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Modern Magic (Print Version)


The Game Mechanics put the mojo back in magic!

Magic is an ancient art with traditions that stretch back millennia, but modern spellcasters don't have to wear burlap robes, speak Latin, and practice antediluvian rituals. Magic has come to the streets and neither will ever be the same again.

This modern d20 System sourcebook brings magic and spellcasting into the 21st century. Today's mages, witches, and conjurers may start with traditional potions and spells, but they also bring it to the cutting edge, and they aren't the only ones. Corporations, researchers, and even the military are using magic to give them an edge over their competitors. A spellcaster's creativity is the only limit when centuries old traditions meet cutting edge technology.

Modern Magic includes:

  • New spells created with a modern perspective, such as kill switch and cranial hard drive.
  • New magic items the combine cutting edge technology with arcane powers, such as breath mints of smooth talking and hand buzzer of voltage.
  • Expanded rules for ritual magic.
  • New classes for spellcasting heroes, including the Ritualist and the Arcane Spec-Op.
  • Rules for Voudon spellcasting, the Loa, and ritual possessions.
  • Details on using forensic science to investigate magical crimes, including the new Arcane Investigator advanced class.
  • Talismans, natural elements, and rituals that nonspellcasters can use to protect themselves from magical attack.

Pet Rock. Illustration by Jacob Elijah Walker.
Pet Rock

Links and Downloads

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Free Sample
  • Modern Magic Preview: Sample Spells and FX Equipment (532K Zipped PDF)
Online Discussion
  • Discussion Boards (through ezBoard) and IRC Chatroom
Reviews for Modern Magic, Volume One
Reviews for Modern Magic (Print)
  • Bill Perman from GamingReport

The Specs

A Sourcebook for the d20 System
80 pages, perfect bound
MSRP: $17.95
GRR1504
ISBN: 1-932442-24-3

Written by Eric Cagle (Urban Arcana Campaign Setting, d20 Menace Manual), Mike Montesa (Land of the Rising Dead, Shiki), Rich Redman (d20 Modern Roleplaying Game, Martial Arts Mayhem), Mat Smith, and Stan! (Modern Player's Companion, Urban Arcana Campaign Setting). Edited by JD Wiker. Art by Clarence Harrison, Pete Schlough, Jacob Elijah Walker, and Cheyenne Wright. Layout and design by Marc Schmalz. Cover art by James Ryman. Cover design by Marc Schmalz.

Requires the use of the d20 ModernTM Roleplaying Game and the Urban Arcana Campaign Setting published by Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

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