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Adventuring in Shadowdark, D&D, and other RPGs
Welcome to EruditeDM.com, your go-to source for RPG resources, tools, and inspiration tailored for game masters and tabletop roleplaying fans. Whether you’re running intense Shadowdark RPG adventures, exploring Dungeons & Dragons, diving into other OSR (“old-school renaissance”) systems, or crafting your own homebrew world, Erudite DM offers random tables, maps, lore-rich content, and creative tools to support your journey. Explore encounter ideas, worldbuilding advice, new character classes, monsters, NPCs, solo RPG, and GM tips designed to help you run smarter, faster, and more immersive games.
North Texas RPG 2025 was a hit!
Attending the heralded North Texas RPG Con in Dallas, Texas was a goal for me this year, and I can honestly say the reputation and hype around this event were well-deserved. I just got home to Houston yesterday, and I am worn out. Only had a few late nights --...
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Merry Mushmen’s Knock! #5 Zine is coming
RAISE THE ALARM! THE FRENCH ARE COMING! From France, the Merry Mushmen publishes fantastic third-party supplements for TTRPG and several that can be used with Shadowdark RPG. I am a big fan of their Knock! zine series of fanciful and esoteric tables and articles for GMs. The artwork alone is...
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Make an easy d66 table for exploration
I believe that travel and exploration can be an entertaining part of your TTRPG. And most RPG and OSR systems are woefully lacking with fun, playable mechanics for effective travel and hex crawls. It takes a little organization, planning, and flexibility. I have always enjoyed GMing for a party crossing...
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Awesome medieval melee combat in RPGs
Director Roman Polanski brought Shakespeare's "Macbeth" to the big screen in 1971. And the final fight sequence of men in plate armor with swords, axes, and daggers is still one of the best ever caught on film. It shows the grit and ingenuity of two men combating for survival and...
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Warhorse
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Saints of the Shadowdark
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Monsters: Curgalath
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