The Gloaming - Shadow Dark Campaign - All Welcome!
Those who call these woods home pray for deliverance from the evil that grips it. Only the blades and spells of a few brave souls may turn the tide!
$17.00
/ Session
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2 players following this game
Weekly / Friday - 12:00 AM UTC
Oct 16 / Session 1
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
In a world that is slowly being consumed by the Dark, you must band together to survive, thrive, and heck with a bit of luck, perhaps even banish the shadows from this land! This is a grim fantasy adventure inspired by games like The Witcher, Dark Souls, The Banner Saga and movies like The Ritual. In ShadowDark, no character is special. No character is above the strength and power of others in the world. The world challenges you to use your heads and leverage the strengths and resources of your party to survive because brute force alone will fail you as it has failed others who have fallen to the Dark. In other words, lets have a fun and brutal adventure through a spooky forest!
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(14)
3 years on StartPlaying
30 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Rule of Cool
About me
Hi there, I'm Erick, a dad and RPG enthusiast who has also gone by Ash when throwing monsters and puzzles at my friends online. I've always been interested in DnD and when I finally got into it, it was better than I could have ever expected thanks to amazing people I played with and DM'd for. My goal, is to be that DM (and person) who has your back and regardless of your level of experience, makes you feel welcome, safe and bring laughter to a table. But there will be dramatic villains doing their villainous things. There will be earth shattering events related to the barbarians uncle being revealed as the eldritch so and so. If you want to throw an axe or spell midair at the blue dragon charging towards you full tilt before you hit the ground, we will roll the dice. If you haven't already, you will meet some amazing people here on SPG or wherever you find your one shots and campaigns. If I can help to facilitate that while working with you to create epic stories, that will be reward enough. No matter who you are, where your from, or what your situation is, if you're down to go on an adventure alongside me, I won't let any barriers get in your way. Everyone deserves to find a group like I did way back when, where there is no judgment, only acceptance, laughter and good time.
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Creating your character
This campaign uses characters built with the Shadowdark RPG core book or Shadowdark RPG free Quickstart Set (available on DriveThruRPG). You can also use classes from the Cursed Scroll books and Shadowdarklings.net, including the cursed Knight of St. Ydris, the Witch, and the Warlock. Do not read past page 39 of Cursed Scroll 1! Characters begin at 1st level. Support for character creation is available prior to Session 1 or during a Session 0 if needed!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need a free Discord account, reliable internet access, a working mic and that's it! We will be using the virtual tabletop called Owlbear Rodeo which does not require any account.
What Ash (Erick) brings to the table
Besides the vtt and visuals like tokens and battle maps, I'll also provide music during this session to set the mood and do voices. During gameplay will take time to explain how stuff works but we won't get bogged down with crunchy rules, discussions and stick true to the "Rulings over Rules" philosophy to keep the game moving and fun focused. As this is a campaign, I will be available for collaborating about characters, campaign ideas, helping with troubleshoorting, discussing the system and rules together, etc.
Homebrew rules
Taking inspiration from Slyflourish's run at the The Gloaming, we'll use the following House Rules: 1. Don't Lose a Spell Until You've Succeeded At Least Once (Instead of losing access to a spell when you fail a spellcasting check, you instead lose the spell only if you've cast it successfully at least once.) 2. Lighting a Torch in the Dark takes a DC 12 Int or Dex Check at Disadvantage (Lighting a torch when you can see requires no check. Lighting a torch in the dark requires a DC 12 Intelligence or Dexterity check at disadvantage (since you can't see). 3. Characters Begin with Max Hit Points (1st level characters start with maximum hit points and add their Constitution modifier if it's above zero.) 4. Lose One Death Round for Damage Taken (When a character at zero hit points takes damage, they lose one round on their death timer.)
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Ash (Erick) creates a safe table
"Pause for a Minute" During this campaign, at any time, a player or the GM can say "pause for a minute" to stop the current conversation, break character, and address the situation. This can be used for anything from "I really don't like this thing in the game" to "I don't understand why we're in this dungeon". Use it freely to clarify the direction of the game and address any concerns. Content, Lines, and Veils Subject Matter: This campaign contains the following subject matter: body horror, psychological horror, grim lives, hopeless existence, death – lots of death. Veils: This campaign contains the following material veiled off screen and only conducted by villains: torture, bondage, and slavery. Hard Lines: This campaign will not have any of the following: non-consensual sexual contact or harassment, player-initiated torture, player-initiated racism, violence towards animals, violence towards children, misogyny.
Content warnings
Safety tools used