and it is amazing! it is the best ArM5 book I've read in a while. The intra Covenant bitchiness is just what I've been looking for
Well done!
Bob
Really? Does it say that about the Aegis penetration explicitly? If so, I need this in the other thread. This would be relatively huge as Life Boost applies to Formulaic spells, only applying to Ritual spells if they are Formulaic.
A question about the library of Didyma:
In what language(s) are the books written?
It would be real strange for a theban covenant if all the books are in latin.
Regard,
adumbratus
Before Arcane abilities (p 94), and after pestilence ward:
Except where otherwise noted all books are written in classical greek
Bob
There is however a casting tablet listed on 126, with a penetration of 30 built in. Seems like more grist to the botch dice mill....
Bob
Are there any new covenant hooks and boons in this book?
Thank you,
adumbratus
I don't think there are any new covenant boons and hooks. Not any in Jardin, anyway. I still have to read the book!
CJ x
Well, it does reinforce canon that the Aegis must penetrate. 
And David's comments reinforce the idea that Familiars do not suffer learning penalties 
Sure, an Aegis at a mere level of 20, cast without assistance for a poor Penetration is not very useful. But then again, such can the situation for a failing Winter covenant sometimes be. Luckily there is a new generation to take over, in the rebirth of Second Spring.
And then I guess the young magi at Collem Leonis had better get their act together and invent Day of Communion from the convienently supplied text. 
And in time perhaps one of them should bother to invent the Aegis as well, since Ferra may not be there forever, nor be reliable as caster, given her situation.
I gave Jardin a thorough reading today and really enjoyed it.
Great idea for a covenant with a unique mystical feature that could easily draw player characters to the covenant from other covenants already in play. And there's easily enough going on to start a new saga there. Nice job, CJ.
Do we know why the book is not in the ars magica product page listed on the atlas website?
I think it got messed up somehow with the website. Hopefully Cam will fix it once back from Gencon
Okay I ordered it from amazon USA.
A quick question: is this book related/derived to the project which existed on this forum among the communauty to create covenants and for which a few members of the communauty often posted evolution, ideas and so (even on a outside blog too)?
Nope. It was in second playtest when the forum project began which is why I never contributed or commented on the forum project - I knew (as did many people here) the idea was already a couple of years in to production!
CJ x
No, the idea of vanilla covenants was to give you starting covenants, not to have them evolve through time.
We were aware of "Through the Aegis". The goal of the vanilla covenants project was entirely different.
It was prompted, in my case, because I knew "Dies Irae" was coming, and I was trying to get the community to practice creating material together, to prepare for the end of the "four supplements a year" model. I've tried similar things several times. Sadly I can't claim any of them have been fantastically successful.