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Do we need a Caller in Shadowdark like D&D in the old days?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you've played tabletop RPGs for a while—especially old-school D&D—you might have heard of something called the “caller.” It’s a role that’s kind of faded out in most modern games… except, maybe not entirely. While Dungeons & Dragons has moved on from formally using a caller,...
Making a BIG dungeon map for your table
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Check out how Flik Silverpen makes an easy, large-scale dungeon map perfect for your TTRPG group! I mentioned in an earlier post that I am no artist. I still love to use hand-drawn maps whenever possible. As kids playing D&D in the 70s-80s, we always used...
Joined Joe the Lawyer to celebrate 3,500 subscribers on YouTube
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many of us who play D&D in all its iterations, Shadowdark, Old School Essentials, Castles & Crusades, etc know @JoeTheLawyer from YouTube and other social media platforms. Joe is a vocal advocate for the OSR and appears in many OSR circles on YouTube. Here is...
Chubby Funster Talks Terra Invictus and Shadowdark RPG
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shadowdark RPG is sizzling hot and top content producer for the system, Chubby Funster, joins our Monday night show on YouTube. Watch the April 14th show with special guest, Chubby Funster aka Greg Christopher. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/live/Hxb27PNaqCM?si=YCKuwbHsEWJkt0Mx[/embed] [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="65px"][vc_single_image image="14653" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_empty_space height="65px"][vc_column_text]You can follow me on YouTube: @EruditeDM, or...
Knight Lancer Class for Shadowdark RPG
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A FREE download for Shadowdark RPG. For the longest time, D&D and other ttrpgs, and now Shadowdark have failed to satisfy my need for a traditional jousting knight in the mold of the Arthurian cannon. Now I am working on my first Shadowdark supplement for warhorses...
A New Podcast for Shadowdark Fans
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Started in 2024, by veteran gamers Matt Bruner and Jody Kropholler, Dungeon Master Diaries (DMD) is a podcast about Shadowdark and other roleplaying games. I stumbled across it while listening to other podcasts. My favorite is Monsters & Treasure from Daniel Norton (Bandit's Keep) and...
My Philosophy of Fantasy TTRPGS
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Starting this website and spending my time with some great people, I think it is important to explain my philosophy of TTRPGS. That’s not to say my view is popular or agreeable to everyone. But it will help explain how I view my world settings...
Talking Shadowdark on Monday Night Adventures
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After watching these guys play Shadowdark every Monday night for almost a year on YouTube livestream, they asked me to join in and play! All of my snarky sniping in the comments sections, aka the "Peanut Gallery", finally paid off. HAhaha! On this particular Monday night,...
Adding Color to an Island Map
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This was my first attempt at a watercolor map for my 5e campaign. You can tell that I'm no artist, but I thought it would be fun to show the other players, and they would get a kick out of my feeble attempt. After watching...
What’s in a name?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] eru-dite - an adjective having or showing great knowledge or learning. Why do I call myself, the EruditeDM? What’s it supposed to mean? Sounds cocky and presumptuous. I chose “erudite” because in my education and personal background, I have spent 50+ years playing wargames and studying or...