A year later, in the July 1996 edition of "Dragon" (Issue 231), Swan reviewed the new supplement "Arcane Companion" that had been published in conjunction with the revision of the magic system in the "Rolemaster Standard System" edition. Swan reiterated that the "Rolemaster" system was a mathematician's delight: "Saturated with charts and numbers, it's for players who buy pocket calculators by the crate... If you're the kind of guy who needs his fingers to do arithmetic, this ain't your kind of game." Despite this, Swan found "Arcane Companion" to be "not only comprehensible, but entertaining, thanks to the designers’ efforts to infuse the facts and figures with vivid imagery." Swan concluded that because this supplement was so solidly linked to the "Rolemaster" system, it could not be ported to another game system, but "experienced players should welcome this ambitious expansion with open arms. And if you’re among those who’ve dismissed "Rolemaster" as not worth the effort, sneak a peek at "Arcane Companion"; it might tempt you to reconsider."