The Order of Hermes

The Order of Hermes is a 1990 role-playing game supplement published by Lion Rampant for Ars Magica.

Contents

The Order of Hermes is a supplement that describes a society of wizards in detail.[1]

Publication history

The Order of Hermes was written by Jonathan Tweet, with a cover by Richard Thomas and illustrations by Josh Timbrook, and was published by Lion Rampant in 1990 as a 128-page book.[1]

Shannon Appelcline commented that compared to previous Ars Magica releases Bats of Mercille and The Stormrider, "The Order of Hermes (1989) was a much more notable product. It developed the idea of 12 different wizardly organizations that players could join in Ars Magica. The new book gave players real handles for their characters and story seeds to carry them into the future; the desires of a House of Hermes could be used as plot hooks throughout a campaign."[2]:309–310 Appelcline added that "The Order of Hermes has been repeatedly copied, first by Rein•Hagen himself at White Wolf, and later by pretty much the whole industry. Cults of Prax might have been the true origin of the modern splatbooks that filled gaming store shelves in the '00s and '10s, but The Order of Hermes is the missing link."[2]:310

Reviews

References
  1. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 123-124. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '80s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN 978-1-61317-081-6.
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