Mage Hand Press has a vast, 380-page, 10 new base classes, and incredible 150+ subclass touting 5e book up on Kickstarter.
The tome is Valda’s Spire of Secrets, and the 5e Kickstarter community loves what they see. Mage Hand boldly asked for $40,000 to make the book, and today, with four weeks still to collect pledges, they’re at $140,000 offered. You can see progress or join in on Kickstarter.
Geek Native has an exclusive sample of the download to showcase. 34 pages begin by introducing the new Geppettin race, which are constructs often mistaken for puppets.
This one that looks like a bear is stuffed with fluff and rage.
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Spire of Secrets is designed to work with any setting for 5e. That’s why it’s positioned as a core rules expansion. It’s not a new edition or something setting specific.
In addition to all those new classes, there are 130 new spells, magic items and exotic weapons. There are 5 new races, of which the Geppettin is one, and 50 new feats.
Introducing playbooks! This innovative new way to learn 5e classes walks you through the process of building a character, writing a creative background, and leveling up to 3rd level. The Starter Kit comes with 10 playbooks, one for each new class introduced in Spire of Secrets.
A pledge of $1 now will get you access to the add-ons, for which there are many, but few people have taken that route.
The physical and PDF starter kit are rewarded with pledges of $25, with shipping to be calculated.
Hundreds of backers have gone for the $35 tier which unlocks the full PDF edition of the Spire of Secrets and the accompanying Starter Kit.
Just as popular is the $60 tier, which ads in the hardcover copy of the book.
The Kickstarter exclusive slipcase, GM screen, spell cards and minis 4-pack are added to the growing bundle at $150.
There are other tiers, and, except the add-on only tiers, those are expected to be fulfilled in July 2022. I don’t imagine recreating them via the add-ons will get you the goodies any faster.
Add-ons include minis, cards, a copy of Mage Hand’s Dark Matter RPG, dice, dice-box, other Mage Hand books, a leather journal and enamel pins. Despite the campaign’s success so far, there are still add-ons to unlock as the campaign grows.
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