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The knight pants steadily, loudly on one knee. Sweat pours down his face and beard. He and the northman take turns digging up the grave until they tap on the...

Watch my walk-through review of EruditeZINE No. 2 "SAINTS OF THE SHADOWDARK". It includes the one-shot Shadowdark adventure, SAINTS BENEATH US for character levels 3-5. The new zine is only...

Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to try many other ttrpgs as often as I would like. Conventions are a great way to sample other RPG systems and settings. And...

Welcome back, friends!  Prolific TTRPG publisher and writer Greg Christopher, aka "Chubby Funster," joined me last week on a YouTube live stream to discuss his French medieval-themed setting for Shadowdark...

Shadowdark doesn't have many rules for combats involving mounted riders or knights charging and fighting from horseback. I worked up a table of common situations that players might encounter in...

[EDIT JUNE 26, 2025: As of today, EruditeDM products are now for sale on DriveThruRPG.com.] At North Texas RPG Con in early June, I spoke with several other RPG authors...

Here is a walk-thru of my new Zine #1 "WARHORSE" written for #Shadowdark, including the one-shot adventure, Horselord of Tanishorn. Introducing warhorses and other mounted travel stats, the new Knight...

Last week, I DM'd my Horselord of Tanishorn one-shot from EruditeZINE No. 1 aka "WARHORSE". I was curious about fleshing out the mechanics and rules for my new Knight Lancer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Whoa! New Shadowdark tee for North Texas RPG Con. I am guilty on two fronts. I am a closet nerd I am a dad. So, I make dad jokes. Checkout...

Our Monday night YouTube livestream with Tim Shorts, Flint Fireforge, and Vance A. was all about NPCs: How do we create them? Where do we find inspiration? And, how we...

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…...

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...

 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...

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...

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...

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...