Kevin C. Wong

Ars Magica Definitive Edition BackerKit

Ars Magica BackerKit is running until Nov 14th. This is for a deluxe version of Ars Magica 5th edition (i.e. the current edition) in a slipcase. Not a new edition and all current 5th edition supplements should work fine (which is good since I bought them all in five Bundle of Holdings at about $40 each).

  • The massive Ars Magica Definitive Edition core rulebook
  • The essential Reference Guide booklet
  • 3-panel Storyguide Screen
  • Poster map of Mythic Europe featuring new art
  • Premium slipcover to hold them all
  • Set of six 10-sided "Transmutation Dice" made of 100% recycled plastic
  • Stretch Goals that release Ars Magica as Open License

Core Rulebook

  • A revised and expanded, deluxe version of Ars Magica 5th Edition, weighing in at over twice the original page count
  • Incorporates a host of material published since the original rulebook's release
  • Heirloom production quality, with new full-color art and golden embellishments on a smythe-sewn leatherette hardcover

No page count. The regular core book is 238 pages.

Unlocked: three ribbon bookmarks, gold gilding, cover embossing, +7 2-page chapter start art, high-contrast PDF (without backgrounds), 2nd ribbon, memorials page

14-page Reference Guide

  • Helpful tips to quickly navigate the Definitive Edition core rulebook
  • Full color, with a manageable 12 pages of page references and charts
  • Softcover saddle stitched (stapled) booklet

Unlocked: spot gloss details

Storyguide Screen

  • 3 panels of evocative Ars Magica full-color art on the exterior
  • Inside is easy-to-access rules material

Unlocked: spot gloss details

17"x22" Poster Map

  • A full-color four-panel poster map
  • Gorgeous new cartography of Mythic Europe

Slipcase

  • A hard litho-label slipcase to protect your Ars Magica treasures
  • Stretch goals upgrade it to leatherette and gold foil, to match the core rulebook

Unlocked: spot gloss details, leatherette

It's pretty nice. Though it is $150 (without dice, it's an add-on with separate shipping) + shipping.