A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent.

A familiar serves as a companion and servant. Different familiars grant different special abilities to its master -
- Toad: Master gains +3 hit points initially and +1 additional hit point for each level beyond 3
- Rat: Master gains a +2 bonus on Fortitude saves
- Weasel: Master gains a +2 bonus on Reflex saves
- Snake: Master gains a +3 bonus on Bluff checks
- Bat: Master gains a +3 bonus on Listen checks
- Owl: Master gains a +3 bonus on Search checks
- Woodpecker: Master gains a +3 bonus on Woodcutter checks
- Armadillo: Master gains a +3 bonus on Miner checks

A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time.

Added familiars to wizard class
Wizards in old games obtain corresponding familiars automatically



Adjusted Magic Guided Crossbow: May use spellcasting ability instead of Dex on ranged attack rolls
Reduced and randomized uses of monster spells and other abilities
New house rule option: When calculate ability bonus spell slots, limit maximum effective ability score to 50 (uncheck: no limit)
Auto fill spell slots after level up
Removed +5 Resistance to Spells of caster classes
Added spell level in spell description
Optimized description of caster classes
Optimized level up UI
Adjusted hotkey of Prepare Spells: s -> p (to avoid conflicts with hotkey of world map scroll)

Fixed: Custom/retrained characters have no default prepared spells
Fixed: Some values in character panel not updated after loading game
Fixed: Adventure resource text sometimes overlapped
Fixed: Cannot use hotkeys to close dialogs in Arena


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

New spellcasting mode: Spell Slots
Optional House Rules when new game:
- Spellcasting mode: Spell Slots (unchecked for Cool-down mode)
- Set minimum spell slots of level-1 to 3 (to balance no level-0 spell slots)
- +1 bonus to all abilities per 10 character levels (suitable for unlimited levels of Arena)
House Rules modifications (2 times) for old games

True Strike effect on weapon attacks and combat maneuvers only
Set users for Listen and Search
Optimized initial actions of action bar
Increased minimum player level required for some monster encounters:
- Human Archbishop: 5 -> 9
- Human Mage: 8 -> 9

Added more full-length portraits
Added full-length portraits of NPCs
Character avatars support multi-size
Optimized character portraits/avatars selection UIs
Show full-length portraits when browsing premade characters
Replaced portraits of premade characters (may forcely replace by Resets premade characters)
Adventurers recruited from taverns use some old portraits only by default
Added multiple background options in character panel:
- Show Background: Full-length Portrait
- Show Background: Full-length Avatar
- Show Background: Avatar

Added background icons for equipment slots
Optimized Arena UI
Optimized some misc UIs
Adjusted hotkey of Arena Storage Box: s -> d
Custom resolutions allowed to exceed desktop size

Fixed: Needless level selection UI when create new adventure games
Fixed: Negative uses of Turn
Fixed: Trade bug of Healer's Kit
Fixed: Incorrect material entries in description of chests
Fixed: FPS drop issue caused by Flurry of Blows, etc.
Fixed: Location indication issue of quest The Missing Banker - Expanding the Scope
Fixed: Needless Weapon Familiarity entry in Half-orc description
Fixed: Typo in load penalty description


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

Added 80+ character portraits (Thanks again to Norwegian artist Raymond E. Gaustadnes)
Portraits support multi-size versions:
- Small size: 72x72, *.jpg
- Large size: 256x256, *_b.jpg, display when hover on portrait of character panel
- Full-length portrait: 320x???, *_f.png, as background of character panel
Added full-length portrait related options to character panel
Optimized portrait selection UI:
- Multi-page: Default Portraits, Old Version Portraits, Local MOD/Workshop Portraits, and All
- Multi-size preview



New adventurers guild service: Recruit Adventurers (ie. create characters freely)
New arena feature: Substitute Characters
New option: Special music for normal battles

New common actions: End Action/Dismiss Spell
Empty Body can be ended by Dismiss Spell, and remaining rounds will be returned
Removed End Grapple/End Rage

Stunning Fist/Snatch Arrows changed to switch type
Auto-off when switch abilities use up
Optimized action bar
Optimized default action prompts
move-attack supports 5-foot step + Flurry of Blows when no ranged weapons
Two-handed prompt in off-hand
Show exact values of party funds in tips of gp labels
Monk has no initial equipments
Adjusted wizard's initial weapons
Abbreviated long names in feat list
Optimized descriptions of some feats



Fixed: Monsters learn and use combat maneuvers too frequently
Fixed: Unarmed strikes made by monks are sometimes not counted as unarmed strikes in some mechanics when holding weapons
Fixed: Stunning Fist has no effect when holding weapons and force unarmed strikes
Fixed: Quivering Palm has no effect
Fixed: Cursor cover type bug of move-attack
Fixed: Multi-class description bug of Gnome
Fixed: Some messy codes in english text


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

Monks are highly trained in fighting unarmed, giving them considerable advantages when doing so.

A monk's attacks may be with either fist interchangeably or even from elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may even make unarmed strikes with her hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. A monk may thus apply her full Str bonus on damage rolls for all her unarmed strikes.

As the monk level increases, her unarmed strikes have more attacks (1 extra attack at 8th and 15th) and damage.

Small, Medium and Large Monk Unarmed Damage:
Level Small Medium Large
1 1d4 1d6 1d8
4 1d6 1d8 2d6
8 1d8 1d10 2d8
12 1d10 2d6 3d6
16 2d6 2d8 3d8
20 2d8 2d10 4d8

When this ability is actived as a switch ability, you always make unarmed strikes in melee, even holding a melee weapon.


When unarmored, a monk may strike with a flurry of blows at the expense of accuracy.

Lv 1: +1 extra attack. All attacks made that round takes a –2 penalty.
Lv 5: the penalty lessens to –1.
Lv 9: the penalty disappears.
Lv 11: +1 extra attack.

When using flurry of blows, a monk may attack only with unarmed strikes or with special monk weapons. When with unarmed strikes, the extra attacks from Unarmed Strike count.

A monk always applies her full Str bonus to damage rolls of a flurry of blows.

When wearing armor, using a shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load, the monk cannot use this ability.


A monk is highly trained at dodging blows, and she has a sixth sense that lets her avoid even unanticipated attacks.

When unarmored and unencumbered, the monk adds her Wisdom bonus to her AC. In addition, a monk gains a +1 bonus to AC every 5 monk levels (+1 at 5th, +2 at 10th, ...).

These bonuses to AC apply even against touch attacks or when the monk is flat-footed.

She loses these bonuses when she is immobilized or helpless, when she wears any armor, when she carries a shield, or when she carries a medium or heavy load.


A monk gains a +2 enhancement bonus to her speed every 3 levels (+2 at 3rd, +4 at 10th, ..., +20 at 30th).

A monk in armor, using a shield, or carrying a medium or heavy load loses this extra speed.


A monk gains a +2 bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting spells and effects, since her meditation and training improve her resistance to mind-affecting attacks.


A monk's unarmed attacks are empowered with ki which improves with her monk level.

Her unarmed attacks are treated as specific types of weapons for the purpose of dealing damage to creatures with damage reduction:
Lv 4: magic weapons
Lv 7: cold iron and alchemical silver weapons
Lv 10: lawful weapons
Lv 16: adamantine weapons

In addition, +1 enhancement bonus to her unarmed strikes every 5 levels (+1 at 5th, +2 at 10th, ...).

(Cold iron and lawful weapons related monsters are in development)


A monk within arm's reach of a wall can use it to slow her descent. When calculate the distance of the fall, reduce by 5 feet per monk level. At 20th level, she can fall any distance without harm.


A monk gains control over her body's immune system. She gains immunity to all diseases except for supernatural and magical diseases.

(Diseases are in development)


A monk can heal her own wounds. She can heal a number of hit points of damage equal to her monk level x (2 + her Wis bonus / 2) each day, and she can spread this healing out among several uses.


A monk is in such firm control of her own metabolism that she gains immunity to poisons of all kinds.


A monk can slip magically between spaces once per day.


A monk gains spell resistance equal to her current monk level + 10."},-- In order to affect the monk with a spell, a spellcaster must get a result on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) that equals or exceeds the monk's spell resistance.


A monk can set up vibrations within the body of another creature that can thereafter be fatal if the monk so desires.

When this ability is actived, if the monk strikes successfully and the target takes damage from the blow, the quivering palm attack succeeds.

Thereafter the monk can try to slay the victim at any later time, as long as the attempt is made within a number of days equal to her monk level. To make such an attempt, the monk merely wills the target to die: the monk level/2 + Wis modifier vs. the target's Fortitude. If succeed, it dies. If failed, the quivering palm effect disappears.

Creatures immune to critical hits cannot be affected.


A monk no longer takes penalties to her ability scores for aging and cannot be magically aged. Any such penalties that she has already taken, however, remain in place. The monk still dies of old age when her time is up.

(Aging is in development)


A monk can speak with any living creature.

(Languages are in development)


A monk can enter the Ethereal Plane and become ethereal.

For the duration of the ability, the monk is in a place called the Ethereal Plane, which overlaps the normal, physical, Material Plane. When the ability expires, she returns to material existence.

She may go ethereal on a number of different occasions during any single day, as long as the total number of rounds spent in an ethereal state does not exceed her monk level.

For the Material Plane, she is invisible and insubstantial. However, she can see and hear on the Material Plane, but everything looks gray and ephemeral. Sight and hearing onto the Material Plane are limited to 60 feet.

Normally, ethereal creatures and material creatures can't attack each other. Ethereal creatures treat other ethereal creatures and ethereal objects as if they were material.

As an insubstantial creature, the monk can move through solid objects, including living creatures. When the ability expires and she become material while inside a material object (such as a solid wall), she is shunted off to the nearest open space and take 1d6 points of damage per 5 feet that she so travel.


A monk has tuned her body with skill and quasi-magical abilities to the point that she becomes a magical creature.

The monk gains damage reduction 10/magic. She is forevermore treated as an outsider rather than as a humanoid for the purpose of spells and magical effects. For instance, charm person does not affect her. But the monk can still be brought back from the dead.



Combat Maneuvers Mastery: +2 bonus on Combat Maneuver Defense -> Can use all the combat maneuvers: Trip, Grapple, Bull Rush, Drag, Overrun.
Decreased level requirement of Combat Maneuvers feats:
- Combat Maneuvers Mastery: 3 -> 0
- Drag: 9 -> 0
- Improved Drag: 9 -> 0
- Greater Drag: 12 -> 6
- Overrun: 9 -> 0
- Improved Overrun: 9 -> 0
- Greater Overrun: 12 -> 6


Improved Unarmed Strike: +4 proficiency bonus on unarmed strikes.
Stunning Fist - Uses per day: Character level/4 -> Monk level + Non-nonk level/4
Weapon Focus/Improved Critical - prerequisite: Simple Weapon Proficiency -> Any Weapon Proficiency
Whirlwind Attack: adjusted prerequisites. Standard action -> Full-round action
Improved Whirlwind Attack: discarded
Devastating Strike: No class prerequisite. Level: 12 -> 11

Optimized create/level-up character UI
Display the highest priority default action icon prompt only on battlefield
Added monk avatars
Replaced icons of Falchion/Flails
Optimized action description format
Optimized descriptions of some feats, such as Improved Unarmed Strike
Optimized descriptions of some classes
Added Profession/Craft skills in description of classes
Added description of bypassing damage reduction in attacks of character panel
Unified chinese translations of Trip

Fixed: No monk feature on Quarterstaff
Fixed: Wrong uses per day in action bar prompt and Wiki
Fixed: Some special symbols (such as ') in character names mess equipment comparison list of Arena shop


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

New Exotic/Double/Monk weapons:
- Punching Dagger
- Glaive
- Bastard Sword
- Two-Bladed Sword
- Dwarven Waraxe
- Dwarven Urgrosh
- Orc Double Axe
- Gnome Hooked Hammer
- Dire Flail
- Whip
- Kama
- Siangham
- Sai
- Nunchaku
- Shuriken
(In current version, two heads of double weapons share the same damage and enchantments)

New feats:
- 15 Exotic Weapon Proficiencies
- Racial Weapon Proficiency: Elf
- Class Weapon Proficiency: Rogue
- Class Weapon Proficiency: Wizard

New/modified weapon groups:
- Light Blade
- Heavy Blade
- Pick
- Mace
- Staff
Added/modified related Martial Weapon Proficiencies
(Some weapon proficiencies of old characters will be replaced or reserved. Retraining can fix them.)



Modified following weapon rules according to 3.5e rules:

Classified weapons as Simple/Martial/Exotic

Changed following weapons to Simple:
- Sickle
- Light Mace
- Heavy Mace
- Morningstar
- Javelin
- Spear
- Longspear
- Heavy Crossbow
- Dart
- Unarmed Strike
Changed Hand Crossbow/Spiked Chain from Martial to Exotic
Changed Quarter Staff from Two-handed to Two-headed (Double)

Added/modified race traits about weapons:
Dwarf - Weapon Familiarity: Dwarves may treat dwarven waraxes and dwarven urgroshes as martial weapons, rather than exotic weapons.
Elf - Weapon Proficiency: Elves are proficient in longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow). Elves esteem the arts of swordplay and archery, so all elves are familiar with these weapons.
Gnome - Weapon Familiarity: Gnomes may treat gnome hooked hammers as martial weapons rather than exotic weapons.
Halfling - Warslinger: +1 racial bonus on attack rolls with thrown weapons and slings. Throwing and slinging stones is a universal sport among halflings, and they develop especially good aim.

Added/modified class weapon and armor proficiencies:

Fighter
Weapon Proficiency: Simple weapons, 2 optional martial weapon groups.
Armor Proficiency: All armor and shields.

Cleric
Weapon Proficiency: Simple weapons, 1 optional martial weapon group.
Armor Proficiency: All armor, light and heavy shields.

Wizard
Weapon Proficiency: Club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light crossbow, quarterstaff.
Armor Proficiency: None.

Rogue
Weapon Proficiency: Simple weapons, hand crossbow, rapier, sap, shortbow, short sword.
Armor Proficiency: Light armor.

Barbarian
Weapon Proficiency: Simple weapons, 2 optional martial weapon groups.
Armor Proficiency: Light and medium armor, light and heavy shields.



New Skill Specialization feats:
- Persuasive +2 bonus on all Bluff checks, Intimidate checks and Sense Motive checks.
- Self-sufficient +2 bonus on all Heal checks and Concentration checks.
- Alertness +2 bonus on all Listen checks and Search checks.
- Nimble Fingers +2 bonus on all Disable Device checks and Open Lock checks.
- Skill Focus: Intimidate +3 bonus on all checks involving the skill.
- Skill Focus: Bluff ...
- Skill Focus: Sense Motive ...
- Skill Focus: Heal ...
- Skill Focus: Concentration ...
- Skill Focus: Listen ...
- Skill Focus: Search ...
- Skill Focus: Disable Device ...
- Skill Focus: Open Lock ...
- Skill Focus: Woodcutter ...
- Skill Focus: Miner ...
- Skill Focus: Blacksmithing ...
- Skill Focus: Weaponsmithing ...
- Skill Focus: Armorsmithing ...
- Skill Focus: Craft Magic Equipment ...
- Skill Focus: Craft Wondrous Item ...

Adjusted weapon proficiencies of preset builds
Optimized default weapons of characters
Added list of related weapons to descriptions of weapon proficiencies
Changed chinese names of Weapon Proficiency/Focus/Specialization feats to traditional translations
Optimized weapon descriptions of Longsword/Greatsword/Quarterstaff, etc.
Replaced some item icons

Added +2 Fort to Cleric's defense bonuses
Optimized feats of preset builds of Cleric
Reduced DC of traps/locks in the early game
New world scene option: Use First Character Avatar
Replaced images of Boar/Dire Boar/Bear/Dire Bear

Fixed: Less feats when some classes level up
Fixed: Sometimes cannot learn feats that require specific class level
Fixed: Rogues and barbarians recruited in taverns have one more feat
Fixed: Wrong levels for Rogue's bonus feats
Fixed: Wrong level for Rogue/Barbarian's Improved Uncanny Dodge
Fixed: Sometimes skill users are not initialized automatically
Fixed: Wrong daily uses when view actions in combat
Fixed: 0 or too low daily uses of some actions of monsters/NPCs
Fixed: Numeric overflow in bank interest reports
Fixed: Cannot be enter the mine below Willburgh
Fixed: Some special symbols (such as ') in character names mess skill UI


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

When using a melee weapon, you deal an extra damage on a successful critical hit:
If the weapon’s critical multiplier is x2, add an extra 1d6 points of damage.
If the weapon’s critical multiplier is x3, add an extra 2d6 points of damage.
If the weapon’s critical multiplier is x4, add an extra 3d6 points of damage.

Creatures immune to critical hits can’t be affected by this feat.


Add +1d6 to your sneak attack damage.

This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.


While you are raging, any enemy that views you must make a Will save opposed by your Intimidate check or become panicked (if its character level less than yours) or shaken (if its character level equal to or up to twice your character level) for 4d6 rounds.

An enemy with character level greater than twice your character level is not affected by this feat.


Fighter: Gains an extra feat at 1st level and every 2 levels thereafter (1, 2, 4...). Similar after 20th level (22, 24...).
Cleric: Gains an extra feat at 1st level and every 3 levels thereafter (1, 3, 6...). Similar after 20th level (23, 26...).
Wizard: Gains an extra feat at 1st level and every 5 levels thereafter (1, 5, 10...). Every 3 levels after 20th level (23, 26...).
Rogue: At 10th level and every 3 levels thereafter (10, 13, 16...), gains a special ability or a general feat. Every 4 levels after 20th level (24, 28...).
Barbarian: Gains an extra feat every 4 levels after 20th level (24, 28...).


Deflect Arrows
- Snatch Arrows
Stunning Fist
- Improved Stunning Fist


Once per round when you would normally be hit with a ranged weapon, you may deflect it so that you take no damage from it.

You must have at least one hand free (holding nothing) to use this feat. You must be aware of the attack and not flatfooted.


When using the Deflect Arrows feat you may catch the weapon instead of just deflecting it.

Thrown weapons can immediately be thrown back at the original attacker without Attacks of Opportunity or kept for later use. You can turn this option on/off in combat.


Stunning Fist forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Fortitude saving throw (1/2 your character level + your Wis modifier vs. foe's Fortitude), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw is stunned for 1 round.

You can turn this feat on/off in combat.

Uses per day: Character level/4.

Can be used no more than once per round. A failed attack roll ruins the attempt, too.


Add +2 bonus to the Fortitude saving throw of your stunning attack.

This feat may be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.


Rage
Turn
Sweeping Strikes
Whirlwind Attack
Vital Strike
Devastating Strike
Rapid Shot
Manyshot
Rain of Arrows

Turn, Devastating Strike: Removed limitation of once per encounter
Extra Turning modified to: +4 uses per day of Turn. May be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.

Adventure: Camping can restore daily uses of abilities
Arena: Added the Rest feature


Now extra feats of Wizard can be chosen freely
Modified Weapon Specialization to Fighter class feat
Modified level in prerequisites of feat/spell to character level or class level
Level of summoned creature is based on summoner's class level now
New conditions: Shaken, Frightened, Panicked, Stunned
Added Available Actions and Options button in battle UI
Select last class by default when level up
Optimized character panel
Optimized some text
In-game help: added Multiclass Characters section
In-game help: complete feat list
Fixed: All abilities +2 per 10 levels caused by last patch
Fixed: Gain class feats mistakenly when multiclass characters level up
Fixed: Cleric/Wizard multiclass characters sometimes use wrong spellcasting ability
Fixed: Cleric/Wizard multiclass characters sometimes cast spells withou Arcane Spell Failure checks
Fixed: Swap Weapon menu item bugs


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

Multiclass: Now you can even become a Ftr/Clr/Wiz/Rog/Bbn;)
Added Favored Class entries into race descriptions

Retrain Character:
- Adventure mode: Adventurers Guild offers Retrain Character service
- Arena mode: Right-click on characters to retrain



Optimized Create Character/Level Up UI
Optimized context menu of character
Optimized character panel
Show unassigned skill points on character panel



Reduced prices of Resurrect and Retrain Skills
Fixed bug where effective proficiency rank may exceed assigned rank after retraining skills
Fixed bug where dead characters can level up and learn skills
Fixed bug where barbarian's Improved Uncanny Dodge sometimes is invalid

The development of the Craft system at this stage has been basically finished. Of course, it will still be improved in future updates, with lower priority.

Next, we'll switch our focus to a series of class-related contents, including:

Multi-class, Spell Slots, New Spells, Familiars, Alignments, Deities, Domains, Retraining, and 6 New Classes:
Bard
Druid
Monk
Paladin
Ranger
Sorcerer

The development order and additions/deletions of above contents depends on the situation, and may need many preparations, so please be patient ;)

Thanks again for your continuous support!

- AM
Low Magic Studios

New craft features:
- Bond Silver
- Craft Composite Bow
- Craft Magic Guided Crossbow
- Upgrading Wondrous Items

Optimized Craft UI
Added Volume Production option in Blacksmithing
Added optional ammunition related crafts
Automatically use materials in bank storage box when craft
New option in storage box UI: Store materials into Storage Box automatically when enter city
New options in Craft UI:
- Show complete materials only
- Show success rate > 0% only
- Show success rate ≥ 50% only
- Show equipped when transform existing items
- Show items in backpack when transform existing items



Fixed bug of inaccurate skill success rate display (caused by a code error about skill aid checks)
Fixed enchantment bug of legendary armor
Reduced time-consume of chopping/mining: 3h -> 2h
Rogues trained Open Lock and Disable Device by default
Increased reputation growth
Increased story NPCs' level
Reduced difficulty of Spikes Fortress battle
Added town services menu in town UI
Improved description of some town functions
Added description of special materials in item tips

Optimized some UIs
Fixed wrong silvered affix on crossbows
Fixed gibberish in recipe list of arcane residues
Fixed bug where can load game before saving
Fixed bug where sometimes Craftsman’s Spirit cannot be completed
Fixed bug where quests may be completed incorrectly after loading game repeatedly


Note: When you encountered a bug, please zip and send your saves (the game folder\saves) to support@lowmagicage.com. It's extremely useful for debugging.

Hello Adventurers,

First of all, thank you very much for your long-term support and help! Thank you for your feedback and suggestions that help us improve Low Magic Age!

As we said in the Early Access statement, we started the EA stage of LMA at a low price to thank players who have been supporting and caring about us since the prototype stage. As the game develops, the price will be progressively increased until the full release.

After the current discount event, we plan to increase the game price from 10 US dollars to 15 US dollars.

So consider this your last chance to buy it for $5!

Thanks again for your continuous support!

- AM
Low Magic Studios