{"product_id":"ars-magica-5th-edition-fantasy-rpg-core-rulebook-softcover","title":"Ars Magica 5th Edition Fantasy RPG Core Rulebook (Softcover)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n \u003ch1\u003e\n  Ars Magica 5th Edition Fantasy RPG Core Rulebook (Softcover)\n \u003c\/h1\u003e\n A World of Magic: About Ars MagicaArs Magica is the award-winning roleplaying game by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein•Hagen about wizards and their allies in Mythic Europe. This flexible, deeply built world can support games that are historically accurate or fantasy-based, epic or small scale, political or personal.Players work together to tell the story of their covenant — 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.Spells will be cast. Duels won and lost. Houses may rise and fall. But magic is forever.The game isn't about power, it's about the whole group telling an epic story together. Everyone gets a say in that story and the sagas that unfold over time are the most extraordinary I've experienced in role-playing.— There Will Be GameThe Greatest Grimoire: Gameplay BasicsArs Magica is a troupe-style, storytelling game. 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.The game is famous for its magic rules, which set a new standard for RPG magic systems. 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.This fifth edition core book contains all of the rules you need to play, and there's an enormous library of Ars Magica supplements in our catalog to help develop your campaign. As a rule, older sourcebooks are usable with the newest edition.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch2 style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:700; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-size:1.42857rem; border-bottom:none; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  A World of Magic: About\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cem style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-style:italic;\"\u003e\n   Ars Magica\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n \u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  \u003cem style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-style:italic;\"\u003e\n   Ars Magica\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n  is the award-winning roleplaying game by Jonathan Tweet and Mark Rein•Hagen about\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan\u003e\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   wizards and their allies in Mythic Europe\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  . This flexible, deeply built world can support games that are historically accurate or fantasy-based, epic or small scale, political or personal.\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  Players work together to tell the story of their\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   c\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   ovenant\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  — 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.\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   Spells will be cast. Duels won and lost. Houses may rise and fall. But magic is forever.\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cblockquote style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 2rem 1rem; padding:0.53571rem 1.19048rem 0px 1.13095rem; border-left:0.2rem solid rgb(186, 19, 26); color:rgb(186, 19, 26); font-size:1.2rem; font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  The game isn't about power, it's about the whole group telling an epic story together. Everyone gets a say in that story and the sagas that unfold over time are the most extraordinary I've experienced in role-playing.\n  \u003cbr style=\"box-sizing:inherit;\"\u003e\n  \u003csmall style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-size:16.128px;\"\u003e\n   —\n   \u003cspan\u003e\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/therewillbe.games\/articles-boardgame-reviews\/5718-ars-magica-review\" style=\"box-sizing:inherit; color:rgb(125, 80, 25); border:0px solid transparent; padding-bottom:3px; text-decoration:none; background-color:transparent;\"\u003e\n    There Will Be Game\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/small\u003e\n \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n \u003ch2 style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px; padding:0px; font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-weight:700; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-size:1.42857rem; border-bottom:none; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  The Greatest Grimoire: Gameplay Basics\n \u003c\/h2\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  \u003cem style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-style:italic;\"\u003e\n   Ars Magica\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n  is a\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   troupe-style, storytelling game\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  . 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.\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  The game is famous for its magic rules, which set a\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   new standard for RPG magic systems\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  . 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.\n \u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"box-sizing:inherit; margin:0px 0px 1rem; padding:0px; font-size:16.8px; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); font-family:Lato, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px; white-space:normal; background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial;\"\u003e\n  This fifth edition core book contains\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n   all of the rules you need to play\n  \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  , and there's an enormous library of\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003cem style=\"box-sizing:inherit; font-style:italic;\"\u003e\n   Ars Magica\n  \u003c\/em\u003e\n  \u003cspan\u003e\n  \u003c\/span\u003e\n  supplements in our catalog to help develop your campaign. 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