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Date: 2009-06-24 02:57:43 GMT Author: AndrewGronosky Comment: Initial version


{{preface| This article is about the Ars Magica supplement entitled Black Death, not the actual plague that struck Europe in [[Real History]]. }}

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'''Black Death''' is an Ars Magica scenario for Third Edition.

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{{image|black death cover|Cover Image: Black Death}}

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'''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]]
'''Author(s):'''  [[Thomas M Kane]]
'''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]]
'''Release Date:''' 1991
'''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 112
'''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available

= Subject and Contents

'''Black Death''' is a fairly lengthy, 112-page scenario in which the characters confront a mysterious and deadly plague.

; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website

= Community Reviews

The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site:

FAQ Rating: \*\*\* (10 reviews; 0 *, 3 \*\*, 5 \*\*\*, 2 \*\*\*\*)

* Excellent scenario.
* Neat idea for a story, could be fairly well integrated. Could stand a bit more organization. Took a couple of reads to figure out where all the major people were and how they had been related.
* Very well scripted and conceived. If all ArM adventures were this good, it would be amazingly successful.
* Interesting treatment of the Black Plauge but the appearance of that disease is somewhat anachronistic to "official" ArM time.
* A little too harsh in my opinion. I like to have fun with my players, not to make them desperate. A good capture of the harsh time of the 10th century.
* Very good story, but a little too deadly. A mistake spells death!
* This adventure just left me cold. Some nice ideas, but I would have liked it better with more interesting long-term characters. 

Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book.

= Related Subjects

See the following links for more information.

== Related Sites

; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where
; there could be reviews,
:[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0813.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games:
:[[http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/ | The Black Death]]: The plague in [[Real History]]

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Date: 2009-06-24 03:00:11 GMT Author: AndrewGronosky Comment: Fixed link to cover image


{{preface| This article is about the Ars Magica supplement entitled Black Death, not the actual plague that struck Europe in [[Real History]]. }}

; The next text should come before any headings.  It will appear directly
;; under the page title.

'''Black Death''' is an Ars Magica scenario for Third Edition.

; Cover image.  We have permission to download any image from the Atlas Games
; Web site, but not from other Internet sites.  If possible, resize the 
; image to be about 200 pixels wide.

{{image|black death cover.jpg | Cover Image: Black Death}}

; "Statistics block" for books

'''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]]
'''Author(s):'''  [[Thomas M Kane]]
'''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]]
'''Release Date:''' 1991
'''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 112
'''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available

= Subject and Contents

'''Black Death''' is a fairly lengthy, 112-page scenario in which the characters confront a mysterious and deadly plague.

; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website

= Community Reviews

The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site:

FAQ Rating: \*\*\* (10 reviews; 0 *, 3 \*\*, 5 \*\*\*, 2 \*\*\*\*)

* Excellent scenario.
* Neat idea for a story, could be fairly well integrated. Could stand a bit more organization. Took a couple of reads to figure out where all the major people were and how they had been related.
* Very well scripted and conceived. If all ArM adventures were this good, it would be amazingly successful.
* Interesting treatment of the Black Plauge but the appearance of that disease is somewhat anachronistic to "official" ArM time.
* A little too harsh in my opinion. I like to have fun with my players, not to make them desperate. A good capture of the harsh time of the 10th century.
* Very good story, but a little too deadly. A mistake spells death!
* This adventure just left me cold. Some nice ideas, but I would have liked it better with more interesting long-term characters. 

Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book.

= Related Subjects

See the following links for more information.

== Related Sites

; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where
; there could be reviews,
:[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0813.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games:
:[[http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/fleas/bdeath/ | The Black Death]]: The plague in [[Real History]]