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{{about|a list of frequently-asked questions|a list of articles that address frequently-asked questions|:Category:FAQ}}

If you would like a beginner's introduction to Ars Magica, please see our [[Welcome to Ars Magica]] page.

These questions, and answers, come from the Ars Magica [[Fan Community]]. The answers are unofficial but represent the best judgment of a large body of experienced players.

== Basic Questions ==
* What is [[Ars Magica]]?
* What is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabletop_role-playing_game tabletop roleplaying game]?

== The Ars Magica Product Line ==
* What [[Products]] are available?
* [[Upcoming products|What ArM5 products are planned]] for the near future?
* Which Ars Magica book(s)[[Buying Guide | should I buy]]?
* [[Upcoming products#Frequently-Asked_Questions|Can one of the authors or playtesters leak details of (upcoming product)]]?
* Is there an [[D20 Ars Magica | OGL / D20 conversion for Ars Magica]]?
* Why do some of Ars Magica supplements have [[Hardcover | hard covers]] (and others have soft covers)?
* What is the [[History of Ars Magica | history]] of the Ars Magica game?

== Mythic Europe ==
* What is the [[Medieval Paradigm]]?
* How is Ars Magica related to the [[World of Darkness]] (also known as Storyteller) games?
** What is this about [[House_Tremere#House_Tremere_and_Vampires | Tremere and vampires]]?
* How do I say (something) in [[Latin#HowToSay | Latin]]?
* In Ars Magica, are the [[Pagan Gods | pagan gods]] Magical, Faerie, or what?
* Can you recommend some good [[Suggested Reading | reading material]] that can inform or inspire my Ars Magica game?

== Fan Community ==
* Does Ars Magica have an active [[Fan Community]]?
* [[Fan_Community#Size_of_the_Fan_Community | How many people]] make up the Ars Magica community?
* How can I [[Fan_Community#Finding_Players | find a troupe]] to join?
* Can one of the authors of (upcoming supplement) [[Upcoming products#Frequently-Asked_Questions | give us some inside details]]?
* Can I [[Writing Supplements | write a supplement]] for Ars Magica?
* [[Line Editor | Who is in charge]] of the Ars Magica product line?
* Can I [[Contributing | write an entry]] for this FAQ?

== Fifth Edition ==
Newcomers may also find the introduction to [[Game Mechanics]] informative.

* What are the differences between [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Differences_Between_Fifth_Edition_and_Fourth_Edition|Fourth Edition and Fifth Edition]]?

=== Rules Status ===
* [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Errata|Are there Errata for Fifth Edition?]]
* I need an [[Rules#"Official"_Rules_Answers|official ruling]] on (X)
* [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Frequently-Asked_Questions|Why has (rule X) been removed from Fifth Edition?]]
* [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Frequently-Asked_Questions|Why was (X) changed in (new edition / new product)]]?
* Are the [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Continuity | older Tribunal books]] still useful?
* Will Atlas make available free downloads with [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Free_Conversion | conversion stats]] for older supplements to Fifth Edition?

=== Characters, Abilities, and Virtues and Flaws ===
* Why are something called "[[Body Level|Body Levels]]" listed on the character sheet? What are they?
* How does the [[Faerie Magic]] Ability (on the Merinita template, ArM5 page 27) work?
* Are the [[Minor Story Flaw|Minor Story Flaws]], like Blackmail and Animal Companion, really Flaws?
* Do Virtues that affect the way a character gains experience points - Wealthy, Secondary Insight, Elementalist, and so on - affect [[Experience Points#Starting|starting experience points]]?
* Does the [[Puissant Ability]] Virtue affect what the character can teach and write? Does Puissant [[Magic Theory (Ability)|Magic Theory]] let a character use more vis in the lab?
* How exactly does the [[Fast Caster]] Virtue work?
* What are the [[Shapeshifter Statistics|statistics for a shapeshifter]] (such as a [[House_Bjornaer|Bjornaer]] magus or a character with the [[Shapeshifter]] Virtue) in beast form?
* Has the social effect of the [[The Gift|Gift]] changed in Fifth Edition?

=== Spells ===

==== Forms & Techniques ====
* What Form is [[Auram|electricity]]?

==== Spell Effects ====
* Is there any way for a magus to create [[Permanent_Effects|permanent magical effects]] in Fifth Edition?
* Is temporary, [[Magical Food | magically-created food]] nourishing?
* Can the damage from a [[Momentary_Duration#Damage|Momentary Perdo]] effect be healed?
* Can a Momentary Perdo spell permanently [[Momentary_Duration#Properties|remove a natural property]] of something, for example, make an object permanently weightless?
* How do [[General Spell | General spells]] work?

==== Casting Spells ====
* Shouldn't there be a die roll for non-fatiguing [[Spontaneous Spell|spontaneous magic]]?
* What is the [[Fast Cast Spontaneous Spell#Initiative|fast-casting speed roll]] (p. 83) for?
* Can a magus [[Casting From Text | cast spells directly from a text]]?
* How does [[Multiple Casting]] work?
* How does one cast a [[General spell]]?

==== Questions on Specific Spells ====
* Is [[Incantation of Summoning the Dead]] really supposed to be a [[ritual]]?

===Magic Resistance, Penetration, and Parma Magica ===
Most of the following questions are addressed in detail in the (lengthy) article on [[Magic Resistance]].

==== Magic Resistance Mechanics ====
* Please explain in simple terms [[Magic_Resistance#HowItWorks|how Magic Resistance works]].
* Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#ProtectAgainst|protect against the Divine?]]
* Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#BeneficialSpells|keep out helpful spells]] like healing spells?
* Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#PhysicalAttacks|protect against the claws or teeth]] of a magical creature?
* How would magic resistance [[Magic Resistance#MagicalThings | affect a sword that's enhanced by a spell]]?
* Does magic resistance keep out [[Magic Resistance#EnchantedDevices | enchanted devices]]?
* Since magic resistance keeps out magical things, doesn't it keep out [[Magic Resistance#Illusions | illusions]]?
* What is the "[[Magic Resistance Design#PinkDot | Pink Dot]] Loophole?" Is there a way to close it?

==== Penetration Mechanics ====
* Do [[Ward|wards]] have to penetrate in order to keep out a creature with Magic Resistance?
* Does [[Aegis of the Hearth]] have to penetrate in order to keep out a creature with Magic Resistance?

==== Design of Magic Resistance ====
* Why doesn't Magic Resistance just [[Magic Resistance Design | dispel ]] magical effects?
* Why [[Magic Resistance Design#HedgeWizard | can't non-Hermetic magicians (hedge wizards) have Magic Resistance]] similar to Parma Magica?

=== Laboratory ===
* Do [[Laboratory#Assistant | lab helpers]] increase the amount of vis a magus can use in a season?
* Where are the rules for [[ Learning Spells | learning spells ]] from a text?
* How are [[Verditius Runes]] supposed to work?

=== Books, Study, and Experience ===
* What is meant on p. 165 by "[[Summa | Summae]]: Source - Quality and Level?"

=== Combat ===
* Do Wound and Fatigue Penalty penalties apply to [[Soak]] totals?
* Do Wound Penalties apply to [[wound recovery]] rolls?
* Where are the rules for [[Crossbow | crossbows]]?
* The rules in [[Covenants (Fifth Edition)|Fifth Edition Covenants]] say it takes a very long time to [[Crossbow#Reload | reload a crossbow]]. Are those times realistic?
* Why would anyone want to use a crossbow, when [[Longbow#CompareToCrossbow | longbows are so much better]]?
* Where can I [[House Rules Links | find house rules]] for [[Crossbow | crossbows]] and/or [[Longbow | longbows]]?
* How does one calculate [[Missile_Weapon#Attack | Attack]] and [[Missile_Weapon#Defense | Defense]] for missile weapons?
* What are the rules for [[Movement | movement]] in combat?
* Where are the rules for making an [[Exertion | all-out attack or defense]]?
* Where are the rules for [[Combat Fatigue | combat fatigue]]?
* What are the rules for [[Charging | charging]]?
* What happens to a character's [[Initiative#ChangeWeapons | Initiative Total]] if he changes weapons?
* How does [[Initiative#Spells|Initiative]] work for spellcasting?
* Where can I find house rules for more [[House_Rules_Links#Combat | combat options]], variant weapon stats, and so on?

=== Miscellaneous Rules Questions ===
* How far is a [[pace]]?

== Fourth Edition (and earlier editions) Questions ==
* How does the Parma Magica [[Magic Resistance (ArM4) | work in Fourth Edition]]?
* Is [[Perdo Imaginem (ArM4) | Perdo Imaginem]] too easy?
* "How do I use Range, Duration, and Target?"
* Can my wizard create ritual spell to lift an entire mountain five hundred feet into the air permanently? If so, what level would it be?
* Can a magus create a golem and switch minds with it and thus escape old age?
* Is ice part of Aquam, or what?
* "Is combat busted?"
* A sample combat

== Legacy Page ==
The history of this page before July 21, 2012 is located at [[Legacy:FAQ]]
[[Category:FAQ]]

Novgorod Tribunal

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The Novgorod Tribunal is the [[Regional Tribunal]] covering Scandinavia, Poland, and Russia. It is by far the largest Tribunal geographically, but for the most part it is sparsely populated by both magi and mundanes. It borders on the [[Rhine Tribunal|Rhine]] and [[Transylvanian Tribunal]]s, as well as pagan lands to the east. See the [http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/europemap.pdf Map of Mythic Europe].

[[Mythic Iceland]] is also generally considered to be part of the Novgorod Tribunal.

== Saga Links ==
The following [[Saga|saga]] websites are set in, or otherwise related to, the [[Novgorod Tribunal]]. Feel free to [[Contributing|add]] your own site to the list; please insert it in alphabetical order.

;[http://arxp.homepage.dk/ Arx Prudentiae]
: A spring covenant in the heart of Pagan Lithuania, founded to help create a Pagan Lithuanian empire loyal to the Order of Hermes ...we have learned from the Albigensian Crusade: never forget, never forgive!
;[http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/domum-novam-nativitatem Islandia Saga]
:The saga of the covenant of Islandia, a newly-founded covenant in [[Mythic Iceland]].
;[http://www.erzo.org/~shannon/ars-magica/novgorod/ Nature's Teeth]
: A covenant of mages living at the heart of an eternal storm on an island seeped with mystery... and the dead. Logs of the first 26 games. Set in the same universe as the later Prospectus Locus ([[Iberia]]) campaign.
;[http://darmont.free.fr/arm/?page=arm-snaefell&lang=eng Snaefellsjökull]
;[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/trialsofnovgorod/ Trials of Novgorod]
: On the banks of the river Kapsa, in the marshes to the north of the city of Novgorod, lurks a Covenant of young scholars and magicians. After 14 years of battling a series of infernal manifestations, the intrigues of the Sword Brethren, and skirmishes with the local faeries the Covenant of Paparotno has established a learned bastion against the storms approaching from the East. Around them the Novgorod Tribunal decays into chaos, with a [[Wizard's March]] against the rogue covenant Priper Maior now looming. The conflict threatens the interests of Crintera, House Bjornaer and offers Lebensraum to the Rhine Tribunal. As the time of reckonings approaches, the hidden hand of the infernal grows ever stronger....
;[https://sites.google.com/site/aoidecovenant/ Aoide Covenant]
:A place of beauty set in Mythic Iceland.

== Current Edition Resources ==
;[[Ancient Magic]]
: provides some useful Fifth Edition stats for [[Mongol]] troopers, generals, and shamans.<ref>[[Ancient Magic]], pages 15-17</ref>
;[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]]
: has detailed Fifth Edition rules for the [[vitki|vitkir]]<ref>[[Hedge Magic Revised Edition]], "Vitkir", pages 120-141</ref>
;[[Realms of Power: Faerie]]
:has brief Fifth Edition rules for the [[Volkhvy]]<ref>[[Realms of Power: Faerie]], "Volkhvy", page 136</ref>
;[[Rival Magic]]
:introduces the [[Muspelli]]<ref>[[Rival Magic]], "Muspelli", pages 75-109</ref>, powerful non-Hermetic wizards who are based in Scandinavia and the Baltic region

=== Current Edition Covenants ===
We're not aware of any covenants in the Novgorod Tribunal being explicitly mentioned in Fifth Edition material.

== Past Edition Resources ==
;The [[Dragon and the Bear]]
:4th edition Ars Magica published a fairly high powered fantasy setting for Russia on the eve of the [[Mongol]] invasions. Introduced [[volkhv | volkhvy]] and lots of Slavic faeries.
;[[The Hidden Paths: Shamans]]
:[[Third Edition]] supplement that described [[hedge wizard]]s of a Slavic [[tradition]].
;[[Land of Fire and Ice]]: covered [[Mythic Iceland]] for 4th Edition. Now out of print but sold as a PDF at [http://e23.sjgames.com/ e-23] :
;[[Lion of the North]]
:the 3rd Edition supplement on the [[Loch Leglean Tribunal]] introduced the concept of the [[Order of Odin]] and has some coverage of the Scandinavian invasions of the British Isles.
;[[Ultima Thule]]
: covered Mythic Scandinavia for 4th Edition. Introduced [[vitki | vitkir]] and [[Finnish wind wizard]]s. It has a 20-page chapter on runes and rune magic.

=== Past Edition Covenants ===
[[Dragon and the Bear]] detailed 4 covenants and numerous cataclysmic plot lines. Please find below rough conversions of those covenants to 5th edition, following the destruction of Pripet Maior in a [[wizards war]] in 1234.

* [[Three Lakes]]
* [[1000 Caves]]
* [[Pripet Maior]]
* [[Leczyca]]

== References ==
<references />

== Legacy Page ==
The history of this page prior to February 20, 2012 is located at [[Legacy:novgorod_tribunal]].
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Ken Cliffe

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'''Ken Cliffe''' is an author and editor of Ars Magica supplements published by [[White Wolf Game Studio]]. Previously, he worked as an editor for [[White Wolf Magazine]].

== Ars Magica Products by Ken Cliffe ==
* [[Ars Magica Third Edition]] (with [[Mark Rein·Hagen]])
* [[Maleficium]]
* [[Medieval Bestiary]]
* [[A Winter's Tale]]

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

[[Category:ArM3]]
[[Category:Authors|Cliffe]]

Talk:Main Page

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Andrew - thanks for the edits, but may I make two suggestions ? First - why is the language bar at the top ? It distracts from the viewing experience of the majority of viewers, that come to the site expecting an English site. I think it should be at the bottom. While I'm at it - I suggest to make the Ars Magica logos smaller; they take up too much room IMO. (I'm not sure how to make either change, so I didn't.) [[User:Yair|Yair]] ([[User talk:Yair|talk]]) 03:35, 10 February 2014 (MST)

I'll make the logos smaller right away. As to the language bar, I really would prefer to have that on the side but I have not seen that MediaWiki can do that. Moving to the bottom. [[User:Andrew Gronosky|Andrew Gronosky]] ([[User talk:Andrew Gronosky|talk]]) 11:42, 10 February 2014 (GMT)

Main Page

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[[Category:Project Redcap]]
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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}}

== Welcome ==
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.

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.

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

== About Ars Magica ==
{{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.

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.

Ars Magica was first published in 1987 and is currently in its [[Fifth Edition]].

=== 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 ===
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

Founder

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The '''Founders''' were twelve of the thirteen wizards who were present at the formation of the [[Order of Hermes]]. Each of them made some contribution to helping [[Bonisagus the Founder | Bonsisagus]] invent [[Hermetic Magic]].<ref name="TwelveFounders" /> The Founders are<ref name="TwelveFounders">''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 9, "The Twelve Founders"</ref>:

* [[Bjornaer the Founder|Birna]]
* [[Bonisagus the Founder|Bonisagus]]<ref>''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', pp. 4-8</ref>
* [[Criamon the Founder|Criamon]]
* [[Diedne the Founder|Diedne]]
* [[Guernicus the Founder|Guernicus]]<ref>''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', pp. 4-8</ref><ref name="Timeline">''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', p. 144, "Timeline"</ref>
* [[Flambeau the Founder|Flambeau]]
* [[Jerbiton the Founder|Jerbiton]]
* [[Mercere the Founder|Mercere]]
* [[Merinita the Founder|Merinita]]
* [[Tremere the Founder|Tremere]]
* [[Tytalus the Founder|Tytalus]]
* [[Verditius the Founder|Verditius]]

The thirteenth of the original [[magi]], [[Trianoma]]<ref>''[[Houses of Hermes: True Lineages]]'', pp. 6-7, "The Founder Trianoma"</ref> did not found a House of her own because she insisted on having a status lower than that of her mentor, [[Bonisagus the Founder|Bonisagus]].<ref name="TwelveFounders" />

[[Pralix]] later became founder of [[House Ex Miscellanea]]<ref>''[[Ars Magica Fifth Edition]]'', p. 10, "Damhan-Allaidh and the Order Miscellanea]]</ref>, but is not a founder of the Order.

== Timeline of the Founders ==
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== References ==
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== See Also ==

* [[Hermetic Magic]]
* [[Houses of Hermes]]
=== Legacy Page ===
The history of this page before August 6, 2010 is archived at [[Legacy:founder]]

[[Category:Founders]]
[[Category:Order of Hermes]]
[[Category:Timelines]]

Sandbox

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You do not need to be logged in to edit, but if you're not, you'll be asked a simple challenge question to prove you are actually here to read and write about the game, as opposed to creating spam.
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User talk:Andrew Gronosky

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==Category for pages I'm recommending for deletion/merger==
Hey again. I've created [[:Category:Recommend Removal or Merger]] as a way to tag pages I think should be either outright deleted or merged with or into other pages. In some cases I don't see any case where they need to have their own page, in others it may be worthwhile IF anyone has commentary on that specific subject. At any rate, a tool for quick reference when you have time to look. I'll add the mispelled [[Gourna the Fetid]] article discussed above. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 15:41, 12 October 2012 (MDT)

==Naming of first two tribunal books==
Yair and Andrew- We have an inconsistency in product names, namely [[Tribunals of Hermes Iberia]] and [[Tribunals of Hermes: Rome]]. I'd seen red links for [[Tribunals of Hermes: Iberia]] in the [[Iberian Tribunal]] page, and checked products when I noticed the difference. Before changing the redlinks in the tribunal page, I thought I'd bring it up first and see whether Iberia is changed to conform with Rome or vice versa. I know you're both busy, so I can wait. Just leave me a message when you do change one or the other and I'll fix what links I find. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 21:20, 2 November 2012 (MDT)
: The correct format is [[Tribunals of Hermes: Rome]], not [[Tribunals of Hermes Rome]]; as I see things, anyway, and from the names of other products. [[User:Yair|Yair]] 20:03, 3 November 2012 (MDT)
::I agree, but didn't want to rename without checking with both of you. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 20:00, 4 November 2012 (MST)

Having remembered/found the move option, I've moved Tribunals of Hermes Iberia to Tribunal of Hermes:Iberia and then fixed the few pages that linked to it. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 21:46, 8 November 2012 (MST)

== Separate page for you as author ==

Hey. I just finished fixing the sorting setting for each of the authors who have been tagged with Cat Authors. You stick out like a sore thumb in that list because you use your user page. Perhaps we should set up a separate Andrew Gronosky page with the info you have on the user page now? [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 23:01, 13 December 2012 (MST)

Sounds good. I wonder what to put on my user page then? :-) --AG

== Fifth Ed products ==

I've just finished adding a skeleton- infobox, short summary, external links, related products, and cats- for Fallen Fane. All ''currently listed'' fifth ed products in the [[List of products by edition]] page have working links, including redirects for their abbreviation. A lot of work needs to be done for each of them, including image covers (sorry, I'm still savy on uploading those). Nice to not have any red links for the list of the current edition though. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] 17:20, 17 December 2012 (MST)

== Edition cats for authors ==

I saw the edit you made to [[Eric Kouris]]. Are you sure you don't want to include edition categories for authors based on the editions they wrote products for? The [[Jonathan Tweet]] page makes a point about how is no longer involved with the community. I just think it makes sense to include them in categories for any editions they contributed material to.

I was thinking that the edition categories were a search aid, so if you're looking for
Fifth Edition pages you could go to the ArM5 category and see all the articles on that
edition. Under that viewpoint, edition categories for authors are questionable. But you
make a good point, that there's value in knowing which editions an author wrote for.
I can't think of a better solution than to use edition categories as you suggest. So,
I reversed my decision and rolled back the change to Eric Kouris. Thanks for explaining
your point of view.

As an aside, I also noticed you ported over a number of templates, but haven't had a chance to look at any of them specifically yet. I'm looking forward to see what expanded tools we have to work with. Thanks. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] ([[User talk:Inquisitive|talk]]) 01:09, 7 January 2013 (MST)

The new ones are listed & explained on the [[Project Redcap: Templates]] page. Each template
is made up of multiple files, so you'll see a lot of imports for just a handful of usable
templates. If you think of any other templates we need, let me know.

== [[Mark Faulkner]] ==

Is the opening text supposed to say he's been the ''publisher'' of a fan site since ArM3? I'm not sure how to correct the text. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] ([[User talk:Inquisitive|talk]]) 15:46, 20 January 2013 (MST)

== Help:Basic formatting ==

Done. There was only one link to my user page for pointing out tips, and I changed that. My user page still has all the tips, I just copied and pasted them over to the help page. I haven't changed the text to reflect that it's not me talking yet. [[User:Inquisitive|Inquisitive]] ([[User talk:Inquisitive|talk]]) 18:21, 21 April 2013 (MDT)

== Name change worked fine ==

As you can see. Thanks! [[User:IMHO|IMHO]] ([[User talk:IMHO|talk]]) 00:27, 13 June 2013 (MDT)

== Too much caffeine today? ==

Such a sudden flurry of activity you've engaged in. And oops, :) doesn't work at the beginning. [[User:IMHO|IMHO]] ([[User talk:IMHO|talk]]) 22:15, 3 January 2014 (MST)

I had a complicated issue to sort out: there was user help but it was overlapping and spread
over multiple pages. So the only way to straighten it out was to take the whole series of
pages apart and put them back together in the right form. But come to mention it, I did
drink a whole liter of diet cola around lunchtime. :) -AG