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Ancient Magic (Ars Magica)
Legends tell of the mighty wizards of the past, sorcerers with powers that dwarf those of the magi of the Order of Hermes. Hyperboreans whose spells lasted a generation, necromancers of Canaan who could summon any of the dead, rune magic that brushed aside Magic Resistance like cobwebs; all these stories circulate in the Covenants of the Order. Other forms of magic are so ancient that even the legends have become rare. The Seekers are those magi of the Order who search for these secrets, aiming for the glory of being the one to bring the power to modern magi. This book contains descriptions of nine forms of ancient magic, and rules for integrating their secrets into Hermetic theory. From the frozen north to the westernmost edge of the world, from humankind's earliest homes to grand temples of the classical world, the quest can lead your characters anywhere in Mythic Europe, and even beyond. How far will they go for knowledge? more
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- Posted: Apr-09-2008
Useful, but not fabulous.
Ancient Magic provides nine systems of thematically appropriate (mostly biblical and Roman) magic outside the Hermetic system in Ars Magica. These systems are, for the most part, alternately too powerful or marginal for the players to get their hands on without it being the basic focus of the...
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- Posted: Jul-14-2007
Nine interesting non-Hermetic magic systems
This book covers nine non-Hermetic magic systems, all of which predate the Order of Hermes. They can be used in a campaign as models for powers of rivals to player-character magi, but since by the era of the standard game setting they have no living practitioners, their main point is as a set of...
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- Posted: Apr-10-2007
Atlas Games does it again.
I've always loved Ars Magica and this recent supplement is just great. It has lots of material that could be brought into many campaigns. Each type of Ancient magic has it's own section with history and rules on researching. In fact the books primary purpose appears to be to provide research...
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- Posted: Apr-02-2007
too few rules
This one was alright in my opinion, but a little lacking in the rules dept. I feel they could have developed some of the specifics of the various forms of magic much more. I found the book to be more like a collection of adventure ideas. Not bad mind you, but not up to par with the rest of the...
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