Epteka: Elven Technology for DnD 5e

Welcome to Phalia

For generations, the elves of Phalia have walked a path no other kingdom dared to follow. While their neighbors clung to blade and bow, the artificers of Phalia turned toward something stranger: a technology born from the marriage of arcane resonance and mechanical precision. The result is epteka — high elven technology — a body of knowledge equal parts invention and ritual, equal parts gear and grace.

Epteka: Elven High Technology is a full-length supplement for 5th Edition, compatible with the 2014 and 2024 rules, that brings this world to your table. Inside, you'll find everything you need to introduce Phalian technology into your campaign: new magic items and Masterpieces bonded through Harmony, rules for Active States and Resonance, playable options for characters touched by this tradition, and a setting primer to the kingdom of Phalia itself — its politics, its people, and the quiet tension between progress and the old ways.

This is the third release from Anthemon Fellowship, following Tales of the Dasos Forest and The Magic Mosses — two funded and delivered campaigns built on the same principle: beautiful, emotionally resonant fantasy, mechanics that are elegant rather than bloated, and a level of editorial care you don't always find in independent TTRPG publishing.

What's Inside

A New Framework: Resonance, Active State, and Harmony
Epteka items don't just sit in your inventory — they respond to you. Through the Harmony system, a creature can bond with a Masterpiece without spending an attunement slot, unlocking its full potential in combat and exploration alike. We've built this framework to be simple to run at the table and satisfying to master over a campaign.

Signature Masterpieces
From the Timewinder Watch to the Cinderstring Bow, from Demastore's Gauntlets to the Blessed Cuirass, each Masterpiece in this book has its own identity, its own history, and its own place in the world of Phalia — not just a stat block, but a story waiting for the right hands.

The Kingdom of Phalia
A setting primer covering Phalia's geography, its factions, and locations like the Nauteus outpost, illustrated with maps built specifically for this book. Enough to drop Phalia into your existing campaign, or to build a new one around it entirely.

Ready to Play
Every mechanic in this book has been playtested and refined for clarity and balance — no dead rules, no overcomplicated subsystems. If you've read the free preview, you already have a sense of the tone and quality we're aiming for across the whole book.

Why Kickstarter

Anthemon Fellowship is a one-person studio — I write, illustrate, lay out, and playtest every book that carries this name, together with a small group of collaborators who join project by project. Kickstarter lets me fund the final push toward completion: professional layout time, commissioned illustration, and printing costs where applicable, without compromising on quality to hit an arbitrary deadline.

Every backer of Tales of the Dasos Forest and The Magic Mosses helped make those books what they are, and Epteka continues that same commitment: clear communication, realistic timelines, and a finished product that lives up to what's promised here.

Timeline

• Campaign period: 22 september - 10 october
• Estimated delivery: December 2026
• Format: Digital (PDF), available through Kickstarter's Pledge Manager and later on DriveThruRPG

About Anthemon Fellowship

Anthemon Fellowship is an independent TTRPG publishing studio creating illustrated, 5E-compatible supplements set in worlds shaped by ancient Mediterranean-inspired fantasy. Our previous projects, Tales of the Dasos Forest and The Magic Mosses, were funded by backers across many countries and delivered in full. We believe tabletop roleplaying has real psychological and pedagogical value, and every book we make is built with that belief at its core.