Credits

AUTHORS: Mark Shirley (Chapters 1–5, Corpse-Thief, Jack-ofall-Trades, Misguided Mystic, Horses & Hounds); Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen (Bodyguard Maidservant, Bull, Farrier), Evangeline Cheng (Parent of a Gifted Child), Camo Coffey (Animal Trainer), Mark Faulkner (Almogavars), Timothy Ferguson (Ex-Prostitutes, Time-Lost Witnesses), Mark Lawford (Advisor, Confessor, Craftsman, Failed Apprentice, Murderer, Refugee Librarian, Role-Bound Ferryman, Street Thug)

DEVELOPMENT, EDITING, & PROJECT MANAGEMENT: David Chart LAYOUT & ART DIRECTION: Michelle Nephew

PROOFREADING & ART DIRECTION ASSISTANCE: Jessica Banks

PUBLISHER: John Nephew

COVER ILLUSTRATION: Grey Thornberry

INTERIOR ART: Jason Cole, Alan Dyson, Jeff Menges, and Grey Thornberry; additional art from 1300 Real and Fanciful Animals, Castles, Doré's Illustrations of the Crusades, Full-Color Knighs & Armor, Medieval Costumes and Fashion, Medieval Life and People, Medieval Life Illustrations, and Treasury of Medieval Illustrations published by Dover Publications, Inc.; also Quennell, Marjorie & CHB, A History of Everyday Things in England, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918.

ARS MAGICA FIFTH EDITION TRADE DRESS: J. Scott Reeves PUBLISHER'S SPECIAL THANKS: Jerry Corrick & the gang at the Source. FIRST ROUND PLAYTESTERS: Jason Brennan, Justin Brennan, Elisha Campbell, Robert Major; Chris Jensen-Romer, Kevin Sides, Luke Price, Tom Nowell, Lloyd Graney; Donna Giltrap, Malcolm Harbrow, Aaron Hicks, Richard Love; Christian Andersen, Pelle Kofod

SECOND ROUND PLAYTESTERS: Leon Bullock, Peter Ryan, Chris Barrett; Christoph Safferling, Jan Sprenger; Sheila Thomas

Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen works in the business of consultant engineering with HVAC systems. He lives near Aarhus in Denmark with his patient wife, silly cat, and fantastic little boy — to all of whom his work is dedicated. He is well into his second decade of gaming, but new to the world of writing.

Evangeline Cheng is new to writing in the world of Ars Magica. She dedicates this book to her partner in crime, Mark, who also does double duty as her husband and ideas bounce-board. She may be bribed with chocolate and red handbags.

Camo Coffey plays far too many games and occasionally pretends to work. He is a player in Mark Shirley's ongoing Northumbrian saga. Since encountering Camo, Mark no longer attempts to predict how his players will behave. Since encountering his botch dice, neither does Camo. His magus, Hygwald Veritas, suffers from the Major Supernatural Flaw, Played By Camo; and he deserves everything he gets.

Mark Faulkner is a chef at Excalibur nightclub in Chicago. He has been gaming since he was in grade school, and has been an avid Ars Magica fan for several editions now. His other hobbies include studying history, comic books, and learning how to DJ.

Timothy Ferguson is an Australian librarian. He'd like to dedicate this book to his wife, Linda.

A natural-born grog, Mark "which draft are we on" Lawford found an affinity with many of the grogs he contributed to this book. But he's happy to let those who know him best decide which ones. He still lives in Eastbourne, where his keyboard is under constant threat from Asparagus and Dexter, two conniving cats sent by their faerie master to disrupt his life's work.

Mark Shirley ("Not that Mark, the other Mark") is a grog who has specialized in Profession: Biomathematician, much to the detriment of his Philosophiae (zoology) Ability; but he is really working on his Craft: Ars Magica Sourcebooks. This book is in honor of all the vanguards he has seen buried over the years.

Ars Magica players participate in a thriving fan community by subscribing to email discussion lists (like the Berkeley list), compiling archives of game material (such as Project Redcap), maintaining fan-created web sites, and running demos through Atlas Games' Special Ops program. To learn more, visit www.atlas-games.com/ArM5. You can also participate in discussions of Ars Magica at the official Atlas Games forums located at forum.atlas-games.com.

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