Keeping Busy in Lockdown
We are 100 days into lockdown now, and it’s increasingly looking like the 2020 event season will be a complete wipeout. We still have some hopes that the planned October Forsaken and November T67 events will run on schedule, and…
Looks Like We’re All Going On An Alpine Holiday
Thanks to everyone who expressed an interest in (re)visiting the world of Ars Magica – based on the submissions, we have more than enough interest to proceed, so we are moving ahead with the project. With the rules around lockdown…
Never Again
Almost a decade and a half ago a group of fools called New World Order Games ran the last of a series of live Ars Magica games over a long, long weekend in the Peak District. The games – variously…
Apropos of Nothing
“Oh Ali, I will never again wish to go to the moon!”
“Never say never again, Faqib. You will always be made a liar by such absolutes. The wisest know that minds only grow when they change.”
– Faqib and Ali Go to the Moon
The Inevitable Post
So, as per the last post, common sense and government recommendations have swung towards the thing we didn’t want to do. We’ve had a number of people come to the conclusion that for their own safety, they’d rather stay away. This in…
The Raven in the Room
Okay, so, COVID-19, formerly the Novel Coronavirus. We’ve got an event next week, and future events coming up, so we thought it’s worth letting you know where we’re at. We’re not planning on cancelling events at this stage, unless sensible…
The Sisyphus 2020 – Casting
Casting information is now available for the 2020 run of Sisyphus. You can find the current state of casting here.
The Woad Less Travelled
In spring we pick the bluebells that grow deep in the woods. Over the summer they dry, and are ground into dust. In the autumn we fetch the wet clay from the banks near the river, and it is worked…