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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Committed Hero" data-source="post: 8424233" data-attributes="member: 15341">Not starting at 1st level & troupe play are part of the same feature of Ars Magica - that players are encouraged to make up to three PCs of varying power levels: the mage, a companion who is still better/more unique than the average schmuck, and the average schmuck. So you may play one session with a bodyguard while your mage is back home doing experiments to increase his magical prowess, then play the mage when the problems your bodyguard bring back come to bear at the covenant's walls. It was a surprisingly fun twist to play a mundane person in an entirely everyday adventure from time to time.Given Ars Magica's cross pollination between 3rd edition and World of Darkness, it is easily one of the top 5 most influential games in the hobby.</blockquote>