Shadowdark Shadowdark Discussion Thread [+]

Whizbang Dustyboots · Mar 30, 2026

Fenris-77 said:
This is a paladin, the epitome of all; that is good, taking a child into a dungeon. IDK. Don't let that hold you back though.

Dunk would 100% tell Egg to stay out and Egg would 100% follow him in anyway.

Fenris-77 · Mar 30, 2026

Whizbang Dustyboots said:
Dunk would 100% tell Egg to stay out and Egg would 100% follow him in anyway.

That's probably true, yeah.

Bill Zebub · Mar 30, 2026

Reynard said:
Delvers are, in a word, completely insane. Normal people would be very nervous around them, even if they are a good source of revenue.

So....kind of like tech bros?

You know Elon Musk would drag a child into a dungeon. Or Burning Man. Or the White House.

Scribe · Mar 30, 2026

Unless you run it as a pack mule, I dont think the Paladin Horse, adds a ton of carry space anyway, I looked at this when it was first presented I think.

Fenris-77 · Mar 30, 2026

Scribe said:
Unless you run it as a pack mule, I dont think the Paladin Horse, adds a ton of carry space anyway, I looked at this when it was first presented I think.

It adds a few slots, but those slots don't go down into the dungeon with you.

Scribe · Mar 30, 2026

Fenris-77 said:
It adds a few slots, but those slots don't go down into the dungeon with you.

Yeah, I want to say it was no more than what a Fighter would add anyway, but I'd have to go look at Mounts again.

Bill Zebub · Mar 31, 2026

Really the warhorse ability comes down to being able to whistle for your horse. The rest of the ability is equal to free gold.

Look, I'm the first to grovel in supplication to Kelsey's genius, but the Paladin disappoints me.

Whizbang Dustyboots · Mar 31, 2026

Bill Zebub said:
Look, I'm the first to grovel in supplication to Kelsey's genius, but the Paladin disappoints me.

A bunch of people have made their own alternatives, since her very distinct take is not what everyone is looking for. You can't really do "A Paladin in Hell" with her class.

I'm thinking of making an anti-paladin class at some point, as part of a thing that would remake classic Dragon magazine NPC classes, and it occurs to me that I'll probably need to make an AD&D paladin class as well, since the anti-paladin otherwise will be the mirror image of a class that doesn't officially exist in Shadowdark.