Yup, exactly right. Those are specific combinations of effect/target/form using those skills that he has spent the time to commit to memory and become comfortable with. One can also "master" a spell they know, which adds extra oomph to it, but the list of spells he knows is what he has on ...

Balthazar doesn't make eye contact with Arduin as he issues his orders, but nods in assent and takes one of the other grogs to stand sentry with him on the drive while the others unpack the cart. As Arduin stands in the courtyard, he feels an odd sensation, like a cold wind with a hint of honeysuckl...

Sure, those are good questions. I would definitely recommend looking over the magic rules if nothing else, to familiarize yourself with some parts of them, but here's a bit of a big-picture look: Magic in Ars Magica has strong boundaries that in many ways are much more constrained than they are in D...

The small band turns the cart south, leaving the bizarre scene behind...for now. The village is not large, and quickly disappears behind the shoulder of the hills as the cart rolls along the trade road. The country here is mostly open, rolling hills, and occasionally rises offer views of the broader...

Hope everything's going ok and that you've managed to resolve some of the emergencies!

The Regency soldiers nod and clap along to the jaunty tune despite the heat and their weariness, with some even rising to their feet after a verse or so to begin dancing merrily. The performers know their craft, and the audience is left well-satisfied, laughing and mopping their brows as the song co...

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The soldiers, and there are about eight of them as the party sees upon their closer approach, are wearing the colors of the Regency and of the Regent Blanche herself specifically. Several of them point toward the travelers as they crest the nearest hill, and they wait alongside the roadway for the c...

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Gertrude attempts to disguise herself as much as possible with a cloth and her instrument, giving herself the air of a travelling musician so that she and Arduin can make something of a matched set. First test of the new campaign! Gertrude , go ahead and roll a Stress Test for the Folk Ken or Guile ...

Non-magical-art abilities cost 5x for leveling up: so 5 pts in one of those would get you to level 1--sorry for the confusion. It's a weird quirk of the xp system that things progress at two different rates.

Simon is definitely a known enemy of the regency. King Louis stripped his primary holdings from him and gave them to his brother as a result of his support for the rebellion. There is a church in the town where the priest is known to be a correspondent of many folk from far-flung regions that you c...

The company diverts its route southward to avoid the city proper, seeing no benefit in traveling there. The path they select is rough, mostly disused, though one of the guards notes some relatively fresh signs of travelers, including boots, horses and two-wheeled carts, having passed this way in bot...

p.s. the date in this thread is now SUMMER 1221

Ferd the First , upon hearing the tale of the gongfarmer, immediately rushes toward the cranberry bog path, urging his fellow townsfolk to follow him. As he sees everyone but his brother apparently taking another path, his spirit falls, just a little. He holds out hope until he is in danger of bein...

For the summer Bran would be interested in perusing the library (then studying if possible) for ways to rid himself of the ghost that plagues him. If he knows there's nothing in the library, he would like to venture forth in search of ways to dispel the ghost...or at least satisfy it so it will lea...

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Ferd pats the pedant on the back heartily and chuckles, like he's made an entertaining jest. "Electing is all fine and good until there's real trouble--then we'll see what heredity has to do with things." He sighs, self-satisfied, and keeps walking, surveying his people.