We're SO BLOWN AWAY at how well this campaign has done, going into our final week. Thank you for your support, and please remember to share the link BEFORE THURSDAY AT 8PM CST!

We've unlocked all kinds of stretch goals, which means NEW ADD-ONS ARE AVAILABLE NOW:

And remember there's a pay-over-time option, which will appear if you're at $149 or more.

We've gotten questions about President-Elect Trump's plan to impose 60%-100% tariffs, since our printing partner for Ars Magica Definitive Edition is in China. None of this should affect the digital editions.

We don't believe tariffs will block delivery of this campaign to backers. We may need to change details of how we handle fulfillment, but a successful direct-to-consumer crowdfunding campaign like this gives us the margin to deal with the unexpected.

Retail release through distribution may not be possible, since retailers get a big discount on MSRP. Our usual strategy is to manufacture enough of a product for both a crowdfunding campaign's fulfillment and 1-3 years of sales into distribution. If tariffs are enacted or imminent, we may have to cancel general market distribution, because we can't offer it at a reasonable retail price if our printing bill effectively doubles. We'll still supply the games to retailers who back this campaign, but very likely wouldn't be able to produce the extras we'd need for ongoing sales to game distributors and game stores.

At this point nothing is certain. We don't know when tariffs might be imposed, what goods exactly they would be imposed on, or how exactly how high the tariffs might be. Remember that last time Trump was in office, they were imposed on various categories over time, and never made it to books and board games.

But we want to make sure folks are aware, at this point we can’t guarantee that Ars Magica Definitive Edition will be available in general distribution beyond this crowdfunding campaign. We have to be realistic, and that means preparing for the possibility that this may have to be a one-time release. Thank you for understanding our situation.

Back the campaign for $1 or more to see the Featured Art development progression of the Bestiary chapter's new creature art pieces!

 

We've unlocked the Ars Magica board game Grand Tribunal for ONLY $5 plus shipping! Go to our website NOW to get this excellent deal for the remainder of the campaign. Yes, your backer coupon for 20% can be combined with it! (The code is in Backer Update #2.) That's basically just enough to pay our warehouse staff to put your copy in a box for you.

Learn more about Grand Tribunal at atlas-games.com/grandtribunal, then download the updated Grand Tribunal rules before your first game!

A NEW interview about Ars Magica is now up, which includes BOTH our President John Nephew and Ars Magica Line Developer David Chart, who are apparently "Visionaries from Atlas Games!" LOL!

https://thaumavore.substack.com/p/ars-magica-preserving-30-years-of?triedRedirect=true

Charles Ryan has been active in the game industry about as long as I can remember, and it's always tickled me that he is a fan of Ars Magica. Back in the late the 90s, we published his covenant, Triamore, as a sourcebook for the 4th Edition. (You'll find it in the 4th Edition PDF bundle!)

Earlier this fall I noticed Charles had a crowdfunding campaign in BackerKit's Booktopia. The campaign includes an existing novel, The Mason of New Orleans, and a sequel in progress called The Angel of Ecbatana. I'm a sucker for time travel in general and the Middle Ages in particular, so it was a no-brainer get Mason as an ebook when it came out.  I backed the new campaign just because I want the sequel!

The campaign has concluded, but late pledges are open. If instant gratification is your jam, you can buy the eBook for Mason right now from outlets like Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Back the Ars Magica campaign for $1 or more to see ALL FIVE of Jeff Menges' new FULL COLOR art pieces debuting in Ars Magica Definitive Edition!