The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark RPG is a streamlined version of Dungeons & Dragons. It cuts away the complexity of skills and feats, simplifies spell management, provides basic class-based talents, and introduces its signature element: light as a resource. In Shadowdark games, none of the player characters (regardless of ancestry) can see in the dark. But […]
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The Lair crew continues their Shadowdark actual play by venturing deep into the Lost Temple, exploring its strange environs and encountering factions within the group defending it. Chapters 0:00 Intro & Party Recap5:00 Gorgoroth’s Offer & The Blood Chalice13:00 Ruby Theft & Suspicious Snake Rooms22:00 Drum Ritual & Prepping the Ambush29:30 Total Darkness & The
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The Lair Crew takes on Shadowdark as they play Kelsey Dionne’s free Raiders of the Hidden Temple adventure. In the first actual play episode, they venture into a snake-infested dungeon, discovering dangerous monsters and potential allies. Chapters Cast of Characters Zorax the Unready (Chris) – Wizard A classically trained wizard with a spell book full
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Scratch off Fog of War solves the real-world problem of how to reveal portions of the battle map as the players explore the dungeon. David walks through creating the map, demonstrates the scratch-off technique, and talks about how it worked in his game. Chapters 0:00 Introduction & scratch-off Fog of War concept1:30 Materials & printing/lamination
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Ken returns to the Dungeon of Dread by Rose Estes, the first of TSR’s Endless Quest books for Dungeons & Dragons. The book places you in the role of a young warrior who befriends a halfling thief. The halfling just escaped the lair of a magic-user, so naturally he’s up for going back there with
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