Phil Brucato > Quotes

“It’s inevitable-as agents of change, magi transform themselves and their world simply by existing. A callow apprentice becomes a cocky sorcerer in a blink of the Devil’s eye; in time, he might ascent to the Zenith or Fall into the thorns of temptation and sin. The Path he walks will follow him, and the echoes of his passing will linger for years, decades, or centuries to come.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“There’s something both threatening and enticing about the end of a map.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“A temple’s sanctity lies in its soul, not in its stones.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“It takes a certain amount of hubris to juggle with Creation; the more severe the juggling, the larger the risk.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“Strength, after all, is the mark of a magus-strength of will, strength of mind and strength of purpose.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“Against the dragons of ignorance and fear, the Explorators raise their swords and unfurl their maps. For this proud, rambunctious group, the end of the map is the beginning of history.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“Music, they say, unlocks the passions we all live by; it’s only natural, then that satyrs are the masters of song and dance.”
― Phil Brucato, Changeling Players Guide

“Be bold, generous, and proud, ye scions of the griffin! Ours is a magnificent Order and it’s weathered harsher storms than this!”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“An important moment-a deadly fire; an encounter with the spirit world, etc.-can leave its mark in the mage’s life. The moment forges a link between the sorcerer, her personality and her powers-a link that never fades.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“Nothing comes without a price, and all things, good or ill, return threefold.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“The Path of Thorns bears that name for a reason; it’s a prickly journey from apprentice to archmage, and few sorcerers survive the trip. The rick, however, makes the game worthwhile.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade

“By the time the Order of Reason began its purge, the Hermetics presented a large and overconfident target. More than any other group, they felt the lash of the scourge.”
― Phil Brucato, Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade