One-Shot Initiative: Mage The Ascension, The Icarus Initiative

2 seats in every guild one-shot are reserved for the monthly supporter lottery. You may see players in a game's attendee list before guild-wide RSVPs open.

Please scroll all the way down for any and all information, including age restrictions, what kind of experience is needed (if any), what to bring, content warnings, and more!

PRICING

• It is $10/per player to play this game at Groundswell Startups.
• It is $8/per player if you are a paid monthly supporter of the Guild (via our Ko-Fi or Patreon).

PLAYER INFORMATION

• Experience required: Veteran
• Age: 18
• Seats: 5

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
Reality Deviants threaten the harmony and safety we previde to the everyman. CONTROL has tasked your group of skilled agents with the pogrom of removing the varient from the Consensual Reality.

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
Mage the Ascension

Reality is not fixed, but rather a set of agreed upon assumptions enforced by the collective will of humanity, the Sleepers. Mages are those people who recognize that reality is not static, and realize that through the application of their will, usually channeled through rituals or other similar "mystical" or "scientific" practices, reality can be changed.

ABOUT YOUR GM:

• Jason (He/Him)
• 35 years playing / 25 years GMing

WHAT YOU NEED:

• A Pencil

WHAT I PROVIDE:

• Everything required will be provided
• Pregenerated Character Sheet
• Miniatures/game pieces
• Pencils/pens
• Polyhedral dice or game specific dice

GAMEPLAY:

• Rules Loose - Rule of Cool
  Rules as Written
• Core Book Only

SAFETY TOOLS USED
Sometimes games have content or situations where a player or GM may feel stressed out, unsafe, or otherwise not having fun. Safety tools are a way for players and GMs to communicate and check-in before, during, and after a game in order to make sure everyone is still having fun, and to provide the right support when needed.

Information on Safety Tools

• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Breaks
• Debriefing

WARNINGS:

• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Alcohol use
• Descriptions of Drug use
• Descriptions of Gore/Violence
• Body Horror
• Psychological Trauma

PROHIBITED:

• Torture
• Sexual Themes

This is a very complex game with near unlimited use for imagination. Please only apply for the game if you truly feel comfortable with improvisational and theatrical roleplaying/combat. This is not a simple d20 DnD style game!

Combat: Low | Roleplay: High | Exploration: Medium | Puzzles: Medium