Phil "Satyros" Brucato is an American writer, journalist, editor, and
game designer
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based in
Seattle
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, Washington. He is best known for his work on the TV series ''
Strowlers'' and with
White Wolf, Inc.
White Wolf Publishing was an American roleplaying game and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant , including the
role-playing game
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s ''
Mage: The Ascension
''Mage: The Ascension'' is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and was published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1993. The characters portrayed in the game are referred to as mages, and are capable of feats of magic. Magic in ''Ma ...
'', ''
Werewolf: The Apocalypse'', and ''
Mage: The Sorcerer's Crusade.'' He has also written articles for BBI Media's ''newWitch'' and ''Witches & Pagans'' magazines, as well as other media such as ''
Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium'', the urban fantasy webcomic ''Arpeggio'', and various short stories. Additionally, he has founded Quiet Thunder Productions and is a member of the Wily Writers group.
''Arpeggio'' Webcomic
Phil Brucato, Bryan Syme, and Sandra Buskirk began publishing ''Arpeggio'' in 2010. The story follows Meghan Susan Green, a young teenager, as she explores her magical musical talents.
Although the comic was only produced between 2008 and 2012, Patreon users were able to access the final, previously unpublished "episodes" in 2015 and 2016.
''Ravens in the Library''
''Ravens in the Library'' is a limited-edition fantasy anthology published in 2009 as part of a fundraiser for singer/songwriter
S.J. Tucker
S. J. Tucker (born February 22, 1980) is an Arkansas-born North American female singer-songwriter. Originally inspired by alternative folk rock artists like Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley and Ani DiFranco, Tucker – also called "Sooj" or "Skinny ...
, who had been hospitalized due to serious medical issues.
[ Ravens in the Library Project] Brucato co-edited this anthology with Sandra Buskirk, and it became their first publication through Quiet Thunder Productions. Contributing authors and illustrators include
Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer. She is best known as the author of two series of stories.
Her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''Anita Blake: Vampire H ...
,
Terri Windling
Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoke ...
,
Charles de Lint
Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch, Spanish, and Japanese ancestry. He is married to, and plays music with, MaryAnn Harris.
Primarily a writer of fantasy fiction, he has composed works of urban fantasy, cont ...
,
Neil Gaiman
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,
Francesca Lia Block
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Early life
Block was born in Los Angeles to a ...
,
Holly Black
Holly Black (''née'' Riggenbach; born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction. Her most recent work is the ''New York Times'' bestselling young adult ''Folk of the Air'' series. ...
,
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (born 1976) is an American painter and illustrator who works predominantly in watercolor and whose art is inspired by, and depicts scenes of fantasy, the Other World, and the surreal. She has also been influenced by the art ...
,
James A. Owen
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, and Amy Brown.
Television
'' Strowlers''
* ''Pilot''
Books
''Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium''
*''Goblin Markets: The Glitter Trade''
*''Everyday Heroes: Adventures for the Rest of Us''
*''
Deliria: Faerie Tales for a New Millennium''
White Wolf, Inc.
White Wolf Publishing was an American roleplaying game and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant
*''World of Darkness: Changing Breeds''
*''The Swashbuckler's Handbook''
*''Infernalism: The Path of Screams''
*''Revelations of the Dark Mother''
*''Destiny's Price''
*''Vampire: The Masquerade, Revised Edition''
*''
Kindred of the East
''Kindred of the East'' is a tabletop role-playing game book and game line released by White Wolf Publishing in February 1998 for use with their horror game '' Vampire: The Masquerade''. It is part of the ''World of Darkness'' series, and is th ...
''
*''Guide to the Technocracy''
*''
Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade''
*''Bastet: Nine Tribes of Twilight''
*''
Cult of Ecstasy: Tradition Book''
*''
Vampire: The Dark Ages''
*''
Mage: The Ascension
''Mage: The Ascension'' is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and was published by White Wolf Game Studio in 1993. The characters portrayed in the game are referred to as mages, and are capable of feats of magic. Magic in ''Ma ...
, 2nd Edition''
*''
The Fragile Path: Testaments of the First Cabal''
*''
Changeling: The Dreaming''
*''Black Furies''
Onyx Path Publishing
*''Mage 20th Anniversary Edition''
*''Mage 20th Anniversary Edition: Quickstart''
*''Mage 20th Anniversary Edition: How Do You DO That?''
*''Mage 20th Anniversary Edition: Book of Secrets''
*''The Art of Mage: 20 Years and More''
*''Truth Beyond Paradox''
Other role-playing works
*''The Best Little Hellhouse in Texas''
*''Star Wars: Creatures of the Galaxy''
Other Notable Works
*''Open Your Heart to the Magic of Love'' (editor)
*''Ravens in the Library''
*''Love Wisdom: A Soul's Journey to Wellness'' (editor)
*''Rites of Pleasure: Sexuality in Wicca and Neo-Paganism''
*''Tritone: Tales of Musical Weirdness''
Short fiction
''Wyldsight: Tales of Primal Fantasy''
*''Waves''
*''Gramma Wolf's Garden''
*''Elynne Dragonchild''
*''Drinking the Moon''
*''Chaser''
''Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe''
*''The Lord's Greatest Jest''
''Deep Cuts: 19 Tales of Mayhem, Menace & Misery''
*''Clown Balloons''
''Urban Green Man''
*''Johnny Serious''
''Night-Mantled''
* ''I Feel Lucky''
''Maelstrom: Tales of Madness and Horror''
*''The Green Tunnel''
''Cabinet des Fées''
*''Drinking the Moon''
''Steampunk Tales''
*''Stormada''
''newWitch Magazine''
*''Vahlhalla with a Twist of Lethe''
''Bad-Ass Faeries''
*''Loopholes''
''Weird Tales Magazine''
*''Ravenous''
''Backstage Passes''
*''Special Guest''
''When Will You Rage?''
*''Shards''
''Drums Around the Fire''
*''Patchbelly and the Plague Wolf''
Audio fiction
''Wiley Writers Podcast''
* ''Chaser''
Essays, interviews, and columns
''Tinker Tailor Soldier Sponge''
* ''Don't be a Dick (with Satyros Brucato)''
''The Ancient Wisdom Salvage Yard Podcast''
* ''Episode 24: Wherein We Discover the Magick of Games''
''Ultraculture''
* ''Mage: The Ascension's Phil Brucato on Life as Magick''
''Books of M''
* ''Green Room Writing''
''Tarot Visions''
* ''Interview with Satyros Phil Brucato''
''Voice of Stone''
* ''Talking with Satyros Phil Brucato''
''Onyx Pathcast''
* ''Magic with a K''
''The Bears Grove (episodes 40-43)''
* ''Phil Brucato Interview''
''Witches & Pagans'' and ''newWitch Magazine''
*''Spell It Out''
*''Chalice & Keyboard''
''
Realms of Fantasy
''Realms of Fantasy'' was a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Sovereign Media, then Tir Na Nog Press, and Damnation Books, which specialized in fantasy fiction (including some horror), related nonfiction (wit ...
''
*''Folkroots''
''Creative Loafing Magazine''
* ''Footlights''
''Agenda Magazine''
* ''Sand, Not Oil''
''Night Moves Magazine''
*''On Screen''
Music
In 1989, Phil Brucato became a founding member of Lonesome Crow,
a
heavy metal band from
Richmond, Virginia
(Thus do we reach the stars)
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. Throughout the 90s, he played bass for Dark Cross, Aqua Blue, Widdershins, and Path of Trees.
He has also dabbled in dance, especially
contact improvisation
Contact improvisation is a form of improvised partner dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972. It involves the exploration of one's body in relationship to others by using the fundamentals of sharing weight, touch, and movemen ...
, and is part of several
5Rhythms
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groups around
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
Asheville
Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...
, and
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
.
Awards
* ENnie Award for ''Everyday Heroes: Adventures for the Rest of Us –'' Best Written, 2005
* Wizard Magazine Editor's Choice Award for ''Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade'' – Best RPG Supplement, 1998
* Out of the Box Award for ''Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade'' – Readers’ Favorite, 1998
* GAMA award for ''Mage: The Ascension, 2nd Edition'' – Best Roleplaying Game, 1996
* RPGA award for ''Mage: The Ascension, 2nd Edition'' — Reader's Choice, 1996
References
External links
Phil's Brucato's blogPhil Brucato's Amazon author pageWhere to Find Phil Brucato's fiction
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Living people
Role-playing game designers
White Wolf game designers
American modern pagans
Modern pagan writers
Year of birth missing (living people)