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Whether you’re looking for a one-shot or fast-combat and gritty campaign Dark Peaks is a perfect fit. " - Roll4.com. Buy it here! "Gentle steps through the silent cavern ring out like a bell's chime in the dark. Clutching your sharpened field scythe as close as you can, you step forwards into...

"Whether you’re looking for a one-shot or fast-combat and gritty campaign Dark Peaks is a perfect fit. " - Roll4.com "Gentle steps through the silent cavern ring out like a bell's chime in the dark. Clutching your sharpened field scythe as close as you can, you step forwards into the...

Just in time for Christmas, we are announcing that THE DARK PEAK: DEEP MAW is launching on Drive Thru RPG on the 14th of December! "Gentle steps through the silent cavern ring out like a bell's chime in the dark. Clutching your field scythe as close as you can, you step forwards into the...

Ride to glory and heroism with the Forgotten Realm's newest character class: the Chivalric Knight! Inspired by the stories of King Arthur and other brave knights, this unique character class represents the true heroic ideal of knighthood. Using brand-new rules for unique powers derived from...

Ride to battle in shining plate armour, with a banner at your side and the love of Chivalry in your character's heart. Fight for courage, justice, nobility, mercy and hope in the darkness of Faerun's deepest dungeons, bringing goodness and nobility wherever they go. The Chivalric Knights are...

If you haven't read the previous thread, please take a look at it so you can get some context on what we're talking about - 5E - Design Thread - "What makes a Knight?" Here's the updated knight design document. I've made a lot of changes to the overall style of the knights, and cut out a lot of...

This could be a long OP, apologies! For the next book from the Dark Peaks, I'm playing with the idea of writing "Aliena Brightlance's Tome of Knighthood." I've always liked Knights - knight to the extent of the romantic idea, like those from King Arthur stories.These are not, I repeat not, the...

Well, THE BLIZZARD OF AXE AND SWORD is out and on DMsguild right now, and we've had a pretty strong response. It looks like folks are buying the book separately, and also buying the bundle deal as well! Anyway, here's a discount code for the adventure - there's eight uses left on this one, so...

So, as we've worked on the BLIZZARD OF AXE AND SWORD, I've been musing on what we mean by "Railroading". I've come across a definitionally tricky problem: what does Railroading actually mean? Players say 'Oh, we were railroaded into this' but what does that mean? How do you define it? Does it...

Since I've been writing the Blizzard of Axe and Sword, I've really enjoyed delving into my MM to find a whole variety of different folks to fight against. Apart from Frost Giants (a real favourite of mine), I also found situations where I can use the other favourite enemies of mine: the Duergar...

In this book, you can do exactly that! In preparation for Rime of the Frost Maiden, and to support our existing Whitefaire Adventurer's Guide, the Dark Peaks are pleased to announce that we are publishing an brand new adventure book on Dungeon Master's Guild on the 17th of July! This is the...

The Dark Peaks publishing line has had two very positive reviews of their latest books: "...if you are a fan of OSR-style brutal dungeon hacks you’ll likely get a kick out of The Festival of Swords' The Australian Tabletop Gaming Network enjoyed a session playing the Dark Peaks Introductory...

Before you say anything, I started writing this long before the announcement of 'Rime of The Frost Queen." I literally published 'Whitefaire Adventurer's Guide" on the day which the IWD book was announced. Needless to say, I was ... pissed! Anyway, we've launched a new D&D 5e adventure...

Hello all my annoyed linguists :), We've got many different types of species within the Dark Peaks, from Dusklings to Humans to Taurs of all kinds. This one, unsurprisingly, is the Crocotaur. This is a WIP, so we've not done the shading level yet, but you can see what we're going for. The...

The Whitefaire Adventurer's Guide is the latest adventure sourcebook for the world's geatest roleplaying game. This book gives all the information that players and DM's will need to create epic adventures in the cold north of Faerun Created independently by the Dark Peaks team, this 96 page...

And before you say anything, I was working on this well before I knew about the WOTC Icewind Dale supplement. This is my addition to the DMSguild - the Adventurer's Guide to Whitefaire. It's a homebrew realm of amber and Frostkin, where you can fight from a sledge while riding across an...

No, I'm lying. She's not sleeping at all, she's sharpening the edge of her Chakram throwing disk. If someone should be brave enough to enter her territory - she'll cut their damn head off...

These are Duskings with a revolutionary attitude! Dusklings are scavengers that live within the Dark Peaks. They work in kin-groups, with each member working towards that group's objectives. Some kin groups are based on farming edible fungus which lives in the caves of the mountain. Others are...

Hello all! We are pleased to announce the launch of the first in the Dark Peak Series - The Festival of Swords. It is now available on DriveThruRPG as a Pay What You Want product (requested price $3.00) In this 36 page full colour book, Players take on the role of heroic peasants, venturing...