*OP Book of Mirrors: Mage Storyteller Gd (Mage - the Ascension) (Paperback)

by Richard Dansky (Author), Phil Brucato (Author), Brian Campbell (Author), Deena McKinney (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: White Wolf Publishing (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565044037
• ISBN-13: 978-1565044036
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #940,807 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where the other half of the 1st Edition Mage went, July 15, 1998

By A Customer

All those rotes, flaws, and merits you've been looking for in the main book are here, plus a more detailed description of the worlds, enemies, allies, and others. This book gives you more of a feel for the Neo-Gothic setting of the game, and a better idea of the way magic(k) works, though it doesn't deal as much with the mindsets of the Tradition willworkers. Overall, not truly necessary, but useful.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, one of White Wolf's better offerings., December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This is one of White Wolf's better offerings within the Mage arena. While it doesn't have as many rules clarifications as I would like, it does give a strong showing for the whys and hows of running a good Chronicle, from the ground-up, including different styles and other methodologies.

One of the nice touches that's found within is the 'FAQ', a synopsis of questions similar to a Usenet FAQ, with most of the answers that many might ask found within. Also useful are the many indices found at the back of the book-- it's often that /I/ can't remember where to find something, I think that's a nice help, White Wolf has had problems with indices in the past.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, February 29, 2000

By A Customer

While it contains useful, thought-provoking matieral, and quite a few laughs, the FAQs that most people rave about are ill-thought out and sometimes self-contradictory. Also, the section regarding gender issues and roleplaying is rabidly sexist, which is somewhat surprising coming from a company that is so selfconsciously egalitarian. There is an index of all the mage books, items, rotes, etc, up until the publication of the BoMirrors, and a basic sphere effects cheat-sheet, but the latter is inaccurate.