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Revision as of 04:33, 7 August 2012
In Ars Magica Fifth Edition, Automata is a Major Inner Mystery within House Verditius, although it has spread beyond the House. The mystery provides the Major Hermetic Virtue and supernatural Ability Craft Automata.
In addition to serving as an elaborate Enchanted Device, an automata may be instilled with a Craft, Profession, or Martial Ability. This is one of the few ways in canon that allow the creation of magic items with Abilities.
The rules for enchanting automata are rather complicated, and the resulting creation is limited in its capabilities and has a tendency to cease working. Several sagas have chosen to alter the rules, perhaps adopting ??.
References
- HoHMC 128-131, 136,
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