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Shadowdark smashes a million again with The Western Reaches setting and a premium edition

March 13, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In 2023, Shadowdark hit $1.3 million on Kickstarter and won multiple awards. Two years later, and Kelsey Dionne’s The Arcane Library looks set to repeat and better that tally with The Western Reaches setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, shadowdark, the arcane library

Shadowdark RPG arrives on Fantasy Grounds VTT

May 7, 2024 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The best tabletop RPGs seem to have their own moments when the groundswell of support grows large enough for everyone to notice.

Filed Under: Cool Tech, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Fantasy Grounds, shadowdark, the arcane library

D&D 5e horror: The Arcane Library bundle

October 13, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

These Arcane Library downloads include VTT assets and seem ideal for a Halloween-inspired one-shot if you get them in time.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: bundle of holding, bundles, Dungeons & Dragons, horror, the arcane library

Shadowdark from The Arcane Library promises a new OSR and Kickstarts in a flash

March 5, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Few OSR titles do so well on Kickstarter, but Shadowdark is designed to have a broad appeal.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: kickstarters, Old School Renaissance, shadowdark, the arcane library

Free to Download: 136-page Shadowdark Quickstart set

December 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark RPG quickstart is over 130 pages long and free.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, free to download, shadowdark, the arcane library

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