Main Page: Difference between revisions
(Re-organized to make a little less ugly and add a heading that provides a shortcut to Saga links) |
(Added prominent link to Getting Started page, some formatting edits) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Welcome to '''Project: Redcap''', a fan-maintained Web site devoted to the tabletop role-playing game [[Ars Magica]]. | Welcome to '''Project: Redcap''', a fan-maintained Web site devoted to the tabletop role-playing game [[Ars Magica]]. | ||
== | == About This Site == | ||
{{{Main|Project Redcap:About}}} | |||
'''Project: Redcap''' has two related goals: | '''Project: Redcap''' has two related goals: | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
For more information about the project itself, please see [[Project Redcap:About]]. | For more information about the project itself, please see [[Project Redcap:About]]. | ||
=== Contributing === | |||
Project: Redcap welcomes contributions from Ars Magica players and enthusiasts. Please see our [[Project Redcap:Getting Started]] page for instructions on how to start creating or editing pages and setting up your user account. | |||
== About Ars Magica == | == About Ars Magica == | ||
| Line 21: | Line 25: | ||
Ars Magica was first published in 1987 and is currently in its [[Fifth Edition]]. | Ars Magica was first published in 1987 and is currently in its [[Fifth Edition]]. | ||
== Learning to Play == | === Learning to Play === | ||
Our [[Welcome to Ars Magica]] page is a good place to start if you are new or returning to the game. | Our [[Welcome to Ars Magica]] page is a good place to start if you are new or returning to the game. | ||
== Frequently-Asked Questions == | === Frequently-Asked Questions === | ||
Project: Redcap is also home to the Ars Magica [[FAQ]], which explains many of the subtleties of the [[rules]] and the [[Mythic Europe]] setting, as well as an increasing amount of tribal lore about the [[fan community]]. | Project: Redcap is also home to the Ars Magica [[FAQ]], which explains many of the subtleties of the [[rules]] and the [[Mythic Europe]] setting, as well as an increasing amount of tribal lore about the [[fan community]]. | ||
Ars Magica veterans may prefer to jump directly to the [[:Category:FAQ|FAQ category index]]. | Ars Magica veterans may prefer to jump directly to the [[:Category:FAQ|FAQ category index]]. | ||
== Internet Resources for Ars Magica == | == Saga Links == | ||
Most fan-created Web pages for Ars Magica are about players' individual [[saga]]s. Links to those pages are organized by [[Regional Tribunal|Tribunal]]: | |||
[[Greater Alps Tribunal|Greater Alps]] | [[Hibernian Tribunal|Hibernia]] | [[Iberian Tribunal|Iberia]] | [[Levant Tribunal|Levant]] | [[Loch Leglean Tribunal|Loch Leglean]] | [[Normandy Tribunal|Normandy]] | [[Novgorod Tribunal|Novgorod]] | [[Provençal Tribunal|Provençal]] | [[Rhine Tribunal|Rhine]] | [[Roman Tribunal|Rome]] | [[Stonehenge Tribunal|Stonehenge]] | [[Thebes Tribunal|Thebes]] | [[Transylvanian Tribunal|Transylvania]] | [[Alternate Settings]] | |||
=== Internet Resources for Ars Magica === | |||
{{Main|Internet site index}} | {{Main|Internet site index}} | ||
Our Internet Site Index attempts to assemble links to as many Ars Magica resources as possible, in any [[Project Redcap:Languages|language]]. | Our Internet Site Index attempts to assemble links to as many Ars Magica resources as possible, in any [[Project Redcap:Languages|language]]. | ||
| Line 37: | Line 46: | ||
Many fan sites relate to individual [[Saga]]s, which we categorize by [[Regional Tribunal | Tribunal]]. | Many fan sites relate to individual [[Saga]]s, which we categorize by [[Regional Tribunal | Tribunal]]. | ||
= | === Rules and Setting Reference === | ||
== Rules and Setting Reference == | |||
Project: Redcap's second goal is to develop an online [[encyclopedia]] of the ever-expanding Ars Magica universe. Some useful starting points are: | Project: Redcap's second goal is to develop an online [[encyclopedia]] of the ever-expanding Ars Magica universe. Some useful starting points are: | ||
*[[Special:Categories]] lists all the categories used to organize pages on this site | *[[Special:Categories]] lists all the categories used to organize pages on this site | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 3 January 2014
Welcome to Project: Redcap, a fan-maintained Web site devoted to the tabletop role-playing game Ars Magica.
About This Site
Project Redcap:About Project: Redcap has two related goals:
- Provide a centralized place to where visitors can browse and find links to as much Ars Magica material as possible, in as many languages as possible. We want to be, as the site's creator put it, "the crossroads of the Order." We want to link to everything related to Ars Magica, without passing judgment on the importance or quality of the material.
- Be a guide and companion for the rules and game world of Ars Magica, providing useful rules summaries, examples, and commentaries on topics from across the game's extensive product line.
If you know of an Ars Magica site that is not listed here, please edit this wiki to add a link, or contact us and a maintainer will add it for you. We welcome contributions from all Ars Magica players and enthusiasts, in any language.
For more information about the project itself, please see Project Redcap:About.
Contributing
Project: Redcap welcomes contributions from Ars Magica players and enthusiasts. Please see our Project Redcap:Getting Started page for instructions on how to start creating or editing pages and setting up your user account.
About Ars Magica
Ars Magica is a pen and paper roleplaying game focused on wizards and magic. The game setting, Mythic Europe, is much like historical Europe of the 13th century, but where wizards, dragons, and faeries exist.
While the game is grounded in real history, the magic in Ars Magica is fictitious. The game has nothing to do with purported phenomena, beliefs, or practices related to the occult. It draws instead on modern ideas of fantastic fiction, flavored with some authentic medieval beliefs and folklore.
Magic and wizards are central to the game. Ars Magica's rules for magic are very broad and flexible, enabling wizards (called magi) to make up original spells on the spur of the moment, enchant powerful magical items, bind familiars, brew potions, and more. The quest for magical knowledge is designed into the game, so reading arcane tomes and experimenting in the laboratory can be as important to a magus's career as are exploring ruins and battling dragons.
Ars Magica was first published in 1987 and is currently in its Fifth Edition.
Learning to Play
Our Welcome to Ars Magica page is a good place to start if you are new or returning to the game.
Frequently-Asked Questions
Project: Redcap is also home to the Ars Magica FAQ, which explains many of the subtleties of the rules and the Mythic Europe setting, as well as an increasing amount of tribal lore about the fan community.
Ars Magica veterans may prefer to jump directly to the FAQ category index.
Saga Links
Most fan-created Web pages for Ars Magica are about players' individual sagas. Links to those pages are organized by Tribunal:
Greater Alps | Hibernia | Iberia | Levant | Loch Leglean | Normandy | Novgorod | Provençal | Rhine | Rome | Stonehenge | Thebes | Transylvania | Alternate Settings
Internet Resources for Ars Magica
Our Internet Site Index attempts to assemble links to as many Ars Magica resources as possible, in any language.
The Official Ars Magica Web site is hosted by the game's publisher, Atlas Games.
Many fan sites relate to individual Sagas, which we categorize by Tribunal.
Rules and Setting Reference
Project: Redcap's second goal is to develop an online encyclopedia of the ever-expanding Ars Magica universe. Some useful starting points are:
- Special:Categories lists all the categories used to organize pages on this site