if you want to have your players at the center of advancing the mage metaplot within your story, this is a great jumpstart and set of materials. it has a lot of ideas to express about the possible future and results of decisions made in the mage setting, but it can be occassionally hard to navigate because there's so much to sift through. if you want an updated look at the world of darkness post-revised, this can help you figure out an chronicle to explore that with your players as decisive agents in the future of mage.