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''(This page is about the core rulebook for '' Ars Magica Revised Edition. ''For a full list of pages related to Revised (second) Edition, see [[:Category:ArM2]].)''

'''Ars Magica Revised Edition''', also called '''Second Edition''' or '''ArM2''', was published by [[Lion Rampant]] in 1989 as a 160-page softcover rulebook. It was the first edition to reach wide circulation.

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|productName = Ars Magica Revised Edition
|imageFile = arm2_cover.jpg
|edition = Second
|abbreviation = ArM2
|type = core rules
|authors = [[Jonathan Tweet]] and [[Mark Rein&middot;Hagen]]
|publisher = Lion Rampant
|productNumber = AG0201
|isbn = None
|releaseDate = 1989
|format = [[Softcover]]
|pageCount = 160
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== Subject and Contents ==
This was a revised edition of the core rules that streamlined gameplay a bit. The layout was improved from [[Ars Magica (First Edition)|First Edition]] but still rudimentary by modern (c. 2012) standards.

== Contributions to [[Canon]] ==
ArM2 introduced the [[Houses of Hermes]], though it mentioned them only briefly and left the details to the supplement, ''[[Order of Hermes Book|Order of Hermes]]''.

== Comparison with Other Editions ==
Compared to [[ArM1]], Second Edition was generally more polished and streamlined. Many of the changes seem to have been made with playability in mind:

* ArM2 was the first edition to use [[season]]s for laboratory work and character advancement ([[ArM1]] used months, which were comparatively much more cumbersome)
* ArM2 converted [[Parma Magica]] into an [[Ability]] (in ArM1, Parma Magica was a [[Rego]] [[Vim]] [[General spell]])
* [[Combat]] was revised to be somewhat simpler and faster-paced.

== Availability ==
ArM2 was out of print for many years. On December 2, 2016, Atlas Games [https://plus.google.com/+Atlasgamesnews/posts/iBAnbzqFeXj?sfc=true announced on Google+] that a PDF was finally made available.

== Opinion & Reviews ==
ArM2 maintained a loyal following even after [[ArM3]] was published, and was long called the [[One True Edition]] (or OTE) by its proponents.

== Related Pages ==
* [[Ars Magica (First Edition)]]
* [[Ars Magica Third Edition]]
* [[:Category:ArM2]]

== External Links ==
* Order from [http://www.warehouse23.com/products/AG0201PDF Warehouse 23]
* [http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?editionid=42 Ars Magica Revised Edition] at [http://www.rpg.net/ rpg.net]

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