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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: The Meadery Mishap
We continue our review of starting adventures. Part of the reason, I’ve been focused on this particular brand of adventure is because I want…
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Review: Into the Shadows
Into the Shadows can be found on DTRPG for PWYW.~2200 words. 11 minutes read time. There are times where your personal obsession dictates what…
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Review: the Cursed Knights of Crestmoor
The Cursed Knights of Crestmoor can be found on LowKeyTTRPG’s itch.io for PWYW. $2 is a reasonable price.~2600 words. 13 minutes read. After our…
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Review: Adamant Crown
Adamant Crown can be found at Itch or Amazon (for the print copy). ~ 4700 words. Read time: 20-25 minutes. Currently on sale until…
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Review: Tomb of the Dusk Queen
Tomb of the Dusk Queen can be found on Sersa Victory’s itch page for PWYW (I recommend $5, but even $1 goes a long…
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Review: Holy Tinder
Holy Tinder can be found on Legendl0re’s Itch Page for $3. This read is approximately, 2000 words or 10 minutes. What is it? This…
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Review: Heroes’ Journey II
Recently, there was a post on how bullet points are bad, ttrgps should be ugly & incoherent, and writing should be expressive. Essentially, it’s…
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How do you review a One-Page Adventure?
For as much as I see people discussing adventure design & its structure, I rarely see people elaborate on what a 1-page adventure is…
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Review: Veilstone
Recently, I’ve started running a Shadowdark version of the Crystal Frontiers (converted by Jordan of 2d6 Stingbats) for my home group set in my…
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Review: City of Hawkmoor
Now that Stingbaats Vol. 0 is out & Things Possessed of Power is with a few readers for a clarity check, I looked around…
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