Free 2024 Valda’s Class Update

We’ve updated and overhauled all ten classes in Valda’s Spire of Secrets for the 5E 2024 ruleset – and we’re giving it to you for free! The 244-page Class Update PDF lets you play your favorite characters with all the core components needed to bring them to the table:

• Weapon mastery properties for new weapons and firearms
• More fearsome allies for Familiars, Cohorts, and Thralls
• Revised and expanded Monstrous Grafts
• The entire Spire of Secrets Spells chapter, which includes new spells, tactfully cuts the least useful of the old lineup, and overhauls dozens of others.

If you own Spire of Secrets on MageHandPress.com, the Class Update has already been added to your account! Just go to the My Account page and download it!

The Class Update is also available via BackerKit if you backed Valda’s Spire of Secrets on Kickstarter! 

It will also be included in any future purchases, so you can bring this definitive expansion to any table.

If you have any problems accessing the Class Update or questions for us, reach out to our Support Page and we’ll help you as soon as possible! 

Compatible with the Dark Matter Megabox

This update is forward-compatible with Dark Matter, our science fiction expansion for 5E 2024, coming to Kickstarter on Feb. 3. ​Follow the Kickstarter​ so you can build sci-fi adventurers for Valda’s classes, including the Space Cowboy Gunslinger, Star Wolf Captain, and Lunar Magic Witch.

What’s new for each Valda’s class?

Every class has been revised with new core features, revamped subclasses, and expanded options. Some classes have been streamlined and made more powerful, a couple have been rebuilt from the bedrock. These changes sometimes represent updates in line with new rules elements, and other times reflect player feedback and design innovation. Here are the highlights:

Alchemist. The Alchemist class preserves the outline from 2014, but reworks each aspect from the ground up. The Alchemist’s Bombs deal increased damage and are more formidable against groups. The Alchemist can brew more potions each day and brew more powerful ones, and its Discoveries are entirely reworked and enhanced.

Captain. The Captain class gains access to more and better Maneuvers, and its Cohort options are expanded. Cohorts now use the Captain’s Charisma as an important stat.

Craftsman. The Craftsman class has been completely overhauled and streamlined, transforming from one of the most overwhelming classes to one of the sleekest. Its role as a crafter for the whole party has been expanded. Weapon masteries broadly replace exotic weapons and their bespoke properties. 

Gunslinger. The Gunslinger’s maneuvers are more dangerous than before and it can use more maneuvers each day. 

Investigator. The Investigator class’s core features have been reworked, now focusing on Finisher from an early level, making it more dangerous and versatile. Uses of Trinkets are more streamlined.

Martyr. The Martyr class has an expanded repertoire of new spells and is now more distinct from other divine spellcasters. Additionally, it can now sacrifice Hit Points to gain a bonus to any D20 Test.

Necromancer. The Necromancer class has new Undead Thralls and a reworked thrall progression. In addition, its spell list is greatly expanded.

Warden. The Warden class’s key features, such as its Guardian Tactics and Interrupt, have been expanded to make it utterly unique as a tank option. Moreover, its subclasses now have more diverse themes and more potent features.

Warmage. The Warmage class now deals guaranteed minimum damage whenever it casts a cantrip, and has a streamlined list of Tricks to draw upon.

Witch. The Witch’s Hexes are now cantrips, and it can now use Hexes more often alongside other spellcasting.