Shadowdark Finally Played Shadowdark

[kermit4karate]

It's active right now.

I don't know.... I don't back things on Kickstarter very often. Last game I backed was Shadow of the Demon Lord, which turned out even better than I'd hoped, but this isn't setting my world on fire.

$85 for the first tier that includes first 3 books, and the covers and artwork are different? Is that right? That's a bummer because the artwork in the original books was fantastic, very retro but edgier than anything from official D&D at the time, and I don't see examples of the new art or typography on the KS page.

I'm still thinking about backing it anyway, but I'm decidedly on the fence....

 

[Mannahnin]

I didn't even know anyone actually played the Arduin Grimoire. That's bonkers! We simply used it as a resource for AD&D. Whenever we wanted help thinking outside the traditional D&D boxes, especially back in the day, Arduin was so far outside the box is was heretical, but also totally helpful! SO many great ideas for rules, monsters, magic items. Especially back in the day, there'd been nothing else like it -- nothing else that dense with outrageous D&D-compatible (within reason) ideas.

I think it probably had the most actual players in California, less so outside that region.

 

[Fenris-77]

I think it probably had the most actual players in California, less so outside that region.

I blame psychadelic drugs and over-consumption of granola products.

 

[kermit4karate]

I blame psychadelic drugs and over-consumption of granola products.

That and all the sunshine, good infrastructure and lack of tornados, gators and hurricanes can't help.