The Art of Magic is a Russian edition, role-playing game originally published by Lion Rampant in 1987. Ars Magica is dedicated to the adventures of magicians and their companions in the world of Mythical Europe, which differs from historical medieval Europe by the existence of mythical creatures, magic and magicians. The myths and legends of medieval Europe are real for Mythical Europe.

A distinctive feature of Ars Magica is that the player, as a rule, controls not one character, but controls an entire group - the magician, his companions and servants. Also, a key feature of the system is magic, presented not in a “static” form of a list of ready-made spells, but in the form of a “dynamic” constructor that allows you to carry out almost any effect within the limits of the magician’s power level.