I decided to rename the title to something else because, at the time of coming up with a title, I was unaware of Atlas Games’ Ars Magica tabletop RPG series. The rename will (hopefully) avoid future confusion and stepping on trademark and copyright toes.

The RPG Maker VX game was so named because “ars magica” is Latin for “magic(al) art”, since that is the essence of the story. I had thought of renaming it to something like “Magicum Antica” (ancient magic), but settled on “Ars Magia” instead – essentially the same meaning, but I think it’s much more appropriate since it infers mages as well as magic.

Well, I’ll keep it thus for now and see what happens and how it pans out.

Ars Magia 1: Genesis (AMG hereinafter) is a forthcoming game I’m creating using RPG Maker VX, which, admittedly, has now become my favorite creator.

AMG is not really a “new” project, since I started it way before The Gladiator Project (currently on indefinite hold). I lost interest in AMG for several reasons, including a complete lack of RGSS knowledge, and thought I’d lost it forever. I found it on an ancient CD, which had been gathering dust in the attic, so decided to rekindle its flame, placing TGP on hold. Since then, however, my knowledge of RGSS – while still limited – has improved a great deal.

As the game is in its embryonic stages at the moment, there’s not much to say about it, so here’s a sneak-peek slideshow. If the images are too small, click the diagonal arrow in the top right-hand corner for a full screen view.

The aesthetics are messy right now, but I’ll be tweaking and expanding them, especially the Status and Equipment screens. I’ll post more thorough updates (including credits and credits) later.