Shadowdark RPG - Hell Unearthed Episode 01 | Actual Play Amuse-bouche

About this episode

A group of rogue archaeologists explores a wasteland tomb in the Shadowdark RPG.

A group of rogue archaeologists have wound up getting entrapped in a recently unearthed wasteland tomb. Time to send in more idio... er, the professionals! Mike takes the reins as Jon, Matt, and Ted uncover the secrets of HELL UNEARTHED , a Shadowdark zine dungeon by Cameron Maas! Hell Unearthed is by Cameron Maas. Purchase it here . Join his Patreon ! Between Two Cairns Podcast Episode from Jan 9, 2026, featuring an in-depth review of Hell Unearthed by Yochai Gal and Brad Kerr. Shadowdark is by Kelsey Dionne, published by The Arcane Library. Purchase it ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ . Watch our previous Amuse-bouches , featuring Shadowdark and Pirate Borg! Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website ! Three finished campaigns are ready for your enjoyment: 22 episodes of the perilous, fairy-tale forest of Dolmenwood, our sprawling, 114 episode-long delve into The Halls of Arden Vul megadungeon, and our 24 episode long Mothership campaign, Gradient Descent. Find our House Rules (culled from numerous luminary OSR sources), character sheets, both video and audio only versions of every episode, and lots more! If you'd like to not only listen to us, but also watch our ugly mugs, check out the…

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Guests: Jon, Matt, Ted

Topics covered

• RPG
• actual play
• dungeon exploration
• Shadowdark
• Hell Unearthed
• archaeology
• gaming

Keywords

• Shadowdark RPG
• Hell Unearthed
• actual play
• dungeon
• archaeologists
• Cameron Maas
• gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cameron Maas, The Arcane Library, Between Two Cairns Podcast

Books & works: Hell Unearthed, Shadowdark, Mothership, Gradient Descent, Dolmenwood, The Halls of Arden Vul

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