Shadowdark looks so good!

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Actually I’m reading SD and the new playtest for 5ed, quite a difference in evolution.

It's definitely interesting watching them diverge in complexity at the same time.

 

[kapars]

It's definitely interesting watching them diverge in complexity at the same time.

It’s especially interesting to see the convoluted approach WotC is taking to make Fighters better when it doesn’t approach the impact of what Weapon Master, Grit and Hauler adds to the SD Fighter on half a page.

 

[Autumnal]

Watching WotC’s ongoing troubles and debacles makes me freshly glad each time I can read more of Shadowdark. It’s making me happy in a way few RPGs do.

 

[Jahydin]

This book is bursting at the seams with great advice and useful tables. Has exceeded all my expectations.

Liking the Vornheim-ish way of generating dungeons, towns, etc. too!

 

[Krachek]

This book is bursting at the seams with great advice and useful tables. Has exceeded all my expectations.

Liking the Vornheim-ish way of generating dungeons, towns, etc. too!

It’s one of my crush for the book!

 

[Krachek]

I have been appealed with the game at first with small details,
like the mirror image spell, while there is is image the attacker hit an image.
So easy.
The zone of truth is brillant, Target cant speak lie. Not the usual maybe he succeed or not his save Or use another fooling magic.
I also thick on the succes of trained skil. thief find traps. at last!

 

[Mannahnin]

like the mirror image spell, while there is is image the attacker hit an image.
So easy.

And given that you have to roll to cast, the fact that it makes the spell more powerful isn't a big deal.

The zone of truth is brillant, Target cant speak lie. Not the usual maybe he succeed or not his save Or use another fooling magic.

This one I think is also related to the fact that you have to roll to cast. In D&D 5E spells which affect someone else almost always allow a save OR roll to hit. One roll to see if it works. Similar here. Since SD has roll to cast, there's no need to also allow a save.

5 Torches Deep does much the same.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Liking the Vornheim-ish way of generating dungeons, towns, etc. too!

I think the drop die method was something popular in the OSR G+ community. I would bet this is its highest profile appearance in a book, though, especially post everything regarding the author of Vornheim.

 

[deganawida]

Right. I’m in. Just did my $59 pledge. The ranger sold me on it.

Side note: This money would have spent on getting into BECMI, had Drivethrurpg offered a PoD option for the five sets. As that was not an option, and my wife and daughters are adamant that they want simplicity, Shadowdark won. Disappointed about BECMI, but not about Shadowdark.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Side note: This money would have spent on getting into BECMI, had Drivethrurpg offered a PoD option for the five sets. As that was not an option, and my wife and daughters are adamant that they want simplicity, Shadowdark won. Disappointed about BECMI, but not about Shadowdark.

I think you can probably pull in a lot of the DM-facing BECMI stuff, if that's part of the appeal of that system for you. For instance, Shadowdark doesn't have any domain-level rules like you can find in the Companion rules.

A lot of the BECMI weirdo monsters (THOULS!) would be easy and fun to adapt to Shadowdark.

And lordy, Karameikos would be an ideal setting for a Shadowdark campaign.