I am so excited about this! Some of my most favorite books in AD&D 2nd edition had covers from Jeff Easely. I really hope this Greyhawk book is good, for me the cover alone makes be incredibly nostalgic.
We have one Japanese consultant who is checking our language and cultural meaning, he is also creating the wonderful art. We are very proud as a small company to be working with a brand-new undiscovered artist.
Hey everybody, if you are interested in trying out this new book before release, I am running 3 FREE game sessions on StartPlaying tomorrow (Thursday) of a 1-hour scenario to test out the rules. The times are 10:00am (PT), 12:30pm (PT) and 3:00pm (PT). Come see you there!
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With the grimdark feel of Shadowdark I think Lankhmar is a great inspiration. As mentioned earlier there is the AD&D book Lankhmar: City of Adventure. As well as the novels that inspired the setting. For real world inspirations I always that the Italian city-states during 14th to 16th...
My advice is adjusting the dials of the game to your preference. I use a house rule suggested by Sly Flourish for magic. If you fail a spell casting roll, you do not lose your spell for the day until you have cast it at least once. Starting with max hp at level might be your preference and...
OSR appeals to me for many of the same reasons as others. It makes me nostalgic and I grew up playing AD&D 2e and mixing it with AD&D 1e books. I do like some of the newer innovations in the OSR space, like better dungeon design, one-page dungeons and more abbreviated ways of writing...
Hey everyone, I appreciate your comments about the hireling and henchmen SD question. What about if there was class that was based on using henchmen? My business partner and I are working a Japanese-inspired supplement to Shadowdark called Ninjadark. We have experimenting with a class that...
If you would like to learn more about the NinjaDark unofficial expansion, to Shadowdark RPG feel free to visit our website and scribe. You will receive monthly updates of rules and what we are working on currently.
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Hey fellow crawlers! We've been working for the last few months on NinjaDark, a setting that adds Japanese-inspired awesomeness to the amazing ShadowDark.
Every few years during the Blood Moon, a mysterious shrine dedicated to the Dragon King Ryujin rises from the Sea of Fallen Empires. Legends...