r/shadowdark
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A few words.
I’m speechless about this game. You’ve probably read this a million times on this subreddit, but damn, Shadowdark blew my mind. I’ve run several 5e campaigns, and while the sessions themselves were super fun, the prep work was a nightmare. Combat dragged, even with various homebrew rules meant to encourage creativity, and I realized it felt more like a video game simulator than a tabletop RPG. I found myself trying to turn 5e into something it wasn't. When I discovered Shadowdark, it blew my mind. This game is literally everything I wanted for my table. The freedom, the ease of looking things up, the tables… man, it’s incredible. I still use a few homebrew rules, but they fit the system perfectly, in a totally organic way. Dealing with high-level characters in D&D is a massive headache, whereas in Shadowdark, it’s something I actually look forward to at the start of a campaign. Amazing.
u/monomoira — 7 days ago
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How to NOT tpk my group ?
Hello,
My players might set foot in a Skaven nest. We're talking about thousands of slaves, hundreds of Stormvermins, Grey Seers, and a whole host of abominations. A whole city.
If they're crazy enough to go in, how can I avoid killing them without handing them massive advantages? The rats will try to kill on sight.
How would you tell this story ?
Everything is possible.
Ty
u/Makopopopooooo — 6 days ago
Orc! By me!
Another day, another drawing! Working on my Mignola-style shadows and hatching.
u/Wyrdmakes — 6 days ago
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Torchkeepers: the Saga Begins.
Follow along to find out what happens, or for the free dungeons that I will be creating during play. I will post them eventually.
u/gnome-lackey — 7 days ago
The Hollows - The Eastern Canals
A completed map of The Hollows - The Eastern Canals. To keep the file size manageable, the png has been converted to 8-bit grayscale with a higher resolution 75 DPI version available in the google drive link below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10T4X_5THbOHj4E4jTcML7iEogCxK__7D/view?usp=drive_link
u/Stormcrow127 — 10 days ago
Harvesting Pumpkins: a halloween oneshot I made
Download the pdf here (for free)!
Harvesting Pumpkins
You’re invited to the Plump’s Yearly Harvest Party; the local highlight of every autumn. Honored guest use the event to let go for a night. Will you?
- an escalating situation of pumpkins and party-goers
- cursed farmland that throws a celebration in disarray
- people to meet, drinks to drink, music to dance to
u/Ellogeyen — 10 days ago
Drawtober Day 3 - Fiend
First time I've ever done one of these. Here's to many more!
u/seiesos — 12 days ago
Adventure Layout
I think I've found my new layout for my Shadowdark adventures. I’m calling it the GM Spread : a two-page layout meant to keep everything the GM needs for a section of the dungeon visible at once.
The idea is simple: local map, keyed rooms, traps, treasure, monster stats, and relevant procedures all on the same spread—less flipping back and forth during play.
I’d be interested to hear whether this kind of layout would be useful at your table.
Art © William McAusland, used with permission.
Map created with Dungeon Scrawl.
u/ExchangeWide — 13 days ago