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'''Date:''' 2009-06-23 04:03:06 GMT<br />
'''Author:''' AndrewGronosky<br />
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'''Mythic Europe''' is an Ars Magica supplement about the official setting.<br />
<br />
; Cover image. We have permission to download any image from the Atlas Games<br />
; Web site, but not from other Internet sites. If possible, resize the <br />
; image to be about 200 pixels wide.<br />
<br />
; "Statistics block" for books<br />
<br />
'''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]]<br />
'''Author(s):''' [[Roderick Robertson]] and [[Curtis Scott]] <br />
'''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]]<br />
'''Release Date:''' 1992<br />
'''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 184 pages<br />
'''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available<br />
<br />
= Subject and Contents<br />
<br />
''Mythic Europe'' is a gazetteer describing the setting of [[Mythic Europe]] location by location. Kingdoms, counties, provinces, and major cities are all described (though no one location receives great detail). The emphasis is on characterizing each area and providing a few interesting historical or legendary details about it. <br />
<br />
There are also overview chapters about major subject: medieval society, the [[Mythic Church]], and the [[Crusades]].<br />
<br />
In spite of this book's title, it contains a healthy dose of [[Real History]]. It is almost entirely a background book: it contains few, if any, game statistics.<br />
<br />
== Table of Contents<br />
<br />
| Early History of Mythic Europe | 9 |<br />
| Society (Chapter 2) | 15 |<br />
| The Church (Chapter 3) | 27 |<br />
| The Crusades (Chapter 4) | 47 |<br />
| Iberian Peninsula (Chapter 5) | 55 |<br />
| British Isles (Chapter 6) | 67 |<br />
| France (Chapter 7) | 79 |<br />
| Northern Mythic Europe (Chapter 8) | 91 |<br />
| Eastern Mythic Europe (Chapter 9) | 107 |<br />
| Italy (Chapter 10) | 117 |<br />
| Eastern Empires (Chapter 11) | 133 |<br />
| Islam (Chapter 12) | 147 |<br />
| Appendix A: Timeline of Rulers | 157 |<br />
| Appendix B: Timeline of Popes | 162 |<br />
<br />
In case you're wondering what happened to the Holy Roman Empire, it's in the "Northern Mythic Europe" chapter (and in fact occupies most of that chapter).<br />
<br />
; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website<br />
<br />
= Community Reviews<br />
<br />
The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site:<br />
<br />
FAQ Rating: \*\* (18 reviews; 3 *, 11 \*\*, 3 \*\*\*, 1 \*\*\*\*)<br />
<br />
* A quick-reference compendium that's probably most useful for those who don't know much about history. Suffers from a failure to separate what's historical fact and what's Ars Magica fiction, as well as poor editing.<br />
* Too many shortly described things<br />
* An okay overview, though inaccurate (or wrong) at times.<br />
* A general guide to the setting of Mythic Europe. More fantastic than the line has trended, but chock-full of story ideas and hooks. The historical basis is lacking.<br />
* An OK primer if you don't have a history degree.<br />
* Boring. History and geography are readily available in the local library. Where was the bleedin' MYTH?<br />
* Has some good ideas, but most are things you could find in any good reference book.<br />
* I've not found a lot of interest in it as I didn't learn a lot from it.<br />
* Probably the most widely useful supplement for ArM3 but doesn't quite measure up to Order of Hermes.<br />
* Interesting geographical and societal info on Mythic Europe, but the lack of maps reduces its value.<br />
* The book gives a good overview, but it covers the lands too shortly.<br />
* Badly stored index of the European history.<br />
* Lots of interesting tidbits about lots of different places, without enough information on any one place to establish an entire saga.<br />
* Beurgh. I want my money back.<br />
<br />
Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book.<br />
<br />
* Probably most useful for newcomers who want to enjoy [[Mythic Europe]] but aren't interested in reading a lot of [[Real History]]. Long on history and short on myth in my opinion. Has an extensive index: a feature regrettably lacking from later ArM supplements. Most of the material is still relevant even though [[canon]] was restarted with [[ArM5]]. - Andrew Gronosky<br />
<br />
= Related Subjects<br />
<br />
See the following links for more information.<br />
<br />
== Related Pages<br />
<br />
; Related pages within this site<br />
* [[Mythic Europe]]<br />
* [[Real History]]<br />
<br />
== Related Products<br />
<br />
; Other products about the same topic or somehow related<br />
* [[Guardians of the Rhine]]<br />
* [[Lion and the Lily]]<br />
<br />
== Related Sites<br />
<br />
; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where<br />
; there could be reviews,<br />
:[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0600.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games:<br />
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== Version 2 ==<br />
'''Date:''' 2009-06-23 04:04:11 GMT<br />
'''Author:''' AndrewGronosky<br />
'''Comment:''' Fixed title of Guardians of the Forest<br />
<nowiki><br />
<br />
; The next text should come before any headings. It will appear directly<br />
;; under the page title.<br />
<br />
'''Mythic Europe''' is an Ars Magica supplement about the official setting.<br />
<br />
; Cover image. We have permission to download any image from the Atlas Games<br />
; Web site, but not from other Internet sites. If possible, resize the <br />
; image to be about 200 pixels wide.<br />
<br />
; "Statistics block" for books<br />
<br />
'''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]]<br />
'''Author(s):''' [[Roderick Robertson]] and [[Curtis Scott]] <br />
'''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]]<br />
'''Release Date:''' 1992<br />
'''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 184 pages<br />
'''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available<br />
<br />
= Subject and Contents<br />
<br />
''Mythic Europe'' is a gazetteer describing the setting of [[Mythic Europe]] location by location. Kingdoms, counties, provinces, and major cities are all described (though no one location receives great detail). The emphasis is on characterizing each area and providing a few interesting historical or legendary details about it. <br />
<br />
There are also overview chapters about major subject: medieval society, the [[Mythic Church]], and the [[Crusades]].<br />
<br />
In spite of this book's title, it contains a healthy dose of [[Real History]]. It is almost entirely a background book: it contains few, if any, game statistics.<br />
<br />
== Table of Contents<br />
<br />
| Early History of Mythic Europe | 9 |<br />
| Society (Chapter 2) | 15 |<br />
| The Church (Chapter 3) | 27 |<br />
| The Crusades (Chapter 4) | 47 |<br />
| Iberian Peninsula (Chapter 5) | 55 |<br />
| British Isles (Chapter 6) | 67 |<br />
| France (Chapter 7) | 79 |<br />
| Northern Mythic Europe (Chapter 8) | 91 |<br />
| Eastern Mythic Europe (Chapter 9) | 107 |<br />
| Italy (Chapter 10) | 117 |<br />
| Eastern Empires (Chapter 11) | 133 |<br />
| Islam (Chapter 12) | 147 |<br />
| Appendix A: Timeline of Rulers | 157 |<br />
| Appendix B: Timeline of Popes | 162 |<br />
<br />
In case you're wondering what happened to the Holy Roman Empire, it's in the "Northern Mythic Europe" chapter (and in fact occupies most of that chapter).<br />
<br />
; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website<br />
<br />
= Community Reviews<br />
<br />
The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site:<br />
<br />
FAQ Rating: \*\* (18 reviews; 3 *, 11 \*\*, 3 \*\*\*, 1 \*\*\*\*)<br />
<br />
* A quick-reference compendium that's probably most useful for those who don't know much about history. Suffers from a failure to separate what's historical fact and what's Ars Magica fiction, as well as poor editing.<br />
* Too many shortly described things<br />
* An okay overview, though inaccurate (or wrong) at times.<br />
* A general guide to the setting of Mythic Europe. More fantastic than the line has trended, but chock-full of story ideas and hooks. The historical basis is lacking.<br />
* An OK primer if you don't have a history degree.<br />
* Boring. History and geography are readily available in the local library. Where was the bleedin' MYTH?<br />
* Has some good ideas, but most are things you could find in any good reference book.<br />
* I've not found a lot of interest in it as I didn't learn a lot from it.<br />
* Probably the most widely useful supplement for ArM3 but doesn't quite measure up to Order of Hermes.<br />
* Interesting geographical and societal info on Mythic Europe, but the lack of maps reduces its value.<br />
* The book gives a good overview, but it covers the lands too shortly.<br />
* Badly stored index of the European history.<br />
* Lots of interesting tidbits about lots of different places, without enough information on any one place to establish an entire saga.<br />
* Beurgh. I want my money back.<br />
<br />
Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book.<br />
<br />
* Probably most useful for newcomers who want to enjoy [[Mythic Europe]] but aren't interested in reading a lot of [[Real History]]. Long on history and short on myth in my opinion. Has an extensive index: a feature regrettably lacking from later ArM supplements. Most of the material is still relevant even though [[canon]] was restarted with [[ArM5]]. - Andrew Gronosky<br />
<br />
= Related Subjects<br />
<br />
See the following links for more information.<br />
<br />
== Related Pages<br />
<br />
; Related pages within this site<br />
* [[Mythic Europe]]<br />
* [[Real History]]<br />
<br />
== Related Products<br />
<br />
; Other products about the same topic or somehow related<br />
* [[Guardians of the Forest]]<br />
* [[Lion and the Lily]]<br />
<br />
== Related Sites<br />
<br />
; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where<br />
; there could be reviews,<br />
:[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0600.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games:<br />
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