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Ars MagicaFebruary 13, 2011February 13, 2011

Outline for Escape to the Tin Islands, scene two

So, a brief outline for scene two. It’s predictable, given that the players are on board ships, but I think it shows the difference between, say, Dungeons and Dragons and Ars Magica quite well. In Ars, non-combat magi can defeat a hundred warriors, provided they have a little cleverness, a pile of vis and a spare few minutes.

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Ars MagicaDecember 19, 2010December 19, 2010

Rough draft of first scene for the Tin Islands project ready for comments

I’ve laid out the first scene, in rough form. I’m going to be taking some time off this project for a while, because I have a paid project due in late January and it needs a lot of work. I do hope to still have this finished, into a playtestable form, by the end of January,…

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Ars MagicaDecember 19, 2010

First two companions are up for the Tin Islands project

Isabella, a gentlewoman, and Rodrigo, a merchant captain, are now written up.  The third I want to write up is a thief, but the thief in the core book is pretty close to what I want, so I’ll skip her for now and instead work on the scenes of the story.

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Ars MagicaDecember 10, 2010

A poll on the future of the Tin Islands project

So, head on over to the poll page to vote on how, or even if, this project goes ahead. https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/future-of-the-tin-islands-project-poll/

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UncategorizedDecember 7, 2010December 7, 2010

Second magus up for Tin Islands

A wood maga, from House Verditius. https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/bernice-of-verditius-a-mistress-of-wood-magic/ The curret plan is to stop at 2 magi.  Next, companions!

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UncategorizedDecember 7, 2010

The first magus for the Tin Islands project is up.

So, the first magus is up for this project.  I was calling him Ken before, but now he’s called Coracinet. I stole the shark stats from crocodilles in Magi of Hermes…do you think anyone will mind? https://timothyferguson.wordpress.com/ephemera/ars-magica-ephemera/tin-islands-project/character-menu/coracinet-of-bjornaer-a-shapeshifter/

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Ars MagicaNovember 22, 2010November 26, 2010

Tin Islands Project : What’s different to normal?

The Tin Islands project for Ars Magica is beginning to take some shape in my mind.   Here’s what is going to make it distinctive. All players will get a two page version of the basic Ars Magica rules. My first attempt at this is over here. All Latin terms will be given in English, other than…

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