ARCADIA 14

Hey Hey MCDM Patrons,

Your James Introcaso is here to bestow ARCADIA 14 fresh off that digital press and into your digital hands. Let’s take a dive into the awesome.

Cover Art by Henrik Rosenborg

What’s better than a hero wearing metal-clawed boots? A hero wearing metal-clawed boots and riding an armored monster that you wish was your best friend! Take a moment and drink in that art. Everywhere you look, there’s something to discover and fuel your game brain. What is going on with that tree on the left? I can tell you this much—it’s going in my game.

The Big and the Small by Willy Abeel

Want to play an ogre character? Of course you do. They have layers. What about a pixie? Heck yeah! This article presents new ancestries including the Large-sized coalder, ogre, one-and-a-halfling, and beefling as well as the Tiny mousquetaire, pixie, garden gnome, and impling. Plus a new creature and companion, the tarrascal! Gustavo Pelissari drew the illustrations big and small in this article!

Botanical Undead by Gwendolyn Marshall

You’re going to need a bigger lawn mower! The Corrupted Forest was once the battleground in a war of druids against necromancers. The residual magic from the conflict blighted the land, causing plants to grow with a life of their own and the dead to rise! This article presents the forest’s details and provides five new plant-themed undead, including the fungal zombie, shambling corpse mound, thorn skeleton, treant zombie, and vine ghast. MCDM’s own Nick De Spain had the green thumb that created the illustrations for this article with maps homegrown by Miska Fredman.

The Afterparty by Sally Tamarkin (with Wray Wroulette by Mike Seeley)

The goodbye gala for the young Aurelius Wray can’t be missed. Before this young aristocrat continues the family tradition of a career in the military, their grandfather is throwing one last shebang. Too bad it’s cursed! But don’t worry, the party never stops in this adventure for 3rd-level characters, which includes the new dice game, Wray Wroulette. Zuzanna Wuzyk and Faizal Fikri captured the spirit of this article in the art, and we get even more maps from Miska Fredman!

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Now back to ARCADIA 15!

—James & the ARCADIA crew

FAQs

Q: How long will I be able to download the ARCADIA PDF attached to this post?

A: Indefinitely. Though this wasn’t the case at launch, our policy has changed. All issues of ARCADIA remain attached to their launch posts. You can read more about it here.

Q: I know someone who wants to get a copy of ARCADIA, but they don't want to use Patreon. Is there somewhere else they can get it?

A: Definitely, and we understand! That's why, when we post the current issue of ARCADIA to Patreon, we add it to the MCDM Shop at the same time :D. On the MCDM Shop an issue of ARCADIA is $12.

Q: I want to submit an article for ARCADIA. How do I do that?

A: Thanks for your interest, but we currently don’t accept open submissions — you can check out this post to learn more about how we source articles for ARCADIA.

Q: What is this... an FAQ for ANTS? I have a question and it's not one of the ones listed here!

A: Oh no! D: If you need help with anything MCDM-related, email our support inbox (hello@mcdmproductions.com) and we'll respond as soon as we can. We're looking forward to reaching the point where we can bring on a dedicated support team member to help everyone lickety-split, but until we get there we try to check for new messages every week or two. We've got many tools at our disposal, so rest assured that when you hear back from us we will do everything we can to make sure you're taken care of! :)