# Mage: The Ascension (2nd Edition)

Mage: The Ascension (2nd Edition) is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1995
- **Categories:** Campaign Setting (game world), Core Rules (min needed to play)
- **Mechanics:** Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Dice Pool (Roll multiple dice vs target), Progression Tree (Skills, professions, magic abilities, etc.), Dice (Primarily d10)
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Brian Campbell, Christopher Earley, Andrew C. Greenberg, Deena McKinney, Frederick Yelk, Nicky Rea, Teeuwynn Woodruff, Jim Estes, Allen Varney, Travis Lamar Williams, Stewart Wieck, Bill Bridges, Steve Wieck, Phil Brucato, Mark Rein•Hagen, Kevin A. Murphy, Richard Dansky, Cynthia Summers, Ethan Skemp, Kathleen Ryan, John Robey

**Artists:** Robert Dixon, Matt Milberger, John Cobb, Dan Smith, Larry Snelly, Andrew Trabbold, Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, Mark Jackson, Ash Arnett, Scott Cohen, Alex Sheikman, Michelle Prahler, Mike Chaney, Michael Kaluta, Darryl Elliott, Leif Jones, Paul Phillips

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mage-the-ascension-2nd-edition)
- [Mage: The Ascension (2nd Edition) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/mage-the-ascension-2nd-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46818)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-31. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._