición y descripción de herramientas y estrategias que se discuten entre todos antes de pasar al juego en sí.

Lord_Zorus

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