Tales of the Dark Ages

Tales of the Dark Ages was an early supplement for Ars Magica published by Atlas Games.

Tales of the Dark Ages

Product Information
Rules Edition:	Revised
Abbreviation:	TotDA
Product Type:	Scenario
Author(s):	James P. Buchanan, Thomas M. Kane, and John Nephew
Publisher:	Atlas Games
Product Number:	Unknown
ISBN:	Unknown
Release date:	1990
Format:	Softcover, Unknown pages
Availability:	Out of print

Subject and Contents

This early supplement was a collection of adventures for Ars Magica.

Contains four adventures:

• Tongue of Vipers
• The Inheritance
• Copse of Skulls
• The Ghoul of St. Lazare

The last one, "Ghoul of St. Lazare", was eventually reprinted in the Fourth Edition book Festival of the Damned.

Community Reviews

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FAQ Rating: *** (6 reviews; 0 *, 1 **, 3 ***, 2 ****)

• Good short stories. First two are especially interesting. For novice Magi and/or players, or as a small diversion for experienced players. May even be used without Magi, just for companions.
• While the adventures need a fair amount of adaptation to bring them into line with ArM4, this is the best collection of short one-off adventures put out for the line. In fact, I would argue that the line could use a few dozen of these.
• Two good adventures, one so-so, one I can't remember.
• Atlas Games' first supplement was one of their best. The quality of the four adventures in this supplement is not totally consistent, but for the most part, they're good.
• Four stories, some with an AD&D feel to them (complete with humanoids in at least one!).

External Links

• Product description at rpg.net