Legacy:Mythic europe book
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Date: 2009-06-23 04:03:06 GMT Author: AndrewGronosky Comment: Initial version; needs image
; The next text should come before any headings. It will appear directly ;; under the page title. '''Mythic Europe''' is an Ars Magica supplement about the official setting. ; Cover image. We have permission to download any image from the Atlas Games ; Web site, but not from other Internet sites. If possible, resize the ; image to be about 200 pixels wide. ; "Statistics block" for books '''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]] '''Author(s):''' [[Roderick Robertson]] and [[Curtis Scott]] '''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]] '''Release Date:''' 1992 '''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 184 pages '''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available = Subject and Contents ''Mythic Europe'' is a gazetteer describing the setting of [[Mythic Europe]] location by location. Kingdoms, counties, provinces, and major cities are all described (though no one location receives great detail). The emphasis is on characterizing each area and providing a few interesting historical or legendary details about it. There are also overview chapters about major subject: medieval society, the [[Mythic Church]], and the [[Crusades]]. In spite of this book's title, it contains a healthy dose of [[Real History]]. It is almost entirely a background book: it contains few, if any, game statistics. == Table of Contents | Early History of Mythic Europe | 9 | | Society (Chapter 2) | 15 | | The Church (Chapter 3) | 27 | | The Crusades (Chapter 4) | 47 | | Iberian Peninsula (Chapter 5) | 55 | | British Isles (Chapter 6) | 67 | | France (Chapter 7) | 79 | | Northern Mythic Europe (Chapter 8) | 91 | | Eastern Mythic Europe (Chapter 9) | 107 | | Italy (Chapter 10) | 117 | | Eastern Empires (Chapter 11) | 133 | | Islam (Chapter 12) | 147 | | Appendix A: Timeline of Rulers | 157 | | Appendix B: Timeline of Popes | 162 | In case you're wondering what happened to the Holy Roman Empire, it's in the "Northern Mythic Europe" chapter (and in fact occupies most of that chapter). ; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website = Community Reviews The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site: FAQ Rating: \*\* (18 reviews; 3 *, 11 \*\*, 3 \*\*\*, 1 \*\*\*\*) * A quick-reference compendium that's probably most useful for those who don't know much about history. Suffers from a failure to separate what's historical fact and what's Ars Magica fiction, as well as poor editing. * Too many shortly described things * An okay overview, though inaccurate (or wrong) at times. * A general guide to the setting of Mythic Europe. More fantastic than the line has trended, but chock-full of story ideas and hooks. The historical basis is lacking. * An OK primer if you don't have a history degree. * Boring. History and geography are readily available in the local library. Where was the bleedin' MYTH? * Has some good ideas, but most are things you could find in any good reference book. * I've not found a lot of interest in it as I didn't learn a lot from it. * Probably the most widely useful supplement for ArM3 but doesn't quite measure up to Order of Hermes. * Interesting geographical and societal info on Mythic Europe, but the lack of maps reduces its value. * The book gives a good overview, but it covers the lands too shortly. * Badly stored index of the European history. * Lots of interesting tidbits about lots of different places, without enough information on any one place to establish an entire saga. * Beurgh. I want my money back. Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book. * Probably most useful for newcomers who want to enjoy [[Mythic Europe]] but aren't interested in reading a lot of [[Real History]]. Long on history and short on myth in my opinion. Has an extensive index: a feature regrettably lacking from later ArM supplements. Most of the material is still relevant even though [[canon]] was restarted with [[ArM5]]. - Andrew Gronosky = Related Subjects See the following links for more information. == Related Pages ; Related pages within this site * [[Mythic Europe]] * [[Real History]] == Related Products ; Other products about the same topic or somehow related * [[Guardians of the Rhine]] * [[Lion and the Lily]] == Related Sites ; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where ; there could be reviews, :[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0600.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games:
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Date: 2009-06-23 04:04:11 GMT Author: AndrewGronosky Comment: Fixed title of Guardians of the Forest
; The next text should come before any headings. It will appear directly ;; under the page title. '''Mythic Europe''' is an Ars Magica supplement about the official setting. ; Cover image. We have permission to download any image from the Atlas Games ; Web site, but not from other Internet sites. If possible, resize the ; image to be about 200 pixels wide. ; "Statistics block" for books '''Rules Edition:''' [[ArM3]] '''Author(s):''' [[Roderick Robertson]] and [[Curtis Scott]] '''Publisher:''' [[White Wolf Game Studio]] '''Release Date:''' 1992 '''Format:''' [[Softcover]], 184 pages '''Availability:''' Out of print; electronic version available = Subject and Contents ''Mythic Europe'' is a gazetteer describing the setting of [[Mythic Europe]] location by location. Kingdoms, counties, provinces, and major cities are all described (though no one location receives great detail). The emphasis is on characterizing each area and providing a few interesting historical or legendary details about it. There are also overview chapters about major subject: medieval society, the [[Mythic Church]], and the [[Crusades]]. In spite of this book's title, it contains a healthy dose of [[Real History]]. It is almost entirely a background book: it contains few, if any, game statistics. == Table of Contents | Early History of Mythic Europe | 9 | | Society (Chapter 2) | 15 | | The Church (Chapter 3) | 27 | | The Crusades (Chapter 4) | 47 | | Iberian Peninsula (Chapter 5) | 55 | | British Isles (Chapter 6) | 67 | | France (Chapter 7) | 79 | | Northern Mythic Europe (Chapter 8) | 91 | | Eastern Mythic Europe (Chapter 9) | 107 | | Italy (Chapter 10) | 117 | | Eastern Empires (Chapter 11) | 133 | | Islam (Chapter 12) | 147 | | Appendix A: Timeline of Rulers | 157 | | Appendix B: Timeline of Popes | 162 | In case you're wondering what happened to the Holy Roman Empire, it's in the "Northern Mythic Europe" chapter (and in fact occupies most of that chapter). ; For newer books, provide a link to the table of contents at the Atlas website = Community Reviews The following reviews were collected from the original Ars Magica FAQ site: FAQ Rating: \*\* (18 reviews; 3 *, 11 \*\*, 3 \*\*\*, 1 \*\*\*\*) * A quick-reference compendium that's probably most useful for those who don't know much about history. Suffers from a failure to separate what's historical fact and what's Ars Magica fiction, as well as poor editing. * Too many shortly described things * An okay overview, though inaccurate (or wrong) at times. * A general guide to the setting of Mythic Europe. More fantastic than the line has trended, but chock-full of story ideas and hooks. The historical basis is lacking. * An OK primer if you don't have a history degree. * Boring. History and geography are readily available in the local library. Where was the bleedin' MYTH? * Has some good ideas, but most are things you could find in any good reference book. * I've not found a lot of interest in it as I didn't learn a lot from it. * Probably the most widely useful supplement for ArM3 but doesn't quite measure up to Order of Hermes. * Interesting geographical and societal info on Mythic Europe, but the lack of maps reduces its value. * The book gives a good overview, but it covers the lands too shortly. * Badly stored index of the European history. * Lots of interesting tidbits about lots of different places, without enough information on any one place to establish an entire saga. * Beurgh. I want my money back. Please edit this page to add your own comments about this book. * Probably most useful for newcomers who want to enjoy [[Mythic Europe]] but aren't interested in reading a lot of [[Real History]]. Long on history and short on myth in my opinion. Has an extensive index: a feature regrettably lacking from later ArM supplements. Most of the material is still relevant even though [[canon]] was restarted with [[ArM5]]. - Andrew Gronosky = Related Subjects See the following links for more information. == Related Pages ; Related pages within this site * [[Mythic Europe]] * [[Real History]] == Related Products ; Other products about the same topic or somehow related * [[Guardians of the Forest]] * [[Lion and the Lily]] == Related Sites ; These are links to external sites like Wikipedia or ars-magica.net where ; there could be reviews, :[[http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG0600.php | Official product page]] at Atlas Games: