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Brawler

Our quest to create the ultimate punch boy led us to this, the fisticuffs fighter subclass polished to perfection for Valda's Spire of Secrets.

College of Masks

The College of Masks is a direct callback to the 3.5 Complete Scoundrel prestige class, Master of Masks, which afforded a character the ability to create masks which offered minute benefits and the ability to swap them easily. The subclass presented below takes that mechanic and merges it with th...

Blood on the Lens - Version 1.0

In a brief lull before the release of the revised Player’s Handbook, I designed an entire 270-page TTRPG. (Half-sized pages, but still!)

In Blood on the Lens, you play characters in an unfolding horror movie. And when you take damage, you tear parts off your...

Circle of Vermin

Even the low creatures of the earth need a protector, and they respond in kind! Summon a swarm of creatures with your Wild Shape with this subclass for druid we designed by request back in 2016 and updated for 2024-08-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

College of Cantors

Turn your Bardic inspiration into hit points with this Cleric-inspired singer of hymns and sacred songs! This is the most up-to-date version of a bard subclass from Valda’s Spire of Secrets 2024-08-27 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

College of Romance

A charming archetype for bard we wrote in 2016 and updated for Valda’s Spire of Secrets.

Enchantment Isn’t Love
Spellcasters of all stripes possess ...

2024-08-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

College of the Mad God

Inspired by one of my favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories, "The Music of Erich Zann" (which you should read here), this Bard College blurs the line between warlock and bard, and has a strong focus on th...

Circle of Stones

Magnificent stone henges are as perfect a match for druid lore as an area control subclass is a match for their mechanics. Raise safe haven for your allies and travel the ways between with this Druid subclass from 2024-08-13 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

College of Jesters

A little bit Clown Prince of Crime, a little bit Danny Kay – you knew we were going to make a Bard like this! This is the most up-to-date version of a subclass we released in 2020 and collected in 2024-08-09 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Circle of the Fist

Fight for the trees and channel natural magic into your unarmed strikes with this monk-flavored subclass for druid! It’s the definitive version of a Druid subclass we first developed in 2016 and updated for 2024-08-06 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Do Owlbears Lay Eggs?

Ever wondered about the ecology of your favorite D&D monsters? During Origins Game Fair 2024, Mage Hand's resident ecology experts, Book of Extinction creator Lucas Zellers and 3D artist Rae Beldolor, hosted a sold-out panel exploring how classic monsters lived and interacted wi...

Valda’s Compatibility Packet

This digital-only packet contains Book of Extinction-themed subclasses for our base classes from Valda's Spire of Secrets. New subclasses include:

• The Polymorphist. An alchemist subclass that brews potions to transform into animals, captures a...

  2024-07-31 05:31:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Insomnia 0.91

Quick update!

We’re trucking through Insomnia’s art backlog and approaching 1.0 at a rapid pace! There’s over 20 pieces of new art in this version of the book, with completed NPCs for Nowhere, USA and other big new pieces throughout. If you’re playing with Character Beats (my favori...

Circle of the City

Manipulate the brickwork and cobblestones of cities instead of beasts and trees with this Druid subclass from Valda’s Spire of Secrets. Break the stereotype of epic overland quests and build a ...

College of Graffiti

This punk bard lays arcane marks on any surface as a canvas to inspire all! It’s one of six new bard colleges in Valda’s Spire of Secrets; this is the most up-to-date version.

The Dragonfall Colosseum

We’re always looking for ways to make game night more fulfilling and help your players discover the best of Mage Hand classes and settings. So we’re polishing up a few ideas from past projects into campaign seeds, full arcs or short campaigns you can run for your party with minimum prep and m...

Circle of the Wyrm

Valda’s Spire of Secrets collected and updated the best classes and subclasses from Middle Finger of Vecna since we began writing the blog back in 2015. We wanted to make the best ver...

Gravity Spells

Only one spell in the 5E SRD affects gravity directly, the 7th level reverse gravity. As magic users begin to travel the stars in a sci-fi setting, manipulating gravity becomes even more useful and deadly. And ...

Custom Character Sheets - Full

Sorry for the late post!

I have two cool projects still waiting on art, so I decided to pull some overtime hours to bring you the complete set of custom Mage Hand Press character sheets! This set now includes EVERY class AND subclass in Valda's Spire of Secrets, alon...

Spellhacks

These experimental spellhacks let you use your spells to modify other spells. We’re playtesting these for the upcoming Dark Matter revision, where magic has advanced beyond medieval f...

Hardlight Spells

Hardlight is the most versatile material in any sci-fi setting, and these new spells for Dark Matter help you make the most of it!

They're some of the new and revised spells written for the updated Dark Matter prin...

Insomnia 0.8

We’ve been hard at work on Insomnia for the last couple of months, but things have quieted down as we catch up on art and knock out some bonus content. Here’s what’s new:

Insomnia Storytelling Engine

This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever created, bar n...

Custom Character Sheets | Core Classes 1

Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in! 

I said I was done with these slick, form-fillable custom character sheets. But damn it, we needed a set of character sheets to go in the Last Owlbear adventure bundle, and using core classes made the most sense. So obviously&...

Bounty Hunter's Kit: Magic Item Set 2

Gunslinging outlaws from outer space have the best gadgets, especially when their business is bringing the galaxy’s most wanted. Just like the Vestments of Ra, these 2024-05-17 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Vestments of Ra: Magic Item Set 1

These magic items from the Avia-ra faction come as a set, taking up a single attunement slot and leveling up as your character does just like 2024-05-10 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Blaster Mods

We’re letting you mix-and-match blaster parts with this addition to Dark Matter for the upcoming Mega Box...

Complete Warmage 1.1

I, for one, only cast mage hand. That hand casts all the other spells.

A bit of a smaller month for releases as bigger projects bake in the oven a little longer.

This month, we bring you an expanded Complete Warmage! The mage-hand-casting Mage Hand Press favorite has never be...

Living Weapons

For our revision of Dark Matter, we’re not only revising the old list of magic items, but also expanding it with new categories!

Meet living weapons: weapons that scale with your level.

These have been so...

Psionic Piercings

The new Dark Matter Mega Box will feature a revised and expanded magic items chapter, including these wonderful magic widgets that fuse fashion and function to devastating effect.<...

Dark Matter Mega Box: Coming 2025

We’re thrilled to announce the Dark Matter Mega Box, coming 2025! If you like this adventure, or any of the other work we do at Mage Hand Press, sign up to be notified for our next projec...