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Ars Magica Definitive Edition

Created by Atlas Games

Ars Magica's deluxe edition with vastly expanded text, new art and graphic design, and luxurious upgrades. Did you miss the crowdfunding campaign? We can take pre-orders! Be sure to visit atlas-games.com/arsmagica to see the whole line of printed books, digital books, and regalia that are already available today!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

ArMD Physical Sample Photos!
9 months ago – Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 03:42:03 PM

We managed to send those PDFs out to you before the end of the year, only to discover we have a SECOND New Year's gift for backers … photos of the physical samples just came in from our printer!



Since we've had some errata from the PDFs being reported on various venues, I thought I'd also set up a 3rd (and final, really) errata submission form. I already let our printer know we'll be sending them some changes on Monday, to give everyone until Sunday January 4th to send us any last issues you find. Please post them here, to avoid duplication …

Ars Magica Definitive Feedback Form #3

We'll send you a new update of the PDFs when those changes are implemented, too, hopefully within a week or two.

Thank you, again, for your support, and happy New Year. :)

-Michelle Nephew
 Ars Magica Definitive Co-Producer
 Atlas Games Co-Owner

ArMD Final PDFs Download!
9 months ago – Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 02:32:30 PM

Final ArM Definitive PDFs are Ready!

My co-producer Ben Hartfield worked SO HARD to get these PDFs finished before the end of the year, and at a file size that's not actually going to crash all our computers. He even managed to finish the high-contrast version, as promised. Thank you Ben!

The PDFs are available for download from your BackerKit account (two ZIP archives), just like previously distributed digital files. Please note that they are only available if you've filled in your survey and paid any balance due for shipping, VAT, or additional add-ons.

Pre-Order Backers

People who missed the BackerKit campaign have been able to pre-order but not sign up for the full tiers that were available while it ran. However, we're distributing the Digital Edition to all pre-order backers of the physical Definitive Edition. Thank you for your support!

Vote for Ars Magica on ENWorld by JANUARY 8TH

ENWorld is running its annual poll for “most anticipated RPG” and ArMD is on the list, for good reason! If you're as excited to see the final book as we are, add your vote before Jan 8 …
 VOTE FOR ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE ON ENWORLD!

ArM Printer Status

We're waiting for our physical proofs of the books from our printer, but we just got a new image of the full-size dice, compared to the "standard" size I showed you before. I love how you can see the pearlescent swirls in the dice so much better at the larger size!


We also received samples of the poster map on various different fabrics, which I'm not attaching photos of since they all look exactly like the last photo! We're opting for the heaviest of the options, a "composite suede" which I told John "feels like vellum should but probably didn't." ;P

Adding Dice & Cloth Map to Your Order …

To get your own set of dice and cloth map, pick them as add-ons to your pledge. If you're not able to make this change (probably because some of your add-ons have already been fulfilled), email us at [email protected] and we'll take care of you.

Ars Magica Open License Releases

While we're waiting for Ars Magica Definitive Edition to finish printing, we have a whole batch of new release announcements for the Open License! 
There are FOUR DOZEN fan titles on DriveThruRPG now. Check them out here.

Annum novum faustum felicem!

-Michelle Nephew
  Ars Magica Definitive Co-Producer
  Atlas Games Co-Owner 

Ars Magica At Press & Graphic Designer's Notes
10 months ago – Mon, Dec 08, 2025 at 06:33:20 PM

WE'RE AT PRESS!!! And better yet, we just approved digital proofs from our printer, which went really quickly. The next step is physical proofs, which will arrive at Atlas Games by the end of the month, they say. 

Now that ArMD is to press, my co-producer Ben Hartfield and I have time to do other things for the first time in months ...

  • FILLABLE CHARACTER SHEETS: Look in the backer-only content below for links to the new FILLABLE character sheets, in both color and B&W. 
  • FINAL BACKER PDFS: We're also starting work on the final backer PDFs, in both color and high-contrast. We're planning to send those to you in the next couple weeks, depending on how fast PDFing goes.
  • GRAPHIC DESIGNER'S NOTES: To celebrate, I asked Ben to write up graphic designer's notes, talking about his inspiration for the look and feel of Ars Magica Definitive Edition. You can find those in the backer-only content below, too.

We've gone ahead and charged pre-orders/late backers, since we're almost ready to distribute final PDFs. If you're one of our original backers and you haven't filled in your survey yet, now is a great time to do it!

We're so grateful for your support and patience on this massive project, and we can't wait to share the finished results with everyone. Thank you!

-Michelle Nephew
 ArMD Co-Producer
 Atlas Games Co-Owner

Ars Magica GOING TO PRESS & Editor's Note Reveal
11 months ago – Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 03:18:09 PM

Do you like the look of these Project Status tally marks as much as I do?


That's right, Ars Magica is GOING TO PRESS right now! ALL LAYOUT FILES ARE APPROVED and we're PDFizing right now.  I feel like I've run a marathon in the last week, and I could really use some catch-up sleep, but I'm super proud of all the amazing work we've done to wrap this part of the project up. The book is just gorgeous!

Now our printing partner's turn is starting. In the next month or so they'll send us digital proofs. After those are approved, they'll make prototypes and mail those physical samples to us, which I'll take photos to share with you. I'm as excited to see them as you are!

After the physical proofs are approved, then we'll put together the final digital version to distribute to backers. We need to wait until that point just in case our printer finds something that might change the text. But we expect you'll have the final digital version well before our container of printed books arrives at port.

To celebrate, I'm including a preview of David Chart's Editor's Note in the backer-only section below. Enjoy!

-Michelle Nephew
 Ars Magica Definitive Co-Producer
 Atlas Games Co-Owner

Ars Magica Dice Samples & Character Sheet PRINTABLE
11 months ago – Mon, Nov 03, 2025 at 11:33:59 AM

Definitive Dice Progress

We have dice samples! And oh my gosh are they gorgeous.


This is the acrylic set sample from our manufacturing partner overseas, with pearlized colors that match the chapter themes in the new Definitive Edition core book, plus black and brown (which will be lighter than pictured). The samples were made at the "standard" 16mm, with the white resin 3D print showing our larger mass production 20mm size.  

These dice have so much decoration on them, that our printer agrees the larger size is the way to go. That will let us see more of the swirling pearlized color, and make the Order of Hermes sigil much more distinct. 

Definitive Character Sheets

We're working on the very last content in the book's appendices now. So I also have a special advance release for backers only, of the PRINTABLE Definitive Edition character sheet! Backers can see below for the download links.

Enjoy!

-Michelle Nephew
 Ars Magica Definitive Co-Producer
 Atlas Games Co-Owner