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Episode 48 - Impressions of the Black Cube

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 47 - Interview with Bear Weiter

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 46 - Social Construction

Let's use group think to reshape reality!

Incantations Show Notes

A Distant Light Pierces the Mist

• Soldiers of Pen and Ink -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 45 - Surreal Bars

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.

Incantations Show Notes

Reflecting a Different Trush

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 44 - The Secret Cellar with Jason Robinson

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.

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 43 - Legion and Gen Con 2018

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!

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 42 - Itras By

There's another surreal RPG out there that we're going to talk about today. Let's take a closer look at Itras By.

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 41 - Mage the Ascension

We're looking at the magic system in Mage the Ascension and talking about what it appears to have in common with Invisible Sun.

Incantations Show Notes

Songs of Other Tribes

• Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 40 - Invisible Sun Actual Plays

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.

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 39 - Design Diary 13

This just in! Black Cube delayed until May! Let's express some magic!

Incantations Show Notes

Embrace the Black Cube

• Design Diary 13: The Expressions of Magic -- (link)
• Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 38 - Partial Success

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!

Incantations Show Notes

Revelations of the Black Cube

• Risks - The Walking Mind -- (link)
• Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 37 - Design Diary 12

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.

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)

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 36 - Damage and Health

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.

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.

• Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 35 - Challenges

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.

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.

• Preorder Invisible Sun now! -- (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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 34 - Ptolus and the GenCon Character Creation Seminar

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.

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.

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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Episode 33 - Invisible Sun with Darcy Ross

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.

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

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
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Episode 32 - Developing Fronts

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.

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.

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.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 31 - The Nightside and Campaign Fronts

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.

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.

Invisible Sun is the intellectual property of Monte Cook Games.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS

Episode 30 - Demons and Cronos

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!

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)

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.
Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | RSS