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When attempting any action in the mage sphere, it is important that you try to be as specific as you can on what you want to do and how you want to do it. Some players, in fear of being wrong, try to remain as vague and as general as possible. When it comes to an open-ended system like mage, this is exactly the wrong approach. It will frustrate both Mage staff and players, especially since it run so counter to the theme.

One thing to remember is that when casting True Magick, it is a fundamental reworking of the rules of reality based on your will. Thus, there is no cosmic force filling in the blanks for you. For example, when you cast a Correspondence/Entropy/Time spell to find the 'greatest threat to the city,' the more details you add the more effective the result will be. Because the answer could be that in 2143, a huge meteorite will strike the city, obliterating it, and that's greater than the Sabbat Invasion of 2017.

This suggestion doesn't apply to magick. There is no more frustrating request than an investigation job or a research job where the players asks "I want to learn everything I can." Staff can't answer that question, without writing you a book or an essay. Usually, this question will be rejected or you might get useless information. Focus on details.

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-<center><span style="color:#4B0082">When attempting any action in the mage sphere, it is important that you try to be as specific as you can on what you want to do and how you want to do it.  Some players, in fear of being wrong, try to remain as vague and as general as possible.  When it comes to an open-ended system like mage, this is exactly the wrong approach.   It will frustrate both Mage staff and players, especially since it run so counter to the theme.
+<center><span style="color:#4B0082">When attempting any action in the mage sphere -- which includes sorcerers and psychics --  it is important that the player try to be as specific as they can on what they want to do and how they want to do it.  Some players, in fear of being wrong, try to remain as vague as possible, hoping that the staff running things will compensate.  When it comes to an open-ended system like Mage, this is exactly the wrong approach.   Failure to communicate as precise an intent as ossible will frustrate both Mage staff and players, especially since it runs so counter to the theme.
-One thing to remember is that when casting True Magick, it is a fundamental reworking of the rules of reality based on your will.  Thus, there is no cosmic force filling in the blanks for you.   For example, when you cast a Correspondence/Entropy/Time spell to find the 'greatest threat to the city,' the more details you add the more effective the result will be.   Because the answer could be that in 2143, a huge meteorite will strike the city, obliterating it, and that's greater than the Sabbat Invasion of 2017.
+Especially When it comes to casting True Magick, a player should keep in mind that it is fundamental reworking of the rules of reality based on a character's will.  Thus, there is no cosmic force filling in the blanks for the character.   For example, when a character casts a Correspondence/Entropy/Time spell to find the 'greatest threat to the city,' the result is completely dependent on the character's understanding of degree or importance. If it is the most property damage and loss of life, there could be a meteor strike in 2143, but there's really nothing mages can do in game about that.   However, they could prevent the Sabbat Invasion of 2027, if they start working now.   The more understanding the character has, the sharper result.
-This suggestion doesn't apply to magick.  There is no more frustrating request than an investigation job or a research job where the players asks "I want to learn everything I can."   Staff can't answer that question, without writing you a book or an essay.   Usually, this question will be rejected or you might get useless information.  Focus on details.
+Sorcery and psychic powers are less flexible, but even they will benefit from having a clear idea of what they are trying to accomplish.
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