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Backordered: Shadowdark RPG (Print + PDF)
$59.00
This product is currently on backorder. Reserve your copy! Orders are expected to ship in late August! You will still get an email with your PDF immediately. If you have other physical items in your order, they will all ship together.
This is the hardcover version of Shadowdark RPG, plus a free PDF download.
Old-school gaming, modernized!
Shadowdark RPG is a critically-acclaimed, ENNIE-nominated tabletop fantasy RPG that raised $1.3 million on Kickstarter in March 2023.
Just want the PDF version? Link here.
What Is Shadowdark RPG?
In Shadowdark RPG, you and your group of crawlers use magic, steel, and wits to delve into mysterious ruins, lost cities, and monster-infested depths.
Wondrous treasures and long-forgotten secrets await you! But don't let your last torch burn out, or you could be swallowed by the Shadowdark...
5E players will find what they've been waiting for: an intuitive and complete TTRPG that serves as a seamless bridge into the heart of the Old School Renaissance.
Old-school gamers will find a system that is familiar and nostalgic, but with major quality-of-life upgrades that modernize the old-school experience.
Your legend awaits, crawler.
Lift your blade, light your torch, and plunge into the unknown depths of the Shadowdark!
Features
• The four core classes: fighter, priest, thief, wizard
• A d20-based, roll-high system
• No darkvision — total darkness is dangerous
• Treasure grants XP, and tracking it is dead simple
• Roll-to-cast spells — magic is exciting and risky
• Simple distances (close, near, far)
• Monster morale and reaction rolls
• Always-on initiative — time is easy to track
• The six classic stats (3d6 in order)
• No skills — just ability checks and advantage/disadvantage
• Separate ancestry and class
• Randomized character class abilities — emergent character growth!
• Low hit points — fast and deadly combat
• Simple encumbrance (gear slots)
Inside The Book
Shadowdark RPG is a complete game with all you need in one tome. It includes:
• 330 pages in a concise, two-page spread layout
• A5 handbook sizing for easy use at the table
• Full rules for characters, gameplay, and GMing
• 239 classic monsters
• 85 iconic spells
• 97 mighty magic items
• Dozens of robust roll tables for just about everything
• Spectacular black-and-white art
• Chapter markers along the side of the pages
• Ribbon bookmark in hardcover version
T
An excellent RPG product!
When I first received the hardcover rule book I was impressed with the look and feel of the book’s exterior, but when I opened the book I was even more impressed. The layout is great and makes the book very easy to read. I have had great fun game mastering it with multiple groups. Highly recommended!
This is the closest thing to "perfect" Basic fantasy rules you can get. ![User picture]()
In the darkness of my abyssal abode I have had a few months playtime with it now and had plenty of time to dabble with the expanded material and community driven options as well. To put it bluntly, I am completely blown away! It can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be, in fact, possibly its greatest strength is how easy it is to pull the rules in any desired direction. That being said, you will want this even if you do not run Shadowdark as its massive assortment of random tables and DM Tools are hands down the best that has ever been presented in one tome. SD has certainly become my go to ruleset and universe that the vast majority of my future sessions will spring from for the foreseeable future.
A
Great Resource
Brilliant book in general, pages and pages of advice on running the game, plenty of content and prompt delivery. Would recommend whole heartedly!
J
Excellent, streamlined OSR RPG
I had a lot of fun taking my first party of adventurers through a home made dungeon loosely based on the roll tables in the book. The players had a blast, too! Even if the characters that started with 1 hp didn't survive.
If you are looking for a RPG that scratches that 80s dungeon crawling itch, this is it. Works best with an open, impartial DM style: let the dice fall as they may!
T
Best OSR Game out there.