Shadowdark General Thread

[Fenris-77]

I don't find grimdark to be a particularly useful term, aside from as a benchmark to see how similar to GWs stuff something is. If we're talking about grittiness and horror, then I'd probably use those two terms as they are separate dials for campaign feel IMO. Despite my protestations, people do seem to have an idea what the term means in a general sense, so take my distatse as simply personal preference.

 

[Scribe]

Campdark

I like this actually lol.

Or '80's Grimdark' which is the actual vibe I get from most of the Shadowdark stuff. Old GW.

 

[overgeeked]

I like this actually lol.

Or '80's Grimdark' which is the actual vibe I get from most of the Shadowdark stuff. Old GW.

Yeah. Early Warhammer and WFRP are great. Love that so much. When it didn’t take itself seriously.

 

[Reynard]

Right? It's like we need a new term for the darkly comedic that you find in a lot of OSR stuff. It's not grimdark, it's either so grimdark it's turned a corner and become comedic (like Mörk Borg), or it vaguely approaches grimdark but lets out a nasty fart before arriving (most others). Goofdark maybe? Campdark. Pantodark.

Grindark.

 

[darjr]

Grindark.

Shadowdark.