Tag: Review
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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. I found this a few weeks ago while perusing RPG Trader for something to review, before I asked people on the Arcane Library Discord (so those requests will be coming soon).…
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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. 16 pages (cover, 14 interior pages, back cover). Level 2. ~ 2000 words. 10 minutes to read. I originally saw this on Reddit when it was first published back in June.…
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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. What I look for 1. Can I run it at the table?Adventure writing is technical…
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I first stumbled across this adventure during the Puzzle Dungeon Game Jam last year. At first, the imagery snagged my attention (go go Cameron Maas), but also made me go… I don’t know if this is something I want to support, because I have a weird aversion to fae adventures and with Unseelie in the…
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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 of time focused on starter adventures during these reviews to provide a little rest for the brain while I worked on setting up the Kickstarter and all of the graphics for…
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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 to the various places you can buy a PDF copy of Let’s Slay a Dragon, there’s an upcoming Kickstarter for print copies. So, perhaps wait for that opportunity, because it seems…
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Tower of the Mothman can be found on Itch for PWYW.~ 2300 words. 12 minutes to read. The title bringing up an American cryptid made me sit up and pay attention. The interior styling choices kept my attention throughout. After a few examples of dungeons using the Shadowdark trade dress and similar templates, it’s refreshing…
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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 price is steep, especially, in the current cost-of-living environment. But unlike most independent publishers who only have 1-5 people, Kobold Press does have to consider paying more people so I understand…
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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 an affiliate link.) One day, I was perusing the Shadowdark section of DTRPG and came across this gorgeous cover of goatmen looking at you like you were waking up from a…
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The Curse of the Dwarven Tomb can be found on DTRPG for $3.~ 1600 words. 8 minutes to read. This was a requested review on the Arcane Library discord server. What is it? A SD adventure for 4th-level trespassers of a dwarven tomb. There is no meadery or forge involved. I was saddened. Unique Features?…