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| | {{about|articles that answer frequently-asked questions|the list of questions|FAQ}} |
| | | The articles in this category contain answers to frequently-asked questions ([[FAQ]]s) from the [[fan community]]. |
| Please see our [[Welcome to Ars Magica]] page for an overview of what the game is like.
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| These questions, and answers, come from the Ars Magica [[Fan Community]]. The answers are unofficial but represent the best judgment of a large body of experienced players.
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| == The Ars Magica Product Line ==
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| * What [[Products]] are available?
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| * [[Upcoming products|What ArM5 products are planned]] for the near future?
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| * Which Ars Magica book(s)[[Buying Guide | should I buy]]?
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| * [[Upcoming products#Frequently-Asked_Questions|Can one of the authors or playtesters leak details of (upcoming product)]]?
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| * Is there a [[D20 Ars Magica | d20 conversion for Ars Magica]]?
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| * Why do some of Ars Magica supplements have [[Hard Cover | hard covers]] (and others have soft covers)?
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| * What is the [[History of Ars Magica | history]] of the Ars Magica game?
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| == Mythic Europe ==
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| * What is the [[Medieval Paradigm]]?
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| * How is Ars Magica related to the [[World of Darkness]] (also known as Storyteller) games?
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| ** What is this about [[House_Tremere#Vampires | Tremere and vampires]]?
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| * How do I say (something) in [[Latin#HowToSay | Latin]]?
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| * In Ars Magica, are the [[Pagan Gods | pagan gods]] Magical, Faerie, or what?
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| * Can you recommend some good [[Suggested Reading | reading material]] that can inform or inspire my Ars Magica game?
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| == [[Fan Community]] ==
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| * Does Ars Magica have an active [[Fan Community]]?
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| * [[size of the fan community | How many people]] make up the Ars Magica community?
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| * How can I [[Fan_Community#FindPlayers | find a troupe]] to join?
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| * Can one of the authors of (upcoming supplement) [[Products#LeakDetails | give us some inside details]]?
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| * Can I [[Writing Supplements | write a supplement]] for Ars Magica?
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| * [[Line Editor | Who is in charge]] of the Ars Magica product line?
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| * Can I [[Contributing | write an entry]] for this FAQ?
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| == Fifth Edition ==
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| Newcomers may also find the introduction to [[Game Mechanics]] informative.
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| * What are the differences between [[ArM5 Fourth Edition and Fifth Edition]]?
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| === Rules Status ===
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| * [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Errata|Are there Errata for Fifth Edition?]]
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| * I need an [[Rules#Official_Ruling|official ruling]] on (X)
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| * [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Why_Removed|Why has (rule X) been removed from Fifth Edition?]]
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| * [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Why_Changed|Why was (X) changed in (new edition / new product)]]?
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| * Are the [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Continuity | older Tribunal books]] still useful?
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| * Will Atlas make available free downloads with [[Ars_Magica_Fifth_Edition#Free_Conversion | conversion stats]] for older supplements to Fifth Edition?
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| === Characters, Abilities, and Virtues and Flaws ===
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| * Why are something called "[[Body Level|Body Levels]]" listed on the character sheet? What are they?
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| * How does the [[Faerie Magic]] Ability (on the Merinita template, ArM5 page 27) work?
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| * Are the [[Minor Story Flaw|Minor Story Flaws]], like Blackmail and Animal Companion, really Flaws?
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| * Do Virtues that affect the way a character gains experience points - Wealthy, Secondary Insight, Elementalist, and so on - affect [[Experience Points#Starting|starting experience points]]?
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| * Does the [[Puissant Ability]] Virtue affect what the character can teach and write? Does Puissant [[Magic Theory]] let a character use more vis in the lab?
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| * How exactly does the [[Fast Caster]] Virtue work?
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| * What are the [[Shapeshifter Statistics|statistics for a shapeshifter]] (such as a [[House_Bjornaer|Bjornaer]] magus or a character with the [[Shapeshifter]] Virtue) in beast form?
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| * Has the social effect of the [[The Gift|Gift]] changed in Fifth Edition?
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| === Spells ===
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| ==== Forms & Techniques ====
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| * What Form is [[Auram|electricity]]?
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| ==== Spell Effects ====
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| * Is there any way for a magus to create [[Permanent_Effects|permanent magical effects]] in Fifth Edition?
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| * Is temporary, [[Magical Food | magically-created food]] nourishing?
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| * Can the damage from a [[Momentary_Duration#Damage|Momentary Perdo]] effect be healed?
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| * Can a Momentary Perdo spell permanently [[Momentary_Duration#Properties|remove a natural property]] of something, for example, make an object permanently weightless?
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| * How do [[General Spell | General spells]] work?
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| ==== Casting Spells ====
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| * Shouldn't there be a die roll for non-fatiguing [[Spontaneous Spell|spontaneous magic]]?
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| * What is the [[Fast Cast Spontaneous Spell#Initiative|fast-casting speed roll]] (p. 83) for?
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| * Can a magus [[Casting From Text | cast spells directly from a text]]?
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| * How does [[Multiple Casting]] work?
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| * How does one cast a [[General spell]]?
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| ==== Questions on Specific Spells ====
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| * Is [[Incantation of Summoning the Dead]] really supposed to be a [[ritual]]?
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| ===Magic Resistance, Penetration, and Parma Magica ===
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| Most of the following questions are addressed in detail in the (lengthy) article on [[Magic Resistance]].
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| ==== Magic Resistance Mechanics ====
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| * Please explain in simple terms [[Magic_Resistance#HowItWorks|how Magic Resistance works]].
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| * Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#ProtectAgainst|protect against the Divine?]]
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| * Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#BeneficialSpells|keep out helpful spells]] like healing spells?
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| * Does Magic Resistance [[Magic Resistance#PhysicalAttacks|protect against the claws or teeth]] of a magical creature?
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| * How would magic resistance [[Magic Resistance#MagicalThings | affect a sword that's enhanced by a spell]]?
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| * Does magic resistance keep out [[Magic Resistance#EnchantedDevices | enchanted devices]]?
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| * Since magic resistance keeps out magical things, doesn't it keep out [[Magic Resistance#Illusions | illusions]]?
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| * What is the "[[Magic Resistance Design#PinkDot | Pink Dot]] Loophole?" Is there a way to close it?
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| ==== Penetration Mechanics ====
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| * Do [[Ward|wards]] have to penetrate in order to keep out a creature with Magic Resistance?
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| * Does [[Aegis of the Hearth]] have to penetrate in order to keep out a creature with Magic Resistance?
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| ==== Design of Magic Resistance ====
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| * Why doesn't Magic Resistance just [[Magic Resistance Design | dispel ]] magical effects?
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| * Why [[Magic Resistance Design#HedgeWizard | can't non-Hermetic magicians (hedge wizards) have Magic Resistance]] similar to Parma Magica?
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| === Laboratory ===
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| * Do [[Laboratory#Assistant | lab helpers]] increase the amount of vis a magus can use in a season?
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| * Where are the rules for [[ Learning Spells | learning spells ]] from a text?
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| * How are [[Verditius Runes]] supposed to work?
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| === Books, Study, and Experience ===
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| * What is meant on p. 165 by "[[Summa | Summae]]: Source - Quality and Level?"
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| === Combat ===
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| * Do Wound and Fatigue Penalty penalties apply to [[Soak#WoundPenalties]] totals?
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| * Do Wound Penalties apply to [[Wound Recovery]] rolls?
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| * Where are the rules for [[Crossbow | crossbows]]?
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| * The rules in [[Covenants]] say it takes a very long time to [[Crossbow#Reload | reload a crossbow]]. Are those times realistic?
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| * Why would anyone want to use a crossbow, when [[Longbow#CompareToCrossbow | longbows are so much better]]?
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| * Where can I [[House Rules Links | find house rules]] for [[Crossbow | crossbows]] and/or [[Longbow | longbows]]?
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| * How does one calculate [[Missile_Weapon#Attack | Attack]] and [[Missile_Weapon#Defense | Defense]] for missile weapons?
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| * What are the rules for [[Movement | movement]] in combat?
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| * Where are the rules for making an [[Exertion | all-out attack or defense]]?
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| * Where are the rules for [[Combat Fatigue | combat fatigue]]?
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| * What are the rules for [[Charging | charging]]?
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| * What happens to a character's [[Initiative#ChangeWeapons | Initiative Total]] if he changes weapons?
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| * How does [[Initiative#Spells|Initiative]] work for spellcasting?
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| * Where can I find house rules for more [[House_Rules_Links#Combat | combat options]], variant weapon stats, and so on?
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| === Miscellaneous Rules Questions ===
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| * How far is a [[pace]]?
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| == Fourth Edition (and earlier editions) Questions ==
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| * How does the Parma Magica [[Magic Resistance (ArM4) | work in Fourth Edition]]?
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| * Is [[Perdo Imaginem (ArM4) | Perdo Imaginem]] too easy?
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| * "How do I use Range, Duration, and Target?"
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| * Can my wizard create ritual spell to lift an entire mountain five hundred feet into the air permanently? If so, what level would it be?
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| * Can a magus create a golem and switch minds with it and thus escape old age?
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| * Is ice part of Aquam, or what?
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| * "Is combat busted?"
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| * A sample combat
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| == Legacy Page ==
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| The history of this page before July 21, 2012 is located at http://legacy.redcap.org/page/faq
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