Mythos-Games Publishing
Unleash Your Imagination
Hello everyone,
I’d like to share a new free guide we’ve just released for Dungeon Masters playing Dungeons & Dragons (2024).
When the Dice Don’t Fade to Black is a DM-facing integration guide that explores how to handle intimacy as a narrative moment, with structure and consent, without replacing D&D or assuming that such scenes belong in every campaign.
This is not an explicit product, and it’s not a mandate to include romance or intimacy in play. Many tables quite rightly prefer to fade to black, and that remains a valid choice. The guide is intended for those occasional moments when emotional or relational stakes matter to the story, and the DM wants a clearer framework for resolving them responsibly.
The guide introduces Eros Engine™ as a temporary narrative overlay—used only when the table agrees it’s appropriate, and then set aside once the scene resolves. Think of it in the same category as optional downtime rules, social conflict systems, or chase mechanics.
Some highlights of what the guide covers:
We’ve put together an overview page that explains the intent, scope, and boundaries of the guide before linking to the download:
When the Dice Don't Fade to Black | Eros Engine - Powering Passion in Any World
If you do choose to read it, feedback—positive or critical—is welcome. The goal here is to provide a responsible tool for a tricky narrative space, not to push a particular style of play.
Thanks for your time,
— Péter Gara
Mythos Games Publishing / Eros Engine™
I’d like to share a new free guide we’ve just released for Dungeon Masters playing Dungeons & Dragons (2024).
When the Dice Don’t Fade to Black is a DM-facing integration guide that explores how to handle intimacy as a narrative moment, with structure and consent, without replacing D&D or assuming that such scenes belong in every campaign.
This is not an explicit product, and it’s not a mandate to include romance or intimacy in play. Many tables quite rightly prefer to fade to black, and that remains a valid choice. The guide is intended for those occasional moments when emotional or relational stakes matter to the story, and the DM wants a clearer framework for resolving them responsibly.
The guide introduces Eros Engine™ as a temporary narrative overlay—used only when the table agrees it’s appropriate, and then set aside once the scene resolves. Think of it in the same category as optional downtime rules, social conflict systems, or chase mechanics.
Some highlights of what the guide covers:
- Clear guidance on when and when not to use intimacy mechanics
- Consent and safety tools treated as mechanical boundaries, not afterthoughts
- A minimal-adoption mode for cautious tables
- Simple conversion guidance from D&D characters
- An annotated example scene written in a D&D-style rules format
We’ve put together an overview page that explains the intent, scope, and boundaries of the guide before linking to the download:
When the Dice Don't Fade to Black | Eros Engine - Powering Passion in Any World
If you do choose to read it, feedback—positive or critical—is welcome. The goal here is to provide a responsible tool for a tricky narrative space, not to push a particular style of play.
Thanks for your time,
— Péter Gara
Mythos Games Publishing / Eros Engine™
