Unnatural Selection really nails the font and layout of SD. The layout of the Stingbats is brilliant. THAT is how module should look. LABEL THE MAPS! Will mention this at my design panel at GenCon.

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

The maps are such a boon in Cry of the Stingbats! Maximized utility! :D

@TheDungeonDamsel

11 ай бұрын

Appreciate this, and I look forward to seeing you at GC

@DUNGEONCRAFT1

11 ай бұрын

@@TheDungeonDamsel cool. I’m already here.

@mattbarninger

11 ай бұрын

Is the design panel being streamed?

I really love Shadowdark... I stopped playing D&D *years* ago (I played BECMI) because I didn't like several aspects of it (hit points, Vancian magic, and others) but a few years ago I had a nostalgia-driven urge to play again. I picked up my old Rules Cyclopedia, but just couldn't get into it for some reason. Later, I was introduced to Old School Essentials and really liked it. It had the feel I remembered, but was cleaned up and more accessible. I thought I had found my game. Fast forward another year or so and I am introduced to Shadowdark, which is even more up my alley. I almost feel guilty about moving on from OSE, because it is so good, but Shadowdark is a step or two ahead.

It's awesome to see the Shadowdark community creating so much high quality content so quickly. It's not just a fantastic game, it's surrounded and supported by a fantastic and rapidly growing community, too. Ironically, I think Shadowdark has a very bright future ahead of it. ;)

I have genuinely LOVED running Shadowdark for my play group, and I've got a huge backlog of projects that I'm trying to find the creative discipline to work on. I've found designing for Shadowdark to be so intuitive and easy that every time I turn around I have a new idea that I can't wait to get down on the paper. Hopefully my game jam submission is just the first thing I actually get done!

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear you’ve tapped into some major inspiration! 😊

What I like about the Tiefling's Heatsight is that it is also a counter to the Halfling's invisibility ... well, that's how I would rule it, that a Tiefling using Heatsight would be able to see the heat of an invisible Halfling. I am guessing that was deliberate in the design.

@thodan467

11 ай бұрын

It fits my idea of darkvision is limited to those corrupted by the shadowdark

@zednumar6917

11 ай бұрын

^^^ These!

Just came to say I bought Shadowdark RPG and I'm prepping for my first game night! I can't wait to dig into some of these new indie adventures!

Stingbats!

Glad to see ShadowDark coming to the light 😅 and all those new designers joining the ShadowDarklings and yes Dungeon Damsels stuff lookincredibly goodd 😁

The Hammermancer is so cool! I was surprised it didn't make the top 8 during the Jam! Still such a fun idea!

@cameronmaas2644

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking it out! It was a ton of fun to make, but also a ton of work. (I’m also sad i didn’t make ton 8 but all those who did really earned it.)

Solid! I now own Cry of the Stingbat & Unnatural Selection!

I was an immediate fan of Dungeon Damsel's stuff. Definitely picking this up. Their trailer is so awesome!!

@willmendoza8498

11 ай бұрын

Same

@TheDungeonDamsel

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! We are lucky to have people like you in our corner!

@TheDungeonDamsel

11 ай бұрын

@@willmendoza8498thank you!!!

I am excited for the Unnatural Selection

@TheDungeonDamsel

11 ай бұрын

That means a lot to me and my team!

One of the things I’ve seen said is that SD is going to be a flash in the pan. I think we’re moving past that rapidly.

I have been going through a bunch of different OSR systems for a while now and really finding it hard to decide which one I should choose and tinkering around with mashing them together stealing bits I like while dropping those I don't. Now with Shadowdark I feel like I may finally rest. Thank You!

The Hammermancer is sooo SICK!

I'm super excited for the books, and the third-party content has been really awesome. Great work Arcane Library and everyone!

Very cool material! Thank you for a great review!

Thank you for the suggestions!

I ham adapting my old module B1 + B2 + custom to fit into the world and vibe of Shadowdark. I am enjoying it so much that I am sometimes forgetting to prep for my current games…

EVERY MONTH is independent RPG Month!!!!

I'm going to honor you and your game by running a playthrough of Night Below: A Shadowdark Campaign! on my Twitch stream starting in September. Thank you for making such an absolutely amazing game!

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

Nice!! I hope you share the link out with the community once you start steaming. Lots of people (me included) are excited to see more live plays! 😊

@atsumorikofuhara

11 ай бұрын

@@TheArcaneLibrary I assure you, this will be a liveplay for the ages! Come follow me on Twitch, where I'm already running a Shadow of the Demon Lord campaign on Thursday evenings: www.twitch.tv/atsumorikofuhara

Started to create my own campaign for Shadowdark after going quite hard on this. Can’t wait for the physicals to arrive. In the mean time I can create my campaign. ❤🎉❤

@TravelswithRosie

11 ай бұрын

Quick question. Are we able to use the tables from the zines? I wanna set mine and use the stuff from #3 specifically

Thanks

Played 3 four hour games of shadow dark. Love this game the tension of actually being challenged and the fear of death around every corner is great 😃. The game is so simple and straightforward I'm thinking about GMing it soon.

very awesome of you to showcase and support all the cool stuff coming from the shadowdark community! Cry of the Stingbat looks like a great way to introduce new players into the system!

They all look pretty good. I'm most interested in Unnatural Selection.

Cry of the stingbat is awesome.

I love tieflings and that gauntlet sounds wild.

I've ran 10 4 hour sessions of shadowdark as a west marshes, Sersa's Shrine of the Jaguar Princess, and The Trial of the Slime Lord... I'm addicted at this point! I run all 3rd party content in my weekly game as "unlockable" which gives a fun goal for players to shoot for and keeps me from being overwhelmed by the deluge of stuff people are dreaming up that my players want to tinker with... Its a great game and my players love it.

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

That's a fantastic way to incorporate new material. I love the idea of making it unlockable! :)

I use darkvision the way astronomers use it. When you enter the dark…darkvision doesn’t happen right away. After 30min you can see close but at disadvantage for actions. At one hour you can see near but still have disadvantage to skills and ranged weapons. This is as good as it gets for creatures who are dinural. Straight darkdwellers have super responsive pupils and shielding lids that protect their darkvision when confronted with bright lights in their domain but suffer disadvantage. So darkvision can help you in very desperate situations but but it’s not a get out of hell free card. If anyone can hack this idea so it makes better sense and sets the power of it appropriately I would appreciate the feed back.

thanks!

Awesome stuff!

shadowdark really needs a keep on the borderlands stule basic module

I can’t wait to play a plague doctor!!!

@TheDungeonDamsel

11 ай бұрын

Yay! I can’t wait for you to play one! They’re on the Shadowdarkling site!

@wingusryu8289

11 ай бұрын

@@TheDungeonDamsel I downloaded the sample. But I just started getting my daughter and her friends into it. That means I am a forever GM. Maybe will sneak in an NPC

@XaneDaniel

11 ай бұрын

Awesome!!@@wingusryu8289

Love the videos! Any word on shadowdark in print copies? Some Grognards want to join the fun but don’t care for PDF- keep up the great work!

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

They are printing as we speak! :) Late pledges are still open for the Kickstarter to get copies from that first printrun (which should be shipping this fall), and then we'll transition over to a standard sales thing through my website with the remaining stock. :)

Looking forward to see the Arcane Library at gencon... What are you planning on doing there? do you have a booth or other events?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

I don’t have a booth this year, but I’ll be running around meeting as many people and seeing as much cool stuff as I can! 😊

I had thought that Hammermancer was a nod to the Hammerdin (Hammer Paladin) build from Diablo II.

Great video! What happened to the Spotify playlist for Stingbat? Please ask Hank to update that gem!

Hey kelsey! I recently bought the PDF of the player's handbook and I was wondering is the hard copy out yet because I've seen a bunch of video reviewers with the actual hard copy and I'm super jealous was just asking to see if I missed something or if I could be guided in the right direction thanks so much, We're having a great time playing your game!

I'm still waiting on my book to be delivered..I'm getting kinda worried

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

They haven’t shipped yet! :) The Kickstarter page has progress updates so you can stay in the loop on it. We had such a massive turnout that it delayed production a bit!

Dude, I didn't know Runehammer did some adventures for ShadowDark. I wasted no time in picking this one up and The Crow's Cage. I love the idea of a playlist for adventures. I wish more creators did that.

Must update the gauntlet adventure before new videos come out!....

Can't imagine WoTC promoting 3rd party products versus attempting to crush them. Kudos.

I looked up some info on Shadowdark and I see there are no skills. So how do you determine what you know how to do besides stab stuff?

@XaneDaniel

11 ай бұрын

It's all based on your base skills. If you want to climb, make a modified dex roll. If you want to handle animals, make a modified WIS roll...

@ogfail1867

11 ай бұрын

@@XaneDaniel How are base skills determined? What makes the dex roll a modified dex roll?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

You just use your stat modifiers and add them to a d20 roll. :) So if I have +1 in Strength, and I'm trying to break a door down, I'm rolling d20 + 1 against a certain target number set by the GM. While there are no skills, some classes have particular "advantages" at things that broadly match up with their abilities and are too wide to define as individual skills. So, using the above door example, a fighter has a talent called Grit that might give them advantage on rolls to overcome an opposing force. So a fighter should have advantage on a roll to break a door down. I hope that helps explain it!

Great video, your enthusiam is contagious. I'm getting really stoked about bringing Shadowdark and this content for it to the table! Indie RPG month may be over but keep up the good work! (

so where and when can i buy physical copies of the core book and other materials?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

It's still available through late pledges on the Kickstarter page, and then we'll transition over to selling it through my website (thearcanelibrary.com) once we have extra stock and the Kickstarter-related orders are all fulfilled! :)

First love your material xoxo

Noice

Any word on a campaign setting?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

Some folks have made great ones for Shadowdark already, but I always end up “slowly growing” my own game world through things like Cursed Scroll zine and adventures. They’re all interconnected behind the scenes.

Why no hammers ?

How come there are no hammers?

So many people are making such great Shadowdark content! It's amazing how quickly the scene has exploded, and how supportive and positive everyone seems to be. It's awesome to see happening!

I really want to know the whole story behind why hammers were removed from the game! What happened?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

I removed them from the basic equipment list during beta testing because they didn't serve any real purpose while also taking up a gear slot. I figured people would find a way to hammer iron spikes (rocks, pommels of their weapons, other spikes... nothing that needed something so defined as another tool to carry around). So the removal of hammers became a sort of inside joke with the Shadowdark community that has carried through to this day! :)

@wanderinghistorian

11 ай бұрын

@@TheArcaneLibrary Oh! I was sure that the reason had something to do with some creative player finding some niche and overpowered use for them! LOL

@JacopoSkydweller

10 ай бұрын

@@wanderinghistorian Hammers are only for people who lack forehead constitution!! ~An engineer who moonlights as a Brobarian

Firstly is it too late to get a physical copy of Shadowdark? Secondly, is that a Mage: The Ascension shirt? Third, why was a hammer cut from the game? I'm not a D&D player so if this is common knowledge that's why I don't know.

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

Late pledges are still open on the Kickstarter page! 😊 And that is very keen-eyed of you - I don’t know if I ever showed the whole shirt. It’s a DCC shirt, but it does have a wizard on it, so that was a solid guess!

@LihimSidhe

11 ай бұрын

@@TheArcaneLibrary Thanks! Also what is DCC? I Googled it and got Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Dutches Community College, etc.

@michaellegg1631

11 ай бұрын

DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS.....ITS AN RPG

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

@@michaellegg1631 This is right! :) It's an excellent RPG by Goodman Games.

To be honest I never noticed till you said it, but why is there now hammer in the Equipment List?

@TheArcaneLibrary

11 ай бұрын

In testing, it turned out to be a “dead weight” item that served only to block up a gear slot so that players could use their iron spikes/pitons. So it was essentially punitive to carry a hammer around since it provided no other benefit that I could make mechanically practical (unlike, say, flint and steel which gives ADV on lighting torches). So we abstracted them out of the beta rules for the game and assumed characters would have “something” on hand they could use to drive in pitons! Something that didn’t need specific mention, anyhow. And so the removal of hammers became a very funny inside joke and ongoing gag in the community. 🤣 They surely do exist in the game world, but the hilarity in pretending they don’t and characters not knowing what a hammer is has stuck!

@lycaonlycos2140

11 ай бұрын

@@TheArcaneLibrary ah I see. It could be used as a tool for smithing and fighting. So you have a choice between a warhammer with more damage or a normal hammer who could be used as a tool to.

Ah, it’s so cool to see the Shadowdark ecosystem growing! Can’t wait to get the book!