Since 2020 The Maniculum podcast has brought you interesting pieces of Medieval legend and lore, translated into items and challenges for your tabletop games. This Saturday they launch in a new direction with Marginal Worlds! Pulled directly from the colourful pages of medieval manuscripts, Marginal Worlds brings the magic and mystery of the medieval world to your table.
This deck features fifty playable, hand-illustrated magic items and a Game Master’s Guide to match. Each item is a real-life artifact or magic item found in a medieval manuscript. Plus, Marginal Worlds‘ magic items are D&D 5e-compatible and system-neutral — you can use the deck in any TTRPG system, no fuss!
Brought to you by medievalists Zoe Franznick (Nebula & BAFTA-nominated and GDC & Peabody Award-winning writer on Obsidian Entertainment’s Pentiment) and Mac Boyle (Doctor of Medieval Studies at Purdue University), and artist Soojin Paek (Peabody winning, GDC Game of the Year, and Best Art nominated artist on Obsidian Entertainment’s Pentiment) Marginal Worlds features everything a GM needs to infuse their game with an authentic Medieval flavour.
The Marginal Worlds deck features:
- 50 system-neutral magic items with easy-to-play descriptions
- Quick-play icons to indicate features such as cursed items, sentience, or high-level play
- Excerpts featuring each item in its original medieval manuscript
- A detailed Game Master’s Guide with additional descriptions and lore
- Gorgeous, hand-illustrated manuscript art
- Systematic, consistent, and easily adaptable game design made by award-winning designers
- A complete D&D 5th edition appendix
- 3 additional Optional Play appendices
- A detailed glossary of our medieval sources
The Marginal Worlds deck goes live on Kickstarter at 10:00 AM PT on JUNE 1, 2024. Sign up for updates and information on their Kickstarter page so you don’t miss out!.
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