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Shadowdark Reviews
Close reads of Shadowdark adventures: what works at the table, what doesn’t, and why.
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Review Standards
How I Review My name is Nick “Cri” Campbell. I write, illustrate, and publish Shadowdark adventures as Idle Hands. I read adventures as a GM and as someone honing their craft. Below, you’ll find the standards I consider when reviewing.…
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Review – Temple of the Rotting Priest
Temple of the Rotting Priest (Shadowdark edition) is free. The author posted it to RPG Trader. 13 pages. Levels 3-4. ~2000 words. ~10 minutes.…
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Review: House Auxor (GADZOOKS! #2)
House Auxor can be found on Itch for PWYW. It suggests $2, so that’s what I did. You can also snag it off DTRPG.…
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Review: Outcast Unseelie & Ooze Between
I first stumbled across this adventure during the Puzzle Dungeon Game Jam last year. At first, the imagery snagged my attention (go go Cameron…
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Review: Secrets of Vulgar Manse
Secrets of the Vulgar Manse can be found on RPG Trader for $4.99.~ 2000 words. 10 minutes to read. I’ve been spending a lot…
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Review: Let’s Slay a Dragon
Let’s Slay a Dragon can be found on Itch for PWYW or RPG Trader for $3.~ 1200 words. 6 minutes to read. In addition…
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Review: Tower of the Mothman
Tower of the Mothman can be found on Itch for PWYW.~ 2300 words. 12 minutes to read. The title bringing up an American cryptid…
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Review: Snarl of the Pale Swine
Snarl of the Pale Swine can be found on Kobold Press for $7.99.~ 2000 words. 10 minutes to read. At $7.99 for 22-pages, the…
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Review: Shadow Delves 1 – Dawn of the Goat
Shadow Delves #1 – Dawn of the Goat can be found on Drive Thru RPG for $5.99.~ 1800 words. 9.5 minutes to read.(This is…
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Review: Curse of the Dwarven Tomb
The Curse of the Dwarven Tomb can be found on DTRPG for $3.~ 1600 words. 8 minutes to read. This was a requested review…
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Review: Tomb of Gar-Xhul
We’re taking a brief break from the starting adventures to tackle something a bit different. We’re going hunting inside the Tomb of Gar-Xhul by…
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