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Shadowdark RPG
An old-school redesign of the world's most famous fantasy Role-Playing Game
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The complete rules are almost here in a beautiful, digest-sized hardback.
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WHAT IS SHADOWDARK RPG?
Get ready for the world’s greatest role-playing game in a whole new light.
Nostalgic, but new. Better, faster, stronger. Classic gaming with elegant execution.
Shadowdark RPG is what the next edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game would look like if I designed it completely from scratch. It pulls from every edition and countless new ideas from the last 50 years.
You'll find Shadowdark to be fast, familiar, and deadly. It's built for dungeon crawling and gritty, sword-and-sorcery adventuring.
One of Shadowdark RPG's biggest innovations is that real time comes into play. A torch only holds back the looming darkness for one hour of actual game time! There isn't a moment to spare when your only light source is guttering low...
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Enter the Shadowdark for the first time. The Shadowdark RPG Quickstart Set is the perfect way to introduce you to the game.
The two 68-page, digest-sized booklets give you all you need to play and run thrilling Shadowdark RPG adventures for 1st-3rd level characters!
Look before you leap by downloading the digital version totally for FREE here! Seeing is believing.
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Enhance your game world with diabolical new classes, spells, monsters, a grim forest hexcrawl, and an expansive 1st-level dungeon rated "The Best" on tenfootpole.org!
100% ready-to-use with the Shadowdark RPG Quickstart Set.
Publish Third-Party Content
1. Terms. If you adhere to these terms, you may publish third-party material stating compatibility with Shadowdark RPG for free or for sale and keep 100% of the profits.
2. Content. You may freely use and reference the rules and mechanics of Shadowdark RPG. You may use the names of the game's beings, locations, spells, and items. You may not use the game's art. You may not print verbatim passages of text from the game with the exception of monster and spell statistics.
3. Logos and Branding. You may use the Designed for use with Shadowdark RPG logos from the Creator Kit, although it's not required. You may use the term Shadowdark RPG in reference to compatibility. You may not use The Arcane Library logo or Shadowdark RPG logo. You may not imply that your publication is an official Shadowdark RPG product.
4. Legal. The Arcane Library, LLC takes no responsibility for any legal claims against your product. Any legal disputes will be governed under the laws of Nevada in the U.S.A. and settled in court there. You must include the following in your publication: "[Product Name] is an independent product published under the Shadowdark RPG Third-Party License and is not affiliated with The Arcane Library, LLC. Shadowdark RPG © The Arcane Library, LLC."