Comments on: Ars Magica – back on the wagon http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/11/ars-magica-back-on-the-wagon/ Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:34:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Walter http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/11/ars-magica-back-on-the-wagon/comment-page-1/#comment-554 Walter Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:21:06 +0000 http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/?p=956#comment-554 I appreciate you publishing this post about your experience with a game that I too have longed to play my first session of for many years. I have yet to experience this game, and will probably have to start out as alpha storyguide in order to get my gaming group to try it out. Are you aware of any other Ars Magica campaign blogs, or actual play podcasts devoted to this superb game? Walter I appreciate you publishing this post about your experience with a game that I too have longed to play my first session of for many years. I have yet to experience this game, and will probably have to start out as alpha storyguide in order to get my gaming group to try it out.
Are you aware of any other Ars Magica campaign blogs, or actual play podcasts devoted to this superb game?

Walter

]]> By: Mark Lawford http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/2009/11/ars-magica-back-on-the-wagon/comment-page-1/#comment-456 Mark Lawford Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:25:52 +0000 http://mostlygeek.sucanty.com/?p=956#comment-456 Hi, I've just seen your post on prepping for an Ars Magica game. Character creation can be a little complex, but I find it easier than D&D or Pathfinder. That's probably more through familiarity though and I recognise that it can take some time. If there are any out there who haven't played the game, or who haven't taken a look at the rules or supplements recently, I'd say now is a great time to be getting in there. The quality is superb and there are some great books out now and soon to be published. Tales of Mythic Europe is a collection of scenarios touching different parts of Mythic Europe and Magi of Hermes is a write-up of fifteen magi showing them at different stages of their careers. This book alone is worth a look even for players of other games for the inspiration it contains. But I'd love to read more as and when you get a game going. Let us know how it goes. Mark Hi, I’ve just seen your post on prepping for an Ars Magica game. Character creation can be a little complex, but I find it easier than D&D or Pathfinder. That’s probably more through familiarity though and I recognise that it can take some time.

If there are any out there who haven’t played the game, or who haven’t taken a look at the rules or supplements recently, I’d say now is a great time to be getting in there. The quality is superb and there are some great books out now and soon to be published. Tales of Mythic Europe is a collection of scenarios touching different parts of Mythic Europe and Magi of Hermes is a write-up of fifteen magi showing them at different stages of their careers. This book alone is worth a look even for players of other games for the inspiration it contains.

But I’d love to read more as and when you get a game going. Let us know how it goes.

Mark

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