Seasons

A wooden surface with blood splatters, a pair of black earphones, a cassette tape, and a speaker, with the text 'HIGH FIVE' and 'TERROR' in blood-drip style font.

Mini Campaign:

Title of the horror movie 'The Gravenverse' written in red, jagged font on a black background.

In this series of mini-campaigns, GM Robin Langenhop takes our heroes — including guest player Imani Russell — through a pastiche of summer camp slasher movies with indie RPG systems like “Kids on Bikes” and “Monster of the Week.”

Characters

  • A woman wearing sunglasses, a straw hat, a plaid shirt, dark jeans, and orange sneakers, standing outside a cafe with a glass window, sitting inside are people at tables.

    Zora Lee Copeland

    (Imani Russell)

    THE BRAINIAC

    Valedictorian candidate, girl scout, daughter of a powerful attorney, all around perfect human being, and the hottest girl at school. Just ask her — she’d be happy to tell you herself.

  • Young man with short dark hair sticking out his tongue, wearing a gray t-shirt, leaning on a beige table at night

    Eddie Hiller

    (Casey Papas)

    THE CLASS CLOWN

    Motormouth, goofball, and unrepentant jokester, Eddie Hiller simply cannot stop talking. He and Lane are attached at the hip, and their collective schemes would fit perfectly in the TGIF TV lineup.

  • A young man with curly brown hair and glasses, wearing a beige cap, blue hoodie, and gray T-shirt, holding a black and white purse with a gold chain strap in a room with a yellow wall and a blue door.

    CJ McAllister

    (Max Weinberg)

    THE JOCK

    CJ, short for Cauliflower Juniper, wants nothing more than to graduate, get out of this town, and make it big in the football world, playing for his number one team: the Akron Zips.

  • Woman standing next to a green John Deere tractor in a snowy yard, with trees and a house in the background.

    Lane DeMar

    (Rowan McStay)

    THE BASKET CASE

    After inheriting a serious case of hypochondria from their mom, Lane buries their anxiety with wise-cracking and a lucrative side business selling their prescriptions at the school’s underground drug trade.

Cast of The Cravenverse

  • Close-up of a woman's smiling face, showing her eyes, nose, and mouth, with long brown hair and a neutral background.

    Rowan McStay

    as Lane DeMar

  • Close-up of a young man with light skin, short brown hair, green eyes, wearing black-framed glasses, smiling slightly, wearing a black shirt, against a dark background.

    Max Weinberg

    as CJ McAllister

  • A man with dark hair, styled upwards, and a thick mustache, smiling at the camera, wearing a light blue button-up shirt, standing against a neutral background.

    Casey Papas

    as Eddie Hiller

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with curly brown hair, wearing glasses, a purple shirt, and a silver necklace, outdoors.

    Robin Langenhop

    as Game Master

  • Close-up portrait of a young woman with short curly hair, wearing gold earrings, a septum piercing, and a rust-colored knitted top, against a beige background.

    Imani Russell

    as Zora Lee Copeland

    (Special Guest)

Other Seasons and Content

  • Illustration of a western landscape with cacti, a train, and a mountain in the distance, with the Sun setting in the sky. The image includes the title 'High Five The Dead Lands' and a logo with two hands holding a die, with the words 'Mage Hand' above.

    The Badlands

    Our first major campaign, “The Badlands,” is a fantasy western epic inspired by works like Stephen King’s Dark Tower and the Fallout games. GM Casey Papas and a trio of outlaws uncover secrets on the ravaged frontier – all while pursued by the capitalist warmongers seeking to control it.

  • A promotional poster for the Silly Goose Convention with a cartoon goose giving a peace sign and a real goose's body. The poster has retro stripes on the left and rainbow stripes on the bottom right, with the text 'Welcome to the Silly Goose Convention' at the top and center.

    Welcome to the Silly Goose Convention

    In this CRIT Award-nominated one shot, guest GM Elliott Davis (My First Dungeon) takes the gang on a wild adventure with a game of his own design, based on his system “Something Is Wrong With the Chickens.”

  • Illustration of a desert landscape with a yellow sun, mountain ranges, cactus, and a cowboy hat, with text that says "The Not-So-Great Lands," "High Five," and "Mage Hand."

    The Not-So-Great Lands

    Join guest GM Linnie Schell (Twice Rolled Tales) as the gang creates a Badlands-adjacent story on the fly utilizing Linnie’s own Mad Libs-based system “Tabletop Gone Mad.”

  • Colorful cityscape with neon signs, tall buildings, and arcade game graphics, featuring the phrases 'High Five', 'Games', 'My City', and 'Art Heist!'

    Art Heist! A Vydal City Legend

    Guest GM Evan Noone (Imp Games) leads us through a neon-blasted cyberpunk metropolis as the gang attempts to rob the Vibran Art Gallery — and escape with their lives.

  • Office reception desk with a large sign that says 'Thank God it's Doom's Day!' and a sign below that reads 'High Five'. There is a mountain of fire behind the sign, a potted plant on the left, a telephone, a laptop, a cup labeled 'HR', and a nameplate reading 'BOSS'. There is also a water cooler on the right and the Mage Hand spell symbol at the bottom.

    Thank God It's Doomsday

    The workplace comedy to end All! This 3-episode mini-series is sponsored by Kobold Press as part of their Kobold Creates program, utilizing their Tales of the Valiant system. GM Max Weinberg and a gaggle of white collar weirdos — including guests Robin Ekberg (Atomless) and Shenuque Tissera (My First Dungeon) — star in a mockumentary about the underlings trying to bring about the end of the world.

  • Text reading 'Mage Hand' and 'Down Low' with illustrations of two hands, one on each side, and a 20-sided die in the middle on a purple textured background.

    Mage Hand Down Low

    Get a bonkers look at the making of Mage Hand High Five with this exclusive behind-the-scenes talkback show, available only to our Patreon backers!

  • A cartoon illustration of a wooden cabinet filled with glass jars. Each jar contains multiple multicolored polyhedral dice with numbers 1 through 20. The cabinet has a wooden frame and a glass front, with a label that reads 'The Dice Cabinet' in bold red letters, featuring a red chili pepper incorporated into the text, and the phrase 'Mage Hand High Five' above it.

    The Dice Cabinet

    An exclusive series available only to Patreon backers, The Dice Cabinet is a safe space for your spiciest tabletop takes. Secretary of Spice Max Weinberg and guests break down the most controversial opinions in tabletop gaming.

  • A graphic promoting an interview with Anjali Bhimani and Candace the Magnificent, featuring two women—one with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling, and the other with woven hair, wearing headphones, makeup, and a Star Wars jacket, against a purple starry background with celestial and geometric designs.

    Special Interviews

    Mage Hand’s own Max Weinberg does deep dives into the world of tabletop with friends and special guests such as Evan Noone from Imp Games and Kendo Smith from Tales Yet Told.

  • Illustration of a circular ceremonial object with an explosion of colorful powder bursting from the center, decorated with intricate black patterns, with text overlay that says 'Mage Hand High Five' and 'Fey or Fieri'. The background is a warm textured beige, and below the object, it states 'A Mutual Aid Livestream'.

    Fey or Fiend

    A special one-shot livestream in support of Cato Frederiks, a fellow queer TTRPGer and friend of the pod who was raising money for a life-changing spinal fusion surgery. GM Casey Papas led this one-shot D&D module written by Cato herself to help raise funds for her surgery.

  • The cover art for the game "Legends of Mahi: Treachery of the Rat King" depicts several anthropomorphic animals in a futuristic cityscape. There are palm trees and neon signs in the background. In the foreground, a white guinea pig wearing a pink cape stands on stairs, accompanied by a smaller animal. Behind them, a rat dressed as a warrior with a staff leads the group, and a rabbit in armor sits at the bottom. The title "Legends of Mahi" is prominently displayed at the top.

    Legends of Mahl

    Journey into the world of Mahl, where larger than life heroes can be smaller than expected! Run on the fast-paced Nimble system, this 80s homage sets the sprawling quests of Sword and Sorcery epics within the nostalgic realm of teen mall dramedies.