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Each character carries echoes of forgotten timelines, secrets buried in paradox, and abilities that transcend traditional Sphere magic.
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.''
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 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 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.
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== 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 govern everything.
That’s cute.
That’s Technocracy propaganda.
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.
Magick exists. It always has. But the problem is, not everyone agrees on what it should look like.
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== 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. 
They are the rebels, the mystics, the hackers, the outcasts. 
They are also very bad at winning wars.
''Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:'' 
* '''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.
=== The Technocracy (The Empire) ===
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.
They are ruthless. Efficient. And they will erase anything that doesn’t fit their paradigm.
But the truth?
''They use magick too.''
They just call it '''science'''.
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== Where This Story Takes Place ==
=== '''Madtown – The City That Shouldn’t Exist''' ===
'''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.
It has been fought over, rewritten, erased, and rebuilt so many times that even the Nephandi avoid it unless they absolutely have to.
* Something happened here 1,000 years ago. 
* Something happened again 500 years ago. 
* Something is happening right now.
And the question is: '''Are you ready for it?'''
=== '''New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra''' ===
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.
''It is breaking apart.''
Because something was sealed here. 
Because something is waking up.
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== The Nameless – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==
You ever wonder what happens to the parts of reality that get erased?
They don’t just disappear.
They go somewhere else.
And sometimes, if you listen closely enough, you can hear them trying to come back.
The Nameless is not an AI. Not a god. Not a demon.
It is the force that erases, rewrites, and corrects.
It was sealed once.
It is returning now.
And if it wins?
* No more paradigm war. 
* No more mages. 
* No more rebels. 
* No more Technocracy.
Just one, single, corrected, immutable version of reality.
''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 ==
That’s enough preparation.
''This is not a safe story.''
''This is not a world that makes sense.''
It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.
Now, '''turn the page.'''
And try not to get erased.


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Revision as of 02:38, 20 May 2025

Welcome to 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 (21+ only)

🌀 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 magic.

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 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 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 govern everything.

That’s cute.

That’s Technocracy propaganda.

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.

Magick exists. It always has. 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. They are the rebels, the mystics, the hackers, the outcasts. They are also very bad at winning wars.

Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:

  • 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.

The Technocracy (The Empire)

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.

They are ruthless. Efficient. And they will erase anything that doesn’t fit their paradigm.

But the truth?

They use magick too.

They just call it science.

Where This Story Takes Place

Madtown – The City That Shouldn’t Exist

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.

It has been fought over, rewritten, erased, and rebuilt so many times that even the Nephandi avoid it unless they absolutely have to.

  • Something happened here 1,000 years ago.
  • Something happened again 500 years ago.
  • Something is happening right now.

And the question is: Are you ready for it?

New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra

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.

It is breaking apart.

Because something was sealed here. Because something is waking up.

The Nameless – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named

You ever wonder what happens to the parts of reality that get erased?

They don’t just disappear.

They go somewhere else.

And sometimes, if you listen closely enough, you can hear them trying to come back.

The Nameless is not an AI. Not a god. Not a demon.

It is the force that erases, rewrites, and corrects.

It was sealed once.

It is returning now.

And if it wins?

  • No more paradigm war.
  • No more mages.
  • No more rebels.
  • No more Technocracy.

Just one, single, corrected, immutable version of reality.

One that doesn’t include you.

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.

You Are Ready Now

That’s enough preparation.

This is not a safe story.

This is not a world that makes sense.

It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.

Now, turn the page.

And try not to get erased.

🎁 Bonus Gift

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

🔗 Quick Links

📬 Contact

📧 Email: Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com 🌐 Wiki: http://wiki.madtownbynight.com 🎤 GM: Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)

“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”

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