Ars Magica 1st Edition at a Glance
- An award-winning game with award-winning rules and a unique magic system. Play powerful magi in Mythic Europe!
- The thorough core book provides everything you need to play, but you can always consult the extensive line of supplements.
- For more information on 5th edition, which is the current version of Ars Magica, visit this page.
What is Ars Magica 1st Edition?
Ars Magica is a long-standing roleplaying game about magi in 13th century Europe. Explore mysteries and set off on adventure. Encounter mundane nobles and church higher-ups, faeries and demons. Perform powerful spells and learn new magical traditions.
Each of your stories will center on the covenant: the magi, their companions, and their Grog servants. You’ll get to play them all with Ars Magica’s unique troupe-style system. Your covenant is part mystical college, magical laboratory, Hermetic fortification, and bastion of secrecy.
Try Ars Magica and be prepared for a unique and compelling play experience.
Magic and Peril Await: Gameplay Basics
Ars Magica provides a unique fantasy roleplay experience with multiple characters and troupe-style play. Mechanics help streamline play so it’s not overwhelming to juggle it all.
This RPG features award-winning magic rules. Instead of a list of spells to choose from—and spend ages looking up in the manual—players create their desired effects on the spot. The result is a flexible yet simple system that keeps the focus where it should be—on the action.
The 1st edition of Ars Magica is currently out of print, but it is available in PDF.
For more information on the current edition of Ars Magica — 5th edition — click here.
Vital Stats
Authors: | Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein-Hagen |
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MSRP: | $14.95 |
Atlas Stock #: | AG0200PDF |
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Release Date: | 1987 |