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Letters from the Dark

Letters From The Dark Vol 1 - Out of Time

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Ebonpeak Isle: A 5th-level sandbox adventure set in the Temporal Plane.
Three new dungeons: The arcane Ebonpeak Academy, the besieged Ebonpeak Fortress, and the time-bending Krixi’s Laboratory.
The Evoker: a brand-new spellcasting class with innate magical powers.
New monsters: including the mind-swapping Yithian, the time-rewinding amber golem, and celestial monitors to enforce the laws of time.

& More!

Letters From The Dark Vol 2 - Slayer's Moon

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Lugos Valley: A 5th- to 7th-level hex-crawl inspired by Romanian folklore.
Castle Dragomir: A new dungeon caught in a lovers’ quarrel between a lich and a vampire.
The Slayer: A martial class whose abilities are tailored to their chosen prey.
New Priest Options: Doctrines to replace turn undead.
New Witch Spells: To supplement the witch class from Cursed Scroll 1.
& More!

Letters From The Dark Vol 3 - Tales of the Fey

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Crisis in the Glen: A 1st-level hex-crawl adventure that bounces between the Material Plane and the Fey Realms.
Courts of Trickery: Two interconnected dungeons caught in an evil plot by the Archfey Morgana.
The Trickster: An unpredictable fey spellcasting class whose spells are randomly decided each day.
Gnome Ancestry: Play as a forest gnome or a deep gnome.
The Fey Realms: Rules and lore for the world of fairies.
& More!

Letters From The Dark Vol 4 - Borderlands

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG is especially designed for new players and new GMs. It includes:
Darlan Keep: A randomized 1st-level dungeon that plays differently every time.
The Borderlands: A wilderness region for the players to explore and plunder.
Caverns of Kowse: A multi-faction dungeon filled with rival Forces of Chaos.
Hirelings and Mercenaries: Rules for hiring NPCs as allies.
Keep-building: A system to spend gold to improve your party’s home base.
& More!

Letters From The Dark Vol 5 - Hell to Pay

Chris Powell

This third-party adventure for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Hell Heist: An adventure involving devils, contracts, and a tavern of colorful NPC allies.
The Inferno: A megadungeon spanning all nine circles of Hell.
The Diabolist: A new class that negotiates the best diabolic deals for themselves and their party members.
Hell: Lore and rules for the land of devils.
Contracts: A new system to pledge your soul in return for game-breaking abilities.
& More!

Letters From The Dark Vol 6 - Scallywags

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Plunderdome: A maritime adventure featuring three dungeons.
Sailing: New rules for ships and naval combat.
New Classes: Explore as a swashbuckler or a sharpshooter.
New Ancestries: Test your sea legs as a merfolk or sharkfolk.
Sponsors: Benefactors to supply your adventuring party.
Rivals: Dungeons become more dangerous and challenging as rival crawlers make their own progress.
NPC Gallery: Stats for 68 types of humanoid NPCs.

Letters From The Dark Vol 7 - Monster Mash

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
New Ancestries: Rules and lore for seven monstrous ancestries.
Player and GM Options: Alternate ancestry talents, NPC modifications, and an exploration of non-Common languages.
New NPCs: Friends and foes that represent the new ancestries.
Plus six new adventures for a variety of levels and play styles.

Letters From The Dark Vol 8 - Lucky Stars

Chris Powell

This third-party supplement for Shadowdark RPG includes:
Encounter at Korolev Pass: A new science fantasy adventure.
The Zenith: A massive dungeon crawl aboard an alien spacecraft.
New Monsters: Stats for aliens, cryptids, and robots.
Technology: Weapons, gadgets, and treasure from outer space.
Growl of the Grimlow: A system-agnostic minigame that pays homage to classic text adventure games.


Righteous Vow

Righteous Vow Vol 1 - The Lich King of Ul

Crawl Club Publishing

This issue includes:
A Hex map of the Land of Ul including rumor and encounter tables.
New Monsters: A variety of new skeletal enemies and an evil Lich King.
New Magic Items: Several new weapons, armor and artifacts to combat the undead threat.
A New Adventure for levels 1-5 featuring seven detailed map locations.
Fantastic old school art by talented new artists! 

Righteous Vow Vol 2 - The Whispers of Minh

Crawl Club Publishing

This issue includes: 
A Hex map of the Land of Minh including rumor and encounter tables.
New Monsters: A variety of new Lizardmen enemies and the colossal Thunder Lizard Ancient.
New Magic Items: Several new weapons, armor and artifacts to equip characters on their quest.
A New Adventure for levels 3-6 featuring 13 detailed map locations.
Fantastic old school art by Andrew Beckwith, DeWayne Rogers, and Uriah Groves! 


RUNES

RUNES #1

The Tabletop Engineer

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The Wagon - Random Tables

The Menagerie - New Monsters

Friend or Foe?  - Random Tables

Fighters' Night Out  - Random Tables

Relics from the Dark  - Random Tables

The Necropolis  - Random Tables

Erebos Mistweaver - High Level Enemy

Found Trophies  - Random Tables

The Menagerie - New Monsters

A Strange Altar  - Random Tables

Public Library - Book Name Resource

Undead Sorcerer of the Silverclaw Crypts - Adventure with maps and props

& More!


RUNES #2

The Tabletop Engineer

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Library in the Dungeon - random charts

Witch Doctor Class - new class

Spellbooks of Niloshis - new magic items

Relics from the Dark - new magic items

The Menagerie - new creatures

Friend or Foe? - new NPC

An Underground Market - - random charts

Twisted Designs of the Yithians - Adventure for Level 6-7

The Forest - - random charts

Dealing with Game Breaking Magic Items by Baron de Ropp - Article

Lantern's Reach Library - random charts

& More!


RUNES #3

The Tabletop Engineer

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A Found Staff - random tables
The Ink Mage - New Class
Chambers Map - dungeon resource
From Spellbooks of Niloshis - new spells
The Menagerie - new creature
Relics from the Dark - new magic items
Friend or Foe? - new NPC/paper mini

Adventure - Infestation in the Ba Temple Crypts

Article - Game Night

RUNES #4

The Tabletop Engineer

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Crypt of Swinvek
Remarkable Death
Spellbooks of Niloshis
A Found Lantern
The Ravager - New Class
The Menagerie
Friend or Foe?
Relics from the Dark

Adventure - Seal Him IN!

Article - Cyclic Dungeon Design

RUNES #5

The Tabletop Engineer

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Spellbooks of Niloshis
A Bubbling Fountain
Wailing Warden's Tomb
The Warceror - New Class
Friend or Foe?
The Menagerie

Adventure - Plinic's Library Relics from the Dark

Article - Combat by Torchlight

Article - Cyclic Dungeon Design

RUNES #6

The Tabletop Engineer

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Lone Explorer
Battle Priest Class
The Menagerie
Niloshis Whisperwalk
A Wizard's Desk
The Menagerie
Relics from the Dark
For Hire
You've Found a Tome
An Unusual Tome


Void Echoes - DarkSpace

Voice Echoes Vol 1 - Root of the Problem

DMing the World Press

Designed for use with DarkSpace
A 40-page zine which includes:

Jumpstart rules to explain the basic differences between DarkSpace and Shadowdark. These include: Backgrounds, Motivation, Salvage Tables, Weapons, Gear, and Armor.

New rules for Zero-G, Space Exposure, and Vehicles!

Root of the Problem adventure, & more!


Zine Series compatible with Shadowdark

Knock! Issues #1-5

The Merry Mushmen

It has everything you’d want from an old school adventure gaming publication: articles about the history of Dungeons & Dragons, reflections about genre and gameplay, some clever rules, a bunch of  maps, tons of random tables and lists, new classes, new monsters, and complete adventures.

DELVER Issues #1-17

The Tabletop Engineer

Delver Magazine is a  bi-monthly (6 issues per year) resource for GMs of Old School RPG  fantasy games such as Old-School Essentials, Basic Fantasy Role-Playing  Game, and other OSR games. Each issue will include a ready-to-play  adventure, printable props, random charts & tables, articles, and  maps for the included adventure.

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