Black Death
This article is about the Ars Magica supplement entitled Black Death, not the actual plague that struck Europe in Real History.
Black Death is an Ars Magica scenario for Third Edition.
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.
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.
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Related Sites
- Official product page at Atlas Games
- The Black Death
- The plague in Real History