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Ars Magica available for free download
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jgbrowning
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Indeed! Thanks very much Atlas.
joe b.
joe b.
dreamthief
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and rush right out and buy some Ars Magica material as well! A GREAT game system.
Ars Magica and Acrobat 5
Hi there,
First of all: you're quite welcome.
The fact is that the Ars Magica 4th Edition rulebook has had a long life and, with the game's 5th edition coming next year, it was decided that there was no better way to share the game with folks all over the world than by giving it away. Ars Magica may be one of the most-translated RPGs in the world (the Russian edition is just lovely, by the way), and it's our hope that this sort of easy distribution will help not just to carry the game to new players but help existing players expand and strengthen their gaming groups. Ars Magica is the sort of game where some serious page-flipping goes on, and this PDF will help with that, too.
There are also a great many ideas which can be gleaned from Ars Magica for use in all manner of fantasy role-playing games. Some years ago, I ran a game using the SAGA rules from Dragonlance and the magic, faerie and dominion rules from Ars Magica, and it was terrific fun. The game really speaks for itself, so we're delighted to hear that so many of you are willing to give it a listen.
As you can see in our official press release , this isn't purely an altruisitc endeavor. One of the things we're hoping to get back from this experiment is feedback; what do new and old fans alike think of the 4th edition? There's no better way for us to make the 5th edition the best it can be than to get opinions from as many gamers as possible.
Finally, regarding issues of compatibility: All the problems that I've heard about with the file have been attributed to outdated versions of Acrobat. Upgrading to Acrobat 5 may be necessary to view the PDF. I hear that Acrobat Reader 5 can coexisit peacefully with older versions of Acrobat Writer, for those of you who have such concerns.
Okay, that's quite enough from us. Thanks to those of you who have already downloaded the game. Tell your friends.
Now go play!
word,
Will Hindmarch
Atlas Games
Webjack
Hi there,
First of all: you're quite welcome.
The fact is that the Ars Magica 4th Edition rulebook has had a long life and, with the game's 5th edition coming next year, it was decided that there was no better way to share the game with folks all over the world than by giving it away. Ars Magica may be one of the most-translated RPGs in the world (the Russian edition is just lovely, by the way), and it's our hope that this sort of easy distribution will help not just to carry the game to new players but help existing players expand and strengthen their gaming groups. Ars Magica is the sort of game where some serious page-flipping goes on, and this PDF will help with that, too.
There are also a great many ideas which can be gleaned from Ars Magica for use in all manner of fantasy role-playing games. Some years ago, I ran a game using the SAGA rules from Dragonlance and the magic, faerie and dominion rules from Ars Magica, and it was terrific fun. The game really speaks for itself, so we're delighted to hear that so many of you are willing to give it a listen.
As you can see in our official press release , this isn't purely an altruisitc endeavor. One of the things we're hoping to get back from this experiment is feedback; what do new and old fans alike think of the 4th edition? There's no better way for us to make the 5th edition the best it can be than to get opinions from as many gamers as possible.
Finally, regarding issues of compatibility: All the problems that I've heard about with the file have been attributed to outdated versions of Acrobat. Upgrading to Acrobat 5 may be necessary to view the PDF. I hear that Acrobat Reader 5 can coexisit peacefully with older versions of Acrobat Writer, for those of you who have such concerns.
Okay, that's quite enough from us. Thanks to those of you who have already downloaded the game. Tell your friends.
Now go play!
word,
Will Hindmarch
Atlas Games
Webjack
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