Here are links to current (as of fall 2021) play-by-post Ars Magica campaigns on the Atlas Games Forums site:
[https://forum.atlas-games.com/c/play-by-post-campaigns/9 Atlas Games Ars Magica Play-by-Post campaigns]
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....org/wiki/Wiki wiki] that contains extensive reference information for Ars Magica players: descriptions of the many [[products]] available for the game, and
...ect: Redcap will become a repository of open gaming content related to Ars Magica (posting your open content here is easier than running your own wiki). The
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...entioned often in the [[ArM2|Second]] and [[ArM3|Third]] Editions of ''Ars Magica''.
...unal]] and was detailed in the [[Mistridge Book|Mistridge book]] for ''Ars Magica Third Edition''. System changes made it less relevant in the [[ArM4|Fourth
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...rs Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 66, "Magic Theory</ref>, represents an Ars Magica character's proficiency in understanding and correctly applying magic theor
...a magus character with a higher score than that bare minimum.<ref>''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 32, "Hermetic Magi Recommended Minimum Abilities"</re
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...isational methods. For [[Ars Magica]] [[Storytelling]] specifically refers to [[Role-playing]] and roleplaying games.
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...ging one's behavior. Specifically for [[Ars Magica]] "Role-playing" refers to a "Role-playing game."
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...las Games forums. Here's a list of the discussion threads pertinent to Ars Magica:
...Seed a day in November] technically, this discussion thread existed prior to the [[30 Pages for November]] Project: Redcap content creation competition.
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...ther than the Middle Ages. Feel free to [[Contributing|add]] your own site to the list; please insert it in alphabetical order.
;[http://dragoncat.net/gaming/am2k/am_now.html Ars Magica 2000]
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'''Andrew Gronosky''' is an Ars Magica author. He was also, from 2005 to October 2016, the maintainer of Project: Redcap.
According to his author bio, Andrew lives in the Boston area with his wife and two "magi
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...d playing with history and folklore is part of the pleasure of playing Ars Magica.
...ng cover the history of large parts of Europe and are relevant to most Ars Magica sagas.
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...n game tribunal for the entire Order of Hermes|Grand Tribunal|the 2006 Ars Magica themed board game|Grand Tribunal Board Game}}
'''Grand Tribunal''' is the name of the fan-organized [[Ars Magica]] gaming convention.
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...r perceived quality. Please help by [[contributing]] links to your own Ars Magica Web site(s) or any sites you come across.
...opics. Most of the links are on the sub-pages. You may also find it useful to browse by [[Special:Categories|category]].
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...nder|Bonisagus]] and the other [[Founder]]s.<ref name="Foundation">''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 9, "The Foundation of the Order"</ref> Magic theory i
...f, and practical experience with, magic theory.<ref name="Ability">''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 66, "Magic Theory"</ref>
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'''Hermes' Portal''' was a [[Fanzine]] for Ars Magica published from 2001 to 2005. Most of the articles were written for [[Fourth Edition]], but some a
...a in the pages of ''Hermes' Portal''. The fanzine is generally considered to be of high quality.
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...terest to players and storyguides, new (unofficial) rules for use with Ars Magica, adventures, and even fiction set in [[Mythic Europe]]. Currently, there ar
...mments from the line editor, material from ArM writers that didn't make it to the books, and more.
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[[File:Mistridge_cover.jpg|thumb|right]]'''Mistridge''' is an Ars Magica supplement describing a complete covenant and its environs.
...those examples to present a complete covenant, ready for beginning players to use as the setting of their Sagas.
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...e of Aries''' is a fictional designation for years, used only in the [[Ars Magica]] game. [[ArM5]] does not use the Age of Aries (and neither did [[ArM1]]),
== Conversion from AA to AD ==
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The following are public mailing lists related to Ars Magica.
...rized it c. 1995-2004), was formerly the main discussion forum for the Ars Magica community. It is still active, but has been largely supplanted by the [[off
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...[[The Mysteries Revised Edition]] includes one mystery that allows a magus to becomes immortal by becoming a [[Living ghost|living ghost]].
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...gement software for multiple gaming platforms. The company provides an Ars Magica template providing the rules (including much of the text) needed for charac
It is also possible to define and create your own rulesets, accommodate house rules, insert new it
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{{about|the character type|the fifth edition sourcebook dedicated to this character type|Grogs}}
...f><ref>''[[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]]'', p. 13, "Grogs"</ref><ref>''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 17, "Grogs"</ref>
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'''Premise: Ars Magica needs a book of covenants.'''
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These questions, and answers, come from the Ars Magica [[Fan Community]]. The answers are unofficial but represent the best judgm
* What is [[Welcome_To_Ars_Magica | Ars Magica]]?
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...ow of a good resource, please [[Contributing|contribute]] by adding a link to it.
* Covenant of [http://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/basic-design-notes-for-the-covenant-of-sabrinas-rest/ Sabrina's Re
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...otypical Irish names you can imagine. No offense, but c'mon, somebody had to say it. [[User:IMHO|IMHO]] ([[User talk:IMHO|talk]])
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Several free products exist for [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition]] and [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]], many of them made available officially from the [[Atlas Ga
...Fifth Edition core book in 2004, [[Atlas Games]] decided to make the [[Ars Magica Fourth Edition|Fourth Edition]] core book available for free in PDF form.
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...aware of, by edition, and the abbreviations Project: Redcap uses to refer to them.
Distributors may carry print editions of many Ars Magica products long after they are out of stock at the publisher; ask your [[FLGS
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...e [[Code of Hermes]] and provide guidance on exactly what it means and how to enforce it.
Many, but by no means all, of the Peripheral Code precedents in [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] may be found in the [[House Guernicus]] chapter of [[Houses
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Mythic Europe is the official setting where [[Ars Magica]] [[Saga|sagas]] take place. It is a
...he Pyrenees, and [[faerie]]s in the deepest forests, while [[demon]]s seek to corrupt the innocent. The power of the [[divine]] protects its own, but mag
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...cebook for the [[Transylvanian Tribunal]]. It is the first Ars Magica book to focus on that part of [[Mythic Europe]], which includes the powerful and hi
...ants in other Tribunals. (As such it is perfectly possible for the players to create their own ''oppida''/covenant in the Tribunal.)
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...roken Covenant of Calebais''' is the first scenario ever published for Ars Magica. It is widely regarded as a classic. It was originally printed for [[Firs
...the entire covenant was destroyed in a mysterious and sudden catastrophe. To solve the mystery, the characters must overcome the still-potent enchantmen
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'''Timothy Ferguson''' is a prolific author of Ars Magica books. He is librarian who lives on the Gold Coast in Australia<ref name="H
* ''Prelude to Forever'' (the first part of the For Ever and Ever? scenario) [[Hermes' Por
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In most Ars Magica [[Saga|sagas]], the [[Order of Hermes]] consists of twelve "houses". (Depe
...pable of taking the form of an animal called the "heartbeast."<ref>''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 11, "House Bjornear"</ref>
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...vels''' were the way of tracking damage ([[wound]]s) to a character in Ars Magica from [[First Edition]] through [[Fourth Edition]]. A character had several
...ain, even by the smallest amount possible, his condition would deteriorate to Medium Wounds. Some injuries caused the loss of more than one Body Level a
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In [[Ars Magica]], a '''demon''' is any creature from the [[Infernal Realm]]. Statistics f
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...agi live together and share a magical library<ref name="ArM5Intro">''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 13, "Covenants"</ref>. Most covenants also have guar
...acter development - from the contents of the library that the wizards use, to the lavish (or miserable...) [[living conditions]] that the covenfolk enjoy
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...ant to magi, who would otherwise be vulnerable to one another's spells and to creatures of the [[Supernatural Realm|Supernatural Realms]].
...ps the malignant social effects of [[The Gift]]. The invention of [[Parma Magica]] by [[Bonisagus the Founder|Bonisagus]] greatly bolstered the Magic Resist
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{{About|learning to play Ars Magica|an overview of the game|Ars Magica}}
Welcome, and thanks for your interest in Ars Magica! We, the maintainers of Project: Redcap, hope you will enjoy the game as mu
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...er Alps Tribunal | Greater Alps]] and [[Roman Tribunal | Roman]] Tribunals to the east.
...al''. It was the last [[regional Tribunal]] to be fully detailed in an Ars Magica supplement.<ref>[[David Chart]], [http://forum.atlas-games.com/viewtopic.ph
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...r: [[troupe style]] play is the norm, and one of the things that makes Ars Magica special. For your first [[story]], have everyone play just one character ea
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...[Latin]] as a common language, enabling magi from across [[Mythic Europe]] to share magical [[Book | books]] and [[Spell | spells]].
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...power, strength"; pronounced ''wees'') is the the name [[magus|magi]] give to the essence of magical power. They speak of three kinds of vis: fluid, raw,
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In [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] several Tribunal Books exist.
*[[Heirs to Merlin]]: The [[Stonehenge Tribunal]]
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...through additional [[Initiation|Initiations]]. The mystical secrets known to lower-level members are called [[Outer Mystery|Outer Mysteries]], while [[I
...Mystery Cult Content] discussion thread at the Atlas Games forums for Ars Magica.
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...l History is not within the scope of this page, a brief overview and links to Resources and References are mentioned.
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This is a list of all Ars Magica product covers we're aware of, by edition and year.
Arm1 cover.jpg|[[Ars Magica (First Edition)]]<br>Core Rules
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...list to quickly communicate their experience with and attitude towards Ars Magica,
...ying their geeky tendencies. People certainly aren't <em>required</em> to use it, but quite a few people do, and
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'''Ancient Magic''' is an Ars Magica supplement that details several examples of ancient magic that can be disco
...ystem that is given in enough detail to create Hyperborian priest-wizards, to [[Defixio Magic]], of which only clues and relics remain.
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...he [[Provençal Tribunal]]. It is one of the border Tribunals of the Order: to the south, across the Straits of Gibraltar, lies Muslim North Africa, which
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...h aggressive and ferocious [[magi]] specializing in combat magic. In [[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]] the canonic house is described in [[Houses of Hermes: Socie
...s portrayal of the Founder [[Flambeau the Founder|Flambeau]], which sought to soften the more violent and wild figure from prior editions. It was equally
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...as well as historical and fantasy fiction, that may be of interest to Ars Magica players.
...book covers most of Europe for a period neatly straddling the official Ars Magica date. It handles political, social, intellectual, and artistic history, and
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..., distributed with the kind permission of [[Atlas Games]], who own ''[[Ars Magica]]''.
...a fan work which covers the Severin Estuary and Bristol Channel, slightly to the north and east of Cornwall.
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...Coeris" (inset)</ref> That covenant is not named but it could be referring to [[Blackthorn]].
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...gic]]. [[Magi]] are often very keen on locating promising Gifted children, to be raised as apprentices.
...es]] and animals. This makes it difficult for magi and other Gifted people to have normal relationships with people. The so-called Gift is a mixed blessi
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Thanks for your interest in Ars Magica! We, the Ars Magica [[fan community]], welcome you. We hope you will enjoy the game as much as we do.
== Why Ars Magica? ==
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...the resulting agreement are unknown, it seems to have convinced the House to no longer pursue power over the Order as a whole.
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...’Hermès connaissent un genre spécifique de défense magique appelée [[Parma Magica]]. À peu près tous savent utiliser une forme de magie puissante et flexible
...d not be construed as a challenge to the ownership of the trademark. [[Ars Magica]] uses the Order of Hermes trademark with permission.
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...is geographically large, extending from the eastern foothills of the Alps to the shores of the Black Sea.
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The Rhine Tribunal is home to the famous covenant of [[Durenmar]].
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