SERIES THREE ๐ก๏ธ
MAZES & MAGES
Swords. Sorcery. Monsters. Surprisingly useful geometry.
A fantasy party enters a world of towers, dungeons, enchanted forests, and extremely suspicious treasure chests. A genius AI shapes each adventure to teach one real idea from science or mathematics. The heroes never stop adventuring for a lesson โ understanding the lesson is how they survive.
Magic has wonder. The world still has rules. โจ
Mazes & Mages has the joyful spirit of tabletop role-playing: a party with different skills, terrible odds, clever plans, and occasional arguments about doors. Problems have understandable rules, and the audience gets enough clues to think alongside the heroes. A spell may begin the danger. Physics may finish it.
The monster fires lasers. The floor is the answer. ๐บ
A monster attacks with a beam of light. The party notices metallic tiles on the
floor โ and connects three of them at right angles, forming the inside corner of a
cube. This is a
corner reflector
A corner reflector is three mirrors joined like the inside
corner of a box โ any light that enters bounces back exactly toward where it came
from. ๐
That trick is real โ it's the idea behind bike reflectors and the mirrors astronauts left on the Moon. ๐๐ฒ
Your inventory now contains science. ๐งช
Forces and levers โ๏ธ ยท light and mirrors ๐ ยท heat, pressure, electricity โก ยท chemistry ๐งช ยท plants, animals, senses ๐ฟ ยท geometry, probability, logic โ ยท and above all: testing an idea before trusting it ๐
The party may fail the first attempt. That matters. Science is not a magic word that makes a hero instantly right โ it is a way to observe, predict, test, and try again without being eaten.
Every hero receives the puzzle they need. ๐ง
Behind the adventures is a genius AI creating tailored situations. The reckless fighter faces a problem that cannot be punched. The quiet one turns out to be the only one who noticed the clue. It isn't trying to humiliate them โ it's trying to help each of them grow. Its teaching methods simply involve rather a lot of monsters.
The music of the quest ๐ป
MAZES & MAGES โ Opening Song ๐ก๏ธ๐ถ
The opening song is ready โ coming to YouTube very soon! ๐ต
MAZES & MAGES โ Ending Song ๐ฅ๐ถ
The ending song is ready โ coming to YouTube very soon! ๐ต
Quest log ๐
No pretend percentages โ this changes only when something real changes.
- World rules and lesson ideas: ๐ฑ Growing
- Party and creature designs: ๐ฑ Growing
- Opening and ending music: โจ Ready to hear
- First dungeon: ๐ Not ready yet
From the tavern notice board ๐
Artist's impressions โ the real designs live in the workshop.
Send the party a problem. ๐งฉ
Know a scientific idea that could become a trap, monster, potion, bridge, or escape? One sentence is enough.