A Measure of Sand

Suntaxis (The Troupe)

Our Saga's Storyguide is Ken Kofman.

We have five additional players: Steve Huntsberry, Jason Newquist, Merwin Shanmugasundaram, Scott Tooker, and Chris Womack.

Communication occurs across a group mailing list.

Our current meeting schedule: weekly on Thursday evenings, 6:30-11:30 PM PDT.   Default locale is at Ken's; this is subject to change should another player volunteer to host.

Topos (The Setting)

The saga, set in the Thebes Tribunal, is centered upon a group of magi in the process of forming a spring covenant in the glory of the Byzantine Empire. We have selected 1118 as our starting date. A new emperor, John II Komnenos, has ascended to the throne, and a special Tribunal has been called in Byzantium.

Grammata (The Rules)

These are the House Rules adopted by the troupe. Rulebooks and supplements approved for use (in whole or in part; see the house rules for specifics) include:

Ars Magica (3rd Ed.)
Ars Magica (4th Ed.)
Order of Hermes
Houses of Hermes

Ken has also provided further elucidation on Enchantments and Experimentation in the Lab.

Hupomnematos (Logs, Notes, and Other Items of Interest)

Ken Kofman's essay, "Creating a Magus Character",
and a Sample Magus Character Background illustrating some of these principles.

Our covenant definition worksheet.

An excerpt in translation from The Travels of Fedoso.

The official ArM4 Character Sheet, somewhat retouched, modified and corrected (e.g., the "Grimoire" page now has form fields on it allowing data input; requires Adobe's Acrobat or Acrobat Reader).

Hormaqos (Useful Links)

Ars Magica at Project: Redcap

(Ars Magica FAQ, directory of other saga websites, etc.)
 

Atlas Games' official Ars Magica site

(Product listings, errata, etc.)
 

Jeremiah Genest's Y'psoma tes Pnoes tou Pneumatos Saga

(Another saga set in the Thebes tribunal; this site offers copious information on the Byzantine Empire.)
 

Lydia Leong's essay on generating beginning magi

(Originally written for 3rd ed.; nevertheless a good guide to magus creation.)
 

The Perseus Project at Tufts University

(Invaluable resource on Classical literature (Latin and Greek), art, archaeology, etc.)
 

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Updated on 3 September 1999

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