Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern

chibichibi

I'm planning on doing another game. I definitely want magic involved as I'm a huge mage person, and I think high fantasy action is always called for. I ahve a few ideas what to pursue, but I want to see what people think. The ideas are simple.

A world of pure magic where the governments are basically run by different guilds. Think of them as the different magical styles, and the intrigues that happen when different guilds try to take more territory for one another. What sorts of magical intrigue and politicking happens as a result? Think HIGH MAGIC L&L game. If you're familiar with the Cross-gen comic Mystic, it is mostly inspired by that.
The Magicians. Set at the school. Think seasons 2 or later. None of the book characters, but more inspired from the comic when the school opens up to hedge magicians and the tensions that arise a a result.
Fuck it all. Don't do magic.

Ominous

The first one sounds somewhat similar to an idea I've been bandying around in my head for a while. Instead of guilds I was thinking organizations like the covenants from Ars Magica or the Shek Pvar priories from Harn. Or maybe the families from Monarchies of Mau; though, I kind of want to use those for elves. However, those all could just be guilds in the end. I like the general idea. It really depends on the details and implementation.

EDIT - Well so far it seems people favor option 2, so you run with that and I'll run with option 1.

Zap

Give me Brakebills or give me death. Even though I still can't bring myself to finish the last season. Don't @ me @Coin.

Coin

@Zap said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

Give me Brakebills or give me death. Even though I still can't bring myself to finish the last season. Don't @ me @Coin.

GOD DAMMIT, @ZAP, WHAT DO I GOTTA DO. DO I GOTTA WATCH IT WITH YOU?

I bet I can stream it via Discord.

SilentHills

I like the sounds of the first one.

I'm sorry, I'll say it. I didn't/couldn't get into the Magicians. I SAID IT.

Warma Sheen

I wasn't a big fan of Magicians but it was very, very MU*. I felt like I was watching a live action MU*. Not great for TV (for me) but great for a setting.

chibichibi

@Ominous I've been reading the Cross Gen comics again and have been inspired by the myth arc of The First and the world of Mystic. It could definitely play out as a cool L&L type game, but you're right, people seem to be yearning for Brakebills. I could get in on either action, which is why I'm crowdsourcing the answer!

Now, what systems would we use?

For the earlier idea, I could see Dark Ages Mage being used or just say scrap the system and make something from scratch or jigger up some Ares thing.

What would be best for Magicians/Brakebills/Fillory?

Coin

@chibichibi said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

What would be best for Magicians/Brakebills/Fillory?

IDEFK, man. All my ideas get super complicated in this regard, rofl.

SixRegrets

Hi, yes, did I hear about a The Magicians game? Yes, please, put it directly in my veins.

Ominous

@chibichibi said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

@Ominous I've been reading the Cross Gen comics again and have been inspired by the myth arc of The First and the world of Mystic. It could definitely play out as a cool L&L type game,

I am more inspired by Kill Six Billion Demons' central cityworld of Throne and the demiurges who are locked in a cold war. I could also see a world where numerous covenants/guilds/houses/universities/priories/whatever are constantly jockeying for position in some sort of senate. Maybe each org has one Grandmaster who has absolute control of the org, but everyone else is slowly waiting for the Grandmaster to die to then try to take the reins.

chibichibi

The latter is the world of Ciress, minus the sigil bearer pretty much.

Coin

@Ominous said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

@chibichibi said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

@Ominous I've been reading the Cross Gen comics again and have been inspired by the myth arc of The First and the world of Mystic. It could definitely play out as a cool L&L type game,

I am more inspired by Kill Six Billion Demons' central cityworld of Throne and the demiurges who are locked in a cold war. I could also see a world where numerous covenants/guilds/houses/universities/priories/whatever are constantly jockeying for position in some sort of senate. Maybe each org has one Grandmaster who has absolute control of the org, but everyone else is slowly waiting for the Grandmaster to die to then try to take the reins.

ugh, fucking K6BD is so fucking amazing

HorrorHound

Kill Six Billion Demons. Ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuck yes.

Rinel

IF IT HAS A PULSE
TAKE ITS SKULL
IF IT BUILDS A HOUSE
SMASH IT FLAT
STRENGTH IS MY GOD
THE GOD OF SHAPES
IF MY GOD SHOULD FAIL ME
I WILL KILL HIM TOO

ETA: I wanna be a demon
ETA2: in the game. already sufficiently eldritch horror irl

HorrorHound

"Do you understand the true power of a sovereign? A raw man must kill with his bare hands. The battered warrior, a weapon. The commander, his bellowing voice, the conspirator, a whispered word. But all these pale compared to kingship. A true sovereign need not flex a single muscle in his body, and a hundred men die. A true sovereign may murder without a single impulse, or even intent, sight, breath, or even thought of his murder. He is an idiot indifferent to his own violence. He has sublimed the act of obliteration.

That is the meaning of kingship.”

AU VAM, Pankrator of the Yellow City

Ganymede

@HorrorHound

"Filth stole from us. Not now, not the saar-qamek. Years ago. A simple act of greed has bound me! We are all denied Par Vollen until I alone recover what was lost under my command! That is why this elf and her shadows are unimportant. That is why I do not simply walk from this pustule of a city! Fixing your mess is NOT the demand of the Qun! AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL!"

-- The Arishok, Dragon Age 2.

(This is why DA2 is the best of them all -- the Arishok; no more, no less.)

HorrorHound

@Ganymede said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

@HorrorHound

"Filth stole from us. Not now, not the saar-qamek. Years ago. A simple act of greed has bound me! We are all denied Par Vollen until I alone recover what was lost under my command! That is why this elf and her shadows are unimportant. That is why I do not simply walk from this pustule of a city! Fixing your mess is NOT the demand of the Qun! AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL!"

-- The Arishok, Dragon Age 2.

(This is why DA2 is the best of them all -- the Arishok; no more, no less.)

The Arishok is the only reason to play that game, and def set the Qunari for me.

Derp

@HorrorHound said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:

and def set the Qunari for me.

Tallis and the Arishok both did that for me.

fatefan

While most PbtA games wouldn't work well for a MU*, I think that the Broken Worlds game for K6BD could probably translate quite fantastically.

chibichibi

I wasn't thinking of doing a Kill 6 Billion Demons game. As much as I like the comic, I'm not that interested in it as a MU*.

So back to the topic:

Brakebills or the world of Ciress from Mystic?