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Big announcement :)

As a thank you to our backers for supporting us through the years, we are offering a free enamel pin to all patrons that are Loremasters in the month of June who back the Mages' War Kickstarter at the Book + Digital Bundle or higher tier.

2024-06-04 18:29:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Open Post - June Release - Magic and Machines

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Loremaster - June Tier Release

Hello Loremasters!

The June 2024 release "Magic and Machines" can be found in the latest Google Drive folder here!

June 2024 Discount Codes for the Critical Crafting Online Store:

30% off all Digital Content with LMLFDA...

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WIPWednesday - Blank Mage Catcher

Hey Critical Crew!

As you've likely seen and figured, we're working around the clock to get the final touches done on The Mages' War Kickstarter (launching Tuesday 06/11!!) but we couldn't let the week pass without one final sneak peek at next month's content. Check out the Blank Mage Catcher for WIPWednesday

Blank mage catchers are one of the pinnacles of Blank technology, autonomous, gargantuan soldiers whose sole purpose is to find and capt...

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Get Ready for more Magic and Machines!

As many of you know we are launching our first ever Kickstarter in June!

Sticking with the theme of magic vs. machines we have some awesome new magical and mechanical content coming your way 6/3!

Stay tuned for laser canon t-rex's, mage trapping machines, ghosts that screw with your computer, and more!

-Dillon and the Critical Crafting crew

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Teaser

Check out the awesome new sculpt and art coming out 6/3 for the upcoming Magic and Machines release!

This is one clever girl.... the War Machine T Rex! Complete with missiles and laser canons, the Blank have really outdone themselves this time...

 

 

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WIPWednesday - Cyborg Monster Template

Hey Critical Crew!

We've got your latest mid-week check in, showing off something from June's upcoming "Magic and Machines" release. We're bringing you more Blank and Arcanuum content and hope that you're as excited for the Cyborg monster template as we are! Dinosaurs + Mech and Cannons?!

What more could you ask for???

-Cameron

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Open Post - May Release - Exploring Extorris

Tier Release Links 

Loremaster - May Tier Release

Hello Loremasters!

The May 2024 release "Exploring Extorris" can be found in the latest Google Drive folder here!

May 2024 Discount Codes for the Critical Crafting Online Store:

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Exploring Extorris - May Teaser

A quick teaser to get everyone excited for next month's release Exploring Extorris! 

What happens when mages flee the persecution of the Blank to an alien world filled with ancient, abandoned cities, horrifying parasites, and time-traveling proselytizers? Find out 5/3!

As usual, this release includes...

Stats

The Parastid larvae, grub, and adult, Child of Exile, and Saint Caius!

Player Options 

T...

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WIPWednesday - Saint Caius, the Ascended

Hey Critical Crew!

Here's your mid-week check-in for WIPWednesday. Check out the Big Bad of the Children of Exile - Saint Caius, the Ascended (the BBEG of our home table's second campaign)!

Saint Caius is a mortal who has achieved incredible power. Hailing from somewhere far in the future, Caius was sent back to the present day with a mission most critical - to ensure that specific events play out in the necessary way that would cause certain magical relics...

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WIPWednesday - Parastid Cycle

Hey Critical Crew!

We're hard at work getting May's upcoming release "Exploring Extorris" ready to ship. In it, we introduce an offshoot of mages from the Mages' War that - rather than standing in opposition to The Blank as the newly formed Arcanuum or retreating into the earth and becoming the Edynites - fled for their lives into a nearby demiplane and became refugees living in a new peaceful, alien-like realm. One of the invasive creatures in this new plane of Extorris is the P...

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WIPWednesday - The Children of Exile

Hey Critical Crew!

We hope you're enjoying the latest release, and trust that you know we're already hard at work at getting May underway and ready to go.

May's upcoming release "Exploring Extorris" further builds upon The Blank and Arcanuum conflict in the aftermath of The Mages' War. Check out the Children of Exile for today's WIPWednesday

While some mages refused to yield to the technocraftic fascist Order of the Blank, others turned and retreated deep in...

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Open Post - April Release - Into the Expanse

Tier Release Links

Loremaster - April Tier Release

Hello Loremasters!

The April 2024 release "Into the Expanse" can be found in the latest Google Drive folder here!

April 2024 Discount Codes for the Critical Crafting Online Store:

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WIPWednesday - the Renegade: Expanse Raider subclass

Hey Critical Crew!

We can't let Wednesday pass without one final preview for what's to come in April's spelljammer-esque 'Into the Expanse'! Our upcoming subclass brings another option to the table for all the Renegades out there (our original full player class from February's "The Edge of Nowhere"). Check out this first look at the Expanse Raider for WIPWednesday

Renegades of the expanse raider armament specialization prefer the journeys a...

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Into the Expanse - April Teaser

Get ready for another voyage into The Hollow Expanse!

April 3rd we will be releasing our next installment in The Hollow Expanse region.

Blast through the skies in the terrifying dreadspine, captained by horrid vatlings, possessing the bodies of creatures and forcing them to do their bidding, or captain an Expanse Freighter of your own as a space pirate or merchant!

Battle binge grafters and Expanse krakens as you sail through the never-ending blackness, perhaps you...

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WIPWednesday - Binge Grafter + KS Update!

Hey Critical Crew!

We've got a double-feature for your mid-week check in for WIPWednesday!

First up - another sneak peek at a creature to come from April's upcoming "Into the Expanse" release. Check out the Binge Grafter!

Binge grafters are poor souls addicted to the grafting process, augmenting their bodies with magical or mechanical grafts. Usually, the strain of grafting so many augmentations beyond the recommended amount would dri...

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WIPWednesday - The Vatling

Hey Critical Crew!

Another mid-week check-in with a preview of what's to come in April's extraplanar "Into the Expanse" release. Check out the Vatling!

Vatlings are wretched creatures that were created by a long-forgotten race, the whole of their species comprised of experiments gone horribly wrong. In ancient times, the vatlings were formed by a mysterious and advanced civilization, their purpose largely unknown, but many believe they were meant to ...

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WIPWednesday - the Expanse Kraken

Hey Critical Crew!

We trust that you're all enjoying this month's latest Lovecraftian/horror -themed release. We're hard at work getting April's upcoming "Into the Expanse" content ready for you all, where we revisit The Hollow Expanse (our setting's version of Spelljammer). And no better way to celebrate WIPWednesday than by getting a first-look into what's to come. Check out the Expanse Kraken!

Expanse krakens are horrifying monsters of the infinite abyss floating t...

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Loremaster - March Tier Release

Hello Loremasters!

The March 2024 release "Madness of Ashioggd'lin" can be found in the latest Google Drive folder here !


March 2024 Discount Codes for Critical Crafting Online Store: View Post

Open Post - March Release - Madness of Ashioggd'lin

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WIPWednesday - the Gug

We can't let Wednesday pass without one final WIPWednesday post before March's madness and Lovecraftian -themed release drops this coming Sunday. So check out the Gug!

Gugs are horrifying monsters with a vertical mouths filled with razor-sharp teeth, additional mouths formed by bifurcated arms, and a frighteningly high level of intelligence for creatures that appear so bestial, most gugs only slightly less intelligent than your average human. Gugs live in small communities ...

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Madness of Ashioggd'lin Teaser

Get ready for the Madness of Ashioggd'lin! 

March 3rd, we are bringing home the madness, taking you to a new plane of existence filled with horrors beyond your wildest nightmares bringing you:

  • New horror mechanics for 5e
  • 6 new stat blocks 
  • A new subclass The rogue Awakened
  • A new race, the mysterious oolan-bale
  • 5 new spells 
  • 4 new grafts to augment your character body
  • 5 new items 
  • 4 new feats t...

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WIPWednesday - the Dimensional Shambler

Hey Critical Crew!

We've got another first-look at one March's upcoming creatures from the Lovecraftian- and Horror-themed "The Madness of Ashioggd'lin". Check out the Dimensional Shambler for today's WIPWednesday!


Dimensional shamblers are wretched creatures that phase from one plane to another, sowing discord and terror wherever they go.  They frequently pop onto one plane of existence, snatch prey, and teleport back to Ashiogdd’lin or some other ...

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Kickstarter Pre-Launch

Big news! We are prepping our Kickstarter for launch in June and the pre-launch page is ready to go!

High Magic battles High Tech in this comprehensive 5e tome. Take a side and join… the Mages’ War! Magic, Machines, Mayhem!

Sign up to be notified of the launch! 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/criticalcrafting/the-mages-war

This hardcover book conta...

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WIPWednesday - the Bokrug

Hey Critical Crew!

We trust that you're enjoying this month's release! Behind the scenes, we're already getting the final touches on the writing for next month's Lovecraftian-themed "Madness of Ashioggd'lin". Check out this first-look at one of our upcoming creatures for WIPWednesday - the Bokrug!

Bokrugs are horrid lizard-like creatures many revere as gods or outsiders. While these creatures are incredibly powerful, they are not gods - rather, these ...

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Open Post - February Release - The Edge of Nowhere

Tier Release Links

Loremaster - February Tier Release

Hello Loremasters!


The February 2024 release "The Edge of Nowhere" can be found in the latest Google Drive folder here !

 

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February - The Edge of Nowhere Teaser

Take your party to the wild reaches of Nowhere in this gunslinging, wild-west-themed release. Coming to Patreon and Tribes 2/3/24!

Expanding on the lore of the Order of the Blank and the Arcanuum's Mage's War the Edge of Nowhere is sure to blow the socks (or faces) off players and Gm's alike.

This release includes:

  • TONS of new firearms, new mechanics for firearm use, lore, and more. 
  • A FULL gunslinging Renegade class with FIVE subclasses.
  • Ne...

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