In this post, I'll be quickly apprising you all of what's going on with various projects.
We're still working on updating art for old books, as well as shoring up our art catalog in general, and we've gotten some done already:
I know we asked for this month off (and believe me, we've had some much needed relaxation), but we've also kept busy for most of the month. In particular, we got the binder class, which we've been steadily writing on the blog, to a playtestable-state! Here's the first five levels of the binder, c...
2019-01-01 06:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostPlan C is to blow the whole mountain up with a half ton of explosives. That's always plan C, of course.
The definitive, revised from the ground up, Complete Alchemist Redux is one of the most finely crafted classes out there. Not only it is magnetically fun to blast things into bit...
2018-12-01 08:10:14 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I wanted to let everyone know that I'm making some small changes to hopefully improve the Patreon, make the tiers more consistent, and so forth. Then, I'd like to hear your opinion on some other important things that we're considering implementing.
Fi...
2018-12-01 08:10:00 +0000 UTC View PostOne more poll:
I'd like to ask you, my employer, for the month of December off, so the Digits can spend this time of the year with their families. Instead of doing a normal release, we'd spend the month to begin reworking the art for a few of our old books (beginning with Men and Monsters, High Se...
2018-12-01 08:09:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis month, now that we've wrapped up the Dark Matter Alpha, we're working on finishing up the rest of the Complete Alchemist Redux and (hopefully) the second (and last) Craftsman Redux. The following two months are going to be spent tackling the be...
2018-11-18 08:23:47 +0000 UTC View PostThat dusty tome, its gilded cover worn and scuffed, somehow looked older than the wizard carrying it.
Throughout our years crafting content for 5th Edition, we at Mage Hand Press have written a staggering number of spells. From the Arcane Archive is a massive book of...
2018-11-01 04:30:05 +0000 UTC View PostAlchemy is about transformation, about reincarnation and rebirth.
It's about time we revisited our old alchemist! This redux fixes a litany of problems with the old version of the class: a more consistent, more balanced damage curve, simplified and reworked bombs, earlier potions, more ba...
2018-10-01 07:29:54 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time again! There's been a lot of balls in the air here recently: I've been working overtime on Dark Matter, piecing together the Alchemist Redux, and been working on a second redux for the Craftsman.
The month after (November 1st) is going to be the
The pen might be mightier than the sword, but it don't hold a candle to my peace-keeper.
The Complete Gunslinger contains the definitive version of perhaps Mage Hand Press's most fun and magnetic class to date. It comes with 16 subclasses for gunslingers of every stripe and even mo...
2018-09-01 08:49:53 +0000 UTC View PostSince the Dark Matter Kickstarter is going so well, I thought I'd throw out the updated Ships chapter! We've revised many of the ship statistics, added a bunch of new ships, improved formatting everywhere, and revisited the exploration rules. Let us know what you think!
2018-08-01 07:49:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe lights, the crowd, the trophy; this is where legends are made.
Are you ready? The long-awaited Siegeball Sourcebook is finally here! With this supplement, you can engage in the greatest fantasy sport ever devised, Siegeball. Two teams, two towers, one ball.
The book comes...
2018-08-01 07:49:37 +0000 UTC View PostOur Discord has been a haven of good conversation, nerdy memes, new content development -- it's been a huge success. Getting to know everyone through the discord has been really brought our little community together and given the Digits a comfortable place to hang out when we're not working on new m...
2018-08-01 05:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the later than usual poll this month!
We had a phenomenal kickoff to the Dark Matter Kickstarter, which kept me a little busy. (Didn't know we're running a Kickstarter? Click here t...
2018-07-19 08:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostThat's just the way of it: sell your soul, get bitten by a vampire, cursed by hags -- we all become monsters sooner or later.
This is our new base class, the Investigator, inspired by the likes of John Constantine, Hellboy, and Supernatural. Playing as an investigator means you can...
2018-06-25 08:41:45 +0000 UTC View PostGosh, it's been an exciting month! We've announced that we're doing a Kickstarter to print Dark Matter, and so far, the response has been overwhelming! That's gonna kick off on July 17th, so be ready!
However, while that's going on, Patreon continues as normal. At...
2018-06-19 04:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe're running our first-ever Kickstarter!
This is a print run of our book Dark Matter, which is a 200+ page supplement that converts 5th Edition into a rip-roaring science fiction setting. We're super excited to see this book in print -- it's going to be in hardcover will...
2018-06-15 15:07:48 +0000 UTC View PostMy whole world is Dark Matter. I'm working nonstop on finishing the revised and expanded Equipment, Races, and Spells chapters this month (of which I should definitely get at least two of the three finished by June 1st.) I cannot understate how exci...
2018-05-18 05:40:07 +0000 UTC View PostWe've been in full Dark Matter mode for a while now, juggling tons of new archetypes and feats for the Character Options chapter (which releases at the end of this month, May 1st), and putting the finishing touches on more Dark Matter Spells and Races for the follow...
2018-04-18 01:17:41 +0000 UTC View PostI'm almost insulted any of you thought that you could be rid of me so easily! No; as you all know, I'm bound to this website phylactery and likely shall never escape.
However, to celebrate two years of successful Patreon, I bring you a look at the Equipment chapter of Dark Matter, which you'...
2018-04-01 05:30:59 +0000 UTC View PostFey Folio is finally finished (phew!)
Just as we did with the High Seas Update, we're asking for detailed-oriented persons to help us catch the abundant errors that I made.
If you would enjoy helping us proofread our books, send an email to middlefingerofvecna@gm...
2018-04-01 05:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post"See those old standing stones up on the hill? Legend tells that old Mary Malgrove wandered near there on a moonless night and vanished for a fortnight. When she returned, she seemed somewhat out of sorts, and she was missing all her toes. To everyone's surprise, she announced that it was oka...
2018-04-01 05:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post"Hostiles Have Opened Fire. Finding Cover Advised" chirped Virgil as blaster bolts passed harmlessly through his holographic orb. "No, you think!?" retorted Shen, already firing her repeater.
Gadgeteers are masters of technology and engineering, turning every device available to their adv...
2018-04-01 05:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe're reaching the tail end of our commitment to the Fey Folio with our surprisingly comprehensive monster chapter this month, and then we're staring down the barrel of Dark Matter for a few months. Man, am I excited for Dark Matter.
This month also has the Gadgeteer 2018-03-19 01:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
This page should serve as a handy launching point for everything available through Patreon. Enjoy!
2018-03-08 07:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostMan, remember when books would be like 50 pages long and we were like "This is the longest thing we've ever written"? This one's up to 67 pages, and we've still got the entire Monsters chapter to go. That's coming up next month, alongside the Gadgeteer, with the final release. ...
2018-03-01 06:49:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks! It's poll time!
Right now, I'm slaving away on the Fey Folio, which should be done at the end of the month (March 1st). Of course, it this isn't finished on time (February steals a few days of work from me), it'll wrap up next month alongside the Gadgeteer 2018-02-17 23:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh boy, we been working up a sweat on this one! The Fey Folio is very much still baking, and this is one of the few times that we've been writing the book faster than I can put a PDF together for it (at one point, the Google Doc housing its draft exceeded 100 pages in length.) It's a ton of content,...
2018-02-01 06:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! We're trying out a bit of an experiment: we've set up a discord server for all of you, our fantastic patrons.
Drop in, say hi, and meet some friends!
2018-01-31 03:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostI've been playing with the schedule somewhat on my end, and I've got some status updates on where everything is at:
It looks like, because of the length and complexity of the Fey Folio, it's going to have to be released in two months. Just as with High Seas, we'll get the first fe...
2018-01-18 21:07:46 +0000 UTC View Post