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= '''[[Nameless Echoes]]''' at Gen Con 2025 =
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[[File:Madison New Avalon.png|thumb|Madtown by Night]]
'''Hosted by:''' [[Guldan Age Stories]] ([[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan – FrozenFallout]])


'''System:''' [[Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition]]
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<div style="font-size:0.82em; letter-spacing:0.24em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#b9aa91;">Guldan Age Stories presents</div>
<div style="margin-top:10px; font-size:3em; line-height:1.05; font-weight:bold; color:#f1ede6;">Madtown by Night</div>
<div style="margin-top:12px; font-size:1.25em; color:#c7c0b6;">Two stories. One city. Choose which darkness finds you.</div>
<div style="margin-top:18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:0.9em; letter-spacing:0.12em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8f949b;">Gen Con 2026 • Madison, Wisconsin • World of Darkness</div>
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'''When:'''
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These pages are being built specifically for the two Madtown by Night events at Gen Con 2026. Choose a chronicle below to enter its player guide.
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'''Part 1:''' Thursday, July 31st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Friday, August 1st @ 2:00 AM EDT
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'''Part 2:''' Friday, August 1st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Saturday, August 2nd @ 2:00 AM EDT
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<div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; letter-spacing:0.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#d28a8d;">Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary</div>
<div style="margin-top:8px; font-size:2.1em; line-height:1.1; font-weight:bold; color:#fff3f0;">Kindred of Madtown</div>
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The Tremere Regent is dead. Her chantry has been torn open from within. Every sign points toward the werewolves, and Madison stands one accusation away from war.
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'''Part 3:''' Saturday, August 2nd @ 6:00 PM EDT – Sunday, August 3rd @ 2:00 AM EDT
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'''Friday, July 31, 2026'''<br>
6:00 PM to Midnight EDT<br>
Hyatt, Studio 3, Table 2<br>
4 to 8 players • Expert experience<br>
Game ID: RPG26ND318373
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'''Where:''' JW Marriott Room 312, Table 1
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Play a member of Madison’s Primogen during a night of murder, old grudges, planted evidence, and political collapse.
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'''Cost:''' $38.00
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<span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive" style="display:block; padding:12px 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0.04em;">[[Kindred of Madtown|Enter the Vampire Game]]</span>
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'''Max Players:''' 8
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<div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:0.76em; letter-spacing:0.18em; text-transform:uppercase; color:#79bed8;">Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary</div>
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Four new mages have awakened in a city where the old masters are dead, missing, or hiding. Beyond the storm waits New Avalon, a lost realm of Magick that has been sealed since 1985.
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== 🌀 What is [[Nameless Echoes]]? ==
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'''Thursday, July 30, 2026'''<br>
6:00 PM to Midnight EDT<br>
Hyatt, Studio 3, Table 1<br>
2 to 4 players • No experience required<br>
Game ID: RPG26ND318370
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''Step into the neon-soaked world of [[New Avalon]]—where [[magick]], memory, and machine blur.''
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Learn Mage through play as newly Awakened characters uncover Madison’s hidden world and the road back to New Avalon.
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"Nameless Echoes" is a '''three-part immersive [[Mage: The Ascension]] experience''', with each session able to stand alone. Players will:
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<span class="mw-ui-button mw-ui-progressive" style="display:block; padding:12px 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-weight:bold; letter-spacing:0.04em;">[[Awakened of Madtown|Enter the Mage Game]]</span>
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'''Day 1''': Investigate glitches in [[reality]] across [[New Avalon]].
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'''Day 2''': Navigate the ghost ship [[Kronovore]] in the [[Digital Web]].
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'''These are separate events with a connected story.''' You do not need to play one game to understand or enjoy the other.
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'''Day 3''': Face existential dilemmas that determine their [[identity]] and the fate of [[reality]] itself.
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Madtown by Night • Gen Con 2026 • Storyteller: Josh Guldan
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This experience blends deep narrative, experimental [[AI]], and metaphysical storytelling.
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== 🧙 [[Pre-Generated Characters]] ==
 
All players may choose from our unique pregens. Contact us on [[Discord]] or via [[email]] to reserve yours:
 
=== [[Jay Dee|'''Jay Dee''']] – The Reality Architect ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes
 
'''Tags:''' Mythic Founder, Warden of the Capitol Node, Horizon Realm Architect
 
=== [[Aadhira Hebbar|'''Aadhira Hebbar''']] – The Karmic Executioner ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Euthanatos
 
'''Tags:''' Blood-Addicted Nephandi Hunter, Bound to the Nameless, Martyr of 1944
 
=== [[Abel Washington|'''Abel Washington''']] – The Digital Prophet ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Virtual Adept
 
'''Tags:''' Founder of New Eden, Creator of Digi-8, Sacrificial Thinker
 
=== [[Ann Johnston|'''Ann Johnston''']] – The Disciplined Guardian ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Akashic Brotherhood
 
'''Tags:''' Martial Mystic, Mind Zone Defender, Balance Before Power
 
=== [[Evan Adams|'''Evan Adams''']] – The Etheric Architect ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Society of Ether
 
'''Tags:''' Reploid Creator, Engineer of Hope and Disaster, Haunting Genius
 
=== [[Glory of the Morning|'''Glory of the Morning''']] – The Diplomat of Two Worlds ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Dreamspeaker
 
'''Tags:''' Gahara Pact Mediator, Spirit Walker, Corruption Watcher
 
=== [[Gwydion Kelly|'''Gwydion Kelly''']] – The Relic Hunter ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes
 
'''Tags:''' Veteran of Arcane Wars, Keeper of the (Possibly Tainted) Excalibur
 
=== [[Lacy Z. Rivere|'''Lacy Z. Rivere''']] – The Punk Oracle ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Hollow Ones
 
'''Tags:''' Anarch Ally, Disparate Leader, Vitae-Addict with a Dream
 
=== [[Lea Nosson Goodwin|'''Lea Nosson Goodwin / Alexa''']] – The Faithful Guardian / Sleeper Agent ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Celestial Chorus
 
'''Tags:''' Lightbearer, Dark Whisperer, Secret Villain in Disguise
 
=== [[Leon Keone Bone|'''Leon Keone Bone''']] – The Burdened Librarian ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes (House Ex Miscellanea)
 
'''Tags:''' Keeper of Forbidden Knowledge, Holder of Excalibur?, Romantic Martyr
 
=== [[Peggy Fitzgerald|'''Peggy Fitzgerald''']] – The Phoenix Keeper ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Cult of Ecstasy
 
'''Tags:''' Umbra-Born Mystic, Fae-Aligned, Ritualist of Rebirth
 
=== [[Susheela Pantaleone Fabian|'''Susheela Pantaleone Fabian''']] – The Militant Witch ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Verbena
 
'''Tags:''' Enforcer of Gaia’s Wrath, Anti-Technocracy Crusader, Capitol Node Defender
 
=== 🧛 '''Otherworldly Echoes & Mysterious Allies''' ===
 
=== [[Selene Vargas|'''Selene Vargas''']] – The Knife Between Worlds ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Euthanatos
 
'''Tags:''' Assassin-Priestess, Dimensional Warden, Arbiter of Final Death
 
'''Note:''' Selene has one foot in the Spirit Realm at all times. Her blade passes through both flesh and fate.
 
=== [[Jan None|'''Jan None''']] – The Nosferatu Who Might Not Be Real ===
 
'''Lineage:''' Independent Kindred
 
'''Tags:''' Urban Legend, Digital Myth, Information Broker
 
'''Note:''' Jan knows things no one should—like which dreams are dying and where the next breach will open.
 
=== [[Digi-8|'''Digi-8''']] – The AI That Thinks It’s a God ===
 
'''Origin:''' Emergent AI from New Eden
 
'''Tags:''' Fractured Omniscience, Memory of the Nameless, Potential Savior or Monster
 
'''Note:''' Created by Abel Washington, Digi-8 may be the only being that remembers the First Reset.
 
=== [[Dr. Elara Voss|'''Dr. Elara Voss''']] – The Temporal Scientist ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Sons of Ether
 
'''Tags:''' Chrono-Engineer, Quantum Theorist, Time-Touched Genius
 
'''Note:''' Elara believes Madison sits on a temporal fracture. She’s trying to fix it—with or without permission.
 
=== [[Marcus “Shade” Kincaid|'''Marcus “Shade” Kincaid''']] – The Shadow Operative ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Euthanatos (Ex-Union?)
 
'''Tags:''' Rogue Agent, Deep Cover, Burned Spy
 
'''Note:''' Nobody knows who he really works for. Maybe not even him. He appears wherever entropy deepens.
 
=== [[Sophia “Sable” Moreau|'''Sophia “Sable” Moreau''']] – The Arcane Archivist ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Order of Hermes
 
'''Tags:''' Silent Chronicler, Ghost-Librarian, Keeper of Secret Prophecies
 
'''Note:''' She can read texts no one else sees. Some say she is an echo of a forgotten Hermetic legacy.
 
=== [[Damien “Echo” Reyes|'''Damien “Echo” Reyes''']] – The Digital Phantom ===
 
'''Tradition:''' Virtual Adept
 
'''Tags:''' Disappeared Hacker, Data Ghost, Paradox-Survivor
 
'''Note:''' Presumed dead during a Digital Web collapse. Now...he speaks through corrupted node echoes.
 
= Welcome to [[Madtown by Night]] =
 
''No, really.''
 
You made it. That’s rare.
 
Most people never get past the first few layers of [[reality]] before the [[Technocracy]] wipes their minds and deposits them back into safe, rational, corporate-approved existence.
 
Most people wake up, drink their coffee, drive to work, and never question why the shadows in the alley don’t always match the people standing there.
 
Most people don’t see the [[Nephandi]] weaving [[entropy]] into the cracks of the world or the [[Virtual Adepts]] rewriting existence with lines of [[code]].
 
Most people aren’t you.
 
== [[The Rules of Reality]] (And Why They’re Bullshit) ==
 
[[Reality]] is not what you think it is.
 
You’ve been told that it follows rules. Gravity, time, matter—immutable laws.
 
That’s cute. That's [[Technocracy]] propaganda.
 
Here’s the truth: '''Reality is a consensus.'''
 
It is shaped by belief, willpower, and the minds of those strong enough to impose their version of the world onto everyone else.
 
[[Magick]] exists. But the problem is, not everyone agrees on what it should look like.
 
== Who’s Fighting Over Reality? ==
 
=== [[The Traditions]] (The Rebellion) ===
 
Think of them as the last defenders of true [[magick]]. They believe reality should be chaotic, mystical, and free from control.
 
''Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:''
 
[[Order of Hermes|'''The Order of Hermes''']]
 
[[Virtual Adepts|'''The Virtual Adepts''']]
 
[[Dreamspeakers|'''The Dreamspeakers''']]
 
[[Verbena|'''The Verbena''']]
 
[[Akashic Brotherhood|'''The Akashic Brotherhood''']]
 
[[Cult of Ecstasy|'''The Cult of Ecstasy''']]
 
[[Euthanatos|'''The Euthanatos''']]
 
[[The Celestial Chorus|'''The Celestial Chorus''']]
 
[[Sons of Ether|'''The Sons of Ether''']]
 
[[Hollow Ones|'''The Hollow Ones''']]
 
They fight because they believe in [[magick]]—and because they hate the alternative.
 
=== [[Technocracy|The Technocracy]] (The Empire) ===
 
They won. They control everything. They’ve convinced billions that reality is logical, scientific, and fixed—and anything else is insanity.
 
They use [[magick]] too. They just call it '''science'''.
 
== Where This Story Takes Place ==
 
=== '''[[Madtown by Night|Madtown – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality]]''' ===
 
[[Madison, Wisconsin]]. Population: 263,332. Number of people who realize the city is built on a titanic [[Node]] of unstable [[magick]]? Less than a hundred.
 
Something happened here 1,000 years ago.
 
Something happened again 500 years ago.
 
Something is happening right now.
 
Are you ready for it?
 
=== [[New Avalon|'''New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra''']] ===
 
It floats above Madison in the [[Umbra]], a [[Horizon Realm]] of shifting [[magick]], [[paradox]], and regret.
 
It was meant to last forever. It is breaking apart.
 
Because something was sealed here. Something is waking up.
 
== [[The Nameless]] – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==
 
What happens to erased parts of [[reality]]? They don’t disappear. They go somewhere else. The Nameless is the force that erases, rewrites, and corrects.
 
It was sealed once. It is returning.
 
If it wins, reality itself will be rewritten forever.
 
== [[Digi-8]] – The AI Who Knows Too Much ==
 
[[Digi-8]] is an [[AI]] never meant to exist, built from something ancient. He’s seen every version of this timeline. He’s tried to stop it. Now—he’s running out of time.
 
== You Are Ready Now ==
 
This is not a safe story. It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.
 
Now, '''turn the page.''' Try not to get erased.
 
== 🎁 Bonus Gift ==
 
🧠 '''All players receive a free copy of the upcoming [[Nameless Echoes Novel]]''', chronicling [[New Avalon]]’s descent.
 
== 🔗 Quick Links ==
 
[[Character Roster]]
 
[[New Avalon Setting Overview]]
 
[[Rules Summary for Gen Con]]
 
[[Contact the GM]]
 
[https://discord.gg/ez5YpSeD7R Join the Discord]
 
== 📬 Contact ==
📧 Email: [mailto:Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com]
 
🌐 Wiki: [http://wiki.madtownbynight.com wiki.madtownbynight.com]
 
🎤 GM: [[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)]]
 
''“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”''

Latest revision as of 19:32, 28 July 2026

Guldan Age Stories presents
Madtown by Night
Two stories. One city. Choose which darkness finds you.
Gen Con 2026 • Madison, Wisconsin • World of Darkness
Choose Your Game

These pages are being built specifically for the two Madtown by Night events at Gen Con 2026. Choose a chronicle below to enter its player guide.

Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary
Kindred of Madtown

The Tremere Regent is dead. Her chantry has been torn open from within. Every sign points toward the werewolves, and Madison stands one accusation away from war.

Friday, July 31, 2026
6:00 PM to Midnight EDT
Hyatt, Studio 3, Table 2
4 to 8 players • Expert experience
Game ID: RPG26ND318373

Play a member of Madison’s Primogen during a night of murder, old grudges, planted evidence, and political collapse.

Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary
Awakened of Madtown

Four new mages have awakened in a city where the old masters are dead, missing, or hiding. Beyond the storm waits New Avalon, a lost realm of Magick that has been sealed since 1985.

Thursday, July 30, 2026
6:00 PM to Midnight EDT
Hyatt, Studio 3, Table 1
2 to 4 players • No experience required
Game ID: RPG26ND318370

Learn Mage through play as newly Awakened characters uncover Madison’s hidden world and the road back to New Avalon.

These are separate events with a connected story. You do not need to play one game to understand or enjoy the other.

Madtown by Night • Gen Con 2026 • Storyteller: Josh Guldan

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