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<blockquote data-quote="Nightfly" data-source="post: 9613424" data-attributes="member: 89601">Possibly! First, it's important to clarify what type of &quot;discontented grognard&quot; we're talking about. Although the emphasis in Shadowdark is on dangerous dungeon crawling, it has none of the icky edgelord vibe that marks the worst of the OSR space. It cherishes the style of play of the 70s and 80s, but isn't resentful of how society has changed since then. So it is certainly not a &quot;dark edgy angst fest&quot; in that sense. As written Shadowdark is dangerous and swingy, and death is always close at hand, especially for low-level characters. But a few house rules will greatly increase the survivability. The game is so simple and free of bloat that it's super easy to mold it however you want. Still, if you really hate 1e style of play, SD might not be your best choice since the game is very much trying to channel that Gygaxian vibe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nightfly, post: 9613424, member: 89601"] Possibly! First, it's important to clarify what type of "discontented grognard" we're talking about. Although the emphasis in Shadowdark is on dangerous dungeon crawling, it has none of the icky edgelord vibe that marks the worst of the OSR space. It cherishes the style of play of the 70s and 80s, but isn't resentful of how society has changed since then. So it is certainly not a "dark edgy angst fest" in [B]that[/B] sense. As written Shadowdark is dangerous and swingy, and death is always close at hand, especially for low-level characters. But a few house rules will greatly increase the survivability. The game is so simple and free of bloat that it's super easy to mold it however you want. Still, if you really hate 1e style of play, SD might not be your best choice since the game is very much trying to channel that Gygaxian vibe. [/QUOTE]

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