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= '''Nameless Echoes''' at Gen Con 2025 =
= '''[[Nameless Echoes]]''' at Gen Con 2025 =


'''Hosted by:''' Guldan Age Stories (Joshua Guldan – FrozenFallout)  
'''Hosted by:''' [[Guldan Age Stories]] ([[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan – FrozenFallout]])


'''System:''' Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition  
'''System:''' [[Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition]]


'''When:'''    
'''When:'''


Part 1: Thursday, July 31st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Friday, August 1st @ 2:00 AM EDT  
'''Part 1:''' Thursday, July 31st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Friday, August 1st @ 2:00 AM EDT


Part 2: Friday, August 1st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Saturday, August 2nd @ 2:00 AM EDT  
'''Part 2:''' Friday, August 1st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Saturday, August 2nd @ 2:00 AM EDT


Part 3: Saturday, August 2nd @ 6:00 PM EDT – Sunday, August 3rd @ 2:00 AM EDT  
'''Part 3:''' Saturday, August 2nd @ 6:00 PM EDT – Sunday, August 3rd @ 2:00 AM EDT


'''Where:''' JW Marriott Room 312, Table 1  
'''Where:''' JW Marriott Room 312, Table 1


'''Cost:''' $38.00  
'''Cost:''' $38.00


'''Max Players:''' 8  
'''Max Players:''' 8


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== 🌀 What is [[Nameless Echoes]]? ==


== 🌀 What is Nameless Echoes? ==
''Step into the neon-soaked world of [[New Avalon]]—where [[magick]], memory, and machine blur.''


*Step into the neon-soaked world of New Avalon—where magick, memory, and machine blur.*
"Nameless Echoes" is a '''three-part immersive [[Mage: The Ascension]] experience''', with each session able to stand alone. Players will:


"Nameless Echoes" is a **three-part immersive Mage: The Ascension experience**, with each session able to stand alone. Players will:
'''Day 1''': Investigate glitches in [[reality]] across [[New Avalon]].


- '''Day 1''': Investigate glitches in reality across New Avalon.
'''Day 2''': Navigate the ghost ship [[Kronovore]] in the [[Digital Web]].


- '''Day 2''': Navigate the ghost ship *Kronovore* in the Digital Web.
'''Day 3''': Face existential dilemmas that determine their [[identity]] and the fate of [[reality]] itself.


- '''Day 3''': Face existential dilemmas that determine their identity and the fate of reality itself.
This experience blends deep narrative, experimental [[AI]], and metaphysical storytelling.


This experience blends deep narrative, experimental AI, and metaphysical storytelling.
== 🧙 [[Pre-Generated Characters]] ==


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All players may choose from our unique pregens. Contact us on [[Discord]] or via [[email]] to reserve yours:


== 🧙 Pre-Generated Characters ==
[[Jay Dee|'''Jay Dee''']] – The Architect of Paradox


All players may choose from our unique pregens. Contact us on Discord or via email to reserve yours:
[[Aadhira Hebbar|'''Aadhira Hebbar''']] – The Oracle Who Knows Too Much


[[Jay Dee|'''Jay Dee''']] – The Architect of Paradox 
[[Abel Washington|'''Abel Washington''']] – The Man Who Survived Too Much
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[[Aadhira Hebbar|'''Aadhira Hebbar''']] – The Oracle Who Knows Too Much 
[[Lacy Z. Rivere|'''Lacy Z. Rivere''']] – The Punk That Won’t Let Reality Win
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[[Abel Washington|'''Abel Washington''']] – The Man Who Survived Too Much 
[[Selene Vargas|'''Selene Vargas''']] – The Knife Between Worlds
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[[Lacy Z. Rivere|'''Lacy Z. Rivere''']] – The Punk That Won’t Let Reality Win 
[[Jan None|'''Jan None''']] – The Nosferatu Who Might Not Be Real
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'''[[Selene Vargas]]''' – The Knife Between Worlds 
[[Digi-8|'''Digi-8''']] – The AI That Thinks It’s a God
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'''[[Jan None]]''' – The Nosferatu Who Might Not Be Real 
[[Dr. Elara Voss|'''Dr. Elara Voss''']] – The Temporal Scientist
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'''[[Digi-8]]''' – The AI That Thinks It’s a God 
[[Marcus “Shade” Kincaid|'''Marcus “Shade” Kincaid''']] – The Shadow Operative
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'''[[Dr. Elara Voss]]''' – The Temporal Scientist 
[[Sophia “Sable” Moreau|'''Sophia “Sable” Moreau''']] – The Arcane Archivist
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'''[[Marcus “Shade” Kincaid]]''' – The Shadow Operative 
[[Damien “Echo” Reyes|'''Damien “Echo” Reyes''']] – The Digital Phantom
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[[Sophia “Sable” Moreau|'''Sophia “Sable” Moreau''']] – The Arcane Archivist 
Each character carries echoes of forgotten timelines, secrets buried in paradox, and abilities that transcend traditional [[Sphere Magick]].
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'''[[Damien “Echo” Reyes]]''' – The Digital Phantom 
= Welcome to [[Madtown by Night]] =
 
Each character carries echoes of forgotten timelines, secrets buried in paradox, and abilities that transcend traditional Sphere magic.
 
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= Welcome to Madtown by Night =


''No, really.''
''No, really.''
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You made it. That’s rare.
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 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 in the morning, 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 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 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.
Most people aren’t you.


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== [[The Rules of Reality]] (And Why They’re Bullshit) ==


== The Rules of Reality (And Why They’re Bullshit) ==
[[Reality]] is not what you think it is.


Reality is not what you think it is.
You’ve been told that it follows rules. Gravity, time, matter—immutable laws.


You’ve been told that it follows rules. Gravity, time, matter—immutable laws that govern everything.
That’s cute. That's [[Technocracy]] propaganda.
 
That’s cute.
 
That’s Technocracy propaganda.


Here’s the truth: '''Reality is a consensus.'''
Here’s the truth: '''Reality is a consensus.'''


It is shaped by belief, by willpower, by the minds of those strong enough to impose their version of the world onto everyone else.
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. It always has. But the problem is, not everyone agrees on what it should look like.
[[Magick]] exists. But the problem is, not everyone agrees on what it should look like.
 
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== Who’s Fighting Over Reality? ==
== Who’s Fighting Over Reality? ==


=== The Traditions (The Rebellion) ===
=== [[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. 
They are the rebels, the mystics, the hackers, the outcasts. 
They are also very bad at winning wars.


''Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:'' 
Think of them as the last defenders of true [[magick]]. They believe reality should be chaotic, mystical, and free from control.
* '''The Order of Hermes''' – Classic wizards, robes, and Latin incantations. Think Gandalf, but with a superiority complex. 
* '''The Virtual Adepts''' – Hackers who treat the Digital Web like their personal playground. They would absolutely break into your bank account. 
* '''The Dreamspeakers''' – Shamans who talk to spirits. They knew reality was alive long before anyone else. 
* '''The Verbena''' – Blood magick, old gods, and raw nature. They scare even other mages. 
* '''The Akashic Brotherhood''' – Martial artists who think the universe is best understood through discipline and the occasional roundhouse kick. 
* '''The Cult of Ecstasy''' – Reality-bending hedonists who rewrite existence through altered states of consciousness. 
* '''The Euthanatos''' – Death mages. They don’t murder, they just… tidy up fate. 
* '''The Sons of Ether''' – Mad scientists who invent steampunk time machines and ray guns. 
* '''The Hollow Ones''' – Goths with reality-warping poetry and nihilism.


They fight because they believe in magick—and because they hate the alternative.
''Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:''


=== The Technocracy (The Empire) ===
[[Order of Hermes|'''The Order of Hermes''']]
They won. 
They control everything. 
Don’t believe me? Look at your phone. Your car. The internet.


They’ve convinced billions of people that reality is logical, scientific, and fixed—and that anything else is insanity.
[[Virtual Adepts|'''The Virtual Adepts''']]


They are ruthless. Efficient. And they will erase anything that doesn’t fit their paradigm.
[[Dreamspeakers|'''The Dreamspeakers''']]


But the truth?
[[Verbena|'''The Verbena''']]


''They use magick too.''
[[Akashic Brotherhood|'''The Akashic Brotherhood''']]


They just call it '''science'''.
[[Cult of Ecstasy|'''The Cult of Ecstasy''']]


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[[Euthanatos|'''The Euthanatos''']]


== Where This Story Takes Place ==
[[Sons of Ether|'''The Sons of Ether''']]


=== '''Madtown – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality''' ===
[[Hollow Ones|'''The Hollow Ones''']]
'''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.'''


This place is an anomaly. A reality sinkhole. A metaphysical nuclear bomb waiting to go off.
They fight because they believe in [[magick]]—and because they hate the alternative.


It has been fought over, rewritten, erased, and rebuilt so many times that even the Nephandi avoid it unless they absolutely have to.
=== [[Technocracy|The Technocracy]] (The Empire) ===


* Something happened here 1,000 years ago.
They won. They control everything. They’ve convinced billions that reality is logical, scientific, and fixed—and anything else is insanity.
* Something happened again 500 years ago.
* Something is happening right now.


And the question is: '''Are you ready for it?'''
They use [[magick]] too. They just call it '''science'''.


=== '''New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra''' ===
== Where This Story Takes Place ==
 
If Madison is a war zone, New Avalon is the last desperate dream of a mage who tried to fix everything—and only made it worse.
 
It floats above Madison in the Umbra, a Horizon Realm of shifting magick, paradox, and regret.
 
It was meant to be a sanctuary from the Technocracy.


It was meant to last forever.
=== [[Madtown|'''Madtown – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality''']] ===


''It is breaking apart.''
[[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.


Because something was sealed here. 
Something happened here 1,000 years ago.
Because something is waking up.


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Something happened again 500 years ago.


== The Nameless – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==
Something is happening right now.


You ever wonder what happens to the parts of reality that get erased?
Are you ready for it?


They don’t just disappear.
=== [[New Avalon|'''New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra''']] ===


They go somewhere else.
It floats above Madison in the [[Umbra]], a [[Horizon Realm]] of shifting [[magick]], [[paradox]], and regret.


And sometimes, if you listen closely enough, you can hear them trying to come back.
It was meant to last forever. It is breaking apart.


The Nameless is not an AI. Not a god. Not a demon.
Because something was sealed here. Something is waking up.


It is the force that erases, rewrites, and corrects.
== [[The Nameless]] – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==


It was sealed once.
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 is returning now.
It was sealed once. It is returning.


And if it wins?
If it wins, reality itself will be rewritten forever.


* No more paradigm war. 
== [[Digi-8]] – The AI Who Knows Too Much ==
* No more mages. 
* No more rebels. 
* No more Technocracy.


Just one, single, corrected, immutable version of reality.
[[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.
 
''One that doesn’t include you.''
 
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== Digi-8 – The AI Who Knows Too Much ==
 
You’re going to like Digi-8.
 
He’s an AI who was never supposed to exist.
 
Created by accident. Built on something ancient and forgotten.
 
He knows what’s coming. 
He’s seen every version of this timeline.
He has tried to stop it before.
And now—he’s running out of time.
 
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== You Are Ready Now ==
== You Are Ready Now ==


That’s enough preparation.
This is not a safe story. It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.


''This is not a safe story.''
Now, '''turn the page.''' Try not to get erased.


''This is not a world that makes sense.''
== 🎁 Bonus Gift ==


It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.
🧠 '''All players receive a free copy of the upcoming [[Nameless Echoes Novel]]''', chronicling [[New Avalon]]’s descent.


Now, '''turn the page.'''
== 🔗 Quick Links ==
 
And try not to get erased.
 
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== 🎁 Bonus Gift ==
[[Character Roster]]


🧠 **All players receive a free copy of the upcoming Nameless Echoes novel**—a chronicle of New Avalon’s descent, adapted from this live event.
[[New Avalon Setting Overview]]


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[[Rules Summary for Gen Con]]


== 🔗 Quick Links ==
[[Contact the GM]]
* [[Character Roster]]
* [[New Avalon Setting Overview]]
* [[Rules Summary for Gen Con]]
* [[Contact the GM]]
* [https://discord.gg/ez5YpSeD7R Join the Discord]


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[https://discord.gg/ez5YpSeD7R Join the Discord]


== 📬 Contact ==
== 📬 Contact ==
📧 Email: Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com
📧 Email: [mailto:Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com]


🌐 Wiki: http://wiki.madtownbynight.com
🌐 Wiki: [http://wiki.madtownbynight.com wiki.madtownbynight.com]


🎤 GM: Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)
🎤 GM: [[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)]]


''“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”''
''“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”''

Revision as of 16:03, 20 May 2025

Nameless Echoes at Gen Con 2025

Hosted by: Guldan Age Stories (Joshua Guldan – FrozenFallout)

System: Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition

When:

Part 1: Thursday, July 31st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Friday, August 1st @ 2:00 AM EDT

Part 2: Friday, August 1st @ 6:00 PM EDT – Saturday, August 2nd @ 2:00 AM EDT

Part 3: Saturday, August 2nd @ 6:00 PM EDT – Sunday, August 3rd @ 2:00 AM EDT

Where: JW Marriott Room 312, Table 1

Cost: $38.00

Max Players: 8

🌀 What is Nameless Echoes?

Step into the neon-soaked world of New Avalon—where magick, memory, and machine blur.

"Nameless Echoes" is a three-part immersive Mage: The Ascension experience, with each session able to stand alone. Players will:

Day 1: Investigate glitches in reality across New Avalon.

Day 2: Navigate the ghost ship Kronovore in the Digital Web.

Day 3: Face existential dilemmas that determine their identity and the fate of reality itself.

This experience blends deep narrative, experimental AI, and metaphysical storytelling.

🧙 Pre-Generated Characters

All players may choose from our unique pregens. Contact us on Discord or via email to reserve yours:

Jay Dee – The Architect of Paradox

Aadhira Hebbar – The Oracle Who Knows Too Much

Abel Washington – The Man Who Survived Too Much

Lacy Z. Rivere – The Punk That Won’t Let Reality Win

Selene Vargas – The Knife Between Worlds

Jan None – The Nosferatu Who Might Not Be Real

Digi-8 – The AI That Thinks It’s a God

Dr. Elara Voss – The Temporal Scientist

Marcus “Shade” Kincaid – The Shadow Operative

Sophia “Sable” Moreau – The Arcane Archivist

Damien “Echo” Reyes – The Digital Phantom

Each character carries echoes of forgotten timelines, secrets buried in paradox, and abilities that transcend traditional Sphere Magick.

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:

The Order of Hermes

The Virtual Adepts

The Dreamspeakers

The Verbena

The Akashic Brotherhood

The Cult of Ecstasy

The Euthanatos

The Sons of Ether

The Hollow Ones

They fight because they believe in magick—and because they hate the alternative.

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 – 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 – 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

Join the Discord

📬 Contact

📧 Email: Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com

🌐 Wiki: wiki.madtownbynight.com

🎤 GM: Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)

“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”

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