English language version
The Magus is a solo journaling RPG. Unlike multiplayer campaigns, you set the pace and drive the story through introspection and writing; using the power of prompts that spur you to control your wizard's destiny. And unlike many solo journaling games, the Magus is crunchy — you will use all your dice to play and manage your character, for unparalleled structure to your narrative.
Use the power of dice and cards to chart your journey. Use your dice to manage the Magus' traits: Focus, Power, Control, and Scars, which shape how the protagonist overcomes challenges and meets their denouement. An unlucky roll might bring you closer to calamity... But if you balance your aspects right, that may only be a faint possibility.
Shape the story with your ideas. The game's prompts evoke details for your spells, your bonds, your events. These details can be used to write a story, powered by serendipity and your imagination.
For example, one event may have you drawing random cards to create the spell name "Scarlet Laughter of Pain". Another prompt tells you that, to learn this spell, a cruel theft had to be made from a neophyte wizard. Do you succeed? Do you fail? What are the consequences? You roll dice to find out, influenced by your traits. Based on the results, and the flavor that the spell name itself provides, you pen the story of the event and the subsequent fallout that happens.
You can play in as little as three hours, or as long as several days. Together, The Magus's combination of structured mechanics and narrative freedom allow you to exult in unique, one-of-a-kind stories.
The Oracle Deck
Along your journey, you will be guided by the Oracle: a companion deck of cards that reveal parts of a spell's true name alongside images and keyphrases that incite layers of meaning for your story. As well as meetings with unlikely creatures that may just leave their mark on the solitary heart of your Magus.
Every card features five different types of prompts: evocative adjectives and nouns you can combine to discover new spells, interesting characters to form bonds with, and moods to set the tone for an encounter. And last but not least, momatoes' art to spark your imagination at the back.
