RELATED BOOKS
There are actually two books you should get to play an Alliance game. The first is the Rule Book. This book contains all of the rules for every Alliance campaign. It is an 8 1/2 x 11 bound book, 166 pages, with a full color cover. It is full of photos, graphs, examples, advice, and explanations of all of the rules. This edition of the book is new as of March of 2009.
Chapters include:
Introduction
A Guide to Role-playing
How to be an NPC
The Game World
The Alliance Code of Conduct
Races
Classes
The Skill System
Production Skills
Skills
Special Abilities
Mental Abilities
Possessions
Armor
Weapons
The Tag System
In-Game Limitations
Matters of Life and Death
Combat
Effects and Deliveries
Magic
Alchemy
Effects
Formal Magic
High Magic
Rituals
Traps
Stealing and Searching
Goblin Points
Writing Adventures
Table Top Gaming Rules
Glossary
Index
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Each chapter then has its own Player's Guide. The book below is for the Ashbury campaign, located in the beautiful Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. This book contains all of the "In-game" information available to your character, such as the history of the campaign world, treatises, maps, laws, and more. It is an 8 1/2 x 11 bound book with 173 pages.
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Chapters include:
Out-of-game section
A History of the Duchy of Ashbury
The Rebirth of a Kingdom
Recent Ashbury History
Nobility Timeline
A Guide to Tar'Navarria
Maps
The Estates of Ashbury
Who's Who in Ashbury
The Ashbury Military
Colleges, Universities, and Academies
The Groups of Ashbury
The Laws of Ashbury
The Code of Chivalry
The Ducal Tournament
Holidays in Ashbury
Wines, Ales, and Beers of Ashbury
Treatises on Healing and Necromancy
Fortunetelling
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There is also Arch Enemies, a novel by Alliance founder Michael A. Ventrella, which takes place in Ashbury. You don't need it to play any Alliance games, but it's a great (and fun) way to learn about the races, laws and cultures of the Alliance game. The book is 400 pages bound, and is 6 x 9. You can go to www.michaelaventrella.com for more information about this book.
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Reviews (Excerpts):
"The young bard, Terin Ostler, is astounded when two squires arrive to take him into the Duke’s presence – even more astounded when he learns that he is the one foretold in a prophecy to ensure the Arch remains sealed to imprison the evil Thessi within. The atmosphere of the quest that follows is heightened by intrigues and by Terin’s doubts about who tells the true account of the prophecy, since he is not allowed to read it. The action is lively when the two squires, Rendel and Darlissa, face repeated attacks to protect the timid bard – while he gradually grows in maturity, courage, and character.
A tightly written and plotted work that will keep the reader enthralled until the last word is read." -- Christopher Hoare, Muse Book Reviews
"A late twist lends the entire novel a surprisingly tight narrative ." -- Pat Ferrara , Mania.com
"Clever, funny and suspenseful. Normally, I would rather eat bees than read fantasy novels, but this one is great." -- Mark Waid, writer, Kingdom Come, Fantastic Four |
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All books cost $20 plus $5 postage and handling.
If ordering from other countries, please pay by check and add the appropriate amount for postage. For checks or money orders, please make payable to Faire Play, Inc. and send to:
Alliance LARP
PO Box 377
Tannersville, PA 18372
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Or, if you prefer, you can also order through Amazon.com.
DOWNLOADING A BOOK : The Alliance Rule Book and Arch Enemies are also available in various e-book formats, including Amazon.com's kindle.
If you are a merchant who would like to carry the Rule Book at your store or on your web page, please email us!
The Alliance Rule Book is copyright 2009 by Michael A. Ventrella, with an ISBN number of 0-9669844-9-8. The Ashbury Player's Guide is copyright 2008 by Michael A. Ventrella, with an ISBN number of 0-9669844-7-1. Arch Enemies is copyright 2007 by Michael A. Ventrella and is published by Double Dragon Press, Markham, Ontario, Canada, with an ISBN number of 1-55404-464-2.
The Rule Book addendum is available here. For more information on the game, click the links to the left! |
