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Author: Chris Mahon

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Chris Mahon

Chris Mahon

Chris Mahon is a fantasy writer, speaker, and essayist living in Brooklyn, New York. His non-fiction work has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, SyFy WIRE, Outer Places, The Portalist, and others. He's also spoken at New York Comic-Con, Columbia University, and the Glasgow International Fantasy Convention. In his free time he runs The Occult Triangle Lab, a blog on trigonometry, fantasy, and ungodly amounts of milk. You can contact him on Twitter @DeadmanMu or at christophmahon [at] gmail [dot] com.

  • Tales from the Tabletop
    By Chris Mahon
    February 21, 2018
    1418
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    D&D 3.5: Wicker the Necromancer Learns about Epidemiology

    I started playing D&D on a door in my friend Joel’s basement. We laid it across a coffee table, and it just barely fit our party ...
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  • Magic and MayhemTales from the Tabletop
    By Chris Mahon
    February 14, 2018
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    Vancian Magic and D&D

    My very first introduction to D&D and its magic system came from the Dead Alewives’ parody “Dark Dungeons,” which can be summed up with the following ...
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  • Hypnotica (Feature)
    Four-Part FictionOriginal Fiction
    By Chris Mahon
    January 29, 2018
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    ‘Hypnotica’ (Part Four) by Chris Mahon

    ‘Hypnotica’ is a story about dreamwrights, mage-musicians who travel across the dreamscape at night to hijack dreams and turn them into mind-bending concerts. The story focuses ...
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  • Equal Rites (Feature)
    Magic and Mayhem
    By Chris Mahon
    January 26, 2018
    1919
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    Magic and Mayhem: The Genius of Terry Pratchett’s Magic

    I know Terry Pratchett put out a lot of books, and they were pretty thick on British humor and silly footnotes, but that doesn’t change the ...
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  • Hypnotica (Feature)
    Four-Part FictionOriginal Fiction
    By Chris Mahon
    January 22, 2018
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    ‘Hypnotica’ (Part Three) by Chris Mahon

    ‘Hypnotica’ is a story about dreamwrights, mage-musicians who travel across the dreamscape at night to hijack dreams and turn them into mind-bending concerts. The story focuses ...
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  • Hypnotica (Feature)
    Four-Part FictionOriginal Fiction
    By Chris Mahon
    January 15, 2018
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    ‘Hypnotica’ (Part Two) by Chris Mahon

    ‘Hypnotica’ is a story about dreamwrights, mage-musicians who travel across the dreamscape at night to hijack dreams and turn them into mind-bending concerts. The story focuses ...
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    BlogFeaturesMagic and Mayhem
    By Chris Mahon
    January 12, 2018
    1422
    2

    Magic and Mayhem: Welcome to a World of Pure Imagination

    As a fantasy writer, I think it’s important to listen to “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 version of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory every once ...
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  • Hypnotica (Feature)
    Four-Part FictionOriginal Fiction
    By Chris Mahon
    January 8, 2018
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    ‘Hypnotica’ (Part One) by Chris Mahon

    ‘Hypnotica’ is a story about dreamwrights, mage-musicians who travel across the dreamscape at night to hijack dreams and turn them into mind-bending concerts. The story focuses ...
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    By Chris Mahon
    December 20, 2017
    1855
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    Magical Warfare

    Fallout taught fans that war…war never changes. Military historians, however, argue otherwise. Case in point: the stirrup. Before firearms dominated the battlefield, it’s generally agreed that ...
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  • BlogMagic and MayhemWorlds Within Worlds
    By Chris Mahon
    December 20, 2017
    2598
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    Qi and Fantasy

    Most people associate magic with strange symbols, chanting, and waving a wand around. Dusty books are usually in the picture, along with ritual circles or sacrifices. ...
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