ARCADIA 24 (Patreon)

Hello folks! It is I, Hannah Rose, here with the year’s first issue of ARCADIA—and a little something extra! Here’s what’s inside:

Cover Art by Grace Cheung

When I told the team that we’d ended up with a dragon theme for January, Grace delivered on an EPIC cover! It’s such a gorgeous, unexpected color palette for a tense battle scene—even the pink and gold ARCADIA logo by itself is stunning!

We Ride Dragons by Willy Abeel with art from Bruno Machado

We jumped on mounted combat in ARCADIA 1, and ARCADIA 4 took us from sand to sea—and now it’s time to soar into the skies on the back of your very own dragon mount! And for the GM, homebrewer, and creature enthusiast, there are also step-by-step guidelines to creating your own mounts and juvenile creatures (baby dragon turtle, anyone?).

In fact, we think these guidelines are so cool that we had Willy film a video on making a mount! You can check it out here and download the axe beak mount he creates in the video.

Granny’s Concoctions by Jessica Marcrum with art from Elisa Serio

Step into this cozy and cluttered apothecary run by Granny “definitely a hag” Greenwinkle and Flufftavius, her loyal “cat,” to browse an extensive collection of potions, poisons, and explosives created by Granny herself. Don’t forget to pick up a punch card, or sign up to learn herbalism and potion-brewing as part of Granny’s VIP (Very Important Potioneer) training program.

The Gilded Flight by Carlos Cisco with art from Zuzanna Wuzyk and Nick De Spain

Roleplaying games let us live out our greatest fantasies, like getting at least 8 hours of sleep a night, owning a house with no mortgage, and—in the case of this article—punching some corrupt, conniving capitalists. The Gilded Flight presents an organization of four villains (one for each tier of play) that you can use as the backbone of an entire campaign, interweave with another plotline, or mix and match to give your party a chance to take down the most insidious kind of evildoers.

You can come hang out on Discord and Reddit and talk with a bunch of other MCDM fans about ARCADIA, The Illrigger, Beastheart and Monstrous Companions, Kingdoms & Warfare, Strongholds & Followers, Flee, Mortals!, and the upcoming MCDM RPG!

Now on to ARCADIA 25!

—Hannah & the ARCADIA crew

FAQ

Q: If I’m on the MCDM+ tier, will I still get ARCADIA?

A: Yes! All Patreon tiers will receive ARCADIA through July 2023.

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. And at the time of this post, there’s a bundle of ARCADIA 1–6 (that’s 20 articles!) for $14.99.

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

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

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 do everything we can to make sure you're taken care of! :)