Ars Magica Digital Codex

Contents

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I. Introduction

  • The Church and the Divine
  • The Church and the Order of Hermes
  • The Western Church
  • The Church in 1220 AD
  • The Mythic Church

II. The Congregation

  • Indulgences
  • Vigils & Fasting
  • Devotion
  •  The Benefits of Devotion
  •  Relics & Devotion
  •  The Costs of Devotion
  •  Gaining Devotion Points
  •   Seasons of personal devotion
  •   Endowing a church, chapel, or monastery dedicated to the saint
  •   Participating in a guild dedicated to the saint
  •   Visiting a site associated with the saint
  •   Sponsoring church artworks associated with the saint
  •   Studying the hagiographies to meditate on the saint’s life
  •   Furthering the cultus of the saint
  •   Witnessing a genuine miracle of the saint
  •   Sponsoring or participating in the saint’s feast day procession
  •   Pilgrimage in honor of the saint, & acquiring the pilgrimage badge
  •   Experiencing a dream or vision from a saint
  • False Devotion
  • Becoming a Saint
  • Pilgrimages
  •  The Mechanics of a Pilgrimage Story
  •  Oppositional Elements
  •  Pilgrimage & Devotion
  •  Pilgrimage Destinations
  • Taking the Cross
  • Christian Mysticism
  •  Contemplative Mysticism
  •   Spiritual Paths and Revelations
  •  Monistic Mysticism
  •   Advantages of Pursuing Monistic Mysticism
  • Life as a Hermit

III. The Diocese

  • Clergy Characters
  •  Virtues and Flaws
  •   Senior Clergy
  •   Priest
  •   Clerk
  •   Religious
  •   License of Absence
  •   Commanding Aura
  •   Dark Secret
  •   Regular
  •  Vows
  •  Faith Points
  •  New Seasonal Activities
  •   Worship
  •   Good Works
  •   Care of Souls
  • The Bishop
  •  The Cathedral Chapter
  •  Election of the Bishop
  •  In Partibus Infidelium
  •  Bishops as Feudal Lords
  • The Pope
  •  The Cardinals
  •  The Papal Curia
  •   The Chancery
  •   Proctors
  •   The Camera
  •   The Judiciary
  •   The Capellani
  •  Papal Legates
  • The Archbishop
  •  Patriarch
  • The Archdeacon
  • The Dean
  • Clerics
  •  Ordination
  •   Rapid Ordinations
  •  Minor Orders
  •   Doorkeeper
  •   Lector
  •   Exorcist
  •   Acolyte
  •  Major Orders
  •   Sub-Deacon
  •   Deacon
  •   Priest
  • Canon Law
  •  Canon Courts
  •   Secular Justice
  •   Canon Law Jurisdiction
  •   Court Procedures
  •  Punishment
  •  Canon Law Cases
  •   Shedding of Blood
  •   Marriage and Sexual Crimes
  •   Sanctuary
  •   Simony
  •   Usury
  •   Wills
  •   Upkeep of the Church
  •   Religious Practices
  •   Tithes
  •   Slander
  •   Sorcery and Witchcraft
  • The Parish
  •  The Parish Church
  •  The Parish Priest
  •   The Liturgy
  •   The Sacraments
  •   The Parish Clerk
  •   The Curate
  •   The Chaplain
  •   The Co-adjudicator
  •  The Perambulation
  •  The Benefice
  •   Benefices Held by Institutions
  •   Tithe
  •   Papal Appointments to Benefice
  •  Rural Parishes
  •   Chapels
  •   Private Chapels
  •  Urban Parishes
  •   Chapters of Canons
  •  Visitations
  •   Visitatio ad Limina
  •  Synods
  •   Ecumenical Councils
  •  Petitioning the Church
  •   The Petition Total
  •   Acting Without Authority
  •   Appealing a Petition
  •  Creating Game Statistics for a Church
  •   Basic Church Features
  •   Resources
  •    Books
  •    Enchanted Items
  •    Relics
  •    Specialists
  •    Vis
  •   Hooks and Boons
  •    Major Church Boon: Military Order
  •    Minor Church Boon: Anchorite/Anchoress
  •    Minor Church Boon: Burial Rights
  •    Minor Church Boon: Chantry
  •    Minor Church Boon: Chapter of Canons
  •    Minor Church Boon: Church School
  •    Major Church Hook: Corrupt
  •    Major Church Hook: Heretics
  •    Major Church Hook: Jurisdiction
  •    Minor Church Hook: Absent Rector
  •    Minor Church Hook: Incompetent Curate
  •    Minor Church Hook: Vast Sanctuary

IV. The Rule & Religious Life

  • Benedictine Life
  • Becoming a Monk or Nun
  • The Rule of Saint Benedict
  •  Daily Routine
  •  Discipline
  •  Property and Possessions
  • Food and Drink
  •  Sleeping Arrangements
  •  Hospitality and Visitors
  •  The Infirmary
  •  Work Outside the Monastery
  • Monastic Roles and Positions
  •  The Abbess or Abbot
  •  The Prior or Prioress
  •  The Terrar
  •  The Cellarer or Cellaress
  •  The Bursar
  •  The Infirmarian
  •  The Head of the Novitiate
  •  The Sacrist
  •  The Precentor
  •  The Porter
  •  The Hostillar
  •  The Almoner
  •  The Chancellor
  •  The Priest
  • The Religious in Your Saga

V. The Women

  • Female Religious in the Covenant
  •  Options for Absent Players
  • Nuns
  •  The Rule
  •  Characters in a Nunnery
  •   The Scholar
  •   The Refugee
  •   The Prisoner
  •   The Revolutionary
  •  Misbehavior
  •   Reports of Wayward Nuns
  • Canonesses
  • Beguines
  •  Beguinages of the Near Future
  •  Penitents
  • Recluses
  •  Carmelite Nuns
  • Anchoresses
  •  The Anchoress’ Rule (Ancrene Riwle)
  • Mystics
  •  Hildegard of Bingen
  •  Marie of Oignes: Beguine and Mystic
  •  Elizabeth of Schönau
  •  Visions to Come
  •  False Visions
  • Priests’ Wives and Mistresses
  • Imposters
  • Sample Characters
  •  Holy Maga (House Ex Miscellanea)
  •  Grog Templates

VI. The Corrupt

  • Storyguiding Corruption
  •  Heresy and Corruption
  • Three Holy Orders
  • The Order of Cluny
  •  What Makes the Cluniacs Different?
  •   Government
  •   Independence
  •   Frequent Mass
  •   The Liturgical Hours
  •   Chantries and Masses for the Dead
  •   Ecclesiastical Influence
  •   Fading Wealth
  •   Entering the Cluniac Order
  • The Corrupt Cluniacs
  • The Cistercians
  •  What Makes the Cistercians Different?
  •   Solitude and Retreat
  •   Manual Labor
  •   Governance
  •   Wealth
  •   Ecclesiastical Influence
  •   Opposing Heresy
  • The Corrupt Cistercians
  •  Joachim of Flora
  •  The Joachimites
  •  The Cistercian Connection
  • Sample Characters
  •  Father Tino of Gradara
  • The Vallumbrosans
  •  What Makes the Vallumbrosans Different?
  •   Papal Influence
  •   Extreme Asceticism and Silence
  •   No Manual Work
  •   Total Retreat from the World
  •  If the Vallumbrosans are Corrupt

VII. The Knights Templar

  • The Poor Knights
  •  The Fifth Crusade
  •  Templar Endowments
  •  Templars in England
  •  Templars in France
  •  Templars in Iberia
  •   Templars in Portugal
  •   Templars in Aragon
  •  Templars in Germany and Eastern Europe
  •  Templars in Italy
  •  Templars in the Holy Land
  •   Templars in Acre
  •   Templars in Antioch
  •   Templars in Greece
  • Other Military Orders
  •  Hospitallers
  •  Teutons
  •  The Order of Calatrava and Other Iberian Orders
  •  The Order of Saint Lazarus
  •  The Order of Saint Thomas at Acre
  • Templar Organization
  •  Chapters and Provinces
  •   The Provinces
  •   The General Chapter
  •   Provincial and Local Chapters
  •   Running a Chapter Meeting
  •  Ranks and Titles
  •   The Grand Master
  •   Grand Master Peter of Montaigu
  •   The Great Officials
  •   Commanders
  •   Brother-Knights
  •   Brother-Sergeants
  •   Brother-Priests
  •   Sisters
  •   Confreres and Consoeurs
  • The Templar Faith
  •  Templar Relics
  • Daily Life
  •  Military Tactics
  • Joining the Order of the Temple
  •  The Membership Ritual
  •  Joining as a Child
  • The Templar Rule
  •  Secret Rites
  • Relations with Outsiders
  •  Templars and the Church
  •  Templars and the Military Orders
  •  Templars and Nobility
  •  Templars and Muslims
  •  Templars and the Order of Hermes
  • Templar Characters and Stories
  •  Templars as Crusaders
  •  Templars as Bankers and Merchants
  •  Templars as Advisors and Diplomats
  •  Templars as Spies
  •  Templars as Priests
  •  Templars as Lords
  •  Templars as Sailors
  •  Templars as Treasure Hunters
  • Creating Templar Characters
  •  Modified Templar Virtues
  •   Brother-Knight
  •   Brother-Priest
  •   Brother-Sergeant
  •  New Templar Virtues
  •   Templar Confrere or Consoeur
  •   Templar Servant
  •   Templar Specialist
  •   Templar Administrator
  •   Commander
  •   Office Holder
  •   Templar Prestige
  •  New Ability
  •   Organization Lore: Knights Templar
  • Sample Characters
  •  Brother-Knight
  •  Brother-Sergeant
  •  Brother-Priest

VIII. The Franciscans

  • Franciscans in the Saga
  • Joining the Franciscans
  • Francis’ Life & Growth of the Franciscans
  •  Spreading the Movement
  • The Franciscans Today
  •  Current Crises
  • Brothers and Sisters
  • Birds and Animals
  • Clare of Assisi
  •  The Poor Sisters
  • Holy Tradition: Franciscans
  •  Joining the Tradition
  •   Initiation Scripts
  •   Initiation: Meditation
  •   Initiation: Understanding
  •   Initiation: Intervention
  •   Initiation: Purity
  •   Script Variations
  • The Order of Hermes & the Franciscans
  • Franciscans in the Future
  •  Leaders
  •  Schism
  •  Approval
  •  Martyrdom
  •  Academic Theology
  •  Heresy
  •  Poverty
  •  Ministration
  •  Persecution
  • Sample Characters
  •  Grog Templates
  •   Franciscan Nun
  •   Franciscan Friar

Appendix: Bibliography