Ars Magica Definitive Edition Enters Final Two Weeks on BackerKit

Nov 1, 2024

The venerable fantasy roleplaying game Ars Magica is about to receive a Definitive Edition from Atlas Games by way of BackerKit. The slipcase set will include the the Core Rulebook, Storyguide Screen, Reference Guide booklet, and the new poster map of Mythic Europe. The project is fully funded and you can reserve a copy of the slipcase for a pledge of $149.95 or score just the PDFs for a pledge of $39.95 through November 14th with an expected delivery next summer.

About the project:

• The extensively detailed, award-winning roleplaying game of myth and magic.
• Widely regarded as the benchmark for magic systems. • The pioneer of troupe-style, story-focused RPGs.

In Ars Magica, the superstitions of the common folk are all true. Faeries drink milk left on doorsteps, demons roam the countryside in search of vulnerable souls, and wizards wield magic beyond the ken of normal mortals. Step into the world of the magi of the Order of Hermes and their companions.

The Definitive Edition of the award-winning Ars Magica RPG is the ultimate roleplaying experience. Delve into the lives of powerful wizards and their companions, in a world brimming with magic and mystery.

This flexible, deeply built world supports sagas that are historically accurate or fantasy-based, epic or small scale, political or personal. Fans of medieval history create games heavy on historical accuracy, while fantasy lovers spin tales featuring the supernatural realms. Fans of political intrigue focus on inter-House conflict between groups of magi.

Whatever your gaming preference, your stories will be the stuff of legend!

Ars Magica is a troupe-style, storytelling game. Players take the role of not only powerful magi, but also the companions and grogs who serve them. Each of these characters contributes to the communal “covenant” where they all live, and to the story itself.

Players work together to tell the story of their covenant. This tale can span decades or centuries of game time. It might be heroic, tragic, or both in turn. The covenant could influence the fate of their small corner of the world, or alter the history of all Mythic Europe.

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