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John Nephew

@johnnephew.bsky.social
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Game publisher (www.atlas-games.com), plastic recycler (www.replayworkshop.com), woodworking hobbyist, parent, spouse, container of multitudes. He/him.

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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another new book bought #medievalsky
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Art SilverGlass ~ Sophie Grunnet @silverglass.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👉 Free Art for Three Days 👈 I’m not pointing any fingers...but if you are, then I have made the perfect stock art bundle ^^ Free download for 3 days. Free for personal and commercial use. www.patreon.com/SilverGlass/... or ko-fi.com/s/f9cdee8279 Tell your friends! #ttrpg #stockart #lineart
Shows 8 different pointing hands icons, mostly in fantasy/medieval theme. All made by me.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Apparently after giving themselves an enormous amount of additional administrative hassle, the EU is going to try and offset it with another administrative burden and fee. Per APC Postal Logistics:
Beginning November 1, 2026, the European Union will introduce a new €2 handling fee on B2C/e-commerce goods imported into the EU from non-EU countries.


The fee will be assessed per declared item/product group within a shipment, based on applicable customs data including tariff/HS classification. As a result, shipments containing products with multiple classifications may incur multiple €2 fees.


For low-value shipments of €150 or less, this new fee is in addition to the €3 per-item customs duty introduced July 1, 2026. Therefore, qualifying low-value shipments may be subject to a combined €5 in customs duty and handling fees per applicable item/product group.


The EU introduced the handling fee to help offset the increased cost of processing and monitoring the rapidly growing volume of B2C e-commerce imports.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026
Talking about my struggles with being overweight still makes me uncomfortable, since weight can carry moral judgment in ways that other health challenges don't. But that fear stops too many struggling from getting treatment that could extend their lives.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Reveals He’s Lost 80 Lbs. with GLP-1 After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (Exclusive)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells PEOPLE that a GLP-1 has contributed to his 80-Lb. weight loss, but that he initially started taking it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trim happens to be my favorite castle!
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I can’t believe my ancestors are badmouthed as hicks for making moonshine in bathtubs but it’s all *totally cool* if Romans do it.
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A Roman Bathhouse Was Secretly Turned Into a Wine and Olive Oil Factory in Late Antiquity at Antiochia ad Cragum
A modest Roman bathhouse on Turkey's southern coast spent its retirement very differently from how it began. Constructed in the late 2nd or early 3rd century CE, it stopped functioning as a bath somet...
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great blue heron chilling under a spruce tree at our cabin this morning
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Are you writing historical fiction? Check out the Medieval Fiction Writing Guild with @cjadrien.bsky.social for monthly meetups - learn more at medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/writ... #medievalfiction
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Medieval Fiction Writing Guild
An ongoing monthly medieval fiction writing community designed to help aspiring and published authors hone their craft with historical background, writing themes, peer-review exercises, and writing…
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Seven Sages of Rome: db.seven-sages-of-rome.org/Main_Page
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Newly acquired! #medievalsky
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How Did a Chinese Sword End Up on a French Crusader’s Tomb? The Secret of the d’Aluye Knight www.medievalists.net/2025/09/chin... #history
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How Did a Chinese Sword End Up on a French Crusader’s Tomb? The Secret of the d’Aluye Knight - Medievalists.net
A French crusader’s tomb in New York reveals a surprising secret — a carved Chinese sword. Discover how this rare weapon reached the d’Aluye knight and what it reveals about medieval global…
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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Rabbits with cell phones? Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century. British Library, Add 49622, fol. 107v. #medieval #MedievalArt
Rabbits with cell phones? Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century. British Library, Add 49622, fol. 107v.
#medieval #MedievalArt
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No Wizard Can Defeat Christ: Magic and Christianity in the Roman Empire www.medievalists.net/2026/09/magi... #history #Christianity
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No Wizard Can Defeat Christ: Magic and Christianity in the Roman Empire - Medievalists.net
Explore how Christianity confronted magic in the late Roman Empire, from Constantine’s laws against sorcery to Augustine’s ideas about superstition.
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Do not carry a cold beverage in their presence. Politely decline any drinks or sweetmeats they may offer. Keep a plain iron nail in your left trouser pocket and a sachet or paper twist of coarse salt in your right shoe. Enter and leave your chair moving clockwise. Follow up with a thank-you note.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey, if you are in the UK and want your local store to stock #ArsMagica Definitive Edition, please encourage them to reach out to us at sales@atlas-games.com. Apparently our UK distributor buyer has been on annual leave and won't even have access to e-mail until October.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ars Magica Definitve is #5 on DriveThruRPG … and climbing! #ArsMagica #DriveThruRPG
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Ars Magica Definitve is #5 on DriveThruRPG … and climbing!
There are still yet even more Open License releases from fans! Check them out: Rhine Adventures bundle: All 6 adventures The Medusa's Lair has published for the Rhine Tribunal, at roughly 1/2 price. The Ars Magica Chronology: Another interesting thing OriginalMadman is doing. It begins with 5201 BC: God creates the World, so you know it's pretty comprehensive. Q&A with Shadow & Flame novel author: Jason Tondro talking about his Ars …
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I have just become aware of the existing of this magazine. Seems like it would be a great #ArsMagica TTRPG idea mine!
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes, after delving into an assortment of medieval history sources and topics, I feel a little disoriented, mentally relocating to a point in time where things feel very different if we veil our knowledge of the future. Like the potential futures of the British Isles if you are in the early
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Dr Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Had to use the unfortunate term "religion" but the conceptual difficulties will be addressed in the very first session :D Lots of fun topics! blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/module... #medievalsky #vikingsky
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Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Re-posting with typo fix and re-boosting this for the US east coast time folks, I moved to Scotland and landed in an unlivable flat, so am offering 15 drm-free books of mine as a thank you for anything you offer as a way to get into a safe living space:
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Arielle Mc @arielleemcee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I know there’s a deluge, but if you’re looking for a ICMS/Kzoo ‘27 panel to submit to, we’d love to hear about your playfullest pedagogies! #CFP / panel description attached #medievalsky #icms2027 #pedagogy
“Playful Pedagogies" (co-sponsored with the Game Cultures Society)
Organizers: Clint Morrison, Thomas Sawyer, and Arielle McKee
Games offer a unique opportunity for cultural analysis of historical and topical content in popular media. The ludic experience relies upon local interaction between human agents. Yet educators frequently comment that the use of games in classrooms poses significant risks, in terms of time spent and objectives achieved. We invite papers that share approaches that have worked – and not worked – in view of future lesson designs for High School and University instruction.Pragmatic conversation sometimes takes a backseat to idealistic exploration. Educators increasingly recognize the pedagogical value of games and play in the classroom, designing effective lesson plans around games requires significant time and attention; however, few resources exist for modifying and comparing successful strategies. This panel seeks to bridge the pragmatic pedagogical use of games with cultural game theory. Where in the lesson planning stage do you implement and execute the ludic? What materials support your approach? How do you evaluate the success of the activity?
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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today we're unveiling the first hidden treasure in Tuscany: the 11th-century Pieve di Santa Maria Maddalena a Sietina in Capolona with its magnificent frescoes & intriging connections w/ other artworks. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians 🏺 #medievalsky #art ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/three-hidd...
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Three Hidden Treasures - Part 1
La Pieve di Santa Maria Maddalena a Sietina
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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 21/09/2026
A damaged magical amulet featuring a human-like figure surrounded by Arabic incantations (ca. 11th-12th c). The figure (human, jinn, demon?) has a snake draped over its shoulders. The text is mostly nonsense sounds intended to invoke a magical effect when recited. @theul.bsky.social #medievalsky
Dark brown paper manuscript fragment, badly torn around the edges, with a large drawing of a human-like figure with a rectangular torso, conical hat, misaligned eyes, and a snake draped over its shoulders. Arabic text in black ink fills much of the empty space. The fragment sits on a blue background next to a yellow label that reads T-S Ar.51.112 (https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-TS-AR-00051-00112/2).
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here's a scholar working on an 11th cent. Arabic work, Umdat al-Kuttab, about making inks. My cursory internet search doesn't give me any sign it was available in translation in Ars Magica's time period...but this kind of technical resource is exactly what wizards of the Order of Hermes would seek!
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I should be working on some bookkeeping. But no, I'm scrolling #medievalsky posts and just getting fascinated by all kinds of random things.
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Sometimes working with manuscripts gets us really, really close to the people from the past allowing us to hear their voices. This is a story of a letter from a schoolgirl to her teacher, written probably sometime at the end of the 9th or the beginning of the 10th century. A thread 🧵 #medievalsky /1
A faint writing, the text is in Latin and it reads: Domina magistra felhin date mihi licenciam in hac nocte vigilare cum magistra adalu et ego vobis ambabus manibus confirmo atque iuro ut per totam noctem declinare volo aut legere aut pro seniore nostro cantare Valete et ut peto facite. (Abbreviations have been resolved in this transcription).
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hmm. Curious to find more information on John of Salisbury's Policraticus Book II, concerning "Omens, dreams, and occult sciences." #arsmagica
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Angus Abranson @angusabranson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Twenty years after the release of 5th Edition comes Ars Magica Definitive Edition! While the underlying manuscript is the 5th Edition text, extensive revisions reflect decades of play. It incorporates a host of new material published since the original release. angusabranson.com/2026/09/21/r...
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(RPG PDF Spotlight) Ars Magica Definitive Edition
Ars Magica Definitive Edition Core Rulebook by Atlas Games Ars Magica Definitive Edition at a Glance  The extensively revised and expanded deluxe version of Ars Magica 5th Edition, that s…
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Bully Pulpit Games @bullypulpithq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Here is a fun crossover experience for fans of #FiascoRPG and #ArsMagica! FREE Fiasco playsets that provide a seamless blend of both games with all the tables and set-up instructions needed to play! #TTRPGs #RPGs #gaming www.atlas-games.com/fiasco
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Ars Magica Fiasco
Free Fiasco playsets in Ars Magica's Mythic Europe setting.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Starting a little personal #ArsMagica project under Creative Commons: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Bibliotheca Vulgaris
Bibliotheca Vulgaris Historical Books for the Libraries of Mythic Europe About This Document Libraries have a prominent role in Ars Magica. While the writings of magi may tend to focus on supernatural...
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Comic strip showing a stand-up comedian under the title "The Ones Who Bomb In Omegas"

He is saying "Hooboy, I should not have brought up the child. This is a tough room, but not the worst room in the city. Am I right?"
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doctor eep (𝘢̶𝘭̶𝘵̶ℴ𝒻𝒻𝒾𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
how come ai models never break out of containment and steal ten billion dollars from their companies to build a private server farm in a non-extradition country
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Constantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I guess this is what happens when you spend $2B buying a US president without reading the reviews that would have told you it was unreliable and likely defective.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Fantasy Tabletop Game ‘The High Winter Elves Of Girlville’ theonion.com/olivia-rodrigo-release…
Olivia Rodrigo Releases Fantasy Tabletop Game ‘The High Winter Elves Of Girlville’
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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Onion ran this amazing article and thought, I wanna play this! So I made it! 38 pps, PbtA, plus every mechanic mentioned in the article, and a bunch of Rodrigo song references. And it's free! Enjoy! #OliviaRodrigo @theonion.com #theonion #ttrpg #itch.io drgwenmarshall.itch.io/high-winter-...
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High Winter Elves of Girlville by Gwen Marshall
A satirical game based on an Onion article about Olivia Rodrigo making a TTRPG!
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thinking more about a Mythic Malabar saga for Ars Magica today...and realizing that a lot of Indian historical scholarship would be originally written in English, and thanks to the Internet much is available online.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This times 1 trillion. Gail nails it.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Medusa's Lair is offering a discounted bundle of their Rhine adventures. Great chance to get a bunch of #ArsMagica Open License material on sale! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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Atlas Games @atlasgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Definitive Griffons Art Preview #ArsMagica #Griffons
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Definitive Griffons Art Preview
To celebrate the official release of Ars Magica Definitive Edition, we finally get to share the previews that have been backer-only content until now! First up is the art preview for the very first large-scale art piece in the book, which depicts a pair of perturbed griffons approaching an adventuring party. For Definiitive Edition, we wanted to feature epic, inspirational new art that really captures the breadth and scope of Mythic Europe, in a …
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/09/2026
Imagine if, instead of regulating drones (which we did!), we instead decided to let drone companies self-regulate, and ALSO dedicated tons of money and time to "problems" like "what if, in 1000 years, hyper-intelligent dogs learn to fly drones into mailmen." This is what we are doing with AI.
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I find myself wanting to see an Ars Magica scenario/supplement focusing on India. A question from a student when I spoke to @lollardfish.bsky.social's class got me thinking about this. And then he gifted me a copy of The Adventures of Amina a-Sirafi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adv...), which I LOVED.
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi - Wikipedia
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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Atlas Games has launched Ars Magica Definitive Edition in retail, but while the PDF costs $50, community volunteers at Project Redcap have stepped up to format and share the open licence text for free. #ArsMagica
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Ars Magica Definitive Edition lands in stores as fan tracker provides free access
Atlas Games launches Ars Magica Definitive Edition into retail while fans at Project Redcap publish the open licence rules for free.
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DriveThruRPG @drivethrurpg.com · 17/09/2026
Ars Magica Definitive Edition is available now from @atlasgames.bsky.social Get it here: tinyurl.com/5d46t87c Twenty years after the original release of 5th Edition comes Ars Magica Definitive Edition, troupe-style, storytelling game! #ttrpg
Ars Magica Definitive Edition is available now at DriveThruRPG.com
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Jason P. Crawford @jasonpcrawford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Doing a #GiveawayCampaign for my Kickstarter! If you share the link to my fantasy novel on KS with the hashtag #theshiningdragon, then you’re entered to win a selection of books from Epitome Press. 7 winners will be chosen at the end of the Kickstarter campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
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The Shining Dragon: An Ars Magica Novel
A fantasy novel published under the Creative Commons license in the world of Mythic Europe.
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
✨ NEW BOOK KICKSTARTER ✨ rebeccacrunden.com/2026/09/16/k... [ #booksky ]
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Kickstarter – The Shining Dragon: An Ars Magica Novel by Jason P. Crawford
A fantasy novel published under the Creative Commons license in the world of Mythic Europe. KICKSTARTER LINK BlurbWhat could a nine-year-old Bohemian child, ridiculed by his peers, have in common w…
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John Nephew @johnnephew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just learned that this exists: ars-saga-manager.com #arsmagica
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Ars Saga Manager · Ars Magica 5th Edition, Played Properly
Build Ars Magica Fifth Edition characters by the book: magi, companions, and grogs, with every Virtue, Flaw, Ability, Art, and spell checked as you go, and a sheet ready to print.
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CatholicGeekery @catholicgeekery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good little mini-review of Ars Magica Definitive #arsmagica refereeingandreflection.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Mini-Review: An Ars Magica Grimoire For the Ages
Atlas Games seem to be in the process of evergreening Ars Magica. Rather than rolling out a 6th Edition to replace the generally well-regarded 5th Edition of the game, they appear to have decided i…
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 15/09/2026
Arrived today: ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE EDITION from @atlasgames.bsky.social — truly the most gorgeous edition of this game ever created and gigantic. WAGES OF SIN from @lukegearing.bsky.social & Tuesday Night Games — phenomenal and dense toolkit for bounty hunting in Mothership Very nice, very evil
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BackseatGamer.com @backseatgamer.com · 13/09/2026
Ars Magica's 580-Page Definitive Edition Is Out Now #BoardGames #ArsMagica #TTRPG #RPG #TabletopGaming #BackseatGamer Has anyone here actually run a covenant across a century?
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Ars Magica's 580-Page Definitive Edition Is Out Now
Atlas Games has shipped a 580-page gilded hardcover folding two decades of Fifth Edition material into one book. The medieval wizard RPG is nearly 40.
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