Incantations: Recent Episodes
Scott Robinson and Dave Hanlon
The Nightside is available! We're back and we're going to talk about it. Give it a listen! Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Invisible Sun lends itself to the concept of seasons very easily. The inclusion of character and group arcs make the idea of seasons feel kind of like an unwritten suggestion. So how do we handle this and identify when we're wrapping things up?
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It's back to the Dreamlands with the Sandman. We're talking about the third installment of the collected works, Dream Country.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
There aren't any locations to speak of under the Invisible Sun, but there are creatures. Let's talk about these denizens that show up throughout the Actuality.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We have patrons! What's going on with these powerful beings and their contracts?
And they have secrets? We don't talk about that.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
The Yellow King RPG has a new and interesting take on making combat run fast in order to keep the game moving. Let's find out what it's all about.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
And with our conversation about the creatures of the Gold Sun we're wrapping up our in depth walk of the Path.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Beetlejuice is great! When we were talking about the Pale we mentioned we wanted to dig into this movie for some inspirations. It's not a foreign horror movie, so here we are!
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We're at the end of the Path of Suns (sort of). We're going to visit the various locations we can find under the Gold sun.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We've got a new antagonist organization based upon Social Construction of Reality. Let's get rid of all the lies in the Actuality!
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We're talking about group development with the Labyrinth. Not that Labyrinth, Brandon. Nope, not Labyrinth with that cod piece either. The Delta Green book, the Labyrinth.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Are you here for that Doom reference? I made it in episode 116's tweet! You missed it! Let's talk about demons!
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Your next episode of Incantations will be released once you agree to the EULA. A thought form notary will be summoned to you to witness the agreement. Please stand by.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Are you here for a Doom reference? Rip that notion out of your head and tear it up, because we're going to talk about demons next time. This time we're going to see what sort of locations can survive under the Red Sun.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Playing a Vislae can be a lot of work. How much effort do we think the various Orders require? What tools are out there to help reduce that cost?
Wrap Up
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There's a new book for Invisible Sun! Who's going to rip this thing apart? Let's talk about Enchiridion of the Path.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Kult has an interesting and helpful set of steps to prepare for a session. We walk through the 11 steps to see if we can take advantage of them in Invisible Sun.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It's Halloween! Almost! Time for our annual foreign surreal horror watch through. We're watching the classic, and goofy, Japanese horror movie House (easier to find if you search Hausu).
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
This is our second episode dedicated to the Swayze/Moore classic, Ghost. This movie is the actual inspiration for Invisible Sun. Just ask Monte.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
What's better than being dead? How about having to fill out a ton of paperwork as well? When you have the rest of eternity the reams of paper associated with it don't seem all that intimidating.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
There are a ton of Invisible Sun projects out there! Let's take a look at what we've found!
Actual plays
Unearthly Twilights
GM - Grant EllisPlayers
Kelli Butler as ArmidaJim Davis as PythonTK Johnson as BaylonJonathan Pruitt as GalihadJordan Shiveley as Noah
Directed by Grant Ellis and Travis BolesSeason 1 is up on YouTube.
WebDM Plays - YouTube channelUnearthly Twilights - YouTube playlistGrant Ellis - YouTube channel
The Hole in the World
GM - ZachPlayers/Characters
GavrielKyrrieMauriceTwigg
Streams every other Sunday at 4:30 EST on @ManaPot_Studios Twitch channel.
ManaPot_Studios - Twitch channelFirst Episode - YouTube
As the Suns Burn
GM - DanPlayers
SamCoreyAnnieAlex
Streams Saturdays at 9pm EST on @VariantRoles Twitch channel, season 1 just wrapped up recently. The anthology series features a host of different players/characters/GMs.
VariantRoles - Twitch channelVariant Roles - YouTube channelAs the Suns Burn - YouTube playlistVislae Anthology - YouTube playlist@VariantRoles - Twitter
Edge of Paradox
GM - Jim RyanPlayers
DjinnayaWildeEngineerArrasAninoDanielle
Streams on Saturdays at 8pm EST on Jim Ryan’s Twitch channel.
otherdoc - Twitch channelThe Edge of Paradox - YouTube playlistJim Ryan - YouTube channel
A Woman with Hollow Eyes
GMs - Darcy RossPlayers
James D'AmatoKat KuhlAlan LinicAdira SlatteryJon Harness
Seasons 1 and 2 are available on YouTube. Tons of stuff here, and loads of side scenes that take the idea of development mode even further than what’s in the books.
A Woman with Hollow Eyes, Season 1 - YouTube PlaylistA Woman with Hollow Eyes, Season 2 - YouTube PlaylistOneShot - YouTube channelOneShot - Website
The Raven Wants What You Have
GM - Monte CookPlayers
Bruce CordellDarcy RossShanna GermainSean Reynolds
Watch Monte run his game for a bunch of MCG people. It’s a great way to get an idea of what he envisions this world is like, and how vislae exist within it.
The Raven Wants What You Have - YouTube playlist@MonteCookGames - Twitter
The Truth Bleeds at Twilight
This actual play was featured on the Monte Cook Games Twitch channel and was put together by a bunch of the people from The Notion. You can even see Dr. Scott Robinson make an appearance here.
The Truth Bleeds at Twilight - First Session - YouTubeThe Truth Bleeds at Twilight - Twitch
Podcasts
The Secret Cellar
Jason Robinson’s podcast that discusses storytelling with a variety of guests takes place in a Grey Haven bar found under Zero’s.
The Secret Cellar@_SecretCellar_
Blogs
The Notion
The Notion is a newspaper that is published in Satyrine. There are a whole bunch of articles posted here that can help to kickstart ideas and stories for Invisible Sun.
The Notion
THE MAGNILOQUENT MOTH
This is the start of a blog that looks really cool. The last post lays out a roadmap for where the posts are going to go. Either this will help push Voidlight into adding some posts, or it’ll create a shame spiral that I’m all too familiar with because of course I have my own blog that I never post to. The road map is promising, Voidlight!
The Magniloquent Moth - Blog@v01dlight
Twitter Accounts
Lower Taverswood Gazette
Local news and community updates for the Taverswood district in Satyrine.
@taverswood
Invisible Sun Microfictions
Little bits of prose that can help prompt ideas for Invisible Sun.
@IS_microfiction
Vislae Tweets
Messages from the noösphere.
@VislaeTweets
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Looking for a single minded faction that wants to find true perfection in your Invisible Sun campaign? Listing to our discussion of the Monists, and steal it!
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Are your vislae interested in returning to the Grey Sun? What might they encounter there if they intentionally go back?
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
What is traveling along the Path of Suns actually like? It's going to vary from table to table, but we've got some ideas that might help if you're looking.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Before we leave the Indigo Sun we wanted to talk about the creatures vislae might run into while traversing the Ruined Expanses.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Campaign arcs in Invisible Sun are different, once again thanks to the amount of control players are given over the direction of the various stories they are a part of. How have we been adapting to this?
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
During the lead up to Gen Con, Dave was able to chat with Jason Robinson of The Secret Cellar and The Notion. They talk about Invisible Sun's influence on their recent history, and things get a bit wonky as the bourbon kicks in.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
What can we lift from the Swedish RPG, Kult? There are a lot of similarities between this gnostic horror RPG and Invisible Sun, and a few things we might want to steal from it.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
How do the creatures of the Indigo Sun reflect the light under which they dwell?
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
100 episodes, the definition of surrealism.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It's time for the Truth of the Actuality. We're moving on to the Indigo Sun, and we're going to talk about some of the locations that have been added to the lore with Teratology.
Wrap Up
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Before we leave the Blue Sun, we wanted to check back in with the Sandman. We're going to talk about The Doll's House which gets into more dream logic and a fun villain, the Corinthian.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It's still the Blue Sun! We've got all these misremembered creatures to talk about, so many human faces! And one really stupid looking dweeb that's our favorite.
Wrap Up
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It's the Blue Sun! There are a few very interesting places for us to visit here, and we're going to talk about them.
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Weavers can do anything they set their minds to. Do we have any advice about how to handle their unbridled power?
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
This show isn't going to be all about Swamp Thing, even though we're talking about Green creatures. It should be about Swamp Thing, but it isn't about Swamp Thing.
Wrap Up
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We're moving to the Green Sun this week where we are going to take a look at the ever changing locations that can be found there.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Swamp ThingYou are amazingYou fight everythingNastySwamp Thing
Swamp ThingEarth really needs youSo come on, fight for rightWe need you
Swamp ThingYou are amazingOh Swamp Thing
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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The Silver Sun embodies creation and is personified by the creatures found under it. Jason Robinson from The Secret Cellar joins us to talk about these creative denizens.
Wrap Up
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Getting comfortable with running Invisible Sun has taken some time for many GMs out there. We're going to talk with another GM about this shared experience, Jason Robinson from The Secret Cellar.
Wrap Up
Follow Jason and his projects like The Secret Cellar (also at secretcellar.zeros.bar), and The Notion.
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What is the Legacy? Is it a collection of clues to the Actuality? Is it the remnants of the creation event?
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How do the different game modes (action/narrative/development) influence how characters are developed? Let's talk about it.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Now that Teratology is out and provides us with more information about the Suns we're going to take a look at them again. What do we know about the Silver Sun?
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Vislae have a lot of options when it comes to fighting the creatures found throughout the Actuality. Now that we've got more experience under our belts, what do we have to say about the combat mechanics?
Wrap Up
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The Actuality is a setting where oftentimes the only limitation to solve a problem is simply your imagination. How does a GM encourage their players to really take advantage of their agency within the game?
Wrap Up
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It's raining books, not keys! We've got our hands on Teratology so we're going to talk about it.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It may seem a lot like Secrets, but we're not talking about Secrets, we're talking about secrets. What the heck is Hidden Knowledge?
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Vislae can learn all sorts of secrets and it's about time we talk about them a bit. They're interesting and pretty fun, so let's share our love of secrets!
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We're getting loads of books! The PDFs for Book M are available and we want to know how we'll use them.
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
Rustin Coones (that's Coones with an "N" not a "M") joins us again this week while we consider the release of PDFs for Invisible Sun. Is this a boon for the game, or the END OF THE WORLD?
They Cyphercaster is always looking for more submissions, email them with your ideas here: submissions@cyphercast.net.
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We've got another guest on this week, Rustin Coones. This time we're talking about addiction and compulsions and what that might be like in a surreal setting.
They Cyphercaster is always looking for more submissions, email them with your ideas here: submissions@cyphercast.net.
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Brandon Ording made an appearance in Shadow. While he's around, we decided to chat with him about how running Invisible Sun has been going for him, along with some other interesting tidbits.
Wrap Up
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There's a little section in Secrets of Silent Streets that really piqued our interest. NPCs and other powerful beings should be smart, capable, and flexible. How does a GM make them that way while still playing within the rules? Also, what rules?
Wrap Up
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There's a fancy new book out in Shadow. We're going to talk a bit about Secrets of Silent Streets. What's in the book? How are we planning to use it?
Wrap Up
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It's been a while since talked about a source of inspiration for our Invisible Sun games. We're fixing that by talking about China Mieville's novel, The Last Days of New Paris.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We're stepping away from Satyrine, so it's about time we talk about the Wardens. What are they, how can we use them in our games?
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We got Darcy Ross to chat with us about the A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 Kickstarter and Invisible Sun stuff in general.
Wrap Up
Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Support A Woman With Hollow Eyes Season 2 on Kickstarter now!
Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We're talking about inspirations for the ruined expanses, so we're going back to talk about the trenches from World War I.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
The Invisible Sun is the source of all magic, but every color of the sun represents a different aspect of that magic. Listen in as we talk about the different colors of magic and try to cement the properties in our brains.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
We've talked about the various Orders at this point. Now it's time to turn our attention to the orderless Apostates.
Wrap Up
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
It's been too long since we surrealized something. We're going to talk about some different ways to make getting around a bit more surreal.
Fungal root network?
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Invisible Sun is the property of Monte Cook Games.
You thought we'd covered everything there was to know about Weavers?
WRONG
We've got more we want to talk about regarding Weavers. Things get crazy for those spontaneous casters as they get more powerful. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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You dead.
We're here to help. Everything you need to know about being a Ghost is covered by the movie Ghost. Go watch it.
Watch Ghost.
If you still have questions you can listen to this show and read through the following.
Ghost Rules - The Path, p. 16-23 Secrets - The Way, p. 85-92
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We've got a special guest this week, Ian Campbell. There's a lot more to talk about with Makers, and Ian guides us through more details and his thoughts on this Order. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Hey vislae, want a box for all your stuff?
Let's talk about the Vislae Kit and what it's got for players of Invisible Sun. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're going to be talking about the order of Weavers this time around. We didn't plan anything out and will be flying by the seat of our pants just so we know what it's like to cast magic like a Weaver. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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There are several books on the release schedule that will be coming out for Invisible Sun. Since we've got bad memories and have trouble discerning reality from misremembered dreams, we're going to talk over the various books the Kickstarter will deliver.
Book M - January 2019 Secrets of Silent Streets - February 2019 Teratology - April 2019 The Threshold - Fall 2019 The Nightside - Fall 2019 Enchridion of the Path - Early 2020
Return to the Actuality Today is the last day for the Return to the Actuality Kickstarter. Get a Vislae Kit, or get a Cube if you didn't back the first project. Let's hit those stretch goals so we can add more books to the release schedule for Invisible Sun.
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The Actuality is a strange and slightly familiar place. How does a vislae go about getting their bearings in the world? We've got a few suggestions to help new vislae get acclimated and find success in Satyrine. Return to the Actuality Monte Cook Games will be doing a reprint of Invisible Sun and you can get in on it now with their new Kickstarter! We're really excited about this. If you didn't get the Black Cube the first time around now's your chance to get one. Stretch goals are now getting hit! There will be more props in the Cube, who knows what else will end up in there?
Check it out. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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It's our annual tradition to talk about a spooky scary movie for Halloween. This time we're going to use Videodrome as a source of surreal inspiration? Just ignore the piece of human garbage, James Woods, and appreciate this weird dive into Cronenberg imagery. Return to the Actuality Monte Cook Games will be doing a reprint of Invisible Sun and you can get in on it now with their new Kickstarter! We're really excited about this. If you didn't get the Black Cube the first time around now's your chance to get one. Stretch goals are now getting hit! There will be more props in the Cube, who knows what else will end up in there?
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You won't have to divine this information if you listen to this episode! Check out pages 17-18 of The Way to get the details of how divining information works.
For reference, here are the various levels for information.
Information levels
Level 0-2 - Very commonly known information
Most people know this without needing to look it up.
Tallest building in Satyrine? 25+19?
Level 3-4 - Commonly Known Information
Could be found by asking around in public places or consulting a library.
Who’s the gerent of Burnham?
Level 5-6 - Rarely Known Information
Only a handful of people know it, but nobody is trying to keep it secret.
Where’s the nearest Thah agent right now? Where did I lose the key to my house?
Level 7 - Secret Information
Not many people know, and they are trying to keep it secret.
What’s the password to get into the meeting hall on Beston? Who broke the vase at the party?
Level 8 - Very Secret Information
Only a few people know and they’re sworn to secrecy
What’s Dark Eyed Manfred’s real name?
Level 9 - Secret Personal Information
Only one person knows the answer and is trying very hard to keep it secret.
Why was The Nod killed?
Level 10 - Lost Information
No one knows the information, and it isn’t in any book.
Where is the figure of the ancient sorcerer Aduminit located? Where is the body of The Nod?
Level 11+ - Lost and Guarded Information
Nobody knows it, but the secret is hidden by powerful forces in the Actuality.
Are there any arabast still alive? Where do the Thah come from?
Return to the Actuality Monte Cook Games will be doing a reprint of Invisible Sun and you can get in on it now with their new Kickstarter! We're really excited about this. If you didn't get the Black Cube the first time around now's your chance to get one. There's also a chance there will be new books added to the upcoming releases once the stretch goals show up.
Check it out. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Time to talk about how Goetics go about summoning entities and what they do with them once they're around. Draw your summoning circles and let's give it a listen. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Let's talk about wizardly sports, and we all know that the only thing we can talk about here is quidditch. All quidditch, all the time. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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This time around we're going to dig into how skills work in Invisible Sun. Await the inevitable comparisons to the Cypher System. General overview of skills
Skills range from 1-4, each point adds one to a venture for a relevant task. Multiple skills can apply to a single check, but this should be very rare. Three categories of skills: action, narrative, development -- based on anticipated influence and frequency of use Costs vary by category -- 3/point for action down to 1/point for development
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Our hosts discuss how to start a session of Invisible Sun. What to do if there's been significant down time? What if the players are not sure where they plan to go? How does a GM go about kicking things off? Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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The Maker's Matrix lays out a fairly complex looking workflow for creating objects and ephemera in Invisible Sun. We're going to walk through it and figure out how this thing works. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're doing a deep dive into how players will go about building their Ventures. Here's a quick list of the different things that can impact your character's Venture.
Skills Circumstances Equipment quality / assets Spells Benes Hidden Knowledge Sooth deck Secrets
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It's only been a week since our last show! We've moved to a weekly release schedule now that we've got even more to talk about. Expect shorter episodes that focus on a single topic. This episode we'll be talking about Fartown and we'll be figuring out how we want to handle setting discussions. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Yep, we're focusing on one topic this week, the Sooth Deck. Not to worry, we'll be back before you know it to talk about even more Invisible Sun! Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're taking a closer look at the First Session for Invisible Sun today, then discussing Character Arcs. We can really get into the mechanics of these things now, so give it a listen as we figure out how to kick off our campaigns. Wrap Up Music in the episode was drawn from the song “Beyond” by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games and is available at DriveThruRPG.
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It's like we're starting over at the beginning!
We're going back and talking about the Orders now that we have all of the details. First up? The Vancian Order. Then we move on to talk about the setting of Invisible Sun, specifically the City of Notions, Satyrine. It's a large part of the setting for Invisible Sun, so we'll be starting with a broad overview.
The Black Cube has been released and we're still digging through all of the books and bits. There are some big things coming to Incantations in the near future (and perhaps even now). We're talking through what's going on with the rest of the Invisible Sun Kickstarter as well as where the show is going from here. Immanence of the Black Cube
We Have Reached the End of the Path—What to Expect from Here Welcome to the Nightside
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The Black Cube is here! We chat a bit about our first impressions of this massive box now that we've both got it. Incantations Show Notes Immanence of the Black Cube
Preorder Invisible Sun -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We've got another special guest on the show! This time we're talking to Bear Weiter about his work on Invisible Sun. Incantations Show Notes Transmissions from Invisible Sun
Preorder Invisible Sun -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Let's use group think to reshape reality!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist
Soldiers of Pen and Ink -- (link)
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Want to go where everybody knows your name, even if you've never been there before? Let's talk about building out surreal bars for Invisible Sun.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Reflecting a Different Trush About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Need to take a break from the doldrums of the Actuality? Drop by the Secret Cellar and have a drink with the host, Jason Robinson.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist
The Secret Cellar podcast -- (link) The Notion -- (link) Jason Robinson on Twitter -- (link)
The Vislae Tourist Bureau
Invisible Sun events at Gen Con 2018 -- (link)
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One of our favorite shows, Legion, is back with a new season. Time to discuss the surreal nature of the show in greater detail. Also, Gen Con is right around the corner and you'll be able to play Invisible Sun there!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist
Legion on FX -- (link) Legion (Wikipedia) -- (link)
The Vislae Tourist Bureau
Invisible Sun events at Gen Con 2018 -- (link)
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There's another surreal RPG out there that we're going to talk about today. Let's take a closer look at Itras By.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist
Itras By -- (link) Itras By on Drive Thru RPG -- (link) The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka -- (link)
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We're looking at the magic system in Mage the Ascension and talking about what it appears to have in common with Invisible Sun.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Songs of Other Tribes
Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition -- (link)
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We can't play Invisible Sun yet, but there are some people who already are. We're talking a bit about A Woman with Hollow Eyes and The Raven Wants What You Have on this episode.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes One Man in his Time Plays Many Parts
A Woman with Hollow Eyes, YouTube -- (link) One Shot RPG Twitch channel -- (link) The Raven Wants What You Have, YouTube -- (link) Monte Cook Games Twitch channel -- (link)
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This just in! Black Cube delayed until May! Let's express some magic!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Embrace the Black Cube
Design Diary 13: The Expressions of Magic -- (link) Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (link)
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We're talking about another topic covered in the rules primer, partial successes. We also cut a bunch of stuff where we talked about the Black Cube being in our hands soon. We'll save that for another three months!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Revelations of the Black Cube
Risks - The Walking Mind -- (link) Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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There's a new design diary from Monte Cook about the GM notebook that will be coming with Invisible Sun. If you've been looking for some guidance as a GM regarding what to prepare and track for sessions the Guiding Hand might be able to help you out.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Embrace the Black Cube Notes notes notes. Put notes here. Or put them in the Guiding Hand.
Invisible Sun Design Diary 12: The Guiding Hand -- (link) Bullet Journaling for GMs and Players -- (link) Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (link)
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We're continuing to talk about topics from the rules primer. This time we're digging into the damage and health systems for Invisible Sun.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Revelations of the Black Cube How does damage and health work in Invisible Sun? We're going to talk about that this episode.
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The Invisible Sun rules primer is out in the wild! We're giving it a brief overview and then we're diving straight into how challenges are handled in the game.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Revelations of the Black Cube We're going to dig into the challenge and venture system of Invisible Sun this time. Give it a listen as we wrap our heads around this portion of the game.
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We've got guests again! Dani Neary and Brandon Ording join the show to talk about Ptolus and their experience with the GenCon character creation session.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist Dani and Dave chat Brandon up about Ptolus, Monte Cook's massive setting that was published by Malhavoc Press. There are a lot of similarities between Monte's two settings that Brandon has noticed having run a campaign in the former for over ten years.
Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire on DriveThruRPG -- (link)
The Vislae Tourist Bureau We take a quick trip back to GenCon to talk to Dani and Brandon about running the character creation session. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Snail aficionado, and amazing person/GM/Community Manager, Darcy Ross talks with us today about A Woman with Hollow Eyes, the Invisible Sun actual play Kickstarter she and the One Shot Podcast are running.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Woman with Hollow Eyes Check out the ONE SHOT Kickstarter for an Invisible Sun actual play led by Darcy Ross!
A Woman with Hollow Eyes One Shot RPG on Twitch Invisible Sun: The First Session
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Come along, let's finish walking the Path of Suns. We're going to take a stroll along the Nightside this time. Then we'll be talking about how to use campaign fronts from Dungeon World in our Invisible Sun campaigns.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Woman with Hollow Eyes Check out the ONE SHOT Kickstarter for an Invisible Sun actual play led by Darcy Ross!
A Woman with Hollow Eyes Invisible Sun: The First Session
One Man in His Time Plays Many Parts A Distant Light Pierces the Mist We're following up on campaign fronts in this discussion. We'll be digging into building fronts that Scott will be using for his second season of his Invisible Sun play test. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Come along, let's finish walking the Path of Suns. We're going to take a stroll along the Nightside this time. Then we'll be talking about how to use campaign fronts from Dungeon World in our Invisible Sun campaigns.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Careful Gaze of the Gregori We’re talking about every single nightside of the suns!
The Nightside Path and the Gold Sun -- (link) Nightside of the Red Sun -- (link) Nightside of the Pale Sun -- (link) Nightside of the Grey Sun and Shadows -- (link) Nightside of the Indigo Sun and Secret Souls -- (link) Nightside of the Blue Sun, Stats, and a Token of Appreciation -- (link) Nightside of the Green Sun and Elderbrin -- (link) Nightside of the Silver Sun and Advanced Modules -- (link) A New Goal, and the Order of Goetics -- (link) The Dark -- (link)
A Distant Light Pierces the Mist In this segment we discuss how to draw from the concept of “fronts” in the Dungeon World RPG to facilitate preparation for an improvisational campaign. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
You can also get in touch with us on the Invisible Sun G+ community.
Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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It's Halloween again! We're going to talk about Guillermo Del Toro's Cronos. Before that, however, we're also going to dig into demons just a bit more. Let's go!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Careful Gaze of the Gregori Demons! Demons are great and I love them. Let's talk about demons and how you might be using them in Invisible Sun.
The Red Sun -- (link) Nightside of the Red Sun -- (link) The Dark -- (link) A New Goal, and the Order of Goetics -- (link)
A Distant Light Pierces the Mist Guillermo Del Toro is a pretty nifty director and he's done some really great stuff over the years. We're going all the way back to the start of things to talk about Cronos and what you might be able to pull from it for a surreal RPG. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
Invisible Sun Seminar Gencon 2017 -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We have a feeling being able to do more improvisation at the table is going to be important for Invisible Sun, so we're going to start talking about some tools you could use. We're also going to talk about Numenera 2 and what we think it might have in common with Invisible Sun.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes A Distant Light Pierces the Mist Let's talk about improvisational tools you might want to use at the table.
Story Games Name Project, by Jason Morningstar -- (link) NPC Cards -- (link) Hillfolk -- (link)
Transmissions from the Invisible Sun The Numenera 2 Kickstarter is running right now. We think there are some things that Numenera 2 has in common with Invisible Sun, and speculate a bit on how we think they may be evolving some things that started with Invisible Sun.
Numenera 2: Discovery and Destiny (Kickstarter) -- (link)
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Invisible Sun Seminar Gencon 2017 -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're talking about Monte Cook's design diary about the Invisible Sun Sooth Deck, and then we go over some of the highlights of the Invisible Sun Seminar at Gen Con. Huge thanks to Joe Noll for his video work on both of these topics!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Embrace the Black Cube We're digging into the Sooth Deck with Monte Cook's tenth design diary. We've both got one in our hands, and they're mighty sexy.
Invisible Sun Design Diary 10: The Sooth Deck -- (link) Invisible Sun Sooth Deck Unboxing and Review -- (link)
The Vislae Tourist Bureau Scott was able to attend the Invisible Sun seminar at Gen Con, and you can check it out thanks to Joe Noll's video. We hit on some of the things we really liked in the presentation. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
Invisible Sun Seminar Gencon 2017 -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're back on time! We've got some design diary entries to get caught up on, and we're also discussing character arcs again. Expect to see that come up a few more times before Invisible Sun releases early next year.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Embrace the Black Cube Monte Cook posted his ninth design diary focused on surreal gaming, which is a fairly important topic for this game.
Invisible Sun Design Diary 9: Surreal Gaming -- (link) Cypher Speak Episode 12: Monte Cook Invisible Sun Asset Interview #2 -- (link) Incantations Episode 23 - Interview with Monte Cook -- (link) Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun Pinterest board -- (link) Monte Cook’s Invisible Sun Fashion Pinterest board -- (link) 70s Sci-Fi Art -- (link)
The Careful Gaze of the Grigori Character arcs are going to be a major part of Invisible Sun and we have a lot to talk about here.
Invisible Sun Design Diary 8: Emergent Story -- (link) How Fiona Fell From Grace: Character Arcs in Invisible Sun -- (link)
About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We are slightly late with this episode, our apologies. However, we do have something pretty cool for you. Jim Ryan, from the CypherCast and our very own Scott Robinson attended the Monte Cook Games seminar Learn the Secrets of Invisible Sun. Jim was able to record the seminar and also has a brief recap for you to listen to. Thanks, Jim!
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Learn the Secrets of Invisible Sun Escape Shadow. Rediscover yourself in the Actuality—a world of secrets, surreal fantasy, & magic that is truly magical. Find out about Invisible Sun, coming soon from Monte Cook Games.
Invisible Sun Seminar Gencon 2017 (YouTube) -- (link)
The Puzzle Sean Anderson uploaded the nearly completed puzzle to the Invisible Sun G+ community.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We are adding a new segment to Incantations and this is the beginning of it. We are going to be doing a short actual play segment within the Invisible Sun setting using what we know about the game and the world so far. In this episode we will be walking through the process of creating a new character.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes One Man in his Time Plays Many Parts We're creating a character for a short segment we will be adding to the show in future episodes. Give this a listen to find out what the character creation process for Invisible Sun is going to be like.
Invisible Sun Design Diary 7: The First Session -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Monte Cook covers emergent story and how he's designing it to be a big part of Invisible Sun in his latest design diary. We also talk about tips for attending GenCon since it's coming up quickly and we'll both be there.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Design Diary 8: The First Session
Invisible Sun Design Diary 8: Emergent Story -- (link)
Fiasco by Bully Pulpit Games -- (link)
Apocalypse World -- (link)
Fate -- (link)
Fantasy Flight Star Wars -- (link)
GenCon Tips About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We've got Monte Cook on the show today, and we talk all about Invisible Sun! If you didn't back the game when the Kickstarter was running you can pre-order it now.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Interview with Monte Cook
Pre-order Invisible Sun -- (link) Monte Cook Games -- (link) Invisible Sun articles about Invisible Sun -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Character creation in the Invisible Sun RPG is going to be a much more involved process and we go over what we know now that there is a design diary out there covering it. We also talk over the recent Kickstarter update and what it entails.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Design Diary 7: The First Session
Invisible Sun Design Diary 7: The First Session --(link)
Invisible Sun Kickstarter Update
Loads of new news (and art!) for Invisible Sun -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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The great city of Satyrine has a lot for us to talk about. We're hopping back to the Indigo Sun to talk about what will likely be a major piece of the Invisible Sun setting. We also talk about television shows that can be drawn upon as inspiration for an Invisible Sun campaign.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Satyrine
Satyrine -- (link)
Surreal TV
American Gods -- (link) Twin Peaks -- (link) Legion -- (link) The Magicians -- (link) Black Mirror -- (link) The Twilight Zone -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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You might think we're still on the Path of Suns, but the Invisible Sun is not actually part of it. We're still going to talk about Celare as part of the walk we're taking, but it's important to note it's not part of the Path. After that, we dig into Monte Cook's sixth design diary about secrets.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Invisible Sun
The Invisible Sun -- (link) Invisible Sun by the Police -- (link)
Design Diary 6
Design Diary 6: We Need Secrets -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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This is the final stop on the Path of Suns before things get strange, the Red Sun. Then we'll stop off at an early expressionist horror film for some inspiration and talk about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Gold Sun
The Gold Sun -- (link)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Edited volume -- (link) Full movie on YouTube (thanks, public domain!) -- (link) From Caligari to Hitler (Kracauer) -- (link) Living Dead Girl (Rob Zombie) -- (link)
About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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It's all demons and wizards on this episode of Incantations. First we talk about the Red Sun and Invisible Sun's demons, then we move on to discuss Vancian Magic in D&D.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Red Sun
The Red Sun -- (link)
Vancian Magic in D&D
Dying Earth -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're discussing the final "order" of the Invisible Sun RPG, the Apostates. Then we talk about Monte Cook's fifth design diary about dead vislae, and theorize it was totally inspired by that fantastic Swayze film, Ghost.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Apostates
Apostates -- (link) Invisible Sun Q&A Part 6: Apostates -- (link)
Design Diary 4: Long Form Magic
Invisible Sun Design Diary 5: The Vislae Ghost Play Experience -- (link) Bustin -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Monte Cook has a new design diary posted about long form magic. Well, it was new when we recorded this. We also talk about pulling from post war themes to inspire Invisible Sun campaigns.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Design Diary 4: Long Form Magic
Invisible Sun Design Diary 4: Long Form Magic -- (link)
Surreal War Stories Some war movies (with varying degrees of surrealism):
Paths of Glory (WWI) - (link) All Quiet on the Western Front (WWI) - (film)(link) Thin Red Line (WWII) - (link) Catch-22 (WWII) - (link) Apocalypse Now (Vietnam) - (link) Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam) - (link) The Deer Hunter (Vietnam) - (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're back to walking the Path of Suns as we head to the Pale Sun. We also touch on another Invisible Sun magical order, the Order of Weavers. Incantations Show Notes The Pale Sun
As We Reach the Pale Sun, the Black Cube Grows Stronger -- (link)
The Pale Sun
Weavers -- (link) Invisible Sun Q&A Part 3: Weavers -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We've got an interesting show for you today. We've only got one segment this time and we're talking to an actual human for it. We're talk to Mike Q. Hanlon who is teaching a class in which his students are using automatism to write a surreal play. Perhaps there's something us RPG players can learn from him.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes Collaborative Surreal Storytelling Sorry, no notable links this time people. About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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Walk the Path of Suns with us again as we stop in at the Grey Sun. We continue our discussion of shadows as we talk about Plato's Allegory of the Cave and Theory of Forms and how we can use that in our Invisible Sun games.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Grey Sun
The Grey Sun -- (link) Nightside of the Grey Sun and Shadows -- (link) The Invisibles -- (link)
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Theory of Forms Sorry, our boy Plato doesn't really have a Twitter account or a website.
The Republic -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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On this episode of Incantations we'll be talking about the Order of Goetics. We also talk about how to make libraries surreal in order to fit them into an Invisible Sun campaign.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Order of Goetics
A New Goal, and the Order of Goetics -- (link) Invisible Sun Q&A Part 5: Goetics -- (link) Story Cubes -- (link) Noisy Person Cards -- (link) Non-player cards -- (link)
Surreal Libraries
Dethklock recording on water -- (link)
About Incantations We can be contacted via email at incantationspodcast@gmail.com.
You can also get in touch with us on the Invisible Sun G+ community.
Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We are walking the Path of Suns again, this time we've moved on to the Indigo Sun. After that we get into the details of Monte Cook's third Invisible Sun design diary.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Indigo Sun
The Indigo Sun -- (link) Satyrine -- (link)
Invisible Sun Design Diary 3
Invisible Sun Design Diary 3: Visual and Tactile Design -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We have another Order of the Invisible Church to discuss, the Makers. We also talk about the first collected volume of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, Preludes and Nocturnes.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Incantations Show Notes The Order of Makers
Makers -- (link) Invisible Sun Q&A Part 4: Makers -- (link)
Neil Gaiman's The Sandman
Preludes and Nocturnes -- (link) Good Omens (the title Scott forgot) -- (link)
And now Good Omens is getting a TV miniseries adaptation -- (link)
American Gods [winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel] -- (link) Scott meant to say "House of Secrets", not "House of Suspense" - as recompense, he recommends checking out the recent House of Secrets series by Seagle -- (link) An example of the (recolored) depiction of Hell in Sandman -- (link) Sam Keith's The Maxx -- (link)
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You can also get in touch with us on the Invisible Sun G+ community.
Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Monte Cook published a second design diary, this time focusing on the experience points you can gain in Invisible Sun.
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Segment One - Design Diary 2 (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori)
Design Diary 2: Acquiring Different Abilities with Different Experience Points -- link Hamlet's Hit Points, by Robin D. Laws -- link Review - Hamlet’s Hit Points -- link
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We're back onto the Path of Suns this episode, and we also discuss how we might make surreal dragons.
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Segment One - The Blue Sun (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori)
The Blue Sun -- link The Sandman -- link Midnight Nation -- link
Segment Two - Surreal Dragons (Reflecting a Different Truth)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We've got another single topic episode for you this week. We're talking about the Invisible Sun Kickstarter ARG, the puzzles, the solutions, and where things are at now.
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Segment One - Invisible Sun Kickstarter ARG (A Distant Light Pierces the Mist)
Alternate Reality Game (ARG) -- link Path of Suns website -- link G+ Invisible Sun community -- link Kickstarter puzzles
Clocks
Our Kickstarter History -- link The Invisible Sun Kickstarter Is Different -- link Deluxe Games -- link Group Purchases -- link Shipping -- link Changing the Way RPGs Are Played -- link The Directed Campaign -- link The Active Sun -- link Details of the Contents -- link
A Solid Door
The door was made known with the Green Sun update -- link Solution #1
The first solution was figured out based upon Paladin Revenant’s theory about the clocks -- link Putting the clocks in hour order and taking the roman numeral the minute hand is pointing at will give you the key: 376298415 Door leads to Are You a Spider or an Ant? -- link
Solution #2
Clue about the clocks dropped in the Indigo Sun update -- link
“There is more than one way for clocks to be keys”
Ryan Chaddock and Robert Marino seemed to have figured this one out -- link Putting the clocks in order of the minute hands and taking the roman numeral the hour hand is pointing at gives you the key: 841793265 Door leads to Are You an Ant or a Spider? -- link
Solution #3
Memory stick, The Blade, was found in a cache with an image of Wrong Cat and a text file. -- link The image had white text on the transparent background which read “If you are looking for lies, use Grey” What Also Opens the Door.txt had the following text: To see that the door is opened by a lie, you may need an extra eye. Another hint was dropped in a Tweet, which I cannot locate. It was an image of a clock, and I thought it was pointing at the fourth hour. Hour four on the clock is incorrect: IIII instead of IV Entering IIII in the door opens it Door leads to Fartown -- link
Spiders and Ants
The solid door puzzle leads to two different pages about Spiders and Ants. There has been much discussion about what Spiders and Ants are, but no solid conclusions yet. Monte is a Spider -- link
Geocaches
Several updates included GPS coordinates to geocaches Some of the caches had USB memory sticks that contained files that predicted keyfalls Digital contents of the caches -- link Two images were found
Changery image asks about the solid door -- link Wrong Cat pointing to the third Solid Door puzzle -- link Clues were hidden in the background of the images Looking through the bytes of the images revealed no further hidden information
Current state
Shanna stated in the Kickstarter comments that there are two or three puzzles that have not been solved -- link
This was before the third solution to the Solid Door puzzle was found
Not all of the caches have been recovered, or reported on the G+ group Nothing conclusive was determined about Spiders and Ants
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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We've got some new stuff to talk about on Incantations. Monte Cook published a design diary and we go over the details he included.
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Segment One - Dev Diary 1 (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori)
Invisible Sun Design Diary 1: Stats -- link
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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This time on Incantations we wander back down the Path of Suns to the Green sun. After talking about the verdant expanses we talk about secret keeping techniques of alchemists and how they might be useful in our Invisible Sun campaigns.
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Segment One - The Green Sun (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori)
The Green Sun -- link The Parliament of Trees -- link (wiki), link2 (DC Wikia)
Segment Two - Secret Keeping Techniques of the Alchemists (A Distant Light Pierces the Mist)
The Secrets of Alchemy -- link Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine -- link The Ninth Gate (movie) -- link
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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This time on Incantations we focus on the first order of the Invisible Church, the Order of the Vance. We also take some time to talk about the classic Argento horror film Suspiria in the lead up to Halloween.
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Segment One - Vances (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori)
Vance video overview -- (link) Vances (Kickstarter update) -- (link) Dying Earth, Jack Vance -- (link)
Segment Two - Suspiria (A Distant Light Pierces the Mist)
Information on the "Three Mothers" trilogy -- (link) A gallery of stills from Suspiria (NSFW) -- (link) A youtube video with a nice sample of the Suspiria soundtrack from Goblin -- (link) Do you dare click the link? I warned you -- (link)
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at DriveThruRPG.
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This time we start down the Path of Suns by talking about the Silver sun. We also discuss how to take orcs and make them Surreal to fit into the Invisible Sun RPG. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Show Notes
Segment One - (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori) The Silver Sun
Overview of the Suns and the Silver Sun (Kickstarter description) -- link
Segment Two - (Reflect a Different Truth) Making Orcs Surreal
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at Drivethrurpg. Also check out his currently running kickstarter for a Dungeon World compatible RPG setting with fantasy audio tracks (link).
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This time we talk about the character sentences that we'll be working with in Invisible Sun, then discuss Grant Morrison's run on Doom Patrol and how it can be used as inspiration for the game.
If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Show Notes Segment One - (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori) Character Sentences
Some examples of character sentences from the Kickstarter -- link Foundation -- link Heart -- link Order -- link Forte -- link
Segment Two - (A Distant Light Pierces the Mist) Doom Patrol, Book 1: Crawling from the Wreckage.
Doom Patrol (wikipedia) -- link Amazon entry for "Doom Patrol, Book 1: Crawling from the Wreckage" TPB -- link
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Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at Drivethrurpg. Also check out his currently running kickstarter for a Dungeon World compatible RPG setting with fantasy audio tracks (link).
Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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It's Incantations, an Invisible Sun Podcast. This is our inaugural episode in which we talk a bit about ourselves then run through an overview of the upcoming Invisible Sun RPG from Monte Cook Games. Welcome to the Incantations Podcast Blog. We will use this blog to post show notes and other material related to Invisible Sun. We expect that most of the interaction will occur through posting to the Invisible Sun G+ community. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element Show NotesSegment One - (Salvedictions) Host introductionsSegment Two - (The Careful Gaze of the Grigori) Introducing Invisible SunSalvador Dali's Persistence of Memory -- linkThe components of the Invisible Sun box / the Black Cube -- linkThe Path of Suns -- linkThe sooth deck -- linkThe Unmarked podcast -- linkThree modes of game play -- linkThe Incantations Podcast Blog -- linkFollow us at: @drscottrobinson and @tex_red on Twitter.You can also get in touch with us on the Invisible Sun G+ community. Music in the episode was drawn from the song "Beyond" by Wes Otis and Plate Mail Games. It is available at Drivethrurpg. Also check out his currently running kickstarter for a Dungeon World compatible RPG setting with fantasy audio tracks (link). Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS