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An Introduction to Ars Magica TM Promises, Promises An Introduction to Ars Magica TM A free Jump Start Kit including abbreviated rules, a ready-to-play scenario, rule summary handouts, and six pregenerated characters detailed in the Ars Magica rulebook and its supplements (some of which are described Welcome! Before You Begin elsewhere in this booklet). These can be found throughout the world in fine game Welcome to Ars Magica!™ This Jump First of all, if you’d like to play the sce- stores. If you have trouble finding Ars Start Kit is your invitation to Mythic nario in this Jump Start Kit, stop reading Magica (or any Atlas Games product), Europe™, a land of medieval adventure now. If you’re planning to be the storyguide, please ask your retailer or contact us directly where the legends are real. Here, jealous begin by reading the Background Briefing at the address below. faeries guard dark forests, powerful dragons and Rules Briefing found towards the end of Remember to have a good time! If terrorize innocent villages, kings rule by this book. If you read the scenario first, you’ll something comes up that you don’t under- divine right, and mighty wizards call on the probably be confused. stand, don’t sweat it. The Ars Magica rule- ars magica — the art of magic. Once you’ve digested the background book covers a lot of things that can’t be This Jump Start Kit contains everything material, go ahead and read the scenario. addressed here. You have plenty of time you need to play your first game of Ars You’ll want to be familiar with it so you can ahead of you to investigate the full spectrum Magica. It is suitable for demonstrating the guide the players through it easily. You’ll also of what Ars Magica has to offer. game at gaming conventions, in game shops, want to be able to improvise if the players do Again, welcome to Ars Magica and or wherever games are played. It can usually something unexpected. You should also look Mythic Europe! We hope you enjoy your be finished in less than three hours. over the pregenerated characters so you have stay. The scenario contained in this Jump a general idea of what they can do. Start Kit can be run by a storyguide without Finally, before you actually sit down to previous experience of Ars Magica. An play, you should photocopy the character experienced storyguide might feel more sheets and enough of the Background and Credits comfortable, but there’s no reason you can’t Rule Briefings so each player can have one. pick this booklet up and begin right away Of course, this booklet can’t possibly Scenario Design: David Chart after digesting its contents. If you have a contain the full extent of either the rules or Ars Magica Line Developer: Jeff Tidball copy of the Ars Magica fourth edition rule- background for Ars Magica. In some places, Illustrations: Eric Hotz and Eric Pommer book handy, things might go more smoothly, rules have been omitted to get you playing as For information or a catalog, write to: but again, you shouldn’t feel daunted if you quickly as possible, and in others, back- Atlas Games don’t have one. The most important thing is ground has been glossed over in order to PO Box 131233 that you sample Mythic Europe and have avoid confusion. Roseville, MN 55113 fun. The larger world of Mythic Europe is USA Customer Service: (612) 638-0098 E-Mail: [email protected] WWW: members.aol.com/atlasgames Ars Magica, Mythic Europe, and Covenants are trademarks of Trident, Inc. Atlas Games is a trademark of Trident, Inc. and John Nephew. Order of Hermes and Tremere are trademarks of White Wolf, Inc., used with permission. ©1998 Trident Inc. 1 This Jump Start Kit may be distributed freely for personal use either in print or electronically as long as this notice remains intact. Promises, Promises observers of a council meeting may stand. member of House Mercere, who are often The walls are hung with tapestries depicting called Redcaps after their distinctive head- Libellus great poets: Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Verderis, gear), and he has been serving this area of and Chrétien de Troyes. Verderis hangs the Stonehenge Tribunal for a dozen years. Stephen Eruditus of Jerbiton founded behind the head of the table, the others on He has always been made very welcome at Libellus covenant ten years ago (a relatively the side walls. Libellus, and now he is repaying the favors. short span by magical reckoning). Since His horse is obviously very tired, and he then, the player characters have all become makes the urgency of his message clear, ask- magi there at various points, having been ing the magi to gather immediately in the recruited by Stephen. They have all been at council chamber. The burden of his informa- the covenant for at least five years, and thus Opening Scene tion is as follows: know their way around it very well. The “The Quaesitor Timor, accompanied by covenant has few mundane servants for the Early one morning a loud explosion the powerful Flambeau Hoplite Cremate magi, but has an excellent library. It lies resounds from one of the sancta, and all the Spurios, is riding to this covenant. He will within a magical aura with a rating of 3, magi rush out to see what is happening. arrive tomorrow evening. He has been sent meaning that all spellcasting rolls made They see Stephen, standing in front of his to investigate some suspected wrongdoing, inside the covenant receive a +3 bonus. sanctum, surrounded by flashing lights and it is plainly serious — otherwise they Rather than a single tower, the which occasionally dart through his body. As would not have sent the Flambeau with him. covenant is made up of several buildings sur- the characters are staring at this, a horse I do not know what the charge is, but I sug- rounded by a stone wall. There is a gate pounds up to the gate, which is opened to gest you find out and try to defend your- which is guarded by the covenant’s few admit Jocelin, a messenger of House selves.” grogs, and there are barracks for them. The Mercere. He rides towards the magi and He knows no further details. When it central building is the council chamber, a watches as Stephen’s body fades out of exis- becomes apparent that the magi have no great hall where all decisions are made. tence. idea what the problem could be he will, if Other important buildings include the Stephen has entered Final Twilight (a they don’t say so first, suggest that they library, kitchens, stables, and each magus’ state where a magus succumbs to his own investigate Stephen’s activities, since he has sanctum. These sancta are separate build- magic and leaves the earthly sphere forever), passed into Final Twilight and can’t defend ings, made of stone and thatched. Stephen’s, and Jocelin can explain this to the charac- himself. He makes it clear that, according to uniquely, has a tiled roof. The covenant ters if necessary. “One can only command his interpretation of Hermetic Law, Timor intends to tile the other roofs soon, but has powerful magics for so long,” he says sagely, will probably hold them responsible for not yet got around to it. (The library and “before they claim one’s body for all time. Stephen’s actions. He also explains that the council chamber also have tiled roofs.) This is Final Twilight — surely your masters penalty could be instant execution, which warned you of its dangers.” Cremate Spurios would be only too happy to Characters who investigate the cause of carry out. Stephen’s Twilight episode (and roll Council Chamber Intelligence + Magic Theory of 9+) can determine that he made a terrible mistake Description The council chamber is larger than the during some otherwise routine research. covenant currently needs. It is forty feet long Jocelin is dressed in travel-stained and twenty five feet wide, with a high roof clothes of good quality and the red cap of a pierced by a lantern at the center. A long Hermetic messenger. He has an average table runs down the center of the Hall, and Jocelin of Mercere appearance, with brown hair, a beard, and there are seven chairs set there, one for each green eyes. He has no magical abilities him- magus of the covenant. There is a balcony Jocelin is an unGifted Redcap (that is, self, but he wears a ring which grants him over the entrance at one end, where he has no magical powers himself, and is a level 25 magic resistance. He carries an axe 2 Promises, Promises and a small shield. The shield is enchanted often away for a few days at a time. Again, if to turn away any blow on which he concen- they ask specifically, they learn that the cru- Living Q,uarters trates. He is a competent fighter, but he cifix in his sanctum appeared just after the shouldn’t have to fight. trip with the stone. If they merely ask about This small room contains a bed, a He likes the covenant, partly because the crucifix, they learn that he acquired it a wash-stand, and a chest full of clothes. The he has always been treated well there, and couple of years ago. clothes are of high quality, and the partly because he has a soft spot for new If they check the books on Hermetic wash-stand is well used.
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