Video #43 (Hobby) An Overview of Ars Magica RPG by TowerGuardDM

[fenixx213]

je cherche des joueurs francais et professeur pour pouvoir jouer :(

[TowerGuardDM]

@fenixx213 Hi! Thanks for watching. I hope you can find the French players you are seeking.

[fenixx213]

@TowerGuardDM thank you very much but i didn't find anyone :(

[TowerGuardDM]

@fenixx213 Sorry to hear that. It can be difficult finding gaming groups at times and then once you find one, one that will explore away into other systems.

[Lacika82]

One of the best games I've ever played! Truely a masterpiece.

[TowerGuardDM]

@Lacika82 It really is a great game. Thanks for watching!

[MrSaber152]

i love ars magica!!! the hard part is getting players. i found it work awsomely for a harry potter game. it has all the feel of harrypotter with the casting of spells and players shouting out the spells it realy comes alive. i wish people would play any other game then D&D.

[TowerGuardDM]

@MrSaber152 Nice way to incorporate Harry Potter into roleplaying, I can definitely see how that could work well with this system. Thanks for your comments!

[clackclickbang]

I've never been a big fan of Ars Magica.. I suppose I had the same problem with it that a lot of people had with the old World of Darkness. It was entrenched in a lot of lore.

I like that Ars Magica is where the Tremere originated though.

[TowerGuardDM]

@clackclickbang Yes, there is quite a bit of lore and it can be a bit overwhelming. I too like House Tremere (Tray-mare I think is how you pronounce that one) and almost mentioned it specifically in my video.

[23penguins32]

@clackclickbang (including clackclickbang here because i think he should not be put off by lore in a game) yes i'm watching things i missed while working a project tonight.

i truly enjoyed playing ars magica. one of my players was inspired by my house rules magic in our d&d campaign and chose to buy and run an ars magica campaign. brilliant stuff. he thought it was quite similar to the house rules. he was right, to my surprise. i admire this game for it's system, but also it's depth.

nice one

[clackclickbang]

@23penguins32 Oh I don't mind Ars Magica as a setting particularly, but it's the weight of the lore attached that I struggle with. If I hadn't read as much Vampire as I have, I would no doubt be put off by that too.

[23penguins32]

@clackclickbang i think the reason ars magica was quite an easy transition for my d&d group was the ever-constant presence of lore in the d&d game. it was and is quite deep in my game. bring your wellies

[woodwwad]

I've never played Ars Magica but I played a Mage the Ascension campaign for 6 years. I really like that game but there are problems with the magic system but you can do a lot with it. Great description of the game Wyn, I'm a big fan of flaws too, I usually take lots of them in games, gives you more to work with for the character.

[TowerGuardDM]

@woodwwad Thank you. I really need to delve into Mage a bit one day.

[Samwise7RPG]

Ars Magica is a game I've always heard of, but I don't have any experience with it.

[TowerGuardDM]

@Samwise7RPG Well, glad to do something that is a bit new to some folks.