Shadowdark General Thread [+]

[NN]

You should add : Orc, Copyright Lawyer

 

[Retros_x]

While we're chatting, here's what I did with those bestiary entries (this example is Orcs, obviously)

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I see where that "Monster Overhaul" inspiration gets into your work! Love it - its one of the best monster books the hobby has produced IMO. The more this design intention spreads into other work the better, at least for me

 

[Scribe]

Not sure if anyone saw this.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abresch/aetherdark/description

 

[Micah Sweet]

I just released a Shadowdark setting book based (loosely) on Warhammer's Old World. I did a bunch of stuff for that bestiary and could probably contribute some inspiration. I did two page spreads by race and took some inspiration from the Monster Overhaul.

It looks great! I'm picking it up later today when I get home from work.

 

[GothmogIV]

I am watching a video about the designer's process and thinking as she made her game. It's super interesting. She's a nice human, or so it seems to me.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Not sure if anyone saw this.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/abresch/aetherdark/description

I am really torn on the aesthetics of third party Shadowdark products. On the one hand, trying to look exactly like Arcane Library books feels kind of lazy and also potentially confusing to customers (I've seen a lot of people act like Unnatural Selections is an official book, when it's absolutely not).

On the other hand, when I see full color material for Shadowdark that could easily be a D&D or Pathfinder product, that feels off as well.

Maybe it's just me.

 

[Scribe]

I am really torn on the aesthetics of third party Shadowdark products. On the one hand, trying to look exactly like Arcane Library books feels kind of lazy and also potentially confusing to customers (I've seen a lot of people act like Unnatural Selections is an official book, when it's absolutely not).

On the other hand, when I see full color material for Shadowdark that could easily be a D&D or Pathfinder product, that feels off as well.

Maybe it's just me.

Yeah, something I've considered a lot.

For me, consistency in appearance is unreasonably important, and I'll be cleaving pretty close to what is the official look, and style guides.

 

[Reynard]

I am really torn on the aesthetics of third party Shadowdark products. On the one hand, trying to look exactly like Arcane Library books feels kind of lazy and also potentially confusing to customers (I've seen a lot of people act like Unnatural Selections is an official book, when it's absolutely not).

On the other hand, when I see full color material for Shadowdark that could easily be a D&D or Pathfinder product, that feels off as well.

Maybe it's just me.

Yeah. I don't think it is color, specifically, that is the problem, but being "clean" if that makes sense.

 

[Scribe]

To illustrate how dumb I am about this.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobworldbuilder/delve-5e-shadowdark

I passed on Delve, because it doesnt look like Shadowdark to me.

Unreasonable? Probably.
Foolishly self restrictive? Of course.
Par for my thought process and how I interact with the world? Confirmed.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I contributed to the ShadowWest Kickstarter. Very much looking forward to that pdf!