The Roots of Magic: a fantasy skirmish game of magical combat

[Grand Arcanum Games]

Hello everyone.

I'd like to introduce the Roots of Magic. It is a 30mm miniatures skirmish game set in the land of Mellorian, home of the Great Houses of Magic. Each House seeks to gain dominance over the others for a range of reasons, and uses a particular style, or Root, of magic to achieve this.

therootsofmagic.com

The game truly is a "low models count" game - we have 1v1 or soon 2v2 options, so its far easier to get into cheaply than many alternatives. The rules and model cards are downloadable for free from the site, so feel free to take a look for yourself.

In summary, models generate a number of actions per game round which can be enhanced by drawing magic energy from fixed points on the table. This action points can be used to fuel attacks or abilities, and they scale - so the more actions you have the bigger the spells can be.

The models are awesome, if I do say so myself And I have worked with some very talented sculptors and casters to produce them.



We are also running a Kickstarter to help produce wave two of the models (wave 1 is 8 wizards and a familiar , and almost fully released). Please check it out and help support the game.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/739027318/the-roots-of-magic-miniatures-game-students-of-sor

Happy to answer any questions you may have

Des@Grand Arcanum

[majorsmith]

The figures look very nice indeed

[Grand Arcanum Games]

Thanks

[TheCaptain]

The models look great and the rules sound interesting. Have you checked out Guerilla Miniature Games? Might be worth it to have Ash post a few demo games on youtube to generate further interest.

[Grand Arcanum Games]

That's a fine idea. I met Ash a few times when I used to work in Toronto so I will look into it.

In the meantime, we just unlocked another Demon model. The Demons are scenario play pieces (we have been using appropriately sized markers until now) and this particular one can be summoned into all variants of the game by Suleiman... Via sacrificing his own allies of course!

[Grand Arcanum Games]

I recently recorded an episode of Flock and Awe concerning the Roots of Magic, for those who may be interested. You can Hear Dave, Kev, and Ryan ask me searching questions (and some nsfw questions too) here:

https://flockandawepodcast.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/roots-of-magic/

The project is currently on 63% with 15 days left to go, so its looking good. Please check it out and share it with your gaming networks

[Grand Arcanum Games]

75% funded, with just over 7 days to go!

We are very close to unlocking this monster:



Its going to be bigger than the last one, just for an idea of scale to our standard 30mm scale models.

I know the market is flooded with games and models right now, but please do consider the game and the project. These fit in with many games or rpgs and are of a high quality. Your backing could be the difference for bringing this project to life