The third major Mage Chronicle.
In Character
The Reality War began over the span of a week with the premise that Seers were altering past events to favor themselves and that the Mages of Sacramento would need to go back to these events, stop the Seers and correct the events. Players were asked to write a pair of Glimpses for their characters; one in a reality where Seers 'won', and one in a reality where they never Awoken but were 'happy'. Significant changes happened over the nights the dreams took place: characters and set-pieces vanished as reality took on a new course.
The Circle of Creation was also altered with the introduction of 'the Clock'. This Artifact level device would be used to send Mages into the past to keep history on course and the Seers from winning. It would eventually be reavealed in 449 that the Clock was created by Tyria Primoria and West under the guidance of Peter Cartright.
Out of Character
The Reality War was a 'soft' reboot of Mage to redefine the setting and style of Stories being told when West took the reigns of Mage (again!).
- Several NPCs which were unnecessary or ill-conceived were removed; most significantly, the NPC Hierarch.
- The shared location of the Circle of Creation was restored after having been fractured over the preceding years. Various Mage locations were removed to facilitate this consolidation; most significantly, the Fillard Goldman Museum of the Mysterium and Bismarck Hotel of the Silver Ladder.
- A shift was made to episodic Stories with clearly defined goals and time limits in consideration of the play-by-post format and character tenures.
- A deus ex machina was introduced to enable period pieces and adjustments to the current setting.
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