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Ben McFarland

2013-04-29T15:55:04Z

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'''Ben McFarland''' is an Ars Magica author. He also contributes and helps edit the current english-language Ars Magica fanzine, [[Sub Rosa]]. He has edited or contributed material to every issue since Sub Rosa's inception, and regularly coordinates the artwork.

Ben won the 2012 Gold Ennie, for Best Adventure, for his Pathfinder RPG anthology ''Streets of Zobeck''. He has professionally produced material for Ars Magica, D&D 3.5/4E, and the Pathfinder RPG, freelancing for [[Atlas Games]], Kobold Press, Rite Publishing, and Wizards of the Coast.

== Fifth Edition Books by Ben McFarland ==
* ''[[Antagonists]]'' (with [[Timothy Ferguson]], [[Andrew Gronosky]], [[Mark Lawford]], [[Richard Love]], and [[Mark Shirley]])

== Sub Rosa articles by Ben McFarland ==

* ''Covenant: Masada'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 1.
* ''Beasts of the Realm: Basilisk, Griffin, Siren'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 2.
* ''The Circle of the Cabeiri'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 3.
* ''Covenant: Caravanserai'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 3.
* ''Elementals and Provenance'' (with James Parks) [[Sub Rosa]] issue 4.
* ''Covenant: Seuthopolis'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 4.
* ''Beasts of the Realm: Centaur, Harpy, Manticore'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 4.
* ''Tribunals at Play'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 5.
* ''The Bishop's Bird'' (with [[CJ Romer]]) [[Sub Rosa]] issue 5.
* ''Companion Piece: The Elementalist'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 6.
* ''The Way of St. James'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 8.
* ''The Magic of the Founders: Talking to Lisa Stevens'' (with [[Lisa Stevens]]) [[Sub Rosa]] issue 8.
* ''Off The Shelf'' (with James Parks) [[Sub Rosa]] issue 9.
* ''Index of Texts Mentioned In Ars Magica 5th'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 9.
* ''Twilight Scars'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 10.
* ''Welcome to the Turb'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 11.
* ''Companion Piece: Lazar ben Yosef'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 12.
* ''Who Wants to Live Forever?'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 12.
* ''Mappa Mundi'' [[Sub Rosa]] issue 12.

[[Category:Authors|McFarland]]

Writing Supplements

2013-04-17T19:32:43Z

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The great majority of Ars Magica [[Products | products]] are written by freelance authors, rather than [[Atlas Games]] staff. The notable exception is the core rule book itself. Among other benefits, the use of freelance authors ensures a broad talent pool and a steady supply of fresh ideas and perspectives.

Beginning with [[Fifth Edition]], most of the products have been written by two or more authors working together.

== No Unsolicited Material ==

Since at least the late 1990's, [[Atlas Games]] has not been accepting unsolicited material for Ars Magica. The only way to write a supplement for Ars Magica is to be invited to. But there are ways to get invited.

== Ways Fans Can Contribute ==

Don't despair. If you want to write material for Ars Magica, there are plenty of ways to do it. You just can't generally start by working on a full-length Ars Magica product.

* You are more than welcome to [[Contributing | contribute]] to this site if you'd like. Original material is gladly accepted -- just please mark it as non-[[Canon | canonical]].
* The Ars Magica [[Fanzines]] accept articles from anyone, provided they are well-written
* From time to time, Atlas Games will put out a call for [[Playtesting | playtesters]]. You can help improve the quality of Ars Magica products. Playtesters who establish a record of useful, well-written feedback may be invited to become authors.
* Atlas Games occasionally announces an [[Open Call]] for people to write short pieces to be included in a new Ars Magica product. This is (modestly) paid work, open to anyone. Contributors whose short pieces are particularly good may be invited to write longer pieces for future books.

== Breaking In ==

Most of the Fifth Edition authors got their start either writing for [[Fanzines]] or in an [[Open Call]]. If you think you may be interested in writing for Ars Magica, writing a fanzine article can get you started right away, and you'll be able to share your ideas to benefit the [[Fan Community]]. [[Ben McFarland]] is an example of one author for the line who started writing for [[Sub Rosa]] and was later invited to join the authors' pool.
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Ben McFarland

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Fanzines

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[[Ars Magica]] has a very active fan base, and over the years has spawned several subscription-based magazines dedicated to the game. These '''fanzines''' are independently published by fans of the game and are not official. They usually contain articles of general interest to players and storyguides, new (unofficial) rules for use with Ars Magica, adventures, and even fiction set in [[Mythic Europe]]. Currently, there are two active fanzines: [[Sub Rosa]], which is published in English, and [[Ars Mag]], which is published in French.

;[http://www.subrosamagazine.org/ Sub Rosa]: The current Fanzine in the English language, published by [[Mark Lawford]] and [[Ben McFarland]], who took over for [[Alex White]]. It is a (mostly) quarterly [[PDF]] file release, currently at its twelfth issue. The contents include fan material, comments from the line editor, material from ArM writers that didn't make it to the books, and more.
;[[Ars Mag]]: Ars Mag is a French 'zine published quarterly, with 23 issues to date. It is edited by [[Eric Kouris]].
:As he says on his [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/styren/ars/zin-eng.htm web site], "Unlike most French role-playing zines, Ars Mag is above all a zine made by its readers. Properly speaking, there is no editorial staff. I juggle with the layout, the printing and the selling, but there is no staff to help me in these works or to write the articles. The content is first constituted of readers contributions. So, if you have written a scenario, house rules or anything else for Ars Magica, and if you like to see it published, don't hesitate to send it to me. I'm also looking for original illustrations (the drawings are returned after publication). Contributors receive the issue containing their article(s) or illustration(s) for free."
:A summary of issues and their contents (in French) is available [http://darmont.free.fr/arsmag/ here].

== Discontinued Fanzines ==
Over the years there have been several other faniznes, which are now no longer active.

;Hermes' Portal: [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/styren/hermesportal/hermes1.htm/|Hermes' Portal] was published by [[Eric Kouris]] from 2001 to 2005 as pdf files. On average, each issue is about 50 pages long, and 15 issues (plus one joke calendar) were distributed in all. Although originally for purchase, the entire line is can now be downloaded for free from the portal's [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/styren/hermesportal/Down.html|website].

;Mythic Perspectives: Mythic Perspectives was edited by [[Damelon Kimbrough]], and was published from 1997 to 2001. There were eleven issues, most with 48 pages, though the early ones were smaller.
:Some of the issues are still available for purchase through Atlas Games' [http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/mp.php web site], as the editor of the magazine went on to become the line developer for the game for a time.

;Redcap News from the Order of Hermes: ''Redcap: News from the Order of Hermes'' was edited by [[Peter Hentges]], and was published from 1992 to 1993. There were seven issues, the first a stapled 16-page packet and the rest magazines with 30-40 pages.

== Legacy Page ==
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:fanzines]]

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ArM code

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<hr width="100%" size="1">
<h1>
The ArM Code
</h1>

<p>The ArM Code allows members of the mailing list to quickly communicate their experience with and attitude towards Ars Magica,
while displaying their geeky tendencies. People certainly aren't <em>required</em> to use it, but quite a few people do, and
this tells you what they are on about.</p>

<p>Contributors: David Chart, Erik Dahl, Jérôme Darmont, Lucy Hewitt, Chad Hooper, Leif Olav Jřsang, Stuart Kenny, Eric Kouris, Alon Lichinski, Roderick Robertson, Neil Taylor, Sheila Thomas</p>

<dl>

<dt><b>ArM Code</b>: Indicates the Code version.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">1.0</td><td valign="top">The original version</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.1</td><td valign="top">Additional categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.2</td><td valign="top">More additional categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.3</td><td valign="top">Added Latin, Troupe, and English categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.4</td><td valign="top">Revised Fanzine, Troupe, Year, added Sensitivity</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.5</td><td>Lots of little revisions, added Canon</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>1/2/3/4</b>: Indicates your preferred edition. Numeral indicated by N below.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">N++</td><td valign="top">I think Nth edition is infinitely superior to all others.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N+</td><td valign="top">I like Nth edition for many reasons.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N</td><td valign="top">I play according to the Nth edition rules.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N-</td><td valign="top">Nth edition is the basis for my game, but I also draw from other sources.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N--</td><td valign="top">I use stuff from many different editions, but Nth edition comes the closest.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!N</td><td valign="top">I have only seen Nth edition.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Ca</b>: Indicates your involvement with the published canon.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca+++</td><td valign="top">I'm the line developer (or was at one time).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca++</td><td valign="top">I've written a book, or contributed to several.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca+</td><td valign="top">I've contributed to a book (co-author, illustrator, playtester).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca</td><td valign="top">I have most of them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca-</td><td valign="top">I have a lot of them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca--</td><td valign="top">I only have a few of the books.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!Ca</td><td valign="top">I don't have any of the books, except the free ones.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>R</b>: Indicates your knowledge of the rules.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">R+++</td><td valign="top">I wrote them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R++</td><td valign="top">I don't need to refer to my rule book.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R+</td><td valign="top">I can find anything I need first time.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R</td><td valign="top">I know roughly where things are, and I can handle the basics.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R-</td><td valign="top">Um, Technique + Form + Other Stuff?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R--</td><td valign="top">How many XP do I need for a 3rd level Flambeau?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!R</td><td valign="top">I just roll the dice when they tell me to.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>H</b>: Indicates your knowledge of medieval history.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">H+++</td><td valign="top">I have published scholarly articles.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H++</td><td valign="top">I have several feet of books on my shelves.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H+</td><td valign="top">I have researched a few medieval legends and characters.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H</td><td valign="top">I've read the historical stuff in the various ArM books.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H-</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>The Name of the Rose</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H--</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H---</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>Excalibur</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!H</td><td valign="top">Who needs history? I'll make up my own.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>L</b>: Indicates your knowledge of Latin.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">L++</td><td valign="top">Lingua nativa mea est.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L+</td><td valign="top">Speak Latin 3 (Hermetic terms)</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L</td><td valign="top">I can read Latin with a dictionary and form basic grammatical constructions.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L-</td><td valign="top">I recognize a lot of words and tenses and know a couple of Latin phrases.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L--</td><td valign="top">I know to say "mah-goos" and "mah-gee."</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!L</td><td valign="top">I speak, read, and understand no Latin.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">?L</td><td valign="top">I just use a Latin dictionary. It's, er, mortus bonus.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>G</b>: General experience with RPGs.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">G++++</td><td valign="top">I remember the furor D&D caused in the Wargame community when it first came out. </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G+++</td><td valign="top">I have the equivalent of the SSI printing of <i>Dragonquest</i>, the complete <i>Irilian</i> series from White Dwarf, and the Judges Guild version of <i>City State of the Invincible Overlord</i> sitting on my shelf. All are falling apart due to repeated use.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G++</td><td valign="top">I fondly remember <i>Dragon</i> magazine's "What's New With Phil & Dixie," and was devastated when the series ended.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G+</td><td valign="top">I recall when Wizards of the Coast announced it was closing its roleplaying division to "concentrate on its core business" of collectible card games.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G</td><td valign="top">I can distinguish d20 from AD&D.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G-</td><td valign="top">...from Warhammer 40K.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G--</td><td valign="top">I played that vampire game once.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G---</td><td valign="top">Isn't D&D kind of like Magic: the Gathering?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!G</td><td valign="top">I'm not interested in other roleplaying games.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Y</b>: Year I began playing ArM.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Y(##)</td><td valign="top">Year I began my current saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Y##</td><td valign="top">Year I began playing Ars Magica (Y95 is 1995).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Y####</td><td valign="top">Year I began playing Ars Magica (for those of you who like long dates; Y2001 is 2001).</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>T</b>: Indicates how often you play (from Troupe).
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">T(#)</td><td valign="top">Number of players in our troupe.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T++</td><td valign="top">I play more than once a week.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T+</td><td valign="top">I play about once a week.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T</td><td valign="top">I play about twice a month.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T-</td><td valign="top">I play about once a month.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T--</td><td valign="top">I don't get to play very often.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!T</td><td valign="top">I don't want to <i>play</i> the game. I just want to indulge in pointlessly detailed flamewars on the list.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>SG</b>: Indicates how often you storyguide.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">SG++</td><td valign="top">I am the only storyguide in our saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG+</td><td valign="top">I am the Alpha storyguide in our saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG</td><td valign="top">I regularly act as storyguide.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG-</td><td valign="top">I have only tried SGing once or twice.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG--</td><td valign="top">I am not now, nor have I ever been a storyguide.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!SG</td><td valign="top">I would never like to SG</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>P</b>: Indicates how closely you keep to the Medieval Paradigm.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">P++</td><td valign="top">We research details of recipes to know what the covenant eats.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P+</td><td valign="top">We try to base our stories on recorded medieval myths.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P</td><td valign="top">We try to avoid anachronisms, like plate armour.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P-</td><td valign="top">We try to avoid anachronisms, like gunpowder.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P--</td><td valign="top">Richard the Lionheart and Charlemagne team up to defeat the Mongol Horde.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P---</td><td valign="top">...using magical nukes.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">PP</td><td valign="top">Paradigm Policeman.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P!*#</td><td valign="top">Shut up with the P-word! You'll start another flamewar!</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!P</td><td valign="top">We don't play in Mythic Europe.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>HoH</b>: Houses of Hermes, and your attitude towards them.
<dd>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center"><u>Houses</u><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Bj</td><td valign="top">Bjornaer</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">J</td><td valign="top">Jerbiton</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">B</td><td valign="top">Bonisagus</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">M</td><td valign="top">Mercere</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Cr</td><td valign="top">Criamon</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Ma</td><td valign="top">Merinita</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Ex</td><td valign="top">Ex Miscellanea</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Tr</td><td valign="top">Tremere</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">F</td><td valign="top">Flambeau</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Ty</td><td valign="top">Tytalus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">G</td><td valign="top">Guernicus</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">V</td><td valign="top">Verditius</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td align="center"><u>Other</u><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">D</td><td valign="top">Diedne</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Gr</td><td valign="top">Gruagach</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Hg</td><td valign="top">Hedge Wizard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OO</td><td valign="top">Order of Odin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OG</td><td valign="top">Order of Geonim</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OS</td><td valign="top">Order of Suleiman</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">XX++</td><td valign="top">I really, really like this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">XX+</td><td valign="top">This House is pretty cool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">XX</td><td valign="top">My current character/interest is in this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top">XX-</td><td valign="top">I don't like this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top">XX--</td><td valign="top">I read the description and decided this was for sad powergamers/treehuggers/<WBR>backstabbers/historical research freaks.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">!XX</td><td valign="top">This doesn't exist in my game.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">HoH+ </td><td valign="top">What the heck, I like 'em all!</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">!HoH </td><td valign="top">I don't like the Houses. Why can't everyone belong to mystery cults instead?</td>
</tr>
</table>

<dt><b>FZ</b>: Fanzine involvement.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ(E)</td><td valign="top">I speak English, and thus refer to <i>Hermes' Portal</i></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ(F)</td><td valign="top">I speak French, and thus refer to <i>Ars Mag</i></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ+++</td><td valign="top">I regularly contribute to a fanzine (publisher, editor, illustrator, columnist).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ++</td><td valign="top">I subscribe to a fanzine, or write for it fairly often.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ+</td><td valign="top">I've written an article for a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ</td><td valign="top">I bought an issue of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ-</td><td valign="top">I've read a copy of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ--</td><td valign="top">I've read a preview of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ---</td><td valign="top">Really? There's an active fanzine for Ars Magica? How can that be possible?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!FZ</td><td valign="top">I'm not interested in the fanzines.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>C</b>: COOFness
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">C+++</td><td valign="top">I was posting when the list started.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C++</td><td valign="top">I've been on the list for ten years or more.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C+</td><td valign="top">I've been posting to the list for many years.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C</td><td valign="top">I've lurked for years.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C-</td><td valign="top">Journeyman lister (about three years).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C--</td><td valign="top">I just joined the list.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!C</td><td valign="top">What's a COOF?</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>E</b>: Competence with English
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">(no entry)</td><td valign="top">English is my native language, or I am fluent in it. Don't correct me unless you're just being pedantic.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">E-</td><td valign="top">My English is pretty good, but there may well be mistakes. Please point them out and interpret generously.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">E--</td><td valign="top">I speak English rather poorly; please supply corrections and bear with me.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>:-)</b>: Sensitivity
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">:-D</td><td valign="top">Nothing short of a death threat will make me take offense.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-)</td><td valign="top">If you really mean to offend me, look angry.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-|</td><td valign="top">Good-natured fun is fun, but use smileys when you joke.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-(</td><td valign="top">"Irony" is like "silvery," only made of iron.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-X</td><td valign="top">That's not funny!!!</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Cd</b>: Attitude to the ArM Code
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd+++</td><td valign="top">I came up with the idea.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd++</td><td valign="top">I contributed to the design.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd+</td><td valign="top">I can translate it without thinking.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd</td><td valign="top">I worked mine out.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd-</td><td valign="top">It's kinda dumb, but everyone's doing it.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd--</td><td valign="top">It's incredibly stupid. I participate under extreme duress.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!Cd</td><td valign="top">I hate the ArM Code and I would never waste my time on it. [This entry may be used without any of the others.]</td></tr>

</table>

So, as an example, if my ArM Code were:
<p>
ArM Code 1.5 5++ Ca+++ R+++ H++ L G++ Y89 T(5)- SG P+ HoH(B+, F, Ma+) FZ(E)+++ C++ :-) Cd+++
</p>
it would indicate that I'm using version 1.5 of the code, I think the fifth edition of the rules are the best, that I am the line developer, that I wrote the rules (which may explain the previous entries), have several feet of books on my shelf, can read Latin with the aid of a dictionary, fondly remember "What's New with Phil and Dixie" (growf!), am in a troupe of five players that plays about once a month, regularly storyguide (although not at the moment, yippee!), have been playing ArM since '89, try to base my adventures on real legends, like Bonisagus and Merinita magi and currently play a Flambeau, subscribe to <i>Hermes' Portal</i> and regularly contribute, am a computer programming langua-- er, sorry, I mean a veritable COOF, speak English as my native language, am not easily offended, and responsible for the whole sorry mess.

ArM code

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<h1>
The ArM Code
</h1>

<p>The ArM Code allows members of the mailing list to quickly communicate their experience with and attitude towards Ars Magica,
while displaying their geeky tendencies. People certainly aren't <em>required</em> to use it, but quite a few people do, and
this tells you what they are on about.</p>

<p>Contributors: David Chart, Erik Dahl, Jérôme Darmont, Lucy Hewitt, Chad Hooper, Leif Olav Jřsang, Stuart Kenny, Eric Kouris, Alon Lichinski, Roderick Robertson, Neil Taylor, Sheila Thomas</p>

<dl>

<dt><b>ArM Code</b>: Indicates the Code version.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">1.0</td><td valign="top">The original version</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.1</td><td valign="top">Additional categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.2</td><td valign="top">More additional categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.3</td><td valign="top">Added Latin, Troupe, and English categories</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.4</td><td valign="top">Revised Fanzine, Troupe, Year, added Sensitivity</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">1.5</td><td>Lots of little revisions, added Canon</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>1/2/3/4</b>: Indicates your preferred edition. Numeral indicated by N below.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">N++</td><td valign="top">I think Nth edition is infinitely superior to all others.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N+</td><td valign="top">I like Nth edition for many reasons.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N</td><td valign="top">I play according to the Nth edition rules.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N-</td><td valign="top">Nth edition is the basis for my game, but I also draw from other sources.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">N--</td><td valign="top">I use stuff from many different editions, but Nth edition comes the closest.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!N</td><td valign="top">I have only seen Nth edition.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Ca</b>: Indicates your involvement with the published canon.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca+++</td><td valign="top">I'm the line developer (or was at one time).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca++</td><td valign="top">I've written a book, or contributed to several.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca+</td><td valign="top">I've contributed to a book (co-author, illustrator, playtester).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca</td><td valign="top">I have most of them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca-</td><td valign="top">I have a lot of them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Ca--</td><td valign="top">I only have a few of the books.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!Ca</td><td valign="top">I don't have any of the books, except the free ones.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>R</b>: Indicates your knowledge of the rules.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">R+++</td><td valign="top">I wrote them.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R++</td><td valign="top">I don't need to refer to my rule book.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R+</td><td valign="top">I can find anything I need first time.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R</td><td valign="top">I know roughly where things are, and I can handle the basics.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R-</td><td valign="top">Um, Technique + Form + Other Stuff?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">R--</td><td valign="top">How many XP do I need for a 3rd level Flambeau?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!R</td><td valign="top">I just roll the dice when they tell me to.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>H</b>: Indicates your knowledge of medieval history.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">H+++</td><td valign="top">I have published scholarly articles.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H++</td><td valign="top">I have several feet of books on my shelves.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H+</td><td valign="top">I have researched a few medieval legends and characters.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H</td><td valign="top">I've read the historical stuff in the various ArM books.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H-</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>The Name of the Rose</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H--</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">H---</td><td valign="top">I've seen <i>Excalibur</i>.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!H</td><td valign="top">Who needs history? I'll make up my own.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>L</b>: Indicates your knowledge of Latin.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">L++</td><td valign="top">Lingua nativa mea est.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L+</td><td valign="top">Speak Latin 3 (Hermetic terms)</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L</td><td valign="top">I can read Latin with a dictionary and form basic grammatical constructions.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L-</td><td valign="top">I recognize a lot of words and tenses and know a couple of Latin phrases.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">L--</td><td valign="top">I know to say "mah-goos" and "mah-gee."</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!L</td><td valign="top">I speak, read, and understand no Latin.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">?L</td><td valign="top">I just use a Latin dictionary. It's, er, mortus bonus.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>G</b>: General experience with RPGs.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">G++++</td><td valign="top">I remember the furor D&D caused in the Wargame community when it first came out. </td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G+++</td><td valign="top">I have the equivalent of the SSI printing of <i>Dragonquest</i>, the complete <i>Irilian</i> series from White Dwarf, and the Judges Guild version of <i>City State of the Invincible Overlord</i> sitting on my shelf. All are falling apart due to repeated use.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G++</td><td valign="top">I fondly remember <i>Dragon</i> magazine's "What's New With Phil & Dixie," and was devastated when the series ended.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G+</td><td valign="top">I recall when Wizards of the Coast announced it was closing its roleplaying division to "concentrate on its core business" of collectible card games.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G</td><td valign="top">I can distinguish d20 from AD&D.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G-</td><td valign="top">...from Warhammer 40K.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G--</td><td valign="top">I played that vampire game once.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">G---</td><td valign="top">Isn't D&D kind of like Magic: the Gathering?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!G</td><td valign="top">I'm not interested in other roleplaying games.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Y</b>: Year I began playing ArM.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Y(##)</td><td valign="top">Year I began my current saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Y##</td><td valign="top">Year I began playing Ars Magica (Y95 is 1995).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Y####</td><td valign="top">Year I began playing Ars Magica (for those of you who like long dates; Y2001 is 2001).</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>T</b>: Indicates how often you play (from Troupe).
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">T(#)</td><td valign="top">Number of players in our troupe.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T++</td><td valign="top">I play more than once a week.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T+</td><td valign="top">I play about once a week.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T</td><td valign="top">I play about twice a month.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T-</td><td valign="top">I play about once a month.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">T--</td><td valign="top">I don't get to play very often.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!T</td><td valign="top">I don't want to <i>play</i> the game. I just want to indulge in pointlessly detailed flamewars on the list.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>SG</b>: Indicates how often you storyguide.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">SG++</td><td valign="top">I am the only storyguide in our saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG+</td><td valign="top">I am the Alpha storyguide in our saga.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG</td><td valign="top">I regularly act as storyguide.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG-</td><td valign="top">I have only tried SGing once or twice.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">SG--</td><td valign="top">I am not now, nor have I ever been a storyguide.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!SG</td><td valign="top">I would never like to SG</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>P</b>: Indicates how closely you keep to the Medieval Paradigm.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">P++</td><td valign="top">We research details of recipes to know what the covenant eats.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P+</td><td valign="top">We try to base our stories on recorded medieval myths.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P</td><td valign="top">We try to avoid anachronisms, like plate armour.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P-</td><td valign="top">We try to avoid anachronisms, like gunpowder.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P--</td><td valign="top">Richard the Lionheart and Charlemagne team up to defeat the Mongol Horde.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P---</td><td valign="top">...using magical nukes.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">PP</td><td valign="top">Paradigm Policeman.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">P!*#</td><td valign="top">Shut up with the P-word! You'll start another flamewar!</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!P</td><td valign="top">We don't play in Mythic Europe.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>HoH</b>: Houses of Hermes, and your attitude towards them.
<dd>
<table>
<tr>
<td align="center"><u>Houses</u><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Bj</td><td valign="top">Bjornaer</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">J</td><td valign="top">Jerbiton</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">B</td><td valign="top">Bonisagus</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">M</td><td valign="top">Mercere</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Cr</td><td valign="top">Criamon</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Ma</td><td valign="top">Merinita</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Ex</td><td valign="top">Ex Miscellanea</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Tr</td><td valign="top">Tremere</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">F</td><td valign="top">Flambeau</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">Ty</td><td valign="top">Tytalus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">G</td><td valign="top">Guernicus</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td valign="top">V</td><td valign="top">Verditius</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td valign="top"> </td>
<td align="center"><u>Other</u><br>
<table>
<tr>
<td valign="top">D</td><td valign="top">Diedne</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Gr</td><td valign="top">Gruagach</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">Hg</td><td valign="top">Hedge Wizard</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OO</td><td valign="top">Order of Odin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OG</td><td valign="top">Order of Geonim</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">OS</td><td valign="top">Order of Suleiman</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">XX++</td><td valign="top">I really, really like this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">XX+</td><td valign="top">This House is pretty cool.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">XX</td><td valign="top">My current character/interest is in this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top">XX-</td><td valign="top">I don't like this House.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top">XX--</td><td valign="top">I read the description and decided this was for sad powergamers/treehuggers/<WBR>backstabbers/historical research freaks.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">!XX</td><td valign="top">This doesn't exist in my game.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">HoH+ </td><td valign="top">What the heck, I like 'em all!</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top">!HoH </td><td valign="top">I don't like the Houses. Why can't everyone belong to mystery cults instead?</td>
</tr>
</table>

<dt><b>FZ</b>: Fanzine involvement.
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ(E)</td><td valign="top">I speak English, and thus refer to <i>Hermes' Portal</i></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ(F)</td><td valign="top">I speak French, and thus refer to <i>Ars Mag</i></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ+++</td><td valign="top">I regularly contribute to a fanzine (publisher, editor, illustrator, columnist).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ++</td><td valign="top">I subscribe to a fanzine, or write for it fairly often.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ+</td><td valign="top">I've written an article for a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ</td><td valign="top">I bought an issue of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ-</td><td valign="top">I've read a copy of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ--</td><td valign="top">I've read a preview of a fanzine.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">FZ---</td><td valign="top">Really? There's an active fanzine for Ars Magica? How can that be possible?</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!FZ</td><td valign="top">I'm not interested in the fanzines.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>C</b>: COOFness
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">C+++</td><td valign="top">I was posting when the list started.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C++</td><td valign="top">I've been on the list for ten years or more.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C+</td><td valign="top">I've been posting to the list for many years.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C</td><td valign="top">I've lurked for years.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C-</td><td valign="top">Journeyman lister (about three years).</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">C--</td><td valign="top">I just joined the list.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!C</td><td valign="top">What's a COOF?</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>E</b>: Competence with English
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">(no entry)</td><td valign="top">English is my native language, or I am fluent in it. Don't correct me unless you're just being pedantic.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">E-</td><td valign="top">My English is pretty good, but there may well be mistakes. Please point them out and interpret generously.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">E--</td><td valign="top">I speak English rather poorly; please supply corrections and bear with me.</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>:-)</b>: Sensitivity
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">:-D</td><td valign="top">Nothing short of a death threat will make me take offense.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-)</td><td valign="top">If you really mean to offend me, look angry.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-|</td><td valign="top">Good-natured fun is fun, but use smileys when you joke.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-(</td><td valign="top">"Irony" is like "silvery," only made of iron.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">:-X</td><td valign="top">That's not funny!!!</td></tr>
</table>

<dt><b>Cd</b>: Attitude to the ArM Code
<dd>
<table>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd+++</td><td valign="top">I came up with the idea.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd++</td><td valign="top">I contributed to the design.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd+</td><td valign="top">I can translate it without thinking.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd</td><td valign="top">I worked mine out.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd-</td><td valign="top">It's kinda dumb, but everyone's doing it.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">Cd--</td><td valign="top">It's incredibly stupid. I participate under extreme duress.</td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top">!Cd</td><td valign="top">I hate the ArM Code and I would never waste my time on it. [This entry may be used without any of the others.]</td></tr>

</table>

So, as an example, if my ArM Code were:
<p>
ArM Code 1.5 5++ Ca+++ R+++ H++ L G++ Y89 T(5)- SG P+ HoH(B+, F, Ma+) FZ(E)+++ C++ :-) Cd+++
<p>
it would indicate that I'm using version 1.5 of the code, I think the fifth edition of the rules are the best, that I am the line developer, that I wrote the rules (which may explain the previous entries), have several feet of books on my shelf, can read Latin with the aid of a dictionary, fondly remember "What's New with Phil and Dixie" (growf!), am in a troupe of five players that plays about once a month, regularly storyguide (although not at the moment, yippee!), have been playing ArM since '89, try to base my adventures on real legends, like Bonisagus and Merinita magi and currently play a Flambeau, subscribe to <i>Hermes' Portal</i> and regularly contribute, am a computer programming langua-- er, sorry, I mean a veritable COOF, speak English as my native language, am not easily offended, and responsible for the whole sorry mess.

Whimsy Cards

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'''Whimsy Cards''' were an innovative play aid for [[Ars Magica]]. They were a deck of cards that invited players to influence the plot of a [[story]], making early Ars Magica game sessions more of a collaborative exercise than traditional role-playing games.

== Availability ==
Whimsy Cards are long out of print. No digital version is available for sale. They should be considered rare and collectible.

Whimsy Cards were mentioned in [[ArM1]]<ref name="ArM1"/> and [[ArM2]]<ref>''[[Ars Magica Revised Edition]]'', p. 149, "Using Whimsy Cards"</ref>, but not in [[ArM3]]. They must have gone out of print by or around 1992.

Someone has uploaded the [http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/systemdesign/cards/whimsycards.html full text of the original Whimsy Cards] product to the Web.

A printable pdf of the cards is available with Sub Rosa #7.

== Whimsy Cards as a Product ==
Whimsy Cards were sold as a game accessory by [[Lion Rampant]]. The last page of ''[[Ars Magica Revised Edition]]'' contains a list of Lion Rampant products; the product listing for Whimsy Cards is<ref>''[[Ars Magica Revised Edition]]'', p. 156, "Other Products"</ref>:

<nowiki>
Whimsy Cards

Players use Whimsy Cards to influence the plot of an adventure, allowing them
to add their creativity and ideas to the story. Usable with any game. $3.95
</nowiki>

== Using Whimsy Cards ==
The [[ArM1]] rule book explained how to use Whimsy Cards. The following is the full text of the section from the ArM1 rule book:<ref name="ArM1">''[[Ars Magica (First Edition)]]'', p. 145, "Using Whimsy Cards"</ref>

<blockquote>
We recommend that you either buy or make Whimsy Cards and use them in your [[saga]]s. With Whimsy Cards, the players can intervene in the storyline and affect the plot at any time during the game (subject to [[storyguide]] veto). Like anything that gives you more freedom, these cards demand more responsibility. The Number One Rule for using Whimsy Cards is: "Make the story better." As long as you do what makes the story more enjoyable, you are using them correctly.<br />
<br />
[[Botch]] rolls and magic are excellent places for your Whimsy Cards to have an effect because both can produce unpredictable results. Also, be sure to take into account [[reputation]] and [[personality trait]]s when using your cards. The structure of the personality rules and the freedom of the Whimsy Cards make a dynamic combination.<br />
<br />
If you are sometimes a storyguide, you can use Whimsies as a player to hint at future adventures you will run or to bring into the world something you have been working on privately.<br />
<br />
The storyguide decides how many cards the players get. Our standard has been to give one to each magus, two to each companion, and three to each player of [[grog]]s.<br />
<br />
If you want to make your own Whimsy Cards simply write the following Whimsies on some index cards:
</blockquote>

<nowiki>
Unexpected Aid Pity Turn for the Worse
Unexplained Event Malice Parting of Ways
Abrupt Change in Events Greed Erratic Behavior
Sudden Reversion New Role Ominous Omen
Error of Judgment Bad Tidings Misguided Love
Moral Dilemma Vivid Detail Misplaced Trust
Personality Clash Sloth Second Chance
</nowiki>

== Opinion and Commentary ==
I had a lot of fun with Whimsy Cards back in the good old days (college). We made our own deck and kept adding new ideas to it. Some of our favorites were "Meeting an enchanted commoner" (which usually turned out to be someone with [[Supernatural Ability|Supernatural Abilities]]) and "Bizarre local holiday" (which was just hilarious) -- [[Andrew Gronosky]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Products]]
[[Category:ArM1]]
[[Category:ArM2]]

Fanzines

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[[Ars Magica]] has a very active fan base, and over the years has spawned several subscription-based magazines dedicated to the game. These '''fanzines''' are independently published by fans of the game and are not official. They usually contain articles of general interest to players and storyguides, new (unofficial) rules for use with Ars Magica, adventures, and even fiction set in [[Mythic Europe]]. Currently, there are two active fanzines: [[Sub Rosa]], which is published in English, and [[Ars Mag]], which is published in French.

;[http://www.subrosamagazine.org/ Sub Rosa]: The current Fanzine in the English language, published by [[Mark Lawford]] and [[Ben McFarland]], who took over for [[Alex White]]. It is a quarterly [[PDF]] file release, currently at its eleventh issue. The contents include fan material, comments from the line editor, material from ArM writers that didn't make it to the books, and more.
;[[Ars Mag]]: Ars Mag is a French 'zine published quarterly, with 23 issues to date. It is edited by [[Eric Kouris]].
:As he says on his [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/styren/ars/zin-eng.htm web site], "Unlike most French role-playing zines, Ars Mag is above all a zine made by its readers. Properly speaking, there is no editorial staff. I juggle with the layout, the printing and the selling, but there is no staff to help me in these works or to write the articles. The content is first constituted of readers contributions. So, if you have written a scenario, house rules or anything else for Ars Magica, and if you like to see it published, don't hesitate to send it to me. I'm also looking for original illustrations (the drawings are returned after publication). Contributors receive the issue containing their article(s) or illustration(s) for free."
:A summary of issues and their contents (in French) is available [http://darmont.free.fr/arsmag/ here].

== Discontinued Fanzines ==
Over the years there have been several other faniznes, which are now no longer active.

;Hermes' Portal: [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/styren/hermesportal/hermes1.htm/|Hermes' Portal] was published by [[Eric Kouris]] from 2001 to 2005 as pdf files. On average, each issue is about 50 pages long, and 15 issues (plus one joke calendar) were distributed in all. Although originally for purchase, the entire line is can now be downloaded for free from the portal's [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/styren/hermesportal/Down.html|website].

;Mythic Perspectives: Mythic Perspectives was edited by [[Damelon Kimbrough]], and was published from 1997 to 2001. There were eleven issues, most with 48 pages, though the early ones were smaller.
:Some of the issues are still available for purchase through Atlas Games' [http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/mp.php web site], as the editor of the magazine went on to become the line developer for the game for a time.

;Redcap News from the Order of Hermes: ''Redcap: News from the Order of Hermes'' was edited by [[Peter Hentges]], and was published from 1992 to 1993. There were seven issues, the first a stapled 16-page packet and the rest magazines with 30-40 pages.

== Legacy Page ==
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:fanzines]]