Dark Matter

A project in St. Louis, MO by Mage Hand Press
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A 5th Edition supplement for rip-roaring space adventures! A full campaign setting in a 200+ page hardcover (and PDF!) book.
Backers: 738
Average Pledge Per Backer: $55

Funded: $40,815 of $25,000
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 26th (40 days)
Project By: Mage Hand Press
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Latest News

Stretch Goal Reached: Concept Art Section

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than twenty four hours left! Amazingly, we've knocked out yet another stretch goal: a Concept Art Section that will be included among the appendices. This will give readers a chance to glimpse some of the directions we might have taken when... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Reached: Dark Matter Character Sheet

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just three days left to go in the Kickstarter! We're swiftly approaching the last chance to get in on the campaign, so if you know anyone on the fence, encourage them to get a copy of Dark Matter soon, so we can hit our stretch goals!  We just... (Read More)

BackerKit

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
When we set out to do this Kickstarter, we originally planned to make it as no-frills as possible, knowing full well that, as our first Kickstarter outing, we didn't want to make any additional problems for ourselves. However, there's one specific... (Read More)

Even More Dark Matter Streams

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update to point out even more places you can watch Dark Matter being played: Fumbles and FameWe're super excited that Fumbles and Fame is going to play some Dark Matter! It's happening soon, on: Wednesday 22nd, at 2:00 PM EST We love this... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Reached: Gadgeteer

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
With only a week left in the campaign, it feels like we're rounding the corner and bolting for the finishing line. And, just in time, we hit $30,000 and unlocked the Gadgeteer class! Before I tell you everything that makes this class neat, I need to... (Read More)

Dark Matter Live Streams

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update to point out two super exciting live streams of Dark Matter that'll be happening very soon: Encounter RoleplayFirst and foremost, we're super excited to see Encounter Roleplay dip their toes into Dark Matter for two streams, featuring... (Read More)

Stretch Goal Reached: Faction Feats and Trinkets! Plus, a new featurette!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Ten days left in the Kickstarter and we've hit our first stretch goal: $27,000 dollars. And, for a few serendipitous moments, the number lingered on exactly $27,000: .  . So what's in this stretch goals? Four pages, two pages of faction feats and... (Read More)

Thank You!!

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to everyone who supported this project. As of today, with two whole weeks left in the campaign, we are officially funded.  As we come into the home stretch, we have two weeks to reach as many stretch goals as possible, so it's time... (Read More)

$20,000!!!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
This is the home stretch; our finding goal is just around the corner! We not only passed $20,000, but for a few enchanting seconds, the number lingered at exactly $20,000. . . With this huge milestone in the bag, let's look at the Backer Achievement... (Read More)

Sufficiently Advanced Magic Featurette

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The first of two or three planned featurettes where Mike digs into parts of Dark Matter!  (Read More)

Week 1 Wrap-Up

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
(Note from Mike: Weirdly, this update didn't go live last night like I thought it did, so let's pretend it's yesterday and we're celebrating one week of awesome progress:) It definitely doesn't feel like it's been a week since we've launched. We're... (Read More)

$15,000!!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We just broke $15K!!! Woo-hoo! We've got a ton of road in front of us, but this is another huge milestone. Thank you all so much for pledging! Remember to keep Watching, Sharing, Rewtweeting, and Reblogging! I'll have a live count for you all later... (Read More)

Halfway Mark!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow! We've already hit the halfway mark! In fact, we've flown past it: we're sitting at $13,258 right now, with 170 backers! You people are incredible!   There's still a lot of the campaign left, but we shouldn't waste a second of it. We're... (Read More)

New Epic Backer Tiers!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
As promised, we've been working hard to set up new, exciting backer rewards to replace the sold-out Space Wizard and Epic Space Wizard levels. So I'm proud to announce the following two Epic Tiers, which will land within the next hour:  . . There'll... (Read More)

Backer Achievements Update!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow! We had a crazy first 24 hours full of generous backers pushing us all the way up to $9202 (36% of our total!) We've already sold out of all our higher tiers and we're working hard to create new ones to replace them. To keep this momentum... (Read More)

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