Welcome to the playtest of the Illuminator's Handbook, a book in a series of themed expansions for Spheres of Power. For those unfamiliar with it, Spheres of Power is a new magic system published by Drop Dead Studios which divides magic into 'spheres,' themed sets of magical abilities that aim to provide support for a wide variety of concepts from level one, using at-will abilities as well as more resource limited powers.

The Illuminator's Handbook is focused on expanding the Light sphere of magic, and so all its content is related to creating or manipulating light and its properties. It introduces many new talents, including two new series of talents: nimbus talents that allow you to alter the areas of your light magic, and lens talents to give you abilities related to the manipulation and control of light. Also within the book are new archetypes and class options (such as the Astrology tradition and the Sun Warrior archetype), as well as feats, equipment, and more.

You can find the playtest document here. Feel free to comment within the document, or post your comments and feedback here.

I look forward to your input!

Continuing our line of sphere-specific expansions for Spheres of Power, Drop Dead Studios is proud to present our fourth book in the series, The Diviner's Handbook!

The Diviner's handbook doubles the number of talents for the Divination sphere and expands the alternate divinations section to include a bonus divination for every other sphere; you can ferret out shapeshifters with the Alteration divination, or look into the past with Divine Time. If swordplay interests you, one of the handbook's five archetypes is the Blind Swordsman archetype, which realizes the classic concept of a warrior with senses far more capable than sight.

Also included are new feats and traits, casting traditions, rituals, incantations, magic items, and monsters themed around Divination magic, adding up to 34 pages in total.

If you're interested in divination or Spheres of Power, I encourage you to check it out!