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February 1983. As we step into a new year of gaming Ian Livingstone wonders what might come next. With Treasure Trap starting (or at...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. Lately, my Saturday afternoons at the local library have become the third pillar of a massive...

It’s actually the opposite. If you are used to the old way and never try to learn the new way, it seems stupid. If you use the book a...

They do, at least to some degree, if they want folks to believe in the imaginary world they're creating, and they ideally IMO call out...

-- Not the flex you think it is lol

One other thing I really like about the system that I don't think has been mentioned yet is the monster group abilities. I ran the...

Yep. It's unapologetically NOT a simulationist game. The designer has many videos on their playtesting process, which involved a lot of...

I feel like the layout of the new books is one of those things where it sounds good in your head but you don't notice the problems it...

But what has been your experience using the book? All of that is the same people have been saying since day 1.

Oh and did you guys see the dark sun like defiler spells on the Chaos Wizard list?

@Steve Gorak I will make your rolls tomorrow to move things along if you don't get to it. @Neurotic @TaranTheWanderer Act as if you...

Of course it's not required, but narrative convenience, if overused, harms immersion IMO.

TL;DR: stats blocks good, scattering of demons/dragons/humanoids throughout the book bad. I like the art. Better than that of the PHB...

Yep. It's unapologetically NOT a simulationist game. The designer has many videos on their playtesting process, which involved a lot of...

I'm in the middle of writing a city supplement for Shadowdark and it has occurred to me that there are a lot less in the way of design...