Draw your cards & step through the looking glass. The Covens of Midnight returns with The Secrets of Wonderland, a new solo/duet journalling RPG, and an Oracle's Guide for tarot-led group play. Each is standalone, with illustrated tarot decks to match.
You know the Midnight Court. You've walked its halls, learned its magic, and forged the bonds that define your character. But what happens when you bring that world to the table with friends or want to explore alone?
The Oracle's Guide transforms Covens of Midnight into a multiplayer or GM-Less experience, giving you everything you need to guide a group of Scribes through the mysteries, magic, and dangers of the Midnight Court.
With new tools for the Oracle (GM), GM-Less mode and guidance for running your own adventures, every session becomes an opportunity to explore the Court in a completely new way. Your party might become allies, rivals, or something far more complicated, and the choices they make can change the story in unexpected ways.
The Midnight Court is waiting. The question is: what story will you tell?
Your Scribe grows with every session. Chart a path through 11 Constellation perk trees, strike a Forebearer Pact with one of 9 Paragons, and shape a Scribe no one else at the table could have made.
The Oracle's Guide is the multiplayer rulebook for Covens of Midnight. One player takes the role of the Oracle (GM) and guides a group of Scribes through the Midnight Court, an elite magical academy where friendships ignite, rivalries burn, and love blooms in shadow.
It runs on the new Spellbinder System. Every check is resolved with tarot cards, and the Oracle never needs to draw, so they can keep their focus on the story. Inside you will find 11 Constellation perk trees, Forebearer Pacts with 9 Paragons, spells you can adjust to make your own, zone-based conflict with no grids, a narrative Bestiary, and a starter adventure, The Stolen Grimoire.
No Oracle? No problem. The Oracle's Guide also includes GM-Less Mode: the full game with no Oracle (Game Master) needed, playable solo or with friends. See Play Alone or Together below.
The Oracle's Guide is standalone. You do not need the original Covens of Midnight or Secrets of Wonderland to play.
The Oracle's Guide is a standalone multiplayer experience, but it's still deeply connected to the world of Covens of Midnight. You don't need to know the full lore of Akeroth, the Midnight Court, or the wider Covens universe to start playing. Whether you're new to the world or already familiar with its secrets, The Oracle's Guide gives you everything you need to gather your coven and create your own stories.
As a student of the Midnight Court, your journey is one that cannot be left to the chance of a dice roll. Instead, your days are defined by the pull of a tarot card. Every check you make is resolved by drawing tarot cards, and you can play with any tarot deck you like.
Magic at the Midnight Court is yours to shape. Learn your spells, then adjust how they work to make them your own.
No Oracle? No problem. The Oracle's Guide includes GM-Less Mode, a complete way to play with no Oracle (Game Master) at the table. Play it fully solo, or with as many friends as you like.
How it works. In GM-Less Mode you form a Circle: your Scribe and the Companions you create to stand beside them. Tables and prompts take the Oracle's place, so you can tell your own story at your own pace and uncover the secrets that Mesym has to offer.
Play Solo. One player runs the whole Circle, with no Oracle and no group needed.
Play Together. Bring as many players as you want. Nobody has to run the game, so everyone gets to play.
Part of the Spellbinder System. GM-Less Mode is an extension of the new Spellbinder System, not a separate game. It plays differently from the journalling of Covens of Midnight, but you can still journal every step if you love to.
Switch whenever you like. Move back and forth between GM-Less and Oracle-led play, so forever GMs finally get a turn as a player.
Covens of Midnight is a Solo Journalling RPG, and it is where your story at the Midnight Court begins. Create your Scribe, your Rival and your Best Friend, then live a full school year across three terms, one tarot draw at a time.
Each day you draw five cards. Every card gives you a journal prompt and an outcome. As events occur you will be able to journal how you resolve them, who you meet and explore what life that the Midnight Court can be like for a new student!
A Corrected Second Printing Covens of Midnight returns to print with its rules clarified and errata applied throughout, and every published expansion collected in one volume. It is the same game, and it is fully compatible with the first printing. If you already have the book, yours plays exactly as it always has.
New content, free for every owner. New Kin, two new Paragons (Ormurrin and Soloria) and never-before-seen lore that ties into Secrets of Wonderland and beyond are being released as a free digital expansion. If you own Covens of Midnight, in print or PDF, first printing or second, it is yours at no cost.
Already own Covens of Midnight? Every copy came with its PDF, so yours will be updated to the corrected version, free.
This may look like a normal campaign, but it’s actually two titles in one!
At the request of many, we’re bringing both a new standalone adventure in the world of Covens of Midnight and a brand new system to life! You will experience the wonders of magic in unique ways whichever title you choose, so pick the one you are most excited for!
Most RPGs rely on dice to determine what happens next. Covens of Midnight uses tarot cards instead. The cards help shape the story, character progression, and action resolution, meaning every draw can reveal new possibilities and influence the path your story takes. And you don't need a special deck to play.
Any standard tarot deck can be used with the game, making it easy to bring your own cards and reading style to the table. For those who want something made specifically for the world of Covens of Midnight, this campaign also offers a stylish custom tarot deck designed to complement your game. Both of our decks pair Major Arcana illustrated in the Rider-Waite style with Minor Arcana in the Marseille style.
The brand new Spellbinder System, designed from the ground up for the Oracle's Guide, takes this further with new rules, including The Shadow Deck, which can change your fate at a moment's notice. The Oracle never needs to draw cards, so they can keep their focus on the story rather than the resolution system.
Sanctum is the premium Crossed Paths virtual tabletop. It was built for one purpose: to let you play all of our titles anywhere you want and however you want.
It runs in your browser on PC and mobile, with nothing to install! Every pledge that includes a game (PDF or Physical) comes with Sanctum Access for the game you've picked! Sanctum Access for each game is worth £15 and is yours to keep, with no subscription.
Here is a look at the tools we made for the original Covens of Midnight!
More tools are coming to Sanctum for Secrets of Wonderland & the Oracle's Guide.
Character Creator: Build your Scribe step by step, with your Coven, Paragon and starting scores worked out for you so you can jump into playing as soon as possible!
My Scribes: Manage all your Scribes in an easy-to-find place so you can switch your current story with no issues.
Tarot Table: Draw your daily spread on screen. Turn a card and its prompt and outcome appear next to your journal. Easily run Combat without needing the extra management!
Compendium: Find the lore, Covens & Paragons in an easy-to-use searchable system.
Hardcover Books Bring the world of Covens of Midnight to your shelf with the complete hardcover collection: Covens of Midnight, Secrets of Wonderland and The Oracle's Guide, giving you everything you need to explore the worlds of Akeroth and Wonderland. Size: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm, 8.3 x 11.7 inches). Collector's Editions Premium editions of Covens of Midnight, Secrets of Wonderland and The Oracle's Guide, designed for display as much as they are for play. Add them to your shelf and let the Midnight Court take pride of place among your most treasured tomes. Size: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm, 8.3 x 11.7 inches). Finish: Gold foil and gilded edges. Artbooks Step behind the curtain and explore the art that brings Covens of Midnight to life. The Covens of Midnight Artbooks collect the artwork, characters, creatures and worlds from both Covens of Midnight and Secrets of Wonderland. Covens of Midnight Tarot Deck Bring the divination mechanics of Covens of Midnight to your own table. Designed around the world and characters of the game, this deck can be used for gameplay or enjoyed as a beautiful standalone tarot deck. Wonderland Tarot Deck Step beyond the familiar with a tarot deck inspired by the strange, beautiful and unsettling world of Secrets of Wonderland. Filled with imagery of Wonderland and its six mysterious Paragons, this deck is made for players who want to bring even more of the setting to their table. Character Journals Every journal is A4, bound in PU leather, with over 100 pages: character sheets for your PC, your Rival and your Best Friend, plus lined pages for notes. The Oracle’s Guide journal also includes grimoire pages for recording custom spells. Size: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm, 8.3 x 11.7 inches). Page Count: 100+ with lined pages & character sheets. Suits Pin Set The four suits of Wonderland's Covens: Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds and Spades. Wear the suit of the Coven you call your own. Size: Each pin measures roughly 2 to 2.4 inches (5 to 6 cm). Bits & Bobs Pin Set A winged key, a teacup, a potion and a rose. This set gathers four small curiosities from Wonderland, each one a keepsake from a place where nothing is quite what it seems. Size: Each pin measures roughly 2 to 2.4 inches (5 to 6 cm). Coven Crest Pin Set Wear your allegiance with pride. This set features the crests of the four Covens of the Midnight Court (Drakonys, Tempordia, Vodalysa and Unio Luminae), alongside a fifth pin that unites all four. Size: Each pin measures roughly 2 to 2.4 inches (5 to 6 cm). Chained Pin Set Four tokens from Covens of Midnight: a gloved hand, a ceremonial blade, a luna moth resting on a crescent moon and a potion bottle. A set for those who have walked the halls of the Midnight Court before. Size: Each pin measures roughly 2 to 2.4 inches (5 to 6 cm). Altar Cloths & Rabbit Plush Complete your table with an altar cloth, available in both the Covens of Midnight design and a new Wonderland design, and bring a little of Wonderland home with the rabbit plush. Altar cloth: 18 inches (45 cm). Rabbit plush: 8 inches. Handmade Artisan Items Our Artisan pledges include two handmade pieces, each made for this campaign by independent creators.
Artisan Candle Hand-poured by the amazingly talented Roz of ChaosCurios in her workshop in Scotland. Every candle is made by hand, so no two are quite alike. The Candle has been infused with organic ingredients including the scent of Vanilla & Cherry to bring you a Cherry Bakewell Candle!
Artisan Pendulum A joint venture of two amazing makers. Myles of Runefable Dice casts the resin pendulum, and Kayleigh of Corryvreckan Maille weaves the chainmail casing that holds it, ring by ring, in Glasgow. This pendulum can incite the madness of the Cheshire Cat if you stare at it for too long so do be careful!
Note: The Designs shown are not final and still subject to change!
Not quite ready to leave Wonderland? Our add-ons let you pick and choose a few extra treasures for your collection. Add another tarot deck, collect more pins, or grab an extra artbook. Mix, match, and make your Covens of Midnight collection uniquely yours.
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