Learn to Play Shadowdark: Leprechaun's Hollow | All Welcome!
Delve the dungeon at the end of the rainbow and learn to play Shadowdark!
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC
Mar 18
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
2 / 7 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
With a spring rain the rainbow is out. That means there is a leprechaun's gold to find! Explore this trap and puzzle dungeon as you earn your keep as a new adventurer (and player) of Shadowdark! Shadowdark blends modern mechanics with old school simplicity for a lightning fast and daringly dangerous d20 fantasy game! Pregenerated characters will be available, including backups if your first adventurer doesn't survive. New and returning players welcome for this elegantly simple fantasy RPG.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Theater of the Mind
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
12 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I go by the Gentle GM. Even in the midst of death-defying adventure or bone-chilling horror, I aim to be a warm and welcoming game master. I've run games for children and teens, seniors, and all ages in between. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC players can expect respect at my tables. Safety tools such as the X Card are always part of my table, with longer campaigns using Lines & Veils and other tools. I suffuse hope, respect, and warmth into every session I run. I offer: 🏳️🌈 A welcoming, inclusive play style 🔥 Player-focused flair and action 🧭 Open-ended storytelling 🎭 Action, horror, awe, and comedy in-game ⚖️ Settings with themes of justice and transformation 📆 Over a decade of game mastering experience 🖋️ Know-how with dozens of systems At thirteen, two friends and I huddled around the Dungeons & Dragons 3e starter set, laughing at a natural 20 to breakdown a door with the fighter's head. In high school, I found the Call of Cthulhu rulebook and made investigators with friends, still clueless how to actually play. In 2014 with the launch of D&D 5e and Call of Cthulhu 7e, I committed to running these games and an old love sparked brilliantly to life! I've since taught dozens their first TTRPG! I'm an inveterate dabbler in TTRPGs. If you're curious if I run a particular game, just ask! If I have enthusiastic players, I'm also up to the challenge to try something new. I'm running games full-time, so you can expect preparation and dedication at my table. A local game cafe and local bars also host me for game events and game mastering workshops. My newsletter and itch page also share game design reflections and projects. Images are used with permission from James' RPG Art, https://jamesrpgart.com.
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Creating your character
Pregenerated characters will be provided through Shadowdarklings.net.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Just show up! You can use physical dice or the Dice Golem roller in Discord.
What Caleb | The Gentle GM brings to the table
This player-tested adventure is a great introduction to the RPG hit, Shadowdark. I've run this game for a table of eight that included two families. The baked in time crunch of the adventure from the creator, Kelsey Dionne, is a delight! With over ten years of GMing experience, you'll get a GM who knows the rules, knows when to bend them, and how to make sure players feel like they have the spotlight for action and mischief. You can expect a playful and dangerous dungeon crawl with fantastical detail and comedic traps! Everything will be run over Discord, so you can show up with just a phone or tablet. No VTT or graphics rendering needed.
Homebrew rules
Spellcasters don't lose their spell the first time they fail to cast a spell.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Caleb | The Gentle GM creates a safe table
I've run for players of all ages and players from a variety of backgrounds. I always have the X Card available if we touch on. topics that undermine the fun and play. While character death is a possibility, this adventure does not include sensitive topics or issues.
Content warnings
Safety tools used