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Mage Hand Press

@magehandpress.bsky.social

An eclectic group of writers and artists from around the world creating top-of-the-line 5E expansions! Makers of the Gunslinger class, Book of Extinction, Valda's Spire of Secrets, and Dark Matter https://magehandpress-links.carrd.co/

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Player Pack 2 has subclasses, feats, and spells to make your #dnd game feel like never before. Let me introduce your next character, and brag on the human artists who make our work so incredible. You have to see our new Heroic Sorcerer, a gish subclass brought to life by Noa Kriukova:

A portrait of a D&D character. She is wearing gold-trimmed plate armor and a billowing cape over white tights. A glowing longsword points toward the viewer as the character drives the point downward from above.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 3w ago

Subclasses are a character concept in a bottle, capable of imbuing a campaign with humor, horror, or heroism in a few features. That's why we went so weird with the subclasses we put in Player Pack 2 for Valda's Spire of Secrets. We've got one for each class now! www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2207-g...

Get Weird with Your Next Character in Valda’s Spire of Secrets

Discover 13wild subclasses—from the Muscle Wizard Barbarian to the Magic Missile Mage—in Valda's Spire of Secrets. Meet them all here!

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 4w ago

We're at booth 2835 on the #GenCon exhibit hall this year. We're hosting a handful of panels, including Gen Con's worst game show

A map of the Gen Con exhibit hall floor showing the location of the Mage Hand Press booth.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Brand new base class incoming! The Dancer is a nimble and deadly martial class that kills with D4s! Juggle Daggers as a Harlequin, riddle your enemies with holes as a Fencer, or dance with the dead as a Danseur Macabre. Check it out for free on our website right now!

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We can finally stop holding our breath! Valda's Spire of Secrets Player Pack 2 is coming to D&D Beyond this July. We're bringing never-before-seen subclasses, TONS of spells, and more—all fully redesigned for 5.5E and integrated with @dndbeyond.bsky.social.

A hammer-wielding dwarf ventures into a darkened, red-carpeted hallway surrounded by petrified adventurers in this promotional image. The text reads "Valda's Spire of Secrets: Player Pack 2". Logos for D&D Beyond and Mage Hand Press appear in the lower right.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Grax's Club is now on @foundryvtt.bsky.social ! Join the most affordable mercenary company in the 'Verse on surprising misadventures with all of Foundry's features. foundryvtt.com/packages/mag...

In this cover image for the Foundry VTT module, a green-skinned, tusked orc in a greasy white tank top stabs a dagger into a map spread out on a tabletop. His eye-patched face is smug as he twirls a lit cigar. He is flanked by two companions, a robotic Vect and a bird-headed avia-ra.
The text reads "Grax's Club: A Dark Matter Adventure"

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our Gunslinger class came to #baldursgate3 in a community mod! Check out how some of our favorite mechanics translate, which encounters got easier, and which ones got much harder: m.youtube.com/watch?v=FjYk...

Playing a Gunslinger in Baldur's Gate 3

YouTube video by Mage Hand Press

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Well, time to start a new Honor Mode run www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate...

You Can Finally Play As A Gunslinger In Baldur's Gate 3

And, of course, it comes with a lot of guns.

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Your weekend sci-fi 5E games are clear for launch! The first wave of PDF fulfillment for the Dark Matter Mega Box is complete. All the details are here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

Update 18: Your PDFs are here! · Dark Matter Mega Box: Sci-Fi 5E

The first wave of PDF fulfillment is complete! Dark Matter (legacy and 5.5) Grax’s Club, and an early print-and-play version of Contractor Corps are live in your Mage Hand Press account!You are only p...

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Final 24 hours for the Dark Matter Mega Box! Every backer gets Humbledark, the crossover setting guide for Humblewood by @hitpointpress.bsky.social. Don't wait!

A life-sized statue of a warrior owl holds the hardcover print proof of Dark Matter.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Kobolds are GM favorites for swarms of low-level foes and dungeons full of fiendish traps. Dark Matter’s space kobolds transform asteroid fields into elaborate traps intended to capture stray spaceships and strip them of parts in minutes. Add them to your game here: magehandpress.com/2026/02/spac...

A hero image showing a small lizard-like humanoid with angular features. It wears a space suit fit to its body and carries a futuristic, glowing harpoon gun. The text reads "Space Kobold: Asteroid dwellers and starship scavengers”

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Lore and statistics for the Space Kobold. Like their terrestrial counterparts, space kobolds make up for in cunning what they lack in physical strength. Asteroid fields that play host to space kobold colonies are death traps for spacers, minefields crisscrossed by steel wires and waiting harpoon guns to ensnare any unsuspecting ship that comes near. Once a ship or spaceborne creature is immobilized, a force of space
kobolds springs into action, dismantling it with old-fashioned tools and a force of graphids, a domesticated species of asteroid-dwelling beast. Warrens of space kobolds also inhabit the hoard planetoids of eternal dragons or are enthralled by creatures such as cyber liches. Any powerful creature makes an ideal ally for space kobolds, but they prefer overlords that deter spacesharks and other predators.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Husks are ominous space zombies built for sci-fi horror 5E games. The vacuum of space not only strips bodies of air, it rips away the soul, leaving behind Undead husks. It's one of more than 120 sci-fi monsters in Dark Matter! Check out the plain text on our blog: magehandpress.com/2026/02/husks/

A hero image showing a desiccated corpse wearing a cracked space suit and shambling toward the viewer in the cramped metal hallway of a spaceship. The text reads "Husks: Suffocated space undead for Dark Matter”. Art by Augustine Marceillac.

Lore and statistics for the Husk appear in this square graphic. Husks represent the grim fate of countless spacers who have been stranded in deep space without hope for rescue. Though a husk might at first resemble a spacer in distress, its cracked grey skin and ruptured Life Suit reveals its Undead nature.

Lore and statistics for the Forlorn Husk, a more dangerous and magical Undead monster, appear in this square graphic. Husks abandoned for too long become saturated with a sinister magic that dwells in deep space. They float uncannily in the air, even in artificial gravity, and suck the air out of the room like a hull breach.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I’d like to highlight the amazing work done by our artist, @kirbish.bsky.social, whose style has defined what Dark Matter has looked like for almost a decade. Let's take a look at what he's brought through the years! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

Dark Matter Mega Box: Sci-Fi 5E

A 5th Edition campaign setting set in a universe inspired by Mass Effect, Dune, and Star Wars. With maps by Czepeku!

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You've unlocked another stretch goal for Dark Matter! Creatures of living gravity, void elementals arise at the edges of black holes, threatening to drag your crew to oblivion. Back the Kickstarter to explore and survive! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

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Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

James Gurney's canvas for the 1st edition of John Dalmas' Homecoming (1984) #scifi #sciencefiction #art #artist

A spaceship descends into a glade filled with medieval-esque knights and foot soldiers.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Escape a prison ship bound for the freezing edge of the ‘Verse, join the Firm and embark on criminal adventures in Contractor Corps, one of two hardcover campaigns in the Dark Matter Mega Box. In this criminal campaign, you play a crew of Contractors working for a crime syndicate known as the Firm.

A hard-bitten male bartended covered in cyborg augmentations holds a burning cigarette in the futuristic bar known as Yokai Flux. Art by Lucas Ferreira CM.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@czepeku.bsky.social makes the highest-quality battlemaps in the world, bar none. The Dark Matter Mega Box includes a set of 50 dry- and wet-erasable sci-fi battlemaps by Czepeku, in print for the first time. Each is a beautiful and creative backdrop for whatever adventure you can imagine!

A top-down view of a scaffolded rooftop in a futuristic city. The name Czepeku is just visible in the background, identifying the artist.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You've unlocked the $175K stretch goal on the Dark Matter Mega Box Kickstarter! This is a brand new Mega spell for ship combat that creates a giant mech suit made out of hardlight, using a scaling statblock similar to spells such as Conjure Dragon. It's an amazing way to spice up ship combat!

A big green suit of armor illustrates this web graphic for the stretch goal. The text reads "Stretch Goal Unlocked: $175K - Mega Spell: Hardlight Battleframe. Summon a Mecha Battleframe made out of hardlight to crush your enemies underfoot!

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Got a pesky demilich to deal with? Get some help from our friend @zeebashew.bsky.social in the latest Animated Spellbook!

Animated Spellbook: How to kill a Demilitch at level 5 D&D 5e

YouTube video by Zee Bashew

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You'll never be disappointed by art from Tricksy Wizard - we certainly weren't!

The box for a card game. A pair of witches flank a heavy black cauldron overflowing with baked goods. The text reads "Witchy Cakes: towering game of cakes and chaos!"

Tricksy Wizard@tricksywizard.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We're open for Valentine's #commissions💗! Give the gift of art, lovingly rendered by two adorable scamps with big not-so-adorable bills to pay! Turnaround 2/13 for all comms booked by 2/6! See pricing sheet for details + reach out via DM or tricksywizard.com! Reposts & boosts appreciated!! #artsky

$70 Tokens and avatars: this is a chest-up piece in either a round or square frame. We can create them with a background or leave the background transparent! Totally up to you! $70 either way!

$90 Character Portraits: this is a full-body piece for your OCs, DnD character, beloved protagonist, etc! If you'd like to add a background, it's an additional $60! Character + Background = $150 total!

Group Shots: $90 per character! Want to put all of your PCs in their favorite tavern? Maybe recreate a dramatic moment from your favorite book? Cool fight scene? We can do that! And you can add a background for $60!

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Well hey there, pard'ner 🐎

Please Stop Talking@pstpodcast.com · 6mo ago

Hey! He looks familiar?! You might notice a few new things in the new Dark Matter book by @magehandpress.bsky.social influenced by Subliminal Space!

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You've unlocked Humbledark, a crossover setting between Humblewood by @hitpointpress.bsky.social and Dark Matter! The city of Alderheart has been launched into space and its denizens must learn to survive a vast, scary universe. All backers get the PDF for free! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

An upright owl stands in front of a massive, orange-leafed tree watching spaceships launch pursued by laser fire. The owl is wearing a power-armored space suit, wielding a broadsword and shield which crackle with electric blue energy.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Play 5E 2024 in space! The Dark Matter Mega Box is live now on Kickstarter. Gather your crew, build your starship, face down alien horrors, and explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy! ft. maps by @czepeku.bsky.social #dnd #scifi www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...

Dark Matter Mega Box: Sci-Fi 5E

A 5th Edition campaign setting set in a universe inspired by Mass Effect, Dune, and Star Wars. With maps by Czepeku!

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Shout out to @foozca.bsky.social for NOT having a robot cowboy in the cast of their Dark Matter stream "Dreams of a Derlict" - Vect Gunslinger does seem to be the default sci-fi 5E experience. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8tt...

Dreams of a Derelict | Episode 1 | Sleepwalkers

YouTube video by Foozca

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This #scifi Druid for #dnd shape-shifts into an adaptable machine. Reconfigure into Juggernaut, Mobile, or Turret construct forms and cast magitech spells in Dark Matter, on Kickstarter next week! #ttrpg #dnd5e

A hero image showing a four-legged robotic turret. The text reads "Circle of Configuration: A Robotic, Transforming Druid Subclass for Dark Matter.” Art by Noa Krinkova.

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The full text of the Druid’s features follows, including Level 3: Machine Code, an expanded spell list, Level 3: Construct Form, Level 6: Speaker of Steel, Level 10:+ Prismatic Module, and Level 14: Mecha Configuration.

A stat block for the reconfigurable Construct form.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This #scifi Sorcerer for #dnd harnesses the forces of the cosmos. Your innate magic originates in starlight, cosmic radiation, or the gravitational abyss of a black hole. It's one of 40+ subclasses in Dark Matter, Kickstarting next week! #ttrpg #dnd5e

A hero image showing a dark-haired woman in a high-shouldered, purple-and-black dress. She’s surrounded by floating, translucent orbs, each containing a constellation. The text reads "Cosmic Magic: A Sorcerer Subclass with Galactic Power for Dark Matter.”

“Your innate magic originates in the movements of galactic bodies: in the heat of a star, the radiance of cosmic rays, or the gravitational abyss of a black hole. You might have been exposed to strange cosmic forces in the midst of a void jump or during a spacewalk gone terribly wrong. Perhaps you even acquired your power deliberately through a high-energy radiation experiment. Now you can breathe freely in the vacuum of space and release cosmic rays at your fingertips, your power growing as your connection to the cosmos strengthens.” The full text of the Sorcerer’s features follows, including Level 3: Cosmic Spells, Level 3: Starborn, Level 3: Cosmic Rays, Level 6: Radiation Burst, Level 14: Gravimancer, and Level 18: Stardust.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This #sci-fi Rogue subclass for #dnd wields a high-tech Cyber Katana and moves with impossible speed. Let high technology push your agility to the absolute limit! It's one of 40+ subclasses in Dark Matter, Kickstarting Feb. 3 #ttrpg #dnd5e

A hero image showing a leaping warrior with mechanical armor and a glowing, colorful sword. The text reads "Cyber Ninja: A futuristic, katana-wielding Rogue subclass for Dark Matter.

“Wield your Cyber Katana with Supernatural Speed. A Cyber Ninja’s talents of agility and precision are honed to the absolute limit through high technology. Bearing superhuman agility and a devastating blade, you can infiltrate any location and eliminate your foes with a single stroke.” The full text of this Rogue’s features follows, including Level 3: Cyber Katana, Level 3: Ninja Agility, Level 9: Ultra Slash, Level 13: Covert Techniques, and Level 17: Omni Slash.

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thanks for the boost!

Tabletop Sentinel@tabletopsentinel.com · 7mo ago

I felt a disturbance, as if both Spelljammer fans all cried out at once. @magehandpress.bsky.social launches Dark Matter on Kickstarter February 3rd. 430+ pages of sci-fantasy for D&D 5E where barbarians and androids share cockpits. #DnD #5E #TTRPG #scifi #LaserSwordsAndSorcery l.d20.ninja/yckt6df2

Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 7mo ago

(1/11) The Valda’s Spire of Secrets class update is here! This 244-page PDF adapts the book’s core classes to the 2024 rules with improvements and revisions throughout, and it comes with every purchase of Valda's. What's changed in your favorite new base class? Glad you asked! 🧵

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Mage Hand Press @magehandpress.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A Barbarian's Rage perfectly embodies the fast-paced, ultra-violent combat of a certain game you might be able to spot if you squint. This #dnd Barbarian subclass lets you tear through #sci-fi battlefields with unparalleled brutality. It's in Dark Matter, Kickstarting Feb. 3! #dnd5e #ttrpg

A hero image showing a futuristic in bulky, futuristic armor. A visor fully obscures their features. Their left arm ends in an integrated energy weapon with a wide muzzle. The text reads "Dreadnought: A Doom-Slaying Barbarian Subclass for Dark Matter.”

Introductory text reads “Barbarian Subclass: Rip and Tear Across the ‘Verse. Driven by a bottomless Rage, Dreadnoughts tear through futuristic battlefields with unparalleled brutality. A Barbarian following this path blasts apart aliens like a tank and charges through mechademons like a freight train, ripping and tearing until only they remain.” The full text of the Barbarian’s features follows, including Level 3: Brutal Gunplay, Level 3: Glory Kill, Level 6: Shock Trooper, Level 10: Ultraviolence, and Level 14: Vicious Rampage.