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Mage Hand Press is an eclectic group of writers and artists from around the world, coming together to write new and interesting content for D&D 5e.!

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Coming to an Origins Game Fair near you!
June 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Double the barrel = double the fun, right?

The Gunslinger Class can be yours, along with the Valda’s Spire of Secrets: Player Pack, on D&D Beyond!

You have until high noon (PST) on Wednesday, June 11, and Thursday, June 12. 1/2
June 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Risk is in a Gunslinger’s blood. They are bold renegades, bucking tradition and forging a new path with dangerous and inelegant firearms. Gunslingers are infamous for surviving by their wits and relying on split-second timing and a considerable amount of luck to survive.

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April 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Leomund’s taking a quick Short Rest. We’ll get back to the game shortly, but he cast too many Tiny Huts and needs to replenish a few spell slots… #NationalPetDay #dnd
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April 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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The House of Bishops adopts Warmages with arcane potential and teaches its members traditional spellcasting. Such Warmages might be mistaken for Wizards or Sorcerers, for they wield many of the same spells, but bishops prioritize excellence in their spellcasting over a wide repertoire of spells.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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It’s the final game of Mage Hand March Madness, pitting our two biggest and brightest classes against each other: Witch vs. Warmage!

Cast your vote before Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. CDT, when we’ll reveal the ultimate winner during the Mage Hand Round Table event on our Discord!
Witch vs. Warmage | Final Round of Mage Hand March Madness Afflicted by a sinister curse, witches can spin dark magic into hexes, which they use to debilitate foes. The undisputed masters of cantrips, warmages turn the most humble spells into deadly weapons via an array of tricks.
April 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Only four champions remain in our tournament of base classes, and you decide who has a shot at taking it all! The matchups are:

• Witch vs. Warlock
• Warmage vs. Druid

Cast your vote before the championship game begins on Monday, April 7, 2025 at 12:00pm CDT. Vote here: bit.ly/MHPfinal4
Witch vs. Warlock | The ultimate battle of wills as Charisma casters face off, one last time! Our most popular base class ever and the first to be updated to the 2024 ruleset, witches can spin dark magic into hexes, which they use to debilitate foes. They are also accompanied by their familiars, loyal magical companions that they use to deal the killing blow. Warlock already defeated a cornerstone of the Mage Hand Press catalog, the gunslinger, and the bracket’s biggest upset, the binder. Now this bonded spellcasting class pits its pact-fueled fury and flexible play style against another charisma-based caster. Warmage vs. Druid | It’s natural magic against arcane trickery, wisdom against intelligence! Warmages turn the most humble spells—cantrips—into deadly weapons via an array of tricks. A top seed that dominated its heats since the Sweet Sixteen, warmage is a favorite to win, but there are no guarantees in this game! With the cunning fury and keen senses of the creatures they embody and protect, druid has reached the Final Four despite being seeded lower than both the Fighter and the Rogue. A square formatted image with a red and blue background. The red and blue colors are split down the middle in a diagonal. The logo for this challenge is in the center and it reads “Mage Hand March Madness” with the Mage Hand Press logo in between “Mage” and “Hand”.
April 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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In celebration of our tenth anniversary, we’re giving away 10 FREE copies of Valda’s Spire of Secrets and 10 codes for the Valda’s Player’s Pack on DndBeyond!

🔗 How to enter + Terms & Conditions: bit.ly/MHP10
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April 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Mage Hand Press turned 10 years old! To celebrate, we’re offering 10% off everything on the site (except predorders) for the entire month of April!

Go pick up Valda’s Spire of Secrets, a collection of our Complete Classes, or the PDF for the Book of Extinction! 🦤

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April 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The Valda’s Spire of Secrets: Player Pack is now available on D&D Beyond!

Play as a living teddy bear or a muscle bound “wizard” in this must-have pack of player options.

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April 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Whether their methods are explosive, transformative, or restorative, Alchemists transmute the world around them to their liking.

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March 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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We have more information on each of the matchups on our blog: bit.ly/4j5kNhv

Voting is only open until Tuesday as the Elite Eight round starts on April 1st. Don’t forget a Complete Class PDF of your choice is up for grabs!

🔗 to Vote: bit.ly/MHPsweet16
Gunslinger vs. Warlock | A dark power gives you what you need to win – but is it black powder or a black-hearted patron? Narrowed eyes, smoking barrels. Gunslingers live on the edge, brandishing a special resource called risk dice to keep them alive by the skin of their teeth. Sworn and beholden to an otherwordly entity, warlocks skirt the boundaries of wisdom and propriety to stay one step ahead of their patron in their never-ending quest for power. Warden vs. Rogue | An unstoppable force of fast hands and precision strikes meets the immovable object of the warden. Wardens are tanks of the battlefield that refuse to give an inch. When overwhelming enemies bear down, wardens hold the line for the party and single out targets from the crowd until the tide turns in their favor. Rogues fight with subterfuge and pinpoint accuracy, trusting to their own resourcefulness and no small amount of luck to save them no matter which side of the law they’re on. Martyr vs. Necromancer | Those who cheat death itself versus those who are called to succumb to death’s inevitability. Chosen by the gods to complete a task, martyrs are set upon a harsh, predestined path, requiring constant sacrifice. Martyrs use their hit points to fuel their divine abilities, and can supernaturally resist death’s embrace. Necromancers wield a well of dark energy and an edge for scoring critical hits with spells, to say nothing of their armies of undead thralls. Binder vs. Gadgeteer | Are the answers in the past, or the future? Will you embody myths and legends to do what no one else can, or gather the cast-off technology of a sci-fi D&D universe? Binders redefine their playstyle each day by attuning to the spirits of dead gods and heroes. Gadgeteers are the space-faring masters of technology and engineering from our sci-fi expansion to D&D, Dark Matter.
March 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Mage Hand March Madness continues and that means it’s time for the Sweet Sixteen!

The Fighter, Witch, Warmage, and Gunslinger have officially entered the battle! It’s anyone’s game!
Warmage vs. Wizard | Two entirely different schools of thought – but in spellcasting, a thought can rip the world asunder. The undisputed masters of cantrips, warmages turn the most humble spells into deadly weapons via an array of tricks. Wielding a full arsenal of leveled spells, wizards wrest their power from the interwoven magic of their world by wit and rote study. Fighter vs. Druid | Sword and shield or tooth and claw? Fighters face centuries-old liches and monolithic dragons with no magic of their own save a strong arm, a fast hand, and an indomitable will. Druids embody the strength, cunning, and magic of the natural world, literally changing their physical form into that of beasts, elementals, or even beings of pure starlight. Witch vs. Monk | There’s magic inside you, but is it the result of a spiteful curse or the harmonious interplay of your own body and soul? Afflicted by a sinister curse, witches can spin dark magic into hexes, which they use to debilitate foes. They are also accompanied by their familiars, loyal magical companions that they use to deal the killing blow. Disciplined masters of martial arts, monks manipulate the unique magic, called ki, that flows through every living body. Investigator vs. Sorcerer | Do you lift a torch to hold back the weird and monstrous, or do you channel that weird through your own body? Supernatural researchers and monster hunters, investigators use a few silver-tipped crossbow bolts and a tome brimming with rituals to banish monsters that stalk the night. Inheritors of a magical birthright, sorcerers call power from their otherworldly bloodline by force of will alone.
March 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Mark your calendars! Mage Hand Press turns 10 on April 1st!

To celebrate, we’ll be doing a sale on our store!

We also have some other fun things planned, so stay tuned!
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March 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Plants, nature, and things that grow are the domain of Green Magic. Normally a branch of arcana championed by Druids, some Witches have a close tie to the powers of Green Magic and can coax plants and animals to do their bidding.
A Large heading in the top of the image says, “Green Magic”. There’s a small italicized heading says, “Witch Subclass” below that. In the center, a cat like creature standing on two legs holds an outstretched arm for a magical bird to land on it. They’re wearing an evergreen leather shirt and a very large pointy, but floppy hat. They are carrying a small basket filled with foraged items in the left hand. A small leather bound spellbook is strapped to the left hip. At the bottom of the image is the Mage Hand Press logo: a severed hand clenches an eye, the middle finger is highlighted in red. “Wield Nature and an Empowered Familiar Plants, nature, and things that grow are the domain of Green Magic. Normally a branch of arcana championed by Druids, some Witches have a close tie to the powers of Green Magic and can coax plants and animals to do their bidding. Level 3: Green Magic Spells When you reach a Witch level specified in the White Magic Spells table, you thereafter always have the listed spells prepared.” - Alt Text for the table can be found at the link below. “Level 3: Elder Tongue You always have the Speak with Animals spell prepared and can cast it without a spell slot. Level 3: Primal Ally Whenever you summon your familiar, you conjure one that is hardier than normal. You add three times your Witch level, instead of twice your Witch level, to your familiar’s Hit Point maximum. Level 6: Twin Familiar When you summon your familiar, you can divide its spirit into two bodies. When summoned in this way, your familiar is two identical creatures that share a single pool of Hit Points. Your twin familiars act on subsequent turns. You can use your Quick Attack twice on the same turn, using an action to command one twin and a Bonus Action to command the other. A spell or feature that targets or dismisses your familiar affects both twins.” Level 10: Vital Nourishment You exude an aura of Green Magic that restores and reinvigorates life around you. When you finish a Long Rest, plant life within 120 feet of where you finished your Long Rest grows as if a month had passed with abundant food, water, and other necessities. If the plants would produce fruits, berries, or vegetables, the plants grow enough food to feed six creatures for one day. Additionally, choose up to six creatures you can see at the end of the rest. Those creatures each gain Temporary Hit Points equal to your Witch level + your Charisma modifier. You can also end one of the following conditions affecting each creature: Blinded, Deafened, Paralyzed, or Poisoned. Level 14: Sacrificial Familiar Whenever you are targeted by an attack while your familiar is within 5 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to command it to dive in the way of the attack, causing the attack to target your familiar instead. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Charisma modifier (a minimum of once). You regain all expended uses when you finish a Long Rest.
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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We are in the final matchups (out of 24) in Mage Hand March Madness! We’re pitting Paladin vs. Martyr, Captain vs. Warlock, Bard vs. Binder, and Artificer vs. Gadgeteer!

Not sure who should win? For a full breakdown on each matchup go to our blog post (link below) or the Alt Text of each image!
Paladin vs Martyr | Holy warriors called to entirely different kinds of servitude. Will you fight for what you worship, even unto death? Chosen by the gods to complete a task, martyrs are set upon a harsh, predestined path, requiring constant sacrifice. Bound by oath to stand against the forces of evil, paladins draw power from their own devotion and channel it into their weapons. Captain vs Warlock | Hold together a fighting duo by your force of will alone. Do you bargain for magic or band together in martial prowess? Brave commanders and savvy tacticians, captains control a second character in the form of a cohort and enhance their allies in combat with dice-fueled maneuvers. Sworn and beholden to an otherwordly entity, warlocks skirt the boundaries of wisdom and propriety to stay one step ahead of their patron in their never-ending quest for power. Bard vs Binder | Dead gods and heroes live on in the stories we tell of them. But do you tell those stories or live them anew? More than minsters or jesters, true Bards are masters of song, speech, dance, and the magic contained in performance. Binders redefine their playstyle each day by attuning to the spirits of dead gods and heroes. Artificer vs Gadgeteer | Work smarter, not harder! Who needs magic or a strong sword arm when you’ve got a perfectly good contraption right here? Artificers infuse normal, everyday items with magic, providing an arsenal of weapons and armor to their party, along with the occasional flash of creative genius. Gadgeteers are the space-faring masters of technology and engineering from sci-fi expansion to D&D, Dark Matter. With their AI companions at their side, gadgeteers pursue the cutting edge of science and innovation across the ‘Verse.
March 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Waving a black-and-red checkered banner, a dragonborn king charges into the fore. At his sides are Warmages of all houses, a chessboard of elite arcanists, poised to turn the tide of battle.
A Warmage stands heroically on a rock jetting out from the earth. They have a spectral pink sword in their right hand and a glowing pink flame in the left. They wade into battle with a golden banner floating around them. A Gambler Warmage with an eye patch, flowing pink hair, and a billowing pink cape launches spectral dice in the air, beckoning you to join them in a game of chance.
March 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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We’ve all heard of the Gelatinous Cube, but what if it wasn’t a cube?

I know, I know! That’s kind of silly right? Wrong!

We here at Mage Hand Press have come up with a revolutionary new form. A Gelatinous ✨Sphere✨! Coming Soon to a Dungeon near you!
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March 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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The next four matchups of Mage Hand March Madness have arrived!

Games 5–8 are Barbarian vs. Warden, Rogue vs. Dancer, Monk vs. Vagabond, and Cleric vs. Necromancer.

Who will go on to face the Witch and the Warmage in the Sweet Sixteen? (1/2)
Barbarian vs Warden | The heaviest slug match in our tournament pits the core game’s raging mountain of hit points against our dedicated tank class! Warriors driven by primal instinct and animal rage, barbarians face every fight head on and aren’t afraid to take one on the chin. Wardens are tanks of the battlefield that refuse to give an inch. When overwhelming enemies bear down, wardens hold the line for the party and single out targets from the crowd until the tide turns in their favor. Dancer vs Rogue | Fighters with finesse and flair! But do you work on a lit stage or a dark alley? Masters of movement and skilled in the art of performance, dancers leverage their grace and charm to glide unfettered through the battlefield. Rogues fight with subterfuge and pinpoint accuracy, trusting to their own resourcefulness and no small amount of luck to save them no matter which side of the law they’re on. Monk vs Vagabond | No spells? No problem! These two brawlers punch way above their weight class, even when they’re on the ropes. Disciplined masters of martial arts, monks manipulate the unique magic, called ki, that flows through every living body. Wandering warriors and desperate drifters, vagabonds are the hooded figures in the back of the tavern and the fiercest fighters when cornered. Cleric vs Necromancer | The line between life and death is the domain of both the devout and the heretical. Do you fear death, adventurer? Intermediaries between divine beings and the mortal worlds, clerics enact the will of their gods as both warriors and healers. Necromancers are a unique breed, possessing a well of dark energy and an edge for scoring critical hits with spells, to say nothing of their armies of undead thralls.
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The tournament of champions has begun! Cast your vote to see your favorite class advance to the Sweet Sixteen, and you could win the Complete Class PDF of your choice!

Not sure who should win? For a full breakdown on each matchup: bit.ly/4ilwXTx

Vote for your favorites here: bit.ly/games1-4
Alchemist vs Wizard | Potions or spellbooks? These tinkerers with the arcane can be equally explosive, but which has your vote in this first game? Using half-science, half-magic concoctions, alchemists brew up explosives and transmutative potions on the fly. Masters of spellcasting, wizards wrest their power from the interwoven magic of their world by wit and rote study. Investigator vs Ranger | The answers are out there, the clues are right in front of you. But will you discover them in traces of arcane abominations, of tracks of bestial brutes? Supernatural researchers and monster hunters, investigators use a few silver-tipped crossbow bolts and a tome brimming with rituals to banish monsters that stalk the night. At the outskirts of civilization, rangers use an intimate knowledge of nature and the subtle magic of druid craft to defend the world from threats coddled city folk might never even see. Sorcerer vs Channeler | The magic is in you, it always has been. But where does it come from? Skilled in sword and spell alike, channelers are dynamic and formidable mages who draw their power from the planes of the multiverse. Inheritors of a magical birthright, sorcerers call power from their otherworldly bloodline by force of will alone. Craftsman vs Druid | Everything comes into the world in one of two ways: built or grown. How will you create the future? Master artisans and inventors, craftsmen can forge masterwork equipment and devise entirely new weapons on the fly. Druids embody the strength, cunning, and magic of the natural world, literally changing their physical form into that of beasts, elementals, or even beings of pure starlight.
March 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Mage Hand March Madness Begins Now! We’re pitting core classes against Mage Hand Press favorites in a battle of the titans.

Submit your bracket for a chance to win and vote every week until April 17th to decide the winners! (1/2)
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March 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Widely considered to be the perfect familiar, requiring no food or water and possessing extremely high natural defenses, a pet rock can be conjured by most spellcasters. Though it does not act with any agility (indeed, it does not move at all), it can make a formidable weapon when thrown. (1/2)
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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The 2024 Witch is available for free on our blog! 🔮

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March 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Your datapad buzzes in your pocket… What is it this time!? Another wave of version 13 units have been released into the city… Will you answer the call?

The Decommissioner is a new Investigator subclass for Dark Matter, our Sci-Fi 5e expansion!

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March 1, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Even if you can see the future, it doesn’t matter what the outcome is. You never survive.

The Burden of Awakening is a new Martyr subclass for Dark Matter, the sci-fi expansion for 5e. Check it out: bit.ly/3UURRzZ
February 23, 2024 at 9:57 PM