Bearded Devil Patreon Launch!

It’s been a long time! I have a few major announcements. Firstly, I’m going to try to post here more regularly than I have been. Secondly, for those who have long been asking about more Hex or Genial Jack content: it’s here. I’ve launched a Patreon which will include the following for all paid subscribers:

• The Hex Guidebook: A monthly illustrated PDF detailing a district of the city of Hex, a section of the Old City, or another significant adventuring site, dungeon, region, or settlement.
• Monthly Map: A monthly map of the location described in the Guide to Hex.
• Art: Illustrations of monsters, NPCs, items, and more.
• The Hex Hack: Access to the playtest rules for The Hex Hack, a system for running games set in Hex.

The first issue of the Guidebook is already out: a fully-illustrated guide to Mooncross, district of witches, artists, cranks, political dissidents, and similar eccentrics. This 46-page fully-illustrated guide includes descriptions of the covens that control Mooncross, groups somewhere between street gangs, labour unions, religious sects, and renegade academic departments: the Black Annas, the Children of the Goat, the Foxfire Circle, the Hempsgrove, the Newtseyes, and the Starbrides. A full two-page description of every street of Mooncross is provided, alongside encounter tables, item tables, character tables, six additional spells, adventure seeds, and more. Wander the witchweed-scented streets and soak in the strange light that shines from the ancient monoliths and through crooked doorways inscribed with fey sigils. Peruse the charms and oddities at Toil & Trouble, grab a pint of potion from The Chaldron, or leaf through banned grimoires on the shelves of Bonfire Books. Offer sacrifices at the shrine of the Triple Goddess or the grim Gallows-Lord. Debate philosophy in cozy coffeehouses with dark secrets in their basements. Battle mutant eldritch geese. Cults, conspiracies, and ancient mysteries lurk around every corner of this shabby, chic, bewitched neighbourhood of Hex.

In addition, “Archwizard” subscribers to the Patreon will receive the following:

• Arcane Archives: Copies of the original Hex map, as well as the Erubescence map and Gossamer map.
• Archwizard’s Faculty Lounge: Access to a private Discord for Archwizards only.
• Magodemocratic Suffrage: Vote on future installments of the Hex Guidebook and Monthly Map.

For these past several years, I’ve been quietly working on content for Hex – hundreds of pages of it. It’s time to start releasing that content. While in future I hope to compile some of this content into book form, for the time being, I will be releasing it in monthly installments: fully mapped and illustrated, complete with encounter tables, NPCs, items, and a hyper-detailed street-by-street writeup of every nook, cranny, and corner of Hex. I’ll be regularly previewing content here, including both setting information and material for the associated system The Hex Hack, which is a little over a year into playtesting.

I’m very excited about this project; Hex has been a labour of love, and I want to start sharing it with readers more regularly. For those who’ve been curious about the City of Secrets over the years, now is your chance to explore.