ATL@S UPDATE May 29, 2001 www.atlas-games.com ------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~ 1. Retail Support Pages on Atlas-Games.com 2. Coming Attractions (Sanctuary of Ice: the Alps Tribunal for Ars Magica) 3. Wide Screen Release (Touched by the Gods, d20 cults and cabals for Penumbra) 4. Dirty Warehouse Guy 5. Notes, Disclaimers, and Other Small Print for the Lawyers RETAILER SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Retailers - take a new at our new "Retail Support" section on www.atlas-games.com! We've got logos, promo ads, convention support forms, and more to help out the dedicated game stores that keep Atlas Games going. To make it better, though, we need your help. Email info@atlas-games.com and let us know what you as a retailer would like to see on our site. To everyone else - tell your local game store to check out atlas-games.com and put their store information on our site. COMING ATTRACTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEPTEMBER 2001 NEW ARS MAGICA BOOK: Sanctuary of Ice The Ars Magica Sourcebook of the Greater Alpine Tribunal For hundreds of years the magi of the Greater Alpine Tribunal have maintained Hermetic peace. Not for them the squabbles of the border tribunals, the petty incursions, the little quibbles. In the valleys of the Alps, Hermetic culture and Hermetic magi have flourished. Covenants which knew the voices of the Founders nurture ancient magi here, magi whose powers caress the edges of the possible. Only those things sanctified by time survive the harshness of the mountains. Everything here is armored with the patina of centuries. This supplement takes familiar elements of Hermetic culture and rebuilds them, without the scrimping and compromises of life at the edge of the Hermetic lands. Redcaps and Order-supplicated hedge traditions blossom under the aegis of Hermetic justice: justice enforced by the cunning and the ruthless. Hermetic trade and intrigue weave strands of interdependence between bitter rivals, so that WizardÕs War seems a refreshingly rustic way of settling disputes. Every Alpine covenant is designed to open up new possibilities for the future of your saga. Sanctuary of Ice describes the Hermetic quest for longevity, and the magi who cheat death as ghosts. It considers the plans of the primi of House Jerbiton and House Criamon, the first to subordinate magic to the Dominion, the second to undermine the meaning of magic. It hints at the whims of the archmagi, and describes the secret council who will be the final members of the Order of Hermes. Author: Timothy Ferguson Product Number: AG0267 ISBN: 1-58978-001-9 Length: 128 pages Suggested Retail Price: $20.95 US WIDE SCREEN RELEASE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOUCHED BY THE GODS (PENUMBRA for the d20 System) The hardcover sourcebook of cults and cabals Even in a world overflowing with magic... the Mark of the Gods is Unmistakable. Some mortals actively curry the gods' favor, serving their high ideals or executing their blasphemous designs. Others are random victims or beneficiaries of divine attention. Those whom the gods have touched may be inspired, blessed , cursed -- the saint and the prophet, the genius and the madman, sometimes one and the same person. Touched by the Gods is a D20 roleplaying supplement that can enhance any fantasy campaign. It is filled with information on religious and secular orders, and the deities lurking behind them. This hardcover book contains the following: In-depth background on more than a dozen religious cults, secret societies, and strange cabals. Included are initiation rites and adventure seeds designed to let Game Moderators introduce whichever mysteries of the occult they like into their own campaign world. A litany of new gods and the NPCs who would grasp their power, holy weapons, clerical domains, spells, feats and prestige classes, special attacks and abilities, fearsome monsters, creature templates, magical and cursed items, and the clandestine rituals that grant mere mortals a small taste of godhood. Words straight from the mouths of the prophets, lending an atmosphere of intrigue and wonder to this latest tome in the ground-breaking Penumbra line of D20 System adventures and sourcebooks! Touched by the Gods is the supplement that players and GMs alike have been praying for! Now Available Editor: Michelle Nephew Authors: Justin Bacon, Keith Baker, Alex Knapik, James Maliszewski, Mike Mearls, Michelle A. Brown Nephew, Scott Reeves, and John Seavey Penumbra Trade Dress Design: John Tynes Cover Artist: Helena Wickberg of Phoenix Studios Interior Design: Scott Reeves Interior Art: Toren Atkinson, Mike Dutton, David Interdonato, Jennifer Meyer, Sonia Roji, Steven Sanders, Chris Seaman, and Helena Wickberg 128 page Hardcover Product Number: AG3204 ISBN: 1-887801-99-5 MSRP: $23.95 (US) FROM THE DIRTY WAREHOUSE GUY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) Festival of the Damned (AG0257) for the Ars Magica line is now out of print. Check your local game retailer for availability. 2) Thieves in the Forest (AG3201) for our Penumbra line is now out of print. Check your local game retailer for availability. 3) Once Upon a Time (AG1001) is currently out of stock. A reprint will occur, but currently there is no release date. Check your local game retailer for availability. 4) Looking for damaged, out of print, or rare Atlas Games products? 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