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For as much as I see people discussing adventure design & its structure, I rarely see people elaborate on what a 1-page adventure is and what elements are crucial to a good one-pager. While working on Things Possessed of Power, I set a challenge to make the location more alive by having 1-page dungeons that…
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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 world. For those that don’t know, Crystal Frontiers is the implied world of Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontiers that Gus L. from Ratking Production will elucidate upon when discussing dungeon…
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Now that Stingbaats Vol. 0 is out & Things Possessed of Power is with a few readers for a clarity check, I looked around for something to review while I consider how I want to expand Crypt of the Child for the “Blood-Soaked” edition post-game jam. Since I’m thinking of adding a starting town to…
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One of the most popular adventures in Shadowdark is the Lost Citadel, which makes sense given that it is in the quick start rules and is for characters level 1-3. I want to do a review to explore what makes it so good & what can be taken from it. Overarching Structure/Presentation Generally speaking, it’s…
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My setting is set on the planet Gloam. A world in its twilight as it dies. The world itself has multiple continents. As you can tell, there’s a cultural reference built into the naming of each continent. But what about Kumonosu? In the Eastern Gates region of Koku-Gott, there’s a city in the Gray Wastes…
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Okay, so the 8-bit Shadowdark Game Jam results are in and it was unanimous (a first) with the highest scores for a finalist in any of the game jams so far. And yet, I was disappointed, because despite how well Crypt of the Child did, the review started with criticism. Granted, I understand they were…
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There’s a topic I figure will eventually come up in video when the jam is over, but it’s come up a few times in reviews and a little above that I figure why not. Misunderstanding Scope A lot first-time game jammers enter the game jam with optimism & dreams of making something. The ugly &…
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Baron de Ropp, host of Dungeon Masterpiece, stepped into the arena hosting the 2026 game jam again. While people are discussing what they should do or what their process is, I want to address how I review game jam entries. #H2 WHAT IS THE JUDGING CRITERIA? The reason I want to consider this is because…
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& As the esteemed Joseph R. Lewis likes to say at the intro to his videos, “hi, I’m Joseph R. Lewis, and I write adventures.” Except, my name is Nick Campbell and while I write adventures, I find myself more fascinated in their layout, structure, & design. && There are good adventures and there are…