Cob's potential replacement is a young girl being pursued by multiple groups, and the mages will encounter cycle-gang demons, mutant alligators, a ghost, and Technocracy thugs.

[1] In Issue 212 of Dragon (December 1994), Allen Varney commented, "You'll like Loom's fluid and various plots, the atmospheric Umbra of San Francisco, the weird NPCs, and the appendix that describes a mage-inspired Tarot Arcana."

However, Varney thought that if the players failed in their quest in this adventure, "the fail-safe option that rescues San Francisco is totally bogus."

Varney concluded, "Given that this is the only full-length Mage adventure to date, I wish Loom of Fate offered more obvious chances to kick off an ongoing chronicle, but as it stands—alone—it gives good value.

"[1] In Issue 79 of the French games magazine Casus Belli , Tristan Lhomme and Fabrice Colin called this "An excellent adventure, subtle as can be, which represents a good first approach to the Mage universe.