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''Note: If you are looking for the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) project, it is located at [http://www.projectredcap.org www.projectredcap.org].''
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{{Project Redcap:Purpose}}
Project: Redcap is a center for the [[fan community]] of  [[Ars Magica]], a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game tabletop roleplaying game]. Here you will find links to Ars Magica resources and information across the World Wide Web. This site is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] that contains extensive reference information for Ars Magica players: [[FAQ|frequently-asked questions]], descriptions of the many [[products]] available for the game, and summaries of many topics about the [[Order of Hermes]] and [[Mythic Europe]].


== Welcome ==
= 30 Pages for November =
Project: Redcap is a site by and for the Ars Magica [[fan community]]. If you are a new visitor, this main page is a starting point for browsing.
We ran a community outreach campaign called "30 Pages for November". Each day in November 2016, a new page was nominated by the Head Redcap for creation or updating. Community members pitched in to edit many of those page to improve them.


This site is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki]. We welcome contributions from Ars Magica players and fans of all levels of experience. If you know of an Ars Magica-related Web site that is not listed here, please add a link to it; or [[contact]] us and a maintainer will add it for you.
To see the list of pages each day and other campaign details, please refer to the [[Project_Redcap:30_pages_for_November|30 pages for November]] campaign page.


See [[Help:Getting Started]] for an introduction to using and contributing to Project: Redcap.
= Internet Resources =
{{Main|Internet Site Index}}
Many of the fan sites on the web are players' [[saga]]s, which we organize by [[Regional Tribunal]]:
{{Saga links}}


== About Ars Magica ==
{{#lst:Internet site index|startingPoints}}
{{Main|Ars Magica}}
'''Ars Magica''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game_%28pen_and_paper%29 pen and paper roleplaying game] focused on wizards and magic. The game setting, [[Mythic Europe]], is much like historical Europe of the 13<sup>th</sup> century, but where [[magus | wizards]], [[dragon | dragons]], and [[faerie | 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.
= Ars Magica Encyclopedia =
* [[FAQ]]
* [[Learning to Play]]
* Rules reference
** Main [[Rules]] page
** [[Magic Rules]]
** [[Character Creation]]
** [[House Rules]]
* Setting reference
** [[Mythic Europe]]
** [[Order of Hermes]]
** [[Hedge Magic]]


Magic and wizards are central to the game. Ars Magica's rules for magic are very broad and flexible, enabling wizards (called [[magus|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.
= Related Topics =
* [[Medieval History]]
* [[Storytelling]]
* [[Role-playing]]


Ars Magica was first published in 1987 and is currently in its [[Fifth Edition]].
= Using This Site =
 
See [[Help:Getting Started]] for an introduction to using and contributing to Project: Redcap.
=== 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 [[:Category:FAQ|FAQ category index]].
 
== Internet Resources for Ars Magica ==
{{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]].
 
The [http://www.atlas-games.com/arm5/ Official Ars Magica Web site] is hosted by the game's publisher, [[Atlas Games]].
 
Many fan sites relate to individual [[Saga]]s, which we categorize by [[Regional Tribunal | Tribunal]].
 
=== 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]]


=== Rules and Setting Reference ===
[[Special:Categories]] lists all the categories used to organize pages on this site
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
{{Languages}}

Revision as of 19:09, 6 February 2017

Note: If you are looking for the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) project, it is located at www.projectredcap.org.

Project: Redcap is a center for the fan community of Ars Magica, a tabletop roleplaying game. Here you will find links to Ars Magica resources and information across the World Wide Web. This site is a wiki that contains extensive reference information for Ars Magica players: frequently-asked questions, descriptions of the many products available for the game, and summaries of many topics about the Order of Hermes and Mythic Europe.

30 Pages for November

We ran a community outreach campaign called "30 Pages for November". Each day in November 2016, a new page was nominated by the Head Redcap for creation or updating. Community members pitched in to edit many of those page to improve them.

To see the list of pages each day and other campaign details, please refer to the 30 pages for November campaign page.

Internet Resources

Many of the fan sites on the web are players' sagas, which we organize by Regional Tribunal:

Saga Links
Greater Alps Hibernia Iberia Levant Loch Leglean Normandy
Novgorod Provençal Rhine Rome Stonehenge Thebes
Transylvania Alternate Settings
Play-by-Post Sagas|


Official Ars Magica discussion forums
Atlas Games's official discussion forums are the de facto center of the online fan community. Here players exchange story ideas, discuss the fine points of the rules, and even find other players or play Ars Magica by forum. As of July 2019, the Atlas forum is down indefinitely, as a result of an unexpected upgrade by their server host; Atlas Games retains the data, and hopes to make it accessible in future. ArM gamers are directed to the very active Ars Magica Discord community server, or the venerable Berkeley mailing list.
Atlas Games
Atlas Games has lots of useful information and downloads on its pages for the Fifth (current) and Fourth Editions.
Sub Rosa
Sub Rosa is the current Ars Magica fanzine.
Peripheral Code
Peripheral Code is a new Ars Magica fanzine that began publishing in 2016.
Metacreator
Metacreator is commercial character-creation software that supports Ars Magica ( Fourth and Fifth Editions).
The Net Wizard's Grimoire
A collection of hundreds of fan-created spells where you can submit your own.
Grand Tribunal Conventions
The fan community has been organizing Ars Magica conventions since 2007: see Grand Tribunal UK and Grand Tribunal USA
Mailing lists
The venerable ArM Berkeley List is still active. Since the retirement of Google Plus services in December 2018, the Google Plus Ars Magica communities are no longer supported -Ars Magica RPG, The Ethereal Tribunal, and Sub Rosa: The Ars Magica Fanzine.
The Ars Magica Discord
Join the Ars Magica Community Server on Discord using the following invite: https://discord.gg/Eb8zhD4.


Ars Magica Encyclopedia

Related Topics

Using This Site

See Help:Getting Started for an introduction to using and contributing to Project: Redcap.

Special:Categories lists all the categories used to organize pages on this site