About this episode

This episode explores Shadowdark, a hack that brings an old school feel to 5E gaming.

If the lights go out, you're dead. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Shadowdark, a recent hack that brings the old school feel to 5E. Pack extra torches! [I think it was Epidiah Ravachol who I saw recently saying "D&D and its shadows] * * * Instagram? Old news. Join the Vintage RPG Newsletter ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only R. Alex Murray . Send questions, comments or corrections to info@vintagerpg.com . Available on iTunes , Google Podcasts , iHeartRadio , Spotify , YouTube and your favorite podcast clients. The Vintage RPG illustration is by Shafer Brown . Follow him on Twitter . Tune in next week for the next episode. Until then, may the dice always roll in your favor!

Topics covered

• Shadowdark
• 5E
• old school RPG
• gaming
• podcast

Keywords

• Shadowdark
• 5E
• RPG
• Epidiah Ravachol
• Stu
• gaming
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

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