Book of the Fallen
M20 Book of the Fallen is a Sourcebook for Mage: The Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition.
Summary
From the Onyx Path catalog:
- Are you predator or prey?
- For the Nephandi, that’s a simple question: They embody the Abyss, and you are their next meal. You probably won’t see them coming, but they noticed you a long time ago. Now they move in — so sweet, seductive, and friendly, offering whatever it takes to make you love them, trust them, and forget who and what they truly are.
- Until the moment when you can’t ignore what you see. By that time, it’s probably too late.
- Eaters of the Weak
- So easily dismissed as wicked caricatures, the Fallen Ones move among the shadows of our world. Their influence expands with every crime, every falsehood, each time hatred and despair grind hope into the ground.
- In the war for reality, they’re winning.
- This exploration of the Fallen, their Arts, and the ways in which they prey upon us includes:
- Cults and Characters
- A glance at real-life evils right next door
- Metaplot Options and Roleplay on the Edge
- New sects that dominate the new millennium
- The Qlippoth and its influence upon the Fallen
- Infernal Investments, malignant paradigms, Nephandic Arts, dark heresies, and more.
Author's Preface: Evil Is Not a Toy
Introduction: Eaters of the Weak
Chapter One: The Awful Truth
Nephandi from the perspective of one of the Fallen: who they are and what they do.
Chapter Two: The Road to Leviathan
The Nephandic path: its elements, motivations, and techniques.
Chapter Three: But Darkness Visible
Hidden factions within the ranks of the Fallen: Infernalists, K'llasshaa, Malfeans, Goatkids, Obliviates, Heralds of Basilisk, Ironhands, Mammonites
Chapter Four: Dark Tree of Knowledge
The esoteric side of the Nephandic Arts, including the Nightside, the Qlippoth, and the Fallen ideal of the Black Diamond: a form of Nephandic personal Ascension.
Chapter Five: And All the Powers of Hell
Demonic pacts and Investments, the focus (paradigms, practices, and instruments) for Nephandic Arts, exclusive Merits and Flaws, and an array of spells, books, and other malign paraphernalia.
Chapter Six: Your Friends and Neighbors
Examples of Fallen characters and organizations.
Chapter Seven: Theatre of Cruelty
Storyteller guidance for using the Fallen in your chronicle, including advice for running extreme material and metaplot options for Nephandic elements in your Mage chronicle.
Author's Afterward: Not on My Watch
Background Information
Quotes
"That’s why there’s not a character sheet at the end of this book. I can’t stop you from playing a Fallen mage if you choose, but I’m not going to encourage you to do so. This book is not a player’s guide for fictional monstrosities. It’s a warning about real monsters who are already here." (Author's Preface, p. 11)
Characters
- Garrick Browne, angel investor
- The Caller, Nephandic stalker
- Jane Daugherty, cannibal cook
- Kate and Lucas Reid
Video
References
A Better Sandal, Inc., Beastwarez, Black Winds, Caul, Club Maelstrom, Demonhound, Fomori, The Fraternal Order of the Shield, Imp, Malleus Nefandorum, Moru Raven Press, Nightside, Raamas Ka, Sebel-el-Malfouh Whash, Sinfeeder
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