Here’s a new version of my Ars Magica hack. I’ve reformatted specifically for on-screen viewing. If anyone is interested in doing some playtesting and would prefer a more printer-friendly version, please let me know and I’ll hook you up.
For anyone who isn’t already an Ars Magica fan, here’s a quick elevator pitch for this hack:
Each player has two characters. One character is a young wizard, freshly graduated from a 15-year apprenticeship. The second character is a skilled and resourceful mundane companion like a craftsman, courtier or knight. The characters are united by a shared community, or covenant, that they are responsible for building and maintaining. The game focuses on the ways the characters pursue their own agendas while needing to work together to defend their community from an array of threats, both mundane and magical.
I hope you enjoy, and feedback is always appreciated!
I don’t know when I’ll get a chance to playtest this, but I’ll certainly try to!
That’s a pretty solid hack.
One of the types of Wizard, starts with a T, has a move that can only want to happen once per scene. Something about humours. All 4e discussion aside, PbtA games don’t do “scenes”, it needs another cost or restriction, maybe something built into the humour mechanics.
Thanks Michael Llaneza, I’m glad you like it.
I actually took the “scene” frame of reference from Monsterhearts and Monster of the Week, so there is some PbtA precedent 😉
Noted ! I haven’t checked out either of those, so that’s good to know.