The Swashbuckler's Handbook

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

Previous release:
MTSC: The Sorcerers Crusade Companion Buy it from DriveThruRPG! Now in Print!		 Game Books
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MTSC: The Order of Reason Buy it from DriveThruRPG!


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