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    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)
    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)

    Shadowdark RPG (PDF)

    $29.00

    The PDF version of the Shadowdark RPG core rules! Old-school gaming, modernized.

    Shadowdark RPG is a critically-acclaimed tabletop fantasy RPG that raised $1.3 million on Kickstarter in March 2023!

    Want the physical print + PDF version? Link here.

    "Feels just like the ideal version of a game I was playing forty years ago, but forty years better." 

    Matt Forbeck, New York Times Bestselling Author and Award-Winning Game Designer, Forbeck.com

    "A grimdark witches' brew of B/X, real-time mechanics, and the best random charts I've ever seen." 

    Professor Dungeon Master, Dungeon Craft

    "The perfect jumping-in point for 5e players interested in the OSR!" 

    Baron de Ropp, Dungeon Masterpiece

    Simple, clean, familiar but also refreshingly different. This has quickly become my go-to system." 

    Jake House, House DM YouTube Channel

    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

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 9 reviews
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    Ofek Saroya
    Intuitive and fun

    Been using it for Solo TTRPG’s. And it’s very fun, easy and intuitive to use. Not to mention it’s a great system for people who want to dip their toes in to OSR style games.

    I love the flavor and enjoy the ethos and I certainly can’t wait to run this game to other players.

    Thank you for the cool game Arcane Library

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    Michael Merrill
    Easy and accurate

    Reviewed site for the suggested pdf book that I was looking for. Found it easily. Looked through the free character files for added details about the product and found that to be very informative. Paid the purchase price for the product and downloaded the pdf soon after. Reviewed the contents over the next few days and found that it was simple, easy to read and understand, and was soon putting it to work.
    The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the photo quality and that it's so simple, that it's pure 'Hack and Slash' gaming. It doesn't even have skills for you to roll play, but on the other hand, that's what it advertised, so its also accurate too.

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    Phil Lockhart

    Planning on introducing some of the mechanics herein to my 5e players in an effort to coax them into trying something new.
    Already used some of the random tables to design the current campaign.

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    Painclaw
    Cant wait to run it

    This is exactly what I've been looking for. Doesn't wait your time or your players time and doesn't make the play by the seat of your pants seem arbitrary or hokey. The randomness of the encounters are explained and I'm glad to see a reaction table back in the game. Designing a story led campaign is fun but so exhausting. Thank you for this.

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    toastmilke
    Easy to pickup for most players and great for an old-school feel.

    Introduced this to the players at our regular 5e table to try something different since we did not have all the players present. We ran a level 0 gauntlet. Was not sure how they would take it but they all said they really enjoyed it and asking when we will play again.

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