{"product_id":"ars-magica-definitive-edition","title":"Ars Magica Definitive Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwenty years after the original release of 5th Edition comes Ars Magica Definitive Edition!\u003c\/strong\u003e While the underlying manuscript is the 5th Edition text, extensive revisions reflect decades of play. It incorporates a host of new material published since the original rulebook's release, in full color with upgraded graphic design and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUpgrades:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporates a host of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew material\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003epublished since the original rulebook's release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full-color book features heirloom production quality, with new art and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003egolden embellishments on a leatherette hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe premium slipcover holds the Core Rulebook, Storyguide Screen, Reference Guide booklet, and a new poster map of Mythic Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore rulebook is released under a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/atlas-games.com\/arsmagica\/openars\"\u003eCreative Commons open license\u003c\/a\u003e, which welcomes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecommunity contributions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBox Set Contains:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArs Magica Definitive Edition Core Rulebook \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoryguide Screen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-page Reference Guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoster Map of Mythic Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA World of Magic: About\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArs Magica\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArs Magica\u003c\/em\u003e is the award-winning roleplaying game by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein•Hagen about\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewizards and their allies in Mythic Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e. This flexible, deeply built world can support games that are historically accurate or fantasy-based, epic or small scale, political or personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers work together to tell the story of their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ec\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eovenant \u003c\/strong\u003e— all of the magi, their companions, and grogs. This history can span decades. It might be heroic, tragic, or both in turn. The covenant could influence the entirety of Mythic Europe or the fates of a small corner of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpells will be cast. Duels won and lost. Houses may rise and fall. But magic is forever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Greatest Grimoire: Gameplay Basics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArs Magica\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etroupe-style, storytelling game\u003c\/strong\u003e. This means that players will not only play a magus, but also the companions and grogs who serve them. Each of these characters contributes to the covenant they belong to, and therefore to the story itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game is famous for its magic rules, which set a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enew standard for RPG magic systems\u003c\/strong\u003e. The system is divided into arts, each of which comes with a set of verbs and nouns (called Techniques and Forms). Players simply put them together into phrases like \"Control Fire\" to represent what they want to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fifth edition core book contains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eall of the rules you need to play\u003c\/strong\u003e, and there’s an enormous library of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArs Magica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esupplements in our catalog to help develop your campaign. As a rule, older sourcebooks are usable with the newest edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e580-Page Hardcover Book, Storyguide Screen, Reference Guide, and poster map in a slipcase\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50397511778338,"sku":"ATLAS-002","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/8020\/4578\/files\/arsmagicadefinitiveeditioncover.png?v=1790363831","url":"https:\/\/tabletopbookshelf.com\/products\/ars-magica-definitive-edition","provider":"Tabletop Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}