Out of Character (OOC):
The Pentacle Academy
Located: University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
1 MISSION STATEMENT
To unify the Awakened beyond the confines of Order and Consilium to establish an Awakened Nation founded upon mutual respect, common purpose and individual relationships.
2 PREMISE
Opened in 2012. An environment that provides supportive social structure, safety in exploration, and a common education, hidden among the unawakened and unenlightened in their halls of knowledge, where the uninitiated may discover the basic tenets of Supernal truth, Awakened history and the Lex Magica.
Order Roles:
1. Silver Ladder – The Board of directors, funding, agenda pushing
2. Guardians – Quality Assurance, security, best practices, safety
3. Free Council – Intermural, frats/sororities, community/clubs, technology
4. Mysterium – Curriculum & academia
5. Adamantine Arrow – sports, competition, PE,
OOC: A mage school / mini-Consilium / meta-cabal
3 ORDERS
Silver Ladder Sponsors, management, “dean” debate, law, philosophy, politics
Mysterium Educators, tutors, curriculum, Academy experts, history, research magic, history, metaphysics, anthropology, archeology
Guardians Doctrine, Security, Cover-ups, Quality Assurance, Prevent Vulgar magic counter-intelligence, awareness exercises, enemies of Atlantis
Arrow Physical Security, Philosophy, Student Counseling physical training, self-defense, art, Ancient and modern weapons
Free Council Social/community activities, downtime oversight Semiotics, technomancy, applied magic
4 STAFF
1. Silver Ladder
a. Chorus – Silver Ladder Instructor, Obrimos Tamer of Fire, Silver Ladder. Ever vigilant is Chorus, Lictor of the Silver Ladder. He is not known for his subtle magic and has frequently crossed the Guardians; has fought several Duel Arcanes against Morael and always emerged victorious. He is the guardian of the Fama and dutiful soldier.
b. Fineas (Professor Tidwell) – Metaphysics, Quantum mechanics, forces, kinetics, Celestial Master, Plutonic theory
1. Free Council
a. Dr. Hermes Grant – Free Council, Astral Travel, Neuromancy,
b. Dr. Evelyn Winter – Free Council, Medical
c. Dr. Jon Smith – Free Council, Theoretics and R&D, engineering, experimental physics, some computing, contacts to Edge
d. Henry “Hank” Johnson – (Sub from LA?) TV show Nomad, world traveler, Archeologist, Acanthus
2. Adamantine Arrow
a. Dr. Anton – Adamantine Arrow, School Nurse and healer, MD, Orphan of Proteus,
3. Mysterium
a. Fulgore – Mysterium – Magic items, Prime, etc.
b. Aerous – Mysterium, Combat Archeology Instructor, Working on his Doctorate in Archeology. Aerios - Looks a bit like Dresden, including the duster. Young and idealistic, former aquitioner and dungeon delver looking to train the next generation. Uses a staff and charms, Obrimos, Lots of Arcana. Jack of all trades, master of none. Combat Archeology: Plenty of field trips to exotic places, lots of combat training in decommissioned buildings on campus, including a few warehouses and cargo containers. Focuses on combat skills against Guardians and Cryptids and how to solve riddles and avoid/survive traps.
4. Guardians of the Veil
a. Witness – Adamantine Arrow (GotV) – Tradecraft, Espionage, etc.
b. Overwatch – observer
c. Agent Orange – fixer
d. Chimera – under cover
e. Agent Johnathan Simmons – Cultor, tradecraft, head of security
5. Apostates
a. Donato – Benefactor, Space expert, Apostate
5 COURSES
Mandatory Electives * Extracurricular **
YEAR ONE YEAR ONE Combat Training
Awakened History &
Atlantean Mythology Cryptids Conditioning
Paradox, the Lie and the Abyss Theology Combat Archaeology
Basic Arcana and Practices Conflict Resolution Orienteering
Wisdom and the Lex Magica Student Government
Practicum Work Study / Internship
Film and Entertainment
YEAR TWO Mad Engineering
Supernal Semiotics Intermediate Lex Magica Drama
The Fallen Realms Supernatural Creatures Urban Survival
Intermediate Arcana and Practices Summoning and Binding Linguistics
Order Requisites Awakened Art
Practicum SERE
YEAR THREE Paranormal Phenomena and Studies (Taught on campus)
Order Requisites Advanced Rotecraft
Enemies of the Pentacle Advanced Lex Magica
Astral Realms The Spirit World
Advanced Arcana and Practices
Practicum
*Electives typically grant an appropriate specialty
**Extracurricular grant an appropriate merit. Multiyear attendance in the same extracurricular activity can grant the tiers of one merit.
Basic/Intermediate/Expert Arcana Specialization Courses:
- Provides Justification for gaining dots in Arcana, Rotes, and specialty skills
- Drops applicable rotes down to 1xnew dots of grants character xp to buy said rotes
- Courses are offered on a need basis, solo tutor sessions are an option
1. Forces: Kinetomancy, Pyromancy, Evocation, Cryomancy, Telekinesis, Weather Control, Electrokinesis, Gravity Spiking (Heavy Spells), Theurgery, Techne,
2. Prime: Phychokinesis, Enchantment, Illusion, Conjuring, Mystical Topography/Geography, Psychometry, Primism, Thaumaturgy, Duel Arcane, Symbolism,
3. Time: Temporalism, Chronomancy, Divination, Retrocognition, Precognition, Prediction,
4. Fate: Probability shifting, Chaos Magic, Clairvoyance, Intuition, Kaomancy, Cryptography, Automatic writing,
5. Mind: Neuromancy, Animation, Onieromancy, Psychomancy, Telepathy, Astral/Mental Projection, Geotics, Spirit Guides, Universal Subconscious, Memetics, Regression therapy, Mental Programs, Chimeristry, Sidereal Cartography, Aura Reading,
6. Space: Spatiomancy, Scrying/Remote Viewing, Sympathetic Magic, Miltilocationism, Teleportation, Space Bending, Dowsing, Aportation,
7. Matter: Alchemy, Transmutation, Ars Materia, Materiomancy, Elementalism, Geomancy, Materialization,
8. Death: Necromancy, Mediumship, Ectomancy, Shadowmancy, Entropism, Underworld Cartography, Death Omens,
9. Life: Biomancy, Phychic Surgury, Holistic Medicine, Spirit Healing, Transformation, Genetics, Pornomancy, Pharmomancy,
10. Spirit: Invocation, Summoning, Channeling, Numinism, Shadow Cartography,
6 GRADUATE WORK
There are additional courses offered for those who have the favors and the goodwill to make it happen. Usually the graduates assist the school staff and deans and were graduates from the school itself before moving onto advanced studies.
Masters of Soriology (Field of Study)
Soriology is a powerful discipline that examines the heart of Awakened existence. Soriology’s secrets sometimes draw students away from the here and now, for high thaumaturgy, Supernal cosmology and the inner kingdom of the Awakened soul focus on the wise but not the Fallen World they live in.
Focus: Magosophy: Study of psychology, sociology, morality and finally the Soul itself of the Awakened
Focus: Supernology: Study of the realms of reality, including the Supernal Realms
Focus: Thaumatology: Study of Spell lore, High Speech, alchemy and enchantments
Masters of Esotology (Field of Study)
Esotologists study supernatural phenomena of all sorts. These include supernatural creatures, Fortean events and strange places with unusual properties.
Focus: Occultism: Study of magical phenomenons without a connection to the Supernal, including the arts of other supernaturals
Focus: Sidereology: Study of the Astral Plane
Focus: Teratology: Study of the various supernatural inhabitants of the Fallen World
Masters of Exoterics (Field of Study)
Despite humble origins within the laws and limits of the Lie, exoteric disciplines guide the way to greater understanding. As much as they aspire to the heights of Supernal Ascension, mages are, for all their powers, mere mortals who understand the world through the framework of the Lie. The Free Council fully advocates this study area.
Foci: Exoterics include all fields of study that are practiced by Sleeper scientists.
Rewards for Masters: Dot of Academics, Occult or Science, Spec skills in the focus area and possible merits.
7 THE FRATERNITY ΨΡY (PSI RHO UPSILON)
1st years living in the dorms. Cabals can be formed during the second year and housing acquired by cabal. Other second years will be housed by their orders for the most part. At the very least if they have roomates they will be in the same order.
There is one co-ed Fraternity/Sorority restricted to Pentacle Academy mages. These are the elite and best sponsored apprentices in their third and fourth years. It is a large house located on the edge of campus and purchased by Silver Ladder and funding from the Regent of Los Angeles, Donado. The imbedded High-Speech symbols in the lettering of ΨΡY roughly conveys a meaning akin to “to become one with the Universal Soul, the flaming energy (Ψ), with a flow which varies (Ρ), to gain power and knowledge (Y).”
8 RESOURCES
Athenaeum 5
Order Graduate of XXX School Merit (Order Goodwill)
Undergraduate Rewards:
- Order Goodwill (Pentacle) OO - +1 to social rolls with all Orders of the Pentacle not your own
- Status (Chosen Order) OO - +2 to social stuff within your order
- Starting Rote points OOOOO O (if not allocated already by year 2)
- Rote Skills applicable to Order (if not allocated by year 2)
Graduate Rewards:
Chronicle: Mage 2: The Dethroned Queen
Venue: Mage: The Awakening 2nd Edition
Chronicle Storyteller: Jerad Sayler
Venue: Mage: The Awakening 2nd Edition
Chronicle Storyteller: Jerad Sayler
Assistant Storytellers: Hannah Nyland & Alex Van Belkum
The Pentacle Academy
“By her grace She leaves this Ring, so we might find the Truth we seek.”
The following is a conversion and upgrade of the Artifact: Ring of the Dethroned Queen to Mage: The Awakening Second Edition rules. Sources: The Merit as written, straight out of Mage: The Awakening 2nd edition. The Artifact example I converted is from our current campaign and straight out of the Reign of the Exarchs sourcebook.
Located: University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
1 MISSION STATEMENT
To unify the Awakened beyond the confines of Order and Consilium to establish an Awakened Nation founded upon mutual respect, common purpose and individual relationships.
2 PREMISE
Opened in 2012. An environment that provides supportive social structure, safety in exploration, and a common education, hidden among the unawakened and unenlightened in their halls of knowledge, where the uninitiated may discover the basic tenets of Supernal truth, Awakened history and the Lex Magica.
Order Roles:
1. Silver Ladder – The Board of directors, funding, agenda pushing
2. Guardians – Quality Assurance, security, best practices, safety
3. Free Council – Intermural, frats/sororities, community/clubs, technology
4. Mysterium – Curriculum & academia
5. Adamantine Arrow – sports, competition, PE,
OOC: A mage school / mini-Consilium / meta-cabal
3 ORDERS
Silver Ladder Sponsors, management, “dean” debate, law, philosophy, politics
Mysterium Educators, tutors, curriculum, Academy experts, history, research magic, history, metaphysics, anthropology, archeology
Guardians Doctrine, Security, Cover-ups, Quality Assurance, Prevent Vulgar magic counter-intelligence, awareness exercises, enemies of Atlantis
Arrow Physical Security, Philosophy, Student Counseling physical training, self-defense, art, Ancient and modern weapons
Free Council Social/community activities, downtime oversight Semiotics, technomancy, applied magic
4 STAFF
1. Silver Ladder
a. Chorus – Silver Ladder Instructor, Obrimos Tamer of Fire, Silver Ladder. Ever vigilant is Chorus, Lictor of the Silver Ladder. He is not known for his subtle magic and has frequently crossed the Guardians; has fought several Duel Arcanes against Morael and always emerged victorious. He is the guardian of the Fama and dutiful soldier.
b. Fineas (Professor Tidwell) – Metaphysics, Quantum mechanics, forces, kinetics, Celestial Master, Plutonic theory
1. Free Council
a. Dr. Hermes Grant – Free Council, Astral Travel, Neuromancy,
b. Dr. Evelyn Winter – Free Council, Medical
c. Dr. Jon Smith – Free Council, Theoretics and R&D, engineering, experimental physics, some computing, contacts to Edge
d. Henry “Hank” Johnson – (Sub from LA?) TV show Nomad, world traveler, Archeologist, Acanthus
2. Adamantine Arrow
a. Dr. Anton – Adamantine Arrow, School Nurse and healer, MD, Orphan of Proteus,
3. Mysterium
a. Fulgore – Mysterium – Magic items, Prime, etc.
b. Aerous – Mysterium, Combat Archeology Instructor, Working on his Doctorate in Archeology. Aerios - Looks a bit like Dresden, including the duster. Young and idealistic, former aquitioner and dungeon delver looking to train the next generation. Uses a staff and charms, Obrimos, Lots of Arcana. Jack of all trades, master of none. Combat Archeology: Plenty of field trips to exotic places, lots of combat training in decommissioned buildings on campus, including a few warehouses and cargo containers. Focuses on combat skills against Guardians and Cryptids and how to solve riddles and avoid/survive traps.
4. Guardians of the Veil
a. Witness – Adamantine Arrow (GotV) – Tradecraft, Espionage, etc.
b. Overwatch – observer
c. Agent Orange – fixer
d. Chimera – under cover
e. Agent Johnathan Simmons – Cultor, tradecraft, head of security
5. Apostates
a. Donato – Benefactor, Space expert, Apostate
5 COURSES
Mandatory Electives * Extracurricular **
YEAR ONE YEAR ONE Combat Training
Awakened History &
Atlantean Mythology Cryptids Conditioning
Paradox, the Lie and the Abyss Theology Combat Archaeology
Basic Arcana and Practices Conflict Resolution Orienteering
Wisdom and the Lex Magica Student Government
Practicum Work Study / Internship
Film and Entertainment
YEAR TWO Mad Engineering
Supernal Semiotics Intermediate Lex Magica Drama
The Fallen Realms Supernatural Creatures Urban Survival
Intermediate Arcana and Practices Summoning and Binding Linguistics
Order Requisites Awakened Art
Practicum SERE
YEAR THREE Paranormal Phenomena and Studies (Taught on campus)
Order Requisites Advanced Rotecraft
Enemies of the Pentacle Advanced Lex Magica
Astral Realms The Spirit World
Advanced Arcana and Practices
Practicum
*Electives typically grant an appropriate specialty
**Extracurricular grant an appropriate merit. Multiyear attendance in the same extracurricular activity can grant the tiers of one merit.
Basic/Intermediate/Expert Arcana Specialization Courses:
- Provides Justification for gaining dots in Arcana, Rotes, and specialty skills
- Drops applicable rotes down to 1xnew dots of grants character xp to buy said rotes
- Courses are offered on a need basis, solo tutor sessions are an option
1. Forces: Kinetomancy, Pyromancy, Evocation, Cryomancy, Telekinesis, Weather Control, Electrokinesis, Gravity Spiking (Heavy Spells), Theurgery, Techne,
2. Prime: Phychokinesis, Enchantment, Illusion, Conjuring, Mystical Topography/Geography, Psychometry, Primism, Thaumaturgy, Duel Arcane, Symbolism,
3. Time: Temporalism, Chronomancy, Divination, Retrocognition, Precognition, Prediction,
4. Fate: Probability shifting, Chaos Magic, Clairvoyance, Intuition, Kaomancy, Cryptography, Automatic writing,
5. Mind: Neuromancy, Animation, Onieromancy, Psychomancy, Telepathy, Astral/Mental Projection, Geotics, Spirit Guides, Universal Subconscious, Memetics, Regression therapy, Mental Programs, Chimeristry, Sidereal Cartography, Aura Reading,
6. Space: Spatiomancy, Scrying/Remote Viewing, Sympathetic Magic, Miltilocationism, Teleportation, Space Bending, Dowsing, Aportation,
7. Matter: Alchemy, Transmutation, Ars Materia, Materiomancy, Elementalism, Geomancy, Materialization,
8. Death: Necromancy, Mediumship, Ectomancy, Shadowmancy, Entropism, Underworld Cartography, Death Omens,
9. Life: Biomancy, Phychic Surgury, Holistic Medicine, Spirit Healing, Transformation, Genetics, Pornomancy, Pharmomancy,
10. Spirit: Invocation, Summoning, Channeling, Numinism, Shadow Cartography,
6 GRADUATE WORK
There are additional courses offered for those who have the favors and the goodwill to make it happen. Usually the graduates assist the school staff and deans and were graduates from the school itself before moving onto advanced studies.
Masters of Soriology (Field of Study)
Soriology is a powerful discipline that examines the heart of Awakened existence. Soriology’s secrets sometimes draw students away from the here and now, for high thaumaturgy, Supernal cosmology and the inner kingdom of the Awakened soul focus on the wise but not the Fallen World they live in.
Focus: Magosophy: Study of psychology, sociology, morality and finally the Soul itself of the Awakened
Focus: Supernology: Study of the realms of reality, including the Supernal Realms
Focus: Thaumatology: Study of Spell lore, High Speech, alchemy and enchantments
Masters of Esotology (Field of Study)
Esotologists study supernatural phenomena of all sorts. These include supernatural creatures, Fortean events and strange places with unusual properties.
Focus: Occultism: Study of magical phenomenons without a connection to the Supernal, including the arts of other supernaturals
Focus: Sidereology: Study of the Astral Plane
Focus: Teratology: Study of the various supernatural inhabitants of the Fallen World
Masters of Exoterics (Field of Study)
Despite humble origins within the laws and limits of the Lie, exoteric disciplines guide the way to greater understanding. As much as they aspire to the heights of Supernal Ascension, mages are, for all their powers, mere mortals who understand the world through the framework of the Lie. The Free Council fully advocates this study area.
Foci: Exoterics include all fields of study that are practiced by Sleeper scientists.
Rewards for Masters: Dot of Academics, Occult or Science, Spec skills in the focus area and possible merits.
7 THE FRATERNITY ΨΡY (PSI RHO UPSILON)
1st years living in the dorms. Cabals can be formed during the second year and housing acquired by cabal. Other second years will be housed by their orders for the most part. At the very least if they have roomates they will be in the same order.
There is one co-ed Fraternity/Sorority restricted to Pentacle Academy mages. These are the elite and best sponsored apprentices in their third and fourth years. It is a large house located on the edge of campus and purchased by Silver Ladder and funding from the Regent of Los Angeles, Donado. The imbedded High-Speech symbols in the lettering of ΨΡY roughly conveys a meaning akin to “to become one with the Universal Soul, the flaming energy (Ψ), with a flow which varies (Ρ), to gain power and knowledge (Y).”
8 RESOURCES
Athenaeum 5
Order Graduate of XXX School Merit (Order Goodwill)
Undergraduate Rewards:
- Order Goodwill (Pentacle) OO - +1 to social rolls with all Orders of the Pentacle not your own
- Status (Chosen Order) OO - +2 to social stuff within your order
- Starting Rote points OOOOO O (if not allocated already by year 2)
- Rote Skills applicable to Order (if not allocated by year 2)
Graduate Rewards:
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