Mystery Cult Question

Games Discussion Ars Magica
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Hello,

I have juste one question...

Is the boik House of Hermes : Mystery Cults for the 5th Edition.. Number product tell me yes but i'm not sure of it.

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Yes this book is for fifth edition. All Ars Magica Books published after September of 2004 have been for fifth edition (officially Fallen Fane was as well, but it is a systemless book).

All fifth edition books have a white-ish (light tan) cover. Books with a reddish brown cover are for fourth edition.

there is a fifth edition product list here atlas-games.com/arm5/index.php

here is a list of products that Atlas has published/carried from previous editions. atlas-games.com/arsmagica/index.php

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Yes: 5th Ed has divided the 12 Houses into 3 books of 4 Houses each, according to the 3 classes of House defined on p.11 ArM5:

  1. Houses of heremes: True Lineages AG0277 - for the 4 Houses of parens-to-filius lineage: Bonisagus, Guernicus, Mercere & Tremere

  2. Houses of Hermes: Mystery Cults AG0281 - for the 4 Houses which are run as (large!) Mystery Cults, and which formally practice Initiation as part of the House magic: Bjornaer, Criamon, Merinita & Verditius

  3. Houses of Hermes: Societates AG0285 (coming soon! (April)) - for the 4 Houses which are common-associations of like-minded magi - Ex Misc, Flambeau, Jerbiton & Tytalus

of course, if you are interested in Mystery stuff - initiation, cults etc, then you also want "The Mysteries: Revised Edition" AG0279

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And are also reckognisable on their great quality, inside those covers, not that 4th wasn't good - 5th is just as good as it gets!! :smiley:

(having swept away by Ancient Magic and simultaneously having now been hit with an inflamation of the throat :imp: this increasingly diehard fan is packed away with blankets, tea, and C&G while also rediscovering several older 5th books... being sick was never this close to being sweet :smiling_imp: )

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Lucky (fatherless child)...

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