Ars Magica Reference Document
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Core Books
- Definitive Edition
- The core Fifth Edition rules including the core material from all the supplements.
- Standard Core Rulebook
- The core Fifth Edition rules.
The Order
- Houses of Hermes - True Lineages
- House Bonisagus, Guernicus, Mercere, and Tremere.
- Houses of Hermes - Mystery Cults
- House Bjornaer, Criamon, Merinita, and Verditius.
- Houses of Hermes - Societates
- House Flambeau, Jerbiton, and Tytalus, and Ex Miscellanea.
- The Mysteries Revised Edition
- Mystery Cults that may exist in the setting, and rules for mystery cults.
- Covenants
- Extended Hooks & Boons, laboratory improvement rules, library, finance, and more.
- Grogs
- Apprentices
- Magi of Hermes
- A collection of 15 example magi.
- Legends of Hermes
- A collection of five legendary magi, and an adventure linked to each.
- Through the Aegis
- Five example covenants.
- Semita Errabunda
- A free example covenant.
Realms of Power
- Realms of Power - Magic
- Creating Mighty creatures, a Magical and mundane bestiary, the Magic Realm proper, and more.
- Realms of Power - Faerie
- Faeries, faerie-based hedge wizardry, faerie auras and the faerie realm, and more.
- Realms of Power - The Divine
- Angels and Divine creatures, the Dominion, divine-based hedge wizardry, the three great monotheistic faiths, and more.
- Realms of Power - The Infernal
- Demons, diabolists, infernal auras and regios, and more.
Tribunals
- Faith & Flame - The Provencal Tribunal
- A "vanilla", no-tribunal-specific-rules, tribunal. Any magus may establish a covenant, without need for permission. With an emphasis on the Albigensian Crusades.
- Guardians of the Forest
- The Rhine Tribunal: Mythic Germany. Politics is divided into Gilds (parties), with senior magi having more votes. Includes a detailed saga-starting locale and seeds.
- The Contested Isle - The Hibernian Tribunal
- Mythic Ireland. The Code of Hermes is loose, and the magi may take sides in the truggle between the people of Hibernia and the English.
- The Lion and the Lily - The Normandy Tribunal
- Vis contested through tournaments.
- The Sundered Eagle - The Theban Tribunal
- Each tribunal must have a patron, and the tribunal adheres to a unique democratic culture.
- Against the Dark - The Transylvanian Tribunal
- Hermetic magi may rule openly, but under the watchful eyes of House Tremere. With an emphasis on horror stories.
- Heirs to Merlin - The Stonehenge Tribunal (4E)
- A very rules-light treatment, with an emphasis on lore instead.
- The Dragon and the Bear - The Novgorod Tribunal (4E)
- A hinterland were civilization hasn't penetrated beyond the central valleys, and pockets of paganism are maintained. Also - mongols, and squabbling local princes.
- Sanctuary of Ice - The Tribunal of the Greater Alps (4E)
- An elitist Greko-Roman society, focusing elder magi and great projects.
- Blood & Sand - The Levant Tribunal (4E)
- Torn between allying with local Muslim and conquring Crusader forces, and exploring ancient Biblical magic and exotic Muslim wizardry.
- Tribunals of Hermes - Iberia (3E)
- Presenting an older (Third Edition) view of House Flambeau, and the struggle against infernal corruption.
- Tribunals of Hermes - Rome (3E)
- With a heavy emphasis of commercial and political rivalry, and a fair amount of demons.
- Ultimate Thule - Mythic Scandinavia (3E)
- The Loch Leglean Tribunal is portrayed ias a wild hinterland of the Order. It is a stronghold of House Ex Miscellanea, and the Faerie Realm is strong in it. This ancient supplement also describes key chapters in Hermetic histroy (some of which are not congruent with Fifth Edition cannon) relatd to the formation of House Ex Miscellanea.
Mythic Europe and Beyond
- The Church
- Includes rules on worship and pilgrimage.
- Lords of Men
- The nobility. Includes rules on warfare and combat.
- City & Guild
- With an emphasis on crafting and trade. Includes detailed worshop rules.
- Art & Academe
- With an emphasis on medieval lore, including the adaptation of Plato and Aristotle to magic. Includes rules for medicine, alchemy, and astrology.
- The Cradle & The Crescent
- Mythic Arabia any beyond. Lands beyond the reach of the Order, controlled instead by the Order of Suleiman.
- Lands of the Nile
- Nythic Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia. Lands beyond the reach of the Order.
- Between Sand & Sea
- Mythic North Africa, west of Egypt. Lands beyond the reach of the Order.
- Mythic Locations
- A collection of ten supernatural locations.
- Land of Fire and Ice - Mythic Iceland (4E)
- A Christian and highly-Magical land, yet beyond the reach of the Order. Visitors must contend with its supernatural guardians, and with several hedge traditions and organizations. Includes also two major adventures (see also the Icelandic Wars free web supplement).
- Lion of the North - Mythic Scotland (3E)
- The Loch Leglean Tribunal.
Rival Magic
- Rival Magic
- Hedge Magic
- Ancient Magic
Scenarios
- Calebais
- Tales of Mythic Europe
- Thrice-Told Tales
- Antagonists
- Hooks
- Tales of Power
- Dies Irae
- Nigrasaxa (4E)
Transforming Mythic Europe
- Transforming Mythic Europe
- Hermetic Projects
Non-Ars Magica Scenarios
- The Fallen Fane
- The Black Monks of Glastonbury