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Shadowdark RPG (Print + PDF)
$59.00
The hardcover version of Shadowdark RPG. You also get a free PDF download immediately.
Old-school gaming, modernized!
Shadowdark RPG is a critically-acclaimed 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
K
Rules-light RPG that is heavy on the fun
Had an opportunity to play this at a recent, local gaming convention and it was a lot of fun! The game is very quick and easy to learn, and takes adventuring back to grittier, darker times where the lifespan of an adventurer is counted in torch-light duration!
The book is great quality. It's foot print is a little bit smaller, which I like a lot, with clean, easy-to-read text and a LOT of tables to help the GM. The artwork is thematically spot on and a joy to peruse.
Pick this up and talk your gaming group into just "trying" a one-shot. You all will enjoy it!
S
Amazing Book
Already had a pdf version so I knew what I was getting but it is such a great book I needed a physical copy. Great system too. We've played a few sessions and it's been a blast. Get's me back in the feeling of game nights when I was younger of just racing in to explore a dungeon for no other reason than the desire to see what's down there.
C
Great Book! ![User picture]()
Loved every page of it! Very well put together and and lays impressively flat for a book of its size. I'm very excited to give the game a run at my table!
G
Another candidate
Looking for a alternative to D&D 5e that is less combat oriented/heavy. This was not itbut it was interesting.
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A great All-In-One package!
This is a great game and a beautiful book! I am happy that I finally bit the bullet and bought it, even though with international shipping and toll it cost me 80 bucks, which is a lot (had it delivered overseas). However, I do not regret it one bit. It is such a streamlined and elegant system and I love the unique mechanic of the random character improvement. I already started to tinker with it and made some fan content, which I only do, if I care for a game. So thanks Kelsey for this little gem. This book is a complete all in one package. Happy Gaming!