- Paperback: 188 pages
- Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1588464091
- ISBN-13: 978-1588464095
- Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.3 x 1.2 cm
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- #46 in Books > Fiction > Science Fiction > Gaming > Mage
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Information Overload!
8 Aug 2003
Format:Paperback
This books has everything you ever wanted to know about Mages in the Umbra and then some. This book gives much needed information on what happened to the Masters that were trapped in the Umbra when the Avatar Storms tore the worlds apart and gives some hints one what os to come in the future.
Especially useful are the various discriptions of the many Umbra Realms and planes, as well as those that dwell there. The rotes are a very useful tool to get past the Avatar Storm and also give ways to travel around the Umral realms.
The downside to this book however is the lack of MET conversions. But the infomation jammed into this book alone makes it well worth the loss anyway.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
It was to good to be true
24 Aug 2010
Format:Paperback
In previous supplements like "the book of worlds" the spiritual reflection of our ideas, myths and hopes reflected in the immense Umbra were terrifying or beautifull. Power awaited in every corner, and once a coven of player characters found some utopia it was frequently quite difficult to get them out of there "in character" - why should my Celestial Chorus Sister Amanda get out of Heaven??? There were also facilitators like the grand hall of endless gates or the inventium that were really far fetched and unbalanced.
The developers of Mage the Ascension solved all that masterfully with the Avatar Storm. Now the simple act of sidestepping is extremelly dangerous! Umbral voyages are made with a purpose and objectives (no sightseeing). The disembodiment solved the problem of long stays (anyone staying for to long in the Umbra, loses contact with the body and turns into a spirit - yes...you die).
Now the Umbra is again a place of terror, awe and enchantment. Complex politics and interaction with patrons are required for characters wishing to ascend to the upper astral realms and navigate with safety.
This book describes so many interesting places and characters that you will wish your players go to the Umbra in search of power and knowledge often. It also includes a short story (the master's voice), Some interesting Umbral residents and their motivations, rotes, merits & flaws and umbral wonders.
Great book with excellent cover art by Lawrence Snelly and very good interior art.
The developers of Mage the Ascension solved all that masterfully with the Avatar Storm. Now the simple act of sidestepping is extremelly dangerous! Umbral voyages are made with a purpose and objectives (no sightseeing). The disembodiment solved the problem of long stays (anyone staying for to long in the Umbra, loses contact with the body and turns into a spirit - yes...you die).
Now the Umbra is again a place of terror, awe and enchantment. Complex politics and interaction with patrons are required for characters wishing to ascend to the upper astral realms and navigate with safety.
This book describes so many interesting places and characters that you will wish your players go to the Umbra in search of power and knowledge often. It also includes a short story (the master's voice), Some interesting Umbral residents and their motivations, rotes, merits & flaws and umbral wonders.
Great book with excellent cover art by Lawrence Snelly and very good interior art.
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