I've heavily Revised Folk Lore Additional Ancestries for Shadowdark

Back in November 2022 I release Folk Lore: Additional Ancestries for Shadowdark and I just uploaded a fairly major revision of it. I think its better now. If you were kind enough to already purchase it the update is uploaded and ready to download. If you haven't and have an extra buck its on sale now. I'm also working on Folk Lore 2 right now. 

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/415611/folk-lore-additional-ancestries-for-the-shadowdark-rpg?src=newest_recent

Monster Monday: Ziggurnaut for Shadowdark

Illustration by Maia Kobabe

Large engines of destruction used to lead invasions for the Mage-Empress of the Dominion from across the Scarlet Sea. Ancient and powerful ritual magic transfers a decorated officer’s soul into the ziggurnaut and it is considered a great honor to be chosen for this role with the families of those chosen given land and title for their loved one’s dedication.

AC 18, HP 50, ATK 3 slam +6 (1d12) or 1 boulder (far) +6 (2d6), MV double near, S +5, D +0, C +4,   I +2, W +1, Ch +1, AL C

Construct. Immune to damage from fire, cold,
electricity, or non-magical sources.

Here is a PDF to download

Shadowdark: Turtlekin Ancestry

Art by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

Turtlekin for Shadowdark

500 years ago, Emperor Titian was assassinated and the lands of Nugyen were carved up by over 30 warlords. This led to the formation of the 17 Great Clans that now dominate the region. Every ‘Kin embarks on a spiritual journey, led by the Kami, to understand their place in Creation.

You know the Common language and either the Merran or Reptilian language.

Kata. You gain the ability to wield one melee weapon of your choice and you deal a critical hit if you roll a natural 19 or 20 on an attack roll with it.

You can download a PDF here.

Thundercats: Jackalmen for Shadowdark

 

JACKALMEN for Shadowdark

Mutant scavengers from the planet Plun-Darr.

AC 14, HP 6, ATK 1 club +0 (1d4) or 1 crossbow (far) +1 (1d6), MV near, S +0, D +1, C +2, I +0, 

W +2, Ch -2, AL C

Carrion Tracker. Can track dead flesh unerringly within a mile.

Cowardly. When fleeing they have DIS on their morale check.

You can download a PDF here.

Shadowdark: Alternative to Advantage & Disadvantage

We are about to start our second Shadowdark campaign and the players weren't satisfied with the RAW version of Advantage and Disadvantage. They asked about converting it to a straight +5 or -5 but I'm not sure that I feel that fits Shadowdark so we will be testing out +1d6 or -1d6.  I'm not trying to model +5/-5 with the 1d6 mechanic I am instead trying to have the new mechanic guarantee a bonus or penalty and remain in the same range as the original rule. I'll keep you posted on how it turns out. Thoughts?

Monster Monday: Manacondas for Shadowdark

The subjects of the Nagarajah of Sssirabad are guarded and weary because many cultures view them with fear and suspicion. Twenty years ago the City-State of Thoda attempted to annex much of Sssirabad’s eastern border along the Rapi River before failing spectacularly. After their defeat Thoda began an intense propaganda campaign with the Nagarajah’s neighbors and trade partners. Recently, the Nagarajah has opened diplomatic talks with Thoda for some much needed economic relief. 

    Manacondas are lithe and graceful with scales of white, red, brown, yellow, or green in myriad patterns.

You can download a PDF copy here.

 

A RuneQuest Playtest

Last week, Chaosium revealed they were working on a new RuneQuest Project. The way Mike Mearls explained it is that it was like Pulp Cthulhu in relation to Call of Cthulhu. Soon after they opened up playtesting for those interested in it.

Here is the link for the announcement.

Here is the link to sign up for the playtest.

I'm very excited for this development.