Mage: The Awakening: Difference between revisions

** Case in point: Abyssal deals, vulgar magic, and other things that have a high or guaranteed risk of making things ''very bad'' for the mage in question typically have comparatively little payoff for the trouble they can bring. Why would anyone make use of them? If desperation doesn't factor into it, nine times out of ten it's [[Pride Before a Fall|because they think they can handle the consequences.]]

** Pride is practically a separate cosmic force working against humanity.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: Leads to a long and productive life as a Mage. It's not very reassuring that the [[Properly Paranoid]] is probably right or probably close.

* [[Public Domain Artifact]]: Several make their way in. It's typically ambiguous as to whether the Artifact is the actual one featured in the legends, simply inspired the legends, or was brought about ''because'' of the legends.