The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game Is off to Press!
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 01:00:10 PM
Hello, backers!
Fantastic news: the finishing touches on The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game have been completed and the book has gone to press. Once it’s been printed, it’ll be sent back to us, and we’ll begin fulfilling it to you as soon as possible! That’s right: we’re so close to getting this gorgeous and terrible book into your hands to wreak havoc upon your game table.
We’re confident that you’ll have The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game in time for spooky season, but due to the upheaval in freight transit over the last few years, we appreciate your ongoing kindness and flexibility.
Miss our last update? Here’s a sneak peek of the corebook!
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game is going to be a stunning book, both in the breadth of its content and in its design. Thanks to our fantastic artists and designers, this book is truly worthy to guide you into the archives.
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, and the many other great items you funded through this campaign, are getting closer and closer to becoming a reality. We’re looking forward excitedly to having this game in our hands—and getting it into yours!
“You’ve been down the path to Granny Dukelow’s before, but never have you seen the man in the sharp white suit, and a smile as bright as the moon in the sky….
”Hey there traveler!” his voice is like honey as he offers you a cigarette, and his canines sparkle in the darkness of the new moon. “I can see you’re driven and full of potential, how’s about you want to work for me?”
In the Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game, players strive to protect what's important in the face of incomprehensible eldritch horrors. Can you protect your family in a place that would eat you alive?
Thanks again for your support!
—Team MCG
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game corebook is in layout—want a sneak peek?
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 09, 2024 at 02:14:59 PM
Hello backers,
We’re incredibly excited to share this update with you—you just HAVE to see this! Get a preview of this corebook!
With the corebook manuscript completed, edited, and approved by the folks at Rusty Quill, the next step is layout. We’ve had loads of amazingly unnerving art sent to us recently, and the book is really starting to take form. These preview images aren’t final, but they sure are cool.
The player's guide and the corebook are in proofing and will be heading to the printer at the end of the month—we're excited and hope you are, too.
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, and the many other great items you funded through this campaign, are getting closer and closer to becoming realities. We’re looking forward to having this game in our hands—and getting it into yours, of course!
Thanks again for your support,
—Team MCG
You HAVE to See this Dice Box! (Plus Early Access News)
almost 2 years ago
– Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 01:50:58 PM
Hello, backers!
We have something very, very cool to show you—but before we do, here’s a general update on The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game.
Corebook Status
The manuscript is complete, has been edited, and has been approved by the fine folk at Rusty Quill. We’ve also had loads of fantastic, creepy artwork making its way through the pipeline. Here are a couple of examples—we’ll show off some more in future updates.
Layout is in full swing and we’re on schedule for our autumn delivery!
Early Access News
Did you back for early access? Great news: we’re ready to share the rules with you. Look for a fulfillment message in the days to come.
Now Look at This Dice Box!
In our last update we showed you a mockup of the dice box. Now take a look at this!
That’s the final pre-production sample of the dice box. We’ve given the factory our thumbs-up, and it moves into production in the next couple of weeks. (Why is production of this item so far ahead of the main game and other rewards? It’s the item with the longest production time, but also an item that could be designed and prototyped before the game itself was fully designed. So we were able to start early to ensure it will be delivered around the same time as the game itself.)
Believe it or not, this booksafe-style dice box is even more stunning in person than the video conveys. We couldn’t be more excited about how this turned out—I think you’ll be amazed at how awesome it is, particularly at the price charged through the campaign.
Did you miss out on the dice set and this gorgeous box? If they aren’t among your rewards, don’t panic: You can still get your hands on them. This is a limited-edition item that won’t be widely available in the future, but because this turned out so much cooler even than we’d imagined, we’re making sure every backer has a chance to reserve the dice box and dice. Here’s how:
- If you’ve already completed the pledge manager, you can’t make changes there. However, we’ve created a secret product on the MCG Shop. Follow this link, and you can purchase the dice box there. (It will be fulfilled this fall, at the same time we fulfill those that were pledged for through the campaign or pledge manager.)
- If you haven’t already completed the pledge manager, go do it now, and you can grab the dice set, with the amazing booksafe dice box, either as an add-on or by upgrading your pledge to the Avatar or Entity pledge level.
- (Unsure of your rewards and add-ons? You can check by logging on to the pledge manager.)
We Are Charging Cards This Week
If you’ve completed the pledge manager in the past couple of months and made any changes to your pledge (pledge upgrades or add-ons), please note that we’re going to lock those orders this today and charge your credit card. (This goes for folks who made pre-orders, too.)
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game, and the many other great items you funded through this campaign, are getting closer and closer to becoming a reality. We’re looking forward excitedly to having this game in our hands—and getting it into yours!
Thanks again for your support!
—Team MCG
While we have you:
Are You a D&D Player?
You may have heard: 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the world’s first roleplaying game. The one that spawned the entire pastime—the entire industry! The game that launched millions of players into the hobby, and thousands of gaming professionals into their careers—many of us, here at MCG, included! Dungeons & Dragons holds a special place in the hearts of almost every tabletop RPG player.
So MCG is celebrating with a big sale on our 5E-compatible products. Given this momentous 50th anniversary, it seems like such a sale deserves and equally momentous discount. How about up to 50% off? Seems like a good fit for a 50th anniversary.
Our big 5E sale is going on now!
Let’s Look at Some Leitners!
about 2 years ago
– Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 03:26:55 PM
Hello, backers!
We have some really cool stuff to share with all of you, but first, if any of the following add-ons are among your rewards, they're ready for you to redeem now:
- GM Intrusion Deck in print and/or PDF
- NPC Deck in print and/or PDF
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Your Best Game Ever in print and/or PDF
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The Weird in print and/or PDF
And now back to the update! While The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game corebook continues through the review and editing process, we’ve been moving forward with the other rewards you funded. This month we have a not one, but two Leitners to show you.
OK, that’s not so much a Leitner as a Leitner-inspired item: it’s the book-safe-style dice box (with built-in dice tray) for the exclusive dice set. (It's fancier than the in-world book, but we and our friends at Rusty Quill agreed that a cool dice box was more important than a faithful recreation of the book.) At a glance it might not seem that different from the box you saw during the campaign, but it’s actually all new artwork—take a close look! The box and the dice are designed, approved, and in production. (This reward, while being the first to enter full-scale production, won’t deliver earlier than the corebook—manufacturing the components of this set takes longer than everything else in this campaign.)
Now let’s talk about an actual Leitner—and take a sneak peek into another book that’s coming out of the campaign: A Guest for Mr. Spider! We’re thrilled to be working with Kyle A. Scarborough (whose work you may have seen in Old Gods of Appalachia Roleplaying Game) who will be illustrating this Leitner. Check out this this work in progress from the book:
These illustrations give you a sense of where the book is headed stylistically. We think Kyle has nailed it—suffice to say, we can’t wait to get this book in your hands.
In addition, we’re already starting on the early stages of design and production for the playmat and the campaign journal. (These items couldn’t be fully designed until the corebook was written.) Manufacturing will take some time, but we’re exciting by how these are shaping up. We should have some images to show you in our next update!
Thanks again for your support!
—Team MCG
Oh, one more thing…
The Magnus Archives Roleplaying Game is powered by the Cypher System (with a few customizations). If you’re new to the Cypher System, you’re in for a treat—it’s amazingly easy to play and run, really built around narrative and character, and fast-paced and fun. And it’s flexible enough to run virtually any campaign you can imagine.
You can run your games in the Cypher System right now. All you need is the
Cypher System Rulebook, although we also make a fantastic line of genre and setting supplements that expand the experience. You can get a fantastic deal on Cypher System titles (including the upcoming Cypher System Starter Set) through our current crowdfunding campaign,
Knights of Dust and Neon. And the best part: Every pledge level includes the complete
Cypher System Rulebook in PDF. So you can launch a Cypher System campaign right away, or get a handle on the Cypher System rules as you start thinking about your forthcoming
The Magnus Archives game. Check it out!
Mini-update on Fulfillment of Exsiting Add-on Products
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 04:56:39 PM
Hello backers,
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I wanted to give you a quick, brief update on fulfillment of the existing add-ons, which I will be working on for the next couple of days.
Because of the large number of titles, in both print and PDF (and PDFs are fulfilling through both the MCG Shop and DriveThruRPG), it will take some time to get through them all. If these items are among your rewards, you’ll receive notification messages from the MCG Shop and/or DriveThruRPG as rewards become available. Please note:
- If you’re entitled to multiple rewards and don’t receive notification about all of them immediately, please be patient. Getting through all the rewards will take a week or so.
- If you’re entitled to multiple physical rewards, remember that you don’t need to fulfill them immediately. You can wait to fulfill multiple rewards in print at the same time to save on shipping costs.
Currently in the process of being fulfilled are:
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The Weird in print
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The Weird in PDF
- GM Intrusion Deck in PDF
If any of the above products are among your rewards, you can
redeem them now on the MCG Shop. (If any of the print items below are among your rewards, you might consider waiting to redeem all of them together to save on the cost of shipping.)
Expect fulfillment for these existing products in the days to come:
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Your Best Game Ever in print
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Your Best Game Ever in PDF
- NPC Deck in PDF
Soon—when the freshly printed decks reach our warehouses—I will be working on fulfillment for the GM Intrusion Deck in print and the NPC Deck in print.
Happy gaming,
Tammie and Team MCG
