Ars Magica To Get A New Edition

schneeland

Hero

• Jan 13, 2024

• #2

Atlas Games has just announced that they are planning a revised/definitive edition of Ars Magica 5: Anno Magica 2024.
The plan seems to be a crowdfunding in fall. They also mention that, once the revision is done, the rules will be released under an open license (potentially CC-BY-SA).
In addition to a high quality print of the revised rule book, they also plan to offer the other existing ArM5 books as Print on Demand.

Also, if anyone wants to complete their digital collection of Ars Magica 4 material, there's a bundle this weekend where you can get the complete collection for ~$60 (Link).

 

zedturtle

Jacob Rodgers

• Jan 13, 2024

• #3

I would normally object to CC BY-SA, since it could hamper downstream creations that have other requirements (e.g. you want to support a licensed setting with the CC BY-SA ruleset, but can't legally do so, since you can't SA the licensed setting), but if Mythic Europe is part of the CC BY-SA release, then I could definitely see a market for 3rd-party expansions.

 

Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero

• Jan 13, 2024

• #4

zedturtle said:

I would normally object to CC BY-SA, since it could hamper downstream creations that have other requirements (e.g. you want to support a licensed setting with the CC BY-SA ruleset, but can't legally do so, since you can't SA the licensed setting), but if Mythic Europe is part of the CC BY-SA release, then I could definitely see a market for 3rd-party expansions.

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Would CC BY-SA allow the creation of supplements that let the magic system work with other games?

 

mamba

Legend

• Jan 13, 2024

• #5

Whizbang Dustyboots said:

Would CC BY-SA allow the creation of supplements that let the magic system work with other games?

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yes, but under CC-BY SA as well (SA = share alike)

 

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sevenbastard

Hero

• Jan 13, 2024

• #6

Are Magica "troupe" play is fun concept applicable to lots of systems.

I'm not a scholar but it sounds like Gary and crew ran campaigns where folks had multiple charachters at various levels. I've done similar and it's fun. Dark Sun had this built in but I'm not sure many folks used it.

Also the concept of dungeon crawling D&D works really well when you justify it as a guild of wizards plundering ancient secrets. Each player has a mid level wizards and a stable of low level dudes who support the guild. Each adventure one wizards picks a tomb/ruin/lair ro raid for magical knowledge/artifact/or money to fund research and the rest of the charachters join as the henchmen. Kind of like cooperative Frostgrave.

 

overgeeked

B/X Known World

• Jan 13, 2024

• #7

schneeland said:

They also mention that, once the revision is done, the rules will be released under an open license (potentially CC-BY-SA).

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Holy crap. That would be amazing.

 

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HorusZA

Explorer

• Jan 13, 2024

• #8

Super-amped for this!
I ran a 4-year ArM campaign in the late 90's which I consider one of my crowning achievements as a GM.
I have a full set of 3rd, 4th and 5th editions on my shelf

 

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Von Ether

Legend

• Jan 13, 2024

• #9

To quote Ken Hite and Robin D. Laws, the troupe style of play is so revolutionary it really hasn't been done since.

 

Queer Venger

Dungeon Master is my Daddy

• Jan 13, 2024

• #10

I used the play the naughty word out of this game say back! Love Arse Magica!!