The Swashbuckler's Handbook is a sourcebook for Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade.
Summary[]
- From the White Wolf Catalog:
- A Lot of Daring...
- To the Devil with the Dark Ages! This is an age of flash and flamboyance, where a swift blade and a quick wit can work wonders. Leave muddy battlefields to the crows! Mingling with courtesans and artists, philosophers and princes is far more comfortable... but no less deadly!
- A Bit of Luck...
- Machiavelli wasn't kidding, Poisoned cups and venom'd words epitomize the Renaissance. Without a bit of savoir-faire, a magus can find herself up to her neck in trouble before she can say et tu? So before you wind up in some princeling's dungeon (or dead!), take a moment to peruse this essential guide to surviving a different kind of war - the dance of seduction, intrigue, assassination and villainy most vile.
- Don't forget your rapier...
- And a Dash of Magick to Make it All Look Easy!
- This Most Useful and Essential Sourcebook doth include:
- Intrigues of the Ksirafai, Guildsmen, Solificati and Hermetics
- Ars Cupiditae - the magick of hearts, minds and polished blades
- Sex, violence, treachery - all the things that made the Renaissance great! - plus Storyteller hints, character types, classic stunts, and more
Contents[]
Prelude: Caesario Dances[]
Introduction[]
Item, First: The Age of Masks[]
Item, Second: Masters of the Danse[]
Item, Third: Hearts and Blades[]
Item, Fourth: Honeyed Words and Bitter Poison[]
Appendices[]
Background Information[]
Memorable Quotes[]
Characters[]
References[]
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