The Joan Stories: an Ars Magica Novel

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I am very pleased to reveal SHADOW & FLAME, an Ars Magica novel.

Joan of Flambeau is a newly-Gauntleted maga in search of her destiny. What she finds is a mysterious threat rising in Iberia and a prophecy of her own death. As she prepares for the regional tribunal of 1221, Joan encounters giants, demons, genies, a covenant of Tremere magi, Michael Scot, and the restless dead.

Shadow & Flame includes 30 pages of Ars Magica game material: character sheets, monsters, a map of the Tremere covenant of Malva, and more, usable in any saga.

You can download Shadow & Flame here:

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I read the first four chapters when I first saw you posted about it, good to know the story has continued.

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Thank you so much for reading!

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Great! I'm going to read both parts.

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I'm really enjoying these! I look forward to part 3. Could the story of Darius of Flambeau be "novelized" such that footnotes would direct to rules sections governing that part of the story? In other words, expand the example in the rulebook into an actual story that instructs?

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I can’t speak to Darius but I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed Joan’s stories!

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Would it be possible to add the stats for Joan in a file - what she was/had at her Gauntlet and then what she learned/added over the course of the stories? I suspect you already have some idea of this, but might not want to be pinned down and constrain future stories. Thanks!

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I do have this! As well as stats for various other characters and monsters, including Piero, aka “Archimedes filius Caesius,”; Hera the Dane; Romulus; the Roman mining ghosts, the Tartalo, and the Spectral Sahirs.

My hope is to collect all these and release them when the novel is complete, in about 5 more chapters.

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Wonderful!

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Just finished part 14 and greatly enjoy. Looking forward to the rest of the story!

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I have finished the draft. I’m proofreading and assembling the Shadow & Flame Toolkit, which will include character sheets, monster stats, and other game material.

Everything is on track for a release when the Definitive Edition hits homes and shelves.

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Outstanding! Are you going to be publishing this on a commercial platform (Amazon, Draft2Digital, B&N)?

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That's great news; I can't wait to read the conclusion.

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For now no, it’ll be free. My contract at Wizards means I have to jump through some hoops if I want to publish a novel in the traditional ways.

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I have updated the original post with excellent news.

SHADOW & FLAME is now available!

Joan of Flambeau is a newly-Gauntleted maga in search of her destiny. What she finds is a mysterious threat rising in Iberia and a prophecy of her own death. As she prepares for the regional tribunal of 1221, Joan encounters giants, demons, genies, a covenant of Tremere magi, Michael Scot, and the restless dead.

Shadow & Flame includes 30 pages of Ars Magica game material: character sheets, monsters, a map of the Tremere covenant of Malva, and more, usable in any saga.

You can download Shadow & Flame here.

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Amaze! Well done!

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Great news, and huge congratulations to wrapping it up! Downloaded and put in reading queue :slight_smile:

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Thank you both. It took a long time, but I enjoyed the process. And the older I get, the more I come to understand that the process is the reward. If I’m not enjoying it while I’m doing it, I shouldn’t be doing it.

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Wow! I'm really looking forward to reading this! Thanks!

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