Review of Mage: The Ascension Second Edition

Mage: The Ascension Second Edition Review Summary

Playtest Review
March 15, 1999
Edited: August 28, 2017


by: Bradford C. Walker


Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 5 (Excellent!)



Bradford C. Walker has written 222 reviews, with average style of 3.63 and average substance of 3.63 The reviewer's previous review was of Tribe 8 Weaver's Screen and Assistant.The reviewer's next review is of Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

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Mage: The Ascension Second Edition Product Summary

Name: Mage: The Ascension Second Edition
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
System: Mage: The Ascension (2e)
Setting: Classic World of Darkness
Author: Phil Brucato, Stewart Wieck, a lot of other folks
Category: RPG

Cost: $29.95 (US)
Pages: 296 pages
Year: 1995

SKU: 4300
ISBN: 1-56504-400-2


Review of Mage: The Ascension Second Edition


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This RPG isn't about surviving the World of Darkness. It's about reshaping it into something else, and you're one of the willworkers who fight to have your vision be the one that reshapes reality.

But it is worth your cash? Yes, it is. Why? Because this RPG, the only one of all World of Darkness RPGs, is without limits. You can do whatever you want, from a street-level day-to-day struggle to shaking the Pillars of Heaven early, often and repeatedly with the awesome powers your PC wields- and all that lies between those extremes.

Forget the navel-gazing philosophical crap! This is best played as an old-school adventure campaign where your PCs get out there and make things happen. Struggle against terrible foes bent on destroying all you hold dear, destroy the Nefarious Plot Device before it gets to you and avenge those who died for you and your cause. Save the philosophy for background, (sub)plots and other behind-the-scenes things.

This edition is a vast improvement, akin to a P3 800 over a 486, and if you're tired of hopeless battles against unremmitting darkness then this is the Storyteller game for you- accept no substitute. Get it, play it, love it!

Style: 5 (Excellent!)
Substance: 5 (Excellent!)

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