So you’re ready to start playing D&D. Or more accurately, you want to be ready to start playing D&D. The only problem is… you don’t know where to start. Or what to start with. Or what you might need.

A Starfinder 1e character is comprised of five elements: a core concept, race, theme, feat, and class.

So, when making a Pirate Borg character, you’ve got one of two options: letting fate decide everything for you, aka rolling on each table and letting the dice decide, or when asked to either roll or choose, read every option and pick what fits best!

Fortunately for players interested in Shadowdark RPG, there is a vibrant digital community of players and Game Masters eager to share their passion for this wonderful game.

Yielding extraordinary powers amid a mundane world is what most of us dreamed of as children. With Superman reimagined once again, your table might be ready for a Super Hero adventure. Different systems try to capture the unique aspects of the genre.

In March 2025, the Arcane Library Kickstarted an expansion to the OSR-style Shadowdark RPG which reached $1 million in 12 hours. As of this writing, the project has reached $1.7 million with 15 days remaining. This astounding success follows another $1 million Kickstarter campaign and a sweep of the 2024 Ennie Awards, when Shadowdark RPG won four awards including: Best Game, Best Design, Best Rules, and Best Layout.

Hunter: The Reckoning plunges players into a world where ordinary people become hunters—reluctant or fanatical warriors against the supernatural.

Let’s identify some of the best places (ranked most likely to least likely) to find the companions who will join you in your next Pokémon Tabletop United (PTU) adventure.