Arcane Connection: An Ars Magica Fan Podcast

Hello! At the time we recorded this episode Ars Magica Definitive Edition was ten or so days off - and we had no idea it would be such an amazing success. There are still 30 days to go but I'm really hoping we will see new 5th ed material off the back of the amazing numbers we are seeing!In this episode Tom and Chris talk about their plans for the Open License, what they think of D

EDIT: A new edit with improved sound!Writing stories for Ars Magica can be hard, so in this episode Tom and I who have done a lot of it over the years talk about where we find ideas, how we structure our stories, and then design a story that might work in play. We hope it will prove useful, but are sure you can do better! Tell us about your stories, and how you write scenarios. and

This week Tom and CJ run through all the Story Flaws in the core rules, and discuss how player choices shape your saga. What are your favourites? If you have any Ars Magica related questions please do ask! The Bundles of Holding are athttps://bundleofholding.com/presents/ArM5-2024https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ArM5Europe2024https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ArM5Wizard

You've just picked up the rulebook, or the Bundle of Holding? You take one look and your mind boggles, your sanity snaps and you think "maybe I'll run Bunnies and Burrows instead!" Should you give up? NO!!! Ars Magica is much easier to learn than many rpgs, and in fact no harder than the most popular game on its 5th edition as long as you take it sensibly. So here is some simple ad

It's Easter and Tom and CJ are musing on how to begin an Ars Magica campaign, or in the parlance of the game your "saga".  They get mildly distracted by Medieval customs, Christianity and ask the question "which story flaws are ideal for your first character, or just interesting to take?" If you'd like to chime in with an idea email us at [email protected] Re

After a short hiatus of -- five years? -- Tom and CJ are back. They may have been missing from the web but they have certainly not given up on Ars Magica, in fact they have run a seriously large online saga. What lessons were learned? What did we learn playing a game with multiple covenants and dozens of characters? And what does the future hold for Ars Magica? Project Redcap can b

Description: This week CJ is back from the Grand Tribunal ATLAS GAMES convention here in the UK that he hosted in August. There he met Justin Alexander our Special Guest and recorded this interview in his basement http://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/Main_Page Our Facebook page which you should like is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-Tribunal-Ars-Magica-Convention-UK/138381449

Been a long time! This week CJ & Tom talk about the forthcoming Grand Tribunal, their excitement about their Special Guest, and plans to learn the future of Ars Magica 5, as well as why you should go immediately and back their Magonomia podcast. As always Ars Magica is the property of Atlas Games; http://blog.atlas-games.com/ You can learn about Grand Triunal at www.grandtribuna

Shewstone Publishing is at https://shewstonepublishing.com/ Grand Tribunal UK is at http://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/Main_Page Our Facebook page which you should like is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-Tribunal-Ars-Magica-Convention-UK/138381449536238?fref=photo Project Redcap can be found at http://www.redcap.org/page/Main_Page Sub Rosa fanzine can be found at http://

This week CJ is getting ready for the Grand Tribunal ATLAS GAMES convention here in the UK that he will be hosting next weekend (August 8th to 10th). In this episode of Arcane Connection CJ and Tom discuss the convention, Ars Magica, and Tom tries to stop CJ singing 70's pop classics. In the last 10 minutes they return to normal topics, with reference to Faith & Flame: Provence