The Sundered Eagle : The Theban Tribunal

Un historique qui va de la guerre de Troie, à la formation de l'empire d'Orient, Constantinople, Trébizonde, en passant par la conquête macédonienne, l'influence romaine, la quatrième croisade.

Un Ordre d'Hermès avec des archontes, des polémarques, des magistrats, des conseils de parlement ; des alliances avec une clientèle, des ligues et des clans.

Un décor à l'antique avec la Grèce, la Macédoine, l'Epire, l'Anatolie et, surtout, Constantinople : enfin une grande capitale, avec son propre chapitre, plein de PNJs, tout ça : de l'Ars Magica urbain !

On dirait presque du Vampire (mais sans les odeurs...)
Wouhou !

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Je dirais même plus : Yihaaaaaaaa !

et je rajouterais yihaaaaaaaaaa Morgane freeman

More, more, more !!! :

Avec le retard de Sundered Eagle, la production annuelle normale d'Ars Magica (1 livre/trimestre) a sacrément chuté cette année (seul Lords of Men et Thebes, attendu pour fin septembre, publiés = 50% du taux normal, c'est la guerre, la GUERRE !!!)

Heureusement, les bonnes gens d'Atlas Games semblent déterminés à nous compenser tout ça :

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Here's info on the three books I have completed manuscripts for, to make up for Thebes taking so long ...

RIVAL MAGIC
The Order of Hermes is supreme, unchallenged in its mastery of magic. All other magicians are hedge wizards ... maybe interesting to researchers, but certainly no threat. Or so magi of the Order tell each other. And most of them believe actually it.
The four traditions in this book prove the folly of that complacency:
[*]The Augustan Brotherhood uses magic discovered in the tomb of Virgil to support its political ends. Its members serve as court wizards, relying on mundane force as much as magic.
[*]The Soqotrans dwell quietly on their island in the distant east, staying out of politics and looking nervously at an expansionist Order.
[*]The Amazons, warrior wizards beyond the borders of Europe, harbor a deep hatred of the Order for reasons that no magus could ever guess.
[*]And in icy north, the Muspelli plot to release their jotun masters and destroy the world in frost and fire.
How long can the Order of Hermes maintain its pleasant illusion of superiority?

LEGENDS OF HERMES
Throughout its history, some members of the Order of Hermes have stood out from their peers, whether for their brilliance or for their sheer stubborn pursuit of a goal. They are the legends of the Order, magi of whom all have heard, and whom some try to emulate. Some of them have left legacies that have yet to be fully uncovered.
Legends are never complete.
This book details five such magi from across the Order's history: a brilliant researcher who extended Hermetic theory, an advocate of peace on the eve of the Schism War, a master of spirits, an obsessive constructor of magical defenses, and the flamboyant master of a flying castle. All have left treasures behind, treasures waiting to be found by living magi.

THE CHURCH
God rules Mythic Europe in awesome majesty, served by the angelic hosts. For most people, however, the majesty of the local bishop is awe-inspiring enough, and God is served by the priests, monks, and friars who share their communities. The church touches every aspect of life, and every individual heart. Even magi in their covenants must contend with the church, and many trust it with the salvation of their souls.
The Bride of Christ
This book provides background and rules for the western church as a human institution, covering the organization of dioceses, monastic orders, and daily devotion. It also covers the role of women, and looks at the Knights Templar and Franciscans in more detail. As a human institution, however, the church is not immune to corruption, and this book also discusses how some of the great orders of the church might fall to the Infernal. Bring the faith of your characters to life.

Michelle Nephew
Atlas Games

WOUHOU !

Les amazone et ceux du nord glacial sont bien marrant
Et y a notre futur château volant
L'église corrompue ... pas crédible tout ça, mais que font les anges

Yep, il me semble que tout ça va nous faire du bon matos pour une éventuelle prochaine saga (ça donne envie en tout cas !) :

- Enfin des ennemis décents pour l'Ordre !
- Un Tribunal qui a l'air vraiment réussi...
- Des destructeurs de l'univers à bord d'un château volant survolant l'empire byzantin avec des mages arabes qui détestent les hermétiques et une Église corrompue...
Ça peut être alléchant quoi...

j'ai toujours rêvé d'être un chevaucheur mamelouk ...

tient ya un pti moment qu'une idée de mage musulman me trotte dans la tête aussi.

Ouais, ça aussi c'est sympa, j'y ai déjà pensé aussi.
J'ai déjà vu quelques exemples sur, dans The Divine, sur le site d'Atlas, dans une partie du forum aussi je crois...

Ça y est : The Sundered Eagle : The Theban Tribunal est sorti !

Ça veut dire : une nouvelle saga peut se mettre en route ! (Tout doucement en tout cas, vu que je manque un peu de temps pour le moment...)

Aussi : je pense que le final de Le Lion, le Lys et le Linceul est paré (ouais, parce que ça travaille un peu en tâche de fond quand même...)

Du coup : peut-être une nouvelle ère d'Ars Magica d'ici, disons, les vacances d'hiver, avec un peu de chance... !

Wouhou : wouhou...

Chic Chic Chic !
Je veux ma dose d'ars magicaaaaaaaa

ouais parcque pour le moment, j'ai internet que quand je suis en formation et je risque d'avoir internet chez moi que dans 2-3 semaines (merci Voo et sa vitesse d'exécution).

Donc déjà pour reprogrammer une part de mon coté avec mes joueurs c'est moins facile en attendant les vacances d'hivers ^^

Sans parler du fait qu'en plus j'ai mon annif ce dimanche ci et la semaine prochaine ya le live 3 de vampire. Je vais m'arranger pour programmer la prochaine part de requiem je pense que le scénar est prêt pour la prochaine partie.

Un p'tit "heads up" pour ceux qui aiment bien les nouvelles... :

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Re: The Eagle has landed

Postby Alexios ex Miscellanea » 16 Oct 2010, 13:08
Salvete, Sodales!

Sorry, but it took me some time to get through the book. There are still many parts I haven't read in detail (mostly the middle part with the description of the landscape and individual covenants). Anyway, it should be enough to give a broad overview and answer some of your questions:

My impression is that there are three themes on this book:
- On the one hand there is a strong focus on the history of the Byzantine Empire and the City of Constantinople. Here, the fourth crusade and its aftermath are the central aspect. This is a great area for meddling in mundane politics (or having to deal with your NPC-sodales' meddling), but – rather unsurprising – there are mythical dimensions to this as well, as the Infernal has played a big part in the recent development whereas the Divine has always held Constantinople dear.

- Then there are the political structure and the culture of the OoH in this tribunal. It is depicted as abundantly rich in vis resulting in magi who are much more cooperative than in other parts of ME. Actually, the tribunal has abandoned the traditional hierarchic structure of hermetic politics and instead decided to adapt the old constitution of Athens to the orders needs. Basically everybody in good standing is equal, and the majority of offices is obtained by lots being drawn. I like the possibility of having sagas of high politics without the PCs automatically being very senior practicers of the art.
On average, the covenants around in the tribunal seem to be a bit more fantastic than elsewhere: There is one sailing through the Mediterranean based on its ships and the region connected to them, another is literally at the bottom of the sea, many others are erected on mystical sites. Oh, and they all have a patron, a mystical (anything but infernal) being closely connected to the covenant.

- Finally, there is the mystical setting. Not having read the area descriptions thoroughly, I have to be a bit cautious here, but I am under the impression that supernatural encounters are more common here than elsewhere, not only for magi but for peasants and fishermen alike: For example, there are whole islands where it is common to have a Neriad in the close family, Vrykoloakes (sing. Vrykolakas), a dangerous infernal version of vampire, are a common threat, the Sybils still live somewhere distributed over the land.
Of course the (faerie) Olympians vs. (magical) Titans conflict is important. There is a magus (no surprise: a Merinita) in the tribunal who wants to recreate the cult of the old Greek Gods and convert the order to it, others – either because of their Christian convictions or their distrust of faeries oppose him. There are places of power originating in the binding of the Titans, and there is at least one, where one might be set free accidentally. Anyway, this is mostly background setting, no prepared saga-idea for a mass freeing of these primordial beings. Oh, that's not completely correct, there is a side-note that the Muspelli from Rival Magics could be replaced by a similar tradition worshipping the Titans. Rule-wise the Titans are just referred to as Kosmokratores.

So, there aren't any specific stats for Zeus or Kronos, and that is typical for this book. With only a few exceptions rules or stats printed elsewhere (HoH & RoP-books, HMRE, AM) aren't repeated but just referred to (exceptions usually seem to be connected to RoP:tD, probably because too many people don't have access to it). Personally, I like this, but then my AM5-collection is nearly complete (only Calebais is missing), for more selective buyers this might actually be a problem. Of course, there are some new virtues and flaws; Elysian Ecstasy (a mystery virtue) and Folk Magic (minor supernatural virtue, granting very minor magical powers to the peasantry) seem to be fun. The there are some ideas about the binding power of oaths and a magical/faerie equivalent of threatening saints.
Finally, some comment on technicalities: Optically the book fits well with the complete line, in my copy there are some blurry (but still readable) words on page 23, so no real problem there. The only (small) complaint from my side would be that there seem to be more orthographical mistakes in this volume than in most others, but it's not really bad either.

So, that's it for now. All in all, it's a nice book, I liked it more than tL&tL, even though it will be less useful for my current saga (which is situated in Triamore).

Vale,
Alexios ex Miscellanea

Des titans, ça changera des daimons ( même si c'est un peu près la même chose, moi éditer, non c'est pas mon style )

Les Titans sont une famille de daimons en fait...

Mais bon, du coup je crois que ce n'est pas l'élément/thème sur lequel on mettra l'accent dans ce nouveau Tribunal (à moins que tout le monde ne veuille à fond jouer des théurgistes, mais j'en doute...)

Tiens, tant que j'y suis, une autre petite nouveauté qui approche :

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Got it !
Du coup, je vais continuer à poster quelques infos sur les Criamon et Veriditus, mais entre les deux, je vais commencer à vous livrer des p'tit bouts sur le nouveau Tribunal !
Ça devrait nous aider à choisir une époque de jeu, quelques options du cadre, un concept de saga, une région où installer une/des alliance(s), quelques idées de persos, etc.
Wou...
...Hou !

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- Dogma II : come back of saint Michael !

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